If you were paying attention down south, you’d know what an emotional game like last week’s can do to someone. The Auburn Tigers needed every bit of luck to go their way in order to survive Georgia State. Bo Nix was knocked out of the game. The Tigers rushed for 166 yards, while the Panthers gashed Auburn for 267. It was that kind of day.
But this game was hardly the exception. No. 5 Iowa needed a late game push to beat a dismal Colorado State team. No. 3 Oklahoma needed a last-second field goal to do the same.