When the calendar turns to November then you know it is down to the nitty gritty in the College Football Playoff race.

The stakes are higher. The pressure is ramped. It creates unexpected results that look like major surprises. But should we be surprised? This happens every season. Mississippi fell to Florida and Miami got tripped up against Syracuse last year. Both missed the field. In 2022, No. 5 Tennessee was blown out by unranked South Carolina on the penultimate weekend of the regular season.

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