College football’s historic Week 3 matchups didn’t generate much excitement, but there’s still plenty of excitement in a full game list.
Numerous nearby errors provided a weekend of sweating for the national points systems and Top 25 teams. Meanwhile, those of have won simple victories.
In Boston, North Carolina, Appalachian State traded a hail Mary catch and run to beat Troy in the final game of the game after ESPN’s College GameDay team went to campus to present their show.
Although Syracuse is qualified, Orange is drawing attention and did so once again with a last-minute win boosted by a penalty against Purdue.
The 10 most sensible groups dealt with business abundantly, dismantling opponents, and Penn State went to the SEC country and hit Auburn.
Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from the first list of games.
It might not have been transparent who the most productive team in the country was, but the reigning national champion, the Georgia Bulldogs, left no doubt about it Saturday.
They left Columbia, South Carolina, leaving many fried chickens after a 48-7 win that could have been worse. the thing was clear:
The Gamecocks would possibly be in the same department as Georgia, but they are not in the same class.
In case you’re wondering how dominant the UGA has been, in 3 games against Oregon, Samford and now an SEC foe, the Dawgs have allowed just 10 problems overall and an average of just 249 yards consistent with the game. Opponents changed the Third tries only 29% of the time.
“Oh, though, Georgia is one-dimensional,” possibly pensarías. No. These are the Kirby Smart groups from a few years ago. With Stetson Bennett at the center, his attack is more of an effective, but deadly, knife combat. than a quick explosion.
On the first team’s offensive 21 possessions this season, they scored 14 touchdowns, scored 4 on-field goals, missed one, and kicked only twice. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s unit also clicks. Oh, and tight end Brock Bowers (who scored on two receptions and a point on Saturday) remains a star.
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No one to take on the Dawgs, who lost tons of skill from last year’s name team but recharged with more stars.
Oh, what it could have been.
So much happened in school football on Saturday that may have greatly disappointed the national symbol. In other cases, there have been almost incredibly embarrassing losses for high-level teams.
But many survived near failures and survived until the day of sweating.
Few things would have been more embarrassing than the FCS Missouri State program entering Arkansas and provoking the Razorbacks, especially since former Hog chief Bobby Petrino is the head coach. The Bears built a 17-0 lead and even maintained merit early in the final quarter earlier. the Hogs recorded 3 touchdowns in the final quarter to win 38-27.
Speaking of embarrassment, all of Billy Napier’s goodwill with an initial season reorganization in Utah fades away. After losing in Kentucky last week, the Gators hosted the ill-fated South Florida on Saturday night and stood out with a 31-28 victory.
The Bulls were in position to land until a terrible snap forced a long goal on the field. A bad catch ensued and USF’s back narrowly missed the tying kick in the final seconds.
Notre Dame had to sweat a seven-point win over California, and Wake Forest had to avoid a two-point conversion in the final seconds against Liberty to claim a 37-36 victory. The Demon Deacons’ defense has failed just as they have a successful 2021 season.
Although on a smaller scale, Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins needed a last-second basket to win 32-31 against Southern Alabama.
Maybe it’s time to avoid thinking of the Orange as a “fun little team to watch” and start believing they may just be an ACC competitor with quarterback Garrett Shrader at the helm.
The Syracuse quarterback who switched from the state of Mississippi and discovered a moment of life in upstate New York would possibly have built his reputation as a leader in football, but in coach Dino Babers’ new offense, he also rejuvenated his pace.
On Saturday, a three-quarter defensive bout with Purdue turned into a barn in the final quarter with frantics and driving in a 32-29 comeback.
Needing a miracle after Purdue took a four-point lead with less than a minute to go, the Boilermakers gained 30 yards of unsportsmanlike consequences against Payne Durham and coach Jeff Brohm. Purdue’s own 10, which eventually led to Syracuse starting the winning run on the positive side of the course.
After a penalty for passing interference, Shrader delivered a 25-metre pass over the pylon to Oronde Gadsden II for a winning shot with seven seconds to go.
Was there a cave at Purdue? But the Oranges now have a 3-0 record and survived 42-yard functionality through star ball carrier Sean Tucker, basically thanks to Shrader, who finished with 264 total yards and 3 touchdowns.
“You know, you don’t have your most productive assets as a pitcher, but you just find tactics to get guys out, and that’s Garrett Shrader,” Babers told ESPN after the game. he had his most productive day, but his leadership, his feet and only his tenacity and his will to win took us. “
Like the state of Florida, Orange faces a challenge from October 15 to November 15. 19 (vs. N. C. State, Clemson, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Florida State and Wake Forest), but Orange can get off to a 5-0 start.
Nebraska fired coach Scott Frost after last week’s inexplicable loss to Georgia Southern, but unfortunately for the Cornhuskers, that resolution didn’t erase their traces of the program he announced on the field.
Promising Saturday with a huge crowd in Lincoln faithfully cheering on the Huskers and interim coach (and former player) Mickey Joseph as they faced the sixth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in a renewal of a long-running powerhouse rivalry.
It didn’t take long for the same old Nebraska skeletons to come out, proving that there is only one counterfeit program in this game.
While Frost’s groups have become well known for their propensity to lose games with a score, the lack of tenacity and defensive prowess ultimately doomed his tenure. Saturday’s 49-14 annihilation against the Sooners would be far from a one-score game, yet any of those forgettable features persisted.
The Cornhuskers had no answer for quarterback Dillon Gabriel, OU’s offensive game creators and coach Brent Venables’ complex blitz packages on the other side of the ball. It was 35-7 at halftime, and you were almost asking for a non-stop clock or a ruler. of grace
It’s so bad in Nebraska right now. It may have been much worse.
Whoever takes on this task has a mess to put in the making, a list that would possibly involve talented players but without tenacity and confidence. He is the one who has lost or forgotten his will to win.
The Nebraska-Oklahoma game may have been just one way out for the Huskers to discover they weren’t that far away and got rid of the problem. Instead, it was an embarrassment that further strengthened the path they still had to travel.
Manti Te’o returned to the position where he terrorized offenses for 4 years from 2009 to 2012, when the legendary Notre Dame linebacker revered the Fighting Irish game against California.
Despite all the struggles on the field for the proud Irish, team enthusiasts roared for nearly a minute to celebrate Te’o, and the feelings expressed by the former Notre Dame and NFL big fan made it one of the most impressive moments. of the day. .
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Te’o racked up 437 tackles in his time at South Bend, placing third all-time at the school in this category. He was an All-American by consensus who won 8 awards in 2012, in addition to the Maxwell Award, the Butkus Award, the Lombardi Award and the Lott Trophy. , Chuck Bednarik Award, Walter Camp Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
He is one of the most decorated defenders in recent times and became a second-round pick for the San Diego Chargers in 2013.
It’s a shame that Te’o is best known for falling victim to an elaborate cat fishing plan that is the subject of a new Netflix documentary. His life, it was wonderful that on Saturday he committed to football.
Te’o a superstar and legend in one of the most prestigious programs in school football. The raw feelings of his honor were enough to send chills down his back.
Last weekend, Baylor traveled to Provo, Utah, and discovered how difficult it was to beat BYU at their stadium, even though the Cougars didn’t feature receivers Gunner Romney and Puka Nacua.
This victory propelled BYU to position itself in the polls.
A week later, coach Kalani Sitake led his team on his way to Oregon, ranked 25th, and found that the road was bumpy.
Ducks first-year head coach Dan Lanning received his first win through the signing. Although they were soft favorites at the start of the game, the Ducks defeated BYU, 41-20.
Although BYU closed the lead at 10-7 early, there was never any hesitation afterwards. While quarterback Jaren Hall made a few plays, the Cougars looked extraordinarily defeated through a Pac-12 opponent who amassed quality rookies in the final classes.
Things seemed one-sided in the lines of slamming. BYU was never able to host a racing game against Oregon, and the Ducks did quite what they wanted offensively.
Quarterback Bo Nix ran like a possessed man, extending games and providing a plethora of dinners after his hungry start to the season in Atlanta instead of protecting champion Georgia. Auburn’s industry finished with 257 total yards and five touchdowns.
Even when BYU supported records, it couldn’t kill them, going from 0 to 4 in fourth-grade conversions. that his opponent simply ranked too high.
The ball was suspended in the air forever, going crazy between Notre Dame defenders and two California mendacity receivers in the domain of purpose before falling safely, fortunately, if you’re a Fighting Irish fan, to the ground.
Playing with a new rookie quarterback for Drew Pyne after last week’s season-ending injury to Tyler Buchner, Notre Dame and coach Marcus Freeman nevertheless entered the winning column with a 24-17 victory over the Golden Bears at Notre Dame Stadium. .
Freeman’s win is his first as head coach, after last year’s bowling game collapsed against Oklahoma State and went 0-2 at the start of the season. It didn’t happen without some crazy (and stubborn) moments.
“We’re finding a way to stay close,” Freeman told NBC after the game. “I’m proud of our guys for finishing. There is a lot of teaching. There are a lot of games that we want to be aware of. ” But we will taste this victory. “
The Irish never moved the ball constantly through the air with Pyne, but they supported practice and controlled the speed of the game.
The Rush to Notre Dame’s Pass consistently hit Bears quarterback Jack Plummer and took him to the court again and again, which affected peak games with pressure.
The Irish had the idea that they had won the game when they intercepted Plummer, but a goal call to linebacker JD Bertrand occurred a moment before the pick, so Cal retained possession. Notre Dame then recovered a run for a touchdown after sacking Plummer, however the call was called off after officials dismissed it via contact.
All those antics created a last-second improvement in the mastery of purpose through Plummer, and two receivers may have caught him, they didn’t, and Notre Dame eventually won.
Penn State fled as a quality full team on Saturday, headed to the SEC and embarrassed Auburn at Jordan Hare Stadium by managing the Tigers in all its aspects with a 41-12 victory.
But the story is all the warts that they later exposed on the Plains.
The Nittany Lions’ season story has yet to be written after two seasons of asymmetrical football. They made the 2020 crusade 0-5 before winning 4 straight to end the season and finished 5-0 last year before wasting six of their last eight. For Auburn, however, the writing on the wall is ambitious for the season and coach Bryan Harsin’s diet.
If things are not quickly replaced, either is doomed.
During a tumultuous off-season, Harsin’s works are in jeopardy after rampant rumors and a very public assessment. And with athletic director Allen Greene saying goodbye to college, who knows what’s going to happen?
Harsin’s team doesn’t look like Auburn’s proud groups in recent memory. Although the Tigers have one of the most talented ball carriers in the country at Tank Bigsby, they can’t get any traction because their offensive line is so bad.
TJ Finley won the quarterback task to start the year, but was largely useless and replaced him through Oregon’s Robthrough Ashford industry (not the Texas A transfer).
Auburn’s defense had no answer for Sean Clifford or freshman Nicholas Singleton, who lit up the Tigers for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns in just 10 runs. It’s a brilliant and complete feature for Penn State.
Collect the questions in the maximum village of the Plains.
The state of Appalachia won over Michigan in 2007 when it became an FCS program, considered by many to be the biggest upheaval of all time. The program disappointed No. 6 Texas A last week.
Now they have the miracle of the mountaineer.
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This program knows how to maximize national visibility, doesn’t it?
With an ESPN College GameDay team in town and famed guest coach and graduate Luke Combs, everyone paid attention to the strength of the Sun Belt Conference on Saturday against Troy.
For much of the game, it looked like the climbers would collapse. Instead, his talent for drama led to one of the most productive plays of the young season.
Driving through two with two seconds left to play at his own 47-yard line, quarterback Chase Brice subsidized to give hope on the field. Although his arm was not strong enough to carry the ball into the purpose area, he threw it into the 5th metro line.
There, Dalton Stroman sent the pass into the hands of Christan Horn on the 7-metre line. Horn caught the ball, ran to the right-wing line around the clustered mass of players, Kaedin Robinson gave him an excellent block and scored. the notable winner of the match.
Not every day you see a Hail Mary catch-and-run, but the Appalachian State is simply doing things in the Appalachian State to bring about the end of a Disney movie: a Boom!In Boone with a national highlight on mountaineers.
It’s easy to wonder what the long-term viability of Mike Leach’s Air Raid attack on the SEC is. Whenever it looks like the state of Mississippi is clicking, the Bulldogs will have a game like Saturday night’s.
Will Rogers played a pedestrian game after being a possible candidate for each and every convention to start the season. He didn’t get much help either, as Brian Kelly’s team cemented their biggest win to date as head coach of the Bayou Bengals with a 31-16 win in Death Valley.
MSU maintained a halftime lead over LSU and ruled the game, however, the Tigers were able to put the defensive grips on after the break, allowing Jayden Daniels and company to come back and take a decisive lead.
When the state of Mississippi began the last practice, LSU outscored the Bulldogs 250-67 in the current period. Despite the preference for getting close to the red zone, Rogers threw a terrible interception to necessarily end the game. Daniels knelt in the winning lineup to close out the win.
Kelly’s team is talented and takes time to learn how to play together, but Saturday night was a big step in front of the locals. Leach, on the other hand, seeks to take his program to the next SEC point, at the Alabama-only point.
There are flashes of brilliance when Leach’s offense clicks, however, there are times when the Bulldogs play a quality unit or surpass the skill as they were on Saturday night when he gets caught in the mud.
Maybe that’s what they get in Starkville.
It’s football season, right?
If you look in the direction of Lawrence, Kansas, this can be hard to say. After all, the Kansas Jayhawks’ national champion basketball team is still betting, since it’s September.
Instead, it’s the Jayhawks’ football team that makes headlines. Coach Lance Leipold’s team is up an incredible 3-0 after a smart Houston Cougars team fell apart 48-30 on Saturday.
Before you hit the “who cares” button so early in the season, this 3-win plateau says something. The Jayhawks haven’t won more than 3 games in a year since their 5-7 record in 2009. The final winning season for Kansas was an 8-5 crusade the year before, which followed their 12-1 record in 2007.
What Leipold has done to this show in less than two seasons is simply remarkable. Kansas is easily the worst Power Five program in the country in more than a decade. Now, the Jayhawks have beaten West Virginia and Houston in straight weeks.
They also have a star in quarterback Jalon Daniels, a game-changing skill that leads an explosive offense. He threw for 158 yards and a trio of opposing touchdowns to the Cougars and added 123 rushing yards and two more touchdowns. While Daniels is clearly the catalyst, he is a good, fundamentally forged football team that plays on both sides of the ball.
They play games and, most importantly, they win matches. This is what hasn’t happened in Kansas on the grid in a long, long time.
You may feel Jordan Travis’ frustration through the TV screen.
After two brilliant first games and a dazzling start Friday night against Louisville, completing his first 11 passes, the Florida state point guard tried to escape the tension on a second-quarter play, but was knocked down by his ankles and injured.
As he writhed on the grass afterward, Travis hit the ground with his fist in apparent pain. He was returning to the bench at the time on crutches and what looked like a walking boot.
Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis left the game in the fourth with an obvious injury to his pierna. pic. twitter. com/I79xJgo7FJ
If you think the Seminoles would travel without Travis, you’re wrong. Tate Rodemaker came in and, after some early scares, completed 6 of 10 passes for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He is able to lead the ‘Noles, at least for a while.
Receiver Johnny Wilson enjoyed his escape game with seven catches for 149 yards and a few touchdowns, and FSU ball carriers huddled 216 yards to the floor on a dominant offensive line for a 35-31 win over the Cardinals.
The win propelled coach Mike Norvell’s team to 3-0, but after next week’s game against Boston College, the Noles face no. 19 Wake Forest, to No. 16 North Carolina State, to host No. five Clemson and at No. 19. 13 Miami all in the area of five treacherous weeks.
Will Travis return? Otherwise, it will be tricky for the Norvell team. But getting a challenging and proven victory along the way is a great test of survival. However, they want their leader to return soon.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — It’s not pretty. But it’s effective.
Led through a suffocating defense, Pitt has avoided a repeat of last season’s disappointing loss to West Michigan. This time, the ACC program, which runs a rare vacation in the MAC country, overcame three unimpressive opening quarters and retired in the final. frame for a 34-13 victory.
Pitt relied heavily on the rushed attack, giving 33 runs to Israel Abanikanda and 11 to Vincent Davis. They ran for 133 and 81 yards, respectively. Nate Yarnell, who started his career as a quarterback for the first time, attempted just 12 passes on the night.
The impressive maximum unit, however, Pitt’s defense.
Marquis Williams had an early selection of six, and the Panthers limited WMU to just 180 offensive yards with a meager 3. 8 allowed to center. It was a huge improvement for the Panthers, who allowed 517 yards in a 44-41 loss to the Broncos. last year.
Pitt, who went ahead 2-1, may simply turn to Kedon Slovis if he’s healthy next week, however, Yarnell played well enough that the Panthers wouldn’t want to rush into the USC trade.
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This weekend, it’s Miami’s turn to lay an egg at Kyle Field.
The No. thirteen Hurricanes went to Texas, missed a few field goals, made a bunch of mistakes and lost 17-9 to the Aggies. In the process, the Hurricanes proved they were a bit overrated, and A
Yes, the Aggies have made a mistake in the attack. Coach Jimbo Fisher replaced Haynes King with Max Johnson, and A
But Johnson made enough plays with his arm and feet to take the win. The biggest difference, however, lies in the other aspect of the ball, where Fisher’s elite recruitment proved to be conspectrable.
The Hurricanes were a slower and much less athletic pace, and quarterback Tyler Van harassed enough throughout the game to keep him out of rhythm. Even when he made the right passes, his receivers failed to rescue him.
Mario Cristobal would possibly have built an elite program at Coral Gables, but he’s not there yet. With Atletico injuries, suspensions and offensive replacement of the guard
While everyone hummed about hiring titles like Lincoln Riley of USC, Mario Cristobal of Miami, Brian Kelly of LSU and the most sensible assistants like Dan Lanning (Oregon), Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) and Brent Venables (Oklahoma) getting jobs, Washington quietly hit a Grand Slam.
They caught Kalen DeBoer of Fresno State, where he had built a quality program organization.
Now he has taken over a proud Washington program that, so long ago, ran Pac-12 North. He already has the Huskies playing exceptional football.
In front of a national television audience on ABC, the unranked show U-Dub featured No. 11 Michigan State and temporarily analyzed the Spartans’ defense en route to a 39-28 victory.
The catalyst for the entire team, of course, is defensive quarterback Michael Penix Jr. , who was traded from Indiana after an injury-plagued career with the Hoosiers. Meeting with his former offensive coordinator DeBoer at IU, Penix proved to be the best leader. for the system
DeBoer is an offensive spirit that sparked crises at Michigan State all night when Penix racked up 397 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. But Washington also has many other weapons. Fortunately for the show, he can temporarily move out of Jimmy Lake’s forgettable tenure and return to his place.
Under DeBoer, Washington turns out to be a force to be reckoned with in Pac-12.
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