Sporting News looks at the college football playoff matchups, the Duke's Mayo Bowl, and everything in between.

Here's what to watch for around college football on Friday and Saturday, with conference championship games just two weeks away.

Two old Pac-12 rivals now meet as Big Ten foes and both teams have it all to play for. For those without a vested interest in either team, an Oregon loss is the outcome that would create the most chaos as it pushes both the Ducks and Trojans onto the CFP bubble.

There are just two weeks left in the college football regular season before we advance to championship week, so it's time for us fans and bettors to take advant

College football scores, results: Georgia hammers Texas, Oklahoma upsets Alabama in crucial SEC tilts We have a lot more playoff clarity after Week 12. No. 11 Oklahoma made the biggest splash with a shocking upset of No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The win keeps OU's playoff hopes alive while inserting some chaos into the SEC title picture.

Defense is taking over college football as we hit the final weeks of the regular season, and the nation's best teams are reminding us why. Three of the sport's stingiest defenses now sit inside the top seven of the CBS Sports Power Rankings.

The Sooners are fresh off back-to-back road wins against Tennessee and Alabama after a stretch where they lost two of three games. OU is now 8-2 and almost certainly in control of its own CFP destiny. Jones believes that team togetherness has allowed the Sooners to stay in the mix despite their rough middle-of-the-year stretch.