Down the stretch they come!

What a day of college football, three teams eclipsed the 70-point mark (Florida State, North Carolina and South Carolina), while two more surpassed the 65-point mark (Fresno State and Georgia Tech).

Don’t look now, but the college football season is coming to an end. There is one week before the Conference Championships begin and only two more weeks with a heavy schedule.

With the season winding down, each game gets more and more important. Here are the biggest wins of the 

week:

(1)    Oklahoma State was the host of College Game Day this week and of undefeated and fourth-ranked Baylor. The Bears have crushed every single one of its opponents this season, while the Cowboys have cruised since the insertion of Clint Chelf as the starting quarterback, winning its last four games by an average of 27.5 points. OSU didn’t disappoint this week, unless you’re a fan of the green and gold, beating the Bears, 49-17, and moving one game closer to winning the Big 12 and earning a BCS bid.

(2)   Duke fell behind Wake Forest 14-0, but stormed back to beat the Demon Deacons, 28-21, and getting itself one game closer to playing Florida State in the ACC Championship. With all the controversy surrounding the Seminoles, don’t be surprised to see Duke playing in its own BCS Game.

(3)    Arizona State made my last post as one of the most underrated teams in the league, and the Sun Devils proved again that they are not getting the respect they deserve. ASU beat UCLA and clinched the Pac-12 South Division and will play Stanford in the championship. Don’t sleep on the Devils from the desert.

(4)    Missouri defeated Ole Miss and needs only a win over Texas A&M next week to clinch the SEC East and play the Iron Bowl winner in the SEC Championship. MIzzou is one of the best turnaround stories this season, along with Auburn.

(5)    Michigan State is another team that made my most underrated list and the Spartans have won their last seven games. The defense has been there all season for MSU, but the offense is finally beginning to stride and I think the Spartans pose a great threat to the Buckeyes and could be the team to end their 22-game winning streak.

(6)    LSU beat Texas A&M and is the only team in the SEC West to have two conference wins over the Aggies since their inception. LSU didn’t do it by outscoring the Aggies, instead the Tigers dominated its opposition by running the football and smothering the opposing offense with its ferocious defense (the LSU way). Looks like Les Miles and his team has found their swag right before the Arkansas game.

Along with big wins, comes even bigger losses, which has caused some teams to start thinking about next year.

(1)    The worst loss of the day is a pretty easy one, Florida fell to Georgia Southern at home, 26-20. The Gators have lost their last six games after falling to this FCS foe and I find it very hard to believe that Will Muschamp will be back on the sidelines for Florida next season. UF is going to miss a bowl game for the first time since 1990 and who knows how bad rival FSU beats them next week.

(2)    Oregon was given a second chance last week, after USC defeated Stanford to give the Cardinal two losses in conference. The Ducks answered by getting blown out by Arizona, 42-16, turning the ball over twice as Marcus Mariota kissed his Heisman chances goodbye. The Ducks should enjoy playing the Longhorns in the Holiday Bowl.

(3)    Baylor is only on this list because of what was at stake. The Bears were on a roll and looking to win the Big 12, with an outside chance of playing in the National Championship. Baylor was on the road like Oregon, and lost, 49-17, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter to make this game closer than it really was. Baylor still has a lot to play for and a slim chance of winning the Big 12, since Okie State fell to West Virginia and could lose again.

Finishing off this late post, it is Iron Bowl week and this season’s matchup might be the biggest of the rivalry in 10 seasons. Auburn has the one loss to LSU in a monsoon, while Alabama hasn’t lost and is rolling through opponents.

I’m sorry it’s been a week between posts, but a Wing Expert has a schedule to keep and mouths to feed. I plan on dropping by again midweek and might even dive into something that’s not sports related. Until then, 

I’m tired and going to sleep.

Enjoy Brady vs. Manning on Sunday night!

-The Wing Expert.