With the NCAA football season getting close to an end, fans are excited to see what teams will earn bids into the College Football Playoff. ESPN commentator Nick Saban says there's plenty of football left, and anything can still happen.
“We are starting the fourth quarter of the season…….where they are ranked right now, doesn't really matter,” Saban said on the ESPN show College GameDay Saturday.
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This has been a wild season in NCAA football. There have been all sorts of upsets throughout the year. The latest one was on Friday, when Colorado earned one of the biggest upset wins in school history by defeating Houston.
There are just two power 4 college football teams left in the country with undefeated records. They ironically are also two squads with first-year head coaches. Those squads are UCLA in the Big Ten, and Utah in the Big 12.
Saban thinks there are plenty of other teams though who can make some noise.
“All these teams have an opportunity…..if they can play with consistency and sustain a level of intensity to play their best football at this time of the year, in the fourth quarter of the season, they will have a chance to get in the playoffs,” Saban added.
Article Continues BelowThere are multiple teams in NCAA football with just one loss. They include: Indiana, Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Miami (FL). A team with two losses could also possibly make it into the CFP field.
Saban knows a thing or two about football. The legendary coach won multiple national championships as head coach of Alabama. Saban also won a national title at LSU. He now works in broadcasting, after retiring from coaching.
Time will tell who ends up in this year's CFP field. At the moment, Georgia is no. 1 in the CFP rankings. The Bulldogs also have just one loss on the season.