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.

Week 9 recap, Heisman Race, and Week 10 CFP rankings

Week 9 Recap

 Big 10 had the most exciting game of the season with 2 Heisman hopefuls squaring off.  Very exciting game to watch from the opening kickoff until the end of the game.  The season is winding down and things are getting dicey.  Every game is a playoff game for the teams in the top 25.  Here is the rundown from week 9:

• Penn State started the game hot with the opening Kickoff return touchdown by Saquan Barkley, but the Buckeyes answered.  JT Barrett finished the game 13/13 passing with 3td's in the 4th quarter with the victory
• Georgia's Sonny Michel had 6 carries 137 yards and 2 touchdowns in a victory over the Gators
• TCU went on the road and was stunned by Iowa State.  
• Miami survives another close game with Malik Rossier's 3 td's 356yards passing and 3 int's by the defense.  My favorite player Michael Jackson got an interception as well 

                                                  

• Notre Dame got 202 rushing yards from Josh Adams in a win over NC State
• Baker Mayfield threw 4 td passes.  Ceedee Lamb caught 9 for 147 yards and 2 td's with the win against Texas Tech
• JD King had 36 carries 142 yards in an Oklahoma State win
• Washington won with 5 touchdown runs and 333 yards rushing
• Northwestern survived a triple overtime thriller against Michigan State.  Paddy Fisher led the defense with 17 tackles
• Houston ruined South Florida's undefeated season with a late TD by D'Eric King
• UCF put 73 points while staying unbeaten
• USC's RB Ron Jones ran for 216 yards in a win against Arizona State

 

Heisman Race

1. JT Barrett - In my mind it is now his trophy to lose.  Thrown 25 touchdowns only 1 int.  Has had an amazing career!
2. Saquan Barkley - scored 2 td's last week.  Still the most electric player in college football
3. Baker Mayfield - Has completed 72% of passes on the season with a huge game that could determine if he's a serious Heisman hopeful or not
4. Mason Rudolph - Leads the nation with 2866 yards passing.  Will face off with his team's season and Heisman hopes on the line
5. Jalen Hurts - Off the bye week has a chance to solidify himself as one of the best players in the nation

Week 10 Preview - College Football Playoff Rankings

The first CFP rankings are out and it comes with a different perspective than the AP poll.  It gives the Bulldogs the upper hand over Alabama.  Undefeated teams Miami and Wisconsin didn't get a lot of love finishing out the top 10.  Both coming off bye weeks, Alabama and LSU have a matchup that is always huge.  This will be a make a break week for the Big 12 and the ACC.  Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State is the biggest game of the week.  The loser of this game can say goodbye to the playoffs.  Miami vs Virginia Tech will answer lots of questions as well.  Ohio State going to Iowa will be a good contest as well.   

1. Georgia vs South Carolina
2. Alabama vs #19 LSU
3. Notre Dame vs Wake Forest
4. Clemson vs #20 NC State
5. Oklahoma vs #5 Oklahoma State
6. Ohio State vs Iowa
7. Penn State vs #24 Michigan State
8. TCU vs Texas
9. Wisconsin vs Indiana
10. Miami vs #13 Virginia Tech
11. Oklahoma State vs #5 Oklahoma
12. Washington vs Oregon
13. Virginia Tech vs #10 Miami
14. Auburn vs Texas A&M
15. Iowa State vs West Virginia
16. Mississippi State vs UMASS
17. USC vs #22 Arizona
18. UCF vs SMU
19. LSU vs #2 Alabama
20. NC State vs #4 Clemson
21. Stanford vs #25 Washington State
22. Arizona vs #17 USC
23. Memphis vs Tulsa
24. Michigan State vs #7 Penn State
25. Washington State vs #21 Stanford