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Bye week gives Ducks new breathing room in College Football Playoff chase

When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union during World War II, Winston Churchill referenced an ancient Sanskrit proverb, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

On a much smaller scale Week 10 of the College Football season invokes the same sentiment. With a Saturday off Duck fans watched as No. 10 Miami fell out of bed against unranked SMU, No. 9 Vanderbilt lost on the road to Texas, and No. 8 Georgia Tech dropped a road game at NC State, 48-36.

Georgia needed a blown replay review to escape 24-20 against 3-5 Florida, and Notre Dame found themselves in a 12-10 game at 1-7 Boston College before pulling away with two late touchdowns.