After a strong start two weeks prior, our bold predictions last Saturday floated gently back to Earth.
Sure, one of Indiana and Texas did take a close surprise loss—the Longhorns, 27–24 to Oklahoma on kicker Tate Sandell’s 47-yard field goal at the final horn. However, it was slim pickings otherwise: USC stayed firmly in the CFP race after beating Penn State, Georgia Tech held Duke running back Nate Sheppard to 99 yard rushing and Wake Forest pulled away from NC State.
