OU/Texas: Win the rushing game and turnover battle……Predictions and Rankings….

As of the games last weekend, I have reshuffled much of my top 25, but one thing is for sure on this good Wednesday evening on the Texas/Oklahoma clash in three days.  The Horns are my number one team.  And with that, they might just get beat in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday.  But in the end Texas stop OU’s rushing attack and get big plays out of the passing game as OU turns it over more.  Texas in a good way 34-13.

Key Games of the week:  

South Carolina 27 at Alabama 26

Texas 34 and Oklahoma 13 at Dallas

USC 27 and Penn State 24

Oregon 27 and Ohio State 23

Ole Miss 26 at LSU 20

West Virginia 27 and Iowa State 20

My Top 25

1.   Texas

2.   Ohio State

3.   Oregon

4.   Penn State

5.   Miami (Fla)

6.   Iowa State

7.   BYU

8.   Indiana

9.   Pittsburgh

10.   Georgia

11.   Alabama

12.   Tennessee

13.   Texas Aggies

14.   Ole Miss

15.   Oklahoma

16.   Clemson

17.   LSU

18.   Missouri

19.   Utah

20.   Kansas State

21.   Boise State

22.   Army

23.   Navy  

24.   Notre Dame

25.   Nebraska

My SEC rankings for the week

1.   Texas

2.   Georgia 

3.   Alabama

4.   Tennessee

5.   Texas Aggies

6.   Ole Miss

7.   Oklahoma 

8.   LSU

9.   Missouri

10.   Arkansas

11.   Kentucky

12.   South Carolina

13.   Florida

14.   Vanderbilt

15.   Auburn

16.   Mississippi State

Big 12

1.   Iowa State

2.   BYU

3.   Utah

4.   Kansas State

ACC

1.  Miami (Fla)

2.   Pittsburgh

3.   Clemson

Big 10

1.  Ohio State

2.   Oregon

3.   Penn State

4.   Indiana

5.   Nebraska

Predictions for the week

Friday

Maryland 24 and Northwestern 17

Utah 30 at Arizona State 17

Saturday

South Carolina 27 at Alabama 26

Clemson 33 at Wake Forest 17

Missouri 62 at UMass 14

Iowa 17 and Washington 15

Rutgers 24 and Wisconsin 16

Georgia Tech 26 and North Carolina 17

Army 42 and UAB 7

Texas 34 and Oklahoma 13 at Dallas

USC 27 and Penn State 24

Notre Dame 38 and Stanford 17

Pittsburgh 21 and California 20

Illinois 47 and Purdue 7 

Louisville 34 at Virginia 21

UCF 31 and Cincinnati 21

BYU 31 and Arizona 24

Georgia 54 and Mississippi State 14

Tennessee 48 and Florida 21

Washington State 36 at Fresno State 24

Oregon 27 and Ohio State 23

Ole Miss 26 at LSU 20

Oregon State 35 at Nevada 23

Kentucky 30 and Vanderbilt 12

West Virginia 27 and Iowa State 20

Syracuse 32 at N. Carolina St 24

Minnesota 27 and UCLA 10

Kansas State 42 and Colorado 29

Boise State 47 and Hawaii 17

Feature photo:  SB Nation