Sam Acho and Joey Galloway shared their top five teams after an interesting week 12. (2:09)

The top ranked Georgia team defeated FCS's Charleston South with a score of 56-7. At the same time, Ohio State treated Michigan State University's top 10 teams like FCS clubs, beating the Spartans with the same score.

Week 12 of the college football season gave us Heisman moments, amazing upsets and important games. It must be a crazy competition week.

Our reporter reviewed the situation in the past week.

For the fifth consecutive season, the so-called championship meeting will not only miss the championship, but even miss the opportunity for one of the teams to participate in the championship battle. After Utah revealed an Oregon team that had struggled to maintain its dominance in recent weeks, the league’s only hope of getting tickets to the playoffs disappeared in an unceremonious manner. So what should I do now?

Although Ducks coach Mario Cristobal must have emphasized that there are still many places to play in Oregon, the obvious disappointment brought a harsh reality: Although Ducks has recruited and played an outstanding role in recent years, Pac-12 still has not reached the top level in the country. The team is comparable. In recent years, what could be interpreted as depth has become a total mediocrity. The teams hovering around 0.500 continue to beat each other not because they are all good, but because none of them are great.

Oregon State is clearly the best team in the conference in the past few years, but its ceiling still doesn't feel the ceiling. This is why this offseason all eyes are turned to the University of Southern California, since Pete Carroll left, the University of Southern California will usher in the sixth head coach (temporary or full-time).

In terms of location, player names, image and portrait opportunities, history and brand names, the University of Southern California still has unparalleled potential compared to its conference counterparts. It can and should be a recruiting force—not just in California—and, in turn, it should be equipped with a roster that can beat the SEC and the Big Ten. To say the least, tapping this potential has always been a problem, but if the right people are hired, Trojan horses may disrupt their plans and meetings in the process. It is safe to say that they all need each other.

Of course, the fastest way for Pac-12 president George Kliavkoff to enter the playoffs is to promote the expansion of the long-awaited playoff system, which seems to be done. But structural changes may only change the dialogue, not solve the problem. Soon, the problem for the conference will not be to enter the playoffs, but to win the playoffs. --Paul Ughetti

The general situation in the current college football playoffs seems to be this: Georgia enters. Alabama will enter. The winners of Ohio State University and Michigan State will enter. The last position belongs to Oklahoma or Oklahoma or Cincinnati (or, maybe, Notre Dame) depending on how these final games falter.

Considering the committee's rankings over the past few weeks, this makes sense, but there is a crimson elephant in the room, and we may not talk enough about it: Alabama.

Are we sure that Tide is a foolproof playoff team?

Do not treat this as a serious complaint against Alabama. Men don't despise Nick Saban, and talk about it alive. Suspecting the tide is the secret of disaster. But this is not to analyze the actual talents of Tuscaloosa. This is about checking the reality of the upcoming playoffs.

First of all, Alabama has a good resume (convincingly beats Ole Miss and Mississippi in both rankings, as well as Miami, Tennessee, and Arkansas). But this resume also includes losing to Texas A&M, who was in trouble (and not ranked) and still had 3 L's in the standings. This year A&M failed to exceed 22 points in five different games, but it scored 41 points in Alabama-the second highest score against FBS opponents this season. Alabama’s ugly victory over Florida looked much worse in retrospect. Luckily escaped an LSU team that had basically given up this season.

On Saturday, the game against Arkansas almost missed again. Only the hero Bryce Young of the Heisman candidate QB saved the tide. There have been games where Tide is struggling defensively, there have been games where O-line looks easy, and there have been games where running backs have little room for roaming-all of which are par in almost all teams' seasons. This is unique in a place like Alabama.

Again, this is not to tear up Tide's resume. But if we are to pick Cincinnati, the turn is fair.

But there is also a bigger obstacle: the future. There is also the Iron Bowl, which is definitely an easy victory for Tide, but strange things happened before this game. Then came the SEC Championship. Dating with the number one Georgia State could easily make Tide lose again.

No two teams make the college football playoffs. Is Alabama the first safe bet?

On the one hand, some people think that losing to Georgia is not shameful. Everyone does it. On the other hand, we already have a data point showing that Alabama cannot beat Georgia, so why let Tide take another bite of the apple?

What if the final playoff spot comes down to 13-0 Cincinnati vs. 11-2 Alabama? Yes, the intensity of the schedule is of course important-but will the committee really give up an undefeated Bearcats team and support the two-defeated Tide?

Of course, Alabama is also very likely to easily defeat Auburn in two weeks, and defeat Georgia in Atlanta, but all of this is meaningless. Again, suspect Alabama at your own risk.

But as the picture of the playoffs is getting more and more attention, the position of Alabama may not be as safe as it seems at first glance. If the final debate is in fierce competition with a score of 11-2, it is very likely. It will eventually become the biggest problem the committee has ever had to answer. --David Hale

Rookie wide receivers can have an immediate impact in the first year of the NFL. Look at former Louisiana State University star Jamal Chase. On Saturday, several potential first-round draft players in the 2022 NFL Draft showed their ability in the game.

Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks faced one of the toughest tests of the season as he entered Bryant-Denny Stadium to face Alabama middle school. In a 7-point loss, Burks proved to be a high-end threat. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound target completed 179 yards and two touchdowns with 8 catches, including a 66-yard jumper, and he was able to show his explosiveness.

On the other side of the court, Jameson Williams of Alabama had another wonderful night. After transferring from Ohio State University, he got more opportunities. He caught 8 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns, becoming the first player in the history of the show to have 4 touchdowns and receiving more than 75 yards in a season.

Chris Olaf and Garrett Wilson are the Ohio State University duo. Before Williams was promoted in Alabama, they topped the depth chart. Both were playing against Michigan State University. Dominate the top ten competitions. Olaf, who moved smoothly, led all receivers with a catch rate of 140 yards in 7 catches and two touchdowns. Not far away, Wilson had 7 catches, 126 yards and two touchdowns. The energetic duo and sophomore Jaxon Smith-Njigba partnered to declare that they are the most dangerous team in the country.

All in all, the early prospects of the wide receiver class in 2022 look promising. NFL teams that need new outside weapons will be lucky because the upcoming prospect group contains a lot of potential. - Jordan Reid

Don't mind the iron bowl. As Auburn lost to South Carolina and Alabama for three consecutive losses, he is expected to become the most popular team. The game to be watched at the US Securities and Exchange Commission this week will be the Egg Bowl.

Good luck finding a better quarterback matchup than Miss Ole’s Matt Corral and Mississippi State’s Will Rogers. The two totaled 63 touchdowns this season.

But while Corral has been a well-known commodity for some time, you can't say the same to Rogers. Two years ago, he played high school football in Brandon, Mississippi. By the standards of college football, he is anonymous, a three-star prospect, and his other scholarships include Troy and Duran.

After experiencing the ups and downs of the freshman season in 2020, Rogers has become one of the most productive quarterbacks in the country. Last Saturday's victory over Tennessee State University further proved his progress, as he set a school record for passing yards and touchdowns in a single season-arguably the greatest player in the history of the project, Duck Press The record kept by Kurt.

Rogers became the first Mississippi State University player to throw 4,000 yards in a single season. He has watched Prescott since elementary school. He said he "never really thought of" being at the same company as him.

His coach Mike Rich said: "I am not surprised."

Reason: Like many young players, it takes time to learn air strikes. More representation means faster processing and greater consistency.

Not only did Rogers make steady progress, but the entire offense also made progress, leading to Saturday's shootout against Lane Kiffin's powerful Miss Ole. In the game against Tennessee State University, Marke Polk tied the school record for Fred Rose with 88 catches this season, while Austin Williams tied the school with 3 touchdowns in a single game. Record.

In the first six games of the season, State averaged 24.7 points per game, ranking 12th among the 14 SEC teams.

But in the past five games, it averaged 40.4 points per game, second only to Georgia and Alabama, ranking third in the league. --Alex Scarborough

We are all trying to figure out whether Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are competing for seats in the top ten championship games and college football playoffs.

We don’t need to guess anymore. Is happening.

This is the first time the two teams have entered the top five since 2016, when the second-ranked Ohio State University defeated the third-ranked University of Michigan 30-27 in double overtime. This game left a deep impression in the minds of Michigan fans because of the controversy over whether Buckeyes quarterback JT Barrett performed poorly in Game 4 and ultimately led to the winning scoring.

It’s been a long time since this game meant anything to both teams, and it’s been a long time since Michigan won in this competition. Ohio State has won 15 of the past 8 games and 15 of the past 16 games. Jim Harbaugh's record against the Buckeyes is 0-5, and the Wolverines need a lot of time to slow Ohio State's offense.

Quarterback CJ Stroud completed 393 yards and 6 touchdowns in the first half against Michigan State University. Stroud had only three unfinished times that day, and if he hadn't been pulled to the bench, he could have run 600 yards.

To say that Ohio's offense is now being clicked would be an understatement. Stroud has four games this season, with five passes and touchdowns without being intercepted. This is the most FBS quarterback game in the past 20 seasons.

His receivers Smith-Njigba, Wilson and Olave are the first in the past 25 years to have 100 yard catches in each of the top ten trio in multiple games in a season.

The match against Michigan State University was supposed to be closer than it is now, but it ended up being the biggest victory gap between the two top seven teams since 1945, when the No. 1 Army defeated No. 6 61-0. University of Pennsylvania.

The game was so explosive that Ohio State University coach Ryan Day admitted that his attention quickly shifted to Michigan.

"We have a huge game-everything depends on what is coming," Dai said. "The game is not over yet, I'm already thinking about it. All my attention is on Wolverine."

Michigan has also achieved good results on the offensive end, but perhaps more important for the next game is that in the past three games, the defensive team has not scored more than 18 points. The Wolverines defense ranks 8th in the number of passing yards allowed per game and 10th in the total number of yards allowed per game.

Their second line needs to play the best game of the season to control Ohio State's passing offense. Michigan State ended a game in which Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa reached 178 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

"Yes, it means that from the beginning of 2021, January and February, all the energy planned, built and invested, everything the players do, everything the coach does have put us in a difficult position. Position," Ha Bo said. "This is the position we want, we want to complete it. We want to win all the marbles. So, we are in the position we want. We have been preparing for this all year, and now we will This preparation becomes a reality and fight for all of this." —Tom Van Halen

Needless to say, at the beginning of the season, no one thought that Pitt would be the first team to win a spot in the ACC Championship. But everything this season did not follow the familiar script.

Oh, of course, people *think* that the same old Pete appeared after the 44-41 loss to Western Michigan, but it got worse due to the timing-an impressive 41-34 victory over Tennessee in a week Rear. Head coach Pat Naduzi told ESPN on Sunday that he was so concerned about the player’s sideline behavior during the West Michigan game that he and his team proceeded in a way that the team seemed to evade the toughness needed to win. Talk. An unexpectedly close game.

This hasn't been a problem since then, especially in the past two must-win games. They have always been heartbreaking things, because after all this is Pete and nothing is easy (or, as qualified Pete fans say, did not expect the worst to happen). In a game against North Carolina in the rain two weeks ago, the Panthers quickly took a 17-0 lead, but the Tar Heels equalized the score and entered overtime.

This is where Kenny Pickett showed why he received so much praise throughout the season. He won the game with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Lucas Krull. Having a chance to win the Coastal Division title on Saturday, Pete struggled again against Virginia, playing back and forth with a slingshot before the combination of Pickett and Jordan Addison proved too difficult to stop.

"Our children are not affected," Narduzzi said. "They are confident in what they are doing and where we are going. I have never seen anyone waver. This is the characteristic of a championship team, and they will find a different way. We are on the verge of sitting. Games, but the players have been playing and united together."

Pete played the ticket to Charlotte to participate in the ACC championship game, this is the second time since 2018 to win the coastal team. In fact, Pitt is the only coastal team to win two division titles since 2013. Both teams belong to Narduzzi.

"It fully illustrates the status of the project," Narduzzi said. "From the Great Eastern District, it takes time to get into ACC, get there and do what you want to do. We are doing a good job in recruiting, we are not just hiring people. We are hiring people we think are suitable and can be done in our plan The people we want to be."

The following week became more difficult. Pete ended the season in Syracuse, but since the Atlantic champion won't be decided until Saturday afternoon, Wake Forest, North Carolina State University and Clemson must sort themselves out so Pete can start preparing for the championship game. ——Andrea Adelson

What Josh Heupel has done in Shane Beamer in Tennessee and South Carolina is a brilliant example of a first-year coach entering and completely changing the culture. Their relationship with everyone in the project is like this, and they do so with a positive attitude. .

In these projects, people often hear words such as "positivity", "belief" and "accountability".

No one in college football has too much expectations for Vols or Gamecocks this season, but they are all eligible to play, and there is a wave of momentum as the playoffs-and more importantly-enter the next recruitment period.

When Vanderbilt visited Knoxville, Vols won six games and will win seven games this Saturday. Heupel's speeding offense unbalanced the defense, produced a series of big moves, and was equally interesting. Tennessee has scored more than 34 points seven times this season, while Jeremy Pruitt has only scored five times in three seasons in Knoxville.

For most of this season, South Carolina's offense has been struggling. Gamecocks played three different quarterbacks, including Zeb Noland, who was a graduate assistant coach in the summer. Recently, it was the FCS transfer to Jason Brown. He has made great progress in the past three games, with 7 touchdown passes, including 5 wins over Florida and Auburn. Suddenly, on Saturday night, South Carolina sent Clemson to town, and after losing seven consecutive games to the Tigers, it was not so far-fetched to think that the cockfighting team had a chance to equalize and win seven games.

Heupel and Beamer are also commendable because they did not let the disappointing defeat depress their team's morale. Tennessee was turned away in the second half in the September loss to Florida, and received short comments from some officials in the home loss to Ole Miss, but Vols continued to improve and defeated on the road two weeks ago Kentucky, which ranks No. 1 in the country, even though the roster was exhausted due to transfers.

South Carolina was blown up on the road by Tennessee and Texas A&M University. But it hasn't faded, in November it won the two biggest victories of the season against Florida State and Auburn.

The next two or three recruitment courses are crucial for both Vols and Gamecocks, as both teams are now far behind in terms of personnel. But they have a few first-year head coaches, who have brought some new lives to the fan base, looking for reasons for hope. --Chris Lowe

As the coaching merry-go-round is in full swing, many coaches are ranked as potential candidates in the various lists of the entire sport. You have heard of top personalities like James Franklin, Dave Aranda and Mario Cristobal, just to name a few.

One person you may not know is Doug Belk of Houston. After two seasons as a cornerback coach in West Virginia, Belk was initially hired as a co-defensive coordinator and safety coach in January 2019. In January 2020, Belk was promoted to deputy head coach and then promoted to defensive coordinator in January 2021.

If you want to connect Belk with the legendary coaching tree, he worked as a defensive graduate assistant coach in Alabama during the 2014-16 season, directly with Nick Saban, Kirby Smart and Jeremy Pruitt Work under him.

Under his guidance this season, Houston's defense ranks fifth in the FBS, allowing only 293.4 yards per game. He helped Houston achieve its first 10-game winning streak since it started 10-0 in 2015.

This week, Belk's defense maintained Memphis's offense, scoring 28 points or more in each game, but only 13 points, while forcing two turnovers.

Therefore, regardless of whether he gets a chance as a head coach in this cycle, he will remember Belk's name in the future. His time is approaching. --Harry Lyles Jr.