Bowl projections: USC replaces Oregon in College Football Playoff bracket, Ohio State and Texas hold firm

Only two weeks into college football season, we already have our first major, playoff-shaking result.

There's no nice way to put this — Oregon's in trouble after Saturday's stunning loss at Oklahoma State. Despite keeping Dante Moore away from the NFL Draft and investing significantly in talent retention and acquisition defensively, Oregon is not the team most assumed the Ducks would be after two games, at least not yet.

Replacing both coordinators has proved difficult for Dan Lanning, whose winning streak over unranked teams at the program is over, as is the Cowboys' 21-game losing skid against FBS competition. From here, Oregon will have to win 10 games to be in the at-large conversation, and that's no guarantee, considering USC, Ohio State, Michigan and Washington are left on the slate, among others.

The Ohio State-Texas showdown offered an early glimpse of which preseason elite has the advantage in September, but these are two loaded teams we'll see more of inside the top 10 as the season progresses. Both play grueling schedules, and the comeback win for the Longhorns gives them quite a card to play if they find themselves in an at-large CFP predicament a few months from now.

Boise…

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