There was much rejoicing across the NCAA land Saturday, when the LSU Tigers put the final nail in the coffin of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
“Did not have LSU clinching the SEC West on Nov. 12 in the preseason bingo card,” tweeted heralded college football journalist Stewart Mandel.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.But in his first year as head coach in Baton Rouge, Brian Kelly led LSU to the SEC West banner, and the Bayou Bengals are still in contention for the CFP — albeit a long-shot one because of two losses to their name.
The Tigers are 8-2 after Saturday’s victory in Fayetteville. Same with ’Bama, but its two losses came against conference teams — including last weekend’s pivotal overtime drop to LSU — did them in. Kelly’s crew has just one loss in SEC action. “We found a way to win — that’s really what this is about,” Kelly told reporters after the victory over Arkansas. “When you play in a league like this, in particular the SEC West, find a way to win. That’s what I’m proud of. I’m proud of our guys having the mental toughness to battle and find a way to win.”Article contentAt the top of the CFP Rankings, No. 1 Georgia No. 1 solidified its spot in the SEC finale — where it will play LSU — with a 45-19 slam of host Mississippi State … No.
No. 25 Washington go on the road and surprise No. 6 Oregon in 37-34 fashion, knocking Bo Nix & Co. out of the final-four landscape … Yet another upset saw visiting Boston College edge No. 16 NC State 21-20 … No. 10 Clemson kept its CFP chances alive — and won its 39th straight home game — with a 31-16 take-down of visiting Louisville … No. 15 North Carolina grabbed its place in the ACC title tilt opposite Clemson with a 36-34 close shave over host Wake Forest … No.
… One other late game featuring a ranked team saw No. 13 Utah continue its Pac-12 title pursuit by smoking visiting Stanford 42-7 … Hard not to get up for a Saturday when Pat McAfee comes out of the chute fired up onthe way he did after mascot Bevo — the Texas longhorn — made a sudden move of the head and nearly took the eye out of one of his handlers with his extended horn.
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