South Carolina’s upset, Ole Miss’ celebration and the best moments
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Week 13 brought numerous upsets, an excessive celebration, a psychological
goodbye and
a shift in the Heisman standings.The final weekend of the regular season started with Mississippi State’s Thanksgiving Day victory over Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl. The College Football Playoff standings will move again after 4 teams in the leading 10 lost (No. 2 Ohio State, No. 5 LSU, No. 8 Clemson and No. 9 Oregon). Let’s capture up on the best minutes from the week.Wildest play Provide us all the dive passes from the unlikeliest of individuals. We
‘ll put each and every single among them on repeat.WHAT A PLAY! @UMichFootball @kalelmullings with
the pass! pic.twitter.com/QzzO8Y2gpZ!.?.!— FOX College Football(@CFBONFOX)November 26, 2022 For more of the best plays from The Game, examine this out.Best upset Clemson entered its competition game against South Carolina as a 14.5-point favorite for a lot of excellent reasons.The Tigers had 7 straight wins in the series– tied for the longest streak in the history of the rivalry.The Tigers had won
40 directly in your home, the longest home winning streak in the nation
. In their game last year, a”down”Clemson team won 30-0. In their previous 2 conferences, Clemson won by a combined 68-3. So is it any wonder the whole College GameDay crew picked Clemson?South Carolina coach Shane Beamer clearly saw. https://t.co/6mgoZ45QFE!.?.!— Shane Beamer (@CoachSBeamer )November 26, 2022 The Gamecocks came out fired up from the start of the game, and though they discovered themselves tracking by 14(note the closing line!), they kept battling, requiring essential turnovers and doing a number on Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. South Carolina blitzed on 19 of 30 dropbacks– its highest
blitz rate in a game given that 2015, according to ESPN Stats &
Information.Meanwhile, Spencer Rattler was dropping perfectly thrown passes down the field on what felt like one
play after another– clearly outplaying Uiagalelei and leading South Carolina to a 31-30 victory.Make no mistake. South Carolina earned the win. The Gamecocks outplayed and outcoached Clemson in the exact same way they beat and outcoached Tennessee the previous week.When it was all stated and done, Rattler discovered a method to commemorate in the locker room.pic.twitter.com/gkJ91QKh8N!.?.!— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB)November 26, 2022 Beamer is clearly keeping the invoices.– Andrea Adelson Finest celebration Competition week left to a roaring start on Thanksgiving night at Vaught-Hemingway Arena in Oxford, Mississippi.Ole Miss and Mississippi State satisfied for the 119th time on Thursday in a competition that’s not at all brief on hate. With that hate sometimes comes enjoyable and excessive celebrations.
This celebration from Lane Kiffin’s son turns up in the previous category, as he got rowdy with
the group by using a fire extinguisher after a touchdown..@Lane_Kiffin’s son with the fire extinguisher on the Ole
Miss sideline pic.twitter.com/u47ftjp0YB!.?.!— SEC Network(@SECNetwork)November
25, 2022 In the end,
Mississippi State
got the very best of Ole Miss 24-22 on a cool and rainy night in which neither offense ever required a fire extinguisher.Some Ole Miss fans most likely celebrated later on with their fire extinguishers as Kiffin signed an extension with the Rebels despite a whirlwind of a week filled with rumors of a potential departure to Auburn.– Harry Lyles Jr.Small-school moment The smaller-school playoffs have something for everyone. They are the very best things this sport needs to offer. Do you like down-to-the-wire action decided by a field goal? Southeastern Louisiana and Idaho placed on a 45-42 track satisfy, however Idaho’s kicker slipped while trying to send the game to OT.IDAHO’S SEASON ENDS ON A MISSED BASKET pic.twitter.com/c2xNAieKG8!.?.!— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB)November 27, 2022 Do you like top seeds falling? The No. 12 Keiser Seahawks took down Morningside, the 2018, 2019 and 2021 nationwide champion, by a 29-28
score in Iowa.No. 1 goes down. Next up the NAIA Semifinals #DefendtheBeach #SeahawkFast pic.twitter.com/An614NLsZL!.?.!— Keiser Football(@KeiserFootball) November 26, 2022 Do you like big, explosive runs and dudes high-fiving each other on the way to the end zone?
Max Brosmer and New Hampshire have you covered there, too.He gave his teammate a high-five before scoring the TD pic.twitter.com/noX4qP1O4C!.?.!— ESPN College Football(@ESPNCFB)November 26, 2022 The FCS playoffs begin the round of 16 this coming weekend, the D2 and D3 playoffs have actually reached the quarterfinals and just four groups remain in the defend the NAIA crown. Choose a level and dive in.– Expense Connelly Takeaways Caleb Williams lastly struck the Heisman pose.To hear USC’s Caleb Williams inform it, he wasn’t interested in striking the Heisman position after scoring his second, third and fourth goals in the Trojans’win over
Notre Dame. However how could he not? Fans were shouting,”Heisman, “a few in the front of the trainee area had the word spelled out
in paint throughout their chest, and his colleagues, obviously, wished to see it.So Williams required.”My teammates kept telling me to do it,”Williams said with a wry smile postgame.Caleb Williams is all set for his date
in New York City pic.twitter.com/c8woXCUenE!.?.!— SportsCenter(@SportsCenter)November 27, 2022 With or without the Heisman pose, Williams left those who watched from near or far starstruck by his efficiency. The sophomore quarterback has been doing a version of this all season. Still, versus the Combating Irish, it was as if Williams knew he needed to thrive on another level, and required to turn every play into a Heisman minute. Aside from one sack he took that he and Lincoln Riley joked about postgame, every scramble seemed to work, and every escape seemed to develop into a gain.
“He’s the best player in college football,”running back Austin Jones said.The award might not be chosen yet, but there
‘s a clear favorite now. And as Jordan Addison put it, if USC does what it has to do Friday in the Pac-12 national championship,”it’s going to be his. “The season USC has actually enjoyed is what Williams and Riley envisioned when they decided to leave Norman, Oklahoma, for Los Angeles. The fact that it has all come to fulfillment this quickly and has actually included a Heisman front-runner stands out. What’s more: Williams needs to play another year of college ball before he can state for the NFL draft. USC still has significant games
ahead, however it’s fair to start to question: What will Williams provide for an encore?CALEB WILLIAMS. ARE YOU SERIOUS pic.twitter.com/x1anIT2R7v!.?.!— ESPN (@espn) November 27, 2022
— Paolo Uggetti C.J. Stroud leaves behind a tradition at Ohio State.Surrounded by household, C.J. Stroud entered the Ohio State interview room Saturday with a mix of dissatisfaction, perspective and gratitude.Stroud didn’t duck the reality of what had actually just taken place: a 45-23 loss to archrival Michigan, which knocked Ohio State out of the Huge Ten championship race, and possibly the College Football Playoff, too. Despite his 349 passing lawns, Stroud’s opportunities for the Heisman Trophy– the award numerous pegged him to win throughout the season– likewise most likely disappeared.For all the extraordinary numbers he created in
2 seasons as Ohio State’s starting quarterback– 7,775 passing backyards, 81 goals– two losses will stick to his Buckeyes legacy.” Individuals are going to state I never ever won The Video game, and I comprehend, individuals are going to state I never won the Big Ten champion, I understand,”Stroud said.”When it pertains to that, I just have to eat it. It’s life. Nothing’s ever been simple for me.”Stroud wasn’t to blame for Ohio State’s losses to Michigan the past 2 years. Michigan bullied the Buckeyes in 2021 and gashed them Saturday for 5 goals of 45 backyards or longer. However Stroud accepted duty, stating,” This game’s truly on me. I have actually got to do more.” He stated he prepared as hard as he might to beat Michigan after in 2015. Stroud stated he”stopped living a personal life.”He wouldn’t take calls when seeing
movie, even from his
mother.”There’s no stone I didn’t turn over to attempt to win this game,”he said.Projected as a top-five pick for the 2023 NFL draft, Stroud almost certainly played his final game at Ohio Arena on Saturday.
He hasn’t chose whether he would participate in a bowl game beyond the College Football Playoff.On Saturday, Stroud became the very first Ohio State quarterback to eclipse 3,000 passing lawns in several seasons. However what likely will be his final home start ended like his first last year versus Oregon: with a loss.”I came a long way, man, from my very first game playing in The Shoe, being booed,
everyone not saying really good aspects of me,” Stroud said.”I believe I have actually made everybody’s regard as time has actually gone on, and I have actually fallen for Columbus, Ohio, and Buckeye Nation.
“So I’ve taken pleasure in every second of it. A lot of ups, a great deal of downs, man, but I value everybody that comes and supports every game.”– Adam Rittenberg