NCAAF Week 7 Review

By Owen Pannell | KZA Sports

Week 7 was INSANE, full of celebration for some and heartbreak for others. Personally, I was on the heartbreak side unfortunately. Here is your week 7 college football report:

Important Results

- USF- 63 North Texas- 36

This was a 21-21 ball game at halftime. The Bulls absolutely dominated the 2nd half, and they certainly look like the group of 6 favorites. This is a crushing loss for the Mean Green, in their most attended game ever, they got embarrassed. 

- Oklahoma- 6 Texas- 23

As a Sooner fan who was in attendance, I can tell you that this loss was hard to take for Sooner Nation. Texas dominated the 2nd half, especially on defense. John Mateer had by far his worst game as a Sooner, erasing his Heisman chances. The Sooners still can be a playoff team, but they have an absolute gauntlet coming up. Texas needed this win badly to get their season back on track, props to them for coming ready to play.

- Indiana- 30 Oregon- 20

WHAT! I couldn’t watch this game obviously, but when I found out IU won I was in absolute shock. They are legit title contenders, I was a doubter until now. This loss sucks for Oregon, they can still have a successful season but this is a setback for sure.

- Alabama- 27 Missouri- 24

Missouri almost got a great win, but Alabama was able to get it done. The Tigers are still playoff contenders, but this would have been a great win to get. Alabama is a top 2 team in the SEC, and ever since the FSU loss they look like natty contenders.

Upset Alert

- Ole Miss- 24 Washington State- 21

This was almost BAD for the Rebels. Losing this would have been catastrophic. They were able to hang on, but this was way too close for comfort.

- Georgia- 20 Auburn- 10

Honestly, Auburn should have won this game. They were robbed of a touchdown (I’ve sure you’ve heard about it) and they were just terrible offensively in the 2nd half. Props to Georgia though for not falling victim to the upset bug.

- Tennessee- 34 Arkansas- 31

Arkansas seems to always give Tennessee a game, and they did again. They almost had a nice little 4th quarter comeback, but it just wasn’t meant to be. The Vols keep their playoff hopes alive and well.

- Utah- 42 Arizona State- 10

I did not expect this. Although it technically isn’t an upset, Utah absolutely DOMINATED the Sun Devils. The Utes are definitely Big 12 contenders when they play like this.

- Colorado- 24 Iowa State- 17

This is a great win for the Buffs. They needed this to avoid dropping to 2-5 which would be catastrophic, and they beat a good, ranked, Iowa State team. Big win for my guy Isaiah Magar.

- Pittsburgh- 34 Florida State- 31

Andddd there goes Florida State’s season. They legit prepared all offseason for the Alabama game, but forgot they still had to play 11 other games. They drop to 3-3, and 0-3 in the ACC, which eliminates them from CFP contention.

- Northwestern- 22 Penn State- 21

The James Franklin era comes to an end for Penn State. This is an absolutely unacceptable loss, and following the loss to UCLA (who might be solid??), it’s the breaking point. Props to the Wildcats for getting this win, they are lowkey solid.

Best Games

This does not include games I’ve already mentioned

- BYU- 33 Arizona- 27 (2OT)

We live for overtime, and we got that with an undefeated BYU and a decent Arizona team. The Cougars were able to stay undefeated with a good win. Arizona has bounced back very nicely from their awful season a year ago.

- Nebraska- 34 Maryland- 31

Nebraska had an impressive 4th quarter to get this comeback win over Maryland. It ended up getting them ranked in the AP, and they improve to 5-1 so technically their playoff hopes are alive.

- UNLV- 51 Air Force- 48

UNLV’s playoff hopes were almost ended, but they stay alive as they improve to 6-0. A crazy 4th quarter, where we saw 42 total points, ended up going in favor of the Rebels. Air Force drops to a poor 1-5.

My Predictions

Weekly record: 15-10 (60%)

Total record: 104-76 (58%)

Weekly points: 38

Total points: 270.5

Mid week, but it was a crazy one so I’m fine with 15/25. Next week we’re going to bounce back with 20 correct picks. Will be legendary. Also, feel free to play along! Just pick 25 games each week and post them to X using #KZACFBpicks and use the scoring system down below. The winner each week gets a cash prize!

-35+ = 0.5 points

-21.5-34.5 = 1 point

-15.5-21 = 1.5 points

-11-15 = 2 points

-7-10.5 = 2.5 points

-3.5-6.5 = 3 points

-0.5-3 = 3.5 points

+0.5-3 = 4.5 points

+3.5-6.5 = 5 points

+7-10.5 = 5.5 points

+11-15 = 6 points

+15.5-21 = 6.5 points

+21.5-34.5 = 7.5 points

+35+ = 10 points

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