Texas ranks No. 20, the Iowa Hawkeyes are unranked. Both are 6-2. Here's what's behind the disparity in college football rankings.

Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt explains why he believes the Longhorns are overrated, comparing them to the unranked Hawkeyes.

Iowa State Defensive Line Again, perhaps a softball answer here, but the Iowa State defensive line is going to need to be on it’s A-game this week and probably every week after now (and every week really in conference play) with the injury pileup in the secondary.

Earlier this week, the TCU Horned Frogs and Iowa State Cyclones each released their availability reports for this Saturday's matchup in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU comes off of the bye week, while the Cyclones were handed their fourth loss in a row by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

The Cougars' defense also has many more question marks. They have allowed at least 21 points in 5 straight games, while Texas Tech has given up 21 points or more just once this season. The Red Raiders are 4-1 ATS at home and 2-0 ATS as a home favorite of fewer than 20 points.

On Tuesday evening, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Committee released their first CFP rankings of the 2025 season. Six SEC teams cracked the top 12 on that list. In the current format of the CFP,