Ole Miss will drop in the rankings in the wake of Lane Kiffin's departure. The committee weighs those variables — it's like having an injured player — and make Texas A&M the No. 6 team in the final rankings. Alabama upsets Texas A&M in the first round of the playoffs.

College Football Playoff chair Hunter Yurachek discussed whether Indiana football and Ohio State have secured the top two seeds in the final CFP rankings.

Top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana are both expected to earn first-round byes in the College Football Playoff, regardless of Saturday's Big Ten Championship outcome.

Ohio State football won every game so far, but what does ESPN say about the Buckeyes' chances of beating Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game?

Fernando Mendoza became Indiana football's first-ever recipient of the Big Ten's Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year award Thursday.

Mendoza is the first IU player to be named the Big Ten’s Quarterback of the Year since the award was created in 2011. The IU signal caller is 211-of-293 (72%) on the season. He’s thrown for 2,758 yards along with 32 touchdowns. Mendoza has only thrown five interceptions. He’s also rushed for 6 touchdowns.

As a quarterback your eyes are always on the safeties." Indiana football QB Fernando Mendoza previews matchup against OSU safety Caleb Downs.

"When you have a winning team, the excitement level just kind of peaks," said Carol Rogers, director of the Indiana Business Research Center at IU.