As the calendar flips to October and the first of two bye weeks for Notre Dame football, here are a few arguments on both sides of the CFP ledger.

The College Football Playoff bubble looks more like a swelling hot air balloon entering Week 5 with nearly three dozen potential contenders in the hunt for spots in the 12-team fi

Elsewhere, ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura have Penn State in the field as well. Both project Penn State playing a road game as the No. 9 seed: Schlabach has Penn State heading to Oregon, Bonagura pits the Nittany Lions vs. Georgia.