College football has been through the wringer with so many drastic changes — from NIL to conference realignment — that seemingly even Kirk Herbstreit is losing faith.

It’s safe to say that the sport we recognized even just a half-decade ago is completely different from the one fans see today.

For the College Football Playoff, the committee that decides seeding has long been accused of not weighing strength of schedule evenly, and instead, simply looks at end-of-year wins and losses, completely discounting the context of difficult seasons.

As a result, challenging non-conference games could be the next casualty.

Take the Texas Longhorns, who are entering conference title game weekend at 9-3 with no real path to the playoff — after they lost two SEC games following their narrow week one

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