Fans tuning into the Florida State-Louisville game today will notice something special on the field today. “It was embarrassing. It hurt our pride a little bit, but we’re not going to tuck our tails between our legs and run away and try to hide because we lost one game”.
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Flowers leads South Florida (2-0) into the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon, a week after Jackson led the No. 10 Cardinals to a 62-28 victory indoors. It’s one of those unanswerable questions that’s best-digested over two or three hours of sports talk radio. He’s averaging about 13 yards per carry, despite only get the ball 13 times.
I think Florida State has more talent, although they will be shorthanded without star safety Derwin James, who is out with a knee injury.
Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson has put up insane numbers in two games, accounting for 13 touchdowns for the No. 1 offense in the country.
The key to a Louisville victory is avoiding turnovers.
On the offense, Louisville averages 411.0 yards in passing and 343.0 yards in rushing.
No. 1 Alabama at No. 19 MS, 3 p.m., CBS – The Crimson Tide is facing a tough task at Ole Miss. He suffered a tough hit against Towson in the season opener. Texas A&M had a big win against UCLA to start the season, but will have a much more hard task against an Auburn defense that is allowing just 16.5 points per game. However, coach Nick Saban has no plans on making it three losses in a row as he’s stressed focus and execution heading into this pivotal SEC West contest. Only eight teams have more scored more.
The 2016 game is played under different circumstances. That total includes a 341-yard, 3 TD performance against the Tide a year ago. Mack needs 251 yards to match USF’s career rushing record of 2,731 yards, set by Andre Hall in 2005.
And it’s not like those are the only games of note.
How will Lane Kiffin attack the Ole Miss defense?
MIRROR IMAGE: USF’s Gulf Coast offense also is fast and ranks 10th nationally in scoring at 50.2 points per game, the Bulls’ best start ever. Florida State has won the previous two such meetings but trailed in both games. The some College Football Playoff contenders could fade and others could emerge. “It was a big win for our program”. However, the voters do look at how players perform in big games. Deondre Francois and Dalvin Cook showed against MS in the opener that they can put up points in bunches, too.
This is especially true for Mayfield. But still. Quite a start for America’s newest quarterback sensation. We know that for a fact because we lived it.
But can he do it against Florida State? Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois, and FSU running back Dalvin Cook each have a stake in the chase.
Honorable mention: 7:30 p.m. – No. 3 Ohio State at No. 14 Oklahoma, FOX. Houston even misses South Florida and East Carolina, likely the two best teams in the American East Division. And there are a few more down the line that are really good as well.
Or Michigan State and Notre Dame, which are preparing to renew a rivalry with sky-high stakes.
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Miami at Appalachian State, ESPN. I went to school there and coached there and this school here was the first school to give a guy a chance.
