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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 11 of the college football season.

1. Poor Mario.

I really like Mario Cristobal, but his in-game decision-making legitimately bums me out. You can’t be this bad. That man called a timeout with the clock stopped, and his team down a score late. Come on, dude. There were middle schoolers screaming at the TV there. The ACC is officially a one-bid league.

2. My name is Bond.

Xavier Worthy snatched the 40-yard dash crown after that blazing 4.21 in the spring. Well, I think a fellow Longhorn is here to put that mark in danger.

This kid is a blur. History is within reach.

3. Kirby lays an egg.

For the first time in three years, Georgia stepped onto a football field and got tagged for 60 minutes. That was an eyebrow-raising performance from Ole Miss; I was wholly unaware that Lane Kiffin’s group had anything like that inside of it.

By the way, does any team want to win the SEC? Every single program in this conference has at least one embarrassing loss. Is there a chance that we’re all staring at a big collection of squads that are just okay?

4. Indiana stands tall.

The Hoosiers are passing every test. If they come to Columbus and thump Ohio State in two weeks, they should absolutely be the No. 1 team in America. Their point differential is significantly better than Oregon’s, and the schedules would be fairly similar at that point. The Coach of the Year award is already sitting on Curt Cignetti’s mantel.

5. What do we do with Mike Norvell?

Florida State has almost been so bad, that you feel like chalking the whole campaign up to one massive fluke. At the same time, Norvell is now 32-26 in Tallahassee. He’s had five seasons at the helm, and getting snubbed from the playoff is the most memorable thing that’s happened during his tenure. To me, that’s not enough.

6. Start the clock.

If you placed me and Jalen Milroe alone on a football field and told me that my goal is to tackle him, I don’t think I’m even making contact within an hour.

The Jalen Hurts comparisons are lazy, and the Lamar Jackson ones are even lazier. I’m not sure if Milroe is a franchise guy in the league, but I do know for absolute certain that he’ll be able to move the ball at the next level.

7. Apologies to the Tide linebackers.

I said before the campaign that I didn’t see any stars on Alabama’s defense. I was wrong, and I’m sorry. Both Jihaad Campbell and Deontae Lawson were incredible on Saturday, and I would gladly welcome either to my Bengals. Like, please come to Cincinnati.

8. Jackson Arnold and Brent Venables, let’s have a chat.

That felt like the end of an era for both of these dudes. Arnold finished with 74 passing yards, and coughed up the game with under a minute to play. It’s Year 3 for Venables in Norman, and he’s about to secure his second losing season.

His two predecessors - Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley - coached the Sooners for a combined 23 years, and produced 23 winning records. Pack your bags, Brent.

9. The best running back class… ever?

It feels like every college football game features at least one running back that I could see being an NFL starter at some point. Tahj Brooks is operating behind a weak Texas Tech offensive line, and is about to turn in his second consecutive 1,500-yard season; he probably won’t be one of the first ten guys off the board at the position. Perhaps this pass-happy sport is finally starting to shift back towards the equilibrium.

10. Time to peek ahead.

We’ll all be laser-focused on one game in Week 12. The Vols and the Dawgs, in Athens. Let’s go.

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