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This is a digital version of Until Saturday. Sign up to receive it daily in your inbox. A Friday the 13th in the middle of October? This weekend in college football should be completely normal … right? Plus, Bruce Feldman breaks down ’s dominant D-line. And I hope you stayed up to see that wild – finish. Advertisement Here’s what’s happening in college football Until Saturday … Week 7’s Key Games Two showdowns top Saturday College Football Playoff implications Noon: at No.
’s ‘SEC-type D-line’ This might be the best season the Pac-12 ever has had. Actually, considering how it had by far the best out-of-league record earlier this year of any Power 5 conference, I feel confident in saying that this is the conference’s best season — at least since it has been called the Pac-12. A big reason is the Pac-12 QBs who are tearing up college football. Penix, Nix and Williams rank among the top five in the country in QB rating. Then, there’s ’s , Wazzu’s and Oregon State’s .
ranked No. 43, No. 123, No. 95 and No. 108. Last week against an explosive Wazzu attack that had shredded a good Oregon State defense for more than 8 yards per play in a 38-35 win, the Bruins dominated, holding Wazzu and Ward to 216 total yards and just 2-for-13 on third downs. has amassed its most athletic collection of defenders since Kelly took over the program. The Bruins are loaded with long, fast players, particularly in the secondary, and they have some twitchy, relentless D-linemen. “We couldn’t block those guys,” said one of the offensive coaches who faced the Bruins this season. “They’re way better up front. They got some creatures. They’ve got an SEC-type D-line. He gives those linebackers a lot of freedom, and they’re playing fast.
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