The performances are beginning to speak for themselves: Tennessee may be hard for anyone to beat, Georgia included. The rest of Week 9's winners and losers, via PaulMyerberg:
that represents the high point of Marcus Freeman's young tenure. Led by Audric Estime's 123 yards, Notre Dame ran for 246 yards, eclipsing the 200-yard mark for the fourth time in five games, and a season-high four touchdowns. Losses to Marshall and Stanford are hard to forget, and will likely end up defining Freeman's debut if the Irish lose games in November against No. 5 Clemson and No. 11 Southern California.
After getting smashed by Michigan, the Spartans are sitting at 3-5 overall and 1-4 in Big Ten play, tied with Indiana and Rutgers at the bottom of the Big Ten East. Just getting to the postseason demands three wins against Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana and Penn State.One year after becoming the first Group of Five team to reach the playoff, No. 19 Cincinnati may get squeezed out of the American Athletic championship game after losing 25-21 to Central Florida.