Oct. 10 at UNLV 30, Fresno State 27 OT And You Care Because … With Fresno State kicker Kody Kroening missing an earlier extra point, the coaching staff chose not to try a field goal in overtime – Marteze Waller dropped the 4th and 17 pass from the 18 – and UNLV capitalized as Nicolai Bornand nailed a […]
Oct. 11 USC 28, at Arizona 26 And You Care Because … Arizona kicker Casey Skowron missed two field goals including a 36-yard field goal in the final seconds – after hitting the first attempt that was called back after USC called a timeout to freeze him. It ruined a wild comeback attempt, with Jared Baker running for […]
Oct. 11 LSU 30, at Florida 27 And You Care Because … With the game tied in the final minute, a late interception of Jeff Driskel led to a 50-yard Colby Delahoussaye field goal as time expired to give LSU the win. Rough early, the game got stronger as the game went on with neither team ever up […]
Oct. 11 Liberty 55, at Appalachian State 48 OT And You Care Because … Josh Woodrum threw three touchdown passes, running for one with just over six minutes to play to tie the game up and send it into overtime, and he found Darrin Peterson for a nine-yard score in the extra frame. Appalachian State’s Taylor Lamb was […]
E-mail Rich Cirminiello Follow me … @RichCirminiello If Texas A&M has one of the top offensive lines in the country, what does that say about the Ole Miss front seven? The Aggies once again boast a fortress up front on offense, led by multiple next-level blockers, but they were no match for the Rebel linemen and linebackers on Saturday night. […]
E-mail Rich Cirminiello Follow me … @RichCirminiello Great for Baylor. Great for Bryce Petty, Art Briles and the whole Waco community. Bad, though, for the Big 12 brand. Was it thrilling? Naturally. Any fourth-quarter rally from 21 down goes directly into the time capsule. But does a 61-58 Baylor victory, in which neither defense bothered to get off the […]
E-mail Pete Fiutak Follow me … @PeteFiutak It’s almost as if Dan Mullen isn’t used to having a phenomenal team. Since arriving at Mississippi State, he has had to try to pull out wins with lesser talent, inexperienced teams, and a loaded SEC West that always has at least two teams good enough to win the national title. This time […]
E-mail Rich Cirminiello Follow me … @RichCirminiello Job well done, Oregon. By bouncing back so convincingly from the Arizona loss, you’re right back in the Pac-12 driver’s seat. But the UCLA staff needs to be called out for the consistently horrible job it’s done in 2014. The Bruins didn’t just get outplayed in the Rose Bowl, they got outcoached […]
E-mail Rich Cirminiello Follow me … @RichCirminiello Just wait until Charlie Strong’s offense catches up to the defense in Austin. Texas is a work-in-progress for its new staff. One step forward followed by another one in reverse will be a theme throughout the rest of the 2014 campaign. The defense, though, is championship-caliber. The Longhorns play the game in […]
E-mail Pete Fiutak Follow me … @PeteFiutak There’s good Maty, and there’s bad Maty. Georgia obviously came out jacked up and focused after all of the Todd Gurley drama and all the attention on everything but the game, and it all seemed to center around the defense and its ability to give Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk a nightmare of a […]
Oct. 10 San Diego State 24, at New Mexico 14 And You Care Because … Donnel Pumphrey went off, running for 246 yards with a 49-yard scoring run in the second quarter and a 93-yard dash late in the third to help San Diego State overcome a mistake-filled day for the win. Lamar Jordan connected […]
Oct. 10 at Stanford 34, Washington State 17 And You Care Because … Kevin Hogan threw three touchdowns passes and Remound Wright and Barry Sanders paced the ground game as Stanford got up early but had to fight to put the Cougars away. Hogan found tight end Eric Cotton for a 39-yard score, and hit […]
Connecticut (1-4) at Tulane (1-4) Oct. 11, 8:00, ESPNEWS Here’s The Deal: SMU is the worst team in the American. Connecticut and Tulane want to be sure they don’t enter the discussion following Week 7. The Huskies and Green Wave are off to rocky starts, going 0-8 combined against fellow FBS opponents. And if either team hopes to […]
North Texas (2-3) at UAB (3-2) Oct. 11, 3:30, American Sports Network Here’s The Deal: UAB bounced back from a tough loss to Florida International, surprising Western Kentucky on the road, 42-39. In so doing, the Blazers dispatched a message to the rest of the league that they’re no longer a pushover, and they might contend for bowl-eligibility […]
Buffalo (3-3) at Eastern Michigan (1-4) Oct. 11, 1:00, ESPN3 Here’s The Deal: Eastern Michigan crawls back to Ypsilanti following a grueling four-game road trip, all losses after opening the season with a win over Morgan State in coach Chris Creighton’s debut. The Eagles will be hosting Buffalo, which is coming off a heartbreaking loss to Bowling Green, […]