Saturday vs Sunday

Oregon put up 42 points despite missing multiple wide receivers and offensive linemen. The Ducks are a true testament to team depth and next man up philosophy.

The Trojans were also coming into the game missing multiple offensive pieces included the top two running backs, multiple offensive lineman as well as both starting safeties. At this point of the season everyone is dealing with injuries and team depth is just as important as star power.

Kenyon Sadiq is a freak of nature at Tight End and his full power was on display in this game. The Ducks also have a three headed monster at running back with Whittington, Davison and Hill. It's likely that the Ducks are in the playoffs regardless if they get the win next week against Washington. But coach Lanning and the quack attack surely do not want to go into the playoffs on a loss, and a win next week likely secures a first round home playoff game.

LJ Martin runs for 222 yards and 2TDs, and adds another 44 yards receiving for a massive 266 yard performance. He simply could not be stopped in a must win game against Cincinnati. 

The Cougars defense held the Bearcats in check most of the game while the offense held the ball for almost 39 mins. The score was closer than the box score would suggest. Cincinnati missed 3 field goals and had critical turnovers that stalled any momentum they could have built to keep pace with the Cougars.

BYU has one game left against UCF, a win will guarantee a spot in the Big12 championship game where they will mostly likely face Texas Tech in rematch. 

Cincinnati has put together a very good season for a team that largely went under the radar.

Indiana is one game away from an undefeated season. With the win over Wisconsin they are now 11-0 and likely secured a playoff birth. 

The Hoosiers seem to be on a collision course with Ohio State in the BIG10 championship game if the Buckeyes can get past the Wolverines. 

The Hoosiers are a complete team with the Heisman front runner at QB, dynamic playmakers at running back and wide receiver, and one of the best defenses in the country. The path is clear, just keep winning.

The defense lead the way in a must win game for the Sooners. Oklahoma forced three turnovers including an 87 yard pick six by Eli Bowens. The Sooners defense is carrying the team, and might just be good enough to carry them right into the playoffs if they can win out. 

Alabama suffers its first SEC loss in a game where they outplayed Oklahoma but lost the turnover battle 0-3. The Crimson Tide can still make the SEC title game and the playoffs, but the margin for error is gone.

Georgia hands Texas its third loss of the season effectively eliminating them from both the SEC title game and the college football playoffs. 

With 5 mins to play in the 3rd quarter the Longhorns scored their first and only TD of the game bringing them within 4 points of the Bulldogs. It certainly felt like Texas had the momentum and were mounting their comeback. 

Georgia had other ideas and immediately answered with a 10 play 73 yard touchdown drive taking the momentum right back. 

On the ensuing kickoff Kirby Smart called an onside kick the Bulldogs recovered. This was a demoralizing play that broke the will of the Longhorns. Texas went 9 plays 53 yards and another touchdown. Any spark of life that might have been left in Longhorns was gone as they promptly went 3 and out and the Bulldogs scored another TD.

Georgia is rounding into form just at the right time of the season and looks every bit like a national title contender.

The Longhorns are now out of national picture.

BYU crushes TCU 44-13 in a statement win telling the Big12 they're not going anywhere. Bear Bachmeier had 355 total yards from scrimmage and 2 TD's.

The Cougars jumped out to an early lead overwhelming the Horned Frogs on both lines of scrimmage. BYU's offense was getting whatever it wanted moving the ball both on the ground and through at will piling up 447 yards. The defense was equally impressive sacking Hoover 4 times, getting 6 TFLs, and 2 INT's, one of which was a pick six.

The Cougars look determined to get a second shot at Texas Tech in the Big12 championship game.

Texas A&M played both the worst and best half of football you could imagine. In the first 30 mins against South Carolina everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Turnovers, missed field goals, giving up massive plays, running for negative yards...it was a complete disaster as the half closed 30-3 in favor of the Gamecocks.

Then a completely different team took the field in the second half outscoring the Gamecocks 28-0. This is a character building win that will serve the Aggies well moving into the final showdown against Texas and the playoffs.

The Gamecocks will have plenty to learn from this film. LaNorris Sellers has regressed from last year and would do well to come back for another year to improve his game and get more experience before entering the draft.

What if your team never had to play short handed because of injuries and nobody had the excuse 'we lost because our starting QB wasn't playing" 

In this episode we try to answer that question. We talk about the inevitability of injuries in both NFL and college football and how to potentially solve the problem of unfair games when starters are playing back ups. Indeed no fan base believes it's a fair game when their starting QB is out while the opponents starting QB is in.

Our solution would be injury player parity, meaning if a starter is out on team A, then the starting player of the same position on team B has to also sit out regardless if they're healthy. 

We go through the thought experiment of how to would work, and how to put rules in place to avoid gaming this system. We know this will never happen but it's fun to think about what it would look like if both teams had to match backups at each position if the starter is out.

Dante Moore had a near flawless game going 27/30 306 yards 2TDs in a dominant performance against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Ducks offense put up 510 yards and were simply too much for the Gophers. 

Kenyon Sadiq had 8 receptions for 96 yards 1TD showing us that he is one of the best tight ends in the country and perhaps the most physically gifted.

Oregon running backs Noah Whittington and Jordon Davison combined for 129 yards and 3 TDs on the ground adding another 29 receiving.

Jamari Johnson and Malik Benson both had over 50 yards receiving as 10 different Ducks caught a pass.

Oregon held Minnesota to 200 yards of total offense, 97 of which came from their star running back Darius Taylor. 

The Golden Gophers were simply overmatched in this game as the Ducks were overwhelming on both offense and defense. A nine win season is still entirely within reach for Minnesota. 

The Ducks seems to be rounding into form on both offense and defense and getting key players back from injury at the right time of the season. Their chance at a Big10 title game is slim, however their shot for a playoff birth is absolutely in reach. They have two tough games remaining, but they will be favored in both of them.

The Chargers defense was the story of the game holding the Steelers to 221 yards of total offense and 10 points. Pittsburgh only had 3 points until late in the 4th quarter when the game was well out of hand.

Justin Herbert outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a game where both defensive lines were routinely getting to the quarterback and causing havoc. 

Ladd McConkey had 107 receiving yards and a TD while Kimani Vidal had 108 total yards from scrimmage adding another TD. 

The Chargers defense held the Steelers to just 73 yards on the ground, and added a safety when Khalil Mack sacked Rodgers in the end zone. 

Rodgers uncharacteristically missed a few wide open receivers and had two interceptions, one of which was on him and the other we can to lay at the feet of Calvin Austin. The Steelers lack of a true #2 receiver was apparent.

The Chargers have won three in a row and are looking strong despite a litany of injuries to key positions including both starting offensive tackles and the #1 and #2 running backs.

The Steelers on the other hand have dropped 3 of their last four games as injuries are starting to affect their depth specifically in the defensive secondary.