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Ohio State Football: 5 CFP Scenarios to keep an eye on

Ohio State Football will likely make it into the College Football Playoffs, but there are still important scenarios to keep an eye on.

The Ohio State football team has a good shot at making it into the College Football Playoff as long as it takes care of business. Recently returning to the top overall seed, committee members saw a terrible Buckeye performance still turn a dominant win on the scoreboard against Penn State.

With the win, the Buckeyes pushed their record to 11-0. They were able to take down the Nittany Lions behind outstanding performance from DE Chase Young and company, and running back J.K. Dobbins.

Young totaled three sacks and a career-high nine tackles, harassing the quarterback on almost every dropback. Dobbins put up 157 yards and two scores against one of the best rushing defenses in the nation.

Now with wins over Wisconsin, Penn State and Cincinnati (beating the one-loss Bearcats by 42), OSU has to finish the season out with Michigan and then the Big Ten Championship Game, already having clinched the Big Ten East and a bid to Indy.

For CFP implications, their matchup with a red-hot Michigan may not matter much. However, for pride, it almost matters more than any other thing this season can offer.

That said, let’s dive into five scenarios that you’ll want to watch for as we enter the home stretch of games.

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Ohio State Football: Chase Young, J.K. Dobbins named Big Ten Player of the Week

Chase Young and J.K. Dobbins, following a 28-17 victory over the No. 8 Penn State, were both named Big Ten Player of the Week.

Chase Young and J.K. Dobbins, following a 28-17 victory over the No. 8 ranked Penn State, were both named Big Ten Player of the Week, along with Michigan’s Shea Patterson.

Young, who was awarded the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, managed a career-high nine tackles. He also set the Ohio State single-season sack record, with three against Penn State to push his season total to 16.5.

A consensus top-three overall pick, Young has been one of the most dominant players in college football and is up for year-end awards as the nation’s best defender and player.

As for J.K. Dobbins, he’ll be splitting the honor of Offensive Player of the Week with Michigan’s Shea Patterson. Dobbins looked unstoppable on Saturday, running for over 150 yards and two scores against one of the country’s best run defenses.

Had the bulk of Ohio State’s games been close in the fourth quarter, we may be talking about him in the driver’s seat to secure the single-season rushing record. Sadly, that won’t likely happen.

Through 11 games, Dobbins already has a career-high 1,446 yards. He’s also three yards shy of 1,600 all-purpose yards. He’s been a quality every-down back when Ohio State has needed him the most.

Both Dobbins and Young need to replicate the performance they had against Penn State this upcoming Saturday as Ohio State travels to Michigan.

Rivalry week is upon us, and it’s only fitting Young and Dobbins shine on what most Ohio State fans will consider to be the biggest game yet this season.

CFP Rankings: Cotton Bowl Dream Dead for Notre Dame

Perhaps both Ohio State and Minnesota win Saturday, handing Michigan and Wisconsin their third losses of the year, but after that it gets tricky.

Although no games were played Tuesday night Notre Dame saw their hopes of ending their season in the Cotton Bowl for a second year in a row come to an unofficial end.

As the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night, Notre Dame remained at number 16 in the country, still the lowest of any two-loss power-five teams and also still behind three-loss Auburn.

So as it sits with No. 16 Notre Dame having just one game remaining against an under-500 Stanford team that won’t count for much, even if it does end with a 50 point win for the Irish.

The problem is that Notre Dame has already routed better teams than Stanford in recent weeks and gained no ground.

Unless you can figure out a way that Notre Dame jumps six teams and gets into the top-ten, then they’re headed to Orlando for the Camping World Bowl against a Big XII team.

With the games remaining it’s hard to find six losses that are going to benefit Notre Dame.

Auburn losing to Alabama would probably finally get the Irish ahead of the currently three-loss Tigers.

Perhaps both Ohio State and Minnesota win Saturday, handing Michigan and Wisconsin their third losses of the year, but after that it gets tricky.

Kansas over Baylor or Rutgers over Penn State?  No help coming in either of those.

Same pretty much going for Colorado’s chances against Utah, Florida State’s to upset Florida.

Not only would Notre Dame need one of those to happen, they’d need three of the last four listed in order to have a chance, couple with those Auburn, Michigan and Wisconsin losses listed above.

As you can tell the chances at the Cotton Bowl are about as good as gone. so if interested you might as well get those flights booked to Orlando.

That’s the unfortunate reality when what happens in Ann Arbor in late October happen to you in front of a national audience.

 

Ohio State jumps LSU for top spot in College Football Playoff rankings

Ohio State has taken this week’s top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, sending LSU to No. 2

There’s a new No. 1 in college football.

In the latest rankings for the College Football Playoff released Tuesday night, Ohio State has leapfrogged LSU for the top spot following Saturday’s convincing win over Penn State.

Chase Young, the consensus top prospect in the 2020 NFL draft class, was instrumental in the Buckeyes’ big win, dominating the Nittany Lions all game long.

LSU is two weeks removed from taking down Alabama, but they drop to No. 2 in the latest rankings, followed by Clemson and Georgia.

While the Tigers drop to No. 2, they’re still undefeated, and led by Joe Burrow, the top quarterback prospect in this year’s draft class.

The Crimson Tide come in at No. 5, while Utah grabs the No. 6 spot, taking advantage of an upset loss by Pac-12 rival Oregon last week.

Here’s the updated top 10:

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New Award Names Notre Dame Senior A Finalist

Because aside from a speed bump late against Virginia Tech, he hasn’t messed up in those 37 games.

John Shannon has started the last 37 games for Notre Dame, a stretch that has seen the Irish go 31-6 and compete in the College Football Playoff.

But chances are unless you’re an absolute diehard fan, that you don’t recognize the name.

That’s because aside from a speed bump late against Virginia Tech, he hasn’t messed up in those 37 games.

John Shannon is Notre Dame’s long-snapper and despite having a remaining year of eligibility, it appears he may be headed to the FBI or Secret Service instead of returning to Notre Dame for one final season in 2020.

Before Shannon ultimately makes that decision though, he’ll go down as one of the best in the country at the specific task as Monday saw him named a finalist for the inaugural Patrick Mannelly Award.

Joining Shannon as finalists are Liam McCullough of Ohio State and Steven Wirtel of Iowa State.

The winner of the inaugural award will be announced December 14 in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

Patrick Mannelly is widely-regarded as the best long-snapper of the modern NFL era (Award websites words, not mine). The longtime Chicago Bears long snapper played more games as a Bear (245) than any other player in history.

Georgia football falls in CBS Sports’ CFB rankings

Georgia football dropped in CBS Sports’ CFB rankings.

It’s a good thing the only poll that matters is the College Football Playoff rankings. Well, at least for now. We’ll find out if I will still be saying that on Tuesday night when those are released.

But after a week in which Georgia did not look particularly great in a 19-13 win over Texas A&M in Athens, CBS Sports dropped the Bulldogs one spot in its rankings, swapping them with Alabama. The Dawgs remained No. 4 in both the Amway Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25.

Related: Kirk Herbstreit predicts CFP teams if Georgia beats LSU

CBS Sports’ new-top is as follows:

1. LSU

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Alabama

5. Georgia

6. Utah

7. Oklahoma

8. Florida

9. Minnesota

10. Baylor

Alabama looked good, sure. But it was against Western Carolina. The Tide may very well still be able to win a national championship over any of the playoff committee’s top-four teams, but if you don’t win your conference, let alone your division, you should not be given the opportunity to prove that.

Here is my prediction for what the College Football Playoff rankings will look like on Tuesday night.

Michigan DE on Ohio State: “We don’t see them as unbeatable”

The Ohio State Buckeyes are a perfect 11-0, yet Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson doesn’t think this dominant team is unbeatable.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are a perfect 11-0, yet Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson doesn’t think this dominant team is unbeatable.

I guess he hasn’t watch Ohio State. While that’s in partial jest, the Buckeyes have looked virtually impossible to beat at times this season. They combine a rare mix of unstoppable offense and forceful defense.

Yet, at the end of the day, Ohio State is beatable. Every team IS beatable.

However, with three fumbles, two of which led to critical Penn State points this past Saturday, Ohio State also proved that even at their worst they’re still a formidable opponent, downing the No. 8 ranked Nittany Lions 28-17

That said, Hutchinson is right. It’s just highly unlikely his Wolverines down the undefeated Buckeyes. Here’s his full statement.

Michigan is hitting stride, defeating Indiana last week 39-14. They also have a quality and telling victory over Notre Dame, a game they won 45-14. Now sitting at No. 10, the Wolverines have a chance.

According to ESPN, Michigan has just a 26.1% chance to beat the Buckeyes. That said, I’d bank on another double-digit victory for the Buckeyes.

College Football Playoff projections following Week 13

Predicting the College Football Playoff rankings after Week 13.

Week 13 saw Georgia football beat a talented Texas A&M team to advance to 10-1 on the season.

Georgia looked like it has all season – unable to finish a drive on offense but smothering on defense.

That’s been Georgia’s recipe this season, but how much longer will it work? We will find out in two weeks when the Dawgs take on LSU in Atlanta.

Right now, Georgia is sitting at No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings behind LSU (1), Ohio State (2) and Clemson (3).

Right behind the Bulldogs is Alabama, hoping that it can not only win next week vs Auburn but also that LSU will take care of business in the SEC Championship, thus eliminating Georgia from playoff contention.

Behind Alabama currently is Oregon, but that won’t last long after the Ducks lost to Arizona State. The best part about Oregon losing is that now we don’t have to hear about how Rob Mullens, the Oregon AD and the chair of the CFP selection committee, is “recused from the room” when the committee discusses the Ducks. Is it just me, or has that been mentioned way too many times this season?

Ohio State definitely had the most impressive win of the weekend among the teams near the top of the rankings (Arizona State probably had the best win, though, in beating Oregon). I would not expect the committee to swap LSU and OSU, however. LSU’s beaten plenty of top-ten teams itself.

Then there’s Utah, which is 10-1 and needs some help to make it into the final four. The Utes have not really beaten anyone, but if Georgia and Alabama both fall and Utah wins its conference, then it has a much better argument.

Oklahoma, however, assuming it wins out, will be right there with Utah vying for that last Playoff spot if both Alabama and Georgia lose before the final rankings reveal after the conference championship games wrap up.

Here’s our College Football Playoff projections:

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National Football Foundation FWAA Super 16 Week 13 Rankings

Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 FFWA National Football Foundation Super 16 Week 13 rankings? 

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Where do all the top teams rank in the 2019 FFWA National Football Foundation Super 16 Week 13 rankings? 

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FWAA-NFF Super 16 Week 13 Rankings

– All the rankings: CFN, AP, Coaches Poll

Points, followed by first place votes, followed by last week’s ranking. 

Rank School Points

1. LSU (11-0) 727 1
2. Ohio State (11-0) 693 2
3. Clemson (11-0) 648 3
4. Georgia (10-1) 579 4
5. Alabama (10-1) 552 5
6. Utah (10-1) 482 8
7. Oklahoma (10-1) 470 7
8. Minnesota (10-1) 353 11
9. Florida (9-2) 341 10
10. Baylor (10-1) 283 13
11. Penn State (9-2) 253 9
12. Michigan (9-2) 227 12
13. Oregon (9-2) 220 6
14. Wisconsin (9-2) 171 14
15. Notre Dame (9-2) 123 15
16. Auburn (8-3) 72 16

Pete Fiutak’s Ballot

1 LSU
2  Ohio State
3  Clemson
4  Alabama
5  Georgia
6  Florida
7  Utah
8  Auburn
9  Oklahoma
10  Baylor
11  Minnesota
12  Penn State
13  Wisconsin
14  Michigan
15  Notre Dame
16  Oregon

The FWAA Super 16 Poll Voters

MARK ANDERSON
Las Vegas Review-Journal

NICOLE AUERBACH
The Athletic

NICOLE AUERBACH
The All-American

ZACH BARNETT
FootballScoop.com

TONY BARNHART
SEC Network

BRETT BEAIRD
WYTK Radio

TOM BECK
2004 Hall of Fame Class

RYAN BLACK
Manhattan Mercury

MARK BLAUDSCHUN
TMG College Sports

CHIP BROWN
Horns247, 1300 The Zone

DAVE CONGROVE
CollegeFootballPoll.com

GENE DUFFEY
Freelance

CHRIS DUFRESNE
TMG College Sports

JON FINKEL
Author, Life of Dad Show

BRYAN FISCHER
NBC Sports/College Football Talk

PETE FIUTAK
CollegeFootballNews.com

MIKE GRIFFITH
AJC Dawg Nation

DAN HARRALSON
Vols Wire/USA Today

STEVE HELWAGEN
Bucknuts Media Network

RON HIGGINS
LSU.Rivals.com

BOB HOLT
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

JOHN HOOVER
KRXO Radio (OK)

BRETT HUDSON
Matt Wyatt Media (MS)

ADAM HUNSUCKER
Monroe News-Star (LA)

JOHNNIE JOHNSON
2007 Hall of Fame Class

CODY KELLNER
Cody Kellner Points Index

KELLY LYELL
Fort Collins Coloradoan

RUDY MARTZKE
USA Today (Retired)

KEVIN McGUIRE
NBC Sports College Football Talk

DON McPHERSON
2008 Hall of Fame Class

RANDY PETERSON
Des Moines Register

MATT ROBERSON
Jonesboro Sun (AR)

BILL ROYCE
2016 Hall of Fame Class

BARRETT SALLEE
CBSSports.com/SiriusXM

MIKE’L SEVERE
1620 The Zone (NE)

DAN SILEO
Sports Radio Host (San Diego)

AUDREY SNYDER
The Athletic

PHIL STEELE
ESPN/Phil Steele Publications

PATRICK STEVENS
The Athletic Baltimore

DAVID TEEL
Newport News Daily Press

MEL TJEERDSMA
2018 Hall of Fame Class

JOHN WAGNER
Toledo Blade (Retired)

WESLEY WALLS
2014-Hall of Fame Class

DICK WEISS
Blue Star Media

REGGIE WILLIAMS
2007-Hall of Fame Class

SCOTT WOERNER
2016-Hall of Fame Class

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Top five teams hold steady in Amway Coaches Poll

Not much change at the top of the polls this week.

College football’s penultimate week offered little drama at the top of the polls.

LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia and Alabama remain the top five teams in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY.

Of the top five teams Ohio State and Georgia were the only ones to have some drama, with the Buckeyes beating former No. 9 Penn State by 11 and Georgia squeezing by then-No. 24 Texas A&M. As is tradition in the SEC, many top teams took the week off with FCS opponents and Clemson had a bye.

Oregon was the big dropper this week, falling from No. 6 to No. 13 after a loss at unranked Arizona State.

In the Big Ten, Ohio State is trailed by No. 9 Minnesota, No. 11 Michigan, No. 12 Penn State, No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 20 Iowa.

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