Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss the unchanged College Football Playoff rankings, how closely the top five teams are grouped, the latest on the Michigan investigation, the legal system getting involved, and the most effective punishment if the Big Ten finds the Wolverines guilty. Then, Bill Connelly stops by to talk about what an upset would look like from Penn State, USC and TCU. Plus, the NCAA has a ripe chance to let the good PR flow.

0:00 New CFP rankings

5:44 The CFP Committee’s consistency and football judgement

8:06 The latest Michigan twist!

9:52 Delineating between information sharing and on-site scouting

15:36 How Michigan should be punished

19:52 Big Ten teams’ history of suing the conference

24:04 Bill Connelly, Michigan at Penn State

28:11 Ole Miss at Georgia

31:15 USC at Oregon

35:21 Oregon vulnerable secondary

37:26 Would Caleb Williams skip a bowl game?

41:25 Texas at TCU

44:20 Texas avoiding rakes

50:27 NCAA do the right thing with JMU

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