Florida State certainly could not, as Jackson torched them for 216 passing yards and a passing touchdown, on top of 146 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns as the Cardinals destroyed the Seminoles 63-20, the most points that FSU have ever conceded in a single game.
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All the early Heisman favorite did in Week 3 was lead the No. 13 Cardinals to a 63-24 stomping over No. 2 Florida State with five more touchdowns and 362 total yards. Peppers finished the comeback win with nine tackles, a sack, a hurry, 3.5 tackles for loss, 208 all-purpose yards and a game-sealing touchdown.
Louisville surged to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, matching the best ranking in school history, and Ohio State moved up to No. 2 behind Alabama.
Defeated? Yes, some people might have believed that Florida State’s football team would be defeated on Saturday.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – De’Veon Smith gave MI the lead with a 42-yard run early in the third quarter and the Wolverines pulled away to beat Colorado.
Jaire Alexander contributed two 60-yard punt returns – including a 69-yarder for a TD – and a fumble recovery leading to another Louisville score. Add it all up and Jackson has accounted for 1,377 yards of offense and 18 touchdowns in three games. They held Dalvin Cook to 62 yards of offense. The Seminoles slid 10 spots to No. 13, the largest slide by a No. 2 team since USC fell to No. 13 after losing to Stanford 21-14 on September 15, 2012.
(25) Miami 45, App.
Record crowd of 55,694 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
Miami leaped 10 spots to No. 15 after its win at Appalachian State. But no decision has been made on that, and Clemson needs to win at Georgia Tech, where it has lost its last five meetings. With just 23 carries, Pumphrey rumbled for 220 yards and three touchdowns, including a 79-yard scoring run late in fourth quarter to cap his wonderful day where he broke Marshall Faulk’s Aztecs record for all-purpose yards.
A few interesting matchups in Week 4, including Clemson (3-0) visiting Georgia Tech (3-0) on Thursday; Florida-Tennessee, Wisconsin-Michigan State, Georgia-Mississippi, Stanford-UCLA and Arkansas-Texas A&M on Saturday.
The only blemish on Jackson’s big day was an interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand.
Knight also ran for 42 yards and several first downs in his first Southeastern Conference game for the Aggies (3-0, 1-0 SEC), who are off to another fast start.
Danny Etling completed 19-for-30 passes for 215 yards in his first start for LSU (2-1), including a 37-yard touchdown strike to D.J. Chark. Five touchdowns plus five PATs equals 35. He hit Isaiah Ford twice for touchdowns and also found Travon McMillian, Chris Cunningham and Sam Rogers.
It’s been a tough schedule so far, and Northern Illinois could certainly turn things around in Mid-American Conference play.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – UConn kicker Bobby Puyol sought out Virginia kicker Alex Furbank after the Huskies win over the Cavaliers. OR left points on the field and lost an important game because of it.
Eighteen touchdowns put Jackson on pace to score 72 by the close of the regular season, which would be a record.
Tennessee (3-0) played without four starters – three were injured and defensive back Malik Foreman was suspended for team rules violations. Led by Marlon Mack’s 115 yards rushing, USF has won 10 of its last 12 games and gained at least 200 yards on the ground for the eighth-straight game. Opponents are 12-for-49 on the year on third down, only 24.9-percent.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – De’Veon Smith gave MI the lead with a 42-yard run early in the third quarter and the Wolverines pulled away to beat Colorado.
