Week 10 CFB Overreactions: Cash is still king, first-year coaches in trouble and Lane Kiffin’s Alabama problem

Big NIL spenders typically land the best transfer and recruiting classes. That talent typically leads to more wins, right? Yup. Turns out, most programs that spent a lot of money this fall haven't necessarily wasted their cash.

Twelve teams spent about $40 million on players this season, according to CBS Sports' reporting in the preseason. That's a nice number to start with in this 12-team playoff era, and unsurprisingly those rich programs are (mostly) winning more games.

Only two of those 12 teams enter Week 11 outside CFP contention: Michigan (5-4) and Texas A&M (4-5). (More on their stumbles later)

Four others have three losses, and we suspect at least one of them will become the first three-loss team in the CFP: LSU, Ohio State, Oregon and Ole Miss.

The two remaining undefeated teams (Utah and UCLA) are not in the grouping, of course. And among the seven programs that spent $40 million or more, only two have one loss: Miami and Notre Dame, which met Saturday.

Georgia is just below the $40 million line and also has one loss, and will likely have the No. 1 ranking later today.

Combined, the 12 teams have won 72.2% of their games.

Original source: https://www.cbssports.com/