College Football
Top 25
1. Alabama, 4-0, 1
2. Georgia, 4-0, 2
3. Clemson, 4-0, 3
4. Ohio State, 4-0, 4
5. Oklahoma, 4-0, 5
6. LSU, 4-0, 6
7. Notre Dame, 4-0, 7
8. Stanford, 4-0, 11
9. Auburn, 3-1, 8
10. Washington, 3-1, 9
11. West Virginia, 3-0, 13
12. Michigan, 3-1, 16
13. South Carolina, 3-1, 14
14. UCF, 3-0, 15
15. Penn State, 4-0, 17
16. Miami, 3-1, 20
17. Kentucky, 4-0, NR
18. Oregon, 3-1, 19
19. Wisconsin, 3-1, 25
20. Texas, 3-1, NR
21. Duke, 4-0, NR
22. Texas A&M, 2-2, 23
23. Mississippi State, 3-1, 10
24. Michigan State, 3-1, NR
25. Brigham Young, 3-1, NR
OUT: Virginia Tech, (12), Oklahoma State, (18), Iowa (21), Texas Christian (22) and Boston College (24).
NEXT: Colorado, Texas Tech, NC State, California, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Florida, Syracuse, Iowa, Texas Christian, Southern Cal, Arizona State, San Diego State and Utah.
NEBRASKA ANALYSIS
While most Huskers recognized Scott Frost could not work miracles immediately, they thought the days of getting blasted were in the rear view mirror. That was not the case Saturday at Michigan. The Wolverines, who after losing the opener at Notre Dame, had played pedestrian football, up until Saturday. On this day, they looked like Alabama, man handling the Huskers on both lines of scrimmage. Yes, Nebraska has been upside down after losing an opening 'work out the kinks" game, then losing to Colorado and then Troy, where they fielded a walk-on third string signal caller. Freshman phenom Adrian Martinez started at quarterback for Nebraska, but he looked hobbled, although it mattered not. Michigan owned the line of scrimmage, and when that is the case, it makes life miserable. The defense was very shaky, the skill position players could not light a spark and the special teams were atrocious. While few expected to win at Michigan, many thought Nebraska would give them a fight. No such luck, and this one is on Frost. He knows it, and it should be noted there is much work to do. Frost commented this may be bottom, and outside of another lopsided loss coming at Ohio State, he may be right. But, this one hurt. Maybe it is the type of game that weeds out those who don't have the stomach for it. Fine with me, as it seems some players don't mind losing all that much. At any rate, Nebraska is 0-3 for the first time since 1945. Nowhere to go but up.
FLORIDA STATE ANALYSIS
Florida State played much better this week, as I expected, and got a double digit victory against Northern Illinois. NIU had played some stout defense this year, but was not much of a threat offensively. The offensive line, the centerpiece of the issues for Florida State in 2018, put in a very solid effort. The play calling was much better, helping to alleviate the pressure the OL was under. Some players started making plays, notably WR's Tre'Shaun Harrison and Tamorrion Terry. With backs against the wall, the Seminoles deserve credit for the performance in this game; however, there is still much work to do. Mistakes and penalties continue to plague the team, noted by a hike over the head of QB Deondre Francois late in the game which could have proven quite costly. There were many defensive breakdowns, which stained an otherwise credible effort. Ricky Aguayo made some big kicks, which helped seal the win, and that is good because he was about to take a seat on the bench. FSU needs to build on this win, and win at Louisville, who is also on the struggle bus, next weekend. Participation in a bowl game may hinge on it.
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