The indomitable spirit of college football willed Week Four
into being watchable, thanks to a handful of supposed-pushovers who put up more
of a fight than expected and more than a few BCS squads who looked a bit
disinterested. It still wasn’t a riveting exhibition of the sport, but at least
the 70-0 games were on regional channels and the national matchups were close.
Of course, the close games were a result of some surprisingly bad play from a
few alleged contenders. Michigan looked strangely vulnerable for the second
straight week, costing the Wolverines votes in the polls. It didn’t help that
their signature win, Notre Dame, also nearly lost again, this time to an
utterly inept Michigan State offense (though the Spartans’ defense is pretty
good).
The most surprising score of the day was the 21-21 that
flashed on the bottom of TV screens during the third quarter of Georgia’s game
with North Texas. However, don’t be fooled by the margin of victory. UGA
dominated the contest with a greater-than-2:1 yardage advantage; the Mean
Green’s second and third touchdowns came on a kickoff return and a blocked punt
that made the game appear much closer than it was. Top contenders Clemson and
Alabama also struggled somewhat against mediocre competition and, as with Georgia,
shouldn’t be overly penalized for it.
The mega-blowouts administered to Florida International,
Savannah State, Louisiana-Monroe and Florida A&M (courtesy of Louisville,
Miami (FL), Baylor and Ohio State, respectively) hopefully won’t have any
impact on the polls, because playing what amounts to JV teams shouldn’t be
rewarded. Running up the score to 70 or more isn’t impressive. The fan response
of “we took out our starters” doesn’t hold up under any scrutiny. All four
teams put up at least three more TD’s in the second half and only OSU removed
its starters immediately. That doesn’t mean they should be punished, but they
shouldn’t gain a single vote for their “performances.” Yes, that means Baylor
is still unranked, ‘cause Wofford, Buffalo, ULM? Give me a break. There’s some
serious West Virginia 2012 potential with this Baylor team. Remember how WVU
started 5-0, scoring at will, with Geno Smith all but handed the Heisman? Then
the Mountaineers played some real defenses and lost five straight. When Baylor plays
a remotely decent team (not until mid-October, sadly), call me.
Fortunately, next week should see the level of
competitiveness improve dramatically. Thursday night features a realllllly
interesting early ACC game between Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. The weekend
begins with the intriguing South Carolina – UCF matchup, then continues with
LSU at Georgia and Oklahoma making a return trip to Notre Dame. Good pickings
abound as the afternoon goes on, too. Texas A&M goes to Arkansas in the old
Southwest Conference rivalry and Alabama hosts Ole Miss in another meeting of
SEC West teams. Undefeated Arizona and Washington clash in Seattle, while
Stanford takes a dangerous trip to face WSU. In two key
divisional showdowns, Wisconsin takes on Ohio State and USC goes to ASU. This
is a full docket.
Top 25
There wasn’t a lot of change to be had with the slim
pickings of last week. Stanford moved up, but so did Florida State, as both
teams benefitted more from Ohio State’s inability to find a decent opponent
than anything they did themselves on the field. Notre Dame drops out after
another poor showing (and I seriously considered doing the same to Michigan).
Next week this list will probably look very different.
1) Clemson
Yeah, Clemson wasn’t that great against NC State, but you
know what? Neither was Alabama against CSU. If we’re taking for granted that NCSU is better
than Colorado State, which they are, Clemson should remain number one. I’ll
take a conference road victory – at a place notoriously difficult for top teams
in the recent past – over a sleeper against a mid-major. To be sure, the Tigers
will need to shore some things up to continue to hold onto the top spot (my
prediction about the defense versus a power run game came true eerily fast),
but no matter how you look at it Clemson still has the best win in the country.
2) Alabama
We’re at the point where the offensive line’s struggles are
a concern. ‘Bama shouldn’t be gaining fewer than 350 yards against
Colorado State at home. This squad is more experienced than last season’s but
for some reason seems to be playing more like a group of underclassman now.
There’s plenty to time to correct all these concerns (and it’s worth noting
that several players saw reduced minutes against the Rams), but it would be
nice to see a little fire from the Tide. Just because Nick Saban is a soulless
automaton programmed to recruit future NFL first-rounders and win championships
doesn’t mean the team has to play like robots. How about a statement against
Ole Miss this week, eh?
3) Oregon
The Ducks could have dropped had any of the other contenders
played someone good. The competition to this point has been… spotty, to say the
least. At least we know Oregon is considerably better than Florida, thanks to
that slopfest the Gators had with Tennessee. Given that UF is a fringe
top-25 team right now, though, that’s not overly high praise. What is
interesting is how the schedule, once forgiving, now seems a mite tougher. UCLA
is going to be a barnburner and the trip to Washington is no longer a gimme by
any stretch of the imagination. If the Ducks make it to Pasadena (either for
the BCS Championship or the Rose Bowl), they’ll have earned it.
4) LSU
LSU was one of the few teams to come out of last weekend
with a legitimate feather in its cap. No, I don’t think Auburn is that good,
but that’s exactly how the Bayou Bengals made them look. The box score actually
tells less about the game than you’d think: despite a slim edge in yardage, LSU
scored the first 21 points and only allowed Auburn on the board after QB Zach
Mettenberger (who needs a nickname, because I hate writing “Mettenberger” all
the time) tossed his first INT of the year. To be honest, these Tigers have
been the most impressive SEC team in 2013… but let’s wait until the showdown
with Georgia this Saturday before jumping to too many conclusions.
5) FSU
The Seminoles didn’t crank up the unsportsmanlike scoring
like some of their big-school counterparts, but their game with Bethune-Cookman
was no less a laugher than those 70-point shellackings. Boston College this
week should be a similarly-themed contest, but the next game against Maryland
has suddenly become rather interesting. If FSU is the title contender I think
they are, they’ll blow the Terrapins away too. Jameis Winston wasn’t his usual
brilliant self this week, but it’s unlikely that any team on the ‘Noles
schedule other than Clemson has the ability to make him look mortal if he’s on
his game.
6) Stanford
For the first three quarters against the comedy of errors
that is Arizona State, Stanford looked fantastic. The 21 points allowed in the
fourth were a little disappointing, but the game was already over. I’ll
certainly give the Cardinal credit for a dominant win. However, as I said last
week, I’m thoroughly unconvinced that ASU is very good. They absolutely
fulfilled my expectations by making prep-level mistakes, giving up blocked
punts and missing tackles left and right. Part of that was Stanford, but part
of it was also sheer ineptitude. Moving the Cardinal up one spot seems fair.
7) Ohio State
OSU has to slide because the schedule just hasn’t gotten any
better. Until this week against Wisconsin! …Except the Badgers already lost… to
a team that just got hammered. Anything short of a blowout Saturday will raise
further questions for me about a team that is 16-0 under Urban Meyer but hasn’t
faced a single legitimate threat in two years. The Buckeyes are stuck in an
unfortunate situation not usually seen in the Big Ten: if they win close,
people will say they’re overrated, but if they win big people will call the
conference terrible. Louisville has the same problem, but that’s nothing new
for a Big East team.
8) Georgia
I’ve already gone over what made the North Texas game appear
close, but it’s also possible the Bulldogs were simply looking ahead to LSU.
You can hardly fault them for that. With the running game and passing game both
clicking for the first time in what seems like an eternity, the Tigers are
formidable. Yet I remain strangely confident in this Georgia team despite its flaws. Perhaps
it’s because we already know exactly what UGA is – rare for an elite team –
because of the two high-profile games to start the season. Good as LSU seems to
be, they haven’t faced an opponent on Georgia’s level. An LSU win wouldn’t
shock me, but Between the Hedges I feel like this is the Bulldogs’ game to
lose.
9) Louisville
I want to like Louisville so much, but every time I look at
their schedule I just cringe. The Cardinals follow last week’s 72-0 throttling
of FIU with a date at winless Temple, then finally get a smidge of competition
in the form of Rutgers and UCF. To this point the Teethed Terrors (seriously,
what kind of Cardinal has teeth?!) lead the nation in scoring defense and are
averaging exactly 48 points per game… and the country remains entirely
unconvinced. As they should. You gotta beat somebody with a pulse to climb
higher up the rankings. The same applies to Baylor, but the difference is that
Louisville went 11-2 last year and Baylor was 8-5.
10) Texas A&M
Consecutive road games with Arkansas and Ole Miss will
really serve to clear the air around this team. Is A&M really good, or just
a good offense? The Aggies predictably squashed SMU Saturday, but that does
little for me considering Texas Tech did the same. Right now this team is still
reaping the benefit of having played Alabama close (and rightfully so). In
another couple of weeks they’ll need to start doing some winning of their own
against decent squads, provided aTm wants to stay in the rankings. The good
news is that after Ole Miss the schedule gets mighty accomodating, with four straight
home games.
11) UCLA
It’s a good thing UCLA has that win over Nebraska, because
sandwiched around that game are a pair of blowouts that don’t tell us anything
about the team. I like Brett Hundley and it would appear the Bruins have taken
that proverbial “next step” – yet, I thought that last year, too. With a second
bye (already?) before a Thursday night date with Utah, UCLA won’t be going
anywhere in the polls this week. I’m still hesitant to commit too heavily to this
squad, which has played so efficiently on offense it actually makes me wary of
a regression to the mean. Beating the Utes – who aren’t bad, especially at home
– would help to assuage my fears.
12) South Carolina
I think Carolina is the better team and should win at UCF
this Saturday. Without a doubt, the Gamecocks are more talented. As is always
the case, though, the best team isn’t guaranteed of a victory. The Knights are
a dangerous non-league foe, probably much more so than SC expected when
scheduling this game. Normally I wouldn’t have this kind of trepidation for an
SEC contender on the road, but the conference’s average performance so far this
year and Carolina’s own sluggishness have created room for caution. Both the
offense and defense seem to be less than the sum of their parts.
13) Oklahoma State
The Big 12’s continued horrendousness in non-conference play
has the potential to hurt the Cowboys the most, as OSU is the most likely team
to run the table. Problem is, if they did so, they’d never win an argument
against an undefeated Pac-12 or Big Ten champion. This situation can be
demonstrated by West Virginia’s 37-0 defeat at the hands of Maryland last
Saturday. Okie State, as WVU’s next opponent, is now in the impossible
situation of having to better a massive shutout or get called a fraud. With the
ugly way the Big 12 has unfolded, this kind of thing is exactly what the
Cowboys didn’t need.
14) Oklahoma
Speaking of teams hurt by WVU’s loss… how about OU? The
Sooners beat the Mountaineers 16-7 in Week Two, which at the time looked
unimpressive and now looks downright pitiful. Is Oklahoma about to get rocked
in South Bend? I’d say yes, but I just remembered how bad Notre Dame has looked
the past three weeks. With a bye to prepare, you’d certainly expect the Sooners
to be ready to spring some payback on the team that embarrassed them at their
own place last year. Then again, I thought similar things in 2012. Show me something, Blake Bell!
15) Washington
Washington’s rise has nothing to do with the 56-0 pasting of
Idaho State and everything to do with Michigan’s downward spiral. Still, UW
should feel good about their 3-0 start, even if Fresno took the air out of the
big win over Boise State. Arizona comes to town this week and I don’t see the
Huskies having any trouble. The ‘Cats are decent but have yet to be tested and
more importantly have shown no signs of being able to throw the ball. I’m not
sure if UW can really compete with Oregon and Stanford, but they’re a top-25
squad and should prove their ranking by winning big.
16) Ole Miss
The Rebel’s ranking is based more on the future than the
past, as wins over Texas and Vandy aren’t exactly amazing. I don’t expect Ole
Miss to put up a particularly good fight against Alabama this week, either.
However, this young team, which will have played three consecutive road games
after next week’s trip to Auburn, is extremely talented and should grow
considerably as the season goes on. How do I know? Because after facing the
Tigers, Mississippi gets an absurd six straight home dates. With a decent QB in
Bo Wallace and a group of underclassmen improving each game, the Rebels are in
excellent shape. Just probably not this week.
17) UCF
The Knights took a week off to prepare for South Carolina DE
Jadeveon Clowney. Fair enough, although quite frankly Clowney hasn’t looked
stellar so far this year. If the minor injuries hampering the Gamecocks’ star
are more trouble than the team is letting on, UCF could be in for
program-changing upset. I’m very surprised this team isn’t ranked yet
considering how it went on the road and beat Penn State. The Nittany Lions
aren’t world-beaters, but it’s a more impressive win than most teams can boast
to this point. UCF has a balanced offense and an above-average defense. What
more could the American Conference have asked for from a new member?
18) Miami (FL)
Miami had to drop because of how ugly Florida’s win over
Tennessee looked. Clearly, the Gators were better than the Vols (as they were
versus the ‘Canes), but watching that team is just awful. The giant blowout
over Savannah State didn’t do anything for anyone and it’s unlikely this week’s
game with a terrible USF team will, either. Thank goodness the Hurricanes start
conference play soon. Even with the Florida win, I’m still not sure if this
team is for real. They might have just caught the Gators on a bad offensive day
(though to be fair, those are pretty common for UF right now) and the other two
wins are against patsies.
19) Nebraska
Say it with me: UCLA can’t be top-15 team if Nebraska isn’t
ranked. That’s not my rankings, that’s the actual polls. The Bruins’ only
quality win is against the Cornhuskers, so a ranked Nebraska team is necessary
to justify the UCLA hype. You can argue that the ‘Huskers haven’t beat anybody
– though I actually think Wyoming might be pretty good – but neither has Florida
or South Carolina, whose presence in the top 25 is noticeable. Heck – Wisconsin
and Notre Dame are ranked right now, and neither of their losses is anywhere
near the quality of Nebraska’s. This is a confusing situation. What isn’t
confusing is whether the Cornhuskers are good.
20) Florida
Aside from Notre “Luckiest Team of All Time” Dame, Florida
is probably the most aggravating squad to watch in all of college football. The
Gators can’t throw, can’t really run and play a brand of good but not amazing D. Yet they win
games like last Saturday’s matchup with Tennessee by simply being less inept
than their opponent. I love turnovers as much as anyone, but getting bailed out
six times (six!) by the Vols, including a couple that were just laughably dumb,
isn’t sustainable by any means. The apparent loss of DE Dominique Easley could
be crushing as well. Fortunately, this week the Gators get the cure for what
ails you down South: Kentucky!
21) Michigan
Another week, another close win against a bad team, another
slide. Was it all just a mirage? Is Notre Dame just terrible? Will Michigan
even score on Ohio State this year? All these questions will be answered in due
time, but for the moment, wow. The Wolverines had better use the week off to
right the ship and get ready for a (currently) undefeated Minnesota team. It’s
hard to pinpoint exactly what’s gone wrong. The defense hasn’t lived up to
preseason expectations and the offense has been both less productive and less
efficient. Devin Gardner has looked lost the past two games after starting the
season very strong. Thank goodness for byes.
22) Texas Tech
As one of the hipster TTU fans who can claim liking the team
“before they were ranked” I feel vindicated. Wins over Texas State or Kansas
(in two weeks) won’t impress anyone, but you know what does? The defense,
ranked 15th in points allowed. To put it kindly, let’s just say
that’s not what this team is known for. In fact, with Kansas, Iowa State and
West Virginia on deck, I think it’s pretty safe to call a 7-0 start for this
team. Not bad for Kliff Kingsbury’s first coaching gig. The schedule will get
tougher down the line, but with a win over a top-25 team under their belt the
Red Raiders are essentially bulletproof until late October.
23) Fresno State
Defense? Not necessary. Fresno might end up as one of those
2008 Hawai’i-esque BCS busters who can’t play any D, but hey, they’ll be there.
Derek Carr, while not the “best QB in the country” coach Tim DeRuyter claims,
is pretty solid, seen by his 460-yard, four-TD performance against Boise State.
His receivers Isaiah Burse and Davante Adams are stellar as well. There’s
always the issue of the running game, sure, and the defense leaves a lot to be
desired. However, with this sked it won’t be a problem. Outside of a tricky
November road date with Wyoming I don’t see the Bulldogs getting threatened by
any other team.
24) Northwestern
Northwestern, we meet again. Lest week I chastised the
pollsters for handing the Wildcats a higher ranking than they deserved based on a
lot of fluff wins in 2012. I’ll continue that this week, as NU rose again on
the strength of… a 35-21 victory over Maine! Fun fact: the Black Bears
outgained the Wildcats in both yards and first downs. The final margin was the
result of a pair of pix-sixes; otherwise, Northwestern was played to a draw by
an FCS team. Even with a week off to prepare for Ohio State this team has no
business staying within three TD’s of the Buckeyes. Even this ranking feels
potentially inflated.
25) Maryland
Maryland’s spot is brought to you by the transitive power,
which is admittedly dangerous to apply in football. Taken in a vacuum, the
Terrapins’ four wins aren’t particularly impressive. When compared to those of other
contenders, though, they look a lot better. The Terps’ 11-point win at
Connecticut was a lot prettier than the one Michigan just squeaked out, and
Oklahoma’s 16-7 victory over WVU can’t compare to the 37-0 thrashing the
Mountaineers took from Maryland Saturday. I have doubts – seen by the the Terps' presence at the bottom of my list – but 4-0 and a defense allowing only 10 points a game? I’ll take
it.
Pac-12 Report
The league unfolded essentially as I expected in Week Four,
with UW, WSU and UCLA notching massive blowouts, USC struggling with Utah State
and Stanford putting ASU in their place. The outlier was Oregon State, who came
away with a way-closer-than-it-should-have-been win over San Diego State. Utah
also won a hard-fought game with rival BYU, which isn’t particularly noteworthy
but serves as justification for showing this. See, BYU? This is why no one likes you.
The cupcake stompings don’t really need any analysis, so
I’ll go straight to OSU. The time has come to admit that this Beavers team
isn’t that good. The season is one-third over. Enough with the platitudes about
growing pains and “sticking with” the run game. This team has an average
offensive line with several players injured. That’s just a fact. It’s hard to
consistently run the ball under those circumstances. While the passing game has
been clicking, there will come a time when it doesn’t, either because of the
lack of respect defenses will pay to the rushing attack or the fact that OSU
hasn’t yet faced a D in the top 70. Meanwhile, as the Eastern Washington game
showed, sometimes you can’t outscore everyone. The Beavs’ defense has also been
very poor and appears overmatched against the top offenses in the conference.
As I said before, I’m not overwhelmed with Stanford, even
though the ASU win was easily the Cardinal’s best performance of the year. The
blowout was impressive, but the Sun Devils really aren’t. I’ve never seen a
group of D-1 receivers drop as many balls as ASU’s did versus Wisconsin and
Stanford, the special teams are a joke and the defense is decidedly mediocre. So
while Stanford looked great… I’m questioning whether Arizona State is really a
contender in the South this year. To be sure, the top-25 ranking was silly (and
strange, given how voters normally don’t reward teams who benefit from bad
calls).
Fortunately, this week is (finally) the first full slate of
conference games. We’ll get some real answers for the first time in 2013, even
though UCLA and Utah aren’t playing. Saturday begins with an intriguing matchup,
Colorado at Oregon State. Now, regardless of whatever struggles the Beavs are
having, OSU should have no trouble with the Buffs. However, CU has had two
weeks to get ready for this game because of the flooding that postponed their
visit from Fresno and the team has to be excited about the prospect of entering
October undefeated for the first time in nearly a decade. The Buffaloes are
seventh in the nation in passing and face an OSU defense allowing 35 points per
game. Losing to Colorado at home would be a rock bottom I don’t expect the
Beavers to hit, but I also doubt CU is going to go away quietly.
The Pac-12 won’t pick up a lot of East Coast viewers this
week with three games concluding after midnight EST, but the one other game on
at a reasonable hour should be a doozy. Arizona travels to Washington for a
sweet showdown of 3-0 teams both putting up a ton of points and allowing very
few in return. Despite the records, though, I feel this will be a fairly easy
win for Washington. Unlike the Wildcats, the Huskies have already had both a
home (Boise State) and road (Illinois) test and are moving the ball both on the
ground and through the air. ‘Zona is getting production pretty much exclusively
from the running game and has played much weaker competition. As an added
bonus, the Wildcats have played all three of their games in Arizona and Nevada.
The forecast for Saturday’s date in Seattle? 60 and raining.
The first game in the three-headed nightcap is a sleeper.
Stanford was vastly outplayed and nearly lost to Wazzu in 2012 and now must
travel to Seattle for a night game with a Cougars team that should be 4-0. WSU
has begun to resemble the team people thought it might when Mike Leach took
over and would certainly love nothing better than to shock the Cardinal. Sorry,
guys. My soft spot for the Cougs aside, I expect Stanford to play better than
they did last year, knowing this is not a team to be taken lightly. WSU’s crowd
(always an underrated factor) may help the team jump out to an early lead,
maybe even one they’ll hold at halftime. But the Cardinal are a bad matchup for
Wazzu – too sound defensively, too ball-control heavy to allow enough scoring
possessions. Eventually they’ll grind the Cougars down.
The second late game should be the most competitive as USC
and Arizona State meet in the desert. Lost in the hubbub over SC’s horrendous
offense is the secret of the Trojans’ D, which is allowing just 11 points per
game. Considering the offense it works with, that’s amazing. After the first two weeks
I would have said ASU, at home, would win this game going away. In the words of
the immortal Lee Corso, “Not so fast my friend!” The Sun Devils have been atrocious
defensively the past two weeks and committed a crazy amount of critical
mistakes in all three phases. Who can out-inept who in this game? It sounds
ridiculous even to me, but I’m sticking with my preseason pick, the Trojans. ASU should be the better team but has been too sloppy lately to trust.
The final night contest is Cal at Oregon, which should be an
interesting exercise for both defenses. Cal has been atrocious this year,
ranking in the bottom 25 in passing yards allowed, rushing yards allowed, pass
efficiency defense and total defense. Oregon has a potentially special unit,
especially in the secondary, but one that has yet to be tested by a competent
passing offense. That’s the one thing the Bears have: true freshman Jared Goff
leads the second-best air attack in the nation, throwing to a group of talented
young receivers. However, Goff has yet to leave the friendly confines of
Strawberry Canyon and he’ll be in for a nasty time at Autzen Stadium. Playing
catch-up all game against Oregon’s speedy offense won’t help, either.
Random Thoughts and Observations
Several commentators made references to Florida’s season
potentially being “lost” due to QB Jeff Driskel’s broken leg. Things like that
are the reason I write this blog. You realize Driskel is terrible, right? In
his entire career, he’s got 14 TD passes to 10 interceptions. If you’re
thinking his running ability makes up for it, he averages three yards per carry for his career. If anything, Florida can potentially be much better without
Driskel. His injury is unfortunate, but let’s have some perspective.
Driskel’s injury does continue a troubling trend of serious
injuries among college players. In recent years there has been a steady rise in
not only concussions but season-ending knee injuries. In both cases the NCAA is
at fault for not mandating proper safety equipment. Players still wear decades-old
helmet designs that are criminally unsafe and players are not forced to wear
mouthguards – the most important part of concussion prevention – despite their
mandatory use in youth football. For knee and leg injuries, the biggest problem
is that most skill players don’t wear knee (or thigh) pads, vital to stopping
blown knees. If the NCAA actually cared about players, it would require these
types of basic safety equipment.
Stanzi Watch Update: Still no Heisman talk, but we’ve got
movement on the Stanzi front! Virginia Tech QB Logan Thomas, always a Stanzi
threat, has claimed his first trophy of the year. But Michigan’s Devin Gardner
has taken a commanding lead as the only player with two Stanzis to this point.
There were quite a few near-misses as well, but here are Week Four’s winners:
Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
Opponent: Marshall
Performance: Two INT, one FUM (recovered himself), scored
game-winning TD in OT
Jake Heaps, Kansas
Opponent: Louisiana Tech
Performance: Two INT (one late in game), led game-winning
drive
Gary Nova, Rutgers
Opponent: Arkansas
Performance: Two lost FUM, one INT (for TD), led team back
from 17-point deficit
Devin Gardner, Michigan
Opponent: Connecticut
Performance: Two INT, two FUM (one for TD, one recovered
himself), led team back from 14-point deficit
After four weeks our leader is Gardner, who has two Stanzis
to several players’ one. It’s a long season, but things have started to get
interesting, especially with Thomas throwing his hat into the ring. Here are the Stanzi
Standings so far (with severity of performance the tiebreaker):
2013 Stanzi Awards
Devin Gardner, Michigan: 2
I loved seeing the fight Eastern Illinois put up against
Northern Illinois. Why don’t more FCS teams play like this in those big-money
games? Here’s how Saturday’s game started: EIU drove 75 yards in less than
three minutes, scoring a TD and then going for two (they failed). Undaunted,
the Panthers promptly tried and recovered an onside kick, then scored on a
43-yard pass the next play. After an NIU three-and-out, they came right back
down the field and took a 20-0 lead halfway through the first quarter. The defense
eventually couldn’t hold up and the Huskies won 43-39, but that kind of
aggressiveness is rare from an FCS team and deserves to be lauded.
Next week: Finally, enough data for Heisman talk? Also, what
does it mean that players who a few years ago would have been derided as “system”
QB’s are now praised as the best signal-callers in the land? The fate of the
zone-read in the NFL might play a large role.
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