Welcome to Survival Saturday.
Each season, there is at least one of these, a day that makes the college football world’s collective heart beat uncontrollably from brunch to dinner.
Four top-25 teams won in overtime. Another three ranked teams claimed wins by three points or fewer. It started with Alabama’s (shaky) rebound from the Vanderbilt loss — a two-point win over South Carolina that wasn’t so pretty. It ended with Kansas State coughing up a big lead and then holding on for victory at Colorado.
In between, LSU, Penn State, Illinois and Tennessee all won in extra time. Our new No. 1 Oregon took down Ohio State by a point. Pitt remained unbeaten with a two-point win over Cal.
There were blowouts, too, of course. Texas bossed around Oklahoma to set up a titanic clash next week against Georgia in Austin. Clemson pounded Wake Forest. And Notre Dame throttled Stanford.
Halfway through the season, 11 teams remain undefeated. That list includes Iowa State, Army, Navy and Indiana!
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel celebrates after a touchdown on Saturday. (Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images)
Many fan bases did not survive Saturday. Rutgers, after starting 4-0, dropped a second straight game. North Carolina and Mack Brown lost a fourth straight. Billy Napier and Florida managed to cough away an upset on the road in Knoxville.
Did your team survive?
Let’s get to the Top 10!
1. Oregon Ducks
This week: beat Ohio State 32-31
Next week: at Purdue (on Friday)
QB Dillon Gabriel, in his sixth season and at his third school, re-introduced himself to the college football world if anyone had forgotten about him. He tore through Ohio State’s secondary, threw for 341 yards, tossed two touchdowns and ran for a 27-yard game-changer of a score. It has put the Ducks in the driver’s seat of the Big Ten title race and serves as the best…
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Publish date : 2024-10-13 06:24:23
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