College Betting Recap - Week 10

Top 25 Betting Recap - Week 10
By Mike Rose
VegasInsider.com

Week 10 of the 2013 NCAA football betting season is in the books, and today, we're going to be taking a look at each of the Top 25 teams in the BCS rankings and see how they did from an ATS perspective in this go around this past week.

(Results in parentheses represent SU Result-ATS Result)

1: Alabama (Bye)
The Tide are ready for their biggest challenge of the year left remaining in all likelihood against LSU.

2: Oregon (Bye)
There are a few tests that are left for the Ducks, but their biggest is the one coming up this week against Stanford.

3: Florida State (W-W vs. Miami 41-14)
The Seminoles now have their second primetime blowout win against a Top 10 team this year after destroying Miami.

4: Ohio State (W-W vs. Purdue 56-0)
OSU was up 42-0 at halftime against the Boilers and never looked back, but it really doesn't matter for as long as the teams above it keep winning.

5: Stanford (Bye)
The Cardinal have a chance to become the first one-loss team in the land to really make an impact nationally if they can beat Oregon on Thursday.

6: Baylor (Bye)
After eight straight games as 17-point favorites or greater, the Bears are finally going to get tested against Oklahoma this week.

7: Miami (L-L vs. Florida State 41-14)
It's not all over for the Hurricanes yet, as they can still win the ACC, but they are out of the National Championship chase after getting crushed by FSU.

8: Clemson (W-W vs. Virginia 59-10)
Tajh Boyd went 24-for-29 for 377 yards and three scores against the Hoos in victory.

9: Missouri (W-W vs. Tennessee 31-3)
The Tigers could have just folded after losing for the first time two weeks ago, but they came out and looked like a Top 10 team against the Vols.

10: Oklahoma (Bye)
OU already ended one undefeated team's season. It can do it again this week against Baylor.

11: Auburn (W-W vs. Arkansas 35-17)
There's no excuse not to be 10-1 and a Top 10 team by the time the team hosts Bama in the Iron Bowl.

12: Texas A&M (W-W vs. UTEP 57-7)
The Aggies didn't even score a point in the fourth quarter and still blew out the Miners.

13: LSU (Bye)
Remember the last time the Bayou Bengals stormed Tuscaloosa? Don't be shocked if it happens again!

14: South Carolina (W-W vs. Mississippi State 34-16)
A 17-0 third quarter was what really got the Gamecocks past the Bulldogs on Saturday.

15: Texas Tech (L-L vs. Oklahoma State 52-34)
The Red Raiders were undefeated two weeks ago, but they are going to end up finishing in the bottom half of the Big XII race when it's said and done.

16: Fresno State (W-L vs. Nevada 41-23)
It's another game where Fresno State posted a victory but not a cover against Nevada.

17: Northern Illinois (W-W vs. Massachusetts 63-19)
The Huskies dropped 63 on the Minutemen on Saturday, but they aren't really going anywhere in the BCS.

18: Oklahoma State (W-W vs. Texas Tech 52-34)
These Cowboys might be set to go on a bowl ban for the SI investigation, but they might get to the BCS before the NCAA can react.

19: Louisville (Bye)
The Cards were off this week, but they have got to hope that UCF loses eventually, and perhaps twice to get back into the BCS bowl game discussion.

20: UCLA (W-L vs. Colorado 45-23)
Outside of Brett Hundley, the rest of the Bruins only had a total of 70 yards against a bad Colorado team.

21: Michigan (L-L vs. Michigan State 29-6)
The Wolverines probably won't be seen in the Top 25 again this year after getting crippled by Michigan State.

22: Michigan State (W-W vs. Michigan 29-6)
The blowout win for the Spartans was big. They're clearly in the Rose Bowl chase at this point in spite of a horrid offensive season.

23: UCF (Bye)
The Knights can perhaps effectively win the AAC this week if they can knock off Houston, perhaps their biggest challengers left to the automatic BCS spot.

24: Wisconsin (W-W vs. Iowa 28-9)
The Badgers were only up 7-6 at halftime and 14-9 at the end of the first half against Iowa, but they ultimately got the job done.

25: Notre Dame (W-L vs. Navy 38-34)
A Tarean Folston TD run with 3:47 left won the game for the Golden Domers against Navy.

Week 10 News & Notes – Part 1
By PhilSteele.com

Rice had a 20-13 FD edge vs North Texas, a 355-253 yard edge but 2 return td’s were key here as well as Rice not having success in the redzone. Dan McCarney, NT’s HC, points out while that they just became bowl eligible for the first time since 2004, that they had not landed a bowl spot yet. The 1Q had 9 pts and none scored by the offense. The first 4 possessions of the game were punts and NT was back at their own 17. On 4&3 from the 24, the snap went over the P’s head and he was tackled in the EZ for a safety. Rice, after the free kick, got a 20 yard pass to the NT44 but on the next play, fumbled and NT’s outstanding LB Zach Orr returned it 55 yards for a td, 7-2 with :41 left in the quarter. The Owls did go 75/5 then 88/6pl for td’s on their next 2 possessions and seemed in control, 16-7 with 9:06 left in the 2Q. NT went 74/8pl and Antoinne Jimmerson’s 42 yard td run on 3&2 made it 16-14 then 4pl later Brelan Chancellor returned a punt 65 yards for a td, 21-16 and within 1:35 NT had 2 td’s and the lead. Rice was SOD at the NT37 with :39 left in the 1H trailing 21-16 but did have a 254-130 yard edge. Rice was intercepted on its second 3Q possession at the NT17 and NT went 76/3pl for a td, 28-16. There were 3 punts then NT was intercepted at the R49. Rice got 3 FD’s. Rice got a 23 yard pass down to the 1 yard line of NT. On 4&2 defensive holding gave them a FD but on 4&2 they were tackled for an 11 yard loss and were SOD with 8:26 left. Eight plays inside the 6 but no points. NT got 1 FD and punted with 5:28 left and Rice took over at the NT48. On 4&1 they got a 3 yard run, added another FD to the NT24, but were intercepted at the 4 with 1:54 left and NT ran out the clock. NT QB Derek Thompson hit just 7-13-104 and Tyler McHargue hit 18-28-222.

Mike White of USF made his first career start and had an impressive game. He hit 26-41 for 311 yards sparking a Bulls offense that had not scored an offensive td the previous 3 games. Houston appeared like they would win easily. On the first play of the game they had a 49 yard pass to Deontay Greenberry and 2pl later got a 6 yard td pass for a quick 7-0 lead. USF did get a 41 yard PR to the UH32 and would get a 39 yard FG but UH went 93/14pl for a td to go up 14-3 and with USF’s offense struggling, it appeared this would be a route. USF on 3&7 got a 31 yard pass and would continue on a 77/9pl drive for a td to get back to 14-10. UH struck quickly again as they often do bringing in backup QB Greg Ward who hit a 30 yard pass on his first play and they went 55/4pl for another quick td, 21-10. UH was SOD at the USF36 on 4&1 with 2:35 left in the half so they only led 21-10 and actually only had 276-200 yard edge. UH got 2 big plays to open the 3Q: a 20 yard pass got them to midfield then a Ryan Jackson 36 yard run. As he was heading to the EZ he was brought down at the 4, and the ball squirted loose into the EZ. UH, which would have gone up 28-10, was now on defense. USF went 49/9pl and nailed a 50 yard FG and I was very impressed with Marvin Kloss who effortlessly hit 50 and 49 yard FG in this game. UH recovered an onside kick and on 2&10 got a 48 yard td pass to Greenberry, 28-13. USF went 44/8pl and got a 49 yard FG, 28-16. UH went 3&out and USF went 75/14pl. On 4&2 they got a 2 yard td pass and shockingly it was 28-23. UH got 1 FD and punted and USF got 2 FD’s to the UH27. On the key play of the game on 3&10 they threw a pass at the right pylon of the EZ for a td but the ref never signalled td as he was reaching for his flag for offensive PI as the WR had pushed off. On the next play, on 3&25, White was sacked and fumbled at midfield. UH went 50/7pl for a td with 1:40 left to ice it. USF was intercepted 4pl later on 4&4 from its own 32 and UH, at the USF46, took a knee.

Memphis did drop a lot of passes vs Cincinnati but the Bearcats dominated statistically with 25-15 FD and 437-232 yard edges. UC took its opening drive 61/9pl but on 4&1 was SOD at the UM14. After an exchange of punts, UM got a 32 yard PR and PF to start at the UC28. On 4&1 UM tossed an 11 yard pass to the 8 and a td 3pl later on 3&7 made it 7-0. UC went 75/9pl for a td. 2 punts. UM4 got 1 FD and fumbled and UC would go 19/1pl for a td, 14-7. After a 35 yard PR and PF UC started at the UM13 but missed a 44 yard FG with :49 left in the half on 4&24. At the half UC only led 14-7 with a 218-58 yard edge. UC opened the 3Q with a 69/11pl drive for a td, 21-7. The Tigers went for it on 4&1 on their own side of the field and converted and later on 4&1 at the UC10 for another FD. They got a 7 yard td pass on the next play to make it 21-14 (4:23). UC went 61/12pl but on 3&gl from the 4, was intercepted in the EZ. After each team punted, UM was intercepted at its own 25 and UC went 25/3pl for a td, 27-14. UM got 1 FD converted on 4&4 for a FD then on 3&6, a 31 yard td run by Brandon Hayes capped the 78/9pl drive with 5:08 left and UM was back within 6. UC’s goal was to run the clock and they took over at their own 29. Pass interference gave them a FD. On 3&4 another FD on a 16 yard pass. On 3&6 they gained 6 yards plus a roughing call got them down to the 6 and they actually punched in a 3 yard td run capping a 61/9pl drive with 1:26 left. UM fired incomplete on 4&4 at its own 41 and UC took a knee. Brendon Kay hit 27-35-321 while UM’s Paxton Lynch hit 17-33-140 but did suffer some drops.

Kolton Browning was in his 2nd game back after having been thought to be lost for the year. Browning has really sparked the ULM offense as he hit 21-31-354 yards. Corey Robinson hit 31-52-362 yards. Surprisingly, on the first 9 possessions, there were 8 punts with only a 3&10, 60 yard td pass from Browning to Ajalen Holley mid-1Q making it 7-0. Troy had a bad snap on a punt and ULM drove 9/2pl for a td and a 14-0 lead after 1Q. Troy fumbled at the ULM4 but got a 32 yard PR and drove 33/3pl including a 21 yard td pass with 10:00 left in the 2Q, 14-7. ULM went 75/9pl for a td, 21-7. Troy then blocked a punt with 1:59 left in the half and returned it 11 yards for a td, 21-14. They forced a punt with :49 left and got a 21 yard pass setting up a 43 yard FG with :03 left in the half to get back in it, 21-17. At the half Troy had a 252-177 yard edge. ULM opened the 3Q with a 75/7pl drive for a td then got a 55 yard td pass to go up 35-17 with 8:38 left. Troy got a 42 yard run on a fake punt to the ULM25 but after a pair of personal fouls, faced a 2&40. Robinson hit a 55 yard td pass to Bryan Holmes to make it 35-23. Each team went on a long td drive, 42-30. Troy went 53/8pl and got a 4&gl 3 yard td run by Robinson to get back to 42-37 with 6:00 left. ULM not only ran the clock, but went 68/6pl and on 3&7, got a 29 yard td pass to ice it, 49-37 with 3:01 left. Troy was SOD at its own 44 and ULM got a FD to the 39 taking a knee.

Washington St’s Connor Halliday had 89 pass attempts the previous week vs Oregon and this week hit 29-54-300. Arizona St’s Taylor Kelly did a great job running the spread option hitting 22-31-275 yards while rushing for an additional 66. Coach Graham said, “Taylor is like having an offensive coordinator on the field.” ASU went 67/10pl on its first possession, 36/8pl for a td on its 3rd, then, after recovering a fumble, ASU extended it to 21-0 after a 39/4pl drive for a td with 3:20 left in the 1Q. WSU went 75/13pl. They had gone 3&out on each of their first 3 possessions and fumbled on the 4th, but this time got 3 FD’s and a 34 yard td pass got them back to 21-7. They recovered a fumble at their own 36 but punted and ASU went 62/9, 51/1, and 65/4pl all for td’s to lead 42-7. WSU went 75/7pl for a td with :20 left in the half to make it 42-14 with ASU having a 370-207 yard edge. ASU punted to open the 3Q but then each team went on a long td drive, 49-21. ASU went 49/13pl for a 37 yard FG to open the 4Q and then 58/11pl for a 36 yard FG with 5:49 left to close the scoring at 55-21. ASU had 557-302 yard and 33-14 FD edges as Kelly accounted for 7 total td’s and helped ASU to its first win on the road this year.

Silas Redd ran for 140 yards for USC and Javorius Allen for another 133 yards. Cody Kessler hit 17-21-247 but had 1 IR td. Oregon St’s Sean Mannion hit 26-45-277 after coming in leading the nation at 408 ypg. He also came in with a ratio of 30-3 so his 3 interceptions matched his total from the first 8 games of the year. The game did feature 2 of the nation’s elite WR’s in Brandin Cooks who had 88 yards on 6 catches as well as 40 yards on reverses and Marqise Lee who had 105 on 5. USC was down to 48 scholarship players for this game. OSU took its opening drive 45/5pl but had a 46 yard FG blocked. USC’s very first play was a 71 yard td pass to Lee. USC punted on its next drive, but then went 72/9pl and got a 9 yard td run to lead 14-0. OSU went 67/9pl but on FD from the USC16 Mannion was intercepted in the EZ. OSU though got 2 td’s in a :14 span. A 27 yard td pass capped a 45/2pl td drive. They then got a 41 yard IR td on the next play to tie it at 14. USC went 75/10pl for a td with 4:45 left in the 1H to lead 21-14 and had a 243-175 yard edge. USC did on the first play of the 2H got a 62 yard pass to Nelson Agholor who was caught from behind and dragged down at the 13. They lost 13 yards and on 4&13 settled for a 34 yard FG, 24-14. OSU went 64/6pl but missed a 26 yard FG. 2 punts. USC went 90/6pl capped by Allen’s 52 yard td run which iced it with :20 left in the 3Q, 31-14. OSU went 69/7pl getting a FD at the USC5 but was intercepted at the 3 then went 35/6 getting a FD at the USC30 but was intercepted at the 16. OSU did gain 44 yards on their final 6 plays getting to the USC45.

On the 2nd play of the game, Ohio St got a 34 yard IR td and as you can tell by the final of 56-0, they pretty much dominated every phase of the game with 640-116 yard and 30-10 FD edges as they extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 21. Danny Etling, Purdue’s frosh QB who’s already been sacked 19 times in 4 games, hit 13-29-89. Braxton Miller played just the 1H (did play WR on a Kenny Guiton td pass in that stanza) hitting 19-23-233. On OSU’s 3rd possession they were intercepted at the 15 and on their 7th possession with 4:21 left in the half, punted for the first time. OSU led 42-0 at the half with 350-87 yard and 15-6 FD edges. Guiton led an 81/7pl drive for a td and then on the next drive OSU went 67/10pl but was SOD at the PU26. The Buckeyes went 87/13pl for a td and it was the most points ever scored by OSU vs PU, 56-0 with 10:37 left. OSU ended the game taking a knee at the PU46 with 3rd string Cardale Jones QB’ing the final 2 series.

While Penn St/Illinois combined for just 41 points, it was an offensive show with 52 FD’s. To give you an idea of how that stacked up vs some other games: Northern Illinois/Massachusetts combined for 82 points and 42 FD’s; Virginia Tech/BC for 61 points and just 31 FD’s; WKU/Georgia St had 72 pts but just 43 FD’s and Old Dominion/Rhode Island had 80 points and just 44 FD’s. So, 52 is a lot of FD’s and there was 901 yards of offense. PSU ended up winning, their 2nd straight home game in OT. IL took its opening drive 45/6 to the PSU26 but was intercepted at the 5. PSU took their first 2 possessions 84/7pl and 82/17 for td’s. IL actually had a 39 yard td pass in between but it was called back for an illegal block and on 4&18 they punted 28 yards before PSU’s 2nd td drive. PSU went on an 11 play drive but missed a 37 yard FG. Before the half, IL had poor clock management at the end of the half and settled for a 21 yard FG only after a PF/roughing the passer came with no time left on the clock, 14-3. The 2 teams combined for 460 yards at the half with PSU having a 247-213 yard edge. IL opened the 3Q with an 88/13pl drive for a td. PSU went on an 8pl drive and was SOD on 4&1 at the IL39. IL went 57/12pl but on 4&1, was SOD at the PSU4. IL went 77/13pl for a td with 5:30 left to lead. PSU was poised to take the lead and had a 1&gl at the 5 after a 39 yard pass to Robinson but on 3&gl from the 2 Bill Belton fumbled with 3:23 left. PSU did get a 35 yard FG with :41 left to send it to OT. PSU on 3&11 hit a 15 yard td pass and on the 1st play IL’s Nathan Scheelhaase was intercepted in the EZ off a deflection. Scheelhaase hit 33-52-321 while Christian Hackenberg was 20-32-240

Air Force’s Anthony LaCoste rushed for 263 yards and 3 td’s. AF did finish with a 454-417 yard edge vs Army. Nate Romine got the start for AF and hit 7-8-111 and rushed for 31. Angel Santiago hit 8-14-109 for Army and rushed for 61. The first 3 possessions were all td’s and Army led 14-7. Army was lining up to take a 17-7 lead on its 3rd possession when the turning point happened as its 48 yard FG was blocked and returned 24 yards. AF went 46/8pl and on 4&2 got a 14 yard td run to tie. Each team went on a long td run with AF getting a 1 yard td with :11 left in the half to tie it at 21. Army had a 276-217 yard edge at the half. Army went 50/8pl to open the 3Q and missed a 39 yard FG and on the next play, LaCoste ripped off a 78 yard td run, 28-21. There were 3 punts. AF went 70/10pl and LaCoste’s 1 yard td run put them up 35-21 with 14:45 left. Army was SOD on 4&6 at the AF29 but AF fumbled a punt at its own 25 and Terry Baggett got a 10 yard run for a td with 5:58 left, 35-28 but they kicked off deep and AF went 75/8pl and got a 3 yard td run with 3:41 left for the 42-28 final margin. After Army was SOD at its own 32, AF ended the game at the Army21 taking a knee.

Rutgers actually trailed the majority of the game vs Temple but thanks to a late td drive RU finished with 440-322 yard, and 23-18 FD edges and 3 pt win. Gary Nova hit 27-38-371 and after throwing numerous interceptions the past 2 weeks, had zero. PJ Walker for Temple hit 21-31 for 203 but had 2 interceptions. TU was intercepted on the 2nd play of the game and RU went 38/6pl but was SOD at the 17. TU took its 3rd possession 92/8pl with a 26 yard td pass but missed an xp, 6-0. RU went 68/12pl and had a 1&gl at the 1 but settled for a 30 yard FG after 2 false starts and a substitution infraction, 6-3. TU went 36/9pl (after a 26 yard punt) capped by a 4 yard td pass, 13-3 and RU missed a 40 yard FG on the 1H’s final play. At the half, RU had a 196-152 yard edge. The 3Q opened with 2 punts and RU went 53/3pl for a td to get back to 13-9. The next 4 possessions were punts then TU, on 2&6, was intercepted. On the next play, RU got a 34 yard td pass to Leonte Carroo to take their first lead with 14:03 left. That didn’t last long as TU went 62/9pl for a 25 yard td run with 10:57 left. RU fumbled at the TU15 with 8:54 to go and the Owls went 52/14pl but on 4&1 they were SOD at the RU28 with just 1:53 left. RU went 72/8pl and on 4&10 got a 33 yard td pass with :35 left to escape with the win.

Massachusetts was without its top QB, AJ Doyle. Mike Wegzyn who began the year as the starter but lost his job, hit 10-25-169 yards. Lorenzo Woodley did rush for 163 yards on 38 carries for UM. Jordan Lynch hit 10-13-160 and rushed for 119. The gm was a little closer than you would expect from a game with a 63-19 final. Each team scored on their first 2 possessions but UM settled for 42 and 46 yard FG’s and trailed 14-6. Northern Illinois went 49/5pl for a td, 21-6 then after an interception was returned 14 yards to the 6, got a td run on the next play to make it 28-6. UM went 83/4pl for a td, 28-13. NIU got a 66 yard td pass on their next play, 35-13. There were 3 punts and NIU took over with 1:45 left in the half and went 79/6pl getting a 15 yard td run with :31 left. At the half NIU only had a 322-206 yard edge. NIU opened the 3Q going 32/9pl for a 44 yard FG which was blocked but UM, on the return of the blocked FG, fumbled. NIU got a FD at the UM25 on a strange play. They went 25/4pl for a td. UM went 55/8pl for a 44 yard FG, 36/6pl for a 40 yard FG and it was 49-19 after 3Q’s. NIU fumbled at the UM29 and UM went 33/8pl but was intercepted at the NI16 with 9:45 left. NIU got an 81 yard td pass on the next play and went 75/5pl with a 47 yard td run with 5:31 left, 63-19.

Wisconsin only had 362-294 yard and 15-14 FD edges. Melvin Gordon was held to 62 yards on 17 carries, under 4.0 ypc which greatly hurt his season rushing avg. James White had 132 yards on 19 carries. Iowa’s Jake Rudock was injured in the 3Q and CJ Beathard hit 4-16-70. The game was 14-9 after 3Q’s and UW got two 4Q td’s. At one point, UW’s Jack Russell hit a 54 yard FG with the wind at his back but Iowa had called 3 consecutive time-outs and Russell would actually miss short on the attempt that counted. UW opened with an interception at the UI43. After an exchange of punts, UI got a 23 yard PR to the UW39. On 4&1 they go a FD to the 14 and on 4&7, a 28 yard FG to lead 3-0. There were 5 straight punts then Iowa went 66/13pl. On 4&1 they got a 1&gl at the 6 but on 4&gl from the 4, a 22 yard FG, 6-0. UW went 72/6pl for a 44 yard td pass, 7-6. UW missed that 54 yard FG at the end of the half and had a 146-131 yard edge. The 3Q opened with 2 punts and Iowa was SOD on 4&1 at the UW36. UI was pinned at its 1 when Rudock was intercepted at the 20. UW got a 20 yard td pass to Jared Abbrederis on the next play, 14-6. After an exchange of punts, UI went 48/4pl and got a 29 yard FG, 14-9. UI, with Beathard at QB, took over at its 5 with 9:50 left and after 1 FD was intercepted at its own 25. UW went 25/5pl for a td, 21-9 then took over with 5:14 left at its own 24 and went 76/8pl including a 4&4 conv with a run to the 1. White’s 2 yard td run made it 28-9. UI went 64/10pl but on 4&10 from the UW11, Beathard fired incomplete.

Connor Shaw missed 2 days of practice with a virus but still started and hit 10-20-147 but had a career high 4 td’s. Mike Davis became the team’s first 1,000 yard rusher since Marcus Lattimore did it 3 years ago and South Carolina tied the record for consecutive victories at Williams-Brice Stadium at 15 straight (tying 1979 and ‘80). Miss St finished with 385-307 yard and a 23-12 FD edges but some key turnovers did them in. MSU took their opening drive 60/9pl for a td. SC went 71/5pl for a td. MSU had a pass that was tipped and intercepted and SC would drive 54/3pl for a td. Another tipped pass was intercepted and returned 12 yards. SC “drove” -2 yards for a 44 yard FG. MSU went 32/4pl for a 38 yard FG, 17-10. At the half, MSU messed up their clock management and didn’t get a play off and had a 196-147 yard edge at the half but trailed 17-10. MSU fumbled and SC returned it 24 yards. SC went 23/4pl for a td, 24-10 and SC went 86/5 for a td, 31-10. After another interception SC went 20/8pl for a 37 yard FG. SC had a 5-0 TO edge. After a pair of punts, MSU went 75/15 and on 3&10 got an 11 yard td run but missed the 2 pt conv, 34-16. MSU fumbled at the SC29 and ended the game at the SC45. Dak Prescott hit 28-43-245 and was the team’s leading rusher with 78 yards on 15 carries.

Virginia Tech had 444-289 yard and 18-13 FD edges but could not overcome a 4-0 turnover deficit. The first 3 possessions were punts. Boston College went 69/10 for a td. After an exchange of punts, VT went 76/9pl for a td, then went 43/10pl and Cody Journell hit a 56 yard FG with :01 left 1H, 10-7. VT had a 199-141 yard edge at half. VT was intercepted at the BC36 and returned 49 yards to open the 3Q. BC started at the VT18 and would get a 25 yard FG, 10-10. VT went 82/8pl and on 4&1 a 1 yard td pass, 17-10. VT fumbled at their own 17 and BC went 17/6pl for a td to tie. VT went 46/7pl for a 47 yard FG but BC went 54/8pl for a 43 yard FG to tie again. Then on the key play of the game VT was not only intercepted but returned 33 yards for a td and BC led 27-20. VT went 37/6pl and on 3&6 they called PI but then picked up the flag. On 4&6 they fired incomplete and BC would get a 62 yard td run 34-20 with just 4:35 left. VT went 52/8pl for a td with 2:54 left, 34-27 and forced a punt with 1:49 left but VT20 on 3&10 fumbled at their own 34 with 1:24 left.

Syracuse got its first league shutout since 1996 when they beat Rutgers 42-0. A key to the game was when Wake Forest lost their best offensive player, WR/RM Michael Campanaro. Campanaro entered the game 3rd all-time in the ACC in rec’s but injured his collarbone. SU did have a situational edge catching WF off a draining effort vs Miami, Fl where they led almost start to finish but ended up losing late while SU was off a bye. The Orangemen did finish with 352-213 yard and 17-12 FD edges. Tanner Price hit 22-54 but for just 173 yards. Terrel Hunt hit 18-30-144. In the 1Q there were 3 FD’s and the teams were a combined 0-9 on 3rd down. They honored Donovan McNabb prior to the game by retiring his #5 jersey. Campanaro was lost mid-1Q. WF did put together a 10pl drive getting to the SU31 but punted early 2Q and SU got a 43 yard pass to the WF30 but after an illegal substitution and a hold, they punted with 1:29 left. At the half WF had a 147-121 yard edge and it was scoreless. SU opened the 3Q with a 75/14pl drive and got a 6 yard td run by Hunt. WF was intercepted at their own 25 and that would set up SU for a 25 yard td run by Brisly Estime to make it 13-0. SU got a 67 yard pass to Prince-Tyson Gulley but was SOD at the 1 with 12:03 left and there were 4 punts and then WF was SOD at its own 13. SU dominated the 2H.

North Carolina won in Carter-Finley Stadium for the first time since 2005. UNC had a 427-388 yard edge. QB Brandon Mitchell was back in the lineup for his 2nd game for NC State and led the team in rushing with 105 yards, however he hit just 10-22-130. Surprisingly Bryn Renner hit just 15-22-124 and he alternated series at times with Marquise Williams who hit 8-15-92 and also rushed for 51. After the game was over, several UNC players ran to the midfield logo to celebrate. I’m sure NCSt will be bringing that up next year. UNC has now won 2 in a row stopping a streak of 5 straight wins by NCSt in this series. NCSt got an interception on the 2nd play and went 24/4 for a td then 59/10pl for a 20 yard FG and the Wolfpack led 10-0. UNC went 74/8 for a td then NCSt faked a punt from its own 30 and UNC took advantage. They went 29/4 for a td to take the lead, 14-10. NCSt went 48/8 for a 38 yard FG then 37/8pl for a 44 yard FG and led 16-14. UNC got a 59 yard td pass from Renner to Davis with 8:42 left in the 2Q to take a lead they would never relinquish, 21-16. After all of that scoring the final 6 possessions of the half ended in punts. UNC did have a 216-192 yard edge. NCSt took their 2nd possession of the 3Q 76/10pl again settling for a 28 yard FG. After 2 punts, UNC went 30/8pl but missed a 42 yard FG and UNC got a 16 yard PR and went 67/8pl getting a 14 yard td run with 11:19 left to go up by 8. NCSt was then intercepted at their own 44 and on their next drive they brought Thomas in at QB. NCSt got 3 FD to midfield but on 4&11 fired incomplete with 2:42 to go. UNC on 3&9 got a 10 yard run by Blue then with :13 left gained 1 yard on 4&5 at the NCSt32. NCSt gained 44 yards on the final 2pl getting down to the NC24 with Thomas in the game.

UAB led almost the entire game vs Middle Tenn but their poor season continued as they fell to 2-6 allowing a FG with :03 left. MT did finish with a 429-356 yard edge. UAB took their 2nd possession 84/6pl for a td. MT’s 3rd possession ended on an interception at the UAB30 and they then went 61/11pl and were SOD on 4&1 at the UAB27 with 6:22 left in the half. At the half UAB had a 186-167 yard edge and had just 1 pass attempt in the 1H but led 7-0. UAB went 60/11 for a 37 yard FG to open up the 3Q and take a 10-0 lead but MT went 75/8pl for a 3 yard td pass, 10-7. UAB went 43/10 including a 4&1 conv at their own 34. They would get a 50 yard FG to go up 13-7. After an exchange of punts, MT got a 93 yard td pass from Kilgore to Henry to make it 14-13. After an exchange of punts, UAB took over at their 26 with 6:38 left and threw an interception that was returned 40 yards for a td with 6:26 left. The Blazers then went 70/9 and converted on 4&5 with a 7 yard run by Perry and on the next play Perry hit Nelson with a 21 yard td pass with 1:50 left and it looked like it would be headed to OT after they got the 2 pt conv to tie. MT converted on 3&7, added another FD, this time a 33 yard pass to Henry to the 1 with :07 left. Clark’s 18 yard FG gave them the win.

Bobby Petrino returned to the Georgia Dome this past week but there was a crowd of just 5,377 on hand, unlike the 60,000 on hand for his last game in the Dome. It was not surprising that WKU had 444 yards but it was surprising Georgia St had 410. Ronnie Bell hit 26-41-325 while Brandon Doughty hit just 15-24-206. Antonio Andrews was held to 110 yards rushing and 36 yards receiving. WKU went 40/12pl for a td on their first possession converting on 4&1. Then went 57/9 for a 40 yard FG and it appeared the route was on. GSt on 3&2 got a 67 yard td pass. The next 4 possessions were punts. WKU went 53/6pl and got a td with 4:02 left in the half, 17-7 and then went 75/6 to get a 16 yard td pass with :16 left and led 24-7 with a 263-145 yard edge. WKU was intercepted to open the 3Q at the GSt31 but GSt was intercepted right back at the WKU34. WKU went 66/7pl for a td and a commanding 31-7 lead. GSt would then go 73/10, 57/9 for a pair of td’s, the latter with :54 left in the 3Q to get back in it, 31-21. WKU went 58/10 for a 3 yard td and GSt on 4&9 was intercepted and returned 24 yards to the WKU44 with 6:32 left in the game. WKU on 4&1 got a FD then a 5 yard td pass with 3:40 left to make it 45-21 but GSt went 75/6pl and got a 19 yard td pass with 1:21 left to only lose by 16. GSt recovered the onside kick but on 4&7 gained 6 yards.

Old Dominion finally got a breather as they rolled over Rhode Island. At the half they led 31-7 and had a 365-139 yard edge and would score td’s on their first 4 possessions of the 2H to go up 59-14 with 14:25 left. They added another td by Colby Goodwyn with 6:31 left to make it 66-14. ODU had only been playing football for a little bit so it’s not surprisingly that they got a new “all-time” career leading rusher in Goodwyn who had 76 yards to put him at 1,490 for his career topping the great Thomas DeMarco’s all-time mark. ODU had a 633-268 yard edge.

Akron only had a 19-17 FD and 304-300 yard edges. Kent St had both their RB’s back as Trayion Durham rushed for 82 yards and Dri Archer 7-52 although Archer had just 1 rec for zero yards. Kyle Pohl only hit 8-19-98 for Akron. The Zips on 3&10 got a 45 yard pass that was followed by a 33 yard td pass from WR D’Orazio to make it 7-0. Archer fumbled at the UA37 but UA was SOD on 4&1 at the KSt30 with 3:43 left in the 1Q. Durham fumbled at the KSt46 but Pohl was sacked and fumbled back at the 42 and KSt went 42/11pl for a td to tie it with 8:34 left in the 2Q. UA went 57/15pl and got a 28 yard FG, 10-7. At the half, UA had a 184-174 yard edge. KSt took their 2nd 3Q possession 10 plays getting to the UA37 but punted 20 yards. UA went 73/13pl. After a 1&gl at the 12, they settled for a 27 yard FG, 13-7. KSU30 got 3 FD’s to the UA32 but on 4&10 was intercepted at the 4. UA went 60/12pl getting a 29 yard FG with 4:25 left, the key a 3&11, 11 yard run to the 16. The FG put them up by 2 scores. KSt was intercepted at the UA49 then went 50/8pl on their last drive getting intercepted at the UA17 with 1:00 left.

Todd Gurley’s return sparked the Georgia offense as he had 100 yards rushing. Aaron Murray hit 16-25-258 and Florida’s Tyler Murphy hit 13-29-174. Gurley also had a key td reception and had 87 yards on 3 catches. This was a game UGA appeared to have put away. Will Muschamp fell to 0-7 in this series as he was 0-4 as a UGA player and now 0-3 as a UF HC and things got a bit chippy at the end of the game. UGA went 75/7pl for a td and UF went 70/5pl but missed a 40 yard FG. On 3&6 UGA hit a 73 yard pass to Gurley on a short one over the middle which he took the distance. UGA then went 53/10pl for a 49 yard FG, 49/6 for a 27 yard FG and were in complete control, 20-0. UF went 45/12pl for a 31 yard FG with 9:54 left in the 2Q then 49/13pl but on 4&10 were SOD at the UGA43 with 1:07 left. UGA would go 42/7 for a 32 yard FG and led 23-3 with a 335-209 yard edge. UF opened the 3Q with a 34/13pl drive. They converted on 4&5 but then missed a 47 yard FG. The key play that put UF back in it was what TE Lynch thought was a screen pass that was actually a backwards pass and while Lynch bent over and put his head in his hands, because he dropped it, a UF player scooped it up and returned it 10 yards to the 14. Two plays later they got a 5 yard td run to get back in it. After an exchange of punts, UGA was pinned at their 3 and Murray was tackled for a safety, 23-12. UF went 50/5pl after the free kick for a td and 2 pt conv, 23-20. UGA20 got 1 FD and then Gurley was SOD on 4&1 at their own 39. A PF moved UF back to their own 46. They got 1 FD and punted. UGA took over with 8:17 left and did a great job running out the clock. They went 67/15pl and had 5 FD’s and on 3&5 Gurley was stopped at the 25 but a PF hands to the face by the D-line gave them the FD and they took a knee. UGA had 414-319 yard and 21-18 FD edges.

Kansas St was so dominant vs Iowa St that the only time ISU even ran a play in the Wildcats EZ, came at the end of the game when KSt fumbled at its own 10 and ISt would get a garbage td with 3:38 left. KSt had 448-249 yard and 19-15 FD edges. It would have been KSt’s first shutout of a Big 12 foe since they beat Iowa St 45-0 in 2003. ISU has not beaten KSt since 2004. ISU was without RB Aaron Wimberly (hamstring). Sam Richardson hit just 6-12-38 and Grant Rohach played the majority of the game hitting 11-24-88. As usual, KSU alternates QB’s with Jake Waters hitting 9-15-157 and Daniel Sams 4-5-64 with Sams also having 13 carries for 57 yards and Waters 7-32. ISU took their opening drive 44/7pl but on 4&4 were SOD at the KSU28. KSU went 72/7pl and got a 9 yard td run. KSU went 48/5pl for a 44 yard FG, then went 39/4pl but missed a 51 yard FG with 1:34 left in the 1Q. Richardson, 2 possessions later, was intercepted at the KSU39 and Rohach QB’d the rest. ISU went 43/10pl and missed a 47 yard FG with 5:18 left and KSU went 71/12pl and got a 12 yard td run by Sams to make it 17-0. At the half KSU had a 240-149 yard edge. KSU went 49/9pl to open the 3Q for a 42 yard FG, 20-0. 3 punts. KSU went 83/11l for a 3 yard td run with 10:57 left, 27-0. ISU got desperate. On 4&12, Rohach ran for no gain to their own 39 and 3pl later KSU got a 28 yard td pass, 34-0. ISU was intercepted and returned 41 yards to their 19, KSU tacked on another td 2pl later on a Rose 9 yard run, 41-0. KSU’s fumble came on 2&5 at their own 10 with 3:30 left and Rohach handed off to Nealy for a 10 yard run to avoid the shutout, 41-7. KSU got a 39 yard PR to the ISU1 with 1:24 left and Bill Snyder instructed them to take a knee 3 times.

I was very surprised by Notre Dame’s defensive effort vs Navy. They had just played the option the previous week and were facing it a 2nd straight week at home. I expected ND to score, as they did, putting up 506 yards but shockingly they couldn’t get Navy off the field. ND went a quick 67/7 for a td and Navy went 56/9 for a td. In fact, in the first half, the only time they stopped Navy was forcing a punt on the 2nd possession and on the final possession of the half Navy got to the ND45 where their Hail Mary fell incomplete. At the half ND had a 269-233 yard edge and the Irish were intercepted at the Navy 11 and intercepted at the Navy 27 and trailed 20-17. ND did force a punt to open the 3Q going 84/11pl for the lead but Navy came right back including a 4&4, simple dive play that went for a FD. The drive was 75/13pl for a td. ND answered with a 76/6pl drive and retook the lead, 31-27. Navy went 70/7pl for a 30 yard td pass, 34-31 with 8:44 left. ND went 76/11 for a 1 yard td run, 38-34 with 3:48 left. Navy returned the KO to the 50 and got 1 FD and on 4&4 ND actually got a stop with 1:08 left and hung on for the win. Tommy Rees hit 12-20-242 and Navy had a 331-264 rush edge.

Northwestern actually lost their 5th straight game and after jumping out to a 21-7 lead, the next 11 possessions they punted 10x’s and were intercepted on another. Nebraska got a miracle finish to pull out the win. It was similar to last year as NW led throughout and NU had a dominant stat edges with 28-16 FD and 472-326 yards. In ‘11 the Huskers had a 543-301 yard edge and lost and in ‘12 NU had a 543-301 yard edge and trailed 28-16 but got 2 late td’s to pull out the 1 pt win. NU opened with a 76/8pl drive for a td but NW went 75/12 and 75/6 for a pair of td’s to lead 14-7. NU went on a 10pl drive and missed a 48 yard FG then were intercepted and returned 14 yards. NW went 38/2 for a td to make it 21-7. NU went 77/11pl and Armstrong’s 3 yard td pass made it 21-14 with 6:37 left in the half and the team’s punted the final 5 poss. The Huskers had a 226-222 yard edge at half and trailed by a td. The 3Q opened with 4 punts then NU got a key play with a 25 yard interception by DL Moss who took it the distance, 21-21. Armstrong was intercepted at the NW37 with 4:02 left 3Q and NU then went 42/9 and Armstrong was intercepted at the 21 with 14:18 left. They punted 5x and Armstrong was intercepted again and returned 29 yards to their 7. NU’s D did a great job. All had appeared lost as 2:25 were left but NU used their time-outs and NW got a 21 yard FG with 1:20 left, 24-21. Kellogg came in at QB and on 4&15, Kellogg hit Abdullah with a shot pass that he took and barely got the FD to the 40. They added 1 more FD and on 2&10, Kellogg threw a Hail Mary pass, a group of players were bunched in the front of the EZ, it was tipped, went over the top and Westerkamp hauled in the Hail Mary with no time left. NU did not attempt the xp.

Utah St had a 533-319 yard edge. Darell Garretson hit 28-41-370 yards for the Aggies. Sean Schroeder hit 13-26-213 and Taylor Graham 8-16-45. Ikaika Woolsey hit 1-1-2 as all 3 QB’s played. Garretson became the first frosh to pass for more than 300 yards for USt since 1985. USt opened with an 80/12pl drive then both went on long drives for FG’s, 10-3. USt went 88/10 for a 4 yard td run on their 3rd poss, 17-3. Hawaii was intercepted at the USt6 with 13:23 left in the 2Q then were SOD on 4&3 at the UH44 with 6:41 left. USt went 29/10pl for a 32 yard FG and after getting a punt with 1:30 left went 21 yards for a 52 yard FG with :50 left to make it 23-3. UH got down to the USt49 but was intercepted at the 10 on the final play. USt had a 314-198 yard edge. UH opened the 3Q with a 75/6pl drive and got a 33 yard td pass to pull to within 23-10. USt went 51/9pl for a 32 yard FG, 71/5pl for 30 yard td pass, 33-10. USt was intercepted and returned 27 yards to their 4 yard line with 2:58 left 3Q then a key play happened. Schroeder was intercepted at the 1 and returned 99 yards for a td and instead of 33-17, the 14 pt swing made it 40-10. There were 3 punts then USt took over with 13:59 left and went 73/7pl getting a 44 yard td pass, 47-10. UH punted but got 2 FD’s to the USt36. After a sk on 4&26, Woolsey threw a pass that bounced off an OL and he caught it himself for a 2 yard gain.

Week 10 News & Notes – Part 2
By PhilSteele.com

Clemson had 610-277 yd and 26-13 FD edges vs Virginia. Tajh Boyd looked great hitting 24-29-377. David Watford hit 16-35-130 for the Cavs. Anthony Harris did snag his 6th int on the season for UVA and the Cavs on their 2nd possession went 54/10pl for a 6 yd td run by Watford to tie it at 7. CU went 75/6pl for a td to lead 14-7. They were intercepted at the UVA7 on their next series and the next 5 possession were all punts. CU was SOD at the UVA47 with 8:00 left in the half but UVA was intercepted and returned 37 yds to the 33 and that was crucial. That happened with 6:30 left in the half and CU went 33/7 for a td, recovered a fumble and went 50/5pl for a td with 1:29 left then after forcing a punt with :55 left, went 56/8pl getting a 1 yd td run by Boyd, 3 td’s in the final 4:18 of the half helped them lead 35-7 with a 325-131 yd edge. CU was pinned at their own 4 and on 3&15, got a 96 yd td pass to Watkins that went 55 yds in the air, 42-7. UVA went 52/8pl for a 40 yd FG. There were 4 punts and CU missed a 31 yd FG. CU then went 72/6pl and got a 38 yd run by Kelly. Backup QB Stoudt had come in on the 2nd series of the 3Q. With Kelly at QB, CU went 36/9pl for a 41 yd FG with 8:24 left, 52-10. UVA backup QB Lambert was intercepted and returned 15 yds to the 10 with 3:12 left and Howard got a 10 yd td run for the 59-10 final.

San Jose St had a 492-351 yd edge vs UNLV. The Spartans opened with an 82/13pl drive for a td. UNLV was intercepted at midfield and SJSt went 53/6pl for a td, 14-0. SJSt was intercepted at their own 19 but UNLV settled for a 20 yd FG, 14-3. After an exchange of punts, SJSt went 74/3pl, got a 31 yd td run by Lawson, 21-3 then went 78/10pl but settled for a 20 yd FG after a 1&gl at the 6, 24-3. At the half SJSt had a 331-71 yd edge. UNLV went 78/7pl and got a 19 yd td pass, 24-10. After an exchange of punts, SJSt was intercepted at the LV43. UNLV went 57/9pl and got a td on 4&gl at the 1 with :17 left in the 3Q, 24-17 then forced a punt but UNLV was intercepted at the SJS40. SJSt on 3&7 got a 37 yd td run by Tucker to cap the 56/6pl td drive, 31-17. UNLV got back in it going 75/9 and a 16 yd td pass with 8:00 left, 31-24. SJSt got 3 FD’s and a 44 yd FG, 34-24. LV35 went 38/13pl. They opted for the 45 yd FG to get back within 1 score with :48 left but missed it and SJSt got 1 FD and took a knee. David Fales hit 15-30-150 regressing from his form of the previous 2 weeks while Caleb Herring hit 26-49-263. Jarrod Lawson was the star for SJSt with 187 yds rushing on 28 carries.

I have to give a lot of credit to Minnesota getting to 7-2 already this year. One week after becoming bowl eligible, the got their 3rd straight victory with their active coach Tracy Claeys. UM had a 573-496 yd edge and jumped out to a big lead and had to hold on at the end. They were fortunate that Indiana RB Tevin Coleman did not realize that there was a backward pass as he didn’t try to fall on the loose ball and UM scooped it up and ended the game. Jerry Kill was watching from the pressbox as David Cobb rushed for 188 yds and Philip Nelson hit 16-23-298. Nate Sudfeld was 13-20-189 and Tre Roberson 8-18-80 while the Hoosiers surprisingly ran the ball for 227 yds with both Stephen Houston (13-111) and Tevin Coleman (14-108) topping 100 yds rushing. They did lose C Jon Christenson to a leg injury in the 2Q and the game was delayed about 8:00 during that span. UM opened with a 76/7pl drive for a 10 yd td pass. IU went 34/6 for a 31 yd FG. After an exchange of punts, UM fumbled at their own 20 and IU got an 18 yd td pass 2pl later to lead 10-7. The next 3 possessions were punts. IU then went 76/14pl and had a chance to make it a 2 score game but after a 1&gl at the 9, settled for a 21 yd FG. UM took advantage and went 76/7pl and got a 5 yd td run for the lead with 10:39 left 2Q and forced a punt and went 64/8. On 4&1 they got a 10 yd td pass, 21-13. They forced another punt and went 73/5pl and shockingly their 3 td’s in 8:20 made it 28-13. At the half UM had a 301-162 yd edge. The 3Q opened with 3 punts then UM went 77/5pl for a Cobb 27 yd td run, 35-13. IU then began its comeback. They went 68/4pl with a Sudfeld 40 yd td pass to Wynn, 90/6pl with a Coleman 55 yd td run on the spread option then UM went for it on 4&2 at IU37 and were SOD with 10:00 left. IU went 61/7 for a td but missed the 2 pt conversion and still trailed by 2. UM got 1 FD and then tried to take IU by surprise and on 4&5, ran a fake punt but IU safety Greg Heban made a lunging tackle and they were stopped at its own 39. That appeared to be a costly mistake as the Hoosiers went 39/4pl for a 30 yd td pass, missed the 2pt again, 39-35. UM25 got 1 FD but then got a 50 yd td pass with 3:09 left to go back up, 42-39. IU31 marched right down the field 46/9 and had a 1&gl at the 9. On 2&gl from the 9, the pass was backwards and as mentioned, Coleman did not try to pick it up and UM returned it 21 yds to the 44 and took a knee.

TCU was expected to contend for the Big 12 Title this year but it has been a disappointing year for the Frogs and it got even more disappointing with a home loss to West Virginia. Charles Sims rushed for 154 yds for WV and Clint Trickett hit 25-41-267 yds. WV came in with a 3 game losing streak but kept alive its bowl hopes with the big win. TCU finished with a 454-415 yd edge in the OT loss and had a 30-25 FD edge. Gary Patterson has only once had a losing record with TCU and that was 5-6 back in 2004. The Frogs top RB was BJ Catalon who had just 39 yds and Casey Pachall did hit 40-58-394 but had a pair of int’s and a fumble. TCU was without its top WR Brandon Carter who was on a leave of absence due to a family matter and Trevone Boykin who had been playing QB, became the top WR for the game with 11 catches for 100 yds. TCU was intercepted on the first play of the game and returned 8 yds to its 23. WV got 1 FD and a 24 yd FG, 3-0. TCU went 67/12pl but settled for a 22 yd FG after a 1&gl at the 8. TCU went 80/8pl and got a 10 yd td pass to Doctson, 10-3. TCU went 66/9pl and got a 12 yd td pass to Porter and appeared completely in control, 17-3 (12:10 2Q). They forced a punt on the next possession but went 3&out punting on 4&1 and WV got a 29 yd run by Sims, a 27 yd pass to Alford and a 31 yd td run by Sims to go for an 87/3 drive to get back to 17-10. After 3 punts, WV got to the TCU42 but was intercepted and returned 34 yds to midfield with :20 left in the half. At the half TCU had a 274-194 yd edge. The 3Q opened with 4 punts. WV was at its own 11 and was intercepted and returned 17 yds to the 2. TCU had a chance to step on its throat and go up by 2 td’s but a run to Boykin not only lost 3 yds but he fumbled. WV took over back at its own 3. On 3&8 the pass was incomplete but PI gave them a FD. They went 72/9pl for a 42 yd FG to get back to 17-13.TCU was intercepted at the 44 and WV shockingly went 56/7pl and got an 11 yd td run for the lead, 20-17 (8:55). Pachall was sacked and fumbled on 3&6 at his own 17. WV went 17/3pl getting a 3&6, 13 yd td pass to Sims to make it 27-17. Their 2 td’s in 1:44 had given them a 2 score lead. TCU went 73/11pl getting a td with 3:01 left to pull within 27-24. WV got 1 FD and punted and TCU went 39/7pl and a 45 yd FG got them to OT. In OT, TCU on 3&15 was hit with a PF forcing a 4&30 and they missed a 62 yd FG. WV got 1 FD and nailed a 34 yd FG for the win.

The home team had actually won the previous 6 meetings between Arizona and Cal and a beleaguered, 1-win Cal team did make a game of it but UA became bowl eligible in the end and moved to 6-2. BJ Denker who last week set the school record for most rushing yards for a QB, went more to the air this week hitting 24-38-261 yds and rushed 15-44. Jared Goff, who’d been alternating at QB in recent weeks, held on to the job for the entire game and hit 34-56-289. UA only had 448-419 yd and 26-24 FD edges. Cal opened with a 75/12pl drive for a td and a 7-0 lead. The drive included 3&20 and 4&2 conversions. UA went 73/9pl for a td. After 3 punts, UA went 40/8pl but on 4&gl from the Cal 2 was SOD. Cal, however, was tackled in the EZ for a safety on the first play, 9-7. 2 punts. UA got 2 FD and nailed a 53 yd FG, 12-7 then went 57/10pl including a 4&4 conv gaining 5 yds to the Cal. Four plays later a 21 yd td pass made it 19-7 with 8:22 left in the half. Cal37 got 2 FD’s and a 17 yd td pass got them back to 19-14. 3 punts. Cal missed a 50 yd FG with :15 left in the half and that allowed UA a shot with 2 FD’s to also miss a 55 yd FG. UA had a 269-212 yd edge at the half. UA opened the 3Q with a 75/8pl drive for a td, 26-14. 2 punts. Cal went 80/12pl and got a 3 yd td pass, 26-21. Cal was intercepted at its own 27 and UA went 27/4pl for a td, 33-21. Cal went 45/12 but on 4&2 from the UA20 was intercepted in the EZ with 10:27 left. 3 punts. Cal took over with 2:56 left and went 80/7pl for a 29 yd td pass with 1:42 left to get back within a score but UA recovered the onside kick and got a FD.

Tulsa, at home was desperate for a win and it was homecoming. Unfortunately not a lot went right in the first half. TU would finish with a 20-16 FD edge but UTSA had a 400-378 yd edge. TU did welcome back Cody Green to the lineup and hit 11-17 but for just 46 yds. TU got 2 FD but was intercepted at the UTSA15. 2 punts. UTSA got a 47 yd run by Glasco and a 5 yd td pass to go up 7-0. 2 punts. TU has a solid RM in Trey Watts and for some reason he tired to field a punt over his shoulder. He fumbled a the 2, it rolled into the EZ and UTSA fell on it for a gift td, 14-0. TU went 45/9 but fumbled at the UTSA30. UTSA went 46/10pl for a 41 yd FG, 17-0. TU19 went 78/8pl and on 4&2 from the 3, Green fired incomplete. UTSA got 1 FD then ran a fly sweep and it went 84 yds for a td to Jones, 24-0. TU went for it on 4&1 and got a FD but then punted. UTSA fumbled a punt at its own 8 but then recovered and at the half UTSA led 24-0 with a 247-159 yd edge. The 3Q actually opened with 7 punts and Evans was inserted at QB for TU. They went 80/6pl for a td and 2 pt conv, 24-8. UTSA went 52/8pl for a 31 yd FG. TU26 went 38/9pl. On 3&16 from the 36, Evans was intercepted at the 18 and returned 82 yds for a td, 34-8. UTSA fumbled at its own 29 and TU would go 29/10pl with Calcagni at QB and his 6 yd td pass made it 34-15 with 3:52 left. Calcagni hit 2-6-16 yds and Dane Evans 12-22-159.

Michigan St hammered Michigan beating them for the 5th time in the last 6 meetings that “little brother” beat “big brother” and it was their most lopsided win in the series since 1967. UM had -48 yds rushing, its worst output in school history. UM opened with a 51/9 drive for a 49 yd FG. MSU went 52/5pl for a 40 yd FG on a rainy day, 3-3. It was a slugfest as the next 5 possessions were punts. MSU went 26/10pl converting on 3&15 and 3&7 and got a 44 yd FG, 6-3. 2 punts. UM went 51/7pl and its 39 yd FG bounced off the upright and through, 6-6. MSU went 75/10pl. On 3&6 they got a FD then on the next play a 14 yd td pass with :23 left in the half, 13-6. At the half MSU had a 158-120 yd edge. MSU opened the 3Q with a 36/10pl drive for a 35 yd FG, 16-6. The next 5 possessions were punts. MSU was intercepted and returned 17 yds to the 41 but MSU’s D took over recording B2B sacks forcing a 4&31 on a punt. The Spartans used that momentum to go 56/9pl for a 1 yd td run, the key a 3&13, 25 yd pass to the 9. The xp was blk’d, 22-6. UM27 got 4 FD’s to the MSU15 but was intercepted by Dennard at the 3 with 6:23 left. MSU went 97/8, not only running the clock but on 3&3, Langford broke off a 30 yd td run to make it 29-6 with 2:43 left and with Morris at QB UM was SOD on 4&4 at its own 31. MSU had a 394-168 yd edge.

Texas remained unbeaten in the Big 12 with a lackluster win over Kansas this past week. The Horns had a 221-140 rush edge and 418-306 yd edge. Case McCoy who had a great 1H vs Oklahoma, surprisingly has just a 2-5 ratio since. He hit 20-29-196. Tyrone Swoopes got some 4Q action and hit 1-3-1 while running 2x for 20 yds. Jake Heaps for KU hit 11-21-160 while Montrell Cozart split some time with him and had 4 carries for 34 yds and hit 1-1-6. KU got an int on the game’s 4th plays and went 58/7pl but missed a 31 yd FG. 2 punts. UT went 3&out but roughing the P gave them a FD. They then went 92/15 for a td, 7-0. UT was SOD on 4&1 at the KU19 but went 56/7 for a td with 2:37 left in the half, 14-0. KU took over with :41 left 1H after an 18 yd punt at the UT43. That basically gave them 3 points. On 3&14 they hit a 43 yd pass to the 4 and got a 21 yd FG, 14-3. At the half UT had a 219-156 yd edge. KU opened the 3Q with a 65/6pl drive for a 27 yd FG, 14-6. 3 punts. KU was sacked and fumbled and Chris Whaley, who was recruited as a RB and made his way out of the position, got his 2nd td of the season scooping up the fumble and going 40 yds for a td, 21-6. UT went 57/9pl for a td to lead 28-6. UT was intercepted at the KU13 but then drove 63/5pl and on 4&1 got a 30 yd td run by Brown to go up 35-6 with 9:07 left. KU went 75/9pl and got a 20 yd td run by Cozart with 3:39 left to only lose the game by 22.

Louisiana came in a huge favorite vs New Mexico St as they had been running the ball great and NMSt had been allowing 7 ypc on the season. NMSt appeared like they would pull a stunner for most of the 1H. Andrew McDonald hit 24-34-327. A few weeks ago I had talked about how Austin Franklin was back for NMSt after they thought he was lost for the year and he had 140 yds on 13 rec’s and is probably the team’s best offensive player. Terrance Broadway hit 14-20-231. NMSt stunningly took its opening drive 75/11pl for a td, its 2nd 89/5 for a td. UL got a 68 yd td pass but on the 3rd drive NMSt went 85/8 for a td, 21-7. They then went 67/9pl. Four TD’s, 4 drives, a 28-7 lead, 316 yds with 9:23 left in the 2Q. At the half NMSt had a 317-174 yd edge. UL fumbled at its own 40 to open the 3Q but NMSt punted. UL went 85/9, 62/4 with a 51 yd td run by McGuire to get back to 28-27. The next 3 possessions were punts. UL went 58/9 and got a 5 yd td run and 2 pt conv to lead 35-28 then got an IR 22 yds to the 3 and a 3 yd td run on the next play, 42-28. UL was intercepted with 6:55 left from its 20 at the 49. NMSt went 49/9 and on 4&6, got a 7 yd td pass, 42-35. The onside kick was recovered by UL and they went 44/3pl getting a 30 yd td run with :52 left for a 49-35 win.

Tulane and FAU was a game played in under strange situations and turned out strange on the field. During the week, FAU fired its HC Carl Pelini and DC Pete Rekstis after it was found out they used illegal drugs. OC Brian White was promoted to interim HC. They took the names off their jerseys and all put “FAU” on the back. The 1H FAU was intercepted and returned 69 yds for a td by Doss, and TU led 7-0. FAU went 63/9pl and got a 1 yd td run, 7-7. TU forced another fumble and Doss returned it 31 yds to the 25 but TU, after 1&gl at the 10, settled for a 22 yd FG and led 10-7. There were 5 punts then TU went 35/6 and got a 4 yd td run by Darkwa with 1:00 left in the half for a commanding 17-7 lead TU had a 111-88 yd edge. FAU opened the 3Q with a 66/11pl drive for a 26 yd FG. TU appeared to answer. They got 3 FD’s to the FAU39 but on 3&9, Montana was intercepted. Remarkably that was the first of 4 consecutive int’s on 4 consecutive passes for TU. They brought Powell in on the next series and he was intercepted on his first pass. Two plays later FAU got a 30 yd td pass on a trick play to tie it at 17. After a run on their 1st play, Powell’s pass was intercepted again setting up FAU for a 20 yd FG. After 2 runs, with Montana at QB, the 4th consecutive pass was intercepted with 13:30 left. FAU took advantage again going 31/3pl for a td, 27-17. After the teams punted 3x, FAU got a 49 yd td run on 3&10 and made it 34-17 with 4:46 left. Montana hit 7-22-71 yds with 3 int’s and Devin Powell 4-9-34 with 1 int.

Marshall had 636-397 yd and 29-19 FD edges. Southern Miss fumbled on its first possession and MU went 27/1pl for a td, 74/3, 71/8 and 7 yds (after 55 yd PR) on 4pl for td’s all in its four 1Q drives to lead 28-0. SM was SOD at the MU3 with 9:03 left 2Q but MU got a 55 yd run by Taliaferro and he fumbled into the EZ for a TB. Two plays later SM got an 81 yd td pass to get back to 28-7 then drove 32/6pl to make it 28-10 with 3:30 left in the half. MU went 70/13pl getting a 9 yd td pass with :27 left. At the half MU had a 335-201 yd edge. MU opened the 3Q with a 76/8 drive and got a Taliaferro 18 yd td run. SM was intercepted at the MU23 after a 60/13pl drive that including 3&10, 3&12 and 3&10 conversions. On the next play Grooms got a 75 yd td run, 48-10. SM went 65/11pl for a 33 yd FG, 48-13 (2:10). MU on 3&9 with backup QB Frohnapfel in for his 2nd series got a 40 yd td pass with 11:48 left. Then drove 67/2pl with a Butler 59 yd td run, 61-13.

Idaho was again down to 3rd string QB Taylor Davis who did have starting experience last year. Davis hit 20-35-181 yds. Texas St was led by Tyler Jones who hit 19-23-228. TXSt only had a 336-326 yd edge and ID had a 20-18 FD edge. ID went 75/11pl for a td to tie. 2 punts. TXSt went 52/7 for a 9 yd td run, 14-7 then got a 40 yd PR setting up a 17 yd drive for a 42 yd FG, 17-7. ID went 75/10pl for a td, 17-14 with 3:48 left in the half but TXSt went 75/10pl and on 3&2, a 4 yd td pass, 23-14 (xpng). Thanks to that drive TXSt had a 182-157 yd edge. A key play happened when, ID went for it on 4&5 and gained 2 yds at its own 40 with 10:00 left 3Q. TXSt went 40/8pl and converted on 4&1 to the 29 and then got a 20 yd td run on 4&1 again, 30-14. 2 punts. ID went 60/12pl but missed a 47 yd FG. TXSt on 3&7 got a 66 yd td pass to go up 37-14. ID went 78/14pl and on 3&10, a 10 yd td pass, 37-21 but was sacked at its own 9 yd line on 4&3 on its final drive with :33 left.

East Carolina had a 373-267 yd edge but FIU had a 23-17 FD edge. Shane Carden hit 23-35-264 with EJ Hilliard hit 21-33-194. EC opened strong with a 70/5pl drive for a td but after a 22 yd PR, FIU started at the EC34 and would get a 52 yd FG to pull within 7-3. EC went 75/9pl for a td with 3:25 left in the 1Q, 14-3 and then FIU punted but roughing the K gave them a FD to the EC29 and on 4&1 they were SOD. EC went 74/5pl for a td, 21-3. FIU went 75/17 and on 4&gl at the 1 got a td, 21-10. EC got 1 FD and missed a 48 yd FG. EC had a 248-154 yd edge at the half. FIU went 61/10 for a 31 yd FG to get within 21-13. Their next drive got to the EC43 where they were intercepted in the EZ. 2 punts. EC went 26/7pl and made a 36 yd FG but a hold took the pts off the board and they missed a 46 yd FG. EC went 72/8pl for a td to lead 28-13 with 8:07 left. 2 punts. FIU was sacked on 4&19 at its own 9 and EC on 4&gl at the 2 got a 2 yd td run with 1:08 left to go up by 21. FIU took the short KO to the EC47 and got 3 FD but on 1&gl from the EC4 was sacked for a 13 yd loss on the last play.

Georgia Tech had a season high 5 sacks and had a 360-228 yd edge. Pitt’s Aaron Donald had a great game as he had 11 tackles, 6 tfl, a sk and 2 FF and remains an AA on the defensive line. Pitt was held without a FD in the 1Q and had 55 yds in the 1H but somehow managed to stay in this one. GT took its opening possession 64/7 for a td. GT fumbled at the Pitt22 on its next drive then on 4&6 were SOD at the Pitt38. Pitt got 2 FD’s and a 44 yd FG to pull within 7-3. GT ran a fake punt for a fd and 2pl later got a 35 yd td run, 14-3. At the half GT had a commanding 227-55 yd edge. Pitt opened the 3Q with a 58/6pl drive for a 12 yd td pass, 14-10. GT fumbled at the Pitt39. 5 punts. GT went 80/13. On 3&17 they got a 42 yd pass to Smelter to the 12 and 2pl later a Godhigh 11 yd td run made it 21-10 with 2:41 left. Pitt would gain 56 of its 228 yds on its last drive getting to the GT19 but was intercepted at the 4.

Gus Malzahn is from Arkansas so heading back home was special to him. Statistically Auburn only had a 366-346 yd edge and Arkansas had a 25-18 FD edge for the game but Ark lost its 6th straight game, its longest losing streak since 1990 (7). Nick Marshall was questionable coming in but hit 7-8-118 yds running the ball 9x for 59. Brandon Allen hit 10-22-112 for Ark while AJ Derby 1-2-5. The media is making a big deal of Malzahn and Bielema over a few comments each made about the hurry up offense over the summer. Ark opened strong going 61/13 and had a 2nd down at the Aub14 but was intercepted. Ark brought Derby in at QB taking over at its own 2. They got 2 FD’s but fumbled at their own 29. Aub went 29/2pl for a td. Ark went 58/12pl but settled for a 34 yd FG, 7-3. Ark tried an onside kick and Aub recovered at its 43. They went 43/6 for another short field td, 14-3. Ark went 73/12pl and on 4&gl from the 1, Williams lost a yd at the 2 and Aub took it to the half. While Aub led 14-3, Ark had a 199-124 yd edge and a lot of blown opportunities. Aub opened the 3Q with a 65/11pl drive for a td then on 3&7 got an 88 yd td pass to go up 28-3. Ark got an 87 yd KR and a 13 yd td pass, 28-10. Ark went 73/10pl and got a 12 yd td run to get within 28-17 with 14:54 left. Aub went 71/9pl and on 3&8, a 12 yd td run by Mason made it 35-17. 4 punts. Ark was pinned at its 5, got a 21 yd run but then fumbled with :26 left.

Despite the fact that Toledo RB Flullen did not play, the Rockets piled up 729 yds offense, scoring on their first 4 possessions against Eastern Mich. They had 729-308 yd and 34-15 FD edges and their drives were 91/9, 47/6, 68/3 and after an int went 74/14pl to lead 28-0. UT fumbled at the EM37 setting up an EM 41 yd FG but UT went 66/4pl for a td and added a 20 yd FG with :03 left in the half for a 38-10 lead after EM had gone 76/10pl for a td. UT had 456 yds in the 1H and EM had 182. UT opened the 3Q with a 64/13 drive settling for a 20 yd FG then got an 80 yd td pass from Owens to Olack, 48-10. Owens hit 18-24 375 in his best game of the season. After each team punted, EM went 80/8 and got a 3 yd td pass, 48-16 (2ptng). UT went 66/11pl for a td with 6:45 left led by backup QB Woodside for its last 2 series to make the final 55-16 and ended at the EM14 taking a knee.

I’ve got to hand it to Missouri’s Gary Pinkel for the job he did last week. They were coming off a bubble bursting loss vs S Carolina and through the years I’ve seen many teams struggle in that situation. They were also taking on a UT team that had been matching up well vs some of the SEC’s better teams. James Franklin, who had been out with a shoulder sprain did warm up before the game but they opted to go with Maty Mauk. Mauk hit just 12-25-163. Joshua Dobbs made his first start and looked good hitting 26-42-240 but had 2 int’s. Mauk led MO with 114 yds rushing as well. The first 3 possessions were punts. Tennessee was SOD on 4&5 at the MO37. MO went for it on 4&2 and got a fd to the UT35 and went 63/14pl for a td. After 3 punts, MO went 73/10pl and got a 24 yd FG with 6:58 left in the half to lead by 10. A key play happened. Dobbs was intercepted and returned 15 yds and on the next play Mauk hit a 26 yd td pass 17-0. Each team went on a long drive, 24-3 and UT had a chance to get back in it, down at the MO29 but Dobbs fumbled with :56 left. MO went 60/7pl missing a 29 yd FG and at the half MO did have a 332-181 yd edge. The 3Q opened with 3 punts. MO then went 65/4pl for a td, 31-3. UT got to the MO31 but Dobbs was intercepted at the 1. UT’s next drive went 39/7 but on 4&6, Dobbs gained 5 yds with 11:44 left and neither threatened after that.

Rocky Long battled his former New Mexico team and did have a 483-423 yd edge. San Diego St did have leads of 28-17, 35-23 giving up a 36 yd td pass with :46 left to only win by 5. The game started out great for the Aztecs as they got a 75 yd td pass to Ruffin on the first play then drove 96/9. Adam Muema rushed for 233 yds on 27 carries and it was a commanding 14-0 lead. NM went for it on 4&2 and got a 20 yd run down to the 24 and 2pl later a 20 yd td run made it 14-7. 4 punts. SDSt on 4&10 gained 4 yds to the NM33. At the half SDSt had a 236-141 yd edge. NM opened the 3Q with a 72/10pl drive but settled for a 20 yd FG after 1&gl at the 7. SDSt went 71/8pl and on 3&8 got a 24 yd td pass, 21-10. NM went 72/6pl and got an 18 yd td run by Gongbay, 21-17. SDSt went 87/17 and on 4&gl got a 2 yd td run by Muema, 28-17. NM went 72/8pl and got a 5 yd td run, 28-23 (2ptng). SDSt went 75/7 and got a 1 yd td run by Muema, 35-23 with 1:50 left. NM on 3&8 got a FD, added another FD and then a 36 yd td pass with :46 left and SDSt recovered the onside kick.

Jalen Whitlow was questionable coming into the Alabama St game (shoulder, ankle) but had an 88 yd td run on the 2nd play. ASt came in 6-2. Isaiah Crowell, who originally played at Georgia, had 12 carries for 84 yds for ASt. Kentucky would finish with a 422-297 yd edge. ASt took its 2nd possession 62/7pl with a Crowell 32 yd td run to tie it at 7. UK went 53/6 but from the 17 yd line Sanders ran for 16 yds and fumbled into the EZ for a TB. UK went 50/6pl for a td then blk’d a punt and went 7/1 for a td, 28-7. UK went 58/12pl but on 4&gl from the 1 was SOD. ASt fumbled with :25 left in the half and UK went 28/3pl getting a 39 yd FG for a 31-7 lead and had a 275-147 yd edge. ASt fumbled to open the 3Q and UK took over at its 15 and settled for a 29 yd FG. UK went 65/13 and 60/5 for td’s, 48-7 (3:41 3Q). ASt got a 68 yd td pass :50 later, 48-14. The next 5 possessions were punts. ASt took over at its 39 with 7:23 left and went 58/15pl and on 4&gl from the 5 gained 2 yds.

Ross Metheny hit 15-29-228 yds and was South Alabama’s leading rusher with 17-77. Surprisingly, Adam Kennedy threw for 136 yds but did hit 15-17 passes and was Arkansas St’s leading rusher with 65 yards on 16 carries. USA fell to 3-5 but has not had a loss by more than 7 pts and 3 of its 5 losses have actually been by 1 pt this year. ASt’s 2nd possession they fumbled at the USA15 and there were 6 punts on the first 7 drives. USA went 70/11 for a 27 yd FG, 3-0. 3 punts. USA got a 47 yd pass to the 2 but would settle for a 19 yd FG and led 6-0 at the half with a 179-135 yd edge. USA got to the ASt18 but on 3&14 was intercepted in the EZ on its opening 3Q drive. ASt went 80/12pl and an 8 yd td pass for the lead, 7-6. USA went 65/8pl for a 2 yd td run, 13-7. ASt went 38/11pl and would get a 50 yd FG, 13-10. USA25 went 62/10pl for a 30 yd FG with just 9:58 left to lead 16-10 but ASt drove 75/9 getting a 3 yd td run with 6:29 left. USA punted on 4&18 with 4:37 left, forced a punt with 3:26 left and its last drive started at its own 9. They got a 20 yd pass to the 34 but on 4&5 fired incomplete from its own 39 and ASt got a FD to the 17 and took a knee.

UCLA was off big losses to Stanford and Oregon and it was homecoming. They got off to a slow start and only led 21-13 at half but ended up winning by 22. UCLA only had a 412-381 yd edge and Colorado had a 26-18 FD edge. Brett Hundley hit 19-24-273 who was also the team’s #1 rusher with 72 yards on 11 carries. CU has gone to Sefo Liufau as its QB and he hit 25-36-247. It was Paul Richardson’s return to UCLA as his father played for UCLA and he originally started his college career at UCLA. He had 7 catches for 70 yds. UCLA was without LB Kendricks. CU opened with a 57/11pl drive and missed a 45 yd FG. On their 3rd drive they went 50/10pl and but settled for a 23 yd FG after 1&gl at the 9. UCLA had zero FD’s when they got a 76 yd td pass to Fuller, 7-3. CU went 72/10pl and got a 7 yd td pass to Richardson, 10-7. UCLA got a td then CU fumbled the KO and Hundley got a 6 yd td pass on the 3rd play to make it 21-10 (2 td’s in 1:24). CU went 52/10pl for a 47 yd FG, 21-13. UCLA went 32/6 and missed a 45 yd FG on 2&13 on the final play of the half and CU had a 221-215 yd edge. UCLA opened the 3Q with a 70/12pl drive for a 1 yd td run by Hundley, 28-13. CU missed a 45 yd FG at the end of a 9pl drive. After each team punted, UCLA went 48/4pl for a td to get some breathing room, 35-13. CU went 75/11pl and got a 2 yd td run, 35-20 (12:20). Each team got FG’s on their next drives, 38-23. UCLA recovered the onside kick at the CU47 and went 47/5pl for a td with 3:36 left, 45-23 and CU was SOD at its own 37 with 1:58 left.

Flying waaaay under the radar this year is Oklahoma St. OSU lost to West Virginia early in the season but keep in mind they were the preseason favorites to win the Big 12. They have gotten uneven QB play this year but Clint Chelf had a big game throwing for 211 yds hitting 18-34 passes and also rushed for 88 yds on 6 carries. Davis Webb hit 45-71-425 yds for Texas Tech and TT finished with 35-24 FD and 547-492 yd edges. Jace Amaro had 174 yds receiving on 15 catches for TT. There was a record crowd of 61,836 for the Red Raiders but OSU after punting on its first possession went 84/10pl for a td, recovered a fumble by Amaro at the TT45 and 3pl later had another td then blocked a punt and went 15/4 for a td and a 21-0 lead. TT went 44/8pl for a 32 yd FG then blk’d a punt and it only went 5 yds. They went 57/2pl for a td, 21-10. OSU went 75/11pl and on 4&gl got a 1 yd td, 28-10. TT went 67 yds but on 2&11 from the 20 was intercepted and OSU was intercepted right back 3pl later with TT returning it 21 yds for a td, 28-17. TT forced a punt then drove 63/5 for a 2 yd td run to get back to 28-24 with 2:00 left in the half. At the half TT had a 341-274 yd edge. OSU got a 46 yd PR early 3Q and would go 11/4pl for a td, 35-24. OSU then got a 67 yd td run by Chelf to make it 42-24. Each team threw an int and TT went 53/6pl for a td, 42-31. Each team went on a long td drive, 49-34 (13:33). OSU went 32/7pl for a 41 yd FG, 52-34. After each team punted TT went 62/13pl but was SOD at the 2 on 4&1. TT fired incomplete on 4&18 at the OSU42 with :51 left.

Boise St’s Grant Hedrick hit 19-27-305 yds with 5 td’s vs Colorado St. Garrett Grayson hit 36-53-397 for the Rams. Things looked good for CSU early as they took their opening drive 63/15pl but settled for a 29 yd FG then after recovering a fumble went 18/6pl for a td and a 10-0 lead. Boise went 65/7pl for a td and then CSU went for it on 4&1 at the BS15 and was SOD. After an exchange of punts, BS went 53/8pl and got a 20 yd td pass for the lead. Each team went on a td drive of 74+ yds, 21-17. CSU fumbled at the BS43 with 2:23 left in the half and BS went 67/5pl for a 15 yd td pass with 1:13 left, 28-17. CSU missed a 47 yd FG on the 1H’s final play. At the half CSU had a 284-265 yd edge. BS opened the 3Q with a 68/5pl drive for a td. CSU’s 2nd drive was SOD at the BS42 on 4&8. After each team punted, BS went 57/5 for a td and a commanding 42-17 lead. CSU went 93/13pl and 65/9pl for td’s to make it 42-30. CSU was SOD on 4&5 at the BS18 with 1:01 left.

Florida St was a 3 td favorite over an undefeated #7 Miami, Fl team. It was the first time a meeting of top 10 teams that one team was favored by 3 td’s since 1995 when a powerful Nebraska team had that billing vs Kansas St. FSU has now defeated 3 teams in the top 25 by a combined score of 155-28. FSU finished with a 517-279 yd edge and Jameis Winston, despite two 1H int’s, hit 21-29-325. FSU opened with a 72/13pl drive for a td and UM went 50/10pl but missed a 44 yd FG. However, they got an int 3pl later and went 65/5 with a 33 yd td pass to tie. FSU went 79/11pl for a td, forced a punt and then went 80/5pl for a td, 21-7. They forced another punt but this time Winston was intercepted at the UM43 with 2:05 left in the half. UM went 57/8pl and got a 14 yd td pass with :22 left to make it a 1 score game, 21-14. FSU only had a 238-180 yd edge at the half. FSU forced a punt to open the 3Q and drove 83/10pl for a td then after an int, 55/6pl for a td, 35-14. A key play to UM’s season may have happened on 4&2 at the FSU45 when Duke Johnson gained 1 yd and was lost for the season with a broken ankle. UM’s next drive ended on an int at the 31. FSU went 61/12pl but settled for a 25 yd FG with 6:52 left then went 33/6 and on 4&4 settled for a 28 yd FG with 1:03 left for the 41-14 final.

Fresno St has just 4 games remaining as they try to finish off the season unbeaten and get to a BCS bowl game. Derek Carr hit 39-55-487 and Josh Harper had 17 rec’s for 253 yds. Nevada’s Cody Fajardo hit 14-24-206 and was the UN’s leading rusher with 98 yds on 17 carries. FS had a 2nd straight sellout crowd and tickets were going for 3x face value. As usual, FS dominated the 1H as they had a 342-134 yd edge and led 24-7. UN actually scored first going 81/7 for a td but punted on its next 2 possessions, was intercepted at the 50 and punted on its last 2 possessions of the half. FS blew a couple of opportunities. On 4&4 they were SOD at the UN35. They had a FD at the 18 but on 4&1 were SOD at the 9. They got a 17 yd td pass to Harper with :35 left in the half for a 24-7 lead. UN battled back taking its opening 3Q drive 61/9 for a td, punted on its 2nd. FS went for it again on 4th down, this time 4&2 and was SOD at the UN40 and the Wolfpack got back in the game. They got a 47 yd run by Fajardo and a 13 yd td pass to Wimberly, 24-16 after 3Q’s. FS went 76/8pl for a td with 13:09 left but fumbled at its own 49 and UN got a 32 yd td pass 5pl later, 31-23. FS went 47/8pl for a 40 yd FG with 6:32 left for some breathing room and UN was SOD on 4&7 at the FS45. FS went 55/6pl tacking on a 3 yd td run with 1:29 left.

The UTEP/Texas A&M game was supposed to be the return of Jameill Showers who was the starting QB for the Aggies coming out of the spring last year. He transferred to UTEP and had been the starter but was injured last week so Blaire Sullivan got his first start of the season. Sullivan hit 9-17-71. Johnny Manziel hit 16-24-273 and was the team’s leading rusher with 67 yds. The shocking part of the game was not the final of 57-7 or the yards (564-198) but the fact that UTEP gave them a game early on. A&M blk’d a punt out of the EZ for a safety and UTEP took its 2nd possession 73/9 and got a 4 yd td run, 7-2. At this point in the game, there is 5:39 left in the 1Q and UTEP had a 77-2 yd edge. A&M would drive 72/4 for a 44 yd td pass but they punted on its next 2 possessions. A&M went 63/5pl getting a td with 9:09 left int the half to make it 15-7 but then 3 turnovers set up 3 td “drives” of 32, 49 and 28 yds as the Aggies opened it up to 36-7. At the half they only had a 246-138 yd edge. A&M got 3 long drives for td’s to open the 3Q going 77/6, 74/4pl and after UTEP was intercepted in the EZ, drove 76/6pl for its 3rd td, 57-7 after 3Q’s. A&M’s final drive they took a knee at the UTEP 12.