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35-3 BC scored their most points ever in the FSU series, largest MOV and snapped a 7 game series losing streak for their first win vs Noles since 2009. BC’s previous high MOV was 13 pts and came in 1957. Dark times for FSU. BC missed a FG to open, but went 7p 79y for TD on a 34y WR throw (by Jeff Smith former QB). FSU had 1st-and-goal at the B6, but fumbled. Later BC converted 4th-and-2 at F38 on their way to a 14-0 lead early 2nd qrt. BC LB made a great INT literally taking the ball away from the FSU TE as they were in mid tackle at the B37. BC busted a 39y run on their way to a 21-0 lead. FSU kicked a 39y FG for the 21-3 HT score. FSU muffed a punt at the F11 and it was 28-3 BC early in the 3rd. FSU didn’t advance beyond their own 31 yard line in the 2nd half with 37 yards of O! 19-10 FD and 329-213 TY (4.3-3.8) for BC. FSU –3 TOs. Brown 6-20-54-1-0, 20 rushing. Dillon 33-149-TD. Blackman 11-26-102-0-1 (sacked 2x). Akers 18-49. BC DE Landry DNP. FSU Thomas and James combined for 28 tkls.
24-19 Miami would’ve lost to a lot of teams today, thankfully for them UNC made a lot of mistakes. In the first half UNC was in the RZ 3 of their first 4 drives, but were SOD twice and only managed 3 pts (once was a fake FG on 4th and 19). Surrat was inj on the 3rd series, Harris wasn’t dressed so enter 3rd string Nathan Elliot. First half UNC kicked 2 FGs and UM hit a 51y TD pass. 7-6 Canes. HT yards were 258-177 Heels. UM hit 78y TD pass 1st play of 3rd and a punt blk set up a 9y “drive” for a 21y FG. 17-6. UNC got TD and then threw INT at the M4. UNC D later got an INT, but PI whipped it out and UM got a TD to lead 24-13. Teams traded INTs, then punts. UNC scored TD with 3m left to cut it to 19-24 (2pt no good). UM recovered the onside kick but then fumbled next play! UNC was at M37 1st-and-10, but fumbled it back and UM killed the clock. 27-16 FD, 428-415 TY (4.7-5.7) for UNC. UNC lost 4 TOs, UM lost 2. Rosier 16-38-356-3-1 rushed 20y. Elliot 16-39-173-1-3, 79y rushing.
42-32 Wake Forest was on fire! WF’s 625y was just the 2nd time in school history they topped 600! Lamar Jackson was sacked 7x, tied 2nd most WF history. It was 14-3 when LV threw INT in EZ, soon after it was 21-3 Deacs! 28-10 HT. WF’s 340 1st half yards, they didn’t top 300 in their previous 2 games vs LV! Dortch got his school record 4th receiving TD in the 3rd to make it 35-10! LV had 523y, but 209 came on their final 3 drives. Wolford 28-34-461-5-0. Jackson 27-44-330-1-1, rushed 27-161-3TD.
31-14 Pitt. UVA was only 2 of 4 in the RZ (SOD at P1 and P10, had 1st-and-goal both times) and also missed a FG from the P25 and SOD at P37. 14-0 Pitt when Henderson got a real nice punt ret TD 21-0. UVA scored TD before HT to make it 21-7. UVA punted their first two drives of the 2nd half, while Pitt added to their lead 28-7. 20-19 FD and 314-310 (4.3-5.3) TY for UVA. DiNucci 10-18-134-1-1. Hall 25-111-TD rushing. Benkert 22-42-212-2-1. 3 sacks for Pitt D.
35-14 Notre Dame scored 28 unanswered after trailing 7-14. NCSt’s first TD was off a blk’d punt fallen on in the EZ. It was 21-14 ND when Ryan Finley threw his first INT in 339 att when Pack C snapped the ball early (thought ND had jumped offside), Finley wasn’t ready for it and either thought he had a free play or was trying to throw it away (under pressure), but it was a 69y pick-six to make the score. 28-14. ND capped the scoring in the 3rd with a 77y Josh Adams run through a hole so wide an 18 wheeler could’ve gotten through it. 25-14 FD, 422-263 TY (5.8-4.3) with 318 RY (5.9). 9 of 16 3rd down for ND, NCSt 31%. Wimbush 10-19-104-2-0, 21 rush. Adams 27-202-TD. Finley 17-37-213-1-1. NCSt RB Nyheim Hines was injured early. NCSt penalized 12x89y (ND 4 FD by penalty).
24-3 Virginia Tech enjoyed fantastic field position all night while Duke was deep within their own territory. Heavy rain kept both O’s mostly contained. 1st qrt VT avg starting position was the 50, in the 1st half it was the V43, 2nd half V32. Duke starting field position by qrt, D23, D18, D17, D24. So it was uphill all night for Duke and downhill for VT. Duke did little right and VT didn’t have to work too hard on O. VT was SOD 3x in Duke territory. A critical moment in the game was with Duke burning some clock before HT about to punt from their own EZ with the clock running, Duke committed a personal foul after the play, stopping the clock and instead of punting with :06 left based on play clock vs time clock, they instead punted with :42 and VT would get a TD with :15 left in the half for a 17-3 HT lead. Duke had their final 2 drives SOD at V28 and V11. VT ended the game at the D26. 23-10 FD and 387-183 (5.1-3.1) TY for VT.
24-10 in the rain Clemson recovered a fumble on GT’s opening possession and scored 2 plays later. Clem would then fum at G26 and got a 65y run to C9 leading to FG. GT then went 3-and-out on their next 4 drives while Clem built 21-3 HT lead. Clem opened 3rd with a 29y FG. Next 6 possesions were punts until GT SOD at C25 early in the 4th. Mid 4th GT converted 3rd down 2x and 4th down for a 12p 79y TD drive. With 4-1/2 min left GT kicked deep and never got the ball back. FD 21-10 and 428-230 (5.5-4.1) TY for Clem. Clem D 4 sacks. Bryant 22-33-207-2-0, leading rusher with 67y. Marshall 3-13-32-0-0, only 23 net rushing y. Benson 16-129. Tre Lamar led Tigers with 11 tkl and had 2 sacks.
35-3 BC scored their most points ever in the FSU series, largest MOV and snapped a 7 game series losing streak for their first win vs Noles since 2009. BC’s previous high MOV was 13 pts and came in 1957. Dark times for FSU. BC missed a FG to open, but went 7p 79y for TD on a 34y WR throw (by Jeff Smith former QB). FSU had 1st-and-goal at the B6, but fumbled. Later BC converted 4th-and-2 at F38 on their way to a 14-0 lead early 2nd qrt. BC LB made a great INT literally taking the ball away from the FSU TE as they were in mid tackle at the B37. BC busted a 39y run on their way to a 21-0 lead. FSU kicked a 39y FG for the 21-3 HT score. FSU muffed a punt at the F11 and it was 28-3 BC early in the 3rd. FSU didn’t advance beyond their own 31 yard line in the 2nd half with 37 yards of O! 19-10 FD and 329-213 TY (4.3-3.8) for BC. FSU –3 TOs. Brown 6-20-54-1-0, 20 rushing. Dillon 33-149-TD. Blackman 11-26-102-0-1 (sacked 2x). Akers 18-49. BC DE Landry DNP. FSU Thomas and James combined for 28 tkls.
24-19 Miami would’ve lost to a lot of teams today, thankfully for them UNC made a lot of mistakes. In the first half UNC was in the RZ 3 of their first 4 drives, but were SOD twice and only managed 3 pts (once was a fake FG on 4th and 19). Surrat was inj on the 3rd series, Harris wasn’t dressed so enter 3rd string Nathan Elliot. First half UNC kicked 2 FGs and UM hit a 51y TD pass. 7-6 Canes. HT yards were 258-177 Heels. UM hit 78y TD pass 1st play of 3rd and a punt blk set up a 9y “drive” for a 21y FG. 17-6. UNC got TD and then threw INT at the M4. UNC D later got an INT, but PI whipped it out and UM got a TD to lead 24-13. Teams traded INTs, then punts. UNC scored TD with 3m left to cut it to 19-24 (2pt no good). UM recovered the onside kick but then fumbled next play! UNC was at M37 1st-and-10, but fumbled it back and UM killed the clock. 27-16 FD, 428-415 TY (4.7-5.7) for UNC. UNC lost 4 TOs, UM lost 2. Rosier 16-38-356-3-1 rushed 20y. Elliot 16-39-173-1-3, 79y rushing.
42-32 Wake Forest was on fire! WF’s 625y was just the 2nd time in school history they topped 600! Lamar Jackson was sacked 7x, tied 2nd most WF history. It was 14-3 when LV threw INT in EZ, soon after it was 21-3 Deacs! 28-10 HT. WF’s 340 1st half yards, they didn’t top 300 in their previous 2 games vs LV! Dortch got his school record 4th receiving TD in the 3rd to make it 35-10! LV had 523y, but 209 came on their final 3 drives. Wolford 28-34-461-5-0. Jackson 27-44-330-1-1, rushed 27-161-3TD.
31-14 Pitt. UVA was only 2 of 4 in the RZ (SOD at P1 and P10, had 1st-and-goal both times) and also missed a FG from the P25 and SOD at P37. 14-0 Pitt when Henderson got a real nice punt ret TD 21-0. UVA scored TD before HT to make it 21-7. UVA punted their first two drives of the 2nd half, while Pitt added to their lead 28-7. 20-19 FD and 314-310 (4.3-5.3) TY for UVA. DiNucci 10-18-134-1-1. Hall 25-111-TD rushing. Benkert 22-42-212-2-1. 3 sacks for Pitt D.
35-14 Notre Dame scored 28 unanswered after trailing 7-14. NCSt’s first TD was off a blk’d punt fallen on in the EZ. It was 21-14 ND when Ryan Finley threw his first INT in 339 att when Pack C snapped the ball early (thought ND had jumped offside), Finley wasn’t ready for it and either thought he had a free play or was trying to throw it away (under pressure), but it was a 69y pick-six to make the score. 28-14. ND capped the scoring in the 3rd with a 77y Josh Adams run through a hole so wide an 18 wheeler could’ve gotten through it. 25-14 FD, 422-263 TY (5.8-4.3) with 318 RY (5.9). 9 of 16 3rd down for ND, NCSt 31%. Wimbush 10-19-104-2-0, 21 rush. Adams 27-202-TD. Finley 17-37-213-1-1. NCSt RB Nyheim Hines was injured early. NCSt penalized 12x89y (ND 4 FD by penalty).
24-3 Virginia Tech enjoyed fantastic field position all night while Duke was deep within their own territory. Heavy rain kept both O’s mostly contained. 1st qrt VT avg starting position was the 50, in the 1st half it was the V43, 2nd half V32. Duke starting field position by qrt, D23, D18, D17, D24. So it was uphill all night for Duke and downhill for VT. Duke did little right and VT didn’t have to work too hard on O. VT was SOD 3x in Duke territory. A critical moment in the game was with Duke burning some clock before HT about to punt from their own EZ with the clock running, Duke committed a personal foul after the play, stopping the clock and instead of punting with :06 left based on play clock vs time clock, they instead punted with :42 and VT would get a TD with :15 left in the half for a 17-3 HT lead. Duke had their final 2 drives SOD at V28 and V11. VT ended the game at the D26. 23-10 FD and 387-183 (5.1-3.1) TY for VT.
24-10 in the rain Clemson recovered a fumble on GT’s opening possession and scored 2 plays later. Clem would then fum at G26 and got a 65y run to C9 leading to FG. GT then went 3-and-out on their next 4 drives while Clem built 21-3 HT lead. Clem opened 3rd with a 29y FG. Next 6 possesions were punts until GT SOD at C25 early in the 4th. Mid 4th GT converted 3rd down 2x and 4th down for a 12p 79y TD drive. With 4-1/2 min left GT kicked deep and never got the ball back. FD 21-10 and 428-230 (5.5-4.1) TY for Clem. Clem D 4 sacks. Bryant 22-33-207-2-0, leading rusher with 67y. Marshall 3-13-32-0-0, only 23 net rushing y. Benson 16-129. Tre Lamar led Tigers with 11 tkl and had 2 sacks.