The Penn State at Ohio State game lived up to the hype. The Buckeyes mounted an impressive comeback to beat the Nittany Lions 39-38. That leaves both teams at 7-1, but gives OSU the huge advantage of being 5-0 in Big Ten play. There is a long way to go, including road trips to Iowa and Michigan, but the Buckeyes are now clearly the favorites to reach the conference championship game from the tough Big Ten East.
The projected participants in the playoffs (Alabama, Penn State, Georgia and TCU) went unchanged this week. It was the Nittany Lions though that made the biggest statement with a 42-13 victory over Michigan in Happy Valley. There were some questions about how good Penn State really is since this was the first ranked opponent they have played all year, but they answered those questions. However, they do have two road games against ranked opponents coming up in the next two ...
From top to bottom, the bowls went wild in week seven. The big winners are TCU and Georgia, who replace Clemson and Washington in the playoffs. The Horned Frogs are looking like the best team in the Big 12, but we will not find out for a little while still. TCU should be able to remain undefeated until the middle of November when they travel to Oklahoma and Texas Tech. Georgia is poised to represent the SEC East in the conference championship game, but they are obviously ...
With the loss by Oklahoma, the playoff picture has moved significantly this week. Of course the Sooners are out and that leaves the Big Ten and the Pac-12 as the potential big winners. Michigan lost to Michigan State, but the conference still boasts undefeated teams in Penn State and Wisconsin. The Nittany Lions are the team to beat for now. In the Pac-12, Washington and Washington are the only two remaining unbeaten squads. Those two will battle it out for the Pac-12 North ...
The Pac-12 North is turning into one of the more interesting conference races in the country. Washington State beat USC on Friday night to cement their spot alongside rival Washington atop the pecking order. Stanford, behind Bryce Love’s 301 rushing yards, beat Arizona State and appear to have gotten over their slow start. And Oregon, if they can stay healthy, are always a tough out. There are certainly some ...