Week 6 takeaways: Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma flex muscles

Oklahoma grabbed the biggest headings of Week 6 with a stirring Red River Rivalry win over Texas, however there were plenty of other performances deserving of our attention.Michigan showed it might be prepared to take the next step– to the national championship. Georgia looked like the two-time safeguarding nationwide champ by drilling Kentucky. And Ohio State pulled away in handing Maryland its first loss.Then there was the madness in Miami, where Georgia Tech made the Hurricanes spend for a head-scratching choice for the ages.Here are the most significant takeaways from Week 6 by our college football reporters.Michigan is one of

the most balanced groups in the country The Michigan Wolverines have actually played a weak schedule, there is no questioning that. However Michigan has controlled this

season on offense and defense, and the group is setting records as it goes. Michigan’s offense has actually scored 30 or more points in each of its previous nine games, which is the longest streak in program history. The defense, which has yet to have a challenger take a snap inside the Wolverines’10-yard line, has actually enabled simply 4 goals all season while scoring three goals itself. Michigan is just the second team in the AP survey period to score 30 or more points and allow 10 or less points in each of its first six games; Nebraska did it in 1971.David Berding/Getty Images

The offense isn’t one-dimensional anymore, either. Last season it was run heavy, but this season, quarterback J.J. McCarthy has actually thrown for 1,290 backyards, 11 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The death game has actually complemented the run game, where Blake Corum has an FBS-leading 10 hurrying touchdowns. It has actually been excellent, but the team’s balance will be evaluated in November, when it completes the regular season with games versus Penn State, Maryland and Ohio State.– Tom VanHaaren

Ohio State’s defense is making strides

After bad defensive efforts against both Michigan and Georgia to liquidate last season, the Buckeyes knew they had actually some work cut out for them. Practically midway through Ohio State’s 2023 schedule, defensive planner Jim Knowles, Tim Walton (cornerbacks) and Perry Eliano (safeties) have stimulated considerable improvement.Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa entered Saturday leading the Big 10 in both passing yards and passing goals, and the Terrapins had been pacing the conference in total offense and were second in passing offense entering the game amidst a 5-0 start, however the Buckeyes’ secondary secured down. Tagovailoa finished the game 21-of-41 passing for 196 lawns with a goal and 2 interceptions, with safeties Josh Proctor and Lathan Ransom doing the honors for Ohio State in a 37-17 victory. With Penn State concerning the Horseshoe in two weeks and”The Game “49 days away, Ohio State seems prepared to look after unfinished company.– Blake Baumgartner Oklahoma is worthy of the love and not Texas the hate After such an excellent start to the season

by Texas, specifically beating Alabama by double digits on the roadway, we were beginning to hear snippets of that dreaded expression in the Lone Star State. You know, the one that goes something along the lines of”Texas is back.” So naturally after the Longhorns lost 34-30 Saturday to Red River rival Oklahoma, Texas and coach Steve Sarkisian have caught some serious grief.Editor’s Picks 2 Related But there’s another method to take a look at what taken place at the Cotton Bowl. Sooners coach Brent Venables should have some serious praise

for getting Oklahoma back to nationwide relevance in his second season after the Sooners suffered through their first losing season because 1998 a year earlier. To put it simply, the focus should be more on what Oklahoma is than what Texas isn’t. Which’s thanks to Venables’ leadership, fiendish work principles and willingness to push the ideal buttons.In this matchup a year earlier, Texas humiliated OU 49-0, triggering both media and fans to wonder aloud(method too prematurely)if Venables was eliminated to be a head coach. But plainly, this is not in 2015’s OU team.

The offense under Jeff Lebby is ranked 4th nationally in scoring (45.2 points per game), and quarterback Dillon Gabriel is 4th nationally in overall offense( 347.7 lawns per game )and has actually tossed 16 goal passes and simply two interceptions. Venables ‘defensive stamp appeared numerous times in the win over Texas, in specific the goal-line stand early in the 4th quarter when the Longhorns were kept out of the end zone regardless of getting four cracks from the 1-yard line.Venables is the epitome of someone who lives (and coaches)in the minute, which discusses in part why he was never ever in a rush to leave Clemson as protective organizer. So as big as Saturday’s win was for OU, it was just one win– but a win that propels Venables and the Sooners into the middle of the playoff race.– Chris Low Sooners’defense’absolutely purchased i n’The sense amongst Big 12 coaches going into Saturday’s Red River Competition was that while Oklahoma had improved significantly in Year 2 under Venables, Texas had the Huge 12’s best and most complete team. Texas had the edge along the line of skirmish and perhaps at quarterback following Quinn Ewers ‘strong efficiencies

at Alabama and elsewhere. However Oklahoma showed it could match Texas from start to end up, flustering Ewers and the offense early and creating a drive for the ages after the Longhorns scored 13 unanswered indicate lead 30-27 with 1:17 to play.Quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s efficient and prolific effort ought to put him on the Heisman Prize radar, and Oklahoma’s clear improvement on defense was on display from Billy Bowman, Danny Stutsman, Jaren Kanak, Ethan Downs and others.”Last year was the very first year in the system, and we got scarred up,”protective planner Ted Roof told me.”We’ve recognized what we require to deal with, and our guys are absolutely bought in. I’m proud of the development we have made and excited about what else is out there for us.”Oklahoma is now positioned atop the Huge 12 and securely in the CFP mix. Venables’ impact on the defense and other areas of the program is essential. Although a rematch with Texas in the league championship game promises, Oklahoma looks more than up to the obstacle.– Adam Rittenberg Georgia lastly appears like a competitor once again Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart had been waiting on his group to assemble a total performance. The Bulldogs lastly provided one in their 51-13 rout of Kentucky in your home Saturday night. Quarterback Carson Beck finished 28 of 35 passes for a career-high 389 backyards with 4 goals and 1 interception. It was Beck’s 3rd consecutive game with a minimum of 300 passing lawns. Tight end Brock Bowers captured 7 passes for 132 lawns with one rating, his third straight

game with 100 getting backyards or more. The Bulldogs ran for 173 lawns; senior Kendall Milton lastly looks healthy with eight brings for 47 backyards with one score.Allstate Playoff Predictor How will Saturday’s leading games affect the College Football Playoff go after? What are the existing odds for the top four? The Allstate Playoff Predictor has the responses. Inspect back each week as the chances are upgraded following that week’s games. Regardless of all the questions about Georgia’s offense entering the season after it lost quarterback Stetson Bennett and offending organizer Todd Monken, there may have been

as much issue about its defense after five games. The Bulldogs were missing out on a lot of takes on and not sealing the edge. But Georgia completely closed down Kentucky, restricting the Wildcats to 183 yards of offense. Tailback Ray Davis, who ran for 280 yards against Florida a week earlier, might handle just 59 on 15 attempts against Georgia. The Bulldogs had 3 sacks and minimal UK to 2-for-11 on third down.The Bulldogs play at having a hard time Vanderbilt next week before getting a week off before their Oct. 28 game against Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. The Bulldogs lastly appear like a CFP competitor once again.– Mark Schlabach Coastal Turmoil resides on The ACC scrapped its divisions, but Coastal Turmoil lives on because, quite honestly, when you have actually lived it, there is no other way to turn back, no matter how tough you attempt. How else to discuss what took place in Miami on Saturday night? There is no sensible method to discuss that ending. Two former Coastal Division groups, Georgia Tech and Miami, played in a Coastal classic, a peak #goacc game, if you will.Georgia Tech came into the game off a humiliating blowout loss to Bowling

Green, prompting coach Brent Secret to change protective organizers in the hopes that someone( anyone!) could determine how to stop the run. Miami entered the game unbeaten, its stock increasing, high off a big win over Texas A&M and the reemergence of quarterback Tyler Van Dyke. play 0:26 Mario Cristobal not making any reasons after late gaffe Miami coach Mario Cristobal addresses the decision to not take a knee late in the game, which resulted in the Hurricanes’ loss to Georgia Tech.On paper, Miami should have won in a rout. But the rules of Coastal Turmoil do not consider what must happen; they dictate that the exact opposite will occur. That has actually typically played itself out in this series in recent history. In 2019, Miami lost as an 18-point favorite at home. In 2021, Miami barely hung on as a 10-point favorite.Miami was a 19.5-point favorite Saturday

. So naturally, Van Dyke played his worst game of the season,

throwing three interceptions including one in the end zone. Georgia Tech discovered a way to limit the run. Yet Miami somehow led 20-17 with the clock unwinding

. All the Hurricanes had to do was take a knee. Instead, they handed the ball off and fumbled with 25 seconds left . Mysterious decision No. 1. But hey, Georgia Tech had the ball at its own 26, a long way to go. Definitely, the Miami defense would hold. However there are no certainties when Coastal Mayhem is involved. Inexplicable choice No. 2: allowing Haynes King to toss

a 44-yard touchdown pass to Christian Leary with 1 second left, and the Jackets got a”Wonder in Miami”to sign up with a”Miracle on Techwood Drive. “As fantastic a win as that might have been for Georgia Tech, Miami falling from the ranks of the unbeaten detered what was a quite terrific day for the ACC as a whole. Approximately 10 minutes before the Miami game ended, Louisville ended Notre Dame’s record 30-game regular-season winning streak versus the ACC to go to 6-0 in Jeff Brohm’s first year. Florida State and North Carolina posted double-digit wins previously in the day to stay undefeated. Had Miami held on, the ACC would have had 4 groups begin a season 5-0 for the very first time in conference history.Instead, a difficult lesson was discovered Saturday night: You can get rid of the Coastal, but you can never ever get rid of the mayhem.– Andrea Adelson