College Football Big Game Reaction: Purdue, LSU, Georgia, OU & More

Week 7 Reaction: Georgia vs UK, Purdue vs Iowa, Cincinnati vs UCF, OU vs TCU, MSU vs IU, Ole Miss vs Tenn, Ok State vs Texas, LSU vs Florida

Quick reaction to the biggest games of Week 7: Georgia vs Kentucky, Purdue vs Iowa, Cincinnati vs UCF, Oklahoma vs TCU, Michigan State vs Indiana, Ole Miss vs Tennessee, Oklahoma State vs Texas, and LSU vs Florida


College Football Big Game Reaction: Week 7

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Week 7 Scoreboard, Predictions

Week 7 Big Game Reactions 
Oklahoma State 32, Texas 24
Ole Miss 31, Tennessee 26
Michigan State 20, Indiana 15
Oklahoma 52, TCU 31
Cincinnati 56, UCF 21
Purdue 24, Iowa 7
Georgia 30, Kentucky 13

LSU 49, Florida 42 Reaction

Find two more interesting back-to-back games in a recent series than the ones Florida and LSU came up with.

Last year, the Tigers won a thriller in the fog, and this time around they pulled the game – and possibly the Ed Orgeron era – out of the fire in a defense-optional fight.

Tyrion Davis-Price ran for 287 yards and three scores, and LSU didn’t even win the time of possession battle and was outgained by 35 yards overall.

Florida was supposed to be the running team – it almost pulled off the upset over Alabama with the ground attack – but it got bottled up by the Tigers and had to throw to win. That was a problem.

The yards were there – 350 of them – but Anthony Richardson and Emory Jones each threw two picks, and the -4 turnover margin turned out to be the difference as the Gators ducked out of the SEC title chase.

After losing three of the last five games, what’s next? Georgia in two weeks. At this point, though, the game doesn’t really matter at three games back of the Dawgs in the East.

This did matter, though, for LSU.

It’s still technically in the SEC title chase after this, but forget that. the Tigers needed this just to stay alive for a bowl game, and that’s hardly a given even at 4-3.

There should be a win over ULM in late November, however, coming up …

At Ole Miss, at Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas A&M to close.

For now, LSU got a big win, it was fun, the running game looked great, and Orgeron’s voice was cashed after it was over – all like it’s supposed to be.

Week 7 Big Game Reactions 
Oklahoma State 32, Texas 24
Ole Miss 31, Tennessee 26
Michigan State 20, Indiana 15
Oklahoma 52, TCU 31
Cincinnati 56, UCF 21
Purdue 24, Iowa 7
Georgia 30, Kentucky 13

NEXT: Oklahoma State 32, Texas 24 Reaction

College Football Big Game Reaction: Oklahoma, Ole Miss Wild Wins

Reaction to the big games of Week 6: Oklahoma vs Texas, Ole Miss at Arkansas, Penn State at Iowa, Michigan at Nebraska, Alabama at Texas A&M

Quick reaction to the biggest games of Week 6: Oklahoma vs Texas, Ole Miss at Arkansas, Penn State at Iowa, Michigan at Nebraska, Alabama at Texas A&M


College Football Big Game Reaction: Week 6

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Week 6 Scoreboard, Predictions

Week 6 Big Game Reactions  
Oklahoma 55, Texas 48

Ole Miss 52, Arkansas 51 Reaction

First, these two put on one of the best shows you’ll see all year.

Second, both teams proved they’re still good enough to be considered among the best in the country – even with the lack of defense on both sides.

Take a step back for a moment.

Remember, Arkansas was 3-7 last season and had just 11 wins over four years before 2021. Now it really is good enough to be considered just below the unrealistically elite of the SEC.

Remember, Ole Miss hasn’t had a winning season since 2015. Now it really is good enough to be considered just below the unrealistically elite of the SEC.

Both of them are now worthy of being considered among the top ten teams in the country, and it’s not just because they came up with a classic.

Yes, the Arkansas defense that locked down Texas is suspect, but the Ole Miss attack is just that good.

Yes, the improvement on the Ole Miss defense was a bit of a mirage, but KJ Jefferson today was just that good.

Jefferson – seriously, have you ever seen a quarterback with quieter feet? – proved he can take the passing game up a whole other level to go along with his rushing ability.

Matt Corral didn’t necessarily jump back into the Heisman race, but he hit his downfield throws with a fearless performance with clutch throw after clutch throw late.

It came down to the last second and the last throw in a game with close to 1,300 yards of total offense and with wild mood swings, and there’s more fun to come.

Arkansas will get its shot at Alabama. It still gets to play Auburn and LSU, too.

Ole Miss will get Auburn and Texas A&M and LSU and Mississippi State.

Good luck, everyone else. Have fun with these two.

NEXT: Oklahoma 55, Texas 48 Reaction

College Football Big Game Reaction: Cincinnati, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan, Oklahoma

Quick reaction to the biggest games of Week 5. Cincinnati, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Michigan win, and Oregon suffered a brutal loss.

Quick reaction to the biggest games of Week 5, with the big wins by Cincinnati, Alabama, Georgia, and Michigan, the huge loss by Oregon, and the survival by Oklahoma.


College Football Big Game Reaction: Week 5

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Week 5 Scoreboard, Predictions

Week 5 Big Game Reactions 
Stanford 31, Oregon 24 OT
Oklahoma 37, Kansas State 31
Michigan 38, Wisconsin 17
Georgia 37, Arkansas 0
Alabama 42, Ole Miss 21

Cincinnati 24, Notre Dame 13 Reaction

Let’s save all of the College Football Playoff talk for the next two months and start with this.

Cincinnati did what it had to do.

We’ll absolutely argue about whether or not the Bearcat schedule and overall body of work will be worthy of the final four – if the team goes unscathed – but it went on the road and beat Indiana, and it went on the road to beat a Notre Dame team coming off the buzz of the win over Wisconsin.

The Bearcats didn’t run all that well, but they got the hard yards when needed against the great Notre Dame defensive front. Desmond Ridder wasn’t perfect, but he didn’t throw any picks and he hit the downfield throws the Irish couldn’t connect on.

There were two turnovers, and the problems on third down will be a big deal if there really is an important showdown at some point, but they held up once the Irish had a little momentum in the second half, the American Athletic Conference lines held up, and the program proved it could win a game like this with everyone watching and all the pressure on its shoulders.

Give it a few days to breathe. Let the program enjoy the moment, and then the CFP spotlight is on.

Week 5 Big Game Reactions 
Stanford 31, Oregon 24 OT
Oklahoma 37, Kansas State 31
Michigan 38, Wisconsin 17
Georgia 37, Arkansas 0
Alabama 42, Ole Miss 21

NEXT: Stanford 31, Oregon 24 OT Reaction