The real College Football Playoff committee won’t come up with its first set of rankings until late October. Each member of the Campus Insiders Playoff Committee have submitted his or her own set of rankings based on how good the teams are, and they’ll keep cranking them out throughout the year. The one difference between this […]
The ten most important things to happen in the history of our great planet – at least this weekend. How will Week 7 of your college football season be remembered in the history books? And so it is written …1. It’s the SEC West, and you’re not You’re seeing something at an all-timer of a level. The […]
E-mail Rich Cirminiello Follow me … @RichCirminiello Just because you don’t like the rules doesn’t mean you ought to be free to break them without consequences. I hate driving 55 when there are no other vehicles in sight, but I also don’t expect law enforcement leniency if I get flagged for doing 80. Todd Gurley knew better, yet […]
Oct. 9 at UCF 31, BYU 24 OT And You Care Because … William Stanback ran for a four-yard score in overtime to give UCF the lead, and BYU couldn’t answer with its fourth down throw into the end zone misfiring. In a game of runs, UCF got up 10-0 in the first helped by a five-yard run […]
Oct. 11 at Notre Dame 50, North Carolina 43 And You Care Because … Both teams kept turning the ball over and committing penalties, but Notre Dame was able to overcome its problems with three Everett Golson touchdown passes and a terrific day from Tarean Folston, who ran for two fourth quarter touchdowns in the comeback victory. North […]
Oct. 11 Michigan State 45, at Purdue 31 And You Care Because … Michigan State got up 21-3 on a 39-yard Tony Lippett touchdown catch and two-yard runs from Nick Hill and Josiah Price, but Purdue would fight back. Akeem Hunt ran for a three-yard score, and Austin Appleby found B.J. Knauf for a nine-yard touchdown to pull […]
Oct. 11 at Baylor 61, TCU 58 And You Care Because … In one of the craziest games in the history of the Big 12, and the highest scoring game ever between two AP top ten teams, TCU appeared to be on its way to a blowout with a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown from Marcus Mallet […]
Oct. 11 at UTSA 16, FIU 13 And You Care Because … In a wild finish, Down 13-10, UTSA tied is on Sean Ianno’s second field goal of the game with 1:54 to play. FIU fumbled the ball away, and Ianno came through again, hitting a 39-yard field goal with less than a minute to go. FIU had […]
Oct. 11 at Notre Dame 50, North Carolina 43 And You Care Because … Both teams kept turning the ball over and committing penalties, but Notre Dame was able to overcome its problems with three Everett Golson touchdown passes and a terrific day from Tarean Folston, who ran for two fourth quarter touchdowns in the comeback victory. North […]
Oct. 11 Western Michigan 42, at Ball State 38 And You Care Because … Down ten late, Western Michigan rallied with a 54-yard touchdown run from Jarvion Franklin and a 12-yard scoring grab from Daniel Braverman for the lead. It was Franklin’s third touchdown run of the second half, but Ball State held the lead until the final […]
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. […]