College football grades: Alabama gets an ‘F’ as Ole Miss, Clemson earn ‘A-‘ in Week 6 report card

Alabama suffered one of the most shocking losses in SEC history on Saturday when the Crimson Tide fell 40-35 at Vanderbilt. Just a week after rising to the top of the national title odds sheet with a dramatic win over Georgia, ‘Bama suddenly found itself on the wrong side of college football’s emotional see-saw.

But the loss to Vanderbilt did not wreck Alabama’s national title chances, though. In fact, the Crimson Tide only fell to fourth on the odds sheet behind Ohio State, Texas and Georgia. There is still plenty of season left, and in the 12-team College Football Playoff era, teams have more margin for error than ever before.

In fact, several of the top teams on the national title odds sheet have already suffered losses. Among them is Clemson, which continues to climb from the wreckage of its 34-3 season-opening loss to Georgia. The Tigers have blown out everyone in their path since then and were authoritative in a 29-13 win at Florida State on Saturday.

As we reflect on an unexpectedly wild Week 6 in college football, here are the grades for all teams with national title odds of +4000 or better.

Bye weeks: Texas (+450), Notre Dame (+4000)

Ohio State

Grade: B+
Title odds: +290
Iowa technically never reached the red zone on Ohio State as the Hawkeyes’ lone score in a 35-7 loss came on a 28-yard run. The Buckeyes were lights out defensively in the first half, and then forced three straight turnovers to begin the second as they systematically destroyed their toughest opponent yet. Ohio State’s offense was slow out of…

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Author : David Cobb

Publish date : 2024-10-06 13:42:45

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