{"id":4907,"date":"2019-11-04T00:16:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2019-11-04T00:16:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T00:16:42","slug":"ncaa-football-news-and-notes-unbeatens-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/ncaa-football-news-and-notes-unbeatens-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Football News and Notes: Unbeatens Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just because four of the top five teams in the country were idle this weekend doesn&#8217;t mean it wasn&#8217;t a great week of college football. To prove it, let&#8217;s check out<strong> all of the top highlights <\/strong>from this weekend&#8217;s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"unbeaten-no-more\">Unbeaten No More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While most of the undefeated teams in the power conferences had this week off, two undefeated teams from the Group of Five <strong>didn&#8217;t survive<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday night, Appalachian State <strong>suffered its first loss of the season<\/strong>, losing at home to rival Georgia Southern, 24-21. Then on Saturday night, SMU suffered a similar fate, losing 54-48 on the road to Memphis. Those two teams losing means the race among Group of Five teams to qualify for a New Year&#8217;s Six bowl game is wide open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, there will be <strong>at least two fewer undefeated teams <\/strong>after next weekend, as we are less than a week away from No. 1 LSU playing No. 2 Alabama and No. 5 Penn State taking on a surprising unbeaten team in No. 13 Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pac-12-track\">Pac-12 Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The road to the Pac-12 title game officially goes through Eugene and Salt Lake City. Both No. 7 Oregon and No. 9 Utah <strong>faced challenging games <\/strong>this week, and both managed to survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Utes had to come from behind at Washington 33-28. Meanwhile, the Ducks <strong>overcame a sluggish start <\/strong>to trounce USC at the Coliseum 56-24. Oregon&#8217;s win over the Trojans actually helped give Utah control of its own destiny in the Pac-12 South. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it stands, both Oregon and Utah <strong>are on track <\/strong>to face off in the Pac-12 Championship Game, and if both arrive with just one loss, it&#8217;s possible that the Pac-12 title game could serve as a play-in game for the College Football Playoff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, that could depend on what happens elsewhere around the country. We&#8217;ll find out where those two teams stack up in <strong>the initial CFP rankings <\/strong>on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"im-my-own-defense-lawyer\">I&#8217;m My Own Defense Lawyer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After that ugly 56-24 loss to Oregon, USC head coach Clay Helton came to his own defense<strong> amidst speculation about his job status<\/strong> and a fanbase that&#8217;s a little upset about the state of the program. 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