0 comments by Matt Zemek on 10/11/2015
In this deliciously wild and disordered college football season, the SEC and the Pac-12 have taken on the quality of a barroom brawl. In one moment, teams are doing the punching; the next instant, they’re on the receiving end of a big blow. Florida and Utah have, to this point, risen above the chaos in those […]
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It is said that hitting a baseball is the toughest thing to do in sports. In terms of a very specific action on a playing field (or surface) within the context of competition, that’s probably true. In a larger context, however, what kind of achievement is more difficult to pull off than anything else? For solo […]
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Did any of us honestly think that on the night of October 10 in this or any recent college football season, we’d be saying that the Oregon Ducks were essentially done? This is not a long-term statement, only a season-specific one. The Ducks might still have a future in the next few years, but for […]
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This isn’t a hard-hitting analytical piece or a pointed commentary on some kind of crisis for a college football program. This isn’t a dissection of questionable endgame strategy or an examination of a coach whose career is spiraling downward. There is a time, amid the tumult and the shouting — immersed in the ever-present need […]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 10: Running back Devontae Booker #23 of the Utah Utes scores a first quarter touchdown against the California Golden Bears at Rice-Eccles Stadium on October 10, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
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Behind an opportunistic defense and a powerful running game, Utah defeated California, 30-24, to run its record to 5-0. Make no mistake about it: this was not a perfect game by any stretch of the imagination. The Utes failed to capitalize on turnovers early in the contest, coming away with only three points off the […]
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This is one of the most unusual TDs you’ll ever see. As River Cracraft was about to break the plane of the goal line for Washington State (and it appeared to me that he did), he lost control of the ball. Cougar WR Robert Lewis alertly snatched the ball out of the air for the […]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 10: Running back Devontae Booker #23 of the Utah Utes scores a first quarter touchdown against the California Golden Bears at Rice-Eccles Stadium on October 10, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
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Devontae Booker is the type of running back that will make defensive coordinators pull their hair out. Even when they have the perfect defense called — as Cal did here — Booker can create a big gain for Utah.
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 10/10/2015
It’s things like this that make people think the Crimson Tide are the team to beat in the SEC West!
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This was a great effort from Rashawn Scott, who not only beat double coverage, but found his way into the end zone to cut the Florida State lead over Miami to 17-10. Rashawn Scott beats double coverage, scores 58 yard TD http://t.co/hT1p7ToS9N — Terry P. Johnson (@SectionTPJ)
KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 10: Jalen Hurd #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers carries the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs on October 10, 2015 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
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Butch Jones gained a win he desperately needed. Mark Richt lost most if not all of his remaining margin for error in this SEC season. Florida gained some leverage. Tennessee enjoyed a delicious serving of role reversal. That last detail underscores the nature not just of Saturday’s win over Georgia, but of this SEC season […]
ANN ARBOR MI – OCTOBER 10: Running back Drake Johnson #20 of the Michigan Wolverines scores on a one yard run and is congratuled by teammate Jake Rudock #15 during the first quarter of the game against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 10, 2015 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
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The Red River Rivalry is such a physical game that just about everyone who steps on the gridiron will exit with a few bruises. Referees are no exception. Watch what happens here when a Texas Longhorn receiver continues to block after this whistle. Watch out, ref pic.twitter.com/mX1Kgzj9GA — Dan Lyons (@Dan_Lyons76)
IOWA CITY, IA – OCTOBER 10: Defensive lineman Nathan Bazata #99 of the Iowa Hawkeyes puts pressure on quarterback Wes Lunt #12 of the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first half of play at Kinnick Stadium on October 10, 2015 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images).
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Some plays require an introduction. Others speak for themselves. This one is clearly the latter. I’ll let Illinois receiver Malik Turner’s actions do all of the talking: Malik Turner’s great grab http://t.co/YMthE5uZpQ — Terry P. Johnson (@SectionTPJ)
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 10: Johnathan Gray #32 of the Texas Longhorns carries the ball against Charles Tapper #91 of the Oklahoma Sooners and Eric Striker #19 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half during the AT&T Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl on October 10, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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This crazy, chaotic 2007 — I mean 2015 — college football season continues to spit out one eye-popping plot twist after another. However, if you were reading TSS during the week, you would have known that what happened on Saturday afternoon inside the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas was hardly unprecedented. * Earlier this week, […]
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Ole Miss is taking it to New Mexico State, a result best summed up by this play by Laquon Treadwell. Where was the defensive back, you ask? Yeah, that’s not really fair.
