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College Football 2018: 5 takeaways from Week 10

By Luke Feliciano

BATON ROUGE, LA - NOVEMBER 03: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers tires to avoid a sack by Raekwon Davis #99 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Tiger Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Alabama won the game 29-0. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA - NOVEMBER 03: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers tires to avoid a sack by Raekwon Davis #99 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Tiger Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Alabama won the game 29-0. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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Alabama and Georgia punched their tickets to the SEC title game while others teams had big days, too. What did we learn from Week 10 in college football?

The 10th week of the college football season wasn’t particularly ripe with major upsets, but it was certainly filled with drama that has important implications.

While some teams are still hunting down a spot in their conference championships, other conferences have its two tops teams set –– Alabama and Georgia in the SEC for example.

Even though we are deep into what has been another great installment of college football in 2018, the season isn’t over yet and much can still change from now until its conclusion.

With that being said, here are 5 key takeaways from Saturday’s slate of games.

5. The Alabama/Georgia rematch is set

Before postseason play begins, we are blessed with a rematch of the last year’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Alabama and Georgia.

The Bulldogs were the victor of the SEC conference last season, defeating Auburn and advancing to the playoff while the Crimson Tide failed to win the West division, and thus, did not qualify to make the championship game.

Georgia secured its spot in the conference title game after taking down Kentucky largely in part due to the dynamic tailback tandem of D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield. The duo combined for 271 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 34-17 win.

Later in the day, Alabama had a pivotal matchup with LSU on its quest to reclaim SEC dominance. The Crimson Tide went on the road and trounced the Tigers, blanking them 29-0.

Alabama posted points in each quarter of the game while Heisman frontrunner Tua Tagovailoa threw for nearly 300 yards including a pair of touchdown passes.

This all goes without mentioning that there is a legitimate possibility that we see not just one, but two meetings between these teams if a certain scenario plays out.

Given that last year the committee put two teams from the same conference into the playoff, it is possible that the same could occur this year.

That remains contingent upon Georgia winning out the rest of the season in addition to beating Alabama in the SEC title game –– a feat that no team this year has accomplished –– as the Crimson Tide continue their march to a perfect season.

For many, LSU and its powerful defense was one of the only teams, if not the only team that stood a chance to beat the Crimson Tide. If a team with one of the top defenses in the country yielded 29 points, how is anyone else supposed to stop Alabama?

The next team up to do so (potentially) is Georgia.

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