NEW: Shane Beamer declares South Carolina will be in the CFP hunt in 2026๐
"I do know next year at this time, we're going to be sitting here on this Tuesday night, watching the playoff rankings to see where we are."
(h/t @jordankaye_23)
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Baylor AD Mack Rhoades is taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, the school confirms to @YahooSports. Rhoades initiated the leave, which started yesterday.
How this impacts Rhoadesโ appointment on the CFP selection committee - heโs the chair - is unclear at this time.
Ya but Indiana barely beating a 3-6 team with their backup QB and interim HC is super impressive I guess!
It'll all work itself out at the top, but this logic is definitely going to hurt some teams trying to get into the playoff.
Full quote from CFP Selection Committee chairman Mack Rhoades to ESPN on the Texas A&M vs. Indiana debate for No. 2: "It was one of our longer discussions. Indiana, we gave them the edge again defensively โ we talked about that last week โ and certainly offensively as well. You think of Indiana's body of work and wins going at Oregon, against Oregon, in Eugene, the Iowa win. We certainly looked at the Texas A&M win in South Bend. That was a big win for them. The win vs. Missouri on the road. The committee talked a little bit about Missouri โ not the Missouri team that they've been, playing their third quarterback, a true freshman. And Indiana found a way to find a way. Mendoza down the stretch, second-rated quarterback passing efficiency. Those were all the things that we talked about that gave Indiana the edge."