Geoff Collins wore a different cap in the second half. In the first half he wore a white cap with a colored bill. At halftime he changed to a navy cap. Guess he was trying to change his luck. Probably wore a third cap during warmups. Wish Collins would pay that much attention to the actual game. He elected to punt instead of wait for a review on a possible first down completion down to the five yard line.
Poor Tobias Oliver is snakebit. Fumbles just before crossing the goal line, then later another fumble was returned for a Temple touchdown. That’s a 14 point swing. The score could’ve easily been tied at 14 all. Oliver had his best passing day, forcing the defense to not crowd the box, opening up the run. James Graham did even better, showing off his strong and mostly accurate arm. A couple of passes were dropped. Had Graham played against the Citadel the Jackets would’ve won.
A few thoughtless penalties added to the dismal afternoon, including the defense lineman pulling the ballcarrier’s helmet off and tossing it away. Tech was almost called for a chopblock. After Tech tackled Temple in the end zone for a safety, the Jackets almost returned the favor by nearing getting tackled in the end zone themselves. Luckily a replay showed Tech hadn’t touched the ball before the free kick bounced into the end zone. Safeties on two consecutive plays. Not sure that’s ever happened before.
Temple’s wide receiver, number one, threw a fit when he thought he’s been interfered with. A typical number one.
The nice gold face masks made their debut. Hopefully they’re here to stay. Tech wore black and/or navy masks for about 30 years, and I’ve hated every minute. Unfortunately the Jackets also added ridiculous long gold undershirts that stuck out underneath the jerseys. One step forward, two steps back. Not sure those new grey superhero costumes are gonna help much next week against UNC, who almost upset the number one team in the nation today.
UNC looked good in their basic home uniform: blue helmets and jersey, white pants and cleats. Mack Brown So did Clemson in their simple all white jerseys and pants. The Heels came to play. Hard for Clemson to get up for every game, though their opponents all show up ready to take their best shot. UNC made it 20-21 with just over a minute remaining and courageously went for the win instead of the game-tying extra point. Then UNC almost recovered the onside kick.
Already there are cries for Clemson to drop in the polls. Bama let Ole Miss score 31. UGA didn’t beat Notre Dame bad enough. The Irish barely beat a lowly ACC team. Suddenly winning isn’t enough to keep your ranking.
Perhaps Auburn should be number one – they beat up on lowly Mississippi State. My high school bud Johnny Crawford officiated on the loveliest village on the plains.
Interesting that Clemson’s talented, true freshman third string QB played special teams against UNC. Perhaps he won’t be redshirted.
Jalen Hurts was in Heisman form again Saturday against Texas Tech. The Sooners won big.
Notre Dame trailed at halftime, before talking the lead from UVA in the second half. A race game featuring two teams wearing grey facemasks.
Jacob Eason led Washington past USC in Seattle.
The self-proclaimed “best QB in the SEC” Kellen Mond almost let woeful Arkansas beat his mighty Texas A&M Aggies. Mond was sacked on a late third down play, forcing a much longer field goal.
Tua had another big game, and Bame won big over Ole Miss.
With Hornibrook finally quarterbacking FSU, the Noles have turned things around. They led NC State the entire game.
Michigan finally found someone they could beat. Must be the new helmets.
Best-looking games:
Iowa State/Baylor
Wisconsin/Northwestern
Clemson/UNC
Alabama/Ole Miss
Last week’s SEC TQBR:
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