CJ Vogel

That to me is the one of the bigger storylines going into the week. Yes, Texas will need to take care of business, but you can expect a less physical style of ball being played in the Longhorn game vs. that of Oregon and Ohio State. A benefit really.

The former Georgia Tech wide receiver has committed to Auburn. Singleton took a second visit to Auburn over the weekend and Hugh Freeze and his staff were able to shut things down shortly after.

Hahaha. Well done.

That was Savea

They came pretty darn close!

No kidding, lol. Night and Day from the last few games we have seen.

I really like Klatt. I think he is one of the best CFB voices.

2 penalties for 10 yards. Going to win a lot of games playing that way.

Yeah Blue had 37.

Rushing success by direction.

Passing chart for QB Quinn Ewers.

A look at the snap counts for both sides of the ball following the 38-24 victory over Clemson on Saturday for Texas. *** Offense Out of 75 possible snaps. 75 – Hayden Conner, Kelvin Banks 74 – Gunnar Helm 71 – Quinn Ewers 69 – DJ Campbell 67 – Ryan Wingo, Matthew Golden 52 – Cole Hutson 46 – Trevor Goosby 38 – DeAndre Moore 37 – Jaydon Blue 35 – Juan Davis 32 – Quintrevion Wisner 29 – Cam Williams, Jake Majors 11 – Silas Bolden 10 – Jerrick Gibson 4 – Arch Manning 2 – Colin Page 1 – Tia Savea, Malik Agbo – Seven Longhorn OL played 29 or more snaps on Saturday. – Check the snaps for Ryan Wingo. Most of his career and he came way with three touches for 30 yards. *** Defense Out of 68 possible snaps. 68 – Malik Muhammad, Anthony Hill Jr., Jahdae Barron 55 – Michael Taaffe 54 – Jaylon Guilbeau 49 – Trey Moore, Barryn Sorrell, Andrew Mukuba 45 – Vernon Broughton 38 – Alfred Collins 36 – Liona Lefau 33 – Colin Simmons 32 – Jelani McDonald 30 – Jermayne Lole 22 – Gavin Holmes 19 – Ethan Burke 12 – Bill Norton, Mo Blackwell Jr. 6 – David Gbenda 3 – Alex January – Starting to see the key players get every snap in these meaningful games. – Only 12 snaps for Norton, but he made his presence known more than once. – Gavin Holmes being trusted more and more as the season progresses.

Well duh. But I don't expect him to play as poorly again.

I’m not too worried about Muhammad.

Closest loss of the playoff!

You’re probably right.

I liked the 14-team model. Byes for only the B1G Champ and SEC Champ. Then it turns into a typical eight team playoff with seeding of highest seed playing lowest seed and so on.

The two pick sixes were disgusting.

Embarrasing.

The average margin of victory in the 1st round of the CFP was 19.3. No game ended in single digits and Tennessee was a complete disaster.

Tip by Sorrell, picked by Simmons. EDGEs make the biggest difference.

Freakish.

What a polarizing weekend in college football. The first weekend of the College Football Playoff had some bright moments, but for the most part it was overshadowed by blowout, after blowout, after blowout. It was an utter embarrassment when it comes to competitive football. Which, in actuality, hat tip to Clemson for at least giving the CFP one lead change. I will start with this, I don't know what the remedy is for college football. The Playoff on a given year likely won't have 12 teams worthy of winning a National Championship. Was the jump to 12 teams the right move? I want to believe so, but this weekend did not provide a lot of confidence in the future of the sport's postseason. One thing I do know, the games on college campuses were awesome. Could that have been the reason for the blowouts? I doubt it. But I do know the environments created as a result have been spectacular. There is a simple solution that is needed to be made in College Football Playoff, and I think it would greatly benefit the outcome of the first round of games – erase the concept of the conference winners getting first round byes. Instead, all four first round byes are directed to the best four teams in the nation. You would then have first round meetings of SMU and Arizona State or Boise State and Indiana with a Tennessee and Clemson game likely as well. Those are all hypothetical matchups, but the first round competitive level would be evened out in comparison to what we saw this weekend which was not remotely close to a fun slate of football. That would not fix everything, but it would be a step in the right direction. It makes very little sense to me that Boise State and Arizona State get byes into round two when at no point this season they were a top four team in the country and arguably never a top ten team in the country. But, for the sake of the Texas pursuit to Natty No. 5, it sure is nice to get to face that Arizona State team in round two. It's a flaw, no doubt. One that I hope is revisited in the spring by the CFP Committee and NCAA. *** On the flip side, looking ahead to who remains in the College Football Playoff, there is one thing that stands out – DL. Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas, Oregon. All four have incredible edge rushers and stout defensive linemen up front. If the National Championship is raised by anyone outside of those four teams, I would be shocked. It was very clear this weekend when watching Ohio State, Texas and Penn State displayed edge talent that took over periodically throughout each game. Abdul Carter at Penn State had Kevin Jennings running for his life. Barryn Sorrell had a tipped pass for an INT and a sack. And the combination of Jack Sawyer and JT Tuimoloau might be the best in the country. I don't even need to mention Mykal Williams and Georgia – we all know what they are capable of. But the point is this. A good quarterback is very important in the postseason, but a defensive line that can take over and dominate football games is the ultimate factor I am looking at moving forward as the talent level evens out a bit.

Props to Goosby for being able to swing both LT & RT. Really impressive stuff.