College Football Insider | Week 12

2018 // week 12

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK I don’t remember what I did, I’ll probably see it on my phone. But when I’m running, it just comes to me.

Georgia’s Sophomore running D’Andre Swift talking about his 77-yard touchdown run.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS Wake Forest went on the road and beat No. 14 North Carolina State 27-23. The Wolfpack started off strong in the first half, scoring 13 points to the Demon Deacons’ three. It was in the third quarter where Wake Forest started to build some momentum, scoring 10 points while North Carolina State hit a field goal to keep a slim 16-13 edge.

Though the Wolfpack scored a touchdown in the beginning of the fourth quarter to make it 23-13, Wake Forest proved its resilience, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including one with 30 seconds left to go to finish the upset. Wake Forest will face Pittsburgh at home this week.

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BOWL PREDICTIONS SB Nation: LSU vs. West Virginia CBS: UCF vs. Florida ESPN Bonagura: Penn State vs. West Virginia ESPN Sherman: UCF vs. Penn State SI: UCF vs. Texas The Athletic Mandel: UCF vs. LSU

CFP RANKINGS 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Notre Dame 4. Michigan 5. Georgia

6. Oklahoma 7. LSU 8. Washington State 9. West Virginia 10. Ohio State

For all Week 12 Rankings, click here.

SB Nation: Oklahoma State vs. Cal CBS: Oklahoma State vs. USC ESPN Bonagura: Baylor vs. Oregon ESPN Sherman: Fresno State vs. Cal SI: Army vs. Cal The Athletic Mandel: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

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week 12 what’s on tap GAMES OF THE WEEK

WHERE IS COLLEGE GAMEDAY

#3 NOTRE DAME VS #12 SYRACUSE 11.17 | 12:30 PM | NBC

#9 WEST VIRGINIA AT OKLAHOMA STATE 11.17 | 1:30 PM | ABC ESPN College GameDay will head Orlando, Florida, for the American Conference matchup between No. 11 UCF and No. 24 Cincinnati. This is the first time College GameDay has visited UCF as the Knights look to extend a 21-game winning streak.

STANFORD AT CALIFORNIA 11.17 | 5:30 PM PAC-12 Network

#11 UCF VS #24 CINCINNATI 11.17 | 6:00 PM | ABC

#15 TEXAS VS #16 IOWA STATE 11.17 | 6:00 PM Longhorn Network

#8 WASHINGTON STATE VS ARIZONA 11.17 | 8:30 PM | ESPN

For a full schedule of Week 12 games, click here.

THIS WEEK IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY: NOVEMBER 15, 2014 In the 12th week of the 2014 season, No. 6 Arizona State University’s playoff dreams crashed, losing to Oregon State 35-27. It was a back-and-forth game in Corvallis, with the Beavers taking a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Sun Devils weren’t phased by this deficit, putting up 14 points in the second quarter to finish the first half with a 24-14 lead. With 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter, ASU was up 27-21 but Sean Mannion hit Jordan Villamin for a 67-yard touchdown to give the Beavers the lead with 10:55 left.

Oregon State closed the door on an ASU comeback, picking Taylor Kelly off and taking it for a touchdown to make it 35-27 and put the game on ice.

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It was the same story but a different opponent for Notre Dame as the Fighting Irish’s run game was unstoppable, hitting 313 yards on the ground and two touchdowns. The defense continued to play at a high level against Penn State, forcing three turnovers and only giving up 179 yards.

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