Week Eleven of Steveo’s Salvos: Game 648: Louisville at Clemson; “Opt-out season approaches”; UGA defense, QB; “Play-offs?”; Week Ten reviews; Week Eleven previews

An on-line heading on PSU’s “Nittany Lions Wire” this week read, ”Win over Indiana boosts NFL draft stock for Penn State prospects.”  Should Nittany Lion fans, or any other college football fans actually be excited about this?

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Game 647: Cunningham passes and Evans rushes lead riled-up Louisville past James Madison

Several penalties against Louisville late in the game, though correctly called, riled-up the Louisville crowd.  The energy behind the team to spurred the Cardinals past James Madison, 34-10. 

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Game 646:  Ohio State Buckeyes surge past Penn State with 28 points in final 9:46

The Buckeyes picked Clifford off three times and knocked the ball loose from his grasp to convert into 21 points.  Those made the difference in this game.  Despite mistakes and inept execution by the Lion offense, they stayed toe-to-toe with the Buckeyes until 9:46 remained. 

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Game 645: Houston Cougar passing attack leaves Navy Midshipman in wake

The tailgating, travels, and meeting other fans from around the country make college football a great part of the fun.  As Chris Schenkel always said, “What better way to spend an autumn afternoon!”

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Game 644:  WKU Hilltoppers roll past MTSU Blue Raiders

Like the South Carolina Gamecocks in the game we attended the week before, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders took advantage of an early WKU Hilltopper fumble and turned it into points.  Unlike the Gamecocks against Kentucky, the Blue Raiders (3-4, … Continue reading

Game 643:  Without QB Will Levis, No. 13 Kentucky Wildcats fall to South Carolina Gamecocks

Lexington, KY – With Frosh QB Kaiya Sheron at QB for Kentucky, the first play from scrimmage indicated that a win over the South Carolina Gamecocks required a special effort by the Wildcats (4-2, 1-2).  They  struggled in a 24-14 … Continue reading

Week Six of Steveo’s Salvos: Rutgers HC Greg “What comes around, goes around”; Guru Finebaum – Not!; SMU Quitters; Our game: South Carolina at No. 13 Kentucky; Week Five and six; Lesson learned, Scotty?;  Upside down Big Twelve; Saban’s surprises ahead

We look for QB Will Levis and RB Chris Rodriguez to keep the Cats moving on offense.  In the two SEC losses by the Gamecocks, Georgia and Arkansas scored 48 and 44 points respectively.  Don’t expect the Wildcats to be any different especially after falling to Ole Miss.

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Game 641: UTSA overcomes late Middle Tennessee threat to win ConferenceUSA openers for both teams

UTSA QB Frank Harris dazzled until three picks killed the Road Runner momentum, and Middle Tennessee threatened to come back trailing 38-30 late in the game.  However, it took a defensive stand and a 45-yard scoring drive with 1:32 left to seal a 45-30 victory for UTSA.

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Game 640: Diliello and Defense lead Austin Peay in comeback over Eastern Kentucky

Very impressive today was the coaching by 32-year-old HC Scotty Walden and his staff. Their half-time adjustments paid off immensely late in this game. The win here will probably weigh heavily for a bid to the FCS playoffs.

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Game 639: Nittany Lions Roar past Auburn Tigers with run game and takeaways

The Penn State Nittany Lions displayed an improved running game at Auburn averaging 6.3 yards per carry with all five TDs of the rushing variety.  Their bend-but-not-break-defense intercepted two passes and recovered two fumbles on the way to achieving a 41-12 victory over Auburn.

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