The beginning of the college football season marks the beginning of my favorite time of year: football season. Already there's been intriguing games around the country and I've been able to watch a few of them.
Minnesota 30, UNLV 27 - F/3OT
My Gophers struggled a bit on offense in regulation, but the D was solid all night, only giving up 275 total yards. In the end, Marqueis Gray was too much to handle for the Rebels as he threw 2 TDs in OT to give the Gophers the win. We'll take on New Hampshire at home next week, and I plan on being there!!
#13 Michigan St. 17, #24 Boise St. 13 - F
I do love Boise St. as well, and I love how they always try to open with a difficult game. This year, however, they didn't come away with a win, and it will probably end their BCS-busting capabilities this year. Le'Veon Bell was just a beast all night for the Spartans, carrying over 40 times and amassing 200+ rushing yards. He could be a darkhorse Heisman candidate this year if the Spartans keep on winning.
Stat Line of the Day
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| Le'Veon Bell's line vs Boise St. |
I'd also like to comment on the rash of incidents involving fans falling at stadiums lately. While theses cases are very tragic, I'd like to point out that until the last 2 years this has never really been an issue, except for major soccer incidents. The stadiums aren't magically getting less safe, so it has to be something with the fans. In regards to the incident at Reliant Stadium in Houston, where a fan fell 3 stories off an escalator to his death, he was allegedly "horseplaying and trying to slide down the escalator railing." While the result is sad, this is completely a case of bad judgment and drunken stupidity. I would imagine the Texans will now be forced to add security measures on all escalators in the stadium, at their cost. This is all because of one person. It's always the few who ruin things for the many, and hopefully people learn from these events.
#2 Alabama 41, #8 Michigan 14 - F
The highlight game of the opening week ended up not really being a game at all. The Crimson Tide defense smothered Denard Robinson and the Michigan O and never let up. Michigan proved to the nation that they were ranked far too high and this will just put the SEC another step closer to another stranglehold on the national title chase.
#5 Oregon 50, Arkansas St. 3 - 2nd Qtr
My other favorite team is off to an impressive start after hanging half a century in the first half already. Kenjon Barner and De'Anthony Thomas have combined for 5 TDs and are already on the bench for the night. Marcus Mariota also was impressive in his first half as the starting QB at Oregon, going 18-22 for 3 TDs. Final Score will be updated tomorrow.
OTHER NOTABLE GAMES
#19 Oklahoma St. 84, Savannah St. 0 - F
#1 USC 49, Hawaii 10 - F
#3 LSU 41, North Texas 14 - F
#14 Clemson 26, Auburn 19 - F
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