CFB Week 12 PREVIEW & Heisman Race

WEEK 11 Recap

This week teams will continue to fight for the top playoff spots also fighting for conference championships.  Some big games from last week knocked some teams out of a chance.  We saw a lot of movement from the playoff rankings this week.  Alabama and Clemson are back 1,2.  Here's a rundown of how week 11 went down:

• Auburn blew out Georgia.  They held the bulldogs to 46 yards rushing.

• Jalen Hurts proved himself a winner with some of the big time throws he was making.  Jalen threw for 262 1 TD and ran for a touchdown.  Exciting game came to the end with a failed Hail Mary attempt out the back of the end zone.                       

• The turnover chain was worn by 4 different Hurricane defenders in a blowout against Notre Dame.  Malik Rossier had a touchdown pass and run.

• Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor rushed for 157 yards on 29 carries in a stomping versus the Hawkeyes

• Bryce Love's 166 yards 3 TD's for Stanford out shined Washington's RB Myles Gaskin 3 TD's with a win.  Knocking the Huskies out of playoff contention in my mind.

• USC clinched the Pac 12 South and kept themselves alive in the hunt.  Ron Jones II is fast and fun to watch.  He ran for 142 yads, Ajene Harris had 2 picks taking one for a touchdown, and Sam Darnold threw for 329 yards with a rush TD

• Ohio State blowout of Michigan State put them back in the top 10

• Saquan Barkley rushed for 2 touchdowns keeping their playoff hopes alive

• Oklahoma State barely escapes another upset by Iowa State with a game winning INT in the end zone.  Mason Rudolph threw 3 TD's and Justice Hill ran for 3.

• Taquan Marshall QB from Georgia Tech threw 8 passes the entire game, 2 completions both for 60 and 80 yard touchdowns to beat Virginia Tech.

• UCF stays undefeated with 4 rushing touchdowns 

Heisman Race

1. Baker Mayfield   
2. Bryce Love
3. Jalen Hurts
4. Jonathan Taylor
5. JT Barrett

Top 25 Playoff Ranking

1. Alabama v Mercer
2. Clemson v Citadel
3. Miami vs Virginia
4. Oklahoma vs Kansas
5. Wisconsin vs #24 Michigan
6. Auburn vs Louisiana Monroe
7. Georgia vs Kentucky
8. Notre Dame vs Navy
9. Ohio State vs Illinois
10. Penn State vs Nebraska
11. USC vs UCLA
12. TCU vs Texas Tech
13. Oklahoma State vs Kansas State
14. Washington State  BYE 
15. UCF vs Temple
16. Mississippi State vs Arkansas
17. Michigan State vs Maryland
18. Washington vs Utah
19. North Carolina State vs Wake Forest
20. LSU vs Tennessee 
21. Memphis vs SMU
22. Stanford vs California
23. Northwestern vs Minnesota
24. Michigan vs #5 Wisconsin
25. Boise State vs Air Force

College Football Week 11 & Heisman Race

No major shakeups in the top 5      teams, but after the top 5, the teams really moved around.  2 Big 10 teams were upset and shook up the rankings.  In the Big 12 Bedlam was an offensive outrage.  Here's a brief rundown on how week 10 played out:

Week 10 recap

• Georgia rushed for 242 yards in a victory vs South Carolin's 42 yards rushing.
• Jalen Hurts had 183 yards passing 1 td and 44 yards rushing 1 td in a victory vs their rival LSU
• Bedlam was electric!  Both teams left their defenses in the locker room.  Baker Mayfield threw for 598 yards 5 td's and Marquise Brown had 9 catches 265 yards with 2 touchdowns.  Mason Rudolph for Oklahoma State also threw 5 td's and Justice Hill ran for 228 yards, but came up short to the Sooners.
• JT Barrett threw 4 interceptions (Josh Jackson had 3 of those 4) while Nathan Stanley for Iowa threw 5 touchdowns in an upset victory over Ohio State.
• TCU had 7 sacks against Texas in a win
• Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor ran for 183 yards in a win to keep the Badgers undefeated
• Miami remained undefeated with good defense and 84 yards rushing from QB Rossier
• Washington State held Bryce love to 69 yards in their win over Stanford
• Riley Ferguson threw 4 touchdowns for Memphis in a victory against Tulsa
• The Spartans picked off McSorley 3 times and held Saquan Barkley to 63 yards rushing

Heisman Race

1. Baker Mayfield - Had an incredible game in Week 10.  Threw 5 touchdowns!! Tied for 3rd for pass td and 2nd in passing yards.  Holding the top vote in the Heisman this year is a tough job.
2. Jalen Hurts - To me he is undefeated and he is running and throwing the ball the most consistent of any QB in the nation.  
3. Jonathan Taylor - Has led his team to an undefeated season.  Third in                                                               the nation in rushing.  His team can run the table behind his running attack.
4. JT Barrett- Took a tumble to the Hawkeyes.  Still has had a great year overall with 28 td throws this year
5. Rashaad Penny- Nation's leading rusher with 1600 yards 15 tds

College Football Playoff Ranking

1. Georgia vs #10 Auburn
2. Alabama vs #16 Mississippi State
3. Notre Dame vs #7 Miami
4. Clemson vs Florida State
5. Oklahoma vs #6 TCU
6. TCU vs #5 Oklahoma
7. Miami vs #3 Notre Dame
8. Wisconsin vs #20 Iowa
9. Washington vs Stanford
10. Auburn vs #1 Georgia
11. USC vs Colorado
12. Michigan State vs #13 Ohio State
13. Ohio State vs #14 Michigan State
14. Penn State vs Rutgers
15. Oklahoma State vs #21 Iowa State
16. Mississippi State vs #2 Alabama
17. Virginia Tech vs Georgia Tech
18. UCF vs UConn
19. Washington State vs Utah
20. Iowa vs #8 Wisconsin
21. Iowa State vs #15 Oklahoma State
22.  Memphis BYE
23. North Carolina State vs Boston College
24. LSU vs Arkansas
25. Northwestern vs Purdue

Some very very very big games this Saturday:

• Notre Dame have go on the road to face undefeated Miami.  The turnover chain is being put on a lot of defensive players necks lately.  We'll see if that defense can stop the run game by Josh Adams and Wimbush.  If so Miami will have to be considered as a top 4 team.
• Alabama going on the road to Starkville will be a good test for the Tide.
• Big 12 competition heats up with Oklahoma hosting TCU
• We'll see if Iowa can upset another top 10 team at number 8 Wisconsin
• Auburn hosting Georgia will shake up the top or bottom of the top 10.