— Oklahoma State 39, Arkansas 31 OT
Arkansas led this game 21-7 at halftime.
Razorbacks tied game with a 45-yard FG at the gun in regulation.
Arkansas was 11-19 on 3rd down, Cowboys 5-16
— Texas 31, Michigan 12
Longhorns won easily; they led 24-3 at halftime.
Texas was 10-16 on third down, Michigan 3-12
Michigan’s new coach supposedly doesn’t have a contract yet; my advice would be to go get one signed as quickly as possible, before they change their mind.
— Northern Illinois 16, Notre Dame 14
NIU kicked a 35-yard FG with 0:31 left to post a big upset.
Huskies outgained Notre Dame, 388-286.
NIU ran ball for 190 yards, was +2 in turnovers.
— Iowa State 20, Iowa 19
Iowa led this game 13-0 at halftime.
Iowa State threw a 75-yard TD pass, had 4th quarter FG’s of 46-54 yards.
Just 2nd win for Cyclones in their last nine meetings with Iowa.
— Virginia 31, Wake Forest 30
Deacons led 17-3 early in second quarter.
Cavaliers outscored Wake 14-0 in fourth quarter.
Virginia was only 3-14 on 3rd down, but 3-3 on 4th down.
— Famous birthdays, September 8th:
Lem Barney, 79
Maurice Cheeks, 68
Heather Thomas, 67
Latrell Sprewell, 54
Amani Toomer, 50
Gerrit Cole, 34
Matt Barkley, 34
Lars Nootbaar, 27
Leody Taveras, 26
September 8th was my grandfather’s birthday; happy birthday, Pop!!!
— Penn State 34, Bowling Green 27
MAC’s Falcons led 24-20 at halftime.
Bowling Green was 7-14 on 3rd down, Penn State 2-9
Nittany Lions ran for 234 yards (6.3 yards/carry).
— Oklahoma 16, Houston 12
Cougars outgained Oklahoma, 318-249
Houston lost 27-7 at home to UNLV LW; red flag for the Sooners?
Oklahoma’s punter downed 3 punts inside the Houston 10-yard line.
— Pittsburgh 28, Cincinnati 27
Panthers outscored Cincinnati 15-0 in 4th quarter.
Pitt threw 4th quarter TD passes of 38-56 yards.
Panthers kicked a 35-yard FG with 0:17 left for the win.
— Oregon 37, Boise State 34
Boise State led 20-14 at halftime.
Down 34-27, Ducks ran kickoff back 100 yards for TD with 9:59 left.
Oregon kicked a 25-yard FG at the gun.
Game was on Peacock, so I couldn’t watch it. Oy.
— Upsets of the Week:
Northern Illinois (+28) 16, Notre Dame 14
BYU (+12.5) 18, SMU 15
California (+11.5) 21, Auburn 14
UL-Monroe (+11) 32, UAB 6
Michigan State (+9) 27, Maryland 24
South Carolina (+8.5) 31, Kentucky 6
Iowa State (+8) 20, Iowa 19
Illinois (+4.5) 23, Kansas 17
Losing to a I-AA team isn’t good:
Idaho 17, Wyoming 13
St Francis PA 23, Kent State 17
— California 21, Auburn 14
Cal QB Mendoza was 19-21 passing in first half, when Cal led, 14-7.
Golden Bears converted 10-19 third down plays.
Auburn threw 4 INT’s, two in 4th quarter; Cal was +5 in turnovers.
— Kansas State 34, Tulane 27
Tulane led this game 20-10 at halftime.
K-State ran a fumble back 60 yards for game-winning TD with 8:13 left.
Tulane threw for 342 yards, averaged 11.8 yards/attempt.
