College Football Week 11 Winners and Losers: Contenders begin to separate, James Franklin under pressure in Not So Happy Valley

Wheat has started to separate from chaff as two weeks remain in the regular season.

Only two weeks remain in the college football regular season, and Week 11 mostly served to reinforce my inkling suspicion that a season that began with chaos could be ending in chalk.

We saw the true contenders begin to separate themselves in marquee matchups on Saturday. Namely, Michigan asserted itself against Penn State on the road despite currently suspended coach Jim Harbaugh’s legal hail mary to coach in the game being rejected at the 11th hour.

Two-time defending national champion Georgia seems to be back to its usual self as Brock Bowers returned just in time to trounce Ole Miss 52-17 in Athens. The Bulldogs will face Alabama in the SEC title game with a College Football Playoff berth likely on the line.

Where have I heard that one before?

We’re inching closer to the finish line of the 2023 season, and though the playoff picture is getting clearer, we have many questions that are still yet to be answered. As we await those answers, here are Week 11’s winners and losers.