No. 1 Bama gets another shot at Texas A&M’s Trevor Knight

I have the feeling that if Ole Miss gets down early in this one they could fold up. The senior has become the focal point of the 23rd-ranked Rebels’ league-leading passing offense. Additionally, Alabama has one of the best scoring defenses in the country and will prove to be the edge in the contest.

Most one-year rental transfer players don’t do this well.

The Tide were the more efficient team for nearly the entire game, but their red-zone struggles disguised their brilliance for a while. A loss for the Badgers basically eliminates them from Big Ten title consideration, while a win for Iowa would leave it in control of its destiny, as it will finish the season against Nebraska. Corso has picked Texas A&M this year and he picked correctly. Depth is important this time of year and is more important for Alabama in this game as this will be the eighth straight week Alabama has played without a bye week.

NUMBERS GAME: South Carolina is the only FBS team that hasn’t played a game this season in which either team scored at least 30 points. They trounced the USC Trojans, rolled past Kentucky, Arkansas and Ole Miss and last week dominated what was suppose to be their most challenging opponent yet in Tennessee.

As insane as this sounds, LSU still has an outside shot at the playoffs.

Knight can also pass and run, but he hasn’t met a defense like Alabama’s just yet.

SC 27, UMass 10: The Gamecocks had two weeks to prepare for the 1-6 Minutemen. Texas A&M is a great team overall. Both teams come into the game undefeated and will be looking to remain undefeated when its all over.

OR (plus 3) at California, Friday night: The Ducks have lost four straight and if they are going to have any realistic chance to get to six victories and bowl eligibility, this is a must-win. “It wasn’t like we won a national championship and they were out there like that”.

That’s when Saban got serious, pointing out that type of behavior doesn’t set a good example and isn’t indicative of how Saban wants his players to act in public.

With the magnitude of the crowd expected and a 2:30 p.m. kickoff time, University of Alabama Gameday Operations is advising fans to plan for extra travel time to campus.

Wow. After seeing the Tide throttle Tennessee, I honestly don’t see a team that would beat Alabama on a neutral field. Still, the ACC is up for grabs and the Tigers have not capitalized on the opportunity to solidify themselves as the complete dominant force that they can be.

Trevor Knight will need to play the game of his life, much like he did against Alabama in that Sugar Bowl, and the Aggie defense will have to give Jalen Hurts all kinds of problems. We know that Alabama has proven themselves but seeing the Aggies struggle with Tennessee recently doesn’t bode well – especially when you consider that Alabama went to Tennessee and pounded them.

“I would think that the message is carrying some weight that strength of schedule does matter”, he said. Eventually, the Tide will wear down the Aggies in the second half but it will be closer than most think (I hope).