High School Division: Even without their injured star quarterback, Mitchell Faine, the Ada Bulldogs were way too much for the Paulding Panthers, 55-6. Substitute QB Heath Jackson returned the opening kickoff for a TD, and away they went.
Division III: Washington U (St. Louis) walloped Rhodes 23-0 at home. Randolph Macon wideout Earl Peoples caught a conference record 20 passes for a school record 295 yards as the Jackets beat Washington & Lee 21-13 on Parents' Day at R-M. Proud Peopleses. #16 Ohio Northern edged Muskingum 37-34. Former Ohio Northern All-American Jason Trusnik was AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his play for the NY Jets against the Tennessee Titans last week.
Important Victories: Maryland broke through in the second quarter and then held on for a 24-21 victory over Clemson at home. Virginia Tech, in a down performance after beating Miami, overcame a determined Duke team 34-26. In the oldest rivalry in the South, Virginia won its first game by beating formerly nationally ranked North Carolina 16-3 at Chapel Hill. #9 Ohio State downed the Hoosiers 33-14 in Bloomington. Notre Dame outscored the Washington Huskies 37-30 in overtime.
Games of the Week: Miami's back. #17 Miami defeated #8 Oklahoma 21-20 in Miami. After beating each other senseless for 57 minutes, Georgia and LSU scored 3 TDs in the last 3 minutes as #4 LSU squeaked by #18 Georgia 20-13. #7 Southern Cal whomped #24 Cal 30-3.
Tough Days: In the oldest rivalry west of the Alleghenies, #10 Cincinnati overcame Miami 37-13. According to the recap, former Ada High star Zac Dysert, in his second start kept Miami in the game with a performance reminiscent of Findlay resident Ben Rothlisberger's. Despite recovering 4 WVU fumbles, Colorado lost to the Mountaineers 35-24 in a sloppy game by both teams. Undefeated #2 Villanova dumped #5 William and Mary 28-17 in Philly. Northern Arizona was more north than Northern Colorado 35-27. #15 Penn State handled Illinois 35-17. #21 Ole Miss outplayed Vandy 23-7. Oregon State beat Arizona State in Tempe for the first time in 40 years, 28-17.
Oddball Trophies: Michigan State takes the Paul Bunyan Trophy 26-20 over #22 Michigan in overtime. Wisconsin edged Minnesota 31-28 in a two for the price of one game, winning both Paul Bunyan's Axe (notice a theme here?) and the Slab of Bacon. In the matchup for the Old Wagon Wheel, #20 BYU comfortably outpointed Utah State 35-17. Brown took the Governor's Cup over Rhode Island 28-20. In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, #11 TCU was beat SMU 39-14. Nevada (Reno) killed UNLV 63-28 in the game for the Fremont Cannon.
Department of Defense: Tulane 17, Army 16. In the first matchup leading to the Commander-in-Chief Trophy, Navy overcame Air Force 16-13 at Annapolis.
Matchless This Week: Florida, Mary Washington U., Mizzou, Richmond, Peabody Conservatory, and Emory.
Rocktober: The Rockies have clinched a playoff spot and have a chance to take the Western Division title from the Dodgers.
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OK, that's two in a row! Arizona state has lost both weeks since you started following them, and this time to a team they have beaten for the last 40 years! And the phenomenon is spreading - now Northern Arizona has beaten Northern Colorado. I'm afriad that I'm going to have to hold you responsible. Keep this up and we are going to have to refuse you access to any of the Arizona teams!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that WashU is back to their winning ways! And, Reid and I watched the end of the Wisconsin/Minnesota game. We saw Wisconsin hoist the axe but must've missed them hoisting the slab of pork. ;-)
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