• The ACC is guaranteed one spot in the College Football Playoff but is vying for a second. • No. 6 Oregon faces a crucial game against Iowa to keep its at-large playoff hopes alive. • Colorado coach Deion Sanders is under pressure as his team struggles through a difficult season.

The ACC will send a team to the College Football Playoff.

That’s guaranteed, of course, since the playoff grants automatic bids to the five highest-rated conference champions — the ACC is better than every Group of Five league, though the SEC , Big Ten and even the Big 12 are on a different level.

Every weekend until the end of the regular season, including the ACC championship game, will serve as a referendum on whether the conference warrants multiple teams in the tournament. A year ago, the ACC placed c

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