College football Week 9 preview: How one-loss teams make CFP

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It's unlikely all four teams to make the College Football Playoff will be undefeated. For teams with one loss already, Week 9 is a must win.

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It's still hard to imagine a scenario where a one-loss Pac-12 team, given the depth the conference has this season, would be left out of the CFP. And if Oregon were to fill that hypothetical profile, then its only loss would be a heartbreaker on the road againston the schedule, so they'll have chances to impress, but this will be the biggest test for their offense. The Utes have allowed more than 14 points just twice this season.

"The lesson learned here is we have to have a killer instinct," Sarkisian said after the game."People aren't going to lay down against us. ... We relaxed." Failing to convert on its first 15 third-down attempts and going 1-for-16 in that department in the 20-12 loss, its offense managed a season-low 240 total yards -- the program's lowest since last season's October loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor . The ability to sustain drives against elite competition and getting back to running the football withstruggled mightily last week in his first true hostile environment and will look to rebound at home against Indiana this weekend.

Castellanos is coming off back-to-back 100-yard rushing games -- the only Power 5 quarterback with multiple 100-yard rushing games this season. BC is also coming off consecutive 300-yard rushing games as a team. The last time that happened was in 2017. "We talked about it on Sunday, as a team, that we've got to bring it this week. is playing well, they're a good football team," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said at his weekly press conference."They've got a really good opportunity to win their side and we can't let last week affect this week. Championship teams bring it every week, they don't have ups and downs and letdowns, so we're not allowed to have a letdown.

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