71-yard fumble return puts Penn State past San Diego State, 37-21 State College, PA – Penn State’s 323-lb DT Austin Johnson picked up a fumble by San Diego State QB Max Smith forced by DE Carl Nassib and rambled, somewhat slowly, for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Steve-o’s Game Reviews
Penn State runs past “rival” Rutgers, 28-3 State College, PA – Penn State freshman RB Saquon Barkley rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, and fellow senior running mate Akeel Lynch added 120 yards and a TD … Continue reading
Washington State flips Rutgers in a seesaw battle, 37-34 New Brunswick, NJ: The Birthplace of College Football – After 59 minutes of poor defense, costly penalties, turnovers, explosive special teams play, no pass rush by RU, and coaching wonders and … Continue reading
Tough Temple triumphs over Penn State to end drought started since WWII Philadelphia (Sept. 5) – As a Penn State fan for many years, let me say this first of all: Temple has a very good football team this year and … Continue reading
Struggling Jacksonville struggles past struggling Delaware in our opener, 20-14 Newark, Delaware (Sept. 4) – In the opening game of the Collegefootballfan.com season, we watched two FCS teams struggle throughout the game to put together a sustained offense relying primarily … Continue reading
Jacksonville, Florida (January 2, 2015) – The Tennessee Volunteers (7-6) came to the TaxSlayer Bowl (formerly “Gator”) at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville jacked-up to play. The slow-footed, Iowa Hawkeyes (7-6) were out-muscled, out-hustled, and out -coached to a … Continue reading
Orlando, Florida (January 1, 2015) – Missouri (11-3) led Minnesota (8-5), 19-17, heading into the final period of play. The Tiger defense had held Gopher RB David Cobb well under his 128.8 ypg rushing average (21 carries for 81 yards) … Continue reading
Miami Lakes, FL ( December 31) – It was a very Happy New Year for Georgia Tech and its football program as the 12th-ranked Yellow jackets out-raced the 7th-ranked Bulldogs during the third quarter of one of this year’s four … Continue reading
Nashville, Tennessee (December 30) – With the score tied at 28, Notre Dame drove the ball from their 15 with 5:41 left in the game down to the 14-yard line against the best defense in the SEC, and with no … Continue reading
The Bronx, New York (December 27) – Penn State Senior PK Sam Ficken booted a 45 -yard FG with 20 seconds left in regulation to tie Boston College, 24-24. In the hard-fought, intense game at the Pinstripe Bowl played at … Continue reading