Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team CFP a decade ago. Each week, the Hotline will dive into the 12-team CFP race with a look at the frontrunners, bubble teams and key developments across the landscape.
Thousands of miles from the SEC’s prime-time showcase, two teams outside the power conference space will tangle in a nighttime affair in the Snake River Plain.
In some ways, the Washington State-Boise State matchup carries greater College Football playoff implications than the Alabama-Georgia collision…