2023 & On - College FOOTBAW Thread

[HarleyQuinn]

Colorado didn't show much different that they showed last year. They beat NDSU 31-26 but had to have Sanders throw for 445 on 34 passes (with talent clearly superior to NDU's defense) while NDSU's QB Cam Miller was ripping them to shreds through the air by mostly not targeting Travis Hunter's area.

Colorado is going to be in for another tough year if their defense can't stop the pass, they struggle to run the ball, and need Sanders to win shootouts with his throwing arm against defenses that will have better physical talent in the coming weeks.

 

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- Wofford beat Gardner-Webb 21-20 behind WR Kyle Watkins' 7-117-1 performance.
- Eastern Washington beat Monmouth 42-27. WR Efton Chism III had 12-173-3.
- Maine beat Colgate 17-14. RB Jaharie Martin ran for 66 and 1 TD.

Stephen F. Austin hung 70 on North American University (an NAIA school I believe) in the first half to where they made the 3rd & 4th quarters 5 minutes long each(!)

 

[909]

Cam Ward

 

[Broward83]

Texas absolutely beating the brakes off Colorado State. Arch got some reps, a few touchdowns and is healthy. Good warm up for Michigan next week.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

UCLA survived Hawai'i and won but Hawai'i suffered from a lot of dropped throws and QB Brayden Schrager was basically playing on one wheel.

Vanderbilt upset Virginia Tech in OT in a fun game too. Boise State beat Georgia Southern 56-45 with RB Ashton Jeanty throwing his name into the Heisman race with a 267 yard, 6 TD performance!

Arkansas State barely survived Central Arkansas, winning 34-31. Nevada held off Troy 28-26. Middle Tennessee beat Tennessee Tech 32-25.

Texas Tech beat Abilene Christian in a 52-51 shootout in OT. The QBs combined for 872 yards and 8 TD.

On the FCS side: Montana beat Missouri State 29-24; San Diego beat Cal Poly 27-21; Rhode Island beat Holy Cross 20-17; The Citadel beat Charleston Southern 22-21; Delaware State beat Sacred Heart 17-15; Florida A&M beat SC State 22-18; Georgetown rolled Dayton 46-24

 

[909]

Big Ten > SEC

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Nice to know it took 2 weeks for Florida State to prove they are frauds and that pre-season rankings are still bullshit.

Also let's fucking go Boston College!

 

[909]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1830949234738126924

Oh hell yeah let's go buddy

 

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Northern Illinois just knocked off Notre Dame. Unreal.

 

[909]

ASHTON JEANTY IS REAL

 

[HarleyQuinn]

More upsets happened too.

- Illinois knocked off #19 Kansas 23-17.
- Iowa State beat #21 Iowa 20-19 in a typical Iowa scoring game.

FCS UPSET: St. Francis (PA) beat Kent State 23-17. WR Gavin Thomsen was 5-124-1.
FCS UPSET: Idaho beat Wyoming 17-13. WR Jordan Dwyer was 6-66.
FCS UPSET: Southern Utah beat UTEP 27-24 in OT. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 183 and 2 TD.

SC State beat The Citadel 23-20. Campbell beat Western Carolina 24-16. Bucknell beat VMI 35-28. New Hampshire beat Holy Cross 21-20. Wofford beat Richmond 26-19. Norfolk State beat Virginia State 28-23. Elon rolled NC Central 41-19. Charleston Southern beat Furman 24-20. NC A&T beat Winston-Salem 27-20. North Dakota beat Montana 27-24. South Dakota State beat Incarnate Word 45-24. Drake beat Eastern Washington 35-32 in OT. Howard beat Mercyhurst 32-31. Montana State beat Maine 41-24.

Shootout of the Week: SE Missouri State beat UT Martin 45-42. QB Paxton DeLaurent threw for 376 and 6 TD.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

South Alabama dropped 87 points on Northwestern State. Fluff Bothwell & Kentrel Bullock combined for 15 carries, 265 yards, and 4 TD.

Lot of intriguing games today and a buttload of big-time state games: #4 Alabama @ Wisconsin, Cincinnati @ Miami Ohio, North Texas @ Texas Tech, #24 Boston College @ #6 Missouri, #18 Notre Dame @ Purdue, #9 Oregon @ Oregon State, Washington State @ Washington, Colorado @ Colorado State, UCF @ TCU

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Week 3 Recap
- Charlotte survived FCS Gardner-Webb 27-26, having to score 21 points in the 4th quarter to win.
- Georgia State beat Vanderbilt 36-32.
- UCF beat TCU 35-34. RB RJ Harvey ran for 180 and 2 TD.
- #1 Georgia barely survived Kentucky and won 13-12.

On the FCS Side
- Duquesne beat Youngstown State 28-25. RB Jamario Clements ran for 204 and 1 TD.
- Villanova beat Towson 14-13 after Towson missed 2 FG in the final 1:13
- Abilene Christian beat Northern Colorado 24-22 on a game winning 54 yard FG.
- North Dakota State survived and beat East Tennessee State 38-35. RB Bryson Irby ran for 147 and 3 TD in the loss.
- William & Mary beat Wofford 28-21. RB Bronson Yoder ran for 142 and 2 TD.
- Merrimack beat Bucknell 31-21. RB Jermain Corbett ran for 166 and 1 TD.
- Southern Illinois beat Incarnate Word 35-28. QB DJ Williams threw for 301 and 2 TD.
- SE Louisiana beat Eastern Washington 28-24. RB Antonio Martin Jr ran for 149
- UC Davis beat Southern Utah 24-21. QB Miles Hastings threw for 266 and 2 TD.
- McNeese beat Stephen F. Austin 28-24. QB Clifton McDowell threw for 313 and 2 TD.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

PAC-12 AFTER DARK started early this week with a double OT shootout between San Jose State/Washington State.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Early MAC Chaos as Buffalo knocked off #23 Northern Illinois 23-20 in OT. BC also pulled off the big win at home over Michigan State to improve to 3-1 on the year.

FCS Recap
Harvard shut out Stetson 35-0. QB Jaden Craig threw for 217 and 3 TD.
Columbia beat Lafayette 31-20.
Brown beat Georgetown 26-14. QB Jake Wilcox threw for 268 and 2 TD.
Stonehill beat Sacred Heart 35-21. RB Jarel Washington ran for 184 and 2 TD.
North Dakota State beat Towson 41-24. RB Charmar Brown ran for 126 and 3 TD.
North Dakota beat San Diego 41-24. RB Sawyer Seidl ran for 123 and 1 TD.
Yale beat Holy Cross 38-31. RB Nathan Denney ran for 80 and 2 TD.
Tennessee Tech beat Tennessee State 24-14. RB Obie Sanni ran for 75 and 1 TD.
New Hampshire beat Bryant 38-17. WR Caleb Burke was 6-151-2 TD.
Montana beat Western Carolina 46-35. RB Eli Gillman ran for 175 and 1 TD.
Hampton beat Howard 27-20. RB Jaquan Snipes ran for 117 and 2 TD.
Robert Morris beat Wagner 21-14. RB Tyvon Edmonds Jr ran for 99 and 2 TD.
Delaware beat Pennsylvania 29-22. QB Ryan O'Connor threw for 309 and 3 TD.
East Tennessee State beat Elon 34-14. RB Bryson Irby ran for 96 and 1 TD.
FCS UPSET OF FBS: Monmouth beat Florida International 45-42. QB Derek Robertson threw for 361 and 2 TD.
Richmond beat Delaware State 38-24. RB Zach Palmer-Smith ran for 203 and 1 TD.
Eastern Kentucky beat Morehead State 42-13. RB Brayden Latham ran for 76 and 1 TD.
Mercer beat The Citadel 38-21. QB D.J. Smith threw for 253 and 2 TD.
NC Central beat North Carolina A&T 66-24. QB Walker Harris threw for 254 and 3 TD.
Illinois State beat Eastern Illinois 31-7. QB Tommy Rittenhouse threw for 228 and 3 TD.
South Dakota State shutout SE Louisiana 41-0. RB Kirby Vorhees ran for 179 and 3 TD.
SE Missouri State beat Southern Illinois 38-21. RB Payton Brown ran for 124 and 1 TD.
Grambling beat Jackson State 41-20. RB Ketravion Hargrove ran for 81 and 2 TD.
Gardner-Webb beat Presbyterian 42-21. RB Carson Gresock ran for 134 and 3 TD.
Idaho beat Abilene Christian 27-24. WR Jordan Dwyer was 5-91-1.

 

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Even though they don’t play football, Gonzaga going to the PAC-12

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Even though they don’t play football, Gonzaga going to the PAC-12

Apparently Gonzaga hasn't played football since 1941 but I'd dig them trying to create/field a football team tbh. I'm always in support of more football teams.

"To meet the minimum requirements for a conference in the NCAA, the Pac-12 needs eight programs with football programs. They reached six earlier this month by adding Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Colorado State to the remaining members post-realignment in Oregon State and Washington State."

Pac-12 is now reportedly targeting UNLV and Utah State: https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024...c-utah-state-gonzaga-air-force-mountain-west/

"Perhaps as a precursor to Monday’s announcement by the four AAC schools, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that “The Mountain West is amid a significant push to keep its core of eight schools together,” and as part of that, the conference is planning on giving each of those schools large, one-time payments of guaranteed money.

Thamel reported that the money would come from the “more than $120 million” in exit fees it will be getting from Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State.

“The Mountain West is being aggressive in guaranteeing money, knowing that any decision about the Pac-12 would be based on projected numbers,” Thamel reported. “Part of the MWC pitch is that they’d guarantee no schools take a step back in media distribution, and they’d avoid exit fees.”

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Under the radar crazy story going on at UNLV between them and their starting QB: https://footballscoop.com/news/unlv...-distancing-themselves-from-matthew-sluka-nil

“When I had the conversation with the offensive assistant who was doing Matt’s recruitment, we talked about a number north of $100,000 to $150,000,” Cromartie said. “This was a number that I was told would be given to Matt to come there.”

 

[HarleyQuinn]

More CHAOS as Kentucky beat #6 Ole Miss. Arizona beat #10 Utah.

Ashton Jeanty won't win it but he has a legitimate Heisman case. Ran for 259 and 4 more TDs in the win over Washington State.

North Dakota dropped 72 on Murray State for its most points scored since 1928! Western Illinois beat DII McKendree 49-32 to break a 27 game losing streak.

 

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Vandy beat Alabama in one of the biggest upsets maybe in history

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Vandy beat Alabama in one of the biggest upsets maybe in history

Five Mind-Boggling Stats From Vanderbilt's Upset Win vs. Alabama

Against all odds, the Commodores dethroned the top-ranked Crimson Tide on Saturday.

www.si.com

"The Commodores hadn't scored over 20 points against Alabama in a single game since a 36–26 loss in Tuscaloosa in 1996—a drought of 11 straight games. The 40 points they scored Saturday were the most against Alabama since a 78–0 blowout win on Oct. 20, 1906."

 

[HarleyQuinn]

More chaos in the FBS as Washington beat #10 Michigan and #11 USC lost to Minnesota. Georgia Tech also handed Duke its first loss of the year.

Multiple ACC schools & several Big 10 schools should get ranked this week. Texas Tech at 5-1 (3-0 in conference) will likely get ranked. Liberty at 4-0 & Sam Houston State at 5-1 may get outside looks.

TIL: DIII (because there are so many New England schools) is host to Merchant Marines, MIT, Tufts, Mass Maritime, Framingham State, and Fitchburg State for football. There are also entire Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Southern Cal, and Wisconsin conferences.

FCS Recap
- Bryant beat Brown 42-35. WR Landon Ruggieri was 10-190-3
- Yale beat Central Connecticut 23-22. RB Josh Pitsenberger ran for 127 and 1 TD.
- Delaware beat Monmouth 42-35. RB Marcus Yarns ran for 142 and 1 TD.
- Butler rolled Morehead State 40-6. QB Reagan Andrew was 11/12 for 172 and 2 TD.
- Rhode Island beat Hampton 46-44. RB Malik Grant ran for 180 and 1 TD.
- SC State beat Tennessee Tech 22-20. QB Eric Phoenix threw for 412 and 3 TD.
- Weber State upset Montana 55-48 in OT. QB Richie Munoz threw for 364 and 6 TD.
- Villanova beat Stony Brook 42-24. RB David Avit ran for 183 and 4 TD.
- North Dakota State rolled North Dakota 41-17. QB Cam Miller threw for 168 and 2 TD.
- Abilene Christian beat Central Arkansas 41-34. WR Nehemiah Martinez was 7-202-3.
- UC Davis beat Portland State 27-26. QB Miles Hastings threw for 398 and 3 TD.
- Idaho beat Northern Arizona 23-17. RB Elisha Cummings ran for 119.
- South Dakota State stomped Northern Iowa 41-3. QB Mark Gronowski threw for 223 and 3 TD.
- Towson upset William & Mary 34-27. RB Tyrell Greene Jr ran for 133 and 1 TD.
- Houston Christian beat McNeese 43-22. RB Eli Brickhandler ran for 138.
- Tarleton State beat Southern Utah 38-37 in OT. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 217 and 2 TD in the losing effort.
- Idaho State beat Cal Poly 41-38. QB Kobe Tracy threw for 425 and 3 TD.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Arizona State knocked off #16 Utah last night 27-19. There's a lot of other games that represent upset potential. One of the biggest games of the year today too as #2 Ohio State visits #3 Oregon. We also have #9 Ole Miss vs #13 LSU, and #1 Texas vs #18 Oklahoma.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Ohio State/Oregon was a hell of a game. Awful job by the QB to simply lose track of the time he had available (HC/OC should've done a quick pass and told him to throw as soon as he got the snap) and is another reason why the scrambler isn't always better since he ran and wasted precious time to even get a FG try.

FCS Recap
- Dayton beat Davidson 16-14 thanks to 2 Blocked FG.
- Dartmouth beat Yale 44-43 in OT. QB Grant Jordan threw for 412 and 5 TD in the loss.
- Columbia beat Wagner 24-6. RB Joey Giorgi ran for 111 and 1 TD.
- Georgetown shut out Lafayette 17-0.
- Albany beat Bryant 24-17. WR Levi Wentz was 4 for 106
- Delaware beat Maine 44-21. QB Zach Marker threw for 279 and 3 TD
- Rhode Island beat Brown 31-21. WR Marquis Buchanan was 9 for 107 and 1 TD
- Missouri State beat Illinois State 41-7. QB Jared Clark threw for 343 and 3 TD
- Penn beat Bucknell 31-21. RB Malachi Hosley ran for 146 and 2 TD
- Chattanooga beat Furman 41-10. QB Chase Artopoeus threw for 232 and 1 TD
- Drake beat Butler 27-17. QB Luke Bailey threw for 213 and 1 TD
- North Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 24-3. QB Cam Miller threw for 193 and 1 TD
- Alcorn State beat Grambling 17-15. RB Jacorian Sewell ran for 102 and 1 TD
- South Dakota beat Northern Iowa 42-17. QB Aidan Bouman threw for 284 and 2 TD
- East Tennessee State beat Samford 31-28. WR AJ Johnson was 7 for 146 and 2 TD
- SE Missouri State beat Tennessee Tech 34-3. QB Paxton DeLaurent threw for 418 and 4 TD
- Montana beat Northern Arizona 31-20. QB Logan Fife threw for 199 and 1 TD
- Stephen F. Austin beat Lamar 27-20. RB Qualan Jones ran for 119 and 2 TD
- Southern Utah beat Eastern Kentucky 42-21. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 170 and 3 TD
- UPSET ALERT Portland State upset Idaho State 42-38. QB Dante Chachere ran for 202 and 3 TD
- North Alabama beat Abilene Christian 47-34. RB Jalen Fletcher ran for 123 and 1 TD
- UC Davis beat Cal Poly 56-10. QB Miles Hastings was 27/30 for 458 and 4 TD
- UPSET ALERT Northern Colorado upset Weber State 21-17. RB Caden Meis ran for 60 and 1 TD
- Eastern Washington beat Sacramento State 35-28. RB Tuna Altahir ran for 102 and 1 TD
- Montana State beat Idaho 38-7. QB Tommy Mellott ran for 140 and 2 TD

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Virginia Tech's Bhayshul Tuten went off last night running for 266 yards and 3 TD in a dominant win over BC. Western Kentucky also got a big win moving to 5-2 beating Sam Houston 31-14.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

BYU remains undefeated beating Oklahoma State in absolutely bonkers fashion with a late TD throw with 10 seconds left after OSU had scored with about 1:15 left to take a 4 point lead. Crazy!

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Several schools who are unranked won and moved their records to 6-1: Louisiana, Memphis, UNLV, and Washington State. Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Colorado, Toledo, Tulane, San Jose State, Georgia Southern, Vanderbilt all moved to 5-2.

FCS Recap
- Harvard beat Holy Cross 35-34. QB Jaden Craig threw for 257 and 3 TD.
- Yale beat Lehigh 38-23. RB Tre Peterson ran for 98 and 1 TD.
- Lafayette beat Sacred Heart 31-17. RB Jamar Curtis ran for 156 and 2 TD.
- Maine rolled Villanova 35-7. QB Carter Peevy was 16/18 for 173 and 3 TD.
- Stony Brook beat Towson 52-24. QB Tyler Knoop threw for 387 and 6 TD (the 6 TD were a school record)
- Rhode Island blasted New Hampshire 26-9. RB Malik Grant ran for 127
- Dayton beat Butler 21-14. QB Drew VanVleet threw for 137 and 3 TD
- Davidson beat Stetson 70-48. RB Mari Adams ran for 135 and 3 TD
- Dartmouth beat Central Connecticut State 20-16. QB Grayson Saunier ran for 2 TD
- Columbia beat Penn 23-17. QB Chase Goodwin threw for 334 and 2 TD.
- Colgate upset Georgetown 38-28. RB Marco Maldonado ran for 112 and 1 TD.
- Chattanooga stomped Wofford 37-5. WR Chris Domercant was 6 for 101
- Samford upset Mercer 55-35. QB Quincy Crittendon threw for 378 and 4 TD
- Richmond beat Delaware 28-9. QB Camden Coleman had 3 total TD
- Jackson State beat Florida A&M 35-21. RB Irv Mulligan ran for 139 and 1 TD
- Idaho survived Cal Poly 34-29. QB Jack Wagner threw for 347 and 3 TD. Idaho moving back down to the FCS and finding so much success is one of my favorite recent college football stories tbh.
- Northern Arizona held off Idaho State 30-26. QB Ty Pennington threw for 265.
- Incarnate Word beat McNeese 30-17. RB Dekalon Taylor ran for 103 and 1 TD.
- SE Louisiana beat Stephen F. Austin 24-23 on a 3 yard TD pass with 2 seconds left. QB Eli Sawyer threw for 234 and 1 TD
- North Dakota State beat South Dakota State 13-9. QB Cam Miller threw for 163 and 2 TD
- Sacramento State beat Weber State 51-48 in 2 OT. QB Carson Conklin threw for 357 and 3 TD

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1848734903048749523

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Kennesaw State, who were 27.5 dogs defeated Liberty in a big upset. KSU was 0-6 going into the game while Liberty was undefeated. Sam Houston State survived FIU on Tuesday and moved to 6-2 on the season.

Friday we have one of the bigger games of the week with #17 Boise State going up against 6-1 UNLV. For 909, Rutgers takes on USC at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.

Saturday we have #12 Notre Dame vs #24 Navy; Tulane vs North Texas in a big American conference game; #20 Illinois vs #1 Oregon; #21 Missouri vs #15 Alabama; #5 Texas vs #25 Vanderbilt; #3 Penn State vs a 5-2 Wisconsin team; #8 LSU vs #14 Texas A&M; #22 SMU vs a 6-1 Duke team; and Cincinnati vs Colorado in a key conference Big 12 matchup.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Grayson McCall is retiring due to concussions: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...qb-grayson-mccall-says-retiring-head-injuries