A snowman, a season-saving basket and college football’s finest

8:00 AM ET ESPN personnel As the college football season unwind, the rankings will undoubtedly shake

up and unforeseeable things will happen. And Week 12 showed just that.The weekend brought Central Michigan fans producing a life-size snowman plus a last-second, nail-biter field goal that lifted TCU to a best 11-0 record. It likewise brought the USCs together, as South Carolina’s upset over No. 5 Tennessee assisted Southern California’s playoff chances.Let’s catch up on the best minutes you may have missed out on from the week.Best fans The weather exterior was shocking, however the football was so delightful when Central Michigan and Western Michigan took on in their yearly competition game. It looked as though they were playing in a snow world, with a lot snow accumulating that a cart with a rake on the front of it had to clear the field throughout the game.Not even the snow might stop him on this TD pic.twitter.com/65pKOADaPk!.?.!— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB)November 17, 2022 That didn’t stop the fans in the stands from remaining and cheering on their groups, though.Student area showed out tonight pic.twitter.com/um5wo6oWmJ!.?.!— Sean Chase(@_SeanChase)

November 17, 2022 The fans who remained braved the weather condition to view MACtion at its finest in a back-and-forth game, with Western Michigan ultimately triumphing 12-10. There wasn’t much scoring, so the fans did what they could to keep themselves occupied.That included producing an

amazing snowman with arms, legs and a Central Michigan hat.The biggest snowman ever pic.twitter.com/cuFXGDJQ0Q!.?.!— SportsCenter(@SportsCenter)November 17, 2022 The components might have stopped most of the pass tries on the field, but they definitely didn’t stop the fans from enjoying the winter wonderland that was Mount Pleasant, Michigan, that Wednesday night.– Tom VanHaaren Wildest ending All season long, TCU has actually brought a little bit of drama to college football with Hypnotoad-inspired returns and the weirdest

celebration videos in the biz.On Saturday, the Horned Frogs upped the degree of difficulty in their latest come-from-behind win, kicking a walk-off basket in cold, damp conditions at Baylor to take out a 29-28 win to stay unblemished, becoming the country’s most unlikely 11-0 team.With 22 seconds left, no timeouts and facing a third-and-7 at the Baylor 26-yard-line, TCU handed off to Emari Demercado, who ran it to

the middle of the

field, getting tackled at the 23 with 17 seconds left.Coach Sonny Dykes called” Bazooka,”which indicates the offense runs off the field, and the field goal system sprints on, readies and kicks it. Griffin Kell casually lined up, the line got set and Kell drilled a 40-yarder to win the game and keep TCU in the thick of the College Football Playoff race.THE HORNED FROGS WIN!!!! REMAINING UNBEATEN! @TCUFootball pic.twitter.com/MEYDSI1FT8!.?.!— FOX College Football(@CFBONFOX)November 19,

2022 “We kicked our basket that looked like mayhem, however we practice it every Thursday. Exactly like that,”Dykes said.” [Kell] strike it right down the middle. That was a terrific kick and it looked like Thursday

practice.”TV analyst Brock Huard, who was calling the game for Fox, stated he was shaking. Fans across the nation marveled at Dykes nonchalantly, saying it was something they practiced every week, no big offer. “I stayed up late last night and enjoyed all the programs,” TCU unique teams coach Mark Tommerdahl told ESPN.”Some individuals are sort of sobbing BS on Sonny’s statement that we practice it. We do. It’s the very first associate of PAT/field objective practice every Thursday.”Tommerdahl, who has actually coached unique groups for more than 3 years under several different coaches, stated he’s made”Bazooka”a part of his practices for as long as he can remember. He stated it is necessary because the kicker doesn’t get time to line it up, much like a golfer would walk up to a tee box and struck a shot without a practice swing. “Griff doesn’t step it off,”Tommerdahl said. “So that for him to understand the specific spot to line up, it takes a great deal of reps.”Tommerdahl excused his nonchalance. But that’s the method these Frogs have actually managed every game.” The kids did an actually great task of it,”he said. “You have to look at it like it’s simply another play. Since it’s a special groups play, it’s a bit distinct. It’s similar to throwing a touchdown pass.”Not to be rejected, TCU’s innovative group done without the nonchalance with its now conventional bizarro event video.justbearly.mp4 #GoFrogs #DFWBig 12Team pic.twitter.com/zvvpw2RIUK!.?.!— TCU Football(@TCUFootball )November 19, 2022– Dave Wilson Small-school moment The FCS playoffs start today. To put that another method, it’s Bison season. North Dakota State, the winner of 9 of the past 11 FCS nationwide titles, invested

an excellent portion of the routine season relatively stuck in 3rd gear, losing twice (gasp!) and laboring to surpass a variety of Missouri Valley opponents. However against No. 23 North Dakota on Saturday, the Bison assembled one of their most complete efficiencies, racing to a 21-0 lead and averaging 7.8 backyards per play on the way to a 42-21 win.The win made the Bison some much-needed style points, but you understand what makes even more design points? Design! Like this absurd catch from fullback Logan Hofstedt.( Naturally, he’s a fullback– this is an NDSU emphasize, after all.)OOHHHhhh the catch by Logan Hofstedt! pic.twitter.com/e5o68rwyb5!.?.!— NDSU Football (@NDSUfootball)November 19, 2022 After the laboring and good-but-not-elite play, the Bison go into the playoffs as the No. 3 seed, seemingly having just shifted into

5th gear. Life

is as it needs to be at the FCS level.– Bill Connelly Week 12 takeaways Travis Hunter is the real deal In cornerback Travis Hunter, Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders signed among the top potential customers in the country last winter season. He didn’t get to really utilize him for a while, nevertheless– the freshman from Suwanee, Georgia, missed most of the first half of the season because of injury.He’s offseting wasted time. On Saturday, versus competing Alcorn State in the Soul Bowl, he did a little bit of everything. First, he put JSU up 17-7 with a 44-yard pick-six midway through the 2nd quarter.TRAVIS HUNTER PICK-SIX pic.twitter.com/n0Hh5dWMBW!.?.!— ESPN(@espn )November 19, 2022 He also separated 3 passes and made four solo takes on; he’s a very good corner, after all. However in an attempt to get the absolute, Charles Woodson-style most out of him, he also used offense for a couple of snaps, taking a handoff, capturing a 19-yard pass and, early in the 4th quarter with Alcornwithin 4 points, putting away a rivalry win with this outright ridiculousness: TOE-DRAG TD FOR TRAVIS HUNTER pic.twitter.com/owGRwrArS1!.?.!— ESPN(@espn)November 19, 2022 In six games, Hunter has now defensed 11 passes (2 choices, nine breakups)and captured 13 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns. With Hunter accountable for 14 points, JSU won 24-13

, securing an 11-0 regular-season record. The Tigers will play

in the SWAC championship game Dec. 3 against either Southern or Grassy Field View A&M.– Connelly USC is still in the playoff hunt It was a near-perfect weekend for USC, and not just because the Trojans had the ability to beat their biggest rival. Prior to Caleb Williams took a single snap at the Rose Bowl, Michigan and TCU

(both ranked ahead of the Trojans in the College Football Playoff poll) appeared like they were on the brink of upsets. Both, of course, were able to survive. But by the time the Trojans outlived UCLA to go to 10-1, Tennessee(ranked two areas ahead of USC at No. 5)couldn’t leave its own upset defeat at the hands of South Carolina.MOOD pic.twitter.com/stXycakcFH!.?.!— USC Football (@uscfb )November 20, 2022 The Vols’loss basically takes them out of playoff contention and clears the course for USC. The Trojans might have still gotten in had they triumphed (and Tennessee had too)with a conference title, but now there’s a near assurance that they would be in if they do that. The dispute that would have taken in the rankings in the lead-up to the last weeks between a one-loss Tennessee with a loss to No. 1 Georgia or a one-loss USC with a Pac-12 title will no longer be relevant.HAVE A DAY CALEB WILLIAMS pic.twitter.com/kesykdFuzu!.?.!— ESPN College Football(@ESPNCFB)November

20, 2022 Naturally, absolutely nothing is ever specific in the playoff race. Now, if two-loss LSU in some way beats Georgia in the SEC title game, another dispute may ensue between the Tigers and the Trojans. But for now, Saturday was a net favorable for USC’s playoff possibilities. They do, however, need to keep winning.– Paolo Uggetti