College football takeaways: Key storylines and performances from Week 12 - ESPN

Week 12 brought dominant wins, wild comebacks and three Top 25 teams falling to their unranked opponents. With only two weeks left in the regular season, what else might we see the rest of the way?

No. 15 Miami, which is coming off a dominant 41-7 win over NC State, is currently fifth in the ACC standings. Despite the Hurricanes having the most talented team in the league, they might not make the ACC title game or the College Football Playoff. No. 1 Ohio State has shown its dominance all season long and two freshmen are making themselves known as they're enhancing the Buckeyes' ground game. And following a win over North Carolina on Saturday, Wake Forest, under first-year coach Jake Dickert, is showing that it's a team to keep an eye on.

What does Miami need to do in the final two weeks to boost its chances of making the 12-team CFP? What might we see from the Buckeyes' young running back duo as the team heads into the postseason? What makes Wake Forest one of the most surprising teams in the nation this season?

Our college football experts break down key storylines and takeaways from Week 12.

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Miami's CFP hopes | Ohio State's young RB duo
Oklahoma's defense | Wake Forest's rise
USC back in the spotlight

The selection committee has gotten this right: Miami is the most talented team in the ACC. Its inconsistency, though, is its greatest flaw. Again. The Canes' losses to Louisville and SMU — by a combined nine points — have reduced their chances of reaching the ACC title game to 6.1%, according to ESPN Research. Georgia Tech versus Virginia is the most likely matchup, with Miami having the fourth-best chance behind those two teams and SMU (39.8%). Because of that, Miami's chances of reaching the playoff are only