No. 17 USC recorded a statement win with a 26-21 victory over No. 21 Iowa at home. The Trojans held the Hawkeyes scoreless in the second half and erased an early 21-7 deficit to move to 8-2 (6-1 Big Ten). USC was powered by another big performance from star wide receiver Makai Lemon, who finished with 10 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown.

Back to Notre Dame. The way it works with the selection committee is that head-to-head results are something of a tiebreaker. The committee judges teams in small groups, and if teams are close, the result of a game between the two is generally supposed to rule the day.

Chris "The Bear" Fallica delivers his best bets and his Bear Bytes for Week 12 of the college football season. Dive in.

Consider this an official petition to call Week 12 of the 2025 college football season "Decision Weekend." It -- obviously -- isn't the last slate of games on the schedule, nor is it the last chance for teams to impress the College Football Playoff selection committee .