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For the third time in as many weeks there is a new No. 1 in our still-early College Football Playoff projections.
Texas had been steamrolling its opponents but the Longhorns were beaten by Georgia in relatively easy fashion. So the Bulldogs jump up to the No. 2 spot right behind new No. 1 Oregon, which isn’t having much trouble transitioning from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten.
Penn State, Ohio State and Boise State all were off.
There is one addition: Notre Dame, which is back in after that unexpected loss to Northern Illinois in the second game of the season. Notre Dame replaces Alabama which lost to Tennessee.
BYU is still our Big 12 representative in the top four. The Cougars needed last-second heroics in disposing of Oklahoma State while the other Big 12 candidate, Iowa State, had an equally difficult time in getting past Central Florida.
Our top four teams are Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU. The top four conference champions earn first-round byes. There has to be a Group of 5 school. Right now Boise State is looking like that team. This is what our 12-team field would look like if the season ended today.
1. Oregon (7-0, 4-0)
There was no hangover from the big win over Ohio State last week as the Ducks were on cruise control once again. This time the victim was Purdue, which fell 35-0 to Oregon on Friday. It marked the Ducks’ first road shutout since 1992. The contributors were many, but Dillon Gabriel was 21 of 25 for 290 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Meanwhile, the defense held Purdue to a 4-for-15 on third and fourth downs.
Last week: 2. Next: vs. Illinois on Saturday.
2. Georgia (6-1, 4-1)
Georgia has won three straight games since its 41-34 loss to Alabama, this time dominating from start to finish in a 30-15 win over No. 1 Texas. It marked the 100th career win for Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who has…
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Author : AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Publish date : 2024-10-20 17:51:18
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