Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders hasn't come close to the ratings Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State have gotten.

The Alabama Crimson Tide revealed that offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor is a semifinalist for a major award this season.

Purdue has proved to be a pain in the side of Ohio State at Ross-Ade Stadium, but the Buckeyes will take care of business against the Boilermakers.

Ohio State received top billing in first College Football Playoff rankings of the season Tuesday, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama. The top three head into the final four weeks of the regular season undefeated.

Ohio State has been playing like the top team in the country and will get its first opportunity to prove the College Football Playoff rankings were right when the No. 1 Buckeyes face Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette,

Projected AP Top 25 college football rankings after Alabama destroyed LSU, Georgia got rocked by Ole Miss, Iowa State and Pitt lost for the second straight week, and much more in a wild Week 11.

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings on Tuesday night. Defending champion Ohio State took the top spot, ahead of fellow Big Ten foe Indiana. Both were followed by a quartet of SEC teams — Texas A&M,