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We are in the second week of November and the playoff race at the university football is warming up.
This week includes three games between teams ranked in the Top 25 AP: No. 8 Ohio State at No. 24 Michigan State at Noon, No. 18 Mississippi State at No. 1 Alabama at 3:30 pm. and No. 2 Clemson at No. 17 Boston College at 8 pm. It's a game that determines who represents the Atlantic ACC in the conference league match.
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We are more than three weeks away from the playoff games of college football matches and, with that in mind, here's a preview of this week's Heisman watch, from the on-site coach, the 39; upset alert and thinking to do to start the 10th week.
Heisman watch
Tua Tagovailoa, of Alabama, has a huge lead for this year's Heisman Trophy, but a pair of 12 quarterbacks can race in November. Kyler Murray of Oklahoma (3,263 total yards, 38 total touchdowns) and Will Grier of West Virginia (2,618 rushing yards, 28 touchdowns) each rank in the top five quarters of the assists. of touched.
A Big 12 quarterback has finished in the top five in six of the last seven seasons, thanks to winners Baker Mayfield (2017) and Robert Griffin III (2011).
| Year | Player | School | finish |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | 1 |
| 2016 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | 3rd |
| 2015 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | 4th |
| 2014 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | 4th |
| 2013 | Bryce Petty | Baylor | 7th |
| 2012 | Collin Klein | Kansas State | 3rd |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | 1 |
The big 12 quarters produce numbers – that has not changed. Now Murray or Grier have to win – and they will face on November 24th and maybe again in the Big 12 championship game on December 1st.
Murray has the biggest attention this week in Bedlam against Oklahoma State. For what it's worth, Mayfield, a finalist three times, has never lost this game. Grier, who just won the dramatic victory over Texas last week, leads the Mountaineers to a clash against TCU.
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Coach on the spot
Ohio coach, Urban Meyer, was asked to rate the Buckeyes' defense at the Big Ten teleconference on Tuesday.
"Someone asked if we were confident, I'll know more after this week, but I thought we had made a good move last week," said Meyer. "Even if we gave up a few meters, we are improving."
The Buckeyes will face what could be a season game against Michigan State's No. 24 Michigan in East Lansing on Saturday. This was the case under Meyer at the time of the college football playoffs.
A 49-37 win over Michigan State No. 7 in 2014 launched a national championship campaign, and a 17-14 loss to the state of Michigan No. 6 the following year derailed. Ohio State used a 17-16 win against the Spartans in 2016 to qualify for the college football playoffs, and a 48-3 win last season led to the Big Ten champion.
It's a great game. Victory, and the Buckeyes are getting closer to a win-take-the-Big Ten East clash against Michigan's No. 4. No matter what happens in Columbus, the Wolverines will probably head to Indianapolis – and the question of Meyer's future will intensify.
We will see how the Ohio State is confident.
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Upset alert
Boston College, number 17, has the opportunity to take control of the Atlantic ACC with a home match against Clemson on Saturday. The Eagles are at home in prime time, and the scene belongs to them.
Or does the scene belong to the Tigers? Clemson averages 60 points per game in his last four wins. Of course, critics might say that they have not played against a ranked team of ACC on the road. The truth is that it does not happen often. Here is an overview of the Tigers Road games against VAC-ranked opponents since 2015.
| Year | Opponent | Result |
| October 29, 2016 | No. 12 Florida State | W 37-34 |
| September 16, 2017 | No. 14 Louisville | W 47-21 |
| September 30, 2017 | No. 17 Virginia Tech | W 31-17 |
| November 4, 2017 | No. 20 N.C. State | W 38-31 |
Most of Clemson's veteran playmakers took part in all these games, which means that they should be targeted for Boston College. We will not put the Tigers on alert here.
With regard to those we chose in this week's choices?
Wisconsin at No. 21 Penn State (-8). The Badgers have more to do in the Big Ten West.
No. 12 Kentucky (-4) Tennessee. The Flights get Jeremy Pruitt's first win at the SEC at home.
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Think about it
There are so many parameters and statistics about college football teams that sometimes it's better to keep it simple.
Who scores the most points? Who gives the fewest points?
Bearing this in mind, Sporting News looked at the 10 teams participating in the playoff hunt with a loss or less and averaged their attack and defense totals.
| Total | Team | Offense | Rank | Defense | Rank | Average |
| 1 | Alabama | 51.3 | 1 | 14.1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Clemson | 47.8 | 3 | 13.3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | UCF | 45.4 | 4 | 20.9 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 36.7 | 9 | 13.6 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 49.1 | 2 | 27.9 | ten | 6 |
| 5 | Georgia | 38.1 | 8 | 16.4 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 40.1 | 6 | 22.3 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 8 | state of Ohio | 42.2 | 5 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 6.75 |
| 9 | our Lady | 33.7 | ten | 19.3 | 5 | 7.5 |
| ten | State of Washington | 38.3 | 7 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 7.75 |
Yes, that includes UCF. Knights have the third highest average among schools, between Clemson and Michigan. In the end, the Knights have won 21 straight games. No matter the level, you have to be very good on both sides to do it.
UCF may not have the chance to reach the play-offs of college football, but it will give one of the other teams on this list a foot of balance in the cup of the sixth day of the new year.
Do not be surprised when it happens.
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