"In Week 12, college football said, "You're going to miss me when I'm gone." The results were consequential enough: No. 4 Alabama went down at home in the funkiest fashion imaginable, No. 5 Georgia pulled off a statement win and plenty of aspiring College Football Playoff contenders -- No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 16 Georgia Tech, No. 17 USC, No. 18 Michigan -- narrowly avoided disaster."
"Tuesday night's MACtion was incredible. We got beautiful ACC nonsense Friday night. The noon and 3:30 p.m. ET shifts gave us a number of heart-stoppers, and while Saturday evening wasn't particularly dramatic, we still got a rush-off between Missouri's Ahmad Hardy (300 yards and 3 touchdowns against Mississippi State) and Ole Miss' Kewan Lacy (224 yards and 3 touchdowns against Florida)."
"We'll start with the obvious one. At halftime, after probably the worst half of Marcel Reed's life, I looked up what the worst-ever home loss was for a top-three team against an unranked opponent. Best I could tell, it was a tie between No. 2 Iowa's 24-7 loss to Purdue in 2021 and No. 2 Auburn's 27-10 loss to Arkansas in 2006."
Week 12 delivered a torrent of dramatic games, including a home upset of No. 4 Alabama, a statement win from No. 5 Georgia, and several near-misses by CFP hopefuls such as Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, USC and Michigan. Midweek and Friday produced standout moments—Tuesday night's MACtion and chaotic ACC action—while noon and 3:30 p.m. windows featured multiple heart-stoppers. Saturday evening showcased big performances from Missouri's Ahmad Hardy and Ole Miss' Kewan Lacy and a late, angry BYU surge. Smaller programs supplied overtimes, comebacks and surprising playoff-qualifying finishes. A ranking of 25 favorite games from the weekend opens with Texas A&M's narrow escape at South Carolina.
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