College Football Playoff projections: Notre Dame’s huge win (and the ripple effect), Iowa’s at-large path and USC on the bubble

Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team CFP a decade ago. Each week, the Hotline will dive into the CFP race with a look at the frontrunners, bubble teams and key developments across the landscape.

The first full week of regular season play featured dozens of blowouts, a few close calls and one result of major consequence for the College Football Playoff selection process...