The Third Saturday in October may have been a disappointing day for fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide, but it sure delivered one of the most entertaining weekends of the year. The title of the No. 1 team in the country continues to bounce around as the former top-ranked Longhorns fell to Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs in their first real SEC test.
With just six weeks remaining in the season, the chaos is only going to heighten from here. The upcoming Week 9 slate features five ranked matchups as well as a fight for the top spot in the SEC with LSU and Texas A&M, both undefeated in SEC play squaring off.
Alabama’s hopes for an SEC title went out the window with their second conference loss, but their Playoff hopes aren’t necessarily over per BetMGM (Ties are listed in alphabetical order):
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Week 8 results: Georgia Bulldogs 30, Texas Longhorns 15
Georgia dropping the road game in Tuscaloosa may have been the best thing for the Dawgs as they dominated No. 1 Texas from snap to whistle for 60 minutes on Saturday. The scariest part of the 15-point road victory is the fact that QB Carson Beck didn’t even play particularly well.
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Week 8 result: BYE
The Buckeyes suffered their only loss of the season last weekend on the road against Oregon, but I think they will learn from it similar to Georgia. Ohio State controls their path to the Big Ten title and playoffs with games against Penn State and Indiana so it’s hard for me to imagine them not making the final 12. They do still have to prove they can get by Michigan at the end of the year, but I think it could get quite lopsided this year.
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Week 8 result: Oregon Ducks 35, Purdue Boilermakers 0
The Ducks have already won their biggest game of the season, and with a favorable schedule, the rest of the way, it would take something crazy for them…
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