Saturday vs Sunday

Texas A&M dominates Missouri in a game that was never really in question. The Aggies smothering defense never let the Tigers get in rhythm, and when Mizzou finally scored, the Elko called an improbable fake punt to steal the moment right back.

The Aggies were simply the better team in all phases of the game and are on a roll heading into the final three games of the season.

The Tigers have now lost two in a row ending any hope for an SEC title game chance in what started as a very promising season. Losing their starting QB and their 2nd string QB proved to be too much to overcome. 

Texas A&M is rounding into form as a complete team that looks capable of winning the SEC and the national championship.

The Oregon Ducks get a gritty win in Iowa beating the Hawkeyes at their own game. The Ducks were missing key offensive pieces including their number one wide receiver Dakorien Moore, and outstanding tight end Kenyon Sadiq. The injury woes got worse mid first quarter when wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr left the game with an apparent ankle injury. 

The Ducks showed a lot of character slugging it out in terrible weather conditions in Iowa City. 

The loss eliminates Iowa from Big10 title contention and the playoffs. Conversely the win keeps Oregons Big10 title hopes alive and their hopes for an at large bid for the college football playoffs.

When the season started we had the Indiana vs Penn State game penciled in as a top 10 match. Regardless of how Penn State's season has gone, the Nittany Lions showed up in top form and gave Indiana all that they could handle.

Penn States' defense was relentless and got after Mendoza all game long. Not to be outdone Indiana's defense was causing havoc all game as well. 

The Hoosiers largely controlled the game in the first half and early in the 3rd quarter, then Penn States' offense came alive and took the lead with 2 mins left in the game. This set the stage for one of the most brilliant 2 min game winning drives you'll ever seen. 

Fernando Mendoza was magnificent engineering a 10 play 80 yard drive in less than two minutes culminating in one of the most sensational game winning touchdown catches you'll ever see.

This was a major character building win for the Hoosiers who have their sites set on an undefeated season, a Big 10 championship, a Heisman Trophy winner, and a National Championship. All of it is there for the taking.

In this episode of Saturday vs Sunday we review the Bills latest win over the Chiefs. Buffalo has now won 5 straight regular season games over KC. As good as this must feel for a Bills fan, it doesn't mean a whole lot until they can get it done in the playoffs. With that said the Chiefs are 5-4 with a tough second half of the season ahead of them. 

It sounds almost crazy to say it, but could the Chiefs actually miss the playoffs this year?

The foot first slide puts the ball carrier in a very vulnerable position, and once again we see an example of a QB getting knocked out of a game.

In this case it's even worse because the hit was perfectly legal, and yet Stroud was still knocked out. It's time for teams to stop coaching Qbs to slide feet first and start adoption and coaching the forward dive.

Texas Tech get their first win in Mahattan since 2008 and end an eight game losing streak to Kansas St. Ball security was in issue for both teams with 7 total turnovers and each team throwing an INT on each of their first series of the game. 

The Red Raiders settled down and only had one more turnover, whereas the Wildcats turned it over four more times. 

Texas Tech's defense had 12 TFL's, and legitimately forced all five turnovers attacking and repeatedly punching the ball out of K-state players hands. 

The loss eliminates K-State from Big 12 title contention. 

The win sets up Texas Tech with a massive game against undefeated BYU for first place in the Big 12.

SMU beat Miami in overtime in a gritty win where they couldn't run the ball. The Mustangs had -2 yards rushing at the end of regulation. And then in overtime they pick off Carson Beck at the goal line and run for 25 and a TD to win the game. The win puts SMU in contention for the ACC championship game if they win out and get some chaos along the way.

The loss essentially knocks Miami out of the ACC championship game and likely also out of the college football playoff. The Hurricanes continue to make dumb mistakes and unravel at the end of games. 

SMU only has one loss in ACC play since joining the conference. Kevin Jennings put in a gutty performance on a hobbled leg throwing for 365 yards in a game where they had no run game. 

Rhett Lashley just got a contract extension which should make SMU fans and players feel good about the future. They still have to take care of their business for the remainder of the regular and season and hope for some chaos to open the door to the ACC title game.

Indiana is now 9-0 after another dominating performance on both offense and defense in a 55-10 rout of Maryland. The opening drive was the only moment of the game where the Hoosiers didn't look up to their standard. After that it was all Hoosiers piling up 367 yards on the ground blowing out Maryland and making another statement on their way to a likely 12-0 regular season. At this point the only team that can beat Indiana is Indiana.

We expect to see them in the Big 10 championship game where they will face a true test likely against Ohio State, but we cannot yet rule out Michigan. 

No matter who they face Indiana is capable of winning the Big 10 and has a real shot at the national championship.

Brian Kelly has been fired after an embarrassing performance against Texas A&M. LSU has not met expectations and seem to be getting worse in Kelly's fourth year. 

With his departure, three of the highest profile coaching jobs in college football are now open. LSU, Florida and Penn State. It's not at all obvious who will be replacing these coaches. One thing for sure is there will be massive pressure on the administrators who make the hires as well as the coaches who step into these high pressure high expectation programs.

The Packers outscore the Steelers 28-9 in the second half making a mid season statement that they're a legitimate contender in the NFC.

At one point in the second half Jordan Love had 20 straight completions showing us why Green Bay drafted him and moved on from Aaron Rodgers. 
Love was efficient and accurate going 29/37 360 yards, 3TDs no INTs no sacks. Ten different Packers caught a pass, highlighted by Tucker Kraft going 7/143 2TDs and a long of 59 yard reception on national tight end day!

Christian Watson finally returned to play and looked in mid season form catching for passes for 85 yards. 

The steelers defense held the Packers offense to 7 points in the first half. Pittsburgh forced Green Bay to punt three times and settled for two field goal attempts that both came up empty. Going into half Green Bay looked like the offense couldn't get into a flow and put together a sustainable drive. 

On the other side of the ball the Packers defense was following a bend but don't break pattern forcing the Steelers to settle for three field goals before giving up a TD. 

The Steelers defense has given up over 30 points in four of their first seven games and rank 30th in the league in total defense. This is a concerning trend for a defense that forked out a lot of money for veteran players and a hope for a deep playoff run.