by palmer006 » Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:28 pm
2026 National
Coaching Changes
Brian Newberry | Arizona State (Navy) |
Bryan Harsin | Arkansas (Unemployed) | Harsin leaps back to the SEC after just two seasons back in Boise, stunningly to all involved
Trent Bray | Auburn (Oregon State) | Bray leaving Oregon State repeated Jonathan Smith's exit 2 years prior despite the Beavers' solid seasons and the Beavers move to the ACC
Mike Shanahan III | Boston College (James Madison) | Two years keeping James Madison going led to a big job
Bobby Huack | California (Montana) |
Dan Lanning | Miss State (Oregon) | Lanning lands back on his feet with a coach who believes in him
Pat Narduzzi | Missouri (Pittsburgh) | Having struck out 'old' with Drinkowicz after a disastrous '24 and dissapointing '25, Mizzou went established
Matt Entz | Navy (North Dakota St) |
Jeff Lebby | Notre Dame (Miss State) | Two solid SEC seasons at 7-5 but more importantly dominant offenses left Lebby able to get the Notre Dame job after several players turned it down
Eric Morris | Oklahoma (North Texas) | Morris's CFP trip in '24 helps him grab the OU job
Ken Wilson | Oregon (Nevada) | Dan Lanning's fall was surprising and sudden and he landed as the DC at Miss State
Jim Leonard | Oregon State (DC Ark) |
Sam PIttman | Pittsburgh (Arkansas) | Constantly under pressure at Arkansas, Pittman looked for the escape hatch
Paul French | Stanford (Yale) |
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Recruiting
| 1 USC | | | | | | | SC's big recruiting class helped keep Lincoln Riley in the fold
2 Ohio State | Returning champs
3 Texas |
4 Purdue | Purdue is being called on the verge of becoming the next Clemson with their breakthrough
5 Tennessee | Josh Heupel has continued to grind. He didn't take the open Oklahoma job staying locked in at UT
6 Texas A&M |
7 Miami | Miami's B1G change was already paying recrutigng dividends
8 Nebraska | Nebraska dominated Texas in recruting as Rhule's machine got going
9 Georgia | It was a down year for SEC powers
10 LSU |
11 Alabama |
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Preseason
Bounceback seasons are expected from #6 Penn State (James Franklin on big hot seat), #7 LSU, #8 OU (new coach Eric Morris), #9 Notre Dame (new coach Jeff Lebby), #13 USC (Lincoln Riley on huge hot seat), and #15 Florida who's '24 CFP season saved Billy Napier's job
Last year's breakthroughs from UCLA, Purdue, South Carolina, and Iowa State are expected to conintue in this year's poll
Stalwarts Iowa, Florida State, Auburn, Maryland, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and Nebraska fill in much of the rest of the top 25
Cincinnatti's momentum is growing and its a put up or shut up season for Scott Satterfield and the seasoned Bearcats.
North Texas slots in as again the most talented G6 team after stumbling down the stretch last year and allowing the MAC to claim their second CFP bid in two tries of the 12-team field
National semi-finalists Oklahoma State, having lost WR Corey Street and their QB who were both Heisman finalists, loses a lot of homegrown talent and does not appear in the preseason top 25
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Pre-SeasonHeisman Watch
- Drew Allar, QB, PSU, Sr
- Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr
- Kevin Concepcion, WR, NC State, Sr QB Allar, PSU
- Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So QB Kimball, NW
- Paul Prater, WR, Ohio State, Sr QB Earl Martinez Baylor
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Week 0
[23]Iowa Sate { 42 } @ { 45 } BYU
QB Olivares led a last minute drive to set ISU on the wrong foot
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[9]Notre Dame { 24 } @ { 17 } [21]Colorado
A top 10 preseason ranking and matchup in Denver with Colorado against Prime was a huge load for new coach Jeff Lebby to carry. Miss State transfer QB Jeffrey Guy led the winning drive down 17-16, hitting WR Ryan Rice to unleash a new era of Irish football
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Miami { 7 } @ { 13 } [11]Florida State
Florida State's defense was loaded as ever under Norvell
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[18]Maryland { 17 } @ { 28 } [4]Ohio State
Heisman candidate Hyatt otssed a couple 1st quarter picks that helped Maryland race out to a 17-0 lead on a Saturday night but Hyatt was dominant the rest of the game
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Illinois { 24 } @ { 20 } [22]Washington
Bert and co. took a season opening Thursday night win in Seattle as new Washington QB Thigpen was great but Illinois road a balanced offense piloted by QB Samuel Scales to a win
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Week 1
Baylor { 33 } "@
(OT)" { 30 } [18]Auburn
New Baylor QB Earl Martinez looked sharp and hit TE Blake Kieth on a 24 yard corner ruote to win it in Bryant-Denney
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[12]UCLA { 0 } @ { 40 } [3]Georgia
In a game reminiscent of past early season marquees, Georgia trounced UCLA with many backups playing
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[23]Colorado (0-1) { 10 } @ { 14 } Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech gritted out the win with running and toughness
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Washington State { 9 } @ { 14 } [21]Washington (0-1)
A late interception by WSU's QB White sealed the win for the Huskies
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[1]Alabama { 33 } @ { 27 } West Virginia (1-0)
All eyes were in Morgantown as electric Terrance James hit two bombs early to put WVU up 14-0. Bama scored 23 straight to lead 23-14 midway through the 4th, but WVU kept battling and found a way to grind out 3 straight scoring drives to take a 27-23 lead. Bama QB Lionel Robibson, replacing last year's starter Packard, got the team moving again hitting Tim Buck for a 42 yard strike then helping ice the game on a field goal late
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[11]Notre Dame (1-0) { 16 } @ { 23 } Wisconsin (1-0)
Emmett Kuykendall's playatiction TD late sealed a huge win in a put up or shut up third year for Luke Fickell
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Abilene Christian upsets Texas Tech as Red Raider program continues to struggle
Ohio upsets Nebraska who was a B1G and CFP contender last season
Charlotte upsets Ole Miss as grumbling begins in Oxford
Rice upsets LSU as rumors begin that Brian Kelly may be washed up after the '24 title
UMass beats Rutgers who contended for the CFP last year
Brian Newberry drops a game to Bowling Green in his Arizona State debut
Likewise Mike Shanahan III is also dissapointed in a loss to Eastern Mich at home for Boston College
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Week 2
Iowa State (0-1) { 34 } @ { 35 } [15]Iowa (1-0)
Heisman finalest Travis Agee was back at Quarterback for ISU and it was another classic back and forth rivalry ended with Randle Dayson's late TD to Jams Segura on a 4th-and-goal from the 5 pass
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[10]Oklahoma (1-0) { 24 } @ { 10 } [7]Michigan (1-0)
OU with their new coach avenged a home loss to the Wolverines in '25 with a long drive and a pick 6 in the 4th as Eric Morris got to 2-0
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[3]Ohio State (2-0) { 42 } @ { 14 } [2]Texas (1-0)
Hyatt established himself as the clear #1 Heisman leader with a 28-44-437-6-1 evisceration of the Honrs
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Davidson stuns #18 South Carolina
Ohio makes inroads on a third straight MAC CFP bid with their second straight power 5 win at Syracuse
Duke takes down struggling Notre Dame
Delaware bursts onto the scene in their second transition year beating Temple
Southern Miss upsets Auburn, who fires Hugh Freeze
Wyoming upsets Kansas State as the program continues to stagnate after the loss of OC Colin Klien two years previous
Ole Miss upsets #15 USC
E Tennessee State takes down North Carolina. Mac Brown announces he will retire at season's end
Week 3
[12]Texas A&M (2-0) { 14 } @ { 52 } [23]Baylor (2-0)
QB Earl Martinez proved the Big XII wasn't dead in a dominating performance in JerryWorld, stunning Mike Elko's squad and putting Baylor as an early Big XII favorite
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[18]Missouri (2-0) { 7 } @ { 40 } [9]Illinois (3-0)
Experienced RB Stackhouse continued a day of doldrums for Mizzou as Bert's team got off to its best start in since '22
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Miami, OH (0-2) { 42 } @ { 25 } [17]Cincinnati (1-0)
In one of the more stunning upsets in the rivalries history, 0-2 Miami began to look like a CFP contender again (they made the field the year before) as QB Rogers was 16-26-295-4-0
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Buffalo (0-2) { 26 } @ { 27 } [8]Penn State (1-0)
Drew Allar hadd to rally a last minute drive to lead PSU to a tense home win sure to cost them in the polls
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Georgia Southern upsets Houston
In a barely upset, Connecticut takes down North Carolina
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Week 4
[17]Maryland (2-1) { 23 } @ { 48 } [13]Northwestern (3-0)
QB Kimball, having brought Northwestern back into national prominence under David Bruan, kicked his dark horse Heisman campaign into high gear with a 26-34-405-6-0 performance
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[6]Illinois (4-0) { 27 } @ { 21 } [18]UCLA (2-1)
QB Shaun Scales and an efficient Illini short passing attack had the Illini rolling like Bielema's Badger teams of old leading 27-7 late
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[1]Ohio State (4-0) { 20 } @ { 10 } USC (1-1)
Mark Sanchez's son Sean was benched at QB at halftime as OSU survived a rough performance from QB Hyatt
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[10]Penn State (2-0) { 34 } @ { 17 } [11]Iowa (3-0)
PSU RB McDonaugh rushed for a solid 111 as James Franklin's crew looked ready to reclaim the #3 B1G mantle
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West Virginia (3-1) { 41 } "@
(2OT)" { 38 } [24]]Utah (3-0)
Kyle Whittingham seemed to be losing his grip at Utah and an early season home loss to WVU despite a steady performance from QB James continued that trend
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Rutgers (2-1) { 30 } @ { 27 } [8]Wisconsin (3-0)
Fickell's put up or shut up tour hit a road block in the form of Rutgers RB Chad Hardwick. A playacton throw from longtime QB Daniel Thurman to WR David Adkins put Rutgers up 30-20 midway through the 4th and they held on from there
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Houston stuns Notre Dame in NRG week after their own loss to Georgia Southern
James Madison beats Virginia Tech at home
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Week 5
[6]Clemson (3-0) { 27 } @ { 10 } [9]Florida (3-0)
Clemson QB Grant burst them back into the scene in a showdown between two coaches under much scrutiny. Florida made the CFP in '24; Dabo is testing the limits of his national title goodwill after two straight .500 seasons
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[24]LSU (3-1) { 13 } @ { 8 } [12]Kentucky (4-0)
LSU's DE Garray got the safety to seal the win in Lexington
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[15]Texas (2-1) { 17 } @ { 14 } [8]Oklahoma (4-0)
Two bombs over the top by QB Ray Martino were enough to win a game with two of the most talented defenses in CFB
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[18]Wisconsin (3-1) { 37 } @ { 17 } [17]Oregon (3-1)
Two coaches on the hot seat collided in a raucous late afternoon in Autzen. Despite Oregon playing liek the Wisconsin of old and Coburn rushing for 144 yards, drives stalled at midfield and Wisconsin was hyper efficient in a big win Fickell win
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[11]Baylor (4-0) { 10 } @ { 55 } [19]UCF (3-0)
Fox took the opportunity to put Big Noon in Orlando for an unbeatens Big XII bash. Three players rushed for at least 60 yards in a Bonanza
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Nebraska (2-2) { 20 } @ { 16 } [13]Michigan (3-1)
Nebraska took advantage of great return play to stun Michigan with 13 unanswered points as Matt Rhule looked to stave off the grumbling in year 3 with many in the fanbase not wanting to exercise as much patience as the had with Scott Frost
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[22]Louisville (3-0) { 20 } @ { 39 } Washington State (2-2)
QB White performed admirably in an excited Palouse as Jeff Brohm's best squad since '23 went dwon
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East Carolina bests a struggling UNC program; Mack Brown agrees to retire at season' end at 0-4
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Week 6
[19]Floridaa (4-1) { 17 } vs { 12 } [3]Georgia (4-0)
Napier's bounceback seemed on track, picking off QB Gunderson twice and hanging on in the 4th
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[1]Ohio State (5-0) { 17 } @ { 9 } [16]Maryland (3-2)
Hyatt was quiet as Ohio State played ball control against and overmatched D
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[4]Penn State (4-0) { 0 } @ { 26 } [23]Michigan (3-2)
Yet another promising September met a brutal October reality as Michigan's offense played mistake free and Drew Allar couldn't move the ball all the sudden
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[7]Florida State (4-0) { 22 } @ { 8 } [25]Missisippi State (3-2)
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[14]Washington (3-1) { 3 } @ { 21 } [10]Northwestern (4-0)
Kimball struggled in the rain throwing 2 picks but WR Vu's 6-142-2 carried th Cats
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[20]Tennessee (4-1) { 14 } @ { 34 } Auburn (2-2)
Trent Bray got a signature early win behind WR Morales's 6-109 performance
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Oregon (3-2) { 18 } @ { 7 } [6]Illinois (5-0)
Lanning's defense put on a vintage perofrmance and Oregon's offense played ball control with WR Neal coming up with key catches to end the early momentum for Bilema's crew
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Kansas (3-2) { 23 } @ { 14 } [22]West Virginia (5-1)
The hype on Lance Leipold has quieted similar to Matt Campell but many took notice of his defense picking off Damien James 6 times in a big road win
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Tulsa fires Tom Herman
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Week 7
Unbeatens | | | #1 Ohio State, #2 Alabama, bounceback for #3 Clemson, Curt Cignetti the national story for #4 Indiana, #5 Northwestern with second straight season in limelight, bounceback for #6 Florida State, #8 UCF rewarded for sticking with coach, #22 TCU
1-loss | | | #7 Texas, #9 Wisconsin in do or die CFP year for FIckell, #10 Georgia, #11 Penn State in crucial year for Franklin, #12 Illinois, #13 Florida in a CFP-or-bust year for Napier, #16 Baylor, #17 Oklahoma, #18 Oregon State with new coach, #19 Oregon
2-loss | | | #14 Michigan, #15 UCLA, #21 Oregon coming off big wins
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Heisman Contenders
- Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr
- Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So
- Kevin Concepcion, WR, NC State, Sr | Kimball, QB, Northwestern
| NR WR Johnny Vu, Northwestern
NR Earl Martinez, QB, Baylor
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[5]Northwestern (5-0) { 21 } @ { 40 } [4]Indiana (5-0)
Two underheraled programs with coaches coming into their own collided as Big Noon came to Bloomington for the first time. IU QB Roman and WR Cross eviscerated Northwestern and led them to the first 6-0 start in nearly 100 years
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[9]Wisconsin (5-1) { 20 } @ { 17 } [11]Penn State (4-1)
Veteran QBs Kuykendall and Allar battled it out with Allar coming to late life but unable to move the ball enough to win as a hundry Badger team under a warming seat with Fickell grabbed a key win
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[6]Florida State (5-0) { 28 } @ { 47 } [7]Texas (4-1)
Martino seized control of the Heisman race by carving up Norvell's defense
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[13]Florida (5-1) { 17 } @ { 24 } Arkansas (2-3)
Theodore Longira's late pick 6 led Arkansas and Bryan Harsin a stunning win
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[12]Illinois (5-1) { 10 } @ { 31 } Michigan State (4-2)
RB Ahmad Williford took over in the fourth with two TDs as MSU pulled away to hand the Illini a second straight loss
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Boston College (2-4) { 34 } @ { 27 } [18]Oregon State (6-1)
Eusebio Spencer led the late game winning drive in a stunner for BC in Corvallis
[14]Michigan (4-2) { 17 } @ { 24 } USC (2-3)
USC's Ellis made just enough plays as a season on the brink for Lincoln Riley continues
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[19]LSU (5-1) { 14 } @ { 37 } Virginia (2-3)
UVA QB McCoy scored a huge win for the program with a Brett Favre like 3TD 2 INT day
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[15]UCLA (4-2) { 0 } @ { 27 } Washington (3-2)
Schmid, who won the Heisman as a rookie, didn't put up big numbers but looked solid in a win
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Week 8
[10]Baylor (5-1) { 44 } @ { 38 } [20]BYU (5-2)
Earl Martinez and co stayed one step ahead in a big win for the Bears
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[2]Alabama (6-0) { 24 } @ { 16 } [4]Clemson (6-0)
Clemson was hopping for a gameday and seemed to be 'back' but Roderick Packard's 71 yard deep strike to Tandre Buck helped Bama get a solid win
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[6]Wisconsin (6-1) { 26 } @ { 24 } [11]Illinois (5-2)
Illinois trailed throughout only to put together two dominant drives from QB Lynn Blackburn with TE Jerry Torres getting two TD drives only for a charmed season to continue for the Badgers as Kukyendall and Wiscy's charmed season continued with a 1 minute drive to a 30 yard game winner from K Robert Moody
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[17]Oregon (5-2) { 31 } @ { 41 } [16]Michigan State (5-2)
Hall scored a couple garbage time TDs but QB Sander and RB Williford led a very balanced offense for Jonathan smith's crew
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[14]TCU (5-0) { 10 } @ { 27 } [8]UCF (6-0)
The talent all over the field shone in the biggest unbeaten showdown in the post OU-TX era for the Big XII for UCF as a true national spotlight team for Malzhan and co
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UCLA (4-3) { 23 } @ { 20 } [1]Ohio State (7-0)
QB Roper led UCLA on an epic fourth quarter comeback out of nowhere in the Horseshoe, hitting Maynard Andrade for the game winning strike. After the game Chip Kelly was given an extension
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Sacramento State upsets Cal
Incarnate Word beats SMU
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Week 9
[17] Ole Miss (5-2) { 20 } @ (OT) { 23 } [10]Clemson (6-1)
John Beasley and Demarcus Beaver unleashed a powerful running attack as Clemson's revival topped Ole Miss's potential one (the Rebels had struggled thus far in the expanded SEC)
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[8]Oklahoma (6-1)' { 7 } @ { 39 } [16]Florida (6-2)
The Swamp was not kind to Eric Morris's crew as successful as they'd been to date
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[22]Auburn (5-2) { 13 } @ { 14 } [14]Florida State (6-1)
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[15]Washington (5-2) { 7 } @ { 27 } [13]Michigan State (6-2)
MSU's streak of solid Williford running games and defense continued in another gritty B1G win
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[23]Maryland (4-4) { 10 } @ { 14 } [18]UCLA (5-3)
The extension for Kelly paid off
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[7]UCF (7-0) { 37 } "@
(OT)" { 38 } Colorado (4-3)
Gill performed admirably but Price and Colorado kept up...a missed XP in OT made the difference as the Big XII lost its best hope at an at large bid
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[5]Wisconsin (7-1) { 21 } @ { 42 } Miami (2-6)
With perhaps his job on the line Mario Cristoball delivered a massive win against a coach under similar pressure up to this point having that bounceback season, with QB Oates rifling three TD drives in the fourth to ice it
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[2]Indiana (7-0) { 21 } @ { 41 } [9]Penn State (5-2)
Drew Allar carved up a Hoosier offense that seemed overmatched in a white out crowd with IU's highest ranking ever
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Week 10
Initial CFP Rankings |
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0) | SEC co-L | Georgia already has a loss but the Tide and Dawgs appear to be on a collision course once again
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) | B1G co-L |
3 Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) | SEC -1 |
4 Texas Longhorns (6-1) | SEC co-L |
5 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2) | |
6 Clemson Tigers (7-1) | SEC -1 |
7 Indiana Hoosiers (7-1) | B1G co-L |
8 Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) | |
9 Florida State Seminoles (7-1) | SEC -1 |
10 Michigan State Spartans (7-2) | B1G co-L |
11 Florida Gators (7-2) | SEC -1 |
12 Baylor Bears (7-1) | XII co-L | The Bears loss has significantly weakened the Big XII's at large chances after may hoped they'd be better
13 Northwestern Wildcats (7-1) | B1G co-L |
14 Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) | |
15 UCLA Bruins (6-3) | |
16 UCF Knights (7-1) | XII co-L |
17 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-3) | |
18 Arizona Wildcats (7-1) | XII co-L |
19 Michigan Wolverines (5-4) | |
20 Duke Blue Devils (6-2) | ACC co-L |
21 Ole Miss Rebels (5-3) | |
22 Washington Huskies (5-3) | |
24 North Carolina State Wolfpack (7-2) | ACC co-L |
25 Colorado Buffaloes (5-3) | XII co-L |
Virginia Tech (5-3) | ACC -1 |
Auburn (5-3) SEC -1 | The Tigers have looked shaky but still control their own SECCG destiny
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Heisman Race heading into stretch
1 Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr | Martino's heroics and poise have him in the drivers' seat
2 Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So | It's a two-man race between Hyatt and Martino down the stretch
3 Kimball, QB, Northwestern |
4 QB Packard, Bama | Packard's steady play has him as a fallback option especially if Bama goes unbeaten
5 Earl Martinez, QB, Baylor | The embarrsing loss hurts Martinez greatly
Dropped Out:
WR Johnny Vu, Northwestern
Kevin Concepcion, WR, NC State, Sr
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[11]Florida (7-2) { 10 } @ { 16 } [1]Alabama (8-0)
Packard had an efficient but low scoring day in a rainy afternoon at Bryant-Denny
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[6]Clemson (7-1) { 10 } @ { 23 } [9]Florida State (7-1)
FSU's defense got a big old ACC rivalry win to leave them in the thick of the SEC race
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[2]Ohio State (7-1) { 24 } @ { 10 } [8]Wisconsin (7-2)
Wisconsin struggled to move the ball against Jim Knowles and OSU pulled away late with a Hyatt deep ball to Paul Prater
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[12]Baylor (7-1) { 24 } @ { 31 } Arizona State (3-5)
Two late TD drives stunned Kimble and Martinez having a great day to stun Baylor
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[14]Oklahoma (6-2) { 3 } @ { 26 } LSU (5-3)
LSU's defense was epic which helped the Tigers back into the CFP race
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[18]Arizona (7-1) { 3 } @ { 28 } Texas Tech (1-7)
Tech stunned Arizona in a shocking result
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Nebraska (4-4) { 29 } @ { 19 } [15]UCLA (6-3)
QB Latimer led two late drives for an embattled Nebraska program to beat embattled coach Kelly
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Week 11
1 - Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0) | SEC co-L |
2 - Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) | B1G co-L |
3 - Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) | SEC -1 |
4 - Texas Longhorns (7-1) | SEC co-L |
5 - Indiana Hoosiers (8-1) | B1G co-L |
6 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (7-2) | |
7 -1 Florida State Seminoles (8-1) | SEC -1 |
8 2 Northwestern Wildcats (8-1) | B1G co-L |
9 5 Michigan State Spartans (7-2) | B1G co-L |
10 1 Clemson Tigers (7-2) | |
11 -4 Baylor Bears (7-2) | |
12 1 UCF Knights (7-1) | XII co-L |
13 4 Wisconsin Badgers (7-3) | |
14 -5 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-3) | |
15 3 UCLA Bruins (6-4) | |
16 - Florida Gators (7-3) | |
17 -5 Duke Blue Devils (7-2) | ACC co-L | Duke stays atop the conference despite dropping in the ranks
18 3 Oklahoma Sooners (6-3) | |
19 -4 Michigan Wolverines (5-4) | |
20 - Arizona Wildcats (7-2) | |
21 -2 Colorado Buffaloes (6-3) | XII co-L | Despite the loss the Buffs still were a co-leader in the Big XII
22 NR Purdue Boilermakers (5-4) | |
23 NR Army Black Knights (8-2) | | Army emerged as the leader in the G6 clubhouse
24 NR Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-4) | |
Virginia Tech (6-3) | ACC co-L | Still with no CFP top 25 love the Hokies and Wolfpack are on track for a title
NC State (7-2) | ACC co-L |
Auburn (6-3) | SEC co-L |
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Heisman Race heading into stretch
1 - Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr |
2 - Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So |
3 - Gino Kimball, QB, Northwestern |
4 - QB Packard, Bama |
5 NR WR Johnny Vu, Northwestern |
Dropped Out:
Earl Martinez, QB, Baylor
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[10]Clemson (7-2) { 0 } @ { 50 } [3]Georgia (8-1)
UGA's dominant win put Clemson back in their place
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[8]Northwestern (8-1) { 14 } @ { 29 } [2]Ohio State (8-1)
It would be an elimination game for the B1G championship in Columbus. Kimball put up a good fight but Hyatt was patient, relying on his running game and grinding out a win
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Iowa State (4-4) { 35 } @ { 32 } [11]Baylor (7-2)
Baylor lost any hope of the CFP or Big XII title with a devestating home loss. Mitchell Hicks hit Greg Bedford on a 30 yard TD in the waning moments
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[17]Duke (7-2) { 6 } @ { 26 } Louisville (7-2)
QB Scarbrough did just enough and Louisville's D was dominant to make the ACC race wide open
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[14]Illinois (6-3) { 14 } @ { 28 } Minnesota (2-7)
WR Guy's two fourth quarter TDS helped the Gophers stunn Bert and his best CFP chance yet
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[7]Florida State (8-1) { 10 } @ { 13 } South Carolina (6-3)
Shane Beamer's team came back from the dead on a last minute drive by QB Crosby
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Week 12
1 - Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) | W10 | SEC co-L |
2 - Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) | W2 | B1G co-L |
3 - Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) | W5 | SEC -1 | Georgia remained 1 off the pace in an SECCG shaping up to be Texas-Alabama but positioned for a bye
4 - Texas Longhorns (8-1) | W7 | SEC co-L |
5 1 Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2) | W4 | B1G -1 |
6 -1 Indiana Hoosiers (9-1) | W2 | B1G co-L | IU needed only to win out to assure a CFP bid and get to its first B1G title game
7 1 Northwestern Wildcats (8-2) | L1 | B1G -1 |
8 -1 Florida State Seminoles (8-2) | L1 | | FSU's loss to South Carolina dropped them surprisingly little
9 3 UCF Knights (8-1) | W1 | XII co-L | The Knights hope to win out, make the Big XII championship, and then possibly afford a loss. A loss now could allow BYU to jump them and cost an at large bid
10 6 Florida Gators (8-3) | W1 | | The Gators are fending offa hornets nest: Michigan, OU, Clemson, and Wisconsin for the final spot at the moment
11 8 Michigan Wolverines (6-4) | W2 | |
12 6 Oklahoma Sooners (7-3) | W1 | |
13 -3 Clemson Tigers (7-3) | L2 | |
14 -1 Wisconsin Badgers (7-3) | L2 | |
15 - UCLA Bruins (6-4) | L1 | |
16 6 Purdue Boilermakers (6-4) | W3 | | With #21 Illinois and #6 Indiana on the schedule Purdue is primed for an at large bid run
17 -8 Michigan State Spartans (7-3) | L1 | B1G -1 | Purdue knocked the Spartans off the B1G pace and left them needing to win out and hope to make the CFP
18 3 Colorado Buffaloes (7-3) | W6 | Clinched | It doesn't seem like the Buffs have an at large chance so arguably they should rest starters ahead of the XII championship
19 -8 Baylor Bears (7-3) | L2 | |
20 7 Louisville Cardinals (8-2) | W4 | ACC co-L |
21 -7 Illinois Fighting Illini (6-4) | L1 | |
22 NR BYU Cougars (7-3) | W2 | XII -1 |
23 NR Ole Miss Rebels (6-4) | W1 | |
24 NR Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4) | W2 | |
25 NR South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3) | W3 | |
Dropped Out: | | |
Duke Blue Devils (7-3) | | ACC co-L |
Arizona Wildcats (7-3) | | |
Army Black Knights (8-3) | | | Army fell off the pace as the G5 of choice
Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-5) | | |
Other:
Oregon State Beavers | 8 3 | ACC co-L | The ACC has turned into a complete logjam of 2-loss teams
Boston College Eagles | 6 4 | ACC co-L |
North Carolina State Wolfpack | 7 3 | ACC co-L |
Virginia Tech Hokies | 6 4 | ACC co-L |
Washington State Cougars | 7 3 | ACC co-L |
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Heisman Race
1 - Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr | As long as the 4 teams of the top players keep winning and no one stands out, the order remains the same. Army's Franklin Roberts at QB had some whisperings but the Knights loss paralyzed his hops
2 - Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So |
3 - Gino Kimball, QB, Northwestern |
4 - QB Packard, Bama |
5 - WR Johnny Vu, Northwestern |
Dropped Out:
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[9]UCF (8-1) { 17 } @ { 21 } Kansas (4-6)
A brilliant 4th quarter kept KU in the bowl hunt and destroyed the Big XII's at large hopes
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[19]Baylor (7-3) { 30 } @ { 37 } Houston (5-5)
Baylor's season crash continued with a key loss to Houston
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[1]Alabama (10-0) { 17 } @ { 27 } LSU (6-4)
Nicholas Knox hit Freddie Ogle on a 51 yard bomb to put LSU up 13-10, then two Packard picks crippled the Tide including a Robert Garay 26 yard pick 6 as LSU hopes they can climb back into the CFP
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[6]Indiana (9-1) { 24 } @ { 23 } Nebraska (6-4)
IU QB Khaleb Roman had his Heisman moment, leading IU back from 23-3 down with two 80 yard bombs to WR Kirk Cross and then a game winning TD drive
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[20]Louisville (8-2) { 10 } @ { 21 } NC State (7-3)
It was a whirlwind week in the ACC race with last year's particpant NC State facing off with a '23 title game participant. The Cards' offense was shut down for a second straight week as the ACC race slipped out of their hands
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Tennessee (5-5) { 47 } @ (3OT) { 44 } [12]Oklahoma (7-3)
The Sooners were in prime position to get in by winning out, but lost a wild 3 OT game as QB Donald Starling and Tennessee got bowl eligible
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USC (4-6) { 17 } @ { 14 } [15]UCLA (6-4)
A win that would go a long way toward's Lincoln Riley's surprising stay for one more year also was a death knoll for Chip Kelly who was fired after the loss spelled doom for UCLA's hopes at a first CFP appearance
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[14]Wisconsin (7-3) { 3 } @ { 37 } [24]Iowa (6-4)
Wisconsin had a great chance to get in by winning out while rival Iowa would largely play spoiler. Iowa's ground game knocked Fickell out of the CFP and nearly cost him his job though the Badgers ended up showing patience
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[17]Michigan State (7-3) { 19 } @ { 43 } [11]Michigan (6-4)
MSU-Michigan was a CFP play-in game making for a raucous atmosphere. Michigan instead pounded little brother right out of the playoff and put themselves in good position coming up on The Game
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[13]Clemson (7-3) { 13 } @ { 41 } [4]Texas (9-1)
This was Clemson's chance to get into the CFP on the road after two straight losses, playing against UT's Heisman frontrunning QB. Instead Martino put some polish on the award and Clemson sunk back closer to where they've been
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Pitt stuns Boston College at home to knock Eagles out of ACC running
Georgia Tech's Fitzsimmons helps them roll over Virginia Tech to eliminate Hokies from ACC title race
Wake Forest gets bowl eligible as Diaz and Duke lose another one and end their ACC hopes
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Week 13
1 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1) 1 L1 | B1G co-L |
2 Georgia Bulldogs (10-1) 1 W3 | SEC -1 | The SEC is a three horse race between shoe-ins
3 Texas Longhorns (9-1) 1 W6 | SEC-Ldr |
4 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1) -3 W8 | SEC -1 |
5 Indiana Hoosiers (10-1) - W5 | B1G co-L |
6 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2) - W3 | B1G -1 | Northwestern and PSU both look for a win + an OSU or IU loss to get into the B1G title
7 Northwestern Wildcats (9-2) 1 W1 | B1G -1 | Northwestern and PSU both look for a win + an OSU or IU loss to get into the B1G title
8 Florida State Seminoles (9-2) -1 W1 | | FSU-Florida may be a play-in game
9 Florida Gators (8-3) 7 L1 | |
10 UCF Knights (8-2) -1 W1 | XII co-L | The chaos in the Big XII left UCF still alive in the race with their ranking surprisingly holding up
11 Michigan Wolverines (7-4) - W3 | | Michigan probably will drop with a loss and faces a msut-win vs OSU to get in
12 Illinois Fighting Illini (7-4) 9 W1 | | An Illini win over Northwestern offers no gurantees but a chance
13 Ole Miss Rebels (7-4) 10 W2 | | Ole Miss needs chaos and a big win
14 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4) 10 W3 | | Iowa is likely locked just outside the field yet again
15 Oklahoma Sooners (7-4) -3 L | | OU is hoping brand recognition and a dominant closing win can sneak them in but appears to have no good argument to get in the field
16 Clemson Tigers (7-4) -3 L | |
17 Wisconsin Badgers (7-4) -3 L | |
18 UCLA Bruins (6-5) -3 L2 | |
19 Purdue Boilermakers (6-5) -3 L1 | |
20 Michigan State Spartans (7-4) -3 L2 | |
21 Colorado Buffaloes (7-4) -3 L1 | XII co-L |
22 BYU Cougars (8-3) - W3 | XII co-L |
23 Baylor Bears (7-4) -4 L3 | |
24 Louisville Cardinals (8-3) -4 L1 | |
25 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) - W4 | |
Dropped Out: | |
None | |
Conference Races: | |
Oregon State Beavers | ACC co-L |
North Carolina State Wolfpack | ACC co-L | NC State is in with a win to play Oregon State or Washington State while a loss throws it open to the loser of that game, State, Duke, and Louisville depending on results
Washington State Cougars | ACC co-L |
Dropped out of Conference Races: | |
Boston College Eagles | |
Virginia Tech Hokies
8-2 Army, 9-2 Temple, 9-2 Utah State, and 9-2 San Jose State lead the way as the MWC and American jostle for positioning with none ranked, leading to much mystery but an assumption the American will get the nod
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Heisman Race
1 - Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr |
2 - Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So |
3 NR Kahleb Roman, QB, Indiana, Sr | With awards going to end of season, Roman, who saved the day for IU in week 12, will have plenty of opportunity to play his way to the Heisman
4 -1 Gino Kimball, QB, Northwestern |
5 - WR Johnny Vu, Northwestern |
Dropped Out:
QB Packard, Bama An abysmal performance of 4 INTs in the
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[24]Iowa (7-4) { 16 } @ { 17 } Nebraka (6-5)
The win kept some momentum going for Ruhl's program as Latimer led the Huskers on a game winning drive
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[4]Texas (10-1) { 45 } @ { 38 } Texas A&M (6-5)
Martino put his stamp on the Heisman and in keeping Texas's bye hopes alive with three straight scoring drives to end the game, hitting Karl Harr and Francis Berry on strikes before Berunde Escalante's 50 yard game winnind TD run in a raucous atmosphere
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[25]South Carolina (8-3) { 29 } @ { 24 } [13]Clemson (7-4)
Clemson played keep away late and now awaited their CFP fate
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Texas Tech (2-9) { 28 } @ { 41 } [18]Colorado (7-4)
Colorado WR Eldgridge's 7-153-2 took car of what Colorado could take care of as they awaited results from UCF and BYU to see if they'd make the XII title game
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[10]Florida (8-3) { 7 } @ { 37 } [8]Florida State (9-2)
FSU enjoyed waxing UF with a huge blowout. Napier's ranked season and '24 CFP appearance helped him hang on for one more year
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[9]UCF (9-2) { 27 } @ { 21 } Houston (6-5)
QB Gill and UCF withstood a late rally from Houston to stay alive for the title game
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[5]Penn State (9-2) { 24 } @ { 3 } [17]Michigan State (7-4)
Indiana's win kept them out of the title game, but a solid win gave PSU a claim for a bye while it eliminated the feint CFP hopes of Smith's MSU
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[12]Oklahoma (7-4) { 27 } @ { 14 } Missouri (7-4)
Reynolds had a solid day and kept OU in the mix for the CFP
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[24]Illinois (7-4) { 16 } @ { 31 } [7]Northwestern (9-2)
It was RB Burkholder, not fringe Heisman candidates Kimball and Vu, who was dominant against a solid Illinois team giving David Braun two CFP bids in 3 12-team seasons
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[11]Michigan (7-4) { 20 } @ { 28 } [2]Ohio State (10-1)
Hyatt turned it on late as Ohio State punched its ticket to the CFP and had the added satisfaction of eliminating Michigan
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[22]BYU (8-3) { 18 } @ { 15 } Utah (6-5)
BYU saved a late rally in the snow to put things down to the tiebreak in the Big XII
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NC State (8-3) { 10 } @ { 34 } Duke (7-4)
Kevin Conception tried to carry State but couldn't, with Duke capturing the victory and a chance at the ACC title game
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Oregon State (8-3) { 17 } @ { 27 } Washington State (8-3)
The Palouse home advantage was key in a 27-17 win with WSU's White with a game for the ages as RB Spalding continued the running tradition at OSU with 107 yards
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Rival San Diego State upsets San JOse State while Utah State beats Boise, giving SOS advantage to AAC teams
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Champ Week
1 - Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) W4 | B1G CG |
2 1 Texas Longhorns (11-1) W9 | SEC CG |
3 -1 Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) W7 | Atl-1 |
4 - Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) W1 | SEC CG |
5 1 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) W6 | Atl-3 |
6 -1 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) W4 | B1G CG | The two big title games are just for seeding with the 9 Power 2 playoff participants already known, or so IU hopes
7 1 Florida State Seminoles (10-2) W2 | Atl-5 |
8 -1 Northwestern Wildcats (10-2) W2 | Atl-6 |
9 7 Clemson Tigers (8-4) W1 | Atl-7 |
10 1 Oklahoma Sooners (8-4) W1 | Bubble | OU has to hope Indiana somehow sinks past it with a loss which is unlikely
11 11 BYU Cougars (9-3) W4 | XII CG |
12 5 Wisconsin Badgers (8-4) W1 | |
13 - Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) W3 | |
14 -5 Florida Gators (8-4) L1 | |
15 NR LSU Tigers (8-4) W2 | |
16 -5 Michigan Wolverines (7-5) L1 | |
17 -7 UCF Knights (9-3) L1 | |
18 NR Iowa State Cyclones (8-4) W5 | |
19 NR Washington State Cougars (9-3) W6 | ACC CG |
20 NR Arizona Wildcats (9-3) W2 | |
21 NR Army Black Knights (10-2) W6 | A CG |
22 NR Temple Owls (10-2) W9 | A CG |
23 -2 Colorado Buffaloes (8-4) W1 | XII CG |
24 NR Utah State Aggies (10-2) W5 | MWC CG | USU seems locked out of the title as San Jose State's earlier loss ensured the American finalists passed both of them up in the pecking order
25 NR TCU Horned Frogs (9-3) W4 | |
NR Duke (8-4) | ACC CG |
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Heisman Race | It was the first season in which the awards would happen after the postseason
1 - Ray Martino, QB, Texas, Sr | Martino had a lockhold on the Heisman heading down the stretch
2 - Floyd Hyatt, QB, Ohio State, So |
3 - Kahleb Roman, QB, Indiana, Sr |
4 - Gino Kimball, QB, Northwestern |
5 - WR Johnny Vu, Northwestern |
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[23]Colorado (8-4) { 33 } @ { 27 } [11]BYU (9-3)
Colorado's Robert Price put some space between his team and BYU with a 71 yard strike to Jose Garrison giving Prime his first Big XII title
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[4]Alabama (11-1) { 28 } @ { 21 } [2]Texas (11-1)
Despite a great game from Ray Martino it was Rockrick Packard hitting up two TDs in the last 3 minutes to lead Bama back for a stunning win
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[22]Temple (10-2) { 28 } @ { 13 } [21]Army (9-2)
Temple RB Paul Rhodes iced the Owls greatest ever football moment by punching in the icing TD
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Duke (8-4) { 7 } @ { 36 } [19]Washington State (9-3)
WSU left no doubt about an ACC CHampion (if it was Duke) getting jumped by Utah State with a dominant performance
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[1]Ohio State (11-1) { 7 } @ { 20 } [6]Indiana (11-1)
Hyatt threw two late picks as IU's wunderkind DC led them to their first ever outright B1G title and first of any kind since 1968 in a court storming moment for the squad
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Final CFP
1 3 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) | SEC Champ | #1 Seed, Bye
2 4 Indiana Hoosiers (12-1) | B1G Champ | #2 Seed, Bye
3 - Georgia Bulldogs (11-1) | At Large 1 | #3 Seed, Bye
4 -3 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2) | At Large 2 | #4 Seed, Bye | OSU hangs onto a bye despite loss
5 - Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) | At Large 3 | 5-seed vs 12-seed Colorado
6 -4 Texas Longhorns (10-2) | At Large 4 | 6-seed vs 11-seed Temple | Texas's punishment for losing to Bama is to fall to hosting a dangerous Temple team in round 1
7 - Florida State Seminoles (10-2) | At Large 5 | 7-seed vs 10-seed Clemson | Hosting old conference foe
8 - Northwestern Wildcats (10-2) | At Large 6 | 8-seed vs 9-seed WSU | Two underheralded programs to square off
9 10 Washington State Cougars (10-3) | ACC Champ | 9-seed @ 8-seed NW
10 -1 Clemson Tigers (8-4) | Last Team In | 10-seed @ 7-seed FSU
11 -1 Oklahoma Sooners (8-4) | First Team Out | Sugar vs #18 Utah State | Left out of playoff as expected in dissapointing end to promising season for Eric Morris's team
12 10 Temple Owls (11-2) | AAC Champ | 11-seed '@ 6-seed Temple
13 - Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) | | Orange vs Nebraska (7-5)
14 -2 Wisconsin Badgers (8-4) | | Rose vs #22 BYU is a good selling point for the season for Fickell
15 8 Colorado Buffaloes (9-4) | XII Champ | 12-seed @ 5-seed PSU | Deion gets his shot against beatable PSU team
16 -2 Florida Gators (8-4) | | Cotton vs #19 Michigan
17 -2 LSU Tigers (8-4) | | Fiesta vs Louisville (8-4)
18 6 Utah State Aggies (11-2) | | Sugar vs #11 Oklahoma was a nice consolation prize for missing the CFP
19 -3 Michigan Wolverines (7-5) | | Cotton vs #16 Florida
20 -3 UCF Knights (9-3) | | Holiday vs Duke (8-5)
21 -3 Iowa State Cyclones (8-4) | | Pinstripe vs Georgia Tech (7-5)
22 -11 BYU Cougars (9-4) | | Rose vs #14 Wisconsin
23 -3 Arizona Wildcats (9-3) | | Peach vs #25 Illinois
24 1 TCU Horned Frogs (9-3) | | Alamo vs Purdue (6-6)
25 NR Illinois Fighting Illini (7-5) | | Peach vs #23 Arizona
Dropped Out:
Army Black Knights (10-2) Gasparilla vs Pitt (6-6)
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