CFP

The Bulls dropped to 6-2 with the loss, in which they gave up a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.

South Florida (6-1, 3-0) is the only Group of Five team in the poll. Tough conference games remain, but the Bulls essentially can earn an automatic bid in the College Football Playoff by winning out.

Of course, the first real CFP rankings aren't out for a few weeks, but an AP "mock" bracket gives the Bulls the automatic bid for a non-power conference team.

Before coming to work at the University of South Florida, Dr. Laura Mattia was a personal financial planner, with her own firm in New York State."What I…