Both teams are ranked on the same week for the first time since 1960, and they could meet for a conference title the week before the regular Army-Navy game.
As football teams fly from coast to coast to play conference games in this era of realignment, the logistical hurdles can be more challenging for some.
The Dukes strolled into Chapel Hill and hung a 32-point halftime lead on North Carolina en route to one of the most unlikely yet sublime wins of the year.
The expanded College Football Playoff format includes an automatic berth for a Group of Five champion, giving hope that didn’t exist to smaller programs.