Week 7 Recap

Phew, what a weekend of College Football. The Red River Shootout was an classic. Clemson fell into the Syracuse trap. Also, Miami gets another last second win. Let’s take a a look.

Georgia Tech vs. Miami (25-24)– This was probably a tougher pill to swallow for Paul Johnson and the Rambling Wreck than the Tennessee game. You controlled the clock, the line of scrimmage, shoot, the entire game…and you let this one slip, once again. Defense has to be addressed at Tech, or they will continue to lose these types of games. Kudos to the Hurricanes, they kept on fighting and found a way to win. Good teams do that.
Clemson vs. Syracuse (27-24) – It’s mid-season, which means it’s time for Clemson to lose a game they shouldn’t. Syracuse was able to get away with pretty much anything against the Tiger defense, however Kelly Bryant getting hurt didn’t help things either. Huge win for the Orange and their program. I do recall though, a certain tiger team losing to Pitt last season and still winning the national championship. Can’t slip up again or they will not get in the show.
Washington St. vs. Cal (37-3) – What the heck happened here? Washington St still high on the beating USC? Because they looked drunk out there against Cal. Say goodbye to the playoff, Cougars.
Auburn vs. LSU (27-23) – Tigers vs. Tigers. One shall stand, one shall fall. This was a good game and the LSU offense came alive. Auburn is now out of the playoff hunt and this does not look good for Malzhan who is already on the hot seat. Huge win for Coach O.
Oklahoma vs. Texas (29-24) – This was the first red river shootout for Lincoln Riley and Tom Herman as head coaches. As expected, both Quarterbacks had a solid showing. Mayfield got the Sooners on the board first with a 54 yard bomb to Jeff Badet. Same Ehlinger got the longhorns offense humming with a 16 yard pass to Kyle Porter to get Texas on the scoreboard. Late in the fourth, trailing the Longhorns by 1, Mayfield threw a 59 yard pass to Mark Andrews to setup the go ahead touchdown and seal the win for the Sooners. Another instant classic at the Cotton Bowl.
Washington vs. Arizona St. (13-7) – The Sun Devil defense stuck it to the Huskies all night, defeating the #5 team in the nation and probably ending Washington’s playoff hopes at the same time.

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