One $15 million college football coach on the rise has emerged as a top candidate for a major SEC opening, with an announcement reportedly nearing.

The penultimate weekend of the college football regular season features games with playoff impact. Our experts make their picks for every Top 25 game.

UO entered the week fourth among one-loss teams and without a win over a team currently in the CFP top 25. That changed with the win over USC.

The Volunteers reacted to their College Football Playoff hopes likely coming to an end by bludgeoning a hapless New Mexico State team at home. Josh Heupel can still win nine games for the fourth consecutive year if Tennessee wins out. That's something the program hasn't achieved since 1999. Last week: No. 8, beat New Mexico State 42-9

Ole Miss won four straight games after dropping a road contest at Georgia (43-35). The Rebels have two ranked wins, #4 LSU (24-19) and #13 Oklahoma (34-26). The Rebels have won a ton of close games too, which is concerning. Ole Miss beat Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Washington State, and Oklahoma each by one possession, which is a dangerous game.

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The Ducks got their own non-conference boost to start the year, making Lanning the last person who should be swiping at the SEC.

If Alabama beats Auburn, Alabama will secure a place in the SEC championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Crimson Tide is one of three one-loss SEC teams sitting behind Texas A&M, which is undefeated in conference play.