In the meantime, Bielema and defensive coordinator Robb Smith warn that Texas State, 1-0 from beating Ohio University two weeks and having an open date last weekend, can pose problems even faster than quick-tempo no-huddle TCU. Knight threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score for Texas A&M.
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TCU’s Kenny Hill threw for 377 yards and an overtime TD to Taj Williams and also had 93 yards rushing and two scores. Any team that could both run and pass past year rolled TCU – Oregon even led 31-0 at halftime of the Alamo Bowl before deciding it didn’t have to compete in the second half, losing in OT to TCU’s seldom-if-ever-used backup senior quarterback – but the Horned Frogs had the offensive firepower to outscore most people. Allen would make sure that didn’t stand as the final score.
That was about the only thing the Hogs wanted to be slow Saturday night.
TCU, on the other hand, will have a golden opportunity to rebound at home when it hosts Iowa State before hitting the road for an intrastate showdown against SMU on September 23.
No. 19 MS 38, Wofford 13 • Playing just five days after a loss to Florida State, quarterback Chad Kelly threw for 219 yards and three TDs to lead the Rebels (1-1) to victory at home. The junior quarterback powered the ball on third down despite being initially hit at the 3-yard line. Buechele was 22 of 27 passing. “That way I can do a better job of backing him up”, Patterson said Monday during the Big 12 coaches conference call with reporters.
OXFORD, Miss. – Chad Kelly threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 19 MS rout Wofford 38-13 on Saturday.
Vanderbilt 47, Middle Tennessee 24 • Ralph Webb ran for 211 yards and two TDs as the host Commodores (1-1) beat the Blue Raiders (1-1) in a game delayed more than an hour and a half because of bad weather.
All of this mess started when Arkansas, which was up 20-7 and had a first-and-goal at the TCU 2, failed to punch it in for a touchdown with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
(1) Alabama 38, Western Kentucky 10: In Tuscaloosa, Ala., freshman Jalen Hurts passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start to lead Alabama. – Mark Walton rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns to lead Miami (2-0). Kenny Hill no longer plays for A&M, Bret Bielema doesn’t coach at Wisconsin, and the Horned Frogs no longer have a 14-game home winning streak. TCU is the favorite in this game, most likely due to being at home. Maybe the Big 12 should have seen this coming. Though Arkansas might have lost steam in the fourth quarter, this team finally avoided early-season disaster with the resiliency of a team of destiny. NOTES: The teams met for the first time since 1991 when both programs were in the Southwest Conference.
No. 5 MI 51, UCF 14: ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Wilton Speight threw two of his four touchdown passes to Jake Butt, and Khalid Hill ran for two scores, for MI (2-0). Jackson gets a Friday night spotlight game after accounting for eight touchdowns last week against Charlotte.
“We want to keep you in your seat for four quarters and then some”, he added of the team’s thrilling victory, per ESPN.com’s Edward Aschoff.
Army finished with 348 yards rushing as its triple option continued to perform at a high level.
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After the first two drives stalled inside the redzone and Arkansas had to settle for field goals, the defense took things into their own hands.
