College Football Playoff: Week 11 chaos scenarios

4. Wake Forest knocks off Louisville

It’s hard for the playoff committee to rank their final four without a safety net. The job becomes a lot easier when there’s a team in place for the committee to turn to should things go awry. Ohio State and Louisville are the two safety nets currently in place should one of the top four teams lose.

While Ohio State certainly can’t lose before they play Michigan, Louisville also can’t lose either. On Saturday, the Cardinals will play Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have a solid 6-3 record and they will be looking to trip the Cardinals up.

While Louisville has been incredibly dominant at times, they have also had some games where they have been prone to slipping up. They almost blew the game against Virginia and that would have ended their chances right then and there.

They can’t afford to overlook Wake Forest and they have to be at their best. If not, the committee will lose one of their safety nets. Losing a fallback option would put the margin for error to almost slim for keeping the playoff from turning into chaos.