Even for those who picked Florida State to win this game (a group that did not include me), the size and scope of this rout had to be shocking. Let’s consider this stat–the Seminoles committed twelve penalties. In other words, FSU didn’t even play a particularly clean game and still won a road blowout where Clemson scored a touchdown with 13 seconds left.
The biggest games of college football Week 8 turned out to be duds, although fans of Florida and Kansas State weren’t complaining, as their teams sent loud and clear messages to skeptics (in the case of Florida, those skeptics included this space) about their national championship bona fides. But beyond the Gators and Wildcats, there were some thrilling finishes in games that still stand to impact who wins conference championships. So let’s begin in the Big Ten, where three games went down to the wire…
The run of big games continues for South Carolina with their biggest battle yet, as they travel to play Florida on Saturday afternoon. The Gamecocks are #7 in the BCS standings, while the Gators are #2, but more important, the winner of this game controls its fate in the SEC East the rest of the way.