Does someone have the stones to make sure Notre Dame – should they win out, is in the conversation over an undefeated team that has a resume of similar value? Alabama will play Mississippi State next week when Henry will look to distance himself from the rest of the pack. I agree with him because if Harris and the Tigers had gotten to experience that game, just maybe they would have been a little better off in a hostile atmosphere. Player Who Matters Dak Prescott will nearly certainly be the All-SEC quarterback, but as insane as this would’ve sounded two months ago, Arkansas’ Brandon Allen is right there in the mix. Prescott, a big play fiend last season, is more of a polished pocket passer this season who can still run when needed. There was nothing wrong, per se, with Alabama’s resume last week, just that it did include a blemish – a 43-37 home loss to Ole Miss. Dan Mullen has done a very good job there.
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“Heisman doesn’t faze me”, Fournette said. The Hogs will go back to their running roots, but Fournette will make up for a lost game against Alabama with a 150-yard effort to give LSU the look again of a real title contender.
Arkansas, which ranked No. 10 nationally in run defense last season, is ranked No. 27 this season, allowing an average of 129 rushing yards per game. State is under the radar and waiting in the bushes.
To rebel against the long national bias against defenders, one ought to consider Carl Nassib, the Penn State defensive end who leads the nation – and leads the nation by a mile – in sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles. They fell to unranked Nebraska 38-39 in a huge upset Saturday. “This football team will put itself in a position to play another game of significance”. Maybe it’s a lack of pressure that they feel because they’ve been in this situation before instead of not knowing what to expect or how to act in these situations. They can also share the views with friends, enter to win prizes, and celebrate the game in incredible detail.
The pressure is on Alabama.
“Every time we ran the ball, I could see out of my peripheral the safeties coming down”, Fournette said Monday afternoon in his first interview since the game as LSU coach Les Miles held the much-publicized Heisman Trophy candidate out of interviews Saturday. The defeat dropped the Tigers into a tie for the SEC West lead with the Crimson Tide, although third-ranked Alabama owns the tiebreaker.
Miles said his message to players was just get back to work and let the season play out over the next three weeks and that there is still a chance. The answer is, well, I do not know the answer. Meanwhile, their defense had no answer for Alabama’s Derrick Henry in a 30-16 loss to the Crimson Tide on Saturday night. This State team hasn’t achieved quite that high, but it has managed a 7-2 record this year, on the way to a No. 20 ranking. Ole Miss (7-3, 4-2). 8. Tennessee (5-4, 3-3). 9.
Meantime, Texas A&M could be delisted today. Kentucky (4-5, 2-5). 12. 500 IL team that is 4-1 at home. Florida should move up despite an terrible win (yes, those things happen) against Vanderbilt.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Great group of guys and even better people”. Mostly overshadowed by LSU’s Leonard Fournette, Henry now ranks sixth nationally in both rushing yards and scoring with 17 touchdowns, including three against the Tigers.
