Clemson is back in the College Football Playoff picture following Saturday’s 59-35 beatdown of NC State. The Tigers are one of two ACC squads in the Week 5 bowl projections and playoff picks update. The Tigers produced 125 points in two wins since the season-opening loss to Georgia and appear to be unbeaten Miami’s biggest threat in the conference. And with its season on the brink of extinction, Michigan came from behind to beat USC as a statement win for Sherrone Moore.
Elsewhere, there is Group of Five chaos in the rankings following upset losses by previously-unbeaten No. 23 Northern Illinois, Toledo and Memphis. Postseason projections changed dramatically involving the Group of Five’s best.
To put it bluntly, there’s complete and utter chaos within the Group of Five’s playoff picture with Army, UNLV, Liberty, Boise State and James Madison with a grand opportunity. James Madison throttled North Carolina, 70-50, for the Group of Five’s punctuation mark, causing quiet a post-game stir in Chapel Hill.