NCAA Week 9 preview, Week 8 recap, and Heisman Race

Week 8 Recap

Its the weekend before Halloween and the College football playoff is starting to look a little scary.  Top teams are falling off and other teams are making their case to be in the final 4.  Quick recap from week 8:

• Bama rolled through the Vols
• Penn State gets their 16th straight regular season victory with 7 sacks from their defense and 3 TD's from Mr. Barkley
• Kenny Hill threw for 5 td's in a victory for TCU
• The Badgers remain unbeaten
• Miami has Michael Jackson on their team! He had 2 interceptions.  The team had 4 before the end of the 1st half.  Malik Rossier threw for 344 yards 2tds in a victory over Syracuse
• Oklahoma State barely escaped the Longhorns in overtime
• Josh Adams rushed for 191 yards 3 touchdowns against the Trojans.  Sam Darnold was sacked 5 times by the Irish
• South Florida QB Quinton FLowers threw for 2 touchdowns ran for 138 yards and a td ina victory over Tulane
• Memphis RB Patrick Taylor ran for 4 td's and WR Anthony Miller had 178 yards rec in their thrilling output victory over Houston

Heisman Race

1. Saquan Barkley
2. Baker Mayfield
3. JT Barrett
4. Bryce Love
5. Kenny Hill          

Week 9 Preview

• This week we have the biggest game of the year so far in the Big 10.  Penn State vs Ohio State will be a dandy.  Lot will be deceided with that game.
• TCU have a testy road outing against Iowa State
• Battle of the 1 loss teams:  Notre Dame vs NC State will be a test of 2 similar teams fighting to stay in the hunt
• Oklahoma State has their hands full also going on the road to #22 West Virginia                                                                                                               
• Should be a very exciting week of college football:

1. Alabama BYE
2. Penn State vs #6 Ohio State
3. Georgia vs Florida
4. TCU vs #25 Iowa State
5. Wisconsin vs Illinois
6. Ohio State vs #2 Penn State
7. Clemson vs Georgia Tech
8. Miami vs North Carolina
9. Notre Dame vs #14 NC State
10. Oklahoma vs Texas Tech
11. Oklahoma State vs #22 West Virginia
12. Washington vs UCLA
13. Virginia Tech vs DUke
14. North Carolina State vs #9 Notre Dame
15. Washington State vs Arizona
16. Michigan State vs Northwestern 
17. South Florida vs Houston
18. UCF vs Austin Peay
19. Auburn BYE
20. Stanford vs Oregon State
21. USC vs Arizona State
22. West Virginia vs #11 Oklahoma State
23. LSU BYE
24. Memphis vs Tulane
25. Iowa State vs #4 TCU

Week 7 review, Week 8 preview, & Heisman Race

Week 7 Review

• 7 teams in the top 25 last week was upset by teams that were not ranked
• Alabama gets 5 sacks in another dominate win versus Arkansas
• Syracuse upsets Clemson.  Clemson loses QB Kelly Bryant and lost their 1st game since November 2016          
• Georgia rushed for 370 yards in a dominating fashion against Missouri   

QB Kenny Hill threw for 297 yards and ran for 1 touchdown                                                                

• Arizona State stunned the Huskies knocking them out of top 10
• Luke Falk threw 5 picks against Cal who dominated Washington State from start to finish
• LSU Tigers were the better tigers knocking off Auburn
• Miami stays undefeated off the leg of Michael Badgeley who was 4/4 with a game winner
• Oklahoma barely escaped Texas
• Boise State ruined San Diego State's undefeated season 
• Michigan State runs behind LJ Scott's 194 yards 2 td against Minnesota
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Heisman Race

1. Saquan Barkley - Off a bye week, is expected to do big things this coming up week against Michigan
2. JT Barrett - Was a mad man this weekend.  Had 7 out of the 8 td's his team scored.  Barrett has had a remarkable career.  So far responsible for 136 touchdowns during his tenure.  If they win out, and he continues to play this way, hand this man the Heisman       .
3. Bryce Love - Leads the nation in rushing in a landslide.  He is an explosive runner.  His downside is his team may not get the big wins/recognition.  Had 17 carries 147 yards 2 touchdowns in week 7.
4. Mason Rudolph - Is 2nd in the nation in passing yards.  Threw for 459 yards 3 tds this past weekend.  To stay in this race his team has to WIN
5. Jalen Hurts - Has played very consistent, has the best team, and has thrown only 1 int this season.  Although his numbers are not amazingly huge, it's gonna be hard to leave Hurts out of the race if his team keeps winning

Week 8 Preview

 There were 7 upsets last week.  4 of those upsets were in the top 10.  No one is safe from being upset.  Who will be next to get upset next?  The safest team to play during these final weeks of the season is BYE.  After this week BCS implications will be put into play and we will see a clearer picture of who will be apart of the Final 4 to play for a National Championship.  Here is the AP top 25 preview for this week:

1. Alabama vs Tennessee 
2. Penn State vs #19 Michigan
3. Georgia BYE
4. TCU vs Kansas
5. Wisconsin vs Maryland
6. Ohio State BYE
7. Clemson BYE
8. Miami vs Syracuse
9. Oklahoma vs Kansas State
10. Oklahoma State vs Texas
11. USC vs ##13 Notre Dame
12. Washington BYE
13. Notre Dame vs #11 USC
14. Virginia Tech vs North Carolina
15. Washington State vs Colorado
16. North Carolina State BYE
17. South Florida vs Tulane
18. Michigan State vs Indiana
19. Michigan vs #2 Penn State
20. U. Central Florida vs Navy
21. Auburn vs Arkansas
22. Stanford BYE
23. West Virginia vs Baylor
24. LSU vs Ole Miss
25. Memphis vs Houston