College football grades: Ohio State gets perfect mark, Penn State earns ‘D’ in Week 13 report card

Chaos reigned in the SEC during Week 13. Three title contenders all went down and are likely out of the College Football Playoff race. Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M, all in the top 15 of the CFP Rankings heading into Saturday, added third losses in a wild day within the SEC. 

The bad news for those teams is good news for other playoff contenders. Indiana failed its big test against Ohio State, but with only one loss and all the SEC carnage, it should still be in the playoff field. It was similar good news for Tennessee, which improved its playoff position and should be the fourth SEC team to make the playoff cut now. 

Here are the grades for all teams with national title odds of +4000 or better. 

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Bye: Oregon (+390)

Ohio State 

Grade: A+ | Title odds: +260

The Buckeyes delivered a statement win over Indiana, completely dominating the Hoosiers’ high-powered offense. Ohio State gave up a touchdown on Indiana’s first offensive series of the game — an efficient 11-play, 70-yard drive — but clamped down from there and overwhelmed Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke with pressure. The Buckeyes gave up only 81 offensive yards the rest of the game, 75 of which came on a late fourth quarter touchdown drive when the game was already decided. Ohio State should be in the College Football Playoff even if it adds another loss the next two weeks. 

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Author : John Talty

Publish date : 2024-11-24 14:00:00

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