Firmly on the halfway level of the school soccer season, the playoff image is starting to clear.
Listed below are some knee-jerk reactions to the Week 7 motion:
OSU HC Ryan Day melts underneath the intense lights once more
No. 2 Ohio State (5-1, 2-1) misplaced 32-31 to No. 3 Oregon (6-0, 3-0) resulting from poor clock administration and a real lack of know-how from the HC, which trickled all the way down to his gamers. With OSU trailing by one within the waning seconds of the fourth quarter, QB Will Howard scrambled for 12 yards but slid down to the turf too late, as time expired earlier than the Buckeyes might take a timeout and try a doubtlessly game-winning area aim. Whereas the senior signal-caller will possible get all the warmth, Day, now 1-7 in opposition to top-five opponents, deserves the brunt of the blame. He failed to appreciate the clock would start to run following an offensive cross interference penalty two performs early, costing 12 treasured seconds to run off the clock, and it set the stage for an ending that is turn out to be all too acquainted throughout his tenure.
Alabama would not look very similar to a contender after surviving South Carolina
QB Jalen Milroe was liable for 21 factors (two dashing TDs) however confirmed his limitations within the pocket, throwing two interceptions within the 27-25 win. In the meantime, South Carolina freshman QB LaNorris Sellers had a profession day (23-of-31, 238 yards, two touchdowns) in opposition to a protection that is allowed 33.0 factors over the past three video games after giving up solely 8.7 per recreation over the primary three weeks of the season. Since defeating No. 2 Georgia, Alabama responded with a loss to an unranked crew (Vanderbilt, 40-35) and an unconvincing win in opposition to one other forward of three straight matchups versus ranked opponents (No.8 Tennessee, No. 21 Missouri, No. 13 LSU).
No. 4 Georgia confirmed cracks in 10-point victory over Mississippi State
Georgia improved to 5-1 (3-1) after holding on to defeat Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3) 41-31, although they did not look nice doing it, regardless of what among the numbers could say. QB Carson Beck had an unbelievable outing (36-of-48, 459 yards, three TDs) however dedicated two turnovers that led to 10 factors, whereas the Bulldogs protection allowed 21 second-half factors, erasing what was a snug 37-10 lead on the break. Maybe the Bulldogs had been trying forward towards subsequent week’s SEC conflict with undefeated No. 1 Texas, however solely time will inform.
Clemson QB Cade Klubnik creeping up Heisman Trophy candidate record
The junior was implausible in a 49-14 win by No. 10 Clemson (5-1, 4-0) over Wake Forest (2-4, 1-2) Saturday, ending 31-of-41 for 309 yards with three touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Since a poor season opener in opposition to Georgia (18-of-29, 142 yards, one interception), Klubnik has performed like a Heisman Trophy contender, throwing for 1,386 yards whereas finishing 67.7 p.c of his passes (105-of-155) with 17 touchdowns and just one interception. Based on FanDuel, he has the fourth-best odds (+1000) of winning the award, which might enhance with comparable manufacturing down the stretch, particularly within the Tigers’ upcoming matchup in opposition to No. 22 Pittsburgh (11/16).
Military or Navy within the CFP?
Following Military’s 44-10 win over UAB on Saturday, each the Black Knights (6-0, 5-0) and Navy (5-0, 2-0) are undefeated by means of six weeks of the school soccer calendar. If the profitable pattern continues for each groups, they may meet within the AAC Championship (Dec. 6), which might be for the final at-large bid within the faculty soccer playoff, solely every week forward of the annual Military-Navy Recreation in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 14.
