Game of the Week: #8 Texas A&M vs #9 Tennessee
Well, someone finally beat Tennessee! I've been waiting for this moment for awhile and it finally came. I'm a little disappointed that it was close, but Tennessee is really just a 2nd half team. I came into this game expecting a Texas A&M domination, and I got it in the 1st half. They jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the 1st quarter and held it until halftime. And of course the 2nd half began and Tennessee decided that was a good time to play football, and somehow the score ended up being 35-35 at the end of the 4th quarter, with Tennessee scoring the game tying touchdown with 41 seconds left. So the game went into it's first overtime where both teams ended up with field goals to send the game into a 2nd overtime, tied at 38. Texas A&M struck first with a 1 yard TD run from QB Trevor Knight (look out Katy Perry) and then finally Tennessee collapsed. The first play of Tennessee's possession was an interception and the game was over. Texas A&M won 45-38 in 2 overtimes and Tennessee should now know why it's important to play in the 1st half. Texas A&M will play #1 Alabama coming off of this win after their bye week this week while Tennessee will also be playing #1 Alabama, next.
Team of the Week: Virginia Tech Hokies
Before I begin this section, I would just like to give an honorable mention to the Michigan Wolverines who beat Rutgers 78-0. Yes you guys killed it this week, however, you played Rutgers... That's a little self-explanatory. So Virginia Tech played North Carolina this week. I predicted that North Carolina would win. And as you can guess, Virginia Tech won, 34-3. Yes, Virginia Tech beat North Carolina, the team the upset Florida State, 34-3. Now you may be wondering "how is that possible, Zach? How could this have happened?" I don't know. I mean this game was played in Chapel Hill, NC, which at the time was being destroyed by the rain and winds of Hurricane Matthew. So that's going to be my reason for that. I guess Justin Fuente trained the Hokies in a swimming pool with some pretty big fans for this game or something. Nothing really big happened in this game besides the score. So yeah, congrats to Virginia Tech for being good this year. The Hokies play the mediocre Syracuse Orange next and the Tar Heels will be looking for redemption as they play the recently upset Miami (FL) Hurricanes.
Player of the Week: CB Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama)
I am ashamed to write about this, but this kid killed Austin Allen this week. Cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick of the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide is this week's Player of the Week. He got 3 interceptions off of Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen and returned one of them for a 100 yard touchdown as Alabama won 49-30. He put on a hell of a performance on defense and as an Arkansas fan, I'm disappointed, but as a football fan in general, good for him. 3 interceptions in one game. That's hard to accomplish (unless you're playing against James Knapke of Bowling Green State.. 9 interceptions in 4 games.. Really?) But anyways, Fitzpatrick got 3 interceptions in a game, therefore he's player of the week.
"Sadder-Day's Upset: Navy beats #6 Houston
Now I almost put this game in the Saturday Preview because people thought it was going to be good. I honestly thought Houston would dominate so I didn't bother. Then Navy decided to prove me wrong and they put on a pretty amazing and close game. The teams went back and forth and went into halftime tied at 20. Then the 2nd half came along and Navy wanted the game more and jumped out to a 34-20 lead, and despite a Houston comeback, they hung on to win and upset the #6 Cougars 46-40. This now makes Navy a favorite to win the American Athletic Conference, mainly because they are in the same division as Houston so they already have a huge advantage in the standings over them. If Navy manages to win most of their conference games, they should play South Florida, but it's way too early to decide that now. Navy plays East Carolina next week while Houston plays a good Tulsa team, so we should be looking at another good game.
Play of the Week: Florida State Blocks Miami (FL)'s Game Tying PAT
I picked another upset! One of the picks I was very iffy on was right and that was the highlight of my Saturday. Florida State came into this game on a two game losing streak while Miami was comfortably 4-0 and looking to continue the streak. Florida State went into halftime losing 13-3 and everyone thought Miami had it won. But Florida State scored 17 unanswered points to take a 20-13 lead into the 4th quarter. Late in the game Miami had a drive that Florida State couldn't stop, and the Hurricanes scored a touchdown with 1:41 left in the game. And just as everyone thought Miami tied the game, something amazing happened. Defensive End Demarcus Walker of Florida State came in clutch and blocked the point after attempt (PAT) and won Florida State the game and basically saved their season. It was an amazing turn of events. Here is the play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XkSHebORAo
So that wraps up this week's review. We learned that Tennessee loves the 2nd half of football games still, Virginia Tech actually has a chance in the ACC, catching 3 interceptions in a game is hard unless you're Minkah Fitzpatrick, Houston might not win the American Athletic Conference, and I can still pick an upset every once in awhile. See ya tomorrow for the new AP Top 25!
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