Week 2 College Football Recap

Game Recaps

#13 Louisville 62 @ Syracuse 28 (Louisville -14.5)

• My Picks: I picked Louisville both straight up and against the spread (both correct)

• Louisville	Syracuse
  Lamar Jackson – 20/39, 411 passing yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 21 carries, 199 rushing yds, 4 TDs	Eric Dungey – 25/51, 255 passing yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT
  Brandon Radcliff – 10 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD	Moe Neal – 12 carries, 40 yards
  Jamari Staples – 5 receptions, 136 yards	Amba Etta-Tawo – 8 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDs

• Next Week: Louisville vs Florida State, Syracuse vs South Florida

#16 Iowa 42 vs Iowa State 3 (Iowa -15)

• My Picks: I picked Iowa for both (both correct)
• College Gameday Picks: All four (Dale Earnhardt Jr was the guest picker today) selected Iowa

• Iowa	Iowa State
  C.J. Beathard – 19/28, 235 yards, 3 TDs	Joel Lanning – 8/20, 86 yards, 1 INT Jacob Park – 6/15, 79 yards
  LeShun Daniels Jr – 15 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD	Kene Nwangwu – 7 carries, 31 yards
  Matt VandeBerg – 7 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD	Allen Lazard – 7 receptions, 111 yards

• Next Week: Iowa vs North Dakota State, Iowa State @ TCU

#17 Tennessee 45 vs Virginia Tech 24 (Tennessee -11.5)

• My Picks: I picked Tennessee straight up (correct) and Virginia Tech against the spread (wrong)
• College Gameday Picks: Two picked Virginia Tech, Lee Corso picked Tennessee

• Virginia Tech	Tennessee
  Jerod Evans – 20/28, 214 yards, 1 TD	Josh Dobbs – 10/19, 91 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT 14 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs
  Travon McMillian – 14 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD	Jalen Hurd – 22 carries, 99 yards
  Cam Phillips – 7 receptions, 77 yards	Josh Malone – 2 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: Virginia Tech vs Boston College, Tennessee vs Ohio

#24 Oregon 44 vs Virginia 26 (Oregon -24.5)

• My Picks: I picked Oregon straight up (correct) and Virginia against the spread (correct)

• Virginia	Oregon
  Kurt Benkert – 20/39 – 193 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs	Dakota Prukop – 21/31 331 yards, 3 TDs
  Albert Reid – 15 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD	Royce Freeman – 21 carries, 207 yards, 2 TDs
  Doni Dowling – 4 receptions, 54 yards	Devon Allen – 4 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: Virginia @ UConn, Oregon @ Nebraska

Penn State 39 @ Pittsburgh 42 (Pitt -5)

• My Picks: I picked Penn State straight up (wrong) and against the spread (correct)
• College Gameday Picks: Everyone but Kirk Herbstreit picked Pitt
• This ended up being the only game I really watched all weekend.  Penn State came out early in this one looking terrible; their offense couldn't keep drives alive and their defense was getting ripped apart by Pitt's quick tempo running game and then through the air after Penn State loaded up the box.  Towards halftime, Penn State began changing the momentum of the game, and Saquon Barkley began to take over the game.  It was a back-and-forth game during the second half and Penn State had the opportunity to drive and win the game with under 2 minutes to go but ended up throwing an interception in the end zone to give Pitt the victory.  All-in-all this was an awesome game, and was the renewal of a long-time rivalry.  Penn State's new offensive system looks as modern as it did during the Bill O'Brien era and should take a lot of the pressure off of the offensive line.  If they had implemented this system while Christian Hackenberg was still at school, he certainly would have had a better finish to his Penn State career and would have been drafted hire.

• Penn State	Pittsburgh
  Trace McSorley – 24/35, 332 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT	Nathan Peterman – 11/15, 91 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT
  Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 85 yards, 5 total TDs	James Connor – 22 carries, 117 yards, 2 total TDs
  DeAndre Thompkins – 3 receptions, 87 yards	Quadree Henderson – 3 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: Penn State vs Temple, Pitt @ Oklahoma State

North Carolina 48 @ Illinois 23 (UNC -8.5)

• My Picks: I picked UNC straight up (correct) and Illinois against the spread (wrong)

• UNC	Illinois
  Mitch Trubisky – 19/24, 265 yards, 4 total TDs	Wes Lunt – 17/35, 127 yards, 2 TDs
  Elijah Hood – 15 carries, 88 yards, 2 TDs	Ke’Shawn Vaughn – 15 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD
  Ryan Switzer – 5 receptions, 68 yards	Malik Turner – 3 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: UNC vs James Madison, Illinois vs Western Michigan

Utah 20 vs BYU 19 (Utah -3)

• My Picks: I picked Utah straight up (correct) and against the spread (wrong)
• College Gameday Picks: Everyone but Lee Corso picked BYU

• BYU	Utah
  Taysom Hill – 21/39, 176 passing yards, 3 INTS, 13 carries, 87 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs	Troy Williams – 14/23, 194 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
  Jamaal Williams – 12 carries, 58 yards	Troy McCormick – 10 carries, 62 yards
  Mitchell Juergens – 8 receptions, 52 yards	Tyrone Smith – 2 receptions, 60 yards

• Next Week: BYU vs UCLA, Utah @ San Jose State

South Carolina 14 @ Mississippi State 27 (Mississippi State -6.5)

• My Picks: I picked South Carolina both straight up and against the spread (both wrong)

• South Carolina	Mississippi State
  Brandon McIlwain – 11/22, 126 yds, 2 TDs Perry Orth – 9/17, 83 yds, 1 INT	Nick Dylan Fitzgerald – 19/29, 178 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 17 carries, 195 rushing yards
  A.J. Turner – 16 carries, 32 yards	Brandon Holloway – 15 carries, 48 yards
  Hayden Hurst – 8 receptions, 68 yards	Fred Ross – 6 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: South Carolina vs East Carolina, Mississippi State @ LSU

My pick record this week:

• Against the spread: 6-2
• Straight up: 4-4

AP Top 25 Results

Rank	Team	Opponent	Result
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Vs West Alabama Tigers	W 38-10
2	Clemson Tigers	Vs Troy Trojans	W 30-24
3	Florida State Seminoles	Vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers	W 52-8
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	Vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane	W 48-3
5	Michigan Wolverines	Vs UCF Knights	W 51-14
6	Houston Cougars	Vs Lamar Cardinals	W 42-0
7	Stanford Cardinal	Bye
8	Washington Huskies	Vs Idaho Vandals	W 59-14
9	Georgia Bulldogs	Vs Nicholls State Colonels	W 26-24
10	Wisconsin Badgers	Vs Akron Zips	W 54-10
11	Texas Longhorns	Vs UTEP Miners	W 41-7
12	Michigan State Spartans	Bye
13	Louisville Cardinals	@ Syracuse Orange	W 62-28
14	Oklahoma Sooners	Vs Louisiana Monroe Warhawks	W 59-17
15	TCU Horned Frogs	Vs Arkansas Razorbacks	L 41-38 2OT
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	Vs Iowa State Cyclones	W 42-3
17	Tennessee Volunteers	Vs Virginia Tech Hokies	W 45-24
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Vs Nevada Wolf Pack	W 39-10
19	Ole Miss Rebels	Vs Wofford Terriers	W 38-13
20	Texas A&M Aggies	Vs Prairie View A&M Panthers	W 67-0
21	LSU Tigers	Vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks	W 34-13
22	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Vs Central Michigan Chippewas	L 30-27
23	Baylor Bears	Vs SMU Mustangs	W 40-13
24	Oregon Ducks	Vs Virginia Cavaliers	W 44-26
25	Miami Hurricanes	W Florida Atlantic Owls	W 38-10

Upsets this week:

• #22 Oklahoma State lost to Central Michigan on a controversial last second play

Heisman Update

Rank	Name	This Week	Season’s Numbers
1	Lou QB Lamar Jackson	(W 62-18) – 20/39, 411 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 21 carries, 199 rushing yards, 4 TDs	37/62, 697 passing yds, 7 passing TDs, 1 INT, 32 carries, 318 yds, 6 rushing TDs
2	ORE RB Royce Freeman	(W 44-26 vs Virginia) – 21 carries, 207 yards, 2 TDs, 2 receptions, 29 yards	32 carries, 294 yards, 4 TDs, 4 receptions, 34 yards
3	OK QB Baker Mayfield	(W 59-17 vs Louisiana-Monroe) – 14/20, 244 yards, 3 TDs	38/53, 567 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs
4	TT QB Patrick Mahomes II	(L 55-68 vs Arizona State) – 38/53, 540 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs, 11 carries, 44 yards, 1 TD	68/96, 1023 yards, 9 TDs, 2 INTs 21 carries, 101 yards, 3 TDs
5	FSU QB Deondre Francois	(W 52-8 vs Charleston Southern) – 25/32, 262 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT,	58/84, 681 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 15 carries, 56 yards
6	MIZ QB Drew Lock	(W 61-21 vs Eastern Michigan) – 24/37,  450 yards, 5 TDs	47/88, 730 yards, 6 TDs
7	OSU QB J.T. Barrett	(W 48-3 vs Tulsa) – 14/22, 149 yards, 16 carries, 55 yards, 2 TDs	35/53, 498 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT, 22 carries, 85 yards, 3 TDs
8	FSU RB Dalvin Cook	(W 52-8 vs Charleston Southern) – 11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TDs, 1 reception, 9 yards	34 carries, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 8 receptions, 110 yards
9	GA RB Nick Chubb	(W 26-24 vs Nicholls State) – 20 carries,  80 yards,  1 TD, 1 reception, 12 yards	52 carries, 302 yards, 3 TDs, 1 reception, 12 yards
10	ND QB Deshone Kizer	Bye Week	15/24, 215 yards, 5 passing TDs,  13 carries, 77 rushing yards, 1 TD
11	HOU QB Greg Ward, Jr	Did Not Play	23/40, 321 yds, 2 TDs
12	Stanford RB Christian McCafferey	Bye Week	22 carries, 126 yds, 2 TDs, 7 receptions, 40 receiving yards, 44 return yards
13	LSU RB Leonard Fournette	Did Not Play	23 carries, 138 yards, 3 receptions, 38 receiving yds

New AP Top 25

Rank	School	Prev. Rank	This Week’s Game
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0)	1	@ #19 Ole Miss
2	Florida State Seminoles (2-0)	3	@ #10 Louisville
3	Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0)	4	@ #14 Oklahoma
4	Michigan Wolverines (2-0)	5	Vs Colorado
5	Clemson Tigers (2-0)	2	Vs South Carolina State
6	Houston Cougars (2-0)	6	@ Cincinnati
7	Stanford Cardinal (1-0)	7	Vs USC
8	Washington Huskies (2-0)	8	Vs Portland State
9	Wisconsin Badgers (2-0)	10	Vs Georgia State
10	Louisville Cardinals (2-0)	13	Vs #2 Florida State (2-0)
11	Texas Longhorns (2-0)	11	@ California
12	Michigan State Spartans (1-0)	12	Vs #18 Notre Dame
13	Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0)	16	Vs North Dakota State
14	Oklahoma Sooners (1-1)	14	Vs #3 Ohio State (2-0)
15	Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)	17	Vs Ohio
16	Georgia Bulldogs (2-0)	9	@ Missouri
17	Texas A&M Aggies (2-0)	20	@ Auburn
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1)	18	Vs #12 Michigan State (1-0)
19	Ole Miss Rebels (1-1)	19	Vs #1 Alabama (2-0)
20	LSU Tigers (1-1)	21	Vs Mississippi State
21	Baylor Bears (2-0)	23	@ Rice
22	Oregon Ducks (2-0)	24	@ Nebraska
23	Florida Gators (2-0)	NR	Vs North Texas
24	Arkansas Razorbacks (2-0)	NR	Vs Texas State
25	Miami (FL) Hurricanes (2-0)	25	@ Appalachian State

Dropped From Rankings:

• TCU (15)
• Oklahoma State (22)

*all schedules, statistics, and rankings come from espn.com*