Penn State and Texas have two losses apiece to drop into the Vegas Bowl and ReliaQuest Bowl, respectively, instead of meeting their preseason expectations.

The No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners face the Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Arch Manning, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

Tennessee's now one of five SEC teams in our latest bracket projection, joining Ole Miss, Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide's 30-14 win over Vanderbilt was punctuated by a late interception of Diego Pavia in the red zone as Alabama avenged last season's loss to the Commodores.

There is still plenty of time for the College Football Playoff picture to change. Let's take an early look at predicting the College Football Playoff bowl matchups heading into Week 7.

Thanks to the College Football Playoff, bowl games paid more than a half billion dollars to conferences and schools last season, the largest payout ever and an increase of almost $200 million from the final season of the Bowl Championship Series.