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The penultimate week of the college football season, while largely lackluster, still provided some chaos and fireworks.
Week 13 of the college football season brought yet more wreckage and dashed College Football Playoff dreams as the field of hopefuls continues to dwindle. Othe
We were only getting started. Devon Dampier found Larry Simmons for a 20-yard score with 2:47 left, and after a K-State three-and-out (the Wildcats' first since the first drive of the game), Dampier raced 59 yards on fourth-and-1 to set up his own go-ahead touchdown with 56 seconds remaining. Lander Barton sealed the comeback with an interception.
Georgia Tech dropped in the rankings after a loss which opens a clear path back to the ACC Championship for the Mustangs.
In the biggest game of the day, No. 7 Oregon handled No. 15 USC, 42–27, in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday afternoon. Ducks quarterback Dante Moore completed 22 of his 30 throws for 257 yards and two touchdowns, while the defense held USC to just 52 yards rushing and forced two turnovers in the victory.
Week 13 didn’t do much to clear up the Playoff picture, and what we learned was there is still a lot to be decided in Rivalry Week.
Pitt's upset win over Georgia Tech pushes ACC to brink of College Football Playoff doomsday scenario
No. 13 Miami's victory at Virginia Tech, SMU's 32-point blowout of Louisville and Duke's win at North Carolina further complicated the Hurricanes' shot at reaching conference championship, but there's still a tiny path. The four teams vying for two spots in the Dec. 6 ACC Championship in Charlotte are No. 19 Virginia, Miami, Pittsburgh and SMU.