Game 624: Homecoming Horror – Austin Peay in a blow-out over Murray State, 47-7

Austin Peay RBs Ahmaad Tanner and Brian Snead combined for five TDs and 280 rushing yards to lead the Governors (3-4, 1-2) in a blow-out over Murray State, 47-7.

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Game 623: ASU Mountaineers Upset No. 13 Coastal Carolina as time expired, 30-27

Appalachian State mounted comebacks with a big-play offense and late-game, aggressive defense as the Mountaineers upset No. 13 Coastal Carolina as time expired, 30-27. 

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Game 622: UT Chattanooga Upsets No. 10 East Tennessee, 21-16

In the game known as the “Rail Rivalry”, UT Chattanooga pulled off the upset over FCS No. 10 East Tennessee State in a key Southern Conference contest, 21-16. 

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Game 621: Memphis Tigers’ speed burns Navy, 35-17, with big plays

The Memphis Tigers overwhelmed with their dominating speed to burn Navy on both sides of the football and subdued the Mids, 35-17.

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Game 620: Virginia overcomes 17-point deficit in fourth to drop Louisville, 34-33

Louisville, Kentucky – Virginia Cavaliers QB Brennan Armstrong tossed a one-yard scoring strike to TE Grant Misch with 22 seconds remaining. It put the finishing touch on a 17-point third period deficit to defeat the Louisville Cardinals, 34-33.  Louisville QB … Continue reading

Game 619: Tennessee State beats Austin Peay in exciting late-game action, 24-22

    There was no quit in either team.  They continued to fight. AP’s onsides kick bounced high and out of bounds.  TSU took possession at the AP 45.  Using two remaining time-outs, the Governors D forced another TSU punt for a touchback.  Time ran out to end any possible AP comeback, and as the two teams met at midfield after, a few scuffles broke out and campus security, some pretty big ones, stepped on to help quell the situations quickly.  The intensity that started late in the game festered after time expired. Great game that started off slowly and intensified into a late, great, exciting finish.  Our last-minute scheduling change resulted with the type of finish that we always hope for.

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Game 618: Indiana’s quick start holds off Western Kentucky, 33-31

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Indiana Hoosiers (2-2) took a 14-0 lead in the first period over Western Kentucky (1-2) on the road, but the Hilltoppers opened up a comparable passing attack and battled to the end as IU won … Continue reading

Game 617: O-line, Sean Clifford lead No. 10 Penn State Past No. 19 Auburn, 28-20

State College, PA – Penn State’s offensive line held Auburn’s tough, front seven to one, single sack, and enabled QB Sean Clifford to complete 28 of 32 passes for 280 yards and two TDs for a great 28-20 Penn State … Continue reading

Game 616: Air Force bests floundering Navy, 23-3

Annapolis, MD – On a day of tributes to those lost on 9/11 20 years ago to the day, the Air Force Academy (2-0) defeated a floundering Navy football team that has played great football for most of the past … Continue reading

Collegefootballfan.com records 22nd Heisman sighting

We came away from this contest knowing we watched the 2018 Heisman winner, Kyler Murray, perform at QB for the Sooners. Little could we imagine, especially with several QBs at the top of the watch list this season, that we had seen two Heisman winners compete that evening.

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