College Football Highlights From Week 14, the

Rivalry weekend was anticipated to ship some drama, and that was about what was delivered; there was some, if not a lot. There was only one real top of the ballot impression, with a quantity of faculties on the bubble now trying to catch the eye of the playoff committee.

The convention finals are going to be the ultimate figuring out issue. Would an Alabama loss in the SEC ultimate see them bounced? Will James Madison or North Texas come in from the outdoors? And can Duke really go to the playoffs over Miami if they handle to upset Virginia? These are the migraine-inducing questions the Playoff Committee can be contending with in the coming weeks

• The Lane Kiffin drama comes to a conclusion, with stories that he’ll leap ship and go to LSU. How this impacts Ole Miss in the postseason is a query mark. He was told by athletic director Keith Carter that he wouldn’t be teaching for the playoffs. Meanwhile, Tulane coach Jon Sumrall will stay on employees for the American Conference title sport and a attainable playoff slot, despite being named the new head of the Florida Gators program.

Lane Kiffin speaks with ESPN’s Marty Smith about the resolution to go away Ole Miss for LSU as he is about to get on the airplane. 🏈🎙️ #CFB https://t.co/wH3EcY6NcC pic.twitter.com/Suvet4bqNU

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 30, 2025

• While social media trolling after a victory is perfunctory, the Longhorns trolled the Aggies in real time, enjoying a clip of A&M coach Mike Elko declaring his workforce the flagship program in Texas on the stadium scoreboard following their loss.
• Michigan defender Jaishawn Barham appeared to head-butt an official but only drew a penalty and was not ejected.

THESE MICHIGAN GOONS ARE CLASSLESS HE JUST HEADBUTTED A REF pic.twitter.com/MZcNt2tO8E

— wok (@dontsipwok) November 29, 2025

• Since the playoff format, Texas Tech is just the third workforce to have 11 wins by 20 factors or larger. The other two: Alabama in 2018, and Ohio State in 2019.
• After a loss to the Wolfpack, Bill Belichick’s first season ended without a bowl bid, as the Tar Heels went 0-8 against groups with at least 5 wins.
• While Clemson went 7-5, there are postseason questions for Dabo and his program at Clemson. Duke is at 7-5 and enjoying for the ACC Championship.

Ohio State 27 – Michigan 9

The Buckeyes have been a dominant power for years, and even as defending champions, they’d one smudge on their resume. Much discuss was of it being over 2,000 days since they beat the Wolverines, and in frigid situations in Ann Arbor, the first quarter nearly appeared to lengthen that distress, but then the anticipated befell. Ohio State outscored Michigan 24-3 for the remaining three quarters, holding the home workforce to just 163 whole yards and doubling the time of possession. The Buckeyes had been monstrous with conversions, going 10/17 on third downs, and 2/3 on 4th down as they cruised over their rival.

Texas 27 – Texas A&M 17

The Lone Star matchup in Austin on Friday was a tight one, with the Aggies main at the half but spinning their wheels popping out of halftime. A&M punted on three consecutive possessions, and then, while rallying in the 4th, Marcel Reed had a pair of interceptions, with one inside the 5-yard line. Arch Manning delivered the dagger with a 35-yard landing run with seven minutes to play.

Oklahoma 17 – LSU 13

In a sport where the first half was almost unwatchable (3-3 at the break), it was only marginally better later. The Sooners have most likely secured a playoff slot despite a sputtering offense that relied on two big touchdowns, with passes of 48 and 58 yards for scores. Otherwise, it was a smothering protection that held the Tigers to under 200 yards of whole offense, despite three interceptions from John Mateer. 

Miami 38 – Pitt 7

The Hurricanes continue to ship issues for the choice committee as they went into a cold Acrisure Stadium and dominated the ranked Panthers. Carson Beck continued his strong November, passing for 267 yards and three TDs, and freshman sensation Malichi Toney caught 13 passes, one for a landing, and made another rating on a passing play. 

Vanderbilt 45 – Tennessee 24

It seemed like doom for the Commodores’ postseason possibilities when turnovers staked the Vols with a 14-0 lead, but Diego Pavia turned up the heat, and the rating was tied at 21 by halftime. Pavia managed 423 whole yards, including 165 dashing with a passing and dashing TD. Sedrick Alexander compounded the issues as he gave Vanderbilt another 115 yards dashing and three touchdowns.

          CONFERENCE FINALS

Friday, Dec. 5

• SUN BELT – Troy at James Madison 7 p.m. on ESPN

• AMERICAN ATHLETIC – North Texas vs. Tulane 8 p.m. on ABC

• MOUNTAIN WEST Boise State vs. UNLV 8 p.m. on FOX

Saturday, Dec. 6

• BIG 12 – BYU vs. Texas Tech 12 p.m. on ABC

• MID ATLANTIC Western Michigan vs. Miami (OH) 12 p.m. on ESPN

• SEC – Georgia vs. Alabama 4 p.m. on ABC

• ACC – Virginia vs. Duke 8 p.m. on ABC

• BIG 10 – Ohio State vs. Indiana 8 p.m. on FOX

The new AP top-25 (First place votes): Tennessee, Arizona State, and SMU fall off the chart as Arizona, Navy, and Missouri enter the ballot.

1. Ohio State (61)

2. Indiana (5)

3. Georgia

4. Oregon

5. Texas Tech

6. Ole Miss

7. Texas A&M

8. Oklahoma

9. Notre Dame

10. Alabama

11. BYU

12. Miami

13. Vanderbilt

14. Texas

15. Utah

16. Virginai

17. USC

18. Michigan

19. James Madison

20. North Texas

21. Tulane

22. Arizona

23. Navy

24. Georgia Tech

25. Missouri

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