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Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from Week 13 of the college football season.

1. Where is the love?

Two more wins, and SMU has a first-round bye. Will the Mustangs have to actually hoist the national championship trophy for the media to discuss them?

2. Half empty.

Look, I don’t want to be one of those curmudgeons that can’t enjoy a feel-good victory just because it wasn’t perfect. But I left that Ohio State game with plenty of questions for Ryan Day. Why are you in the gun on 4th and 1? Why is Davison Igbinosun still starting? Why hasn’t Caleb Downs been returning punts all year?

Also, running up the score at the end there was not the right decision. There’s only one program on the schedule that deserves salt in the wound, and it’s not Indiana.

3. The Hoosiers’ head man gets unmasked.

When Jenny Taft was relaying what she discussed with Curt Cignetti at the half, I almost couldn’t believe what I was hearing. He had essentially told her that the goal was to keep the contest close for as long as possible, so that the Buckeyes started to feel the pressure. I’m sorry, what? Dude, you’re not a 2-8 MAC squad hoping to pull off a miracle. You have the fifth-ranked team in America, and you’re getting the ball in a one-possession game. All you’re trying to do is… keep it close? Huh? When the lights got bright, the king of cocky quotes melted into a puddle of doubt. Cignetti then proceeds to stride into his media session and ratchet up the arrogance again.

Give me a break.

4. The Boulder party is over.

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Colorado still has avenues to the CFP, but none of them are particularly likely. Haters of Coach Prime will get the last laugh, but no one can deny that this season has been infinitely more entertaining with the Buffs living in the win column.

5. Arizona State escapes.

The Sun Devils built a huge advantage, almost chucked it away, screwed up its clock-milking plan, stormed the field prematurely, then almost lost on a Hail Mary. The vast majority of ASU supporters that rushed the scene early were acting like total idiots, and the others were - for whatever reason - fist-bumping BYU head coach Kalani Sitake. What a weird sporting event.

6. Michigan flexes.

OSU people won’t want to hear this, but the Wolverines can absolutely hang if they play like they did against Northwestern on Saturday. Harass the opposing quarterback, feed the backs, and force turnovers. The fans are getting juiced again.

Michigan’s brutal campaign will immediately morph into a smashing success if it topples the Buckeyes for a fourth straight year. There is indeed a formula.

7. Notre Dame sizzles in the Bronx.

We can safely label the Northern Illinois humiliation a fluke at this point, right? Maybe you can’t forget about it, but it’s at least time to forgive. The Irish are really, really good.

8. S-E-C! S-E-C!

Pure hilarity. SEC folks have spent weeks ranting and raving about how the conference was getting jobbed by the committee. Things got awfully quiet on Saturday, huh? Jaxson Dart was seeing ghosts down the stretch in Gainesville, Texas A&M got dropped by six-loss Auburn, and Alabama looked like an intramural team.

Meanwhile, Georgia was giving up over 350 total yards to 2-9 UMass. It just means more.

9. My updated Heisman ladder.

1) Ashton Jeanty, Boise State RB

2) Travis Hunter, Colorado WR/CB

3) Cam Ward, Miami (FL) QB

4) Tyler Warren, Penn State TE

5) Dillon Gabriel, Oregon QB

6) Cam Skattebo, Arizona State RB

7) Caleb Downs, Ohio State S

8) Jahdae Barron, Texas CB

9) Kaleb Johnson, Iowa RB

10) Will Howard, Ohio State QB

10. Time to peek ahead.

South Carolina and Clemson, to be in the mix on Selection Sunday. Texas and Texas A&M, for the first time in 13 years.

I don’t care about either. The Game is five days away.

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