The massive stakes for the national college football scene that we've come to expect with the Iron Bowl are mostly gone this year. After losing to Oklahoma last week, No. 13 Alabama (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will miss the College Football Playoff unless chaos unfolds around the sport this weekend.

The top-ranked Oregon Ducks have one more business trip left before the Big Ten title game, playing their old Pac-12 rival Washington Huskies Saturday night at Autzen Stadium.