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There some great stories coming out of the weekend in college football. You can check out my villains of Week 7 here, but let’s take a look at the heroes.
Melvin Gordon
The Wisconsin running back became the fastest Badger to pass the 1000-rushing-yard mark, doing so on just his sixth game as Wisconsin held off Illinois 38-28. Gordon had a relatively quiet day – at least compared to some previous outings – amassing 175 yards and four touchdowns against the worst rushing defence in the Big Ten. Gordon should be right among the Heisman candidates.
Mississippi State
Despite four turnovers on a rainy day, Hail State got the job done against Auburn, defeating the Tigers 38-23 in Starkville thanks to two rushing and one passing touchdown from quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott probably furthered his Heisman chances by taking down the second-best team in America. The Bulldogs become just the fifth team since the 1983 season to beat top-10 teams in three consecutive weeks.
Ole Miss
The second consecutive wonderful Saturday for teams from Mississippi was capped by the Rebels going into Kyle Field to knock off Texas A&M. Ole Miss weren’t exactly favourites in this one, yet they dominated the Aggies for the best part of the game.
The final score line of 35-20 flattered A&M far more than they deserved. The Rebels open the season 6-0 for the first time since 1962. Quarterback Bo Wallace was sensational, accounting for three touchdowns, and his defence capitalised on three turnovers. Hugh Freeze has a good football team in Oxford.
Bryce Petty
The Baylor quarterback threw a pick-six with 11:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, one that extended TCU’s lead to 58-37. Then, Petty went out and calmly threw two touchdowns and drove his team down the field, setting them up for the eventual game-winning field goal. It was an epic recovery for Petty and Baylor, who beat TCU 61-58 in an epic game that well and truly lived up to all the hype. This might’ve been Petty’s Heisman moment.
Georgia
No Gurley, no worries against Missouri. The Bulldogs looked like their old selves, and are sitting in the box seat in the SEC East after routing the Tigers 34-0 on the road in Colombia. In place of Gurley, Nick Chubb ran for 143 yards and a score, while the Bulldog defence held Missouri to a paltry 147 total yards, and forced four turnovers from quarterback Maty Mauk.
Michigan
They needed a win badly, and they got it against Penn State at home to at least take a little pressure off of Brady Hoke’s shoulders. The 18-13 victory was set up by stifling defence from a unit that’s been much-maligned this season. A safety with 1:43 to play sealed an important victory for the maize and blue.
Duke
The Blue Devils beat Georgia Tech for the first time in 10 years, securing a 31-25 win over the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta. Another milestone for the surging Duke program on the back of their defence causing three huge second-half turnovers.
Josh Lambert
The West Virginia kicker won his team the game on Saturday, knocking over a 55-yard field goal with 0:03 to play in the fourth, giving the Mountaineers a tight 36-34 victory over Texas Tech. He kicked three on the day, from 55, 38 and 42 yards away. Not a bad day out.
Minnesota
Quietly, the Golden Gophers are 4-1, and looking pretty good in a weakened Big Ten. Their latest scalp was Northwestern, thanks to quarterback Mitch Leidner, who ran for two scores. Jalen Myrick also chipped in, returning a fourth-quarter kick-off for an even 100 yards. The Gophers won 24-17.
Marcus Mariota
When you’re good, you’re real good. The Ducks quarterback was running a read option play against UCLA and kept the football as the defence locked down on the running back. Problem was, he didn’t hold onto it. Nope, he fumbled… then recovered and ran into the end zone from 23 yards away. Not UCLA’s day, but clearly it was Oregon’s. The Ducks won impressively, 42-30.
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