College Football Winners and Losers from Week 14
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It was make-or-break time for the College Football Playoff hopefuls on champion weekend.
After a great start to the weekend in a Pac-12 title video game that decreased to the last minutes, the playoff image got a bit clearer. Simply how clear are things?
It feels murkier than ever with 6 real dangers for the last 4 areas in the College Football Playoff following Saturday’s action.
Alabama shook things up in a MASSIVE method by handing Georgia its very first loss in the previous 3 seasons, showing the Crimson Tide belong right in the thick of the playoff discussion. Did that knock the Bulldogs out of the playoff photo? You need to believe so.
Texas (which beat the Tide previously this year) demoralized Oklahoma State to do all it can to enter into the playoffs. Michigan and Washington functioned, so both of them remain in. What do you do with an unbeaten Florida State group that looks average post-Jordan Travis injury now that Alabama, Texas and Georgia stay in the photo?
There are many methods the committee can go. Numerous things were settled on the field this weekend. Here are the huge winners and losers.
Winner: Washington’s Duck Hunting Skills
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Washington punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff in grand style– in some way ejecting its 2nd three-point success over Oregon this year, 34-31, in a legendary Pac-12 title video game face-off.
Coach Kalen DeBoer welcomed Heisman Trophy enthusiastic quarterback Michael Penix Jr. at midfield later, a touching minute following a profession that saw the signal-caller suffer 4 season-ending injuries. Now, he’s got the chance to be a title winner.
The unbeaten Huskies were double-digit underdogs this go-round versus the Ducks. Throughout the last half of the season following the narrow win over Oregon on October 14, they ‘d strolled a lot of tight ropes.
Single-digit triumphes over lowly Arizona State and Stanford, difficult shootout wins over USC and Utah and nail-biters over Oregon State and Washington State left numerous questioning the Huskies. Dan Lanning’s Ducks were steamrolling groups.
Washington showed it’s worthwhile of college football’s last 4. After blowing an early 17-point lead, the Huskies out-toughed the Ducks.
DeBoer’s group grinded out a 10-play, 75-yard drive to pull ahead 27-24 after they ‘d fallen back for the very first time. While Penix was the driver, running back Dillon Johnson’s 4 vital brings for 15 lawns and the consent rating set the tone.
Penix and Johnson once again played critical functions in a 12-play, 82-yard drive that masterfully whittled off 6:20 from the clock and offered the Huskies a 10-point benefit. After a quick-strike Ducks TD made it a three-point video game,
