Week 3 College Football Recap

#2 Florida State 20 @ #10 Louisville 63 (FSU -2)

• My Picks: I picked Louisville both straight up and against the spread (both correct)
• College Gameday Picks: Desmond Howard, guest picker Laila Ali, and Lee Corso all picked Louisville. Kirk Herbstreit was calling the game and abstained from making a pick.
• I watched this entire game and was ecstatic and blown away with how incredible Louisville looked playing against the best defense they've faced this season.  Apart from a very small portion of the second quarter, Louisville was never really in danger of losing this game.  When they got the lead, their offense kept pouring it on and their defense remained angry and hungry and stepped on Florida State's throat.  This game really wasn't even as close as the score shows, as Florida State got a late touchdown against Louisville's second team defense.  Cardinals' QB Lamar Jackson absolutely looks the part of big-time football player and Heisman Trophy favorite.  Their offensive line constantly gave Jackson a clean pocket to throw from and on the rare occasions when he felt pressured, he made the correct decision and took off.  Louisville's defense was stellar, sealing off the edge and swarming to the ball and was always getting pressure of Florida State's quarterback, Deondre Francois.  While Florida State looked out of place and will need to regroup, Louisville looked like a real contender to upset Clemson and win the ACC, and gain a berth to the College Football Playoff in the process.

• Florida State	Louisville
  Deondre Francois – 7/18, 101 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT	Lamar Jackson – 13/20, 216 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 17 carries, 146 yards, 4 TDs
  Jacques Patrick – 7 carries, 79 yards	Brandon Ratcliff – 14 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
  Travis Rudolph – 2 receptions, 32 yards, 2 TDs	James Quick – 7 receptions, 122 yards

• Next Week: Florida State @ South Florida, Louisville @ Marshall

Temple 27 @ Penn State 34 (PSU -9)

• My Picks: I picked Penn State straight up (correct) and went with the points (wrong)

• Temple	Penn State
  Phillip Walker – 25/34, 286 yards, 1 INT	Trace McSorley – 18/24, 287 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT 9 carries, 8 yards, 1 TD
  Jahad Thomas – 14 carries, 52 yards, 2 TDs 6 receptions, 48 yards	Saquon Barkley – 9 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
  Romond Deloatch – 1 reception, 67 yards	Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: Temple vs Charlotte, Penn State @ Michigan

#1 Alabama 48 @ #19 Ole Miss 43 (Bama -10.5)

• My Picks: I picked Alabama straight up (correct) and Ole Miss against the spread (correct)
• College Gameday Picks: All four picked Alabama

• Alabama	Ole Miss
  Jalen Hurts – 19/31, 158 yards 18 carries, 146 yards	Chad Kelly – 26/41, 421 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT 13 carries, 48 yards
  Damien Harris – 16 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD	Akeem Judd – 15 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
  Calvin Ridley – 8 receptions, 81 yards	Evan Engram – 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: Alabama vs Kent State, Ole Miss vs Georgia

#22 Oregon 32 @ Nebraska 35 (NEB -3)

• My Picks: I picked Oregon both straight up and against the spread (both wrong)
• College Gameday Picks: All but Lee Corso picked Oregon

• Oregon	Nebraska
  Dakota Prukop – 14/23, 146 yards, 20 carries, 97 yards	Tommy Armstrong Jr – 17/33, 200 yards, 3 TDs 16 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
  Kani Benoit – 6 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD	Devine Ozigbo – 21 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
  Charles Nelson – 8 receptions, 80 yards	Cethan Carter – 5 receptions, 48 yards

• Next Week: Oregon vs Colorado, Nebraska @ Northwestern

#17 Texas A&M 29 @ Auburn 16 (AUB -3.5)

• My Picks: I picked A&M for both (both correct)
• College Gameday Picks: Desmond and Lee picked A&M, Laila Ali and Kirk Herbstreit picked Auburn 

• Texas A&M	Auburn
  Trevor Knight – 20/40, 247 yards, 1 TD 12 carries, 42 yards	Sean White – 18/27, 126 yards John Franklin III – 4/8, 37 yards, 9 carries, 47 yards
  Trayveon Williams – 8 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD 3 receptions, 30 yards	Kamryn Pettway – 20 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD
  Josh Reynolds – 7 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD	Tony Stevens – 8 receptions, 86 yards

• Next Week: Texas A&M vs Arkansas, Auburn vs LSU

Mississippi State 20 @ #20 LSU 23 (LSU -14)

• My Picks: I picked LSU straight up and Mississippi State against the spread (both correct)
• College Gameday Picks: All four picked LSU

• Mississippi State	LSU
  Nick Dylan Fitzgerald – 12/24, 120 yards Damian Williams – 5/8, 94 yards, 1 TD	Danny Etling – 19/30, 215 yards, 1 TD
  Ashton Shumpert – 6 carries, 34 yards	Leonard Fournette – 28 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs 4 receptions, 27 yards
  Fred Ross – 6 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD	Malachi Dupre – 4 receptions, 54 yards

• Next Week: Mississippi State @ Massachusetts, LSU @ Auburn

#12 Michigan State 36 @ #18 Notre Dame 28 (ND -8)

• My Picks: I picked Notre Dame straight up (wrong) and Michigan State against the spread (wrong)
• College Gameday Picks: All four picked Notre Dame

• Michigan State	Notre Dame
  Tyler O’Connor – 19/26, 241 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT 10 carries, 43 yards	DeShone Kizer – 20/37, 344 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT 9 carries, 14 yards, 2 TDs
  Gerald Holmes – 13 carries, 100 yards, 2 TDs	Josh Adams – 12 carries, 29 yards 4 receptions, 17 yards
  Donnie Corley – 4 receptions,  88 yards, 1 TD	Torii Hunter Jr. – 5 receptions, 95 yards

• Next Week: Michigan State vs Wisconsin, Notre Dame vs Duke

USC 10 @ #7 Stanford 27 (Stanford -8.5)

• My Picks: I picked Stanford both straight up and with the points (both correct)
• College Gameday Picks: Everyone but Laila Ali picked Stanford

• USC	Stanford
  Max Browne – 18/28, 191 yards Sam Darnold – 5/7, 45 yards, 1 INT	Ryan Burns – 9/15, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT 3 carries, 17 yards
  Ronald Jones II – 11 carries, 1 TD	Christian McCaffrey – 30 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
  Tyler Petite – 3 receptions, 73 yards	Dalton Schultz – 2 receptions, 20 yards

• Next Week: USC @ Utah, Stanford @ UCLA

#3 Ohio State 45 @ #14 Oklahoma 24 (OSU -1.5)

• My Picks: I picked Oklahoma both straight up and against the spread (both wrong)
• College Gameday Picks: All four picked Ohio State

• Ohio State	Oklahoma
  J.T. Barrett – 14/20, 152 yards, 4 TDs, 17 carries, 74 yards	Baker Mayfield – 17/32, 226 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
  Mike Weber – 18 carries, 123 yards	Joe Mixon – 9 carries, 78 yards, 2 receptions, 15 yards
  Noah Brown – 5 receptions, 72 yards, 4 TDs	A.D. Miller – 3 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

• Next Week: Ohio State - bye week, Oklahoma - bye week

#11 Texas 43 @ California 50 (Texas -8)

• My Picks: I picked Texas for both (both wrong)

• Texas	California
  Shane Buechele – 19/33, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Tyrone Swoopes – 4/6, 65 yards, 1 INT, 6 carries, 32 rushing yards	Davis Webb – 27/40, 396 yards, 4 TDs
  D’Onta Freeman – 21 carries, 157 yards, 2 TDs	Vic Enwere – 18 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs
  Armanti Foreman – 4 receptions, 72 yards	Chad Hansen – 12 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TDs

• Next Week: Texas - bye week, California @ Arizona State

My Pick Record this Week:

• Straight Up: 6-4
• Against Spread: 5-5

AP Top 25 Results

Rank	Team	Opponent	Result
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	@ #19 Ole Miss Rebels	W 48-43
2	Florida State Seminoles	@ #10 Louisville Cardinals	L 20-63
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	@ #14 Oklahoma Sooners	W 45-24
4	Michigan Wolverines	Vs Colorado Buffaloes	W 45-28
5	Clemson Tigers	Vs South Carolina State Bulldogs	W 59-0
6	Houston Cougars	@ Cincinnati Bearcats	W 40-6
7	Stanford Cardinal	Vs USC Trojans	W 27-10
8	Washington Huskies	Vs Portland State Vikings	W 41-3
9	Wisconsin Badgers	Vs Georgia State Panthers	W 23-17
10	Louisville Cardinals	Vs #2 Florida State Seminoles	W 63-20
11	Texas Longhorns	@ California Golden Bears	L 43-50
12	Michigan State Spartans	@ #18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish	W 36-28
13	Iowa Hawkeyes	Vs North Dakota State Bison	L 21-23
14	Oklahoma Sooners	Vs #3 Ohio State Buckeyes	L 24-45
15	Tennessee Volunteers	Vs Ohio Bobcats	W 28-19
16	Georgia Bulldogs	@ Missouri Tigers	W 28-17
17	Texas A&M Aggies	@ Auburn Tigers	W 29-16
18	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Vs #12 Michigan State Spartans	L 28-36
19	Ole Miss Rebels	Vs #1 Alabama Crimson Tide	L 43-48
20	LSU Tigers	Vs Mississippi State Bulldogs	W 23-20
21	Baylor Bears	@ Rice Owls	W 38-10
22	Oregon Ducks	@ Nebraska Cornhuskers	W 35-32
23	Florida Gators	Vs North Texas Mean Green	W 32-0
24	Arkansas Razorbacks	Vs Texas State Bobcats	W 42-3
25	Miami Hurricanes	@ Appalachian State Mountaineers	W 45-10

Upsets This Week:

• #11 Texas lost to unranked California in a close game
• #13 Iowa lost to FCS North Dakota State

Heisman Update

Rank	Name	This Week	Season’s Numbers
1	Lou QB Lamar Jackson	(W 63-20 vs Florida State) – 13/20, 216 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 17 carries, 146 rushing yards, 4 TDs	50/82, 913 passing yards, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 49 carries, 464 rushing yards, 10 TDs
2	OSU QB J.T. Barrett	(W 45-24 vs Oklahoma) – 14/20, 152 yards, 4 TDs, 17 carries, 74 yards	49/73, 650 passing yards, 10 passing TDs, 1 INT, 39 carries, 159 yards, 3 TDs
3	ND QB Deshone Kizer	(L 28-36 vs Michigan State) – 20/37, 344 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 2 rushing TDs	50/79, 715 yards, 9 TDs, 2 INTs, 32 carries, 126 yards, 4 TDs
4	CAL QB David Webb	(W 50-43 vs Texas) – 27/40, 396 yards, 4 TDs	106/166, 1359 yards, 13 TDs, 3 INTs
5	TT QB Patrick Mahomes II	(W 59-45 vs Louisiana Tech) – 26/36,  470 yards, 5 TDs, 12 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD	94/132, 1493 yards, 14 TDs, 2 INTs, 138 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs
6	Stanford RB Christian McCafferey	(W 27-10 vs USC) – 260 all-purpose yards, 2 total TDs	291 rushing yards, 113 receiving yards, 66 return yards, 4 total TDs
7	LSU RB Leonard Fournette	(W 23-20 vs Mississippi St) – 28 carries, 147 rushing yards, 2 TDs, 4 receptions, 47 yards	51 carries, 285 yards, 2 TDs, 7 receptions, 65 yards,
8	HOU QB Greg Ward, Jr	(W 40-16 vs Cincinnati) – 24/36, 326 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs, 26 carries, 73 yards, 2 TDs	47/76, 647 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 44 rushes, 74 yards, 2 TDs
9	CAL QB David Webb	(W 50-43 vs Texas) – 27/40, 396 yards, 4 TDs	106/166, 1359 yards, 13 TDs, 3 INTs

New AP Top 25

Rank	School	Prev. Rank	This Week’s Game
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0)	1	Vs Kent State (1-2)
2	Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)	3	Bye Week
3	Louisville Cardinals (3-0)	10	@ Marshall (1-1)
4	Michigan Wolverines (3-0)	4	Vs Penn State (2-1)
5	Clemson Tigers (3-0)	5	@ Georgia Tech (3-0)
6	Houston Cougars (3-0)	6	@ Texas State (1-1)
7	Stanford Cardinal (2-0)	7	@ UCLA (2-1)
8	Michigan State (2-0)	12	Vs #11 Wisconsin (3-0)
9	Washington Huskies (3-0)	8	@ Arizona (2-1)
10	Texas A&M Aggies (3-0)	17	Vs #17 Arkansas (3-0)
11	Wisconsin Badgers (3-0)	9	@ #8 Michigan State (2-0)
12	Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)	16	@ #23 Ole Miss (1-2)
13	Florida State Seminoles (2-1)	2	Vs South Florida (3-0)
14	Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)	15	Vs #19 Florida (3-0)
15	Miami Hurricanes (3-0)	25	Bye Week
16	Baylor Bears (3-0)	21	Vs Oklahoma State (2-1)
17	Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0)	24	@ #10 Texas A&M (3-0)
18	LSU Tigers (2-1)	20	Vs #12 Michigan State (1-0)
19	Florida Gators (3-0)	23	@ #14 Tennessee (3-0)
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0)	NR	@ Northwestern (1-2)
21	Texas Longhorns (2-1)	11	Bye Week
22	San Diego State Aztecs (3-0)	NR	Bye Week
23	Ole Miss Rebels (1-2)	19	Vs #12 Georgia (3-0)
24	Utah Utes (3-0)	NR	Vs USC (1-2)
25	Oklahoma Sooners (1-2)	14	Bye Week

Dropped From Rankings:

• Iowa (16)
• Notre Dame (18)
• Oregon (22)

A Note: I cannot figure out how Ole Miss and Oklahoma both remain ranked despite having losing records.  I understand that Oklahoma and Ole Miss have both lost to two good teams, but still.

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