How are there simply two weeks remaining within the common season?
Week 13 would not have probably the most thrilling slate of video games, however do not rule out the potential of an enormous upset to shake up the playoff image.
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Here’s how to watch college football in Week 13, and listed below are our video games to watch on the penultimate Saturday of the common season (scroll down for live updates).
No. 22 Missouri at No. 8 Oklahoma, Noon ET (ABC)
The path for Oklahoma to make the College Football Playoff is now quite simple. Beat Missouri and LSU and you’re within the College Football Playoff. And these two residence wins may even result in a 3rd residence sport. If Oklahoma stays within the prime eight of the CFP rankings, it’ll host a first-round sport.
No. 15 USC at No. 7 Oregon, 3:30 ET (CBS)
Can USC go on the highway and beat a ranked group for the primary time in practically three seasons? The USC offense has been among the best within the nation this season and Oregon is true there with the Trojans. The Ducks have relied on their run sport within the absence of its prime receivers in current weeks.
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Pitt at No. 16 Georgia Tech, 7 ET (ESPN)
For as crowded because the ACC is on the prime of the convention, the recipe for a title sport look is easy for Georgia Tech. Beat Pitt and it’s taking part in for a spot within the College Football Playoff. The Panthers, in the meantime, must bounce again from the drubbing it received by the hands of Notre Dame.
No. 11 BYU at Cincinnati, 8 ET (Fox)
The Bearcats made this sport much less intriguing with a house loss to Arizona in Week 12. But there’s now a chaos state of affairs in play within the Big 12 if Cincinnati wins on Saturday night time. If Cincy beats BYU, the Cougars win in Week 14 and Utah, Houston and ASU every win their remaining two video games, there shall be a five-way tie for second within the Big 12 at 7-2.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
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The Tigers managed the clock within the opening quarter, and they’re main. They’ll have the ball again at their very own 45 when the second quarter begins.
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Bo Jackson did not fumble on the 1-yard line this time and the Buckeyes are on the board.
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Nick Bromberg
After a promising first drive, Missouri’s second drive went backwards.
The Tigers are going to wish to remain on schedule. Yes, QB Beau Pribula is again, however he has struggled in opposition to higher groups who’ve discovered to remove his first possibility.
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This one is shaping as much as be a defensive battle. The Sooners could not get something occurring their first possession of the sport, however their protection simply stuffed the Tigers on the following possession so that they’ll have it proper again.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
The Buckeyes are taking part in with out Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate right now, and they actually do not want performs like this:
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Meanwhile, the Hurricanes are off to a quick begin in a must-win highway sport at Virginia Tech. Here’s Carson Beck hitting Elija Lofton over the center for a landing.
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The Tigers’ drive fizzled out, however they got here away with three factors on a discipline objective by Robert Meyer. They have been additionally capable of drain more than 8 minutes off the clock to open the sport.
Mizzou 3, Oklahoma 0
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The Tigers received the ball first and they’ve cobbled collectively an excellent drive to get contained in the pink zone. They’ve executed a lot of the legwork on the bottom.
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Yahoo Sports Staff
We are underway with the primary wave of video games!
We’ll principally be monitoring Missouri-Oklahoma this morning, however we’ll additionally share highlights and updates from across the nation.
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LSU officers are mobilizing round a heightened pursuit of Lane Kiffin.
University executives and athletic directors are finalizing phrases of a multi-million-dollar contract proposal and in search of a dedication from the Ole Miss coach inside the subsequent week — the newest and most severe push within the courtship of Kiffin.
However, the coach’s true intent stays a thriller — even to these closest to him, as he decides between staying in Oxford or leaving for open jobs at LSU or Florida.
While particular particulars of the contract provide stay fluid, sources informed Yahoo Sports that LSU executives have mentioned a seven-year, incentive-laden deal value at the least $90 million — figures that may make Kiffin, on the very least, tied for the highest-paid coach within the sport. The college is, as nicely, promising important roster investments exceeding $25 million — maybe crucial figuring out issue for the coach.
Read more from Ross Dellenger right here.
Lane Kiffin’s choice on the place he’ll coach subsequent will reverberate all through school football. (Mallory Bielecki/Yahoo Sports)
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In the newest CFP rankings on Tuesday night time, Notre Dame is ranked No. 9, and Miami is ranked No. 13 with no believable path to leapfrog the Irish.
So the committee is setting itself up for the largest controversy — and arguably injustice — within the historical past of the playoff.
And sure, that features the Florida State snub two years in the past, which was deeply unlucky however simple sufficient to clarify.
The potential scenario with Notre Dame and Miami is totally completely different — and considerably more fraught for this committee as a result of, at the least proper now, it appears to be like like there could also be room for less than one of many two on this yr’s CFP.
Read more from Dan Wolken right here.
Click the photograph above to learn the story. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
(Megan Briggs through Getty Images)
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The Big Ten is in a bizarre place.
It has the nation’s prime two groups and three groups inside the highest seven of the newest College Football Playoff rankings alongside with the two favorites for the Heisman Trophy. And but the league has taken a again seat to the SEC all season lengthy.
The TV numbers bear that out. Starkly. Through the primary 12 weeks of the season, Big Ten groups have performed in simply 5 of the 2 most-watched video games on any given weekend. And of these 5 video games, two of them — Ohio State’s Week 1 win over Texas and Michigan’s Week 2 loss to Oklahoma — concerned SEC groups.
Is a robust ending kick sufficient to dethrone the SEC this yr? Probably not. But the Big Ten additionally will not be complaining if considered one of its groups is profitable the College Football Playoff for the third straight season.
Read more from Nick Bromberg right here.
Click the photograph above to learn the story. (G Fiume/Getty Images)
(G Fiume through Getty Images)
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A brand new rule rolling again a part of the NCAA’s ban on sports activities betting was met with instant pushback by DI faculties.
Click the photograph above to learn the story. (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)
(Kirby Lee through Getty Images)
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Good morning of us and welcome to our live tracker for Week 13 of the school football season!
We nonetheless have about an hour earlier than the primary video games kick off, however there’s loads to compensate for from a busy week within the sport.