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What a ride! Up and down went our emotions as some wild stuff took place around the nation in college football Week 12.
© Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Some huge upsets took place around college football on Saturday. One of the biggest games of the week turned out to be a total dud. A top quarterback took a fall and was unable to get back up again.
These are the biggest disappointments from college football Week 12.
Tua Tagovailoa out for season
© Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports One of the best quarterbacks in college football may have finished his career with a brutal injury. Tua Tagovailoa, who was limited in practice and not even certain to play Saturday against Mississippi State, did in fact play. He played quite well, too, passing for 256 yards and two touchdowns.
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Florida State posted a 38-31 victory over Boston College in the Seminoles' first game since firing coach Willie Taggart. Florida State fell behind 14-3 in the first half before scoring 21 straight points, only to watch BC tie it 24-all in the final minutes on Dennis Grosel's half-yard scramble and dive for the end zone. The Seminoles (5-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) took over at their own 41 with 2:27 left, lost a yard and then James Blackman found Matthews across the middle, about 5 yards away.
Up by the score of 35-7 late in the second quarter, it looked like his day was done. Mac Jones was warming up on the sideline, and Tagovailoa was getting handshakes from his teammates. Then, Nick Saban decided to give his star the two-minute warning for practice, a decision that will haunt him.
Tagovailoa rolled to his left to escape pressure, but instead of escaping he ended up finding trouble. As he threw the ball away, he was hit by two defenders. The result was a hip injury so painful he was screaming, per the ESPN broadcast.
Not long afterward, Tagovailoa was taken by helicopter to a local hospital, and reportedly he will undergo surgery for a fractured hip similar to the one that ended Bo Jackson’s career. At the least, he’s out for the season with a hip dislocation, the school confirmed Saturday evening.
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MSU’s offense stalls against Michigan
© Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports The Spartans got off to a tremendous start Saturday in Ann Arbor against their bitter rival, going up 7-0 in the first quarter. Their defense stuffed Michigan’s offense twice in that first quarter, and Brian Lewerke looked great leading Michigan State’s offense.
Then, the wheels fell off the bus.
Lewerke started wilting under pressure and threw two awful interceptions. The first was on the opening drive of the second half when the Spartans were down by just 10 points. Four plays later, Michigan had a 24-7 lead, and the game was effectively over from that point on.
All told, MSU managed 220 yards of offense, converted just 2-of-13 third downs and utterly crumbled on the road once again this year, dropping to 4-6 on the season.
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Penn State’s defense suddenly a liability
© Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports Prior to last weekend’s stunning loss to Minnesota, the Nittany Lions had featured a defense among the best in the nation. After Saturday’s narrow win over Indiana, it’s clear that this unit is in danger of being shredded by Ohio State next Saturday.
Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan and Indiana’s Peyton Ramsey combined for 710 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions on 49-of-61 passing against Penn State’s defense the past two weeks. Justin Fields and the explosive playmakers he has on his offense have to be licking their chops.
Navy sunk the ship in South Bend
© Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports One of the most highly-anticipated games of college football Week 12 was also one of its biggest duds. No. 23 Navy went into South Bend to take on No. 16 Notre Dame and quickly proved no match for the Fighting Irish.
The suddenness of Navy’s demise on Saturday was stunning. Ian Book led an 11-play drive that ended with a touchdown to Chase Claypool on the game’s opening drive. Navy wasted its opening drive with a fumble. Notre Dame followed the turnover up with a touchdown two plays later. Navy fumbled a second time, which also resulted in a touchdown for the Irish, and the game was over with a capital O.
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It’s crunch time. College football Week 13 represents the penultimate weekend before conference championship games, and the College Football Playoff rankings are still fluid. © Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports Looking ahead to the biggest games this weekend, there’s a lot on the line. With that in mind, these are the top storylines we’re going to be following in college football Week 13.Penn State can make massive waves © Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports This is pretty incredible. No. 8 Penn State has just one loss and has looked every bit the part of a powerhouse for much of the season. Yet No.
In the end, the Midshipmen hauled their sunken ship back Annapolis under the black cloud of a 52-20 beat down the program won’t soon forget.
K-State collapses down the stretch
© Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports Favored to win by two touchdowns Saturday at home against West Virginia, Kansas State instead suffered a complete meltdown and lost 24-20.
Down by one point at halftime, the Wildcats looked great to open the third quarter. Quarterback Skylar Thompson engineered a 13-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with a touchdown and a six-point lead. That would be the last real positive development for Kansas State.
The Wildcats went punt, punt, turnover on downs, punt, interception on their final offensive drives of the game. Defensively, they allowed West Virginia to score 10 unanswered points in the brutal 24-20 loss that will send them out of the top-25 rankings.
Yellow Jackets hit a new low
© Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Tech has struggled all year in its first season under head coach Geoff Collins. But on Saturday, at home against Virginia Tech, the program hit a new low.
The Yellow Jackets were hopelessly lost on offense. They logged four straight three-and-outs to open the game, had an interception returned for a touchdown and finished the game with a whimper, turning the ball over on downs on their final two drives. All told, the Georgia Tech offense managed eight first downs.
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Defensively, Georgia Tech was shredded. The Hokies ran 61 plays and gained 461 yards, averaging 7.58 yards per play en route to a 45-0 final score. Just an awful game the Yellow Jackets would like to forget ever happened.
Self-inflicted wounds doom Longhorns
© Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports Just when it looked like Texas was going to finish strong against Iowa State, the Longhorns once again suffered a rash of self-inflicted wounds that ultimately led to yet another brutal loss for this team.
Down 20-7 after Iowa State scored 10 points to open the third quarter, the Longhorns responded thanks to Sam Ehlinger, who had a spectacular second half. Texas looked to be in excellent shape after Ehlinger engineered a 15-play drive that went 89 yards in nearly seven minutes to take the 21-20 lead with just over five minutes left. Things were even better a few minutes later after Iowa State punted after four plays.
Then, Texas went 3-and-out on offense, and the Longhorns imploded defensively. They were hit with three penalties, including two pass interference penalties on consecutive plays and an offsides penalty that turned an Iowa State field-goal attempt into a first down.
As time expired, Connor Assalley drilled a 36-yard attempt to give the Cyclones a 23-21 victory.
Minnesota’s Playoff dream is dead
© Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Minnesota was bumped up into the No. 8 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings this week after knocking off Penn State. But the message sent by the selection committee with that ranking was clear: Lose a game and you’re out. Period.
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And one week after stunning the nation, the Golden Gophers are indeed out of the Playoff picture.
Iowa jumped out to a 20-3 lead. And despite a tremendous late surge by Tanner Morgan and the Minnesota offense, it was too little, too late.
The team’s normally potent run game was stymied at every turn. The offensive line had no answer for A.J. Epenesa, who tallied 2.5 sacks and wrecked Minnesota’s offense all game. Defensively, the Golden Gophers couldn’t get the Hawkeyes to turn it over and were out-physical-ed at the line of scrimmage.
A disappointing end to one of the best stories in college football this year.
Far from a championship defense, LSU
© Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports LSU’s defense, before Saturday night against Ole Miss, hadn’t allowed an opponent to rush for 150 yards this season. The Rebels piled up an absurd 402 yards rushing and gave the No. 1-ranked Tigers a run for their money in the fourth quarter, too.
LSU allowed the 4-6 Ole Miss Rebels to tally 614 total yards and put 37 points up on Saturday night. Sure, the Tigers won, but that’s hardly surprising. They should have won by 30 points, but the defense, a unit that was roasted regularly last weekend against Alabama, once again looked less than championship caliber.
The Tigers should be able to skate by the rest of their regular-season schedule, and they may even have little trouble with Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. But come the Playoff, this defense could be a huge liability against the likes of Clemson or Ohio State.
Not like that, Baylor
© Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports No. 13 Baylor has gotten through lucky on some close calls in recent weeks, but it sure looked like the Bears wouldn’t even need luck on their side early against No. 10 Oklahoma Saturday night.
Early in the second quarter, it was all Baylor. Following an interception of Jalen Hurts, the Bears went up 28-3 when Charlie Brewer hit Denzel Mims for a nine-yard score.
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Turns out, that 28-3 lead is cursed, even at the collegiate level. Like Dan Quinn before him, Baylor head coach Matt Rhule watched in horror as his team lost that lead and eventually lost the game, 34-31.
In the final 41 minutes of the game, Oklahoma outscored Baylor 31-3. Jalen Hurts was a warrior and overcame a trio of bad turnovers to lead the Sooners to victory. On the other side, Brewer wilted down the stretch.
The end result is a devastating loss for Baylor that will knock the Bears out of the College Football Playoff for good.
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The 25 best college football teams of the 2010s
As we close out the decade, it's time to reflect on some of the successful and memorable college football teams that spanned 2010-19. Obviously not all were crowned national champions, but some still will go down as among the best in college football — let alone the decade — despite falling short of that ultimate goal.Here's our ranking of the top 25 teams from this decade. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
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25. Oklahoma (2018)
Let's forget for a moment that the Sooners defense was far from national championship caliber (33.3 points allowed per contest). However, the team did feature Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray at quarterback, who led an offense that averaged 48.4 points. It was good enough to get Oklahoma (12-2) into the College Football Playoff, where it fell behind, 28-0, to Alabama before making things somewhat interesting late in a 45-34 semifinal loss. Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports
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24. Notre Dame (2018)
Regardless of how the Irish fared in the national semifinals, they deserved to be there as one of the three undefeated teams that made the College Football Playoff last season. Notre Dame (12-1) was solid on both sides of the ball (33.8 points per game, 17.3 allowed ppg during the regular season) and was 4-0 against Top 25 teams before losing, 30-3, to eventual national champion Clemson. Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports
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23. Florida State (2014)
The Seminoles' bid for a second straight unbeaten campaign and national championship ended with a major thud in their 59-20 CFP semifinal loss to Oregon. Even with Jameis Winston back at the helm and taking a 13-0 mark into the championship game, Florida State wasn't the same dominant club it was one year earlier. The Seminoles struggled with Georgia Tech in the ACC title game and had six other games decided by less than 10 points. Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire
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22. TCU (2010)
Back in the Bowl Championship Series era, before the four-team CFP was introduced, TCU was on the outside looking in at an official national championship. Then a member of the Mountain West, the Horned Frogs averaged 41.6 points with Andy Dalton at quarterback and allowed an average of 12.0 points. They capped a 13-0 season with a 21-19 victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, but playing outside a Power Five conference kept them from recognized national glory. Patrick Green/Icon Sportswire
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21. Oregon (2014)
The Marcus Mariota-led Ducks overcame an in-season loss to Arizona and then pounded the Wildcats to win the Pac-12 title. In addition to Mariota (4,454 passing yards, 42 touchdown passes, four interceptions, 15 rushing TDs), Oregon had a 1,300-yard rusher in Royce Freeman and a 1,000-yard receiver in Byron Marshall. Its high-potent offense ended reigning national champ Florida State's 29-game winning streak in the semifinal but was on the wrong end of a 42-20 rout by Ohio State in the first CFP title game. Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire
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20. Oklahoma (2017)
Baker Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy, but he could not win the Sooners a national championship. However, he did get them into the College Football Playoff, where they lost a highly entertaining 54-48 double-overtime contest to Georgia. Kyler Murray was Mayfield's backup while Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews and CeeDee Lamb were integral parts of a team that finished 12-2. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
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19. Alabama (2014)
Amari Cooper (124 receptions, 1,727 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns) starred for the Tide's offense, and Landon Collins (103 tackles) anchored the defense. Alabama successfully moved on from an early road loss to a good Ole Miss team but ran into the buzz saw that was Ohio State in the CFP semifinals, losing 42-35 to finish 12-2. Tyler Kaufman/Icon Sportswire
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18. Notre Dame (2012)
With versatile quarterback Everett Golson and tight end Tyler Eifert leading the offense and Manti Te'o (103 tackles) on defense, Notre Dame (12-1) allowed more than 17 points once during the regular season while going 12-0. The Irish got their shot at the program's first national title since 1988 but were blown out, 42-14, by Alabama in the BCS championship game. Juan Salas/Icon Sportswire
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17. Ohio State (2012)
There are those who will make the case that Ohio State's 2012 team was better than the Buckeyes' squad that actually won a national title this decade. A postseason ban prevented Urban Meyer's first Ohio State team from being more than a college football footnote while going 12-0. Quarterback Braxton Miller threw for more than 2,000 yards and ran for 1,200-plus to pace this talented group. Jim Owens/Icon Sportswire
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16. Oregon (2010)
Arguably the best team Oregon has ever produced came at the beginning of the decade. With LaMichael James (1,731 rushing yards yards, 21 touchdowns) and the underrated Darron Thomas (2,881 passing yards) leading the offense, the Ducks were a force. However, they were finally grounded by Cam Newton and Auburn on a walk-off field goal for a 22-19 loss in the national championship game that ended their season at 12-1. Doug James/Icon Sportswire
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15. Alabama (2018)
Alabama was in control all season, 14-0 and averaging 47.7 points heading into the national championship game against Clemson. However, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (3,966 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes) was not 100 percent, and the Tide's defense looked like it was wearing down late in the season. That all caught up with them, as the Tigers scored 30 unanswered points en route to a 44-16 title game rout. Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports
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14. Auburn (2013)
There's no doubt the highlight of Auburn's 2013 season was Chris Davis' "Kick Six" return to beat Alabama in the Iron Bowl. That paved the way for a rout of Missouri in the SEC title game. The Tigers (12-2) didn't have many household names on their roster, but running back Tre Mason (1,816 rushing yards, 23 TDs) and Co. led Florida State 21-3 in the first half of the national title game before allowing the Seminoles to post 21 fourth quarter points and score the winning touchdown with 13 seconds left. Jim Dedmon/Icon Sportswire
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13. Clemson (2015)
The groundwork for Clemson's national dominance in recent years might have been laid in 2015. Led by Deshaun Watson (4,109 passing yards, 35 touchdown passes, 1,105 rushing yards, 12 TDs) and Wayne Gallman (1,527 rushing yards, 13 TDs), the Tigers found ways to keep winning, all the way to the national title game where they fell short against Alabama to finish 14-1. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
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12. Georgia (2017)
After avenging their only regular-season defeat by beating Auburn for the SEC title and outlasting Oklahoma in two overtimes in the CFP semifinals, it appeared the Bulldogs were sitting pretty in the national championship game. Georgia led Alabama, 20-7, in the third quarter and by 10 heading into the fourth. However, the Tide rallied to force overtime and stunned the Bulldogs, thanks to the arm of Tua Tagovailo that delivered a devastating 26-23 loss. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
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11. Alabama (2016)
All signs pointed toward another national championship repeat for Alabama. Only two teams during the regular season scored more than 16 points against this group, while a defense led by Reuben Foster (115 tackles) and Minkah Fitzpatrick (six interceptions) held seven opponents to seven or fewer. Alabama entered its national championship tilt with Clemson and jumped out to a 14-0 lead. It led late before giving up the Tigers' winning TD with one second left to suffer a heartbreaking 35-31 loss. John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports
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10. LSU (2011)
If it wasn't for that ugly 21-0 BCS title-game loss to Alabama (92 total yards), these Tigers might have been higher on the list. They finished 13-1 and beat Alabama 9-6 at home during a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2. Aside from those two games with the Crimson Tide, the 2011 Tigers failed to score 35 or more points only one other time that season. Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire
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9. Alabama (2015)
Perhaps the least memorable of Alabama's four national championship-winning teams during the decade, it went 14-1 — losing only to ranked Ole Miss in a wild September affair at home. With eventual Heisman winner Derrick Henry (2,219 rushing yards, 28 TDs) running wild, the Tide pretty much rolled the rest of the season. They dominated Michigan State, 38-0, in the CFP semifinals but had a tougher time putting away Clemson, 45-40, to win their third title of the decade. David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire
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8. Alabama (2017)
In 2017, Alabama didn't win the SEC, thanks to a loss in the Iron Bowl. However, the Crimson Tide still managed to earn a spot in the CFP, where they stymied Clemson, 24-6, in the semifinals. The college football world was introduced to quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. He came on to rally the Tide from 20-7 down to Georgia in the national championship game with a 26-23 overtime victory capped by hitting DeVonta Smith with a title-winning 41-yard TD pass. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
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7. Clemson (2016)
The Tigers were able to finish the business they started in 2015, when they allowed 24 fourth quarter points to Alabama in losing the national title game. Under the direction of Deshaun Watson (4,593 passing yards, 41 TD passes, nine rushing TDs), Clemson's 2016 team did not have an easy road to the national championship but suffered only a one-point loss to Pitt. Watson's 2-yard TD pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second left gave the Tigers a 35-31 title-game win over the Tide in one of the greatest games in college football history. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
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6. Ohio State (2014)
Prior to the start of the 2014 season, the Buckeyes weren't given much national championship hope after starting quarterback Braxton Miller was lost to injury. J.T. Barrett was next in line, and Ohio State lost its second game of the year to Virginia Tech. However, the Buckeyes didn't lose again, even after Barrett suffered a season-ending injury. Cardale Jones led a 59-0 blowout of Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game, and Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 476 yards and six TDs in CFP wins over Alabama and Oregon to cap the 12-1 championship campaign. Tyler Kaufman/Icon Sportswire
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5. Alabama (2012)
The most recent team to defend its national championship, Alabama did not have the dominant defense it had in 2011 but was a more complete team. Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon combined for 2,430 rushing yards, AJ McCarron threw 30 touchdowns and Amari Cooper caught 11 TD passes. Linebacker C.J. Mosley (107 tackles) led a unit that posted four shutouts but struggled to stop Johnny Manziel's Texas A&M squad in a 29-24 loss. In the end, the Tide capped a 13-1 season with that 28-point national title-game win over Notre Dame. Juan Salas/Icon Sportswire
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4. Auburn (2010)
Heisman winner Cam Newton (2,854 passing yards, 30 TD passes, 1,473 rushing yards, 20 rushing TDs) led the best team in Auburn history to a 14-0 season and the program's second national championship. Current Tigers coach Gus Malzahn was the offensive coordinator of a group that averaged 41.2 points but needed to rally from 24-0 down to beat Alabama, 28-27, in the Iron Bowl. Auburn also needed Wes Byrum's 19-yard field goal as time expired to beat Oregon, 22-19, for the national title. Doug James/Icon Sportswire
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3. Alabama (2011)
The 2011 Tide were all about defense, allowing a total of 106 points on the season and more than 14 just once. Alabama, which pitched three shutouts thanks to a unit led by linebacker Dont'a Hightower and safety Mark Barro, suffered its only loss 9-6 vs. then-No. 1 LSU. However, the Crimson Tide avenged that defeat when it mattered most with a 21-0 victory over the Tigers in national title game. Andy Lyons/Getty Images
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2. Florida State (2013)
Led by quarterback Jameis Winston (4,057 yards, 40 TDs), the Seminoles went 14-0 for their third undefeated season in program history and third — and most recent — national championship. Winston's go-ahead 2-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left in that captivating 34-31 victory over Auburn in the BCS title game will go down as one of the most memorable moments in college football history. Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire
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1. Clemson (2018)
The Tigers got better as the season went on, thanks in part to the emergence of freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence (3,280 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, four interceptions) and a defense that allowed just 19 points in dominating Notre Dame and Alabama in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers' postseason performance, especially in that 44-16 title-game win over the Crimson Tide, was truly one for the ages. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
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