Wow... what a day of action. A true season changer
No surprises in the weeknight games as the favorites all held serve. Cincinnati had no letdown and made Temple quit
Saturday started off with a pair of bangers, Arkansas vs Ole Miss should have been the Hangover Bowl after each team came off losses to Georgia and Bama but they showed no ill effects as the might still be scoring. They went back and forth for the entire 60 minutes, no team had a bigger lead than 10 and then Arkansas decided to go for 2 after a TD with no time remaining, it failed
The Red River Shootout (yes, it's the Shootout and always will be) also started with a bang as Texas bitch slapped the Sooners on offense, defense and special teams as they put up a series record 28 in the first quarter. Spencer Rattled aka QB1 (now QBdone) was pulled after another subpar showing with 2 turnovers that led directly to 14 Horns points. True Freshmen QB Caleb Williams (who didn't even play football last year in his senior year of HS) came in and dazzled with his arm and legs. The reaction of the Sooners bench was evident that this is what they wanted. He led them all the way back along with some help from Texas forgetting to be aggressive in the 3rd and half of the 4th. Bijan Robinson was great, Texas QB Casey Thompson was great. What a game....
AND THEN the bad beat happened. Personally I had Texas all week, then didn't play them. And was pissed about it from the first play... UNTIL the last play. If you're holding Texas +3 or +3.5 you're sitting back and thinking worst case is an OT loss but more likely a walk off FG for a push or win by the hook. And then Kennedy Brooks said 'sorry' and took it to the house. Unreal. I felt bad for anyone who had them, that was a gut wrenching kick to the balls.
Florida covered -39 after 3 quarters against Vandy
Ohio State shaping up on defense, Stroud looked good
Sparty dominated again, barely anyone notices and they like it that way
Bowling Green will not run the table ATS this year
Wake survived a comeback and OT to stay on top of the ACC. If you didn't know, that's considered a major conference!
5 Star NIL QB Graham Mertz was 10-19 for 100 yards and a pick, but Wisconsin ran all over former HC Bielema
UMass beat UConn in the Toilet Bowl for their first win in 2 years, both fans stormed the field