Week 13 Report Card: A new 'Jackson' takes over atop the class

It was the final week of the regular season for all leagues except the Big 12, and Saturday's results will have a serious impact on both the CFP and Heisman races.

Some things didn't change, such as Alabama's dominant defense and Florida's terrible one, but there might be a 'Jackson' atop the Heisman rankings who isn't named Lamar.

Here's how the grades went down for the Week 13 report card.

A

Adoree' Jackson

Adoree' Jackson is a defensive back by position, but he should probably just change his title to "boss" after Saturday's performance against Notre Dame. USC used the junior standout as a kick returner, punt returner, wide receiver, and running back in addition to his duties on defense. In total, Jackson had nine touches for a ridiculous 291 yards and three touchdowns, including this 97-yard kickoff return. The Heisman trophy should go to a player named "Jackson," but whether that's Lamar or Adoree' remains to be seen.

Alabama's defense

On Oct. 22, Texas A&M's Christian Kirk scored on a 25-yard touchdown catch just 2:06 into the second half against Alabama. Thirty-five days later, the Crimson Tide have still yet to allow a touchdown, marking 267:54 of game time since someone found the end zone against Nick Saban's crew. Yikes.

Colorado

Colorado's record the first three seasons under Mike McIntyre was a combined 10-27. The Buffaloes win over Utah on Saturday gave the program the Pac-12 South division title and a 10-2 record on the season. It's a truly remarkable turnaround for McIntyre, who now advances to face Washington in the conference championship game. Somewhere, Charlie Strong is probably yelling at a television screen, "see what happens when you give a coach a fourth year!"

B

Derek Mason

You can read about what Vanderbilt did to Tennessee in the F-section a little lower on the page, but this season has been a smashing success for Derek Mason and the Commodores. The SEC club is going to a bowl game for the first time in Mason's tenure, and made some history along the way. The rest of the SEC East should beware, "Better fear the V!"

C

Georgia

Georgia's first season under Kirby Smart hasn't exactly gone according to plan as the Bulldogs finish the slate 7-5. That might not seem too terrible for a debut, but when the school just fired a coach who won 10 games in four of the last five seasons, you have to do better. The latest setback was a last-second loss to Georgia Tech, the same school former coach Mark Richt beat 13-of-15 times. Smart may regroup next year and win double-digit games, but with how bad the SEC East was this year, five losses looks awful any way you cut it.

D

Louisville

Louisville has now failed to cover the spread by 43.5 and 31.5 points in the last two games, which any form of math will tell you is terrible. Lamar Jackson was a guarantee to win the Heisman two weeks ago, but after four turnovers in a rivalry loss to Kentucky Saturday, the award seems to be an open race.

F

Tennessee's defense

Apparently qualifying for the championship of life doesn't come with a prerequisite that you must have a defense. A few days after Tennessee coach Butch Jones gave his team that title, they went out and allowed 605 total yards in a 45-34 loss to Vanderbilt. In the last six SEC games, the Tennessee defense has allowed an average of 581 yards per game. Butch Jones has some serious explaining to do for the perennially disappointing Volunteers.

Florida's offense

Ladies and gentleman, your 2016 SEC East champion Florida Gators. The Florida offense should come with a parental guidance warning, as the scenes when they are on the field are terribly graphic. They seem to reach a new level of horrible in the annual season-ending matchup with Florida State, where they once again failed to score an offensive touchdown. The Gators will now play Alabama in the SEC championship next week and it's going to be ugly.