College football overreactions after Week 10: Oregon will make CFP

Week 10 is in the books and it was another good weekend of college football. It was the first weekend with the College Football Playoff rankings and there were seven ranked matchups. We didn’t see as many upsets as we’ve been seeing, but teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack.

Utah hosted rival BYU and after beating the Cougars, the Utes appear to be the best team in the Big 12, and we’ve felt that way for a while. Same goes with Georgia. The Bulldogs blasted Ole Miss on the road, and the Bulldogs might be the most complete team in college football.

Here are our overreactions from the week.

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Oregon will make the College Football Playoff

A lot of people were counting Oregon out after its loss to Oklahoma State in Week 2, and then when Dante Moore suffered a concussion against USC and the Ducks lost to UCLA the week after — people were putting a fork in Oregon. But the Ducks have managed to win two big games in back-to-back weeks.

A 34-26 win vs. Northwestern and a 41-28 win in Columbus over Ohio State have the Ducks right back in the conversation. Three losses aren’t ideal, but Oregon shouldn’t have another loss on its schedule. Games against Michigan, at Michigan State, and Washington should see Oregon go 9-3, and it’s more than possible the Ducks get into the Big Ten Championship Game.

Win that, Oregon is in. Dylan Raiola has been hot, and the Ducks’ defense is playing well. Dan Lanning has buy-in and it’s showing.

Arch Manning has figured it out

Texas has two losses this season and both fell on Arch Manning’s shoulders. However, the Longhorns have won games against Mississippi State and Missouri in back-to-back weeks, and Manning has been superb. This past week, in a 34-20 win at Missouri, Manning passed for 297 yards and three touchdowns.

He’s playing with poise and he’s looking like a dangerous quarterback with the playoff around the corner. Texas has to go to LSU this weekend, but we saw what Alabama’s Keelon Russell did against the Tigers, throwing for 206 yards and three scores.

Manning finally has the confidence we were waiting to see, and that’s not good for the SEC and the rest of college football.

Jeremiah Smith doesn’t finish the season

Things aren’t great in Columbus and it’s showing. Ohio State has lost three games now and is 0-2 since turning to freshman quarterback Luke Fahey. Julian Sayin isn’t likely coming back this season, and either the Buckeyes will stick with Fahey, or turn to former five-star Tavien St. Clair, who has been behind Fahey for a reason.

Body language is bad and we’re seeing that from Jeremiah Smith. It’s possible Smith will no longer win the Heisman Trophy with Ohio State’s play on the field and he’s showing a lot of frustration on the field. He was seen shaking his head and appearing to yell at the Ohio State sideline during the Buckeyes’ loss to Oregon.

Smith likely wants to help beat Michigan, but he also appears to be checking out. He’s the best player in college football and will be a top pick in April’s 2027 NFL Draft. Why risk an injury?

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