Louisville did it in the span of one afternoon.
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Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson put in work yesterday (Sept. 17).
Jackson, however, is far from the only reason why No. 10 Louisville has to be considered a legitimate national championship contender. 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.
For nearly one half, it looked like Hugh Freeze and Ole Miss were going to do the thing they do every year to Alabama: Beat ’em.
Louisville running back Brandon Radcliff (23) is pursued by Florida State defensive end Brian Burns (99) during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sep.
The Cardinals took care of that on Saturday. It wasn’t a stretch to think that, for whatever reason, Hugh Freeze just has Nick Saban’s number.
A week ago against Troy, Clemson was guilty of a special teams gaffe. This Michigan team hasn’t relented in the fourth quarter of any contest this season and on Saturday it might have paid off. The Buckeyes moved up one spot after an emphatic 45-24 victory at Oklahoma. That said, five of 12 passing is less than ideal, and two fumbles will definitely get coach Ken Niumatalolo’s attention during their bye week.
Iowa’s loss to North Dakota State cost the Hawkeyes a place in the rankings. No matter; Miami led 21-0 after the first quarter and outgained the Mountaineers 549-241.
-Jimmy Seewald, Valparaiso, tied a school record with five TD passes and threw for 345 yards in his first start in a 49-24 win over Trinity International.
Penn State: On a day where the school honored Joe Paterno, drawing unnecessary controversy that does nothing to help James Franklin rebuild the program, he secured a very necessary win against Temple 34-27.
Instead, there should be reasons for optimism as the Nittany Lions looked competent offensively once again, racking up 403 total yards.
I have watched him in the first half against Charlotte and the first half against FSU, and I’m amazed by his ability to execute the zone read – yeah, kind of like West Virginia’s Pat White in the previous decade.
Western Michigan: This might finally be the breakthrough season for P.J. Fleck.
The Cardinals jumped up seven spots to claim No. 4 spot with their big win.
Washington may creep a little higher in the Top 25 but not much. He has accounted for 18 TDs in three games – more than 114 FBS programs have scored, total. But Saturday’s 35-32 victory against No. 21 OR may have been the most impressive of his career.
Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 158 yards and ran for 146 more, but it was unlikely touchdowns from Jonathan Allen, Da’Ron Payne and Eddie Jackson that proved to be the biggest plays for the Crimson Tide (3-0).
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Joshua Dobbs threw two 20-yard touchdown passes to Josh Malone and ran for a third score and Tennessee overcame injuries and a suspension to hold off Ohio.
5-year senior quarterback Tyler O’Connor can now add Notre Dame on to Ohio State as quality teams he has quarterbacked his side to wins over.
Petrino said his coaches spent months preparing for this game, even though two others preceded it. “Pompano.” Both the rapper and the athlete hail from the small south Florida town of Pompano Beach, Fla. But the Tigers almost squandered a comfortable lead, giving up two touchdowns 4:10 and 3:30 left, the second after the Bulldogs (1-2) recovered an onside kick.
39_Straight road losses by Kansas after losing 43-7 to Memphis. If UW can beat Stanford and doesn’t lose any dumb games to a P12 with few elite teams, the Doogs are in. “We’ll go out and run and get right back into our normal routine”. Mason is just 8-19 overall at Vandy.
For good measure, Jaire Alexander tacked on a 69-yard punt return touchdown 71 seconds into the third quarter and a 61-yard return later in the period.
There might be only one person in the country who is not thoroughly impressed with Lamar Jackson.
Running back Mark Walton rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns as the Hurricanes were largely smooth in their first road game of the season. It was the 10th consecutive loss for Boston College in conference play. But if they don’t, Carey’s job could be in jeopardy. A 28-19 victory against OH keeps Tennessee in the same vicinity. Not only is Tennessee hampered by injuries, but the offensive line was less than dominant against OH, and the Vols never really pulled away from a team that had no business competing in Neyland Stadium.
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Auburn: The Tigers fell to No. 20 Texas A&M, which is not a bad loss, necessarily, but it does leave Gus Malzahn’s team 1-2 on the season and 3-12 in its last 15 games against Power Five opponents.
