On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde preview two major matchups for Week 13 that feature massive underdogs against established brands. They discuss the implications for Indiana's hopes of making the playoff against Ohio State and the history of Army's matchup with Notre Dame.

Also, Dellenger shares the details on how teams are preparing to structure contracts for football recruits ahead of National Signing Day. They additionally speculate why so many G5 programs are firing their coaches, react to the news of the Pop Tart bowl expanding its mascot bit and cover the story of a group of people in California who attempted to commit insurance fraud with a bear costume.

(0:57) Ohio State vs Indiana

(27:39) Notre Dame vs Army

(37:07) Money Moves: college football salary caps

(49:50) AAC head coach firings

(54:52) Pop Tart Bowl expansion

(58:58) People's Court: Operation Bear Claw

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On this week's overreaction pod, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde unpack the tight conference races that will impact the College Football Playoff seeding. They kick off that discussion with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, who is framing the Bulldogs as being counted out by the playoff committee.

They also share which Big Ten teams have the best case to make the bracket and which SEC teams have the weakest arguments. Additionally, following BYU's late-night upset to Kansas, they dissect who remains in contention to win the Big 12. And of course, they share their picks for Small Sample Heisman and Say Something Nice.

(1:09) Georgia vs Tennessee

(11:04) Figuring out the College Football Playoff

(26:34) The Big 12 title race

(36:08) Give Travis Hunter the Heisman

(44:33) Small Sample Heisman

(50:08) Say Something Nice

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On today's episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde analyze the playoff chances for Army after their awkward placement in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. They also react to a quote from Colorado head coach Deion Sanders explaining his unique roster building approach. They discuss why his emphasis on the transfer portal could work in the future of college football.

Also on today's show, they cover fans complaining about noon games and LSU bringing in a scab version of Mike the Tiger. Lastly, they pitch the most intriguing games to watch in Week 12 and share their picks for this week's edition of Race for the Case.

(2:04) Army's playoff chances

(12:49) Coach Prime's roster building

(25:31) Noon games

(34:23) Fake Mike the Tiger

(41:57) Intriguing games of Week 12

(52:31) Race for the Case

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