It’s been a down year for the Tar Heels, one of the preseason dark horses for the playoff, and for quarterback Sam Howell, who has not played up to Heisman Trophy expectations. North Carolina finally gets a big win by upsetting Notre Dame. The Longhorns will find a way to finally seal the deal and upset No. But I think Texas is still too talented to drop both of those contests.
But they have to win one of these big games, right? Losses against its next two opponents, both ranked, would drop Texas to 4-5 – a disaster of a start considering it canned Tom Herman after he went 7-3 in 2020. In their prior two games the Longhorns have seemingly been on the precipice of statement victories in coach Steve Sarkisian’s first season, first against Oklahoma and then Oklahoma State, only to collapse late to fall to 4-3.
November's schedule is no picnic either with Michigan and Michigan State lurking. Don't be surprised if Penn State is down by four touchdowns (or more) by halftime, which would complete the October to forget in Happy Valley. James Franklin's crew now travels to Columbus to face Ohio State and the nation's leader in total offense and scoring offense. The Nittany Lions had a week off and with Clifford back in the lineup laid an absolute egg in losing a nine-overtime snorefest to Illinois. First, it was the loss to Iowa, which was attributed to quarterback Sean Clifford getting hurt. Penn State has been in a freefall the last few weeks. Some of our experts offer their forecasts for some unlikely events this weekend. In the crazy world of college football, there are always surprises and unexpected results. 1 Georgia faces rival Florida in what should be the toughest game left for the Bulldogs. The Tigers still control their fate in the West division and the Rebels also are tied for first, so the winner keeps pace with Alabama and keeps alive its hope of winning the conference title. Lest it be forgotten, the SEC has two offerings worth mentioning. RE-RANK: Oklahoma State, Penn State, Clemson among teams falling
QB RANKINGS: Heisman Trophy race coalesces around five quarterbacksīOWL PROJECTIONS: Cincinnati's case for playoff is growing stronger Penn State should provide a good evaluation of how far they have come with an offense that leads the country in scoring and yards per game. For the Buckeyes, this will be their first significant opponent since a loss at home to Oregon. They're left with no margin for error in the Big Ten race. This was expected to be the game of the weekend before the Nittany Lions were stunned by Illinois last week. There's another significant clash in the East division as No.
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