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  • Notre Dame defense vs. Ohio State offense

    Notre Dame defense vs. Ohio State offense

    Notre Dame’s offense has been the story so far this season, but the defense remains the foundation on which the program is built. So far, there have been few moments in which that unit has shown any weaknesses. Those moments will have to be virtually nonexistent against the Buckeyes. A game like this can turn easily on one play, and it’s up to this particular unit to do everything to ensure that doesn’t happen.

    While the Buckeyes’ offense might not be quite as effective as its defense, that unit remains very lethal. It will give the Irish more than they’ve seen from anyone else so far, and it’s scary to think just how good those players can be when they’re clicking. To say the Irish will completely shut the Buckeyes down would be unrealistic. They just have to make the plays in the right spots.

    Here’s a look at how the Irish’s defense matches up with the Buckeyes’ offense:

    Passing yards/game

    Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

    Notre Dame ranks third nationally with 126.8 passing yards allowed a game.

    Ohio State ranks 17th nationally with 318.0 passing yards a game.

    Passing yards/attempt

    Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

    Notre Dame is tied for 13th nationally with 5.2 passing yards allowed an attempt.

    Ohio State is tied for 18th nationally with 9.9 passing yards an attempt.

    Rushing yards/game

    Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

    Notre Dame ranks 41st nationally with 107.5 rushing yards allowed a game.

    Ohio State is tied for 68th nationally with 156.7 rushing yards a game.

    Rushing yards/carry

    Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

    Notre Dame ranks 27th nationally with 2.91 yards allowed a carry.

    Ohio State ranks 32nd nationally with 5.16 yards a carry.

    Points/game

    Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images

    Notre Dame ranks 14th nationally with 11.8 points allowed a game.

    Ohio State is tied for 20th nationally with 40.3 points a game.

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  • WATCH: Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ mother fires up team in front of The Rock before win vs. Colorado State

    WATCH: Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ mother fires up team in front of The Rock before win vs. Colorado State

    USATSI

    Colorado coach Deion Sanders brought out his mother to give a pregame speech Saturday before the then-No. 18 Buffaloes’ 43-35 double-overtime win over Colorado State. While standing in front of The Rock, one of countless celebrities in attendance for the Week 3 matchup, Sanders handed the microphone to Connie Sanders in response to comments made by Rams coach Jay Norvell. 

    Coach Prime’s mother had plenty to say in front of the large group that included players gathered in the Buffaloes’ locker room.

    “I raised him right!,” Connie Sanders said. “I also told him to always be yourself. If you have to kick ass, kick ass!” 

    Norvell poured kerosene on a rivalry game with Colorado during an appearance on his coaches’ show. Norvell took a shot at Sanders’ propensity for wearing sunglasses and hats during media appearances.

    “I don’t care if they hear it in Boulder: I told them, I took my hat off and I took my glasses off and I said, ‘When I talk to grownups, I take my hat and my glasses off,’” Norvell said. “That’s what my mother taught me.” 

    Sanders jumped on the moment in a major way, especially as he launched a sunglasses collaboration with Blenders. He gifted a pair of sunglasses to every member of his team and reportedly sold $1.2 million worth of sunglasses on Friday alone. 

    Amazingly, the Rocky Mountain Showdown rivalry game actually lived up to the hype. Colorado State jumped out to a 28-17 lead in the fourth quarter, but Colorado stormed back to win 43-35 in double-overtime. Quarterback Shedeur…

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  • What channel is Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech on? Time, TV schedule

    What channel is Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech on? Time, TV schedule

    Sep 3, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at SHI Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

    It’s been 11 years since Rutgers football and Virginia Tech played each other, and it’s been 31 years since the Scarlet Knights beat the Hokies.

    Today Rutgers will try to change that against its old Big East foe.

    Greg Schiano’s team will host the Hokies at SHI Stadium looking to go to 3-0 after beating Northwestern and Temple.

    How can I watch the Rutgers Virginia Tech game?

    The Saturday 3:30 p.m. game will be shown on the Big Ten Network (go to the Big Ten Network Game Finder for detailed channel information) and the FOX Sports App. Joe Beninati will be on play-by-play alongside analyst Adam Breneman with Rutgers alumna Taryn Hatcher on the sidelines.

    The Scarlet Knights’ matchup against the Hokies will also be available on any platform that offers Big Ten Network such as YouTubeTV, Hulu Live and Fubo TV, which offers a free trial.

    What time does Rutgers vs Virginia Tech start?

    Date: Saturday, Sept. 16

    Time: 3:30 p.m.

    MORE Can the Scarlet Knights continue their elite run defense?

    Rutgers football schedule 2023

    Sept. 3, vs. Northwestern, W, 24-7

    Sept. 9, vs. Temple, W, 36-7

    Sept. 16, vs. Virginia Tech

    Sept. 23, at Michigan

    Sept. 30, vs. Wagner

    Oct. 7, at Wisconsin

    Oct. 14, at Michigan State

    Oct. 21, at Indiana

    Nov. 4, vs. Ohio State

    Nov. 11, at Iowa

    Nov. 18, at Penn State

    Nov. 25, vs. Maryland

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    This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: RU football: Scarlet Knights vs Hokies game time,…..

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  • College Football QB Power Rankings: Quinn Ewers leaps Caleb Williams, Shedeur Sanders surges into top five

    College Football QB Power Rankings: Quinn Ewers leaps Caleb Williams, Shedeur Sanders surges into top five

    Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports

    It’s become evident the SEC has a quarterback problem as the league has struggled against Power Five competition in 2023. On Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, you saw Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns defeat the Crimson Tide 34-24. While there were many factors at play in the game, the most glaring was that Texas had the better QB in the game.

    It wasn’t an outlier; the SEC is 3-6 against Power Five competition to start the year. To put that in perspective, the league went 17-9 against Power Five leagues last year. Alabama lost to Texas. LSU lost to Florida State. Texas A&M lost to Miami. South Carolina lost to North Carolina. All of those losses came to teams with a signal-callers ranked in this week’s QB Power Rankings. 

    Do you know how many QBs the SEC has in the rankings this week?

    None.

    Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart made the honorable mention list, but that’s it. Pretend for a moment that your life is on the line and you need to pick an SEC QB to lead a touchdown drive to save your life. Which one are you picking? Last year, you would’ve said Bryce Young or maybe even Hendon Hooker or Stetson Bennett. This year? You probably don’t have an answer yet, do you?

    Honorable Mention: Drew Allar, Penn State; Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss; JJ McCarthy, Michigan; Dante Moore, UCLA; D.J. Uiagalelei, Oregon State

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  • Kickoff time, channel announced for Texas A&M’s SEC home opener vs. Auburn

    Kickoff time, channel announced for Texas A&M’s SEC home opener vs. Auburn

    Texas A&M (1-1) is wholly focused on the UL Monroe Warhawks, who will make their way to Kyle Field next Saturday, but as their Week 4 SEC home opener vs. Auburn looms, the kickoff time and channel has officially been announced for the Sept. 23 matchup.

    On Monday, it was revealed that the Aggies will need to get a good night’s sleep, as the game is set for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff and will air on ESPN, the new home for the SEC in 2023 and beyond.

    Texas A&M’s 48-33 road loss to Miami has unleashed a bevy of unwarranted and warranted narratives surrounding Jimbo Fisher and defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin after one of the worst defensive performances seen from the program in quite some time. Auburn is coming off their underwhelming 14-10 road victory vs. Cal, as new head coach Hugh Freeze is 2-0 to start his Auburn career.

    Both programs have developed a heated rivalry; while the Aggies currently lead the series 12-9, the Tigers hold a 6-5 advantage since Texas A&M entered the SEC in 2012. Last season, in one of the uglier games during the 2022 SEC slate, then interim head coach Cadillac Williams earned his first win, narrowly defeating the Aggies 13-10.

    Texas A&M will return to Kyle Field to take on Louisiana Monroe on Saturday, Sept. 16, as the game will air on the SEC Network at 3:00 p.m. CT.

    Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Cameron on Twitter: @CameronOhnysty.

    Story originally appeared on Aggies Wire

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  • Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today: Texas charges into top three of new college football rankings after stunning Alabama

    Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today: Texas charges into top three of new college football rankings after stunning Alabama

    The new college football rankings are guaranteed to have a new set of teams in the top five after a Week 2 that saw Texas pick up one of the biggest wins we may all season, 34-24 over Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Longhorns entered 2023 with plenty of hype but still some doubt about the their championship bona fides, starting the year outside the top 10. Now, they are projected to be inside the top five and sitting pretty.

    Alabama just recently jumped Ohio State in the rankings after looking more impressive than the Buckeyes in a Week 1 win against Middle Tennessee. But when the competition ramped up for Nick Saban’s group on Saturday, the talent-laden Crimson Tide struggled, shifting the doubt from the ‘Horns to a program that won six national championships in a 12-season span from 2009-20. 

    Where Alabama lands is tougher to predict than where Texas will wind up as quarterback Quinn Ewers and coach Steve Sarkisian clearly held the upper hand against a defense that could be one of the best in the country. If the Longhorns can go into Bryant-Denny and dictate terms, they have the quality to compete for a national championship.

    Texas will not jump Georgia or Michigan based off the Alabama win, but it will surely challenge Florida State for the title of the next-best team battling for No. 3 in the college football rankings. 

    Further down the AP Top 25, we anticipate plenty of additional shake up, especially compared to the chalky Week 1 results. Miami taking out Texas A&M and Washington State toppling Wisconsin should provide opportunities for both of those winners to enter the rankings with 2-0 records, while Notre Dame is set for a boost after answering the call in a “prove it” game at NC State.

    Voters didn’t have a lot of tough…

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  • Four-star UNC football recruit gets offer from Georgia

    Four-star UNC football recruit gets offer from Georgia

    Four-star safety Malcolm Ziglar is one of the top-ranked recruits in North Carolina’s 2024 recruiting class, behind only fellow four-star Alex Taylor.

    Ziglar committed to North Carolina back in July, pledging his commitment over several other programs. As Ziglar remains committed to North Carolina, it hasn’t stopped other programs from recruiting him and reaching out. That includes the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs.

    Ziglar announced on Twitter that Georgia is the latest team to offer the UNC commit, doing so on Thursday morning. The Bulldogs have shown more interest in Ziglar and are attempting to flip him from the in-state Tar Heels for the 2024 class:

    The 6-foot-2, 198-pound Ziglar is a native of Fuquay Varina and is in his senior year at Fuquay-Varina High School.

    He’s ranked No. 192 nationally, the No. 17 safety and No. 5 player in the state of North Carolina per the 247Sports rankings.

    Follow us @TarHeelsWire on Twitter and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.

    Story originally appeared on Tarheels Wire

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  • WATCH: Duke quarterback Riley Leonard’s plea for a homework extension denied by professor: ‘No way, man’

    WATCH: Duke quarterback Riley Leonard’s plea for a homework extension denied by professor: ‘No way, man’

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    Duke quarterback Riley Leonard may have led his team to its biggest win in modern program history on Monday night, but that didn’t get him any special treatment from one of his professors. Following a 28-7 victory over then-No. 9 Clemson, Leonard made a plea to Duke professor Donald Taylor for an extension on a homework assignment. 

    “Please let me turn in my homework late because it’s due tonight,” he in a television interview following the win.

    On Tuesday Taylor responded in a video picked up by the ACC Network’s Twitter account.

    “Wesley Williams and the other linemen that are in the class, they said they prepared and did it ahead of time,” Duke Sanford School of Public Policy professor Donald H. Taylor said on Tuesday. “So why didn’t the quarterback (prepare ahead)? So no way, man. No extension.” 

    The win was the Blue Devils’ first over Clemson since 2004 and first over a top-10 opponent since 1989 when legendary coach Steve Spurrier knocked off the same Clemson program. Leonard threw for 175 yards and rushed for 98 in the victory. His 44-yard scoring run on the first drive of the second half put his team up for good. 

    As for Leonard’s academic career, it’s doubtful one missed homework assignment will derail the public policy major’s impressive transcript. He was an Academic All-ACC and CSC Academic All-District honoree a year ago in addition to throwing for 2,967 yards and 20 touchdowns. 

    The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 21 in the AP Top 25 and No. 24 in the Coaches…

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