With college football rolling into Week 11, the playoff committee drops in its first rankings of the season. And the debates are already raging. As expected, Ohio State leads the pack with Indiana at No. 2, giving the Big Ten an early edge, while the SEC flexes its depth with Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Texas all in the mix. Now, fans are questioning how Texas holds a 54% playoff chance after a loss to Florida. Meanwhile, Kirk Herbstreit is standing by the committee’s decisions and early eliminations.

“So, everybody brings a different lens, I guess, into that room, which I have no problem with. I’m not part of the committee and know nothing about this. Why? They don’t know—I’ve never really been big on that. I think if you and I were in there and we h

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