2019 – Week 11 Picks - Jacknife Sports

Another year, another big matchup between LSU and Alabama. They come into the game ranked #2 and #3 in the first Playoff rankings of the season. This game probably means more for Alabama in terms of resume building. LSU already has three big wins on the season over Texas, Florida, and Auburn. Alabama doesn't have near the same resume. There is always chatter about a one loss SEC team making the Playoff even when they don't win their division. You could make that case for LSU this year, but it doesn't seem likely for Alabama this year. But they do have the name Alabama so that always influences the committee. #4 Penn State takes on an undefeated and 17th ranked Minnesota. This is the best start Minnesota has gotten off to for a very long time. If you listen to message boards and TV shows, nobody plays anybody good in college football. Nobody. But that actually might be the case with Minnesota so far. Their best win is against Purdue. They don't even crack the top 60 per S&P+. Definitely time for them to step up and show they are for real, or justify the opinion everyone has that they are a product of a super soft schedule.