College Football
Top 25
1. Clemson, 11-0, 1
2. Alabama, 10-1, 3
3. Notre Dame, 10-1, 4
4. Iowa, 11-0, 6
5. Michigan State, 10-1, 11
6. Oklahoma, 10-1, 6
7. Baylor, 9-1, 8
8. Ohio State, 10-1, 2
9. North Carolina, 10-1, 10
10. Oklahoma State, 10-1, 4
11. Florida, 10-1, 9
12. Florida State, 9-2, 13
13. Texas Christian, 9-2, 12
14. Stanford, 9-2, 14
15. Michigan, 9-2, 16
16. Oregon, 8-3, 17
17. Ole Miss, 8-3, 25
18. Northwestern, 9-2, 24
19. Navy, 9-1, 22
20. Washington State, 8-3, 23
21. Mississippi State, 8-3, NR
22. UCLA, 8-3, NR
23. Louisiana State, 7-3, 19
24. Pittsburgh, 8-3, NR
25. Houston, 10-1, 15
OUT: Wisconsin (18), Southern Cal (20) and Utah (21)
VOTES: Southern Cal, Wisconsin, Utah, Temple, Toledo, Memphis, South Florida, Miami, NC State, Brigham Young, Arizona State, Auburn, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee.
NOTES: It was a day where the little guys almost shock the south. Florida Atlantic went to The Swamp and took the struggling Florida Gators to overtime before losing 20-14. Georgia Southern went between The Hedges and took the Georgia Bulldogs to overtime before falling 23-17. South Carolina, was not so fortunate, as The Citadel took down the Gamecocks in Columbia 23-22. Another note was the scoreboard shock we saw on a sleepy Friday evening, as at the half, South Florida was punishing Cincinnati 51-3. That is not a misprint. The Bearcats are a decent team, who owns a victory over the Miami Hurricanes, but on this night, they got boat raced something bad awful. USF, who awaits lowly UCF Thanksgiving night, won 65-24.
FLORIDA STATE ANALYSIS
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FSU back Dalvin Cook
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Tennessee Chattanooga is another little guy, a playoff team from the lower division, who came to Tallahassee ready to compete if not win at the home of the Seminoles, who were sporting all black uniforms on senior day and the last home game of the season. The Seminoles continued their pattern of sluggish home day game starts, with Kermit Whitfield fumbling the opening kickoff. Some nifty play calling, coupled with a trick play and a penalty, FSU was down 3-0. Dalvin Cook got off to a slow start but started getting loose once Maguire was able to connect on a few passes. Among the recipients of those throws was Whitfield, who hauled in two touchdowns bracketing the half. Although the offense got in gear, Maguire was being harassed and was hit hard a handful of times, which was discouraging. Dalvin Cook continued to perform like the complete, elite back that he is, and Jacques Patrick is coming on as a counterpart to Cook that can be trusted. Not only did Everett Golson get in, but so did JJ Cosentino, both of whom looked confident and effective. Defensively, the Seminoles are on the verge of being stellar. The unit is comprised of elite speed, with a dominating front and a fleet of foot linebacking core. However, it is the deep and talented secondary that headlines the unit. Nate Andrews, who has not been 100% for some time, had a great game, as did S Derwin James, the true freshman who may get All America consideration. Jalen Ramsey also had some plays, as did LaMarcus Brutus. There were quite a few young players who got an opportunity to get meaningful snaps at DOAK, and they looked very impressive. The future is very, very, bright. The Seminoles, 9-2 and hovering just outside the top ten, travel to hog town to play the struggling, at least offensively, Florida Gators. Florida has looked just awful in recent weeks, but the Seminoles should well know to expect the very best the Gators have to offer. The Swamp is a most difficult place to play, but if FSU can win the turnover war, and keep their poise, a victory can be achieved. The Seminoles did have an injury in the game, as linebacker Roderick Hoskins of Orlando Evans hobbled off and was later seen with a knee brace. Hoskins is a quality player, and if he is unable to play, that would not be good.
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