The Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide are on a collision course to play in the SEC championship. Before an SEC champion is crowned, teams played in Week 12 action and have rivalry week. The entire SEC West played against non-Power Five opponents in Week 12. However, not every SEC West team won. The Auburn Tigers suffered an embarrassing home …
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Will Jordan Travis’ injury impact Florida State’s CFP chances?
Jordan Travis’ injury could play a factor in Florida State’s College Football Playoff hopes with two games remaining. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) What seemed like a ho-hum day — all of the CFP contenders won — most certainly was not. Early during its eventual win over North Alabama, the ACC’s lone unbeaten team, Florida State, lost starting quarterback Jordan …
Read More »WVU’s offense dominates as Mountaineers roll Bearcats 42-21 on Senior Day
Nov. 19—MORGANTOWN — Quarterback Garrett Greene accounted for 364 total yards and four touchdowns and Jahiem White had 279 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns as West Virginia’s offense was dominant in a 42-21 victory over Cincinnati Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium. In the first meeting between former Big East foes since 2011, the Mountaineers (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) took …
Read More »LSU’s Jayden Daniels accounts for 509 yards, 8 touchdowns
Okay, okay it was a cupcake game for LSU against Georgia State. Still, Tigers QB Jayden Daniels probably delivered a recipe for a trip to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York next month. In LSU’s 56-14 home victory on Saturday, Daniels was stunning, piling 509 yards of total offense and having a hand in 8 touchdowns. He threw for …
Read More »Washington holds off Oregon State, top contenders avoid upsets
Michael Penix Jr. (9) and Washington held off Oregon State in a tough road environment in Corvallis. (AP Photo/Mark Ylen) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) The penultimate week of the college football presented some danger for the top College Football Playoff contenders, but in the end they all survived in Week 12. The closest call came in primetime when No. 5 Washington staved …
Read More »Who is Tate Rodemaker? Florida State backup QB tasked with leading CFP charge after Jordan Travis injury
Florida State turned to quarterback Tate Rodemaker after starter Jordan Travis was carted off the field during Saturday’s game against North Alabama with an apparent leg injury. Rodemaker led the Seminoles to a 58-13 victory with all 58 points coming unanswered after the backup entered the lineup. Rodemaker played well in relief, completing 13 of 23 passes for 217 yards …
Read More »Blake Carr leads Clyde past Shallowater in secod-round playoff game
Just when it appeared Clyde was going to put Shallowater away, Blake Carr made a mistake that let the Mustangs back in it. The Clyde quarterback, about to be sacked on a first-and-10 play at the Shallowater 12-yard line, just threw the ball away in desperation and into the hands of a player with the wrong color jersey. Rylen Bradford …
Read More »Cowboys show resliency in rally past Cougars
Oklahoma State appeared to be on the wrong end of a boulder rolling downhill and picking up speed. Until it wasn’t. The 23rd-ranked Cowboys overpowered Houston 43-30 Saturday night on the road behind a huge second half to remain firmly in the Big 12 title game picture. OSU (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) has won six of its last seven games. …
Read More »Make room on the hot seat for Lincoln Riley because his USC honeymoon is over
USC coach Lincoln Riley looks at the replay board during a 38-20 loss to rival UCLA at the Coliseum on Saturday. The Trojans ended the regular season losing five of their last six games. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Memo to Chip Kelly, the UCLA coach on the hot seat. Scoot over. Make room for Lincoln Riley. The two …
Read More »How does Josh Heupel close gap between Tennessee football and Georgia? It’s not an easy answer
It was time for Josh Heupel to answer the “close the gap” question on Saturday. Lane Kiffin briefly had to do it. So did Derek Dooley, Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. Every Tennessee football coach since Phillip Fulmer has had to address the question that looms anytime a national champion beats the Vols this badly. Now it was Heupel’s turn …
Read More »The list of embarrassments for Lincoln Riley at USC is endless, and he must confront that fact
Where does one begin when cataloging the many embarrassments, failures, and humiliations suffered by Lincoln Riley and USC football this season? There is a bowl game still to be played, but it won’t be significant in any profound sense. It will be a chance for 2024 players to get needed work and practice, particularly with a new defensive coordinator looking …
Read More »Social media reacts to Ohio State’s domination over Minnesota
The Ohio State football team is officially 11-0 and has a date set with the Michigan Wolverines for the right to play in the Big Ten Championship. The Buckeyes rolled past Minnesota in the last game before The Game. Ryan Day’s club has continued to look like a team on a mission and seems to be playing their best football …
Read More »Georgia dominates, USC ends with flop
The No. 1 team in college football is playing like the No. 1 team. You’d say that’s obvious, but it’s not always the case. It is with Georgia, though, which continues to dominate against ranked SEC competition and put a headlock on the top spot in the US LBM AFCA Coaches Poll and the College Football Playoff rankings. After rolling …
Read More »Social media reacts as Iowa captures Big Ten West, punches ticket to Indy with Illinois win
The Iowa Hawkeyes welcomed Illinois into Kinnick Stadium for Senior Day festivities where a Big Ten West title was on the line. With a win, No. 16 Iowa would advance to Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 2 to take on the winner of next week’s contest between No. 2 Ohio State …
Read More »Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis appears to suffer serious injury vs. North Alabama
Florida State football quarterback Jordan Travis looked to have suffered a serious lower leg injury in the first quarter against North Alabama on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium. Travis was tackled awkwardly on a 17-yard run on the third drive of the game for the No. 4 Seminoles. Travis immediately toward trainers and was down for several minutes before being …
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