After a brutal afternoon for the SEC, Auburn and Tennessee were overthrown by unranked enemies, Saturday’s list ended with a clash between contenders named Alabama and Georgia.
After unstable functionality opposed to Ole Miss last week, when they gave points, Crimson Tide was reaffirmed as one of the country’s elites with a convincing 41-24 victory over the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Clemson flexed his muscles at the ACC with a surprising 73-7 victory over Georgia Tech, then saw North Carolina suffer his first defeat of the season in a 31-28 clash opposed to that he suffered in Florida’s former state team.
Defeats are expected to mean cincinnati, BYU and SMU, which stand out from the Group of Five, are expected to continue in the standings, while the still undefeated Coastal Carolina, Marshall, and Liberty are increasingly explaining why to draw national attention.
Our panel of five experts in B/R – David Kenyon, Adam Kramer, Kerry Miller, Joel Reuter and Brad Shepard – in charge of sorting through the weekend movements and presenting a newsletter of the 25 most sensible for Week 7, a vote in the first position is worth 25 points, one vote in the position at the moment is worth 24 points, etc.
B/R Week 7 Top 25
1. Clemson (last week: 1) 2. Alabama (3) 3. Ohio State (4) 4. Georgia (2) 5. Notre Dame (5) 6. Penn State (7) T-7. State of Oklahoma (9) T-7. Oregon (8) 9. Texas A
Others who won votes: UAB, Liberty, NC State, Memphis, Kansas State
In his third year as an FBI independent, Liberty went 5-0 after a 38-21 win over Syracuse on Saturday.
So what do we know about the flames?
With Ole’s former coach, Miss Hugh Freeze at the helm, they finished the season 8-5 and overthrew Georgia Southern at the AutoNation Cure Bowl.
Quarterback Stephen Calvert graduated with 3,663 yards and 28 touchdowns, leaving some big shoes to fill, and Auburn graduate Malik Willis’ move lived up to it.
The double threat signal launcher was effective in the aerial game, completing 64% of its pitches with 3 touchdowns and an interception, and added 398 more yards and five touchdowns.
The Joshua Mack offensive was dormant on Saturday, but the hasty offensive did not lose its rhythm. Shedro Louis (10 hauls, 170 yards, 2 TD) and Peytton Pickett (23 hauls, 115 yards, 1 TD) moved the ball well against Syracuse. , highlighting the offensive depth of the team.
They scored 21 consecutive points to break a 14-14 draw, and the defense had a forced day in all areas, consisting of 5. 3 yards consistent with pass and 3. 6 yards consistent with a run.
A game with Virginia Tech on November 7 will be an indicator of the quality of this team, and they will also have difficult games opposed to NC State (November 21) and Coastal Carolina (December 5) on the calendar.
For now, they have been one of the unexpected top stories of a 2020 season and are a team to follow.
As a 5-star rookie who suffered his blows while appearing many flashes in a truly productive season, Bo Nix entered in 2020 with the best expectations.
He threw 272 yards, the career high, against South Carolina on Saturday, but also eliminated 3 times as he finished only 51% of his 47 pass attempts in a 30-22 defeat.
In any case, it seems to have taken a step back here in 2020.
“When you look at the statistics sheet, you know, when it comes to the statistics sheet, we played pretty smart football, but the three ball losses were obviously important,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn told reporters.
With a 2-2 record over the year, Auburn has already noticed that his hopes of college football playoffs evaporate after the year at number 11 in the AP poll.
Beyond his poor field play, Nix also noticed that he faced open receiver Seth Williams on the bench after one of his many failed shots.
Meanwhile, the offensive tank bigsby had its consecutive 100-yard game moment on the court with 111 yards and a touchdown, but won 16 touchdowns that day.
Auburn’s defense is smart enough to keep them at maximum games, so it’s up to the offense to devise a bigger game plan and restrict rotation if they need to straighten the shipment and save the season.
Clemson’s offense showed no mercy against Georgia Tech in the direction of a 73-7 win on Saturday, scoring 66 unanswered issues to end the game.
That’s the biggest margin of victory ever seen in an ACC game, according to ESPN’s Andrea Adelson, and much of the damage came in the first half when the Tigers took a 52-7 lead.
Heisman Trophy favorite Trevor Lawrence left the game after the first era of the moment with 404 air yards and five touchdowns.
“It’s the highest point of football I’ve noticed about him, yet that’s what I think he expects and what everyone in our construction expects from him,” offensive coordinator Tony Elliott told reporters.
However, it was when he was kidnapped by Zamari Walton in the first quarter.
That broke a streak of 366 consecutive passes without an interception, leaving Lawrence just below Russell Wilson’s record of 379 in his time at NC State.
Freshman Hunter Helms finished five of 7 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns to relieve Lawrence and the Tigers ended with five00 aerial yards and 671 total yards that day.
Good for the rest of the CEC this year.
Who’s in a position for Big Ten football?
Ohio State (against Nebraska), Penn State (against Indiana) and Wisconsin (against Illinois) all jump straight to the convention list while seeking to turn out to belong to the CFP conversation, while Michigan v. Minnesota looks like the game. . of the week on paper.
Mountain West also begins its season next weekend, with Boise State, a national player, facing Utah State at home in his first game. The Broncos have two weeks to return before a big game with BYU.
As for the groups already in the center, Iowa State travels to Stillwater to face the state of Oklahoma in an unexpected showdown over the supremacy of the Big 12 after Oklahoma and Texas suffered a couple of early defeats. round-trip match last year and the two groups fit in in 2020.
In one of the biggest Group of Five clashes of the year, Cincinnati and SMU will look to pass undefeated, as long as the Bearcats are in a position to pass after positive CONTROL of COVID-19 leads to postponement. this weekend’s game against Tulsa.
The SEC list is a little quieter next week, but there are still big clashes. Tennessee will seek to recover in front of Alabama, while Kentucky will seek to capitalize on the momentum of its victory over the Vols in a difficult house game against Alabama. Georgia.
All statistics are courtesy of Sports Reference.