A great week of football ahead with seven match-ups featuring two ranked teams. Last week I went 6-3 in the big games (39-19, 67% on the season) and 15-6 overall (91-47, 66%).
Playoff Hunt. Squarely in: Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami, Wisconsin, Washington, Oklahoma, Clemson, TCU. Still alive: Auburn, USC, Michigan St, Ohio St, Penn St, Oklahoma St, Miss St, Virginia Tech, UCF, Washington St.
Big Games
- Notre Dame @ Miami: ND's offense exploits Miami's run defense in a heated rivalry. Notre Dame 28-24
- Oklahoma St @ Iowa St: Iowa St upsets ranked teams at home, but not a third this year. Ok St 34-31
- TCU @ Oklahoma: Best offense vs the Big 12's top defense; Mayfield too good in Norman. OU 37-34
- Michigan St @ Ohio St: Ohio St gets enough offense in Columbus; not pretty. Ohio St 31-24
- Iowa @ Wisconsin: Camp Randall carries the day in an ugly one. Wisconsin 24-17
- Toledo @ Ohio: Home field and a leg up in the MAC title race. Ohio 35-31
- Washington @ Stanford: Washington the better team; Stanford makes it close late. Washington 28-21
- Alabama @ Mississippi St: First true road test; Bama still scores enough. Alabama 27-14
- Georgia @ Auburn: Tough defensive battle; Georgia prevails in UGA's first real test. Georgia 27-24
Other Games
Duke over Army · South Carolina over Florida · Georgia Tech over Virginia Tech · Wake Forest over Syracuse · Clemson over FSU · Louisville over Virginia · Kansas St over WVU · Navy over SMU · La Tech over FAU · Washington St over Utah · Arizona St over UCLA · Colorado St over Boise St