College Football Week 10 is special, largely because of a primetime slot that could make history.
Washington and USC scored a combined 94 points, with the Huskies ultimately winning 52-42.
LSU and Alabama battled it out until Daniels left the game early in the fourth quarter with an apparent concussion, allowing the Crimson Tide to take firm control of the SEC West with their 42-28 victory.
This followed an afternoon stretch in which Oklahoma College Football’s Playoff hopes were dashed by a 27-24 loss to No.
Billy Napier’s tenure in Florida has been like a ship slowly taking on water.
There may be glimmers of hope — such as a win over Tennessee or on the recruiting trail — where it looks like he’ll be able to get enough juice to keep things afloat.
But then another leak pops up, like Saturday’s loss to Arkansas.
This can be considered the largest and almost impossible to repair leak this season.
A home loss to the Razorbacks, who entered Saturday’s game winless in the SEC and with a 2-6 overall record, is almost unforgivable.
Now, the Gators have to get at least one win in their remaining three games to reach bowl eligibility — but that stretch includes a pair of road contests against LSU and Missouri and a home tilt against playoff hopeful Florida State.
With that on tap, a bowl game seems out of reach.
Florida won’t fire Napier this year — and it shouldn’t.
The Gators are killing it on the recruiting trail in spite of everything and there’s the potential for a turnaround in 2024.
Napier isn’t sitting on a comfortable seat, though.
Ollie Gordon is college football’s MVP.
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon is no longer a closely guarded secret.
College football Player of the Month again in the 27-24 win over Oklahoma, making 33 tackles for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
He was the only Oklahoma State rusher to have a positive performance in the second half, despite suffering an ankle injury late in the first half, which clearly bothered him for the rest of the game fight.
Thanks to Gordon, the Cowboys now have a great chance to win the Big 12 championship.
Gordon reached 100 rushing yards in each of Big Oklahoma State’s 12 games.
In fact, he hasn’t rushed for fewer than 100 yards since a 33-7 loss to South Alabama on Sept.
16 — a result that grew more puzzling as the weeks passed.
The Cowboys are 5-1 since focusing their offense on Gordon.
Their greatest hope and sudden resurrection were literally running through him.
No other individual player has had a similar impact.
Jeff Lebby Can’t Hide Anymore USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and (soon to be former) Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz have absorbed most of the criticism as “assistant coaches worst in college football” this season, and ever.
reason.
While Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby’s shortcomings on the field aren’t as severe or frequent, he certainly deserves the same level of ire.
That’s why Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff hopes completely collapsed in the span of two weeks after losses to Kansas and Oklahoma State.
It can really all be summed up in Bedlam’s final play: Facing fourth-and-5 from the Oklahoma 46-yard line, Lebby ran a 3-yard pass to wide receiver Drake Stoops.
It was a one-time throw to quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Stoops was stopped on the first throw.
Stoops is the team’s primary receiver, a veteran player and a safety for times like these.
He should have known how to overcome obstacles, but Lebby also had to put him in a position to do so.
The coin turned away from him.
Result?
Went to the SEC with a loss in Bedlam’s last scheduled game.
Ohio State is not the No.
1 team Disclaimer: Ohio State is a good football team.
Ohio State is a College Football Playoff-caliber team.
But no matter what the committee’s rankings might suggest, the Buckeyes aren’t the best team in college football right now.
Ideally, college football’s best team is complete.
Ohio State
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