No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas
Fayetteville was a doinked subject objective away from internet hosting School Gameday for the primary time since 2006. As a substitute, the Razorbacks misplaced a heart-breaker to the Aggies, and it’s simply one other week within the SEC for the Crimson Tide. Nonetheless, the final time we noticed Bryce Younger and this Bama offense in opposition to this degree of expertise, they wanted a fourth-quarter drive to beat Texas.
If Younger’s receivers have bother getting open and making performs this week, Tuscaloosa will likely be panicking like a spoiled canine being weaned off human meals. Sorry, designer canine biscuits and moist meals should suffice. Earlier than Quinn Ewers went down for the Longhorns, they have been shifting the ball. Pig Sooie QB Ok.J. Jefferson should be sharp, in addition to cautious with the rock, to offer Nick Saban a final aneurysm. Arkansas operating again Rocket Sanders and a pleasant play-action recreation might assist ease the strain on Jefferson, and possibly final week’s loss will, too.
With a 17-point unfold for the customer, it looks as if Vegas is attempting to inform us it gained’t be as shut of a recreation as I believe it might be. I additionally thought the 21-point unfold within the Bama-Texas recreation was too low, so possibly the oddsmakers are nonetheless giving the Tide the good thing about the doubt.
No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor
The consultants will say that the rematch of final season’s Huge 12 championship recreation goes to have critical ramifications on who wins the convention this 12 months, as effectively. Whereas that could be true, the title race is as open as any energy 5 convention. What the means for the playoff will most likely be irrelevant although. Baylor, Kansas State, and Oklahoma have already got Ls, and it looks as if Okie State can get caught on any given week.
They’re additional motivated for this recreation, and they need to be. Had they been in a position to pull out a winnable recreation, the Cowboys probably snag Cincinnati’s place within the playoff, and turn into the Huge 12’s first non-Sooner participant. Mike Gundy has one other high-powered offense, and Dave Aranda’s protection is rounding into type. I’m not solely offered on Bear QB Blake Shapen or his counterpart Spencer Sanders, and that’s the explanation I’m very meh on the impression that this recreation might have on the CFP.
It’ll be bodily and a number of enjoyable. If considered one of these signal-callers pops, then we’ll have a dialog.
