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Joel Klatt says Ohio State, Michigan need to improve, provides CFB Playoff scenarios
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We’re heading into one of the most important weekends of the college football season.
Next week marks the end of the college football season, meaning teams have one last opportunity to add an impressive win to their resumé, clinch a bowl berth and or claim a division title. In Saturday’s matchup between Ohio State and Michigan, the East crown — as well as positioning for the College Football Playoff — is on the line.
FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt had some interesting thoughts on next week’s slate of games, including the clash between the Buckeyes and Wolverines. He believes both teams have some major issues to address before taking the field in Columbus.
Klatt thinks that Ohio State’s defense, and Michigan’s red zone offense, needs fixed prior to Saturday.
CFB Thoughts:
– Ohio State (defense) AND Michigan (Red Zone O) have major issues to fix before next week
– If Notre Dame is focussed at all they should beat USC and secure a CFP spot
– Texas proved why it is so important to have TWO quality QB's (kudos to Buechele for staying)…— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 18, 2018
Ohio State’s defense had another underwhelming performance again this week, surrendering 51 points to Maryland. Despite trailing most of the way, the Buckeyes found a way to get the victory.
Michigan, on the other hand, had trouble finding the end zone once in scoring position. The Wolverines had eight trips to the red zone against Indiana, but settled for six field goals in a 31-20 win over the Hoosiers.
Both of those areas will be huge come Saturday.
Klatt talked about a number of other things in his tweets Sunday morning, but the most interesting might’ve been his view on UCF’s chances of reaching the College Football Playoff. A lot would need to go right, but he seems to believe there is a small chance.
– Pitt has gotten so much better on Offense this season…great job by OC Shawn Watson
– Alabama should not get a pass for their awful first half vs an FCS team on Nov. 17th
– Bama, Clem, Northwestern, Someone other than OU, and Utah win their Conference Champ games and UCF goes— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 18, 2018
Again, a lot would have to go right, but there’s a shot.
It’s some interesting insight headed into the final weekend of the regular season, and Klatt’s analysis will give college football fans something to argue about over the next several days.
The final Saturday should be really, really entertaining.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB