Sunday’s 6-pack:
Top 6 teams in America, in roster continuity:
— Columbia
— Towson
— Texas A&M
— Fort Wayne
— Troy
— Gonzaga
Quote of the Day
“What are we, 10-0? … Not bad.”
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti
Sunday’s quiz
What was the last Pac-12 team to win the Rose Bowl?
Hint: The team’s QB that day is currently a starter in the NFL
Saturday’s quiz
Tony Eason was starting QB for the Patriots, first time they played in a Super Bowl, after the 1985 season.
Friday’s quiz
Steelers’ QB Russell Wilson played college football at NC State, Wisconsin.
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— Missouri 30, Oklahoma 23
Game was 16-16 with 3:00 left
Oklahoma scored a defensive TD with 2:00 left, led 23-16
Mizzou tied game 23-23 on a TD with 1:03 left.
Mizzou then won game on a defensive TD with 0:22 left.
— Indiana 20, Michigan 15
10-0 Hoosiers have 10 wins for first time in program history.
From 2021-23, Indiana won a combined nine games.
Indiana has a bye next week, then visits Ohio State. Big game.
— Ole Miss 28, Georgia 10
Caden Davis kicked five FG’s on a rainy day in Oxford.
Georgia’s only TD came with 10:32 left in first quarter.
Rebels outgained Georgia, 397-245; Dawgs had 3 turnovers.
— Georgia Tech 28, Miami 23
9-1 Miami’s first loss; they trailed by double digits in three other games.
Tech ran ball for 271 yards (5.6 yards/carry)
Yellow Jackets were 9-14 on third down, Miami 3-10.
— Colorado 41, Texas Tech 27
Red Raiders led 13-0 after the first quarter.
Tech was 10-20 on third down, Buffaloes 2-13.
Colorado had 14 penalties for 106 yards; they were +3 in turnovers.
— Kansas 45, Iowa State 36
Underdog Jayhawks led 31-13 at halftime.
Iowa State lost second game in a row, after a 7-0 start.
Kansas was 7-13 on third down, Cyclones 4-11.
— Upsets of the Week:
Georgia Tech (+11) 28, Miami 23
Air Force (+10.5) 36, Fresno State 28
Virginia (+7.5) 24, Pittsburgh 19
UCLA (+6.5) 20, Iowa 17
Rutgers (+6) 26, Minnesota 19
West Virginia (+4.5) 31, Cincinnati 24
— California 46, Wake Forest 36
This is the Golden Bears’ first-ever win in an ACC game.
Cal QB Mendoza was 40-56/385 passing, with two TD’s.
Cal outgained Wake, 500-386; they led 29-14 at halftime.
— Arizona State 35, Central Florida 31
Sun Devils scored game-winning TD with 4:55 left.
UCF’s freshman QB threw a horrific 9-yard pick-6 0:47 before halftime.
UCF outgained Sun Devils 406-260, but ASU is a surprising 7-2.
— UNLV 29, Hawai’i 27
#25 on Hawai’i was ejected for targeting in their last game; he had to sit out the first half of this game. On the opening kickoff of the 3rd quarter, his first play back from suspension, #25 was called for targeting again, and was ejected from this game too, which means he has to sit out the first half of their next game.
That has to be some kind of a record, not a good one.
UNLV is 7-2 this year, after going 9-5 last year. Barry Odom is a good coach.
— San Jose State 24, Oregon State 13
Spartans are 6-3 and bowl eligible for third year in a row.
San Jose State threw for 395 yards (11.3 yards/attempt)
— Famous birthdays, November 10th:
Barry Kramer, 82
Larry Parrish, 71
Steve Pisarkiewicz, 71
Jack Clark, 69
Mackenzie Phillips, 65
Kenny Rogers, 60 (the pitcher, not the singer)
Isaac Bruce, 52
Shawn Green, 52
Zach Ertz, 34
Tony Snell, 33
Teddy Bridgewater, 32
JJ Bleday, 27
College basketball from Saturday…….
— Baylor 72, Arkansas 67
Bears shot 58.8% inside arc, bouncing back from Monday’s loss to Gonzaga.
Arkansas starts two sophs and a freshman; they’re #314 in continuity.
— Auburn 74, Houston 69
If the games at the Final Four are this good, it’ll be fun.
Auburn shot 71.4% inside the arc.
Auburn used 9 guys in this game: 8 seniors and a freshman.
— Memphis 80, UNLV 74
Rebels led by 12 late in first half.
Memphis scored 30 points in first half, 50 points in second.
Tigers shot 59% inside the arc.
— Grand Canyon 74, Western Kentucky 72
Rayshon Harrison hit game-winning jumper with 0:06 left.
Antelopes were 22-29 on foul line, WKU was 8-13.
— Fordham 57, Seton Hall 56
A-15’s Rams were an 11-point underdog.
Fordham outscored Seton Hall 5-0 over the final 0:22.
Pirates were only 8-16 on the foul line.
