A very big role worthy of all the adulation.
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Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for one more as Louisville got their biggest regular season win ever, pummeling the Seminoles as if they stole Grandma’s Bingo money in Saturday’s 63-20 smack-down.
If Clemson does beat the Jackets and Cards, its showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee would bookend October with marquee ACC games. Florida State had it well-covered and actually tipped the ball.
Jackson has been unstoppable through the first three weeks of 2016, accounting for almost 1,500 yards of total offense and 18 touchdowns, while throwing just two interceptions.
The former electric, dual-threat Virginia Tech QB, now a free-agent in the National Football League, tweeted, “Lamar Jackson 5x better than what I was at V-Tech…”
Coming into the game, Jackson was the early favorite for the Heisman but everyone said it was because the Cardinals only played against Charlotte and Syracuse.
I thought the Badgers were for real following a win over LSU on Week 1.
“This one’s really a team win”, Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino said.
“I actually wasn’t at the game and couldn’t watch it because we were playing our game at the same time”, Smith stated. “You get nervous for the game and all these things flying around, but he was able to focus and concentrate”.
Jackson wasn’t the only star in Louisville’s domination. 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.
Iowa took a significant hit, as did Florida State, but I didn’t drop the Hawkeyes all the way out. “You don’t play with fire and let teams get ahead of you”. Mike Weber added 18 carries for 123 yards, and Samuel carried 11 times for 98 yards and a score. He also ran for nine scores. It followed his interception on the previous series, one sign that he is human. Last week I had them at #20, and I jumped them 9 spots because they beat Auburn?
The work actually began in the winter, when the coaching staff began breaking down game tape on Florida State. Without him available as a spy, FSU appeared helpless in its efforts to contain Jackson. They held Dalvin Cook to 62 yards of offense. The electric dual-threat quarterback finished with nearly four hundred yards of total offense and chipped in five touchdowns in the 63-20 blowout of the Seminoles. Clemson stands fifth and non-power conference school Houston remains sixth.
A pause followed Florida State’s Tarvarus McFadden’s apparent breakup of a right sideline pass for James Quick.
The Bears won 45-44 previous year when Nick Rose missed an extra point with 1:11 to play.
Louisville paid tribute to late heavyweight champion and hometown hero Muhammad Ali in numerous ways. Texas lost a tough game to Cal yesterday, and this effectively eliminates the conference from playoff contention after Oklahoma lost to Ohio State. It was a good sight to see for UGA, but a lack of running game could hurt them in the future. No matter who the QB is for the Cardinals, Christian McCaffrey is a top Heisman contender.
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The Cardinals return to action this weekend on the road against the Marshall Thundering Herd.
