The College Football Playoff selection committee doesnt meet for three more weeks, and heres why: It takes at least two months for conference races to sort themselves out and for the best teams in the country to separate from the rest of pack.Were almost halfway through the season and have a much better idea of which teams to take seriously -- and which to eliminate. Heres a look at the major lessons learned in Week 6:Houston is out The Cougars playoff hopes ended with their loss to Navy, and now they need help just to win the American Athletic West division. It was the game that changed the playoff picture the most; Houston was an X-factor with the potential to knock a second Power 5 conference out of the top four. Houstons chances at another New Years Six bowl are also in critical condition because it would have to win the AAC to have a chance at becoming the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the selection committees final top 25. The Cougars need Navy to lose twice in order to get back into the conference race.Tennessee is in a must-win situation against Alabama The Vols nine lives have officially expired. After losing to Texas A&M, Tennessee needs to beat Alabama next week, or it will open the door for Florida to possibly win the East. If the Vols have two losses and the Gators win out, Florida will win the East, which makes rescheduling the game against LSU of the utmost importance to the conference race. On the flip side, if Tennessee loses against Alabama and Florida loses at Arkansas on Nov. 5, the Vols (should they win their other remaining games) would still win the East because Tennessee would win the head-to-head tiebreaker. In order to stay in the drivers seat, though, Tennessee has no more margin for error.Its Washington and everyone else in the Pac-12 The Huskies have dismantled Stanford. Theyve plucked the Ducks. They have now officially manhandled the two programs that have combined to win the league in each of the past seven years. With its win over Oregon on Saturday, Washington snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Ducks and left no doubt it is the Pac-12s new contender for the College Football Playoff.Alabama is one step closer to surviving its season-defining stretch Alabamas win at Ole Miss was critical, but its win at Arkansas was where Bamas national title hunt really begins. It was the first of three straight games the Tide will play against ranked opponents, including Tennessee and Texas A&M. It was also the first of three road trips in a four-game span, including at LSU on Nov. 5. The Tides win against the Hogs was arguably the most impressive of Week 6, but its not going to get any easier.Ohio State and Michigan really need to play each other, not Rutgers The Big Ten heavyweights combined to outscore Rutgers 136-0 over the past two weeks. Thats not a typo. The CFP selection committee compares common opponents without incenting margin of victory, but the margin in this one stretches from Ann Arbor to Piscataway and is impossible to ignore. The committee will need the head-to-head result between Ohio State and Michigan to determine the Big Ten representative.Florida State still owns Miami The Canes made one of the best hires of the offseason when they brought in Mark Richt, but their seventh straight loss to Florida State -- as close as it was -- showed the Canes arent ready to close the gap with their rival. Much of that can be attributed to the Noles defense, which had been relentlessly criticized this season. Miami entered the game averaging 235 yards rushing; Florida State held the Hurricanes to 62 and had back-to-back sacks of Brad Kaaya in the fourth quarter. 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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff received a small promotion Friday, proclaimed the backup quarterback for the highly anticipated Week 2 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.And yes, that qualifies as news around here.Goff entered the regular season as the Los Angeles Rams third-string quarterback and was inactive in the opener against the San Francisco 49ers, an eventual 28-0 loss on Monday Night Football. But Rams coach Jeff Fisher indicated beforehand that he would look to potentially rotate Goff and Sean Mannion as the backup to Case Keenum for Week 2, the home opener at Los Angeles Coliseum.Hes really excited about it, Fisher said of Goff. Hes ready to play if anything happens. Its exciting for him, just knowing that hes a snap away from going in the game.Fisher is undecided on whether he will continue to alternate Mannion and Goff as his backup in the coming weeks.The Rams moved up 14 spots to take Goff with the first overall pick in the 2016 draft, then watched him struggle through four preseason games, goingg 22-of-49 with four turnovers and 4.dddddddddddd.7 yards per attempt. The 21-year-old took a handful of snaps with the first-team offense during Fridays practice at Cal Lutheran University.Its just prepare the same way every week, Goff said. It can happen any time. Obviously I support Case, but anything can happen.Keenum, undrafted despite a record-breaking collegiate career at Houston, struggled mightily at Levis Stadium on Monday, going 17-for-35 for 130 yards and two interceptions while leading an offense that went 3-for-15 on third downs. Goff watched from the sideline in warm-ups that night and came away thinking the game moves faster in the regular season, but its still football.Fisher has no plans to change his starting quarterback at the moment, so Goff will have to settle for the backup role.Its an improvement nonetheless.Ive been preparing the same way every week, Goff said, like Im going to play. ' ' '