Find out which teams our reporters pick for the College Football Playoff following Week 4.
In Week 4 of the college football season, the matchups provided the first big glimpse of the premier teams in their new conferences. The USC Trojans began Big Ten play on the road against the Michigan Wolverines, and the Oklahoma Sooners began their inaugural season in the SEC with a visit from the Tennessee Volunteers. Those teams figured to factor into the College Football Playoff race.
How will Saturday’s top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the top four? The Allstate Playoff Predictor has the answers. Check back every week as the odds are updated following that week’s games.
The Wolverines, having lost earlier in the season to the Texas Longhorns, needed a big win to stay in the Associated Press Top 25. They got just that in a tight, hard-hitting 27-24 win over the Trojans. As it did a year ago, Michigan relied on its rushing game. Quarterback Alex Orji attempted only 12 passes for 32 yards, the fewest passing yards the Wolverines have had in game since 1987. But the Wolverines piled up 290 yards on the ground and had scoring runs of 53 and 41 yards, and another long run to set up the winning touchdown.
