The five Week 2 games with biggest College Football Playoff impact - AOL

The College Football Playoff is getting close. At least, that's what we keep telling ourselves. This week, the CFP's official X account reminded everyone we're 100 days from the opening-round games of the third 12-team playoff. Close enough. It's also close enough to start circling the games that could carry major playoff implications. Four are obvious. One takes a little convincing. College football picks: Who wins Ohio State or Texas, rest of Week 2 Top 25 games? Week 2 pressure cooker: Steve Sarkisian, Bryce Underwood feel the heat Here are five Week 2 games with undeniable CFP stakes. No. 1 Ohio State vs No. 3 Texas This is the return matchup in a marquee home-and-home series that began with Ohio State's season-opening victory in Columbus a year ago. Both teams return their quarterbacks, but all eyes are on Texas star Arch Manning, a preseason Heisman favorite. The Longhorns spent the offseason adding firepower, most notably tailback Hollywood Smothers from NC State and receiver Cam Coleman from Auburn. The expectation is clear: Texas isn't just built for the CFP. It's built to win it. That's what makes this game so critical. With difficult road trips to Tennessee,...

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