Each week, The Dash will identify 12 people dealing with damaged playoff hopes, and gauge their teams’ chances of rebounding from calamity.
The 12-team College Football Playoff is a wellspring of hope and excitement for dozens of fan bases. But as the losses accrue, it also will be a source of discontent for fan bases that see their chances slipping away. Marcus Freeman’s tenure at Notre Dame had largely evaded definition through two seasons—neither a raging success nor a significant disappointment. That may have changed Saturday, with one of the worst losses in school history.
The Wolverines are pedestrian at quarterback, running back and wide receiver. It took until the final two minutes of their second game to record a scrimmage play of 30 yards or longer, a touchdown pass from Davis Warren to Semaj Morgan with 1:54 left against the Longhorns. Their defense is good, but couldn’t stop Texas when it mattered on third down. Michigan recorded zero sacks in the game.
Cyclones defensive end Joey Petersen and offensive linemen Jarrod Hufford and Tyler Miller carry the Cy-Hawk trophy after beating the Hawkeyes. / Jeffrey Becker-Imagn ImagesThe Auburn University trustee has fresh motivation to meddle after the Tigers lost at home to the California Golden Bears, scoring a whopping 14 points while committing five turnovers.
John Calipari bailed out Barnhart by bolting to Arkansas. Mark Stoops tried to do the same last year, on the verge of getting the Texas A&M job before rich and important Aggies squashed the move. So Stoops stayed on for his 12th season at the kind of place where it isn’t easy to keep winning., South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, 31–6. The Kentucky passing game was pitiful, with transfer QBs Brock Vandagriff and Gavin Wimsatt combining to go 6-for-17 for 44 yards, with two interceptions.
The Wolfpack lost 51–10 to the Tennessee Volunteers in the Duke’s Mayo Massacre Saturday. While that may well signal that the Volunteers are going to be a major problem, it also says something about NC State. When you’re outgained 460 to 142 yards, you’ve got issues.The Dash will continue to point out that two teams will have to make the ACC championship game, and outside of Miami auditions are wide open.
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