Over a month into the 2025 college football regular season, contenders for the Group of Five’s automatic College Football Playoff berth have begun to emerge. With the favorite — Associated Press No. 23 Memphis Tigers (6-0, 2-0 in American) — on a bye, that gives other viable candidates the spotlight as they attempt to remain in the conversation. Here are five mid-major games to monitor in the CFP picture for Week 7: Conference USA might be the worst of the mid-major conferences (the MAC arguably has a stronger claim), but if enough chaos unfolds in front of it, Louisiana Tech could sneak into the playoff. Earlier this season, the Bulldogs held No. 11 LSU (4-1, 1-1 in SEC) to 23 points, and they rank No. 14 in FBS in scoring defense (13.6 points per game). Louisiana gets Kennesaw State, which already surpassed last season’s win total in its second year as an FBS member, on Thursday. Owls quarterback Amari Odom leads CUSA in completion percentage (71.6%), and he and the rest of the Owls will look to play spoilRead More
Five Week 7 Group of Five games to watch for CFP race
