The news of the week:
Both Baylor and Minnesota lost, and consequently fell from any consideration for the playoff pool.
The Baylor Bears led Oklahoma 31-10 at halftime, but could not seal the deal.
Minnesota is probably not even a betting favorite to make the Big 10 championship game. They are 6-1 in the conference and Wisconsin is 5-2, but they still must play one another, so a Wisconsin win would leave them tied. If they finish with identical conference records, Wisconsin would advance based on the head-to-head. Neither one is expected to give THE Ohio State University much of a battle in that conference final. (THE OSU crushed Wisconsin earlier this year.)
Alabama’s quarterback sustained a season-ending injury.
Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor continues to re-write the record books for rushing yardage.