The latest test was anything but: Georgia swallowed Kentucky's offense, found some big plays through the air behind quarterback Stetson Bennett and simply overwhelmed the once-unbeaten Wildcats, winning 30-13 against the second-best team in the SEC East. Amid a crowd of flawed playoff contenders, the Bulldogs have shown no weak spots through seven games and are the unquestioned favorite for the national championship heading into the home stretch of the regular season.
Ed Orgeron will get a reprieve from the hot seat after LSU topped Florida 49-42 to snap a two-game losing streak. One of the nation's worst running teams heading into Saturday, the Tigers exploded for 321 rushing yards on 7.1 yards per carry, with Tyrion Davis-Price doubling his season output with 287 yards and three scores. Beating the Gators doesn't launch LSU back into SEC contention — Florida has more than enough problems, as we'll see below — but it may provide a spark as the Tigers go through this gauntlet of SEC competition: Ole Miss is next, then Alabama, Arkansas and Texas A&M.
Another outstanding performance from a wildly underrated defense lifted the Cowboys past Texas 32-24 and into prime position to secure a spot in the Big 12 championship game. OSU held the Longhorns to 317 yards, scored on a pick-six to climb out of a 17-3 hole in the second quarter and dominated the second half: UT ran six drives for a total of 14 yards to lose two straight under first-year coach Steve Sarkisian.
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