Who is making the CFP? Joel Klatt projects which teams are on track to make the 12-team field, including a 2-2 team.

The reason service academy games are moving forward despite the shutdown is their use of nonprofit funding for athletics, which shields them from interruptions in federal budgets. Navy's athletic programs have long run independently of government money, and Army transitioned to a similar model in 2017.

Five-star freshman David Sanders played only 11 plays in his Tennessee debut vs Mississippi State. But it was enough to draw Josh Heupel's praise.