College Football Week 10 Power Rankings

Finally, a game that wasn’t over in the third quarter.

This was old-fashioned, smash-mouth football at its best. In Alabama’s 10-0 victory over LSU, both teams were held scoreless until the fourth quarter. This is now the Crimson Tide’s sixth straight win over the Tigers.

It must be nice to be able to rely on your defense like freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts can, and like he did Saturday night. Everyone knows Death Valley at night is not an easy place to get a win. I don’t know what exactly it is, but there is nothing quite like a night game at Tiger Stadium.

It definitely rattled Hurts a bit. He only threw for 107 yards and had two turnovers (INT/fumble), however he rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown. While looking at the box score from Saturday nothing really stands out for the Crimson Tide. It was all pretty solid throughout, and that is exactly because of their coach. I know he gets plenty of credit, but people still start to take for granted how good of a head coach Nick Saban truly is.

It gets easier for the Crimson Tide in the next two weeks with both Mississippi State and Chattanooga coming to Tuscaloosa. Then again Mississippi State did upset A&M last week, but they were at home and it’s rather obvious Alabama is much better than the Aggies. Then Auburn comes to town. Not many people are talking about this game right now, but it be another thriller.

Auburn has now won six straight games, and it looks like their offense is starting to figure it out, especially their running game. I’m not saying Alabama will lose to Auburn, but you might see someone score a touchdown in the final minutes to win. The last week of the season is loaded with games that could have serious impact on the College Football Playoff, and I think everyone is starting to count down the days until they arrive.

Next Matchup: Mississippi State