How time flies. Though it feels like the 2025 college football season began just a week ago, some teams will be playing their sixth game of the year this weekend.

For those keeping track, that's half of the regular season games that a team plays in any given year, though the schedule hasn't technically hit its halfway point. While it's fun to muse about the inexorable march of time, teams completing 50% of their season does matter.

It means that the College Football Playoff race is starting to gain some clarity, for starters, which is especially relevant in the 12-team era where more programs are involved. We also kind of know what to expect from most teams at this point -- either you've looked good or you haven't.

It also means that conference play is heating up. That often brings an

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