College Football Recap Week 13

Game of the Week: Minnesota 26, Nebraska 24

             Up 24-14 against another Big 10 West foe, Nebraska squandered another lead against the Golden Gophers of Minnesota, and lost for the second straight week. The Nebraska hot-start has flamed out once again as this former Big-12 potential contender that Nebraska was promised to be, has yet to live up to expectations. Bo Pellini seems to be on the hot seat year in and year out. Despite the fact that Nebraska has remained a contender in the Big 10 throughout a majority of the season, these two losses to Big 10 West leaders has clearly shown that Nebraska was never a true contender. In order for the Big 10 to regain its prominence, yes its Michigan that needs to come back to the top, but Nebraska also needs to live up to its past reputation.

           

Player of the Week: Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA  (22-31, 326 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown)

            Brett Hundley and UCLA announced they are back in a big way last night against USC. Hundley had one of his best games as Bruin throwing for over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns against a tough USC defense, in the primetime at the Rose Bowl. These types of performances will put Hundley back in the conversation of one of the best quarterback prospects in the draft. If he can continue this play against Stanford and Oregon in the Pac-12 title game, look for Hundley to re-emerge as a first round pick.             

Disappointment of the Week: The Ole Miss Collapse  

            Well it was fun while it lasted. But Ole Miss has not recovered since they lost La’Quan Treadwell and Auburn earlier in the season. That game, as previously stated here, acted as the turning point in the Rebels season as they have come tumbling down and possibly reached its lowest point by losing to Arkansas last night 30-0. The Razorbacks may be the SEC’s most improved team, especially since they have not allowed a score in the past two games, but considering the status Ole Miss had after their win against Alabama, they have fallen more than any other team in the country. Well, perhaps it could be worse? They could be Notre Dame.

           

           

Game to Watch:

Thursday: No. 5 TCU vs. Texas

             With rivalry week approaching there are a plethora of games to watch starting on Thanksgiving night with TCU and Texas. This game should prove to be the Horned Frogs toughest matchup with all of the country fixated on this game of two Texas colossals. The Longhorns defense is one of the best in the country and the offense has seems to have caught up with the defense averaging over 28 points a game in its past three contests. And since freshman quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has learned from coach Charlie Strong to stay in the pocket, in the past four games Swoopes has thrown 4 touchdowns to only 1 interception. This ball controlled offense could prove to be devastating to the Horned Frogs if TCU cannot get it going early. This should be a showdown until the end.

Friday: No. 13 Arizona State vs. No. 15 Arizona

            While the talk in the College Football world has been centered around the SEC and the rise of Mississippi football with the Rebels and Bulldogs routinely in playoff discussion, on Friday we should show some love for Arizona as both schools are fighting for an outside shot at the PAC-12 South championship. Arizona may not have been the talk of the college world, but if you factor in the success the Arizona Cardinals are having, Arizona has been the hotspot for football this year.

Saturday: No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 1 Alabama

            Everyone in the state of Alabama has been looking forward to this game since last year’s classic matchup. Everyone outside the state of Alabama will watch to see if the magic can happen again.

Coach on the Hot Seat: Bo Pellini, Nebraska

            It got a lot worse for Bo Pellini yesterday.  

Coach Predictor *New*

Florida: Mark Hudspeth, HC, Louisiana-Lafayette

            With Wil Muschamp announcing he will be stepping down at the end of next season, Florida will be shopping for another Head Coach this holiday season. Florida is adamant that they want an offensive minded coach, especially since the Gators are only averaging 207 yards per game. While the rumors will swirl that Dan Mullin, a former coach under Urban Meyer at Florida will be the favorite for the job, look for a former Dan Mullin assistant, Mark Hudspeth to get the job in Gainesville. Hudspeth led Louisiana-Lafayette to their first bowl win in history a season ago and looks to take the Rajin Cajuns to their third bowl in a row this season.  With deep ties to the South, look for the Gators to finally bring this 31-year old gem of a coach, to the swamp.

Playoff Prediction:

1. Florida State

2. Oregon

3. Alabama

4. Ohio State

             

1. Florida State: Does Florida State want to lose?

2. Oregon: The Civil War matchup against Oregon State should prove to be a good tune-up game for the Pac-12 Championship game.  If UCLA can take care of Stanford, they have a lot of momentum heading to their rematch with Oregon. Something they did not have the last time they played.

3. Alabama: If everyone thought that back to back weeks against LSU-Mississippi State was rough, Auburn and a SEC title matchup against Georgia will prove to be daunting. The best team in the country still has a long way to go.

4. Ohio State: Indiana hung around but then Ohio State blew the doors off in the 4^th quarter. Rival Michigan will also hang around...until the coin toss probably…then it will be over.

Don’t Count Them Out Yet: TCU & Mississippi State

            Ole Miss’s season officially came to an end yesterday with their blowout loss to Arkansas, so even if Mississippi State wins, it is not going to be as an impressive of a win as we all initially thought.

            TCU has a very tough matchup against the Longhorns on Friday night. A win certainly keeps them in the conversation.               

           

           

2015 NFL Mock Draft

Pick	Team	Player	College	Position
1	Jacksonville	Randy Gregory	Nebraska	DE/OLB
2	Tampa Bay	Marcus Mariota	Oregon	QB
3	Oakland	Leonard Williams	USC	DE
4	New York J	Amari Cooper	Alabama	WR
5	Minnesota	Andrus Peat	Stanford	OT
6	Washington	Brandon Scherff	Iowa	OT/G
7	St. Louis	DeVante Parker	Louisville	WR
8	New York G	Shane Ray	Missouri	DE/OLB
9	Tennessee	Jameis Winston	Florida State	QB
10	Carolina	Sammie Coates	Auburn	WR
11	Cincinnati	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	Oregon	CB
12	New Orleans	Shane Ray	Missouri	DE/OLB
13	Houston	Eric Kendricks	UCLA	LB
14	Baltimore	Shilique Calhoun	Michigan State	DE/OLB
15	Chicago	Landon Collins	Alabama	S
16	San Diego	Markus Golden	Missouri	DE/OLB
17	San Francisco	Jalen Strong	Arizona State	WR
18	Cleveland (from Buffalo)	Shawn Oakman	Baylor	DE
19	Kansas City	Devin Funchess	Michigan	WR/TE
20	Cleveland	Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin	RB
21	Dallas	P.J. Williams	Florida State	CB
22	Miami	Kevin White	West Virginia	WR
23	Atlanta	Vic Beasley	Clemson	OLB/DE
24	Detroit	Shaq Thompson	Washington	LB
25	Pittsburgh	Danny Shelton	Washington	DT
26	Arizona	Connor Cook	Michigan State	QB
27	Seattle	D’haquille Williams	Auburn	WR
28	Indianapolis	Todd Gurley	Georgia	RB
29	Green Bay	Dante Fowler	Florida	DE
30	New England	D.J. Humphries	Florida	OT/G
31	Philadelphia	Brett Hundley	UCLA	QB
32	Denver	T.J. Yeldon	Alabama	RB