For a lot of teams, it's the half way point of the college football season. It seems to go by so fast every year. I was able to watch two games this weekend, Iowa-Illinois and Iowa State-Oklahoma. I caught part of the Miami-FSU game as well. I was watching the Iowa State-Oklahoma game to see how bad the Cyclones would get beat on the road without their starting QB...turned out to be the biggest upset in college football this season. And, it made the Hawkeyes schedule look a lot stronger! Way to go Cyclones!
The Iowa-Illinois game was a fun one. The first half was a little strange, it kind of felt like the North Texas game. It seemed like Iowa was just trying some new things out since they were playing an Illinois team that they were favored to beat by nearly 20 points. They were trailing 13-10 with under a minute left in the half and they pulled off a fake punt for a first down. After that, they outscored Illinois 35-3. Brandon Snyder's 89-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter was a huge spark for the Hawkeyes, just six months after he tore his ACL in spring ball, welcome back, Brandon! Iowa was able to get their running game going again, they shifted the OL around a little bit with Sean Welsh moving back to guard and true freshmen, Tristan Wirfs, at right tackle. Akrum Wadley was able to get over 100 on the ground and the offense had over 400 yards of offense. The defense gave up a few big runs and allowed Illinois to hang with them for a bit. They also allowed over 400 yards, and didn't have much of a pass rush at all. Illinois could have a respectable team in a couple of years if they keep Lovie Smith around.
Iowa's strength of schedule got even stronger on Saturday night at Michigan State won at Michigan! The Spartans have already won more games than they did a year ago.
My Top 25
1-Clemson 6-0
2-Alabama 6-0
3-Georgia 6-0
4-TCU 5-0
5-Penn State 5-0
6-Washington 6-0
7-Washington State 6-0
8-Wisconsin 6-0
9-Auburn 5-1
10-Ohio State 5-1
11-Miami 4-0
12-USF 5-0
13-San Diego State 5-0
14-Oklahoma State 4-1
15-Virginia Tech 5-1
16-USC 5-1
17-Notre Dame 5-1
18-Michigan State 4-1
19-Michigan 4-1
20-Oklahoma 4-1
21-NC State 5-1
22-UCF 4-0
23-Navy 5-0
24-Stanford 4-2
25-Utah 4-1
Teams to watch
Texas Tech 4-1
Kentucky 5-1
Iowa State 3-2
Iowa 4-2
Louisville 4-2
West Virginia 3-2
Florida 3-2
This Week's Top Games
Last week, I was 7-3, I doubt many people didn't pick Oklahoma to lose to Iowa State. My record is 22-8 on the season, not bad! 7-3 is my worst week so far. I didn't do any predictions the first couple of weeks though, I'm sure my record would be pretty bad if I did.
Here are the top games this week!
Georgia Tech at Miami: Miami is still undefeated after a miraculous last second TD to beat Florida State! Georgia Tech has only one loss, a close one to Tennessee. This is a big game for the division race.
Miami 27 Georgia Tech 17
Navy at Memphis: Navy is still unbeaten at 5-0, but the top teams in the AAC look pretty tough. Memphis put up 70 on UCONN last week, could be another high scoring game, run heavy vs pass heavy.
Memphis 48 Navy 38
Texas vs Oklahoma: Texas won a thriller in overtime against Kansas State and has a better conference record than the Sooners, after they were stunned by Iowa State. I think Oklahoma comes out pissed off and gets the W.
Oklahoma 35 Texas 24
TCU at Kansas State: TCU is the lone undefeated team in the Big 12, and they have a tough task playing at Kansas State this week.
TCU 24 Kansas State 17
Texas Tech at West Virginia: This should be a fun game, Texas Tech will put up a lot of points, can West Virginia match them?
Texas Tech 42 West Virginia 34
Boise State at San Diego State: I really like San Diego State, Coach Rocky Long is a great guy. I got to perform a comedy show for his team when he coached at New Mexico during their bowl prep week back in 2007.
San Diego State 27 Boise State 21
New Mexico at Fresno State: I still always root for the Lobos even though I don't live in Albuquerque anymore. This should be a tough game, Fresno looks better than they have in the last couple of years.
New Mexico 31 Fresno State 27
Oregon at Stanford: Stanford's RB Bryce Love is having a great season and should be the top contender for the Heisman, if they continue winning he will be in the hunt all season.
Stanford 31 Oregon 24
Utah at USC: Utah suffered their first loss of the season last week to Stanford. This game could be huge for the division title later in the season.
USC 38 Utah 28
Auburn at LSU: LSU got a big win at Florida on Saturday after their embarrassing loss to Troy at home. Auburn has looked unstoppable, will LSU hang with them?
Auburn 30 LSU 24
Texas A&M at Florida: This game is a tough one decide, it could go either way, and I don't like either one of them, so that won't sway my decision at all. Hmm...
Texas A&M 21 Florida 20
Heisman Watch
1-Bryce Love Jr Stanford RB
118-1,240-9
he's averaging over 10 yards per carry, and they've had a tough schedule
2-Saquon Barkley Jr Penn State RB
102-649-6 1,302 ap yards 9 total td
he went beast mode on Iowa, but the last two teams have held him in check running the ball
3-Lamar Jackson Jr Louisville QB
222-138-1,990-14-4 91-510-7
His numbers are ridiculous this year once again
4-Baker Mayfield Sr Oklahoma QB
134-100-1,635-15-0
The loss to Iowa State won't help, but if they can run the table the rest of the way, he'll be in contention
5-Luke Falk Sr Washington State QB
262-188-2,000-19-2
Washington State just keeps winning, a lot of that is thanks to Falk
Others to watch
Rashaad Penny RB San Diego State
Mason Rudolph QB Oklahoma State
Nic Shimonek QB Texas Tech
Josh Rosen QB UCLA
J.T. Barrett QB Ohio State
James Washington WR Oklahoma State
Cam Phillips WR Virginia Tech
Predictions for the rest of the year
ACC Championship: Clemson over Miami
Big 10 Championship: Penn State over Wisconsin
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma over TCU
Pac 12 Championship: USC over Washington
SEC Championship: Georgia over Auburn
Playoff: 1-Clemson vs 4-Alabama; 2-Penn State vs 3-Georgia
National Championship: 4-Alabama vs 3-Georgia
Champions: Alabama
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