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College Football Playoff Rankings 2021: Projected Top 25, Week 11

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 6, 2021; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dallas Turner (15) celebrates after a sack against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2021; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dallas Turner (15) celebrates after a sack against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports /
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Cincinnati Bearcats defensive lineman Jabari Taylor (90)(90) celebrates after recovering a fumble in the end zone in the fourth quarter during an NCAA football game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bearcats won, 28-20.Tulsa Golden Hurricane At Cincinnati Bearcats Nov 6
Cincinnati Bearcats defensive lineman Jabari Taylor (90)(90) celebrates after recovering a fumble in the end zone in the fourth quarter during an NCAA football game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bearcats won, 28-20.Tulsa Golden Hurricane At Cincinnati Bearcats Nov 6 /

If Cincinnati was trying to impress the playoff committee, this was not the way to get it done.

Cincinnati was up 28-12 heading into the fourth quarter but Tulsa added a touchdown and two-point conversion to make it a one-score game. And then after Cincinnati made a huge stop deep in their own territory which looked to have sealed the game, Desmond Ridder fumbled a snap that gave Tulsa the ball back with a minute to go inside the 10-yard-line to potentially tie it up.

The Bearcats made a great defensive stand near the goal-line, but it’s still something that didn’t feel like a win at the time.

Letting a team like Tulsa hang around for that long was just not a good sign for this Cincinnati team that’s trying to prove it belongs in the top-four conversation.

If you think just because Michigan State lost that Cincinnati will climb into the top four, you’re sadly mistaken. I see the Bearcats needing way more to prove themselves as a top-four team moving forward.

Luke Fickell is going to need some style points.

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