A big week with several top match-ups that will significantly narrow the playoff picture. Auburn, UGA, Clemson, OU, Ohio St, and ND all face opponents that could knock them out. Last week I went 11-4, bringing the yearly total to 116-58 (66.7%).
Playoff Picture. Front-runners: Alabama, Clemson, Miami, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Still alive: Auburn, Georgia, Ohio St, TCU, USC, Notre Dame.
Featured Rivalries
- Boise St @ Fresno St: Fresno's defense gets needed second-half stops at home. Fresno St 27-24
- Territorial Cup (Arizona @ Arizona St): Shootout; ASU's better defense and home field. ASU 41-38
- Florida Cup (FSU @ Florida): Two putrid offenses; very low-scoring. FSU 17-13
- Duke @ Wake Forest: Wake's passing attack rolls. Wake 32-17
- Louisville @ Kentucky: Lamar Jackson runs wild. Louisville 41-28
- Chancellor's Spurs (Texas Tech @ Texas): Texas prevents the game-winner. Texas 37-35
- War on I-4 (USF @ UCF): UCF jumps up the rankings. UCF 35-26
- Paul Bunyan's Axe (Wisconsin @ Minnesota): Wisconsin's D too much. Wisconsin 28-14
- Commonwealth Cup (Virginia Tech @ Virginia): Close defensive battle. VT 21-17
- West Virginia @ Oklahoma: No Mayfield to start, but OU survives a shootout. Oklahoma 35-34
- Apple Cup (Washington St @ Washington): Browning the difference. Washington 31-21
- Egg Bowl (Ole Miss @ Mississippi St): MSU runs away. Miss St 41-21
- Texas A&M @ LSU: Death Valley powers LSU. LSU 24-20
- Palmetto Bowl (Clemson @ South Carolina): Clemson's defense too much. Clemson 28-21
- Clean Old Fashioned Hate (Georgia @ Georgia Tech): UGA pulls away late. Georgia 24-10
- Ohio St @ Michigan: Another defensive battle; Michigan comes up short again. Ohio St 24-21
- Legends Trophy (Notre Dame @ Stanford): Bryce Love and a back-and-forth thriller. Stanford 28-27
- Iron Bowl (Alabama @ Auburn): Alabama grinds out a win toward the SECCG. Alabama 21-17
Other Games
East Mich over Bowling Green · Akron over Kent St · Miami (OH) over Ball St · Toledo over West Mich · Miami over Pitt · TCU over Baylor · NIU over Central Mich · Navy over Houston · Ohio over Buffalo · Missouri over Arkansas · SDSU over New Mexico · Troy over Texas St · Iowa over Nebraska · WKU over FIU · Cal over UCLA · Ok St over Kansas · Memphis over ECU · Purdue over Indiana · UCONN over Cincinnati · SMU over Tulane · BC over Syracuse · North Texas over Rice · UAB over UTEP · App St over Georgia St · FAU over Charlotte · Marshall over Southern Miss · MTSU over ODU · Ark St over ULM · Nevada over UNLV · Penn St over Maryland · NC State over UNC · Kansas St over Iowa St · Mich St over Rutgers · Northwestern over Illinois · Tennessee over Vanderbilt · Temple over Tulsa · New Mexico St over Idaho · Louisiana over Georgia Southern · Wyoming over San Jose St · Oregon over Oregon St · UTSA over La Tech · Hawaii over BYU · Utah over Colorado · Utah St over Air Force
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving.