The announcement was made in Husky Stadium and the sellout crowd at the Washington-USC game roared. Pittsburgh 43, Clemson 42. It is safe to say that never before has an ACC score made a Seattle crowd so excited.
Then Washington went out and lost, too. And Michigan followed up with a loss at Iowa and just like that there were three College Football Playoff-shaking results on a Saturday when all the top contenders were big favorites.
Thoughts, takedowns and takeaways from Week 11, when everything got a little more interesting.
1. OK, everybody just relax. Especially those rooting for the Tigers, Huskies and Wolverines. Clemson, Michigan and Washington can all recover from these losses by winning out and winning their conferences in the process. At 12-1, all would be solid bets to reach the playoff.
2. Think about it. What teams would have a better case if those three all finished 12-1?