Michigan is up to No. 4 in the CFP rankings this week after Saturday's big win over rival Penn State and LSU's shutout loss to No. 1 Alabama.
Former NC State coach Tom O'Brien has been approached about the possibility of being a future member of the College Football Playoff selection committee, a source told ESPN.com, and O'Brien said he is interested.
After being left out of the College Football Playoff, Baylor coach Art Briles expressed fears Sunday that the Big 12 and its region were not fairly represented on the inaugural playoff committee.
Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee told ESPN.com on Tuesday that he expects the top four teams to become "more and more clear" as the season progresses.
Due to health reasons, Archie Manning is stepping down from the College Football Playoff Committee that will determine the four finalists for the 2014 national championship.
Nationals manager Matt Williams will use a closer-by-committee approach over the next few days while struggling Rafael Soriano seeks to correct the flaws in his delivery.
