The fall transfer window doesn’t open for college football players until Dec. 9, a day after the playoff bracket is announced and bowl matchups are locked into place. But graduate transfers can enter the portal at any time, and other players can announce their plans to transfer ahead of time.

Ryan Walters' firing opened the transfer portal immediately for Purdue. See which Boilermakers have entered their name,

The Boilermakers' backup quarterback, who nearly rallied the team to victory at Illinois, will enter his name in the portal to gauge his options.

Is this fair for Army? Probably not; the Black Knight's only loss is against the current No. 4 team in the country, and they have a chance to win their conference this weekend. That seems like the exact kind of team the College Football Playoff was expanded to include, but that will not be the case in year one of the expanded field.

The penultimate College Football Playoff Rankings will be announced on Tuesday as we enter conference championship weekend. For the teams that are no longer playing, these are the most important of the season.