Archive for September, 2016

Ohio State WR Noah Brown Has Breakout Game with 4-TD Performance vs. Oklahoma

Posted by Daily Facts on September 18 2016 Add Comments
Fact: Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown had five receptions for 72 yards and four touchdowns against Oklahoma on Saturday. Before Saturday, Brown had just five career receptions, 71 receiving yards and one touchdown. Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light. Source: B/R InsightsRead more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

NCAA Football Rankings 2016: Week 4 College Top 25 Standings Shakeup Predictions

Posted by Joe Pantorno on September 18 2016 Add Comments
Another week in college football saw another grouping of Top 25 teams go down that will shake up the rankings heading into next week.  In total, seven ranked teams fell in Week 3. Let's take a look at the current rankings and my predicted top 25 for Week 4: No. 10 Louisville's complete domination of No. 2 Florida State will thrust the Cardinals into the Top Five after a historic 63-20 beatdown, per ESPN: Quarterback Lamar Jackson is ...

Texas vs. California: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 Upset

Posted by Timothy Rapp on September 18 2016 Add Comments
California, behind a huge evening from quarterback Davis Webb and a controversial fumble call late in the fourth quarter, upset No. 11 Texas on Saturday night, 50-43.  Webb threw for 396 yards and four scores, and rushed for another touchdown, Chad Hansen caught 12 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and Vic Enwere ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns of his own as California moved to 2-1 on the season and defeated Texas for ...

Texas vs. Cal: Game Grades, Analysis for Longhorns and Bears

Posted by Zach Shelton on September 18 2016 Add Comments
For the second year in a row, the California Golden Bears have emerged victorious from a shootout with Texas, topping the Longhorns 50-43 at home. Quarterback Davis Webb and top target Chad Hansen led the upset of the No. 11 Horns, connecting 12 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Webb added two more scores, picking apart a clueless Texas secondary for much of the night. As for the Longhorns, it will be a rough week of ...

NCAA Football Rankings 2016: Predicting the Top 25 After Week 3

Posted by Greg Wallace on September 18 2016 Add Comments
From start to finish, Week 3 of the 2016 college football season loomed as something special. For the first time in history, all of the top three teams in the Associated Press Top 25 were playing ranked teams on the road, which left great potential for chaos and poll upheaval. From noon to midnight Eastern time, the airwaves crackled with great matchups, making multiple televisions and remote control dexterity vital tools. The day didn’t disappoint, either. ...

College Football Rankings 2016: Bleacher Report’s Week 4 Top 25

Posted by Bleacher Report College Football Staff on September 18 2016 Add Comments
Another monster weekend of college football did not disappoint, with four matchups of ranked teams—including the top three squads playing on the road—and the results of numerous other games causing a significant shake-up in Bleacher Report's Top 25. Twenty members of our college football staff vote on the Bleacher Report poll: writers Ben Axelrod, Greg Couch, Tyler Donohue, Ed Feng, David Kenyon, Sanjay Kirpalani, Adam Kramer, Brian Leigh, Brian Pedersen, David Regimbal, Barrett Sallee, Damon Sayles, ...

Ohio State Game Grades vs. Oklahoma

Posted by Spencer Holbrook on September 18 2016 Add Comments
Overview The Buckeyes went on the road to Oklahoma and did what many people did not think was possible: dominated. In the 45-24 win, the Ohio State offensive attack of J.T. Barrett, Curtis Samuel, Mike Weber and Noah Brown put on a clinic while the defense proved it is one of the best units in the country by shutting down Baker Mayfield and company. Here’s how I graded the performance in the biggest game of the ...

The Case for Ohio State as No. 1 Team in College Football

Posted by Ben Axelrod on September 18 2016 Add Comments
An hourlong lightning delay couldn't slow down Ohio State. Oklahoma wasn't able to either. And by the time the third week of the college football season had ended, it became clear these Buckeyes may be the team to beat in 2016. The only convincing part of Ohio State's two blowouts against overmatched opponents to open the season may have been its final margins of victory. But it was tough to argue with the case the Buckeyes made Saturday ...

Jacob Eason’s Heroics in UGA Comeback Win the Jump Start Bulldogs Greatly Need

Posted by Barrett Sallee on September 18 2016 Add Comments
Georgia entered its first SEC road trip of the season with a massive quarterback question. It exited with an answer. True freshman Jacob Eason went most of the way in a sluggish win over FCS Nicholls last weekend, but he was replaced by senior Greyson Lambert late in a game that should never have been in doubt.  After throwing the game-winning touchdown on the final drive, those questions are all but gone. The answer is Eason, was Eason and ...

Texas A&M vs. Auburn: Game Grades, Analysis for Aggies vs. Tigers

Posted by Zach Gilliland on September 17 2016 Add Comments
With two up-tempo, no-huddle offenses, this game figured to have plenty of points. That wasn't the case, however, but the Texas A&M Aggies found enough offense in a 29-16 win over the Auburn Tigers. Quarterback Trevor Knight was efficient, throwing for 247 yards and one touchdown. He also added 42 rushing yards.  The Aggies led 16-10 at the half, and this game stayed within reach for Auburn until running back Trayveon Williams rattled off an 89-yard ...