Halfway through the season there is not only single team that controls its own destiny to reach the college football playoff.

That sounds crazy. Of course, Georgia will be in the playoff if the Bulldogs go undefeated in the regular season, then win the SEC Championship Game. But the same can also be said for Oklahoma, Washington, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Florida State and North Carolina.

Let’s say Georgia, Oklahoma, Washington, Michigan and Florida State all finish the season undefeated. One of the five would be left out of the playoffs.

That almost certainly won’t happen, but it does illuminate how much has to happen for one-loss teams like Alabama, Texas and Oregon to get in championship contention. For now, all those teams can do is keep winning and expect a few upsets elsewhere.

On to the picks and make yours here.

Tennessee at Alabama (-8.5): The best preseason assessment of Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton was that he can throw the ball to the moon but don’t ask him to hit it. The numbers through five games confirm that this is not the same Tennessee offense as the one led by Hendon Hooker last year. The Volunteers have yet to throw for 300 yards in any game.