He had a career-high eight tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks against the Cowboys.
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Lanning also completed 11 of 22 passes for 162 yards, including a 24-yarder to Allen Lazard for a touchdown in the first half, when Iowa State scored three touchdowns and kicked a field goal on its first four possessions.
Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine (32) and Dede Westbrook (11) celebrate Perine’s touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Baylor on Saturday, November 14, 2015, in Waco, Texas.
Notre Dame (9-1) is fifth and unbeaten Iowa (10-0) moved up two spots to sixth.
As for Oklahoma State, the Cowboys are still undefeated, but its kind of like Baylor being undefeated; you know it’s more a result of good scheduling than talent or play on the field so far.
North Carolina, at No. 12, has its best ranking since being in the same spot in the 1998 preseason poll. The losses for Iowa State (3-7, 2-5) have been against teams with a combined 60-9 record…. Following a 53-52 overtime defeat of the Ole Miss Rebels, the Razorbacks opened up a 21-7 lead over ninth-ranked LSU and never looked back, cruising to victory at LSU’s home stadium.
Luke Falk, Washington State, QB, So.
FiveThirtyEight.com, founded by stats analyst Nate Silver, has OU at 46 percent to take the conference and 44 percent to make the playoff. The College Football Playoff selection committee insists Ohio State’s best football is ahead of it. It’s time for the Buckeyes to put up.
“I don’t know how you couldn’t”, Stoops said Monday night in an interview on ESPN’s SportsCenter.
“We are going to get him to the game“, Rhoads said, “warm him up and have him prepared and how much he plays we’ll see come Saturday”.
Walsh was the starter previous year before a season-ending right foot injury. J.T. Barrett is back in place at quarterback following a one-game suspension, and it’s time for the Buckeyes to step on the accelerator. They are one of just six remaining undefeated teams. Hogan tossed a four yard pass to cut the lead to 38-36 with ten seconds left but Oregon’s defense stepped up as linebacker Joe Walker dove to break up the 2-point conversion pass attempt. The Longhorns ran just fine against WVU, but it couldn’t hang on to the ball.
UCLA lost after leading at halftime for the first time in 32 games under Mora.
The Cowboys (10-0) came from behind to claim a 35-31 win over the Cyclones in Ames. Those victories over Tech and K-State.
And who could blame them for wanting to document the moment?
Lanning has already established himself as one of the Big 12’s best running quarterbacks.
So, of course, they’ll get Oklahoma and Baylor both at home in the final two games on their schedule. “I told the guys to calm down”. The good thing is we can still control our own destiny, try to finish out and do right and see where it all ends up.
“But with that said, this team’s aggressiveness, resiliency and toughness – I think we turned a corner here tonight”.
New Mexico’s opportunistic defense yielded 638 yards but forced four turnovers, two of which were in the red zone. Going on the road to face Kansas State and West Virginia will be a big-time fight if Lanning can’t repeat his performance.
Rutgers coach Kyle Flood said after the game that Nelson had movement in his extremities.
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When Baker Mayfield transfed into Norman last season, it didn’t garner near the attention of a few other high-profile switches of this past offseason; after Saturday, however, he may be the most impactful. And was it a big one. With 13 straight wins, the Tigers (No. 1 CFP, No. 1 AP) have their longest winning streak in 34 years.
