#20 Notre Dame at #10 Mich State. ND beats MSU 20-3. The biggest story heading into this game had to be ND linebacker Manti Te’o. Te’o was suffering immensely after the loss of two loved ones from back home in Hawaii. First his grandmother passed away and on Wednesday (less than 24 hours later) Te’o lost […]
Ohio State Week 3 Recap: Close one vs Cal
September 15, 2012 by
Cal at #12 Ohio State: Ohio State wins 35-28. How they won it: It took OSU defensive back Christian Bryant’s interception of Zack Maynard with just over a minute left in the game to secure the win for the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes were also helped out by Cal’s kicker, who missed on three field goal […]
ASU vs Mizzou Preview Week 2: The Team Nobody is Talking About
September 14, 2012 by
ASU has gained a considerable amount of attention in the metro Phoenix area, but turn on any national sports outlet [read:ESPN] and you will see nary a word about ‘that other AZ Pac-12 team’ (the one that didn’t topple Oklahoma State last week). The 2-0 Devils will ride that wave of Tempe attention to Missouri […]
Arizona Week 2 Recap: Wildcats Beat the Odds
September 11, 2012 by
Arizona beats Oklahoma St. 59-38 In order to find a Wildcat fan who was completely prepared for an Arizona victory on Saturday, you’d have to walk the tailgates a few times over. Given the recent history of Arizona’s meetings with Oklahoma State, many people were expecting the same outcome: A high scoring Cowboy offense, unable […]
ASU Week 2 Recap: 45-10…Are You Impressed Yet?
September 11, 2012 by
ASU beat the Fighting Illini 45-14. Are you impressed yet? ASU is now 2-0, with each win coming by a significantly comfortable margin. Although the argument can be made that our opponents weren’t in prime fighting condition (specifically Illini starting QB Nathan Sheelhaase, who did not play in Saturday’s game), what people are seeing on […]
South Carolina Week 2 Recap: Easily Wins 48-10 vs ECU
September 9, 2012 by
South Carolina beats ECU 48-10 at home Gamecock fans were understandably nervous about Saturday’s home opener against East Carolina of Conference USA when starting quarterback Connor Shaw was scratched from the lineup because of a lingering shoulder injury. But backup QB Dylan Thompson set off some air raid sirens in Columbia with an outstanding performance, […]
OSU Week 2 Recap: Miller time all the time 31-16 over UCF
September 9, 2012 by
#14 Ohio State defeats Central Florida 31-16 Running backs dropping like flies. Running back Carlos Hyde left with an knee injury in the first half and did not return. The Buckeyes were already playing without starter Jordan Hall, who has missed the first two games and all of training camp after surgery to repair a […]
Week 2 Preview: Illinois vs Arizona State
September 7, 2012 by
The Sun Devils will have had nine days between their rout of NAU and welcoming the Fighting Illini to Tempe on Saturday. That’s nine days of post-game analysis, practices, speculation, and planning (and a bunch of tweets to lady friends if you’re a certain underutilized member of the team). A lot has been said about […]
OSU Week 1 Recap: Miami (Ohio) 10, Ohio State 56
September 7, 2012 by
#18 Ohio State beats Miami (Ohio) 56-10 Quarterback Braxton Miller had over 200 yards passing and 161 yards rushing (school record for a quarterback). His most memorable play was a 65 yard touchdown run where he stutter-stepped to make his would-be-tackler miss. ESPN Stats and Analysis quote: “Tim Tebow had 338 total yards in his […]
Week 2 Preview: Oklahoma State vs Arizona
September 6, 2012 by
The Arizona Wildcats face tough competition this weekend. Saturday’s home game is against #18 Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are coming in, guns blazing, after an unheard of 84-0 victory over Savannah State. The Cats have not had much recent success against the Cowboys, losing both of the teams past two meetings (although they did win […]
