College football week 10 is in the books. After every week, fans can take away things from what happened on the field. Here are 5 things learned from college football week 11.
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Georgia moved up to No. 1 in the CFP rankings this week. Not only did they do that, but the Bulldogs won big over a ranked Missouri team this season. The Bulldogs won 48-21 and the game was never really in doubt. Offensively, the Bulldogs passed for 286 yards and rushed for 186 yards, showing good balance. The defense did a good job of limiting Missouri until it was too far of a gap for them to catch up.
The Bulldogs did slip up this season to Auburn, but almost every team has lost this season. When the Bulldogs are on, they look like the best team in the country, which was shown as they dominated a ranked team this week. With a quarterback who protects the football, a running game that can get hot and a stellar defense, Georgia is the team to beat right now.
Josh Hoover has been banged up with a shoulder injury, but was available for the Hoosiers’ game against USC. Indiana decided to start Grant Wilson, a transfer from Old Dominion who completed one pass for Indiana last season. He was 17/27 for 305 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
While it wasn’t the most efficient game, Wilson played solidly in his first start for the Hoosiers. He helped create some big plays downfield with his arm and activated the offense in a way that it hadn’t been in recent weeks. The 27 points scored by the Hoosiers were the most in the last five games. Wilson improved the offense, but it remains to be seen whether the Hoosiers will continue to start him or go back to Hoover.
After losing to Tennessee, Kentucky was ranked no. 11 in the CFP rankings. If Kentucky could right the ship, getting to the CFP was attainable. Unfortunately, things didn’t go Kentucky’s way. The Wildcats played Florida in Week 11 and had chances to win, but ultimately fell 21-14.
With three losses, Kentucky is likely out of the CFP after a game they would want to have back. They still have Missouri and Louisville on the schedule to help their case, but even if they win out, they will likely need too much help to make the CFP. It was a great season for Will Stein and Kentucky, even if they are out of the CFP.
Even with three losses, there was hope that LSU could make a push toward the CFP. They were ranked No. 21 in the CFP rankings heading into Week 11. All of their losses were to teams that were ranked by the CFP Committee, but they also had no marquee wins. The Tigers were hosting Texas for a chance to get that big win to help move them up the rankings.
LSU dropped the game to Texas in the last seconds of the game, as Texas scored on the second-to-last play of the game to go up 22-21. With the loss, LSU’s CFP hopes are over. Lane Kiffin was expected to take LSU back to the CFP, even in year one, so he is not living up to expectations early as the head coach for the Tigers. While he is safe for now, Kiffin will really have less job security if he doesn’t have a satisfactory year two in 2027.
In a tough game against Oregon State, Boise State was able to outscore the Beavers to win 46-41. Oregon State featured a tough offense and Boise outscoring them may help them down the road, as they will likely not have to play Oregon State in the Pac-12 Championship later on now. The win puts the Broncos at 9-1 on the season, which has them currently in the CFP as the group of six representative.
In addition to Boise State winning this week, other things have worked in the Broncos’ favor to help them eventually lock up that CFP spot. New Mexico was also a contender for the CFP, but the Lobos suffered their second loss of the season to UNLV. Earlier this season, Boise State beat one of the other group of six contenders in Memphis. So even if Boise State takes a loss, they could make the field over those teams, although a one-loss Liberty could be upset about that.
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