This past Saturday saw seven ranked-on-ranked showdowns, four of which involved SEC teams. Alabama, Georgia, and, Tennessee all made big statements. Notre Dame and Miami-FL muddled things up at top. It was a wild weekend.
Alabama 31 LSU 13 – The Bayou Bengals packed their stadium with the famous and psuedo-famous but forgot to game plan for the Crimson Tide. LSU got big chunks of yardage at times and even outgained
Bama 457 to 285 and had twice as many first downs. However, they faltered on all four 4th down conversion attempts and crashed and burned in the red zone, scoring only one touchdown and one field goal on four trips inside the Alabama 20.
Alabama also won the turnover battle 2 to 0. The Crimson Tide proved to be a force to be reckoned with when even close to being fully healthy.
Georgia 42 Ole Miss 7 – My gawrsh! UGA made OM look like an FCS team. A BAD FCS team. This one felt like it was over after the Doggies barked their way to two first quarter touchdown drives, while the Rebs twice punted and missed a 56 yard field goal. Old Missy did not score until the 4th quarter with the score 35-0.
Notre Dame 31 Miami 24 – The Irish had a 24-3 advantage in the 3rd quarter when the Hurricanes mounted a comeback. They would draw to within seven points in the final period. On a controversial 4th down play at the Notre Dame 18, Darian Mensah threw a pass into the end zone for an apparent touchdown (above).
So-called experts have cited this play as clearly a catch and while others have said clearly not a catch. IMHO, this is a reception. He caught the ball, had control, two steps in bounds (even though you only need one), stepped out, and then the ball got knocked away. The way I see it, this play is over once he steps out of bounds. It makes zero sense that a play can continue after that moment. This is utterly ridiculous and needs to be addressed in the off-season.
Following this turnover on downs, ND would run some clock anf get a 50 yard punt to pin Mia deep. The ‘U’ had a chance with 57 ticks to go but could not get the ball out of their end of the field.
Utah 28 BYU 20 – Utah raced out to a 14 point advantage on their first two possessions and this one looked like it would a blowout of epic proportions. But the Coogs did not panic and chipped away at the lead and took over 20-14 at the half. Midway through the third quarter, the the Brighams had a 3-and-out followed by a poor punt that left the Utes in good field position. UU would convert that advantage into a touchdown and a one-point lead. After a second consecutive 3-and-out, Utah scored another touchdown. BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier threw interceptions on the next two series – including one from the 2-yard line – and that was all she wrote.
This was an ugly game. Bachmeier threw four picks. Utah lost two fumbles – including one by media darling du jour Devon Dampier – who also had a turnover on downs.
ESS-EE-SEE
It was all downhill from here for UK.
Tennessee 34 Kentucky 6 – Tennessee had eight tackles for loss and forced three turnovers. UK quarterback Kenny Minchey threw a pick, lost a fumble, and was sacked four times while the ’Cats failed to reach the end zone. Vols linebacker Arion Carter looked like he had the Kentucky playbook as he tallied 10 solo tackles, three assists, two sacks, four tackles for loss, and a quarterback hurry.
Have I ever mentioned that Knoxville is a tough place to play? Especially when they pipe in fake crowd noise.
Texas 34 Missouri 20 – Controversy in this one too. With Mizzou leading 20-13 in the 3rd quarter, Texas QB Arch Manning gets hit as he releases a pass. To any sane person, it was an incompletion. It is seemingly impossible that a replay official could screw this one up. First off, this was an incomplete pass. Then, they are trying to say that there was an immediate recovery. Several seconds passed before the ball was picked up almost simultaneously by a Longhorn and a Tiger who wrestled over it out of bounds. In addition, a Mizzou player was down writhing on the field in pain, the clock stopped at 2:22 before the alleged recovery, and a side judge can be seen signalling incomplete. It is hard to believe that a whistle had not been blown. Despite all these indicators, the replay officials judged this play to be a forward fumble.
Had this been ruled incomplete, it would have meant a Texas 4th & 10 at the 29, which would mean a crazy long field goal, a pooch punt, or having to go for it. Mind you it was still the 3rd quarter. BUT NO! What a stroke of luck! It is a fumble, a Texas recovery 12 yards down the field, aaaaand first down, Longhorns! Texas would eventually tie the game up on this drive.
[Watch the full sequence here starting at the 14:10 mark. The officials sure didn’t.]
Mizzou would punt on the next two series. In the latter, they went backwards and punted to midfield. With a short field, UT would drive to take a seven point lead. Later in the 4th quarter, a Mizz fumble sent the ball the other direction 44 yards and Texas would convert another touchdown to clinch the win.
South Carolina 17 Texas A&M 9 – Much like the Bama-LSU game, TAMU out gained Carolina by a wide margin, but failed on 4th down and failed in the red zone. I don’t know who lit a fire under LaNorris Sellers but that person deserves a raise or some expensive jewelry.
Don’t look now, but the Gamecocks have won four straight and stand at 6-3 (3-3 SEC). After a trip to Arky, they host UGA on Nov. 21 followed a showdown at Clemson. SCar has opportunities to wreck some s**t..
Oklahoma 23 Florida 7 – The Gators have two quarterbacks and the both suck. This week it was Tramell Jones’s turn to throw two interceptions and not find the end zone. He was 10/22 for 133 yards and netted 7 yards on 11 carries. Jadan Baugh scored the only touchdown for UF but he had only 35 rushing yards on 8 carries. Okie’s John Mateer miraculously did not turn the ball over and did just enough to score two TDs and lead the Sooners to three field goals.
OTHER ESS-EE-SEE
Auburn 26 Arkansas 23 – Aubie barely snuck by Arky at home.
Vanderbilt 25 Mississippi State 23 – The Commodores (4-5, 1-5 SEC) led 16-0 at halftime, but the Bulldogs (4-5, 2-5 SEC) scored two touchdowns in 52 seconds on a 65-yard scoring pass and a scoop-&-score to make it a two-point game in the third quarter. After exchange of field goals, MSU scored a touchdown with 30 ticks to go. However, they could not recover the onside kick and Vandy picked up their first SEC win.
OTHER STUFF
Oregon 41 Ohio State 28- The Buckys jumped out to an early 14-0 lead. Some would call it ballsy. I would call it reckless, but Dan Lanning opted to fake a punt on 4th & 10 at their own 30 yard line. That play led to a touchdown. And a touchdown and a touchdown… The Ducks scored 38 straight points and sent the anOSU fans scurrying towards the exits.↓↓↓
Now at 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, the Bucks are probably out of the CFP.
Michigan State 15 Michigan 6 – In a dreadful Ann Arbor game with no touchdowns scored, the Wolvies gained 192 total yards, turned the ball over four times and converted only two of ten 3rd downs. UM fans were exiting the Big House at halftime.
The win gave Sparty (3-6) their first conference win in six tries.
BEST CATCH BY A QUARTERBACK
UTE SUPER BOWL
Don’t be surprised if they lose to Arizona on Saturday.
STOP TRYING TO BE SABAN
FAT GUY TOUCHDOWN OF THE WEEK
D-BAG OF THE WEEK
This guy thinks looking cool is more important than preparing for an opponent. #NeverKiffin
Side note: I am really disappointed in Kevin Costner. It is unclear why he was there. He grew up in California and attended Cal-Fullerton.
“There’s a difference between winning the game and defeating the other team. We’ve got to take their hope away. What I want to see in the fourth quarter is no fans in the stands, with no hope of winning this game.” Nick Saban
ANALYST SCOUTING CATCH OF THE WEEK
You have to believe some young guy making $30K buried in the film room at 1am on a Tuesday caught this gap in the Cornhuskers game.
KICK RETURN OF THE WEEK
Too soon?
NOGGIN OF THE WEEK
KENTUCKY IS YOUR RIVAL
Let that sink in.
MOOD SWING OF THE WEEK
Nope!
WHY IS IT ALWAYS B1G TEAMS DOING THIS CRAP?
CATCH OR NO CATCH?
MOST FIRED UP COACHES OF THE WEEK
JOSH FORD-LIKE TIGHT END CATCH OF THE WEEK
DERP OF THE WEEK
ACC DERP OF THE WEEK
GRAPHICS DERP OF THE WEEK
MUST.PROTECT.NOTRE.DAME.SO.THEY.DON’T.LEAVE.THE.ACC (PART 2)
Yes, they reviewed this and said everything was on the up-an-up.
I am half-joking about the “Protect Notre Dame” thing but had they lost, there is no way they make the CFP.
MUST.PROTECT.TEXAS. (PART 2)
That is the kind of crap that gets called on Alabama every time.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Must protect… Duke?
O-H-N-O!
ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
WORST AWARENESS THAT IT’S 4TH DOWN OF THE WEEK
TROLL OF THE WEEK
Bro.
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS S**T WORKED
What would I do? CALL TIMEOUT! FSU ended up winning 31-24, but it wasn’t easy.
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS S**T WORKED EITHER
Somebody’s gonna get yelled at.
TIP DRILL OF THE WEEK
NICE TRY, LANE
LAURA RUTLEDGE MOMENT OF THE WEEK
Holey Moley, Laura Rutledge just keeps getting hotter.
I’D LIKE TO REPORT A MURDER
HAHA OF THE WEEK
DOINK OF THE WEEK
MAC DOINK OF THE WEEK
SHANK OF THE WEEK
JUUUUUST A BIT OUTSIDE
DEATH OF ANOTHER BLUEBLOOD
Bluebloods do not rush the field. They next play BC. Too bad it’s not SMU.
NAME OF THE WEEK
STATS OF THE WEEK
In the 34–20 win over the Minnesota, Ty Dieffenbach completed only 8 of 16 passes. But they went for 303 yards and 3 touchdowns. The individual yardage gains for each of his 8 completed passes were:
- 54 yards (pass to Semaj Morgan in the 1st quarter)
- 28 yards (pass to Wayne Knight in the 1st quarter)
- 26 yards (pass to Brian Rowe Jr. in the 2nd quarter)
- 13 yards (pass to Leland Smith in the 2nd quarter)
- 5 yards (pass to Jaivian Thomas in the 2nd quarter)
- 27 yards (touchdown pass to Noah Fox-Flores in the 3rd quarter)
- 75 yards (touchdown pass to Aidan Mizell in the 4th quarter)
- 75 yards (touchdown pass to Aidan Mizell in the 4th quarter)
- From Twitter: LSU outgained Alabama 457-281. Since 2000, only 14 FBS teams have outgained an opponent by 175+ yards and lost by 18+. The last? TCU, exactly 11 years ago Saturday. I cannot confirm the truth of this but I am going to assume it’s true.
- Also from Twitter: Texas A&M is the first team in college football history to have 450+ total yards of offense, zero turnovers, and score zero touchdowns in the same game. Again, Ima assume it’s true.
- North Carolina is 1-3 at home, 3-1 on the road, and 1-0 at a neutral site.
- Duke RB Nate Sheppard ran for 217 yards and 3 TDs against the ghastly defense of NC State.
- All of Indiana‘s conference opponents lost on Saturday. Nebraska, Northwestern, Rutgers, Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, and Purdue all lost. Southern Cal was idle.
THE WACKY WORLD OF CORSO NORM!
College GameDay was in South Bend for Miami-Notre Dame. Have I mentioned that the crew loves in when Nick Saban says a naughty word?
He’s no George Carlin but that is just how Saban is. BTW, he was the only one on the panel to pick Alabama. RMFT.
This week, the creepy Leprechaun mascot made a field goal for charity on a second try. And once again, a ringer student made one on a second chance.
Remember Norm from the TV show Cheers? His nephew was guest picker. Jason Sudeikis was born in Virginia and grew up in a Kansas City suburb in the state of Kansas. He did not matriculate at a four-year institution, however, he has some family members who attended UND including Uncle George Wendt who famously got expelled for earning a Blustarsky grade point average of 0.00.
Even Laura Rutledge’s kids are smarter than Desi, McAfee, Herbie, and Sudeikis .
CGD is back in the Mountain States for… Oregon State at Boise??? Really? The Beavers are 5-4. Why do I get the feeling they just left their stages and equipment out west to save on money and did a different set up in Indiana?
Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff was in West Point for Army-Air Force which was pretty cool. The pregame show was part of a special Veterans Day tribute on the campus of the US Military Academy. Thank you, Veterans!
GAMEDAY SIGN OF THE WEEK
ADOPT-A-TEAM
- I had heard that Jason Eck could recruit, but DANG, BOY! New Mexico dominated Nevada 31-3 to move to 8-1.
- Memphis (7-2) had the week off and have a crucial game at South Florida on Thursday.
- Western Michigan (6-3, 4-1) also had a bye and take on last place Akron tonight.
COUSINS
- Jacksonville State (7-2) – The Gamecocks destroyed Sam Houston 47-14. A road game with Western Kentucky is next.
- Troy (4-5) – The Trojans fell to Sun Belt leader La Tech 41-17. A showdown with South Alabama in Mobile is next.
- South Alabama (4-5) – The Jags lost their third straight game, dropping one to ULL.
THAT ANNOYING GUY WHO SNIFF TESTS HIS UNDERWEAR
- UAB (5-4) – The Dragons are a win away from bowl eligibility after turning Charlotte away 23-12, Temple is next.
SALUTE TO OUR TROOPS
- Air Force (7-2) – The Falcons secured their first Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy since 2022 with a 24-21 win over Army. San Jose Cuervo State comes in for a butt-whupping.
- Army (5-4) – Following a week of R&R, the Black Knights host East Carolina.
- Navy (3-6) – The Midshipmen blew a 28-0 lead but held on to top Temple 42-35. The Middies have shore leave for a week before Memphis invades.
ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
Eliminated: Boston College, Cal, FSU, Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina, Pitt, Syracuse, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, Center Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, West Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, Purdue, Washington, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Missouri, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
In Danger: Clemson, Duke, Louisville, SMU, Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern Cal, Wisconsin, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas
Still Alive: Wake Forest, Arizona, BYU, Texa$ Tech, Utah, Indiana, UCLA, Georgia
Clinched Playoff Birth: Miami-FL (due to lame-ass schedule), Notre Dame (due to lame-ass schedule)
A way WAY WAY too early look at the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture
POWER 2
- SEC – My brain hurts.
2. Big Ten – Chaos all around.
SECOND 2
- Big 12 – Assuming Utah is reckless. There are no guarantees in the B12.
- ACC – Watch Clemson sneak their butts in there.
AT LARGE
- Indies – Notre Dame. Aw lawd, the media just could not wait to re-crown the Irish as elite again.
PARTICIPATION TROPHY
- UTSA – ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! The Roadrunners (7-2) were routed by FAU 60-29.
- Boise (Pac-12) is 8-1 with their only loss coming to Oregon by a touchdown.
- New Mexico (MWC) is 8-1. A 14-6 loss to Oklahoma is their only flaw.
- Liberty (8-1) keeps rolling along but they are an extreme longshot.
RANK ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM
The AP Poll is stupid, so here are the Top 10 Kinds of Clouds:
- Cumulonimbus
- Cumulus
- Stratocumulus
- Stratus
- Nimbostratus
- Altostratus
- Altocumulus
- Cirrostratus
- Cirrocumulus
- Cirrus
The second College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee rankings are scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, roughly at 8pm/9pm (ESPN) between the end of Michigan State vs. Duke basketball and the beginning of Kansas vs. Kentucky basketball (starting 8:30/9:30).
LET’S GO BOWLING!
The College Football Playoff and ESPN have agreed on a five-year deal that will expand the field to 24 teams in 2027. Some details:
- Power 4 conference championship games will be eliminated. R.I.P.
- Four auto bids will be given to P4 champs. The Participation Trophy slot will still be implemented for the one highest-ranked G6, though that does not stop a second G6 from getting an at-large bid.
- 19 at-large bids will be based on CFP rankings.
- The top 8 ranked teams receive a first-round bye.
- First and second-round games will take place on the campus of the higher seed. This will absolutely cause the death of several bowl games, possibly including ones in Birmingham, Mobile, and Montgomery.
- There will be an open week after the regular season and before the CFP first round (first weekend in December).
- No CFP games will conflict with Army-Navy, which many expect to move up to the open week. Heisman Trophy ceremony is moving also to the open week.
- Saving the best for last: Power conferences will be required to play at least ten P4 opponents starting in 2027. Curt Cignetti might blow a gasket.
- 53 teams are now bowl eligible including Wyoming. I got a little curious about the Cowboys and looked up their roster. Of the 112 players on the roster, only ten are from Wyoming and two of them are brothers. One from Alaska and one from Evergreen, Alabama (reserve QB Landon Sims).
- Two former PAC teams are left standing in the undefeated department. Utah and UCLA are each 9-0.
LET’S GO BLOWING!
- Northern Illinois (0-9) is still on track for the prestigious Triple Golden Sombrero (12 whiffs).
- 14 teams have 7 or more losses. Rutgers and Georgia Tech are the only Power teams in that category. Whoda thunk we’d be saying that about the Yeller Jackets this early into the season?
- 20 teams have six defeats including Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Colorado, Cal, Arkansas, and Kansas. Win out or stay home.
Krazy Kristi’s “SHUT UP!” of the Week goes to whiny as Big Ten coaches. First, it was Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti and his misunderstanding as to why people want to talk about teams in a conference that regularly crams 90,000-110,000 screaming fans into a stadium on any given Saturday and gets all the best TV ratings over field goal contests in front of empty seats.
It should be pointed out that Cignetti’s cowardly out-of-conference schedule was North Texas, Howard, and Western Kentucky. Furthermore, the high and mighty Hoosiers struggled to defeat Minnesota in OT at home just a week ago. Those same Golden Gophers got thrashed at home by little ol’ Mississippi State in Minneapolis, 38-13. I can’t believe we actually liked this guy at one point.
Jumping on Cignetti’s coattails was Bert Bielema who went 11–29 in conference play as an SEC head coach. After beating lame-o Nebraska, grown-up Beavis spit out of his month: “But to be in this job, where we’re at right now, 6-3, we beat another 5-3 team. If we were in the SEC, we’d probably be a top-15 team.” The Illini have beaten as many ranked teams this season as Northern Illinois has.
HEISMAN HYPE
Odds per FanDuel:
1. QB CJ Carr (Notre Dame) +145
2. (tie) QB Darian Mensah (Miami-FL) +340
3. (tie) WR Jeremiah Smith (anOhio State)+340
4. QB Devon Dampier (Utah) +1200
5. QB Drew Mestemaker (THE Oklahoma State) +1500
6. (tie) QB Keelon Russell (Alabama) +2500
6. (tie) QB Gunner Stockton +2500
8. QB LaNorris Sellers (SCar) +5500
9. RB Nate Sheppard (Duke) +8000 – It must be nice running against ACC defenses.
10. (tie) five players +12500
THE SICK REPORT
- LSU starting right tackle Weston Davis walked to the locker room on crutches with an apparent right ankle injury during the third quarter of the LSU-Alabama game.
- Tennessee EDGE Tyree Weathersby will miss the remainder of the 2026 season due to a knee injury. He has seven sacks on the season. This is a big blow for the Vols.
- Oregon outside linebacker Teitum Tuioti will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury. He had 5.5 sacks, 22 solo tackles, and 22 assists, as well as a team-high nine tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
- It is being reported that Miami star wide receiver Malachi Toney will have or has had surgery to aid the healing of a high ankle sprain. While details are sparse, Ima gonna speculate that it is tightrope surgery.
- Texas RB Hollywood Smothers is done for season with a torn MCL. I want to personally thank the Texas billionaire a-holes who stole him from Alabama.
DRAMARAMA
- Gina Hinojosa earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Now that is some rivalry hate there.
- Florida suspended starting defensive tackle Jeramiah McCloud for this past Saturday’s game with Oklahoma. And it was not due to the horrible spelling of his first name. It was for the dreaded “conduct detrimental to the team.” Earlier this season, McCloud was caught on video making an obscene gesture toward fans late in a loss at Missouri. Whatever caused the punishment, it was likely a second or third strike.
SCHEDULING
- Purdue put a pause on their series with Notre Dame, Instead, the Boilermakers will play at West Virginia in 2027. The Irish will instead play Illinois in 2027 and 2028. I am sure Indiana was in the shower or something when Notre Dame called them.
KOACHES KORNER
- The Michigan faithful are getting mighty sick of Kyle Whittingham. I find it ironic that he “retired” after 22 seasons with Utah and now the Utes (9-0) have perhaps their best team ever while the Wolvies (5-4) are even worse than they were under the Night Stalker. The grass is not always greener…
- As a reaction to the pressure Whittingham is feeling, he fired his offensive coordinator Jason Beck who came over with him from Utah. Frankly, it was long-overdue. UM is 126th in the nation in scoring with 19.6 ppg. Take away the 52 they scored against miserable UTEP (1-8) and the average drops to 15.5. According to Pete Thamel, Beck will be owed up to $10.1 million. “It’s believed to be the biggest buyout for a college assistant.”
- Tulane hiring Will Hall may have been a HUGE mistake. He went 14–30 in four seasons at Southern Miss and for some reason, that did not phase the TU administrators. After four seasons of great success under Willie Fritz and Jon Sumrall, the Green Wave is 4-5 and 2-3 in the AAC. They should win at Rice this weekend but then they finish the season with conference leader North Texas and then at USF. It’s looking like 5-7 for Tulane.
- Well, this is odd. Former NFL and Wolfpack quarterback Russell Wilson interviewed for the head coaching job at NC State. He has played a lot of football but has zero coaching experience, much less at the FBS level. This comes after high school coach Philip Rivers was rumored to be a candidate in Raleigh.
- Former FSU coach Jimbo Fisher has said to have interest in returning to Tallahassee. Yeah, because that worked out so well for guys like Greg Schiano (Rutgers), Bill Walsh (Stanford), Mack Brown (UNC), Johnny Majors (Pitt), Bobby Petrino (Louisville)…
- Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz stated that he was not a candidate for the Florida State job. Thanks, bro.
- It doesn’t seem likely that Sonny Dykes will get fired at TCU in this down year that the Frogs are having (4-5, 2-5 vs Power). But if he was hoping for this stint in Fort Worth to be a resume-builder and a stepping stone to a bigger gig, this campaign is not helping. The Texas Christians play K-State next but finish with Utah and Texa$ Tech. That is looking like 5-7.
- Nebraska’s Matt Rhule has fired his offensive coordinator/bad-hair-day spokesmodel Dana Holgorsen. Nubber (5-4) has not scored more than 17 points during this four game losing streak they are currently stuck in. The Cornhuskers are at Rutgers next but finish with anOhio State and @Iowa.
- After suffering their seventh defeat of the season, Georgia Tech’s Brent Key fired defensive coordinator Jason Semore, offensive line coach Allen Mogridge, outside linebackers/defensive ends coach Kyle Pope and wide receivers coach Jafar Williams.
- Lane Kiffin has a worse record vs. AP Top 25 teams than James Franklin. Franklin: 17-29 (.369); Kiffin: 15-27 (.357). I know you’re gonna say “well, LFK coached for FAU.” Yes, but Franklin was at Vandy.
- Texas A&M is 0-6 against ranked opponents since Mike Elko received a 6-year, $69 million contract extension.
- Urban Meyer went to the haunted house and they offered him a job.
- Fat F*** Phil Fulmer’s doctor told him he was fat. When he said he wanted a second opinion, the doctor told him he was also an ugly back-stabbing snitch.
TEEVEE
It didn’t take former Maryland head coach Mike Locksley long to find another gig. He joined the Big Ten Network as a studio analyst for the remainder of the regular season.
THIS WEEK
Below is just a sampling highlight of games of interest this week. If you REALLY MUST know about the BIG Northern Illinois-San Jose showdown, click here.
Tuesday, November 10
Three MAC games
Wednesday, November 11
Three MAC games
Thursday, November 12
Memphis at USF 7pm/8pm ESPN
ULL at ULM 8pm/9pm ESPN2
Friday, November 13
Florida State at Pitt 6pm/7pm ESPN
Illinois at UCLA 8pm/9pm FOX
Houston at Colorado 9:15/10:15 ESPN
Saturday, November 14
SEC
Auburn at Mississippi State 11am/noon ESPN2
Tennessee at Texas A&M 2pm/3pm ESPN
Missouri at Georgia 2:30/3:30 ABC
Ole Miss at Oklahoma 3:15/4:15 SECN
Florida at Kentucky 5:15/6:15 ESPN
Texas at LSU 6:30/7:30 ABC
South Carolina at Arkansas 6:45/7:45 SECN
OTHERS
Duke at Miami-FL 11am/noon ABC – Could Duke sneak up on the ‘Canes?
Northwestern at Ohio State 11am/noon Fox – Go Purple!
Southern Cal at Indiana 2:30/3:30 CBS
“I love a good nap. Sometimes it’s the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning.” ~ George Costanza
North Dakota State at Hawaii 10pm/11pm CW – Who would have ever imagined this would be a conference game someday?
#ALABAMA
- As I am sure you have all heard by now, tight end and badass extraordinaire Josh Ford will miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury. On the bright side: he still has another season of eligibility.
- Kalen DeBoer said that QB Keelon Russell is day-to-day after an ankle injury. It’s a long way til Saturday.
- On Monday, OC Ryan Grubb said “I’d love to give EJ [Crowell] the ball 32 times a game, but he’s gotta get healthy.” LOL! He doesn’t give combined running backs 32 carries.
- CB Zabien Brown was back for LSU but he certainly did not look 100%. He got juked out of his shoes by Tigers receiver Jackson Harris on the first drive. Brown ended up playing only 22 snaps (source: PFF). Carmelo O’Neal took on 58 defensive snaps, though he did have some misses.
- DB Chuck McDonald had a whale of a game for the Crimson Tide. He had a strong blitz against LSU left tackle Jordan Seaton that flushed Sam Leavitt out of the pocket and then ended up taking the Tigers QB down from behind, saving a possible touchdown. He also blew up LSU’s fourth-down attempt on that drive, batting a Leavitt pass into the air and almost coming down with the interception. He also had a huge pass break-up in the end zone.
- DL Devan Thompkins (1) had two sacks and also put heavy pressure that forced an interception into the arms of LB Luke Metz. The Bama linebacker again led the Tide in tackles with 6 solos and 5 assists.
- Mr. Touchdown Cederian Morgan has two receptions this season and two touchdowns on those receptions. It is reminiscent of Henry Ruggs’s start to his Alabama career in which his first five catches as a freshman went for touchdowns.
- Alex Asparuhov had five punts for 249 yards for a 49.8 yard average: 48 yards, no return; 50 yds, -2 yds ret; 49 yds, ret. negated by holding, 10 yd line; 51 yds, 7 yd line; 51 yds, muffed, recovered by Noah Rogers.
- Getting center Racin Delgatty back in the lineup was a big lift for the offense. The Tide is still missing William Sanders though. He suffered a high ankle sprain versus Texas A&M and reportedly had tightrope surgery shortly after. Mal Waldrep stepped in at left guard for him but he struggled. Pressures allowed per PFF:
- LT Jackson Lloyd: 0 pressures, 0 penalty
- LG Mal Waldrep Jr.: 3 pressures, 1 false start penalty
- C Racin Delgatty: 1 pressure, 0 penalty
- RG Michael Carroll: 2 pressures, 0 penalty
- RT Jayvin James: 1 pressure, 2 false start penalties
GAME 10: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2, 5-2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (3-6, 1-5)
Nashville, TN ~ 11:45am/12:45am SECN
- Coach: Clark Lea (29-41, 11-34 SEC in six seasons as a head coach)
- State of the Program: Lea got hired in 2021. The ‘Dores sucked for three seasons. The New Mexico invasion of Diego Pavia, Eli Stowers, Jerry Kill, et al joining the team propelled VU to two winning seasons and two bowl games. Pavia and Stowers leave and Vanderbilt sucks again. Do the math.
- Series: Bama owns a 64-19-4 advantage over the Commodores. The last Vandy win came two seasons ago in that train wreck game in Nashville. Previous to that was 1984.
- Editorial: There is absolutely no reason for the Crimson Tide to lose this game. But keep that yourself.
- Weather: Thanks goodness this is a day game because the high is supposed to be 50° in Nashville. The good thing is that mostly sunny skies are expected.
- TV Announcers: Matt Schumacker on play-by-play, former UGA QB Aaron Murray on color and Auburn grad Taylor Davis on the sidelines. Has Bama ever had a game called by those latter two?
- Radio: Chris Stewart & Tyler Watts on Alabama Radio.
- Vegas: The FanDuel opening point spread had Alabama as a 19.5 point favorite with an Over/Under of 54.5. I suppose with fears that Russell may not play, those numbers have dropped to 15.5 and 50.5. Jump on that!
