By CADE KENNEDY, Sports Editor
The World Series has ended, and the College Football Playoff rankings have been released. But there is still one question on my mind.
What in the world is going on at the University of Texas?
Over the past few days, people learned about how Halloween, a monkey, the Texas Longhorns and a stripper all came together to make one amazing story.
On Halloween night, a story was floating around that a child had allegedly been bitten by a monkey while the child was trick-or-treating. The story got even better, as it was revealed that the monkey belonged to a stripper named Pole Assassin. However, the final blow came when social media users found out that Pole Assassin is the girlfriend of Jeff Banks, who is the special teams coordinator at Texas.
I do not know why this keeps happening to Texas, but they find a new way to become the national punchline every week.
College Football Playoff Rankings
I cannot believe that the committee messed the rankings up this much. Alabama at No. 2, Cincinnati at No. 6, Oklahoma at No. 8 makes no sense to me.
I understand that the committee values quality wins, but you have to look at the loss column, too. If Cincinnati and Oklahoma are undefeated, they should be ranked higher.
Games of the Week
In college football, there are several games to watch this week. No. 9 Wake Forest at North Carolina is an upset waiting to happen. No. 13 Auburn at No. 14 Texas A&M will be fun as both try to stay alive in the SEC title race.
In the NFL, Cleveland at Cincinnati is the best game in the noon slot, while Green Bay at Kansas City, Arizona at San Francisco and Tennessee at the Los Angeles Rams will be entertaining. On Monday night, Chicago plays Pittsburgh in what should be a defensive battle.
Enjoy a great week of football.