With just two games left in the regular season, it is time for teams to make a final push. Some teams have already exceeded expectations and want to put a cherry on top, others are trying to find a way to piece things together. After this week, it is now clear to see who is pushing for the playoff, who is trying to scrape together enough to make a bowl game, and how they can get there.

On the path to the Playoff

Alabama

At 10-0 and never playing a game closer than 22 points, Alabama is as sure of a bet as anyone to make the playoff. Alabama took down Mississippi State 24-0 (it should have been 24-7, but there was a very bad overturned touchdown that went against Mississippi State) in their last game. Alabama held Mississippi State to just 52 rushing yards and less than two per carry. Alabama’s defense had five sacks on the day as well. What is a bit of a concern is that Tua Tagovailoa left the game with a knee injury. While the severity of the injury is unknown, Alabama could be in trouble as Jalen Hurts is also injured. Third string quarterback Mac Jones entered the game and went 3/6 passing with -1 passing yards (very interesting number). With Tua and Hurts banged up, Alabama will look much more human with Jones at quarterback. Alabama has two remaining regular season games. Those game are at home against The Citadel, and at home against Auburn. Neither of those games should pose a remote threat to them. The challenge for Alabama will be their matchup with Georgia in the SEC Championship. Alabama has a very small chance to lose either regular season game, and they should make the playoff if they win the SEC Championship game, or they might still make it with some help if they lose. Alabama is basically the biggest guarantee to make the playoff there is and I do not see anyone, except perhaps Georgia, posing a threat to them in the way there.

Georgia

After a 27-10 win over Auburn on Saturday, Georgia sits at 9-1 on the season. Georgia allowed just 4.6 yards per pass attempt on defense, shutting down Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham. On offense, Jake Fromm was efficient throwing the ball as he threw for two touchdowns. The real star of the show though was D’Andre Swift. Swift ran for 186 yards on just 17 carries with a touchdown. Swift set his career high in rushing yards for the second week in a row, and seems to finally be breaking out like many people expected before the season. Elijah Holyfield was also there with support as he racked up 93 rushing yards of his own. While the loss to LSU earlier this season will not be forgotten in the rankings, it does seem like this is a new and improved Georgia team since that game happened. Georgia finishes off the regular season with two home games against Massachusetts and Georgia Tech. Those two games should be easy wins. What will not be an easy win is the SEC Championship game against Alabama. Georgia will need to play near perfectly to win that game, but I still have faith in the team I predicted to win the National Title before the season started. Georgia will have to win out to make the playoff, and while the deck may be stacked against them, there is still a chance.

Michigan

After their opening loss to Notre Dame, Michigan is now 9-1 on the season. Michigan’s most recent game was a 42-7 victory over Rutgers. Shea Patterson threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns while running back Karan Higdon put in two rushing touchdowns. Michigan also did well with their pass defense. They held Rutgers to a 45% completion percentage and just 2.9 yards per attempt. Michigan has a home game against Indiana next week that they are highly likely to win before their showdown at Ohio State. If they win against Ohio State, they will have a rematch against Northwestern in the Big 10 Championship. With the fact that they lost to a good team, and their performance since the loss, Michigan was the highest ranked one loss team by the playoff committee last week. Their game against Ohio State will be a challenge, but if they win that then the Big 10 Championship, they should be in the playoff. I like Michigan’s chances against Ohio State, but their path to the playoff will not be an easy one. Even Northwestern, when Michigan played them earlier, needed a comeback from Michigan for them to win.

Ohio State

While their recent performances may not suggest this, Ohio State still has an outside shot at the playoff. With a 29 point loss to Purdue on their record, the margin of error becomes extremely slim. Ohio State might be back to their form before that game, as they did have a pretty impressive 26-6 win over Michigan State on Saturday. Dwayne Haskins put up a respectable 227 yards and a touchdown through the air. In the run game, Ohio State was led by 104 yards from Mike Weber. While they played against a team that has struggled offensively, it is always impressive to not give up a touchdown. Next week Ohio State plays at Maryland, which should not be much of a challenge, but I also did not think Nebraska or Minnesota should have been a challenge for Ohio State and I was wrong. What will definitely be a challenge is their season finally against Michigan. This game will decide the Big 10 East and fully eliminate one of the teams from playoff contention. Ohio State will need to win out the rest of the season to make the playoff. On top of winning out, it is likely they will need other teams to lose as well, like Oklahoma or maybe even Washington State. Ohio State’s playoff chances are not dead, but they are on life support. Also Michigan State had three different players on their defense have 10 or more total tackles and I feel like I should have mentioned that.

Clemson

At 10-0, Clemson is also a team that is a near lock for the playoff. Their most recent win over Boston College clinched the ACC Atlantic. This game was a slightly ugly win for Clemson, but their defense completely shut down Boston College’s offense. Clemson held Boston College to just 2.5 yards per play, and held their star running back AJ Dillon to just 39 rushing yards. Clemson did not allow an offensive touchdown. While the injury to Boston College quarterback Anthony Brown on the first drive that took out for the game was bad for Boston College, I doubt this game would have been much closer with him in. On offense, Trevor Lawrence did well at quarterback except for a couple of poor decisions. Travis Etienne has just 78 rushing yards, but it was on only 11 carries. Clemson has two regular season games left against Duke and South Carolina. Both of those games are at home. While Clemson has clinched their spot in the ACC Championship game, their opponent is still undetermined. It is likely they will play against Pittsburgh, who is not outstanding, but has beaten Clemson recently and is a team always ready to snag upset wins. Clemson needs to win those three games and they will be in. A loss before the ACC Championship will not totally derail their playoff hopes, but it will make them quite a bit tougher to achieve. All in all, I can pretty confidently say Clemson will be in the playoff.

Washington State

Washington State has been one of the surprise teams this season in college football. At 9-1, the Cougars far exceeded expectations, as many people thought they would struggle to make a bowl game. In what I thought would be a tough win, Washington State won comfortably at Colorado 31-7. Washington State put up a season high 131 rushing yards (it is crazy that that is their season high). Gardner Minshew threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns. Dezmon Patmon led all receivers with 103 receiving yards. Their defense held strong after allowing an early touchdown. This team has committed to beating teams in short passing game, and nobody has been able to stop it. Washington State finishes off the season with two games at home. First, they play Arizona who does not have the best record, but will not be an easy out and beat Washington State last year. Their last game of the season will be the Apple Cup against Washington. The Cougars have lost five straight games to Washington, and Washington is still a very talented and pretty good team. Finishing the regular season undefeated will be no simple task. If they win those two games, they will then have the Pac 12 Championship game against an opponent that has not been decided yet. On top of winning out, Washington State probably needs other contending teams to fall along the way as well due to them playing in a weaker conference. This cinderella team has not seen the clock strike midnight yet, but it is getting close. At the very least, if they find a way to make the Rose Bowl, it will still be a wildly successful season.

Oklahoma

Although their last two games have not been pretty, Oklahoma is still 9-1 and in position to make the Big 12 Championship and contend for the playoff. Their most recent game against Oklahoma State was a shootout that they were able to win 48-47 after Oklahoma State missed a two point conversion with a minute left (I still think that was definitely the right call to go for two). Their offense shined with Kyler Murray putting in 415 yards of total offense. Kennedy Brooks had 165 rushing yards and three touchdowns while Trey Sermon had 124 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Hollywood Brown had 142 receiving yards of his own. Their offensive success was only countered by their defensive woes. Oklahoma allowed 640 yards of total offense in this game in addition to 47 points. Oklahoma allowed 7.4 yards per play in this game as well (I feel like that is bad but I am not totally sure). It appeared at first that their defense had improved after the firing of defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, but that is not the case right now. Their lack of defense just makes it hard to trust them in big games. Their remaining schedule consists of playing Kansas at home, which will be a walkthrough, then finishing off the regular season at West Virginia. If they win both of those games, they will need to win the Big 12 Championship game against either West Virginia or Texas. That game will be a tough one.

West Virginia

West Virginia sits at 9-1 after a blowout win over TCU on Saturday by a score of 47-10. Will Grier led the offense with 343 passing yards, but a pleasant surprise was their defense. While TCU’s offense has been sputtering all season, West Virginia’s defense has done the same. West Virginia held TCU to -2 rushing yards, and just 227 total yards. The top performer on defense was linebacker David Long who had three sacks and six total tackles. With the level of talent on their offense, their defense playing like this will make it hard for them to not compete in every game. Next week, West Virginia travels to Oklahoma State which will be tough out based on how Oklahoma State has played recently. The biggest game left will be their season ending matchup at home with Oklahoma. This game will cement West Virginia as a playoff contender if they win, and if they win the Big 12 Championship, can put them in the playoff. If West Virginia wins out, they still will likely need the help of other teams losing in order to make the playoff.

Notre Dame

As one of the four remaining undefeated teams, Notre Dame is pretty close to a lock for the playoff. In their most recent action, they beat Florida State 42-13 without their starting quarterback. With Ian Book out at quarterback, the offense relied more on the run game and it was definitely successful as Dexter Williams ran for 202 yards. Brandon Wimbush’s limitations throwing the ball downfield were countered by his ability running the ball, as he had 68 rushing yards. On defense, they held Florida State to just 4.5 yards per pass attempt. Florida State struggled to get anywhere on offense. What has surprised me the most about Notre Dame is the very solid play of their offensive line after losing two players last year who top 10 draft picks, then losing Alex Bars due to injury early in the season. The fact that the offensive line is still playing well shows that there is some elite coaching being done at Notre Dame. Notre Dame plays Syracuse at Yankee Stadium this coming week before finishing the season off at USC. Those games, especially the Syracuse game, will be tough but Notre Dame should expect to win both. If they win out, there is no way they miss the playoff. If they drop one game, it is still possible they make the playoff, but it will be difficult. I will be very surprised if this team is not in the playoff at the end of the season.

UCF

UCF is 9-0 and has won 22 straight games. All of those things are nice, but I will cut to the chase. UCF has basically no chance of making the playoff. Their strength of schedule hovers in the 120 range, and they have played three conference games decided by less than 12 or fewer points against teams who have a combined record of 14-16. Those are things that do not look good to the playoff committee. UCF also will play their toughest two opponents all year (I guess Pittsburgh would beat South Florida actually) to end the regular season and then the AAC Championship. It is not guaranteed that they do, but if they win all of those games, the playoff is not a guarantee. They probably will need just about every team I previously listed to drop at least one more game. UCF is a good team that will likely make a NY6 Bowl. The thing is, they need to be willing to schedule more power conference opponents, and not make them play a home and home. They need to be willing to go play other teams at their place in non-conference play. While games getting cancelled due to a hurricane is not their fault and an all around bad situation, they also need to be willing to schedule in substitute opponents to make up for the lost game. It is possible for a team like UCF to make the playoff (very unlikely but possible), but they need to be willing to take on more of a challenging schedule.

On the path to Bowl Eligibility

As there are quite a few teams on this path, I just highlighted some of the more interesting cases.

Florida State

This season has been a complete disaster for Florida State. After their loss to Notre Dame, the Seminoles are now 4-6 on the season. Their offensive line has been devastated with injuries and it shows with how incompetent the unit is. I also think that after underperforming and seeing his backup have success, Deondre Frnacois’s starting job at quarterback should be called into question. Overall, the team is just playing below their talent level. I think they may have buyers remorse when it comes to hiring Willie Taggart as well. In order to make a bowl, they will have to win both of their remaining games that are at home against Boston College, then the season finale against Florida. Both of those teams are currently ranked. It will be quite hard for Florida State to keep their bowl streak alive.

Virginia Tech

Another bowl streak that seems like it might be coming to an end is Virginia Tech’s. The Hokies are 4-5 right now and just got destroyed by Pittsburgh. Next week is a home game against Miami followed by their rivalry game against Virginia at home. Both of those games are winnable, but Virginia Tech needs to win both of them. That will not be easy. While Virginia Tech does have a winning streak against Virginia, this is the best Virginia team in recent memory. Virginia Tech has had a tough season as they have dealt with an injury at quarterback and quite a bit of attrition on defense. While they may be having a down year, I still have faith in head coach Justin Fuente. That being said, I find it highly unlikely their bowl streak continues.

Miami

After starting off the season 5-1, Miami has lost four games in a row. This team has seemingly lost focus, and I hate to say it but Mark Richt may have lost control of the locker room (had to say it). Three of their four consecutive losses have been one score games as well. It is just disappointing seeing where this team was a year ago and seeing where it is now. They have no real solid play at quarterback (Kelly Bryant has is supposed to visit Miami this week, and he will be much better than either option they have right now). Their offense as a whole has just fallen apart. They have only put up 15 points per game in these losses. In their games prior to that, they put up 49 points per game (43 if you discount their 77 point game against FCS Savannah State). The loss of star receiver Ahmmon Richards to injury is a factor here, but there are other talented players on this team. Miami’s last two games are at Virginia Tech before finishing off the season at home against Pittsburgh. They need to win one of those two games. I really think it is possible they drop both of them, but it is kind of a 50/50 shot at them going to a bowl in my opinion.

Baylor

Baylor fell short against Iowa State on Saturday, and they are now 5-5 on the season. After taking a dirty hit in the fourth quarter, quarterback Charlie Brewer was ejected for arguing with a referee, stunting any Baylor hopes for a comeback in a 28-14 loss. Brewer completed 72% of his passes and was also Baylor’s leading rusher on the day. While a 5-5 record right now may be frustrating, Baylor did go 1-11 last season and had a roster that was completely decimated. This team had an extremely tough rebuild and head coach Matt Rhule has done a very good job with the team so far. Baylor plays TCU at home next week, before playing Texas Tech in Dallas. While neither game will be an easy win, I think they can pull off one of those games.

TCU

At 4-6, TCU is on the verge of missing a bowl for the first time since 2013. TCU’s last outing was a blowout loss to West Virginia. TCU had negative rushing yards and their lack of consistent play at quarterback only makes offense harder. This team has just fallen apart at the seams after the game against Ohio State. TCU plays at Baylor next week and finishes off the season at home against Oklahoma State. Winning one of these games is possible, but I do not think they can win both, which is what they need to do. Despite this down year, I still have faith in head coach Gary Patterson’s ability to turn things around.

FAU

Lane Kiffin and his FAU squad received their fair share of hype going into the season. Unfortunately that hype has not come to fruition as FAU is sitting at 5-5 right now. They started off 2-1, then followed it with a 1-4 stretch. I just think that Lane Kiffin’s coaching ability was overestimated by many (of course I would never do such a thing). FAU plays at North Texas, then at home against Charlotte to end the season. I think they can win one of those games, but this season will still be a disappointment for a team who was considered to be a contender for being the G5 representative in the NY6 bowls. This also means the Lane Train will likely have to stay in Boca Raton for another season.

USC

After blowing a 14 point halftime lead against California, USC is now 5-5 on the season and will likely fire head coach Clay Helton at the end of the season. It is clear that Helton’s success at USC was mostly because he had an amazing quarterback in Sam Darnold. USC has had a very hard time getting anything going in the run game on offense while also experiencing the growing pains of having to start a true freshman at quarterback (I think JT Daniels has done well but every freshman quarterback will make freshman mistakes at some point). USC needs to win one of their next two games against UCLA then at home against Notre Dame. This all basically means they have to beat UCLA if they want to make a bowl game as I highly doubt they beat Notre Dame.

Colorado

At one point this season, Colorado was 5-0. Colorado is now 5-5 after a 31-7 loss to Washington State. There are many possible reasons to suspect why things went downhill so quickly for the Buffaloes. One is that they played a very easy schedule for their first five games. They also lost their best offensive player, Laviska Shenault, in their first loss due to injury and just got him back in their last game. I also think their blown lead against Oregon State just took something out of them. At this point, it is also possible that head coach Mike MacIntyre is coaching for his job right now. To make bad things worse, Colorado finishes off the season at home against Utah before playing at California in their last game. Neither of those games will be easy, and I think it is definitely likely Colorado ends the season on a seven game losing streak and missing a bowl.

Tennessee

Tennessee is surely riding high after beating 11th ranked Kentucky 24-7. This win puts them at 5-5 on the season, and highlights the good job first year head coach Jeremy Pruitt has done. Tennessee bottled up Benny Snell and Kentucky’s offense while being able to break the levee against their defense and put up the points necessary to get the job done. Jarrett Guarantano threw for just under 10 yards per attempt and two touchdowns, while linebacker Darrell Taylor had four sacks. The rebuild at Tennessee has gone a bit better than anticipated so far, as bowl eligibility is within reach at this point. Tennessee plays Missouri at home next week before going to Vanderbilt to end the season. They just need to win one of those games and both are definitely winnable. If Tennessee can get to a bowl, it will be a big success in year one for Jeremy Pruitt.

Massive Homer Section: Me Talking About Texas

There is no way you thought I was not going to talk about the Texas game but since it does not really fit in with the main idea of the article, I put it here (yes I know this is shoehorned in but I want to talk about my favorite team so I apologize). Texas needs to find a way to improve their defense. Texas allowed a backup quarterback to throw for a 79% completion percentage and 447 yards. I get that they had injuries in the secondary, but that number is pretty ridiculous, especially considering Jett Duffey has struggled throwing the ball previously. Texas did a bit better against the run this week, but still not great, especially for playing against a team who relies heavily on the pass. The one thing that their defense did do well is create turnovers and that was a catalyst in this win for Texas.

Sam Ehlinger is emerging as an elite quarterback. Ehlinger may not have had his most accurate day, but he threw for four touchdowns including a bomb to win the game. I think he can be a Heisman contender next season, and can make big things happen with little to help him. It is also crazy that Ehlinger was considered to be too sloppy with the ball and made too many dumb throws last season, and now is second all time in college football in consecutive passes thrown without an interception. He basically got rid of his biggest weakness. With Collin Johnson out due to injury, the Texas offense near solely relied on Ehlinger and Lil’Jordan Humphrey. Humphrey had 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns including the game winner. The game winner was reminiscent of the game winning catch Michael Crabtree had against Texas in 2008 that occurred in the same corner of the same end zone. Texas just took their foot off the gas too quickly in this game, and abandoned what they were good at too soon to shave off clock.

With Texas Tech players chirping and landing a couple of cheap hits, I am glad Texas mostly kept their wits, except when Kris Boyd threw the football at Jett Duffey after he ripped the bull out of Duffey’s hands (I do not blame him too much since Duffey would not let go of his leg after the play was blown dead). This game could have turned really ugly and I am glad Texas did not let it happen (I know I sound like a massive homer here but I think I am at least 70% right with this even with my burnt orange blinders on). While I may have questioned his decision making and his play, the fact that Breckyn Hager played in this game with a dislocated elbow shows toughness and dedication to the team and I have a lot of respect for that decision. I also need to bring up that Cameron Dicker (AKA Dicker the Kicker) had a really good game, hitting a 52 yard field goal and then making a touchdown saving tackle on a kickoff. This dude is the next Michael Dickson for Texas in terms of being a special teams wizard. worried that a loss here would spin things out of control for this team, but this win means I can breathe a sigh of relief.

Some Random Thoughts

1. Miami Ohio got a safety in a two point win. That is really really good timing.

2. Michigan State has some issues at quarterback but I do not feel as though they are solvable. Brian Lewerke has been banged up recently, but his backup Rocky Lombardi, is not any better. Luckily they have a very good defense. Also their long snapper intentionally snapped the ball out of the back of the end zone, giving up a safety, on a punt. I feel like I have to bring that up as I have never seen it before.

3. Trayveon Williams of Texas A&M ran wild for 228 yards in their 38-24 victory over Ole Miss. That is quite a hefty number, and is a good way to mask inconsistent quarterback play for the Aggies.

4. Florida was down 31-14 in the third quarter before coming back and winning 35-31 over South Carolina. Florida had two running backs rush for over 100 yards in the victory. I will say their quarterback situation is kind of awkward. After being benched in Florida’s last two games before this week, Feleipe Franks has to start this week as backup Kyle Trask suffered a season ending injury in practice this week. It seems clear that the coaches at Florida do not want to start Franks but they have to out of necessity. He actually did put in a good performance on Saturday however completing 70% of his passes and getting two touchdowns on the ground.

5. Wisconsin struggled heavily with a backup quarterback against Penn State. It is usually not good when a team’s leading rusher runs for over three times as much as their quarterback throws for. That is what happened when Jonathan Taylor ran for 185 and quarterback Jack Coan three for 60 yards. I never thought I would say this but Wisconsin needs Alex Hornibrook back as soon as possible.

6. Eastern Michigan is bowl eligible for the fourth time in the school’s history. Head coach Chris Creighton has done an amazing job there as he took a team from being a bottom feeder and possibly the worst FBS program and made them into a passable team. I feel bad for Eastern Michigan because it is pretty likely Creighton takes a job at a better program this offseason, but the job he did at Eastern Michigan is very impressive.

7. Arizona State is bowl eligible after beating UCLA on Saturday. I have to say that Herm Edwards has actually done decent in his first year as head coach. I am really curious to see how the future of this team turns out.

8. Kansas blew it against Kansas State as they lost 21-17, after a late Kansas State touchdown in a game that I watched more of than I care to admit. As they are searching for a new head coach I just want to say that I really want them to hire Les Miles. Not only will it be entertaining, but I actually think he will do a good job there.

9. Oklahoma State punted on fourth and 12 from the 36 going in after having scored 35 points with five minutes left in the third quarter. They should not be able to play like that and have people not bring it up. Their offense could not be stopped. It was fourth and 12 but they seriously did not think they could score or at least have a chance to hit a field goal. They deserved to lose after doing this.

10. Old Dominion has a massive comeback win over North Texas 34-31 after being down 28-0. The final touchdown for the Monarchs occurred with less than 30 seconds to go in the game. Old Dominion is 3-7 but all of their wins are crazy. They beat Virginia Tech, beat Western Kentucky with three intoned downs, then beat North Texas in a 28 points comeback.

11. After they were slaughtered by Minnesota on Saturday, I have realized Purdue is the country’s most random team. In a four game span they beat Ohio State by 29 and lost to Minnesota by 31.

12. Northwestern clinched a Big 10 West division title this week with win over Iowa. Northwestern did not win a single non-conference game including a loss to Akron. This team seized the opportunity to win this division with Wisconsin and Iowa having down years. They also might have finally found an offensive weapon in Isaiah Bowser who ran for 165 yards against Iowa.

13. Iowa State is bowl eligible again after a 28-14 win over Baylor on Saturday. This team overcame some early season struggles to get to this point and I seriously hope head coach Matt Campbell stays.

14. The fight that occurred between Baylor and Iowa State was entertaining but a dumb move by both parties. Also allow me to do a PSA here. If the person you are fighting is wearing a helmet, do not throw a punch at them and do not go around a referee to punch someone either. Thank you for listening.

15. Utah won against despite the absence of star running back Zack Moss. Backup running back Armand Shyne ran for 174 yards in the victory. Utah kicker Matt Gay deserves a shoutout as well for going 6/6 on field goals including a 55 yards field goal in the Utes’s (hope I did that right) 32-25 win.

16. Nebraska has some weird uniforms that they wore in their win against Illinois. Their helmet was supposed to look like a leather helmet with lines on the sides and it looked odd. I did still think their jerseys were cool though.

17. LSU beating a 2-8 Arkansas team by just seven points is a tad concerning.

18. I have a tremendous amount of respect for this guy who held up the Oklahoma flag after nearly falling out of the Sooner Schooner.

19. Pittsburgh seriously ran all over Virginia Tech. The Panthers ran for 14 yards per carry in their 52-22 win. Qadree Ollison led the way with 235 rushing yards on just 16 carries. Darrin Hall has 186 rushing yards on seven carries. Pittsburgh’s rushing offense is pretty impressive to say the least.

20. Houston lost their second straight game in a 59-49 shootout with Temple. With Ed Oliver injured, their defense could not do anything, and D’Eriq King’s 447 total yards and six total touchdowns were just not enough. Temple running back Ryquell Armstead has six rushing touchdowns and 210 rushing yards in this game as well.

21. Iowa State’s band having dancers wearing these space outfits was interesting.

22. California is bowl eligible after beating USC for the first time since 2003. USC blew a 14-0 lead as California’s defense held strong. This team is built in very solid defense and an offense that tries to capitalize on good field position (basically imagine Kentucky without Benny Snell). Head coach Justin Wilcox has done an impressive coaching job this season.

23. UAB clinched the Conference USA west division with an overtime win over Southern Miss on Saturday. The story of this school resuming their football program in 2017 and seeing immediate success is awesome. UAB is 9-1 and boasts one of the best defenses in the country. Their trip to Texas A&M this coming week will be interesting.

24. Army beat Lafayette today 31-13, which is quite ironic since the Army previously needed Lafayette’s help to beat the British (yes I made a history joke deal with it).

25. Michigan State running back LJ Scott will redshirt this season and return again next season after having some nagging injuries. This is interesting because I am pretty sure that Scott played at Michigan State when Nick Saban was the coach there. Seriously is it just me or does it seem like he has been at Michigan State for at least 10 years?

26. Louisville fired head coach Bobby Petrino after an embarrassing loss to Syracuse Friday night. It was definitely the right call and now we let the Jeff Brohm rumors circulate.

27. This picture definitely proves Northwestern strength coach Alex Spanos is insane as it was 26 degrees outside in Iowa City at this game.

28. South Carolina has played in five straight games decided by four or fewer points. Their fans must be going crazy aging quickly.

29. The trend of Washington State fans wearing fake mustaches for quarterback Gardner Minshew is awesome. It was even more awesome when head coach Mike Leach had one put on him by Minshew in his post game interview. More awesome than that was when Leach said he kept his on during the interview to honor Burt Reynolds.

30. This Week’s Cool Uniform Award goes to Notre Dame, Colorado, Pittsburgh, and Iowa State

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