College Football Playoff Rankings Instant Reaction: LSU over USC, the path for Clemson and Alabama, more! (11/22)

The Cover 3 crew discusses the updated College Football Playoff rankings. First, with the top four still in place from last week, the conversation begins with LSU checking in at No. 5 ahead of USC (1:40), then on to breaking down the path for Clemson to find its way back into the playoff for a seventh time in eight years (7:50). After that, predictions for the SEC Championship Game and its impact on the rankings (11:00), if a two-loss Alabama has a chance to make the top four (15:06), the outlook for the Group of Five and the New Year's Six (20:24) and more takeaways from the back half of the top 25 (22:44).Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Nominate the Cover 3 Podcast in the “Sports” category of the The People’s Choice Podcast Awards! http://podcastawards.com/app/signupGet 20% off Cover 3 merch in the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/cover-3?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&amp;utm_content=cover-3-collectionWatch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbssports.com_college-2Dfootball_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=99K5MuDO7uktD7sLxqJ-8ySDxcUzvgEugyoZUqPJpWf7naUMEgbmKR1SfDQn-l0z&amp;m=KZ-gL1ek6D7VW0wNhSveWTOqmNxmtJ4tICmPovSL3HmGTKGQShMYwb5FaBRJVdgs&amp;s=h_eUL2xS20pl0f60QNycLor5X2MzkRfgl ...