On this episode of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah discuss two more playoff contenders, both of them independents (for now): Notre Dame and BYU.

The teams play each other in Las Vegas on Oct. 8 in Week 6, and they both play multiple games against other major contenders.

Notre Dame opens with Ohio State, finishes with USC and also plays Clemson.

BYU gets Baylor in Week 2, Oregon in Week 3 and also plays Arkansas.

Do both belong in the playoff mix? Just one? Neither? Doug, Shehan and the Twitter followers vote.

And then it's ranking the best head coaches for all the playoff contenders, which for now are Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Baylor, Michigan, North Carolina State, Texas A&M, USC and Utah.

Where does Kirby Smart belong after a national title? How about Dabo Swinney after a down year for Clemson? And as always, there's a Ryan Day-Lincoln Riley debate.

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