Quick takes from the five Thursday and Friday college games:
Texas Tech gave Oklahoma State a good battle. The Red Raiders did some positive things in this game, but really hurt themselves with critical penalties. The Cowboys weren’t as effective running the ball as I thought they might be, but did enough to get the win.
Appalachian State was no match for Georgia Southern. Big numbers all night long for the home team, and QB Kevin Ellison was the star of the show. The Eagles look like they’re going to enjoy life in the Sun Belt Conference.
UCLA got a 95-yard pick six just before halftime to open up a nice lead, and then proceeded to blow Arizona State away in a dominant second half. Brett Hundley had a monster game for the Bruins in what was by far their best performance of the season to date.
Fresno State trailed by ten at New Mexico but got a TD just before halftime and while they fell behind briefly in the second half, the Bulldogs ended up dominating. Someone will have to explain to me why Bob Davie punted on 4th and two from the Lobos 42 with about ten minutes left to play. Down 11 and not getting many stops, ya gotta go there, Coach.
Middle Tennessee sprinted to a 24-0 lead at Old Dominion and weren’t really threatened at any point, though the home team never gave up. Easy win by the Blue Raiders, and they owned the line of scrimmage both ways.
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