College Football Week 9

I got to catch a few games on Saturday since Iowa didn't play. There were some pretty good games and some interesting finishes as well. USC crushed Utah, handing them their first loss of the year. Before the season started, I wouldn't have been surprised by that outcome. Florida State was handed their first loss as Georgia Tech beat them on a great play at the end. Six of my top seven teams are off this week.


Top 25
1-Ohio State 7-0 beat up Rutgers, off this week
2-Baylor 7-0 beat Iowa State, off this week
3-Clemson 7-0 crushed Miami, their worst loss in school history, at NC State this week
4-TCU 7-0 did not play, West Virginia this week
5-LSU 7-0 beat Western Kentucky, off this week
6-Michigan State 7-0 beat Indiana, off this week
7-Alabama 7-1 close win against Tennessee, off this week
8-Notre Dame 6-1 did not play, at Temple this week
9-Oklahoma State 7-0 destroyed Kansas, at Texas Tech this week
10-Iowa 7-0 did not play, Maryland this week
11-Stanford 6-1 beat Washington, at Washington State this week
12-Memphis 7-0 knocked off Tulsa, lots of offense, Tulane this week
13-Florida 6-1 did not play, at Georgia this week
14-Utah 6-1 lost to USC, Oregon State this week
15-Toledo 7-0 had a huge second half to beat UMASS, off this week
16-Oklahoma 6-1 demolished Texas Tech, at Kansas this week
17-Houston 7-0 whooped UCF, Vanderbilt this week
18-Florida State 6-1 lost to Georgia Tech on a crazy play at the end, Syracuse this week
19-Temple 7-0 had a nice come back win against East Carolina, taking on Notre Dame this week
20-Ole Miss 6-2 beat Texas A&M, at Auburn this week
21-Pittsburgh 6-1 another last second field goal in their win over Syracuse, North Carolina this week
22-Michigan 5-2 did not play, at Minnesota this week
23-UCLA 5-2 had no problem with Cal, Colorado this week
24-Duke 6-1 beat Virginia Tech in four overtimes, Miami this week
25-North Carolina 6-1 beat Virginia, at Pittsburgh this week

Top Games of the Week
Last week was rough for predictions, I was 5-5, I'm not at 59-29 on the year. A lot of the top teams are off this week, but there should be some decent games.

Clemson at NC State: Clemson looks like a legit playoff contender, I don't see anyone on their schedule beating them right now. Clemson 45 NC State 24

West Virginia at TCU: I think West Virginia can hang with TCU, but the Horned Frogs will have the edge. TCU 49 West Virginia 45

Notre Dame at Temple: Weird to think that this is a game between two ranked teams, can Temple continue their unbeaten season? Notre Dame 28 Temple 24

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech: This one should be a slugfest. Oklahoma State 38 Texas Tech 34

Maryland at Iowa: Iowa is coming off a much needed off week, looks like they're getting some players back from injury. Maryland looked pretty good against Penn State. Iowa 34 Maryland 24

Stanford at Washington State: Stanford seems to be one of the hottest teams in the country right now, Washington State is better than I expected they would be this year. Stanford 31 Washington State 27

Florida at Georgia: This is a huge game for the division, winner could be the team to beat. Georgia 17 Florida 13

Ole Miss at Auburn: Ole Miss had a nice bounce back win against A&M, Auburn lost a tough four overtime game against Arkansas. Ole Miss 24 Auburn 20

North Carolina at Pittsburgh: Will Pitt's magic continue? They face a much tougher opponent this week. Pittsburgh 31 North Carolina 24

USC at California: USC crushed Utah and Cal was crushed by UCLA. Is USC heading in a good direction? USC 34 Cal 28

Heisman Watch
Leonard Fournette RB LSU
vs Western Kentucky: 150-1 1-2
Season: 1,352-15 7-58

Trevone Boykin QB TCU
Season: 2,539-25-5 440-5

Corey Coleman WR Baylor
vs Iowa State: 6-85-2
Season: 47-962-18

Ezekiel Elliott RB Ohio State
vs Rutgers: 142-2 3-29
Season: 1,130-13 23-160

Derrick Henry RB Alabama
vs Tennessee: 143-2
Season: 1,044-14 8-69

C.J. Prosise RB Notre Dame
Season: 922-11 18-219-1

Dalvin Cook RB Florida State
vs Georgia Tech: 82-1 4-50
Season: 1,037-11 15-181-1

Josh Docstson WR TCU
Season: 60-1,067-12

Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma
vs Texas Tech: 212-2-1 16-0
Season: 2,087-21-4 182-4

Christian McCaffery RB Stanford
vs Washington: 109-1 5-112-1 3-79 KR
Season: 953-6 21-284-2 19-559 KR 8-22 PR

Jared Goff QB California
vs UCLA: 295-3-0 9-0
Season: 2,265-20-9

Playoff Watch
Undefeated teams: Temple, Houston, Memphis, Clemson, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Baylor, Oklahoma State, TCU, Toledo, LSU

One Loss Teams: Florida State, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, Stanford, Utah, Florida, Alabama, Notre Dame