{"id":4141,"date":"2016-11-25T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2016-11-25T19:03:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T00:03:57","slug":"week-13-college-football-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2016\/11\/25\/week-13-college-football-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 13 College Football Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time to make Week 13<\/strong> College Football<\/strong> Predictions. Currently, Alabama<\/strong>, Ohio State<\/strong>, Michigan<\/strong>, and Clemson<\/strong> hold the Top 4 spots in the College Football Playoff Rankings<\/strong> heading into Week 13. All four teams head into major rivalry games this week, including the battle between Ohio State and Michigan. Washington<\/strong> holds the 5th<\/sup> spot as they go into Pullman<\/strong> this Friday afternoon to take on a Washington State<\/strong> squad that just recently lost to Colorado<\/strong> in Boulder<\/strong> last week. Wisconsin<\/strong> and Penn State<\/strong> with the 6th<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup> spots have tough rivalry games as well along with 9th<\/sup> ranked Colorado taking on a strong team Utah<\/strong> team, who endured a heartbreaking lost to Oregon last week. Oklahoma<\/strong> and Oklahoma St<\/strong> both hold the 8th<\/sup> and 10th<\/sup> spots in the rankings, but they both have a bye this week before their Bedlam<\/strong> matchup next week. Right now, that is ten teams still in the mix for the College Football Playoff and\u00a0Week 13 is going to decide some playoff spots. Welcome to Rivalry Week<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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#5 Washington at #23 Washington State\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington State may have suffered an unfortunate defeat to Colorado<\/strong> last week, but quarterback Luke Falk<\/a><\/strong> still did not play that bad. They are lucky to be the home team in this year\u2019s Apple Cup<\/strong> against a very good Washington team led by quarterback Jake Browning<\/a><\/strong>. Washington<\/strong> also has a ferocious defense led by cornerback Sidney Jones<\/a><\/strong> and safety Budda Baker<\/a><\/strong>, but all signs seem to be pointing towards a trap game in this one.<\/p>\n

Washington State 35, Washington 30<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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#3 Michigan at #2 Ohio State<\/strong><\/h5>\n

I was expecting Ohio State to beat Michigan State last week, but I certainly wasn\u2019t expecting it to be that close. Yikes! The score was 17-16 and it was very obvious that Ohio State was looking ahead towards this showdown against Jim Harbaugh<\/a><\/strong> and his Michigan squad. The Wolverines<\/strong> weren\u2019t perfect either against Indiana<\/strong>, but they were coming off a stinker to Iowa<\/strong>, had a new quarterback starting in John O\u2019Korn<\/strong>, and it was snowing. Regardless of the way things played out last week, this epic showdown in what is known to be one of the greatest rivalries in college football is going to be a battle for a playoff spot and both teams are going to have to bring their A-game. This matchup also has Heisman Trophy<\/strong> implications as well with Ohio State being led by quarterback J.T. Barrett<\/a><\/strong> and Michigan being led by linebacker Jabrill Peppers<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ohio State 21, Michigan 17<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n