If last week's games were separation Saturday, then Saturday night was an evening for upsets as several Top 10 teams who were thought to have had a chance to make the college football playoffs went down.
Arkansas 31, No. 9 LSU 14
Once again, LSU has suffered another loss after losing to Alabama and once again it's to Arkansas who has knocked them off for the second year in a row. Despite Leonard Fournette's 90 yards rushing and one touchdown, the Arkansas defense shut down the LSU offense for the second week in a row and is now in second place in the SEC West behind Alabama, knocking LSU out of the playoffs.
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"Defenses, they're coming to stop the run," said Fournette via Ross Dellenger of The Advocate. "They have nine, 10 people in the box. They're ready for the run."
Oregon 38, No. 7 Stanford 36
Coming into this game, most thought that Stanford would have an easy time with the Ducks, but if you know the history of this game, you know that was not going to be the case. It seems as if whoever is in contention, the one out of contention knocks the other one out. This year it was Stanford who had maybe its last chance for the Pac 12, to get into the college football playoffs, but Oregon wasn't having it. The Ducks got the lead early and held on for dear life as Stanford's last second comeback at the end of the game failed.
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No. 12 Oklahoma 44, No. 6 Baylor 34
The biggest upset of the night may have been Oklahoma defeating Baylor, which leaves Oklahoma State as the only undefeated team in the Big 12. OU quarterback Baker Mayfield had a huge game, throwing for almost 300 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Sooners to victory. It also means the winner of the Big 12 and a berth in the college football playoffs, may come down to the OU vs. Oklahoma State game. Both teams have huge games to go before they meet at the end of the year.
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