The
best game that took place, in the first week of the College Football season,
didn’t even happen in the United States. One had to travel all the way to the
pitch, in Dublin, Ireland, to watch the matchup between two top 25 hopefuls,
Penn State and UCF. The game was entertaining from start to finish, as Penn
State roared out to an early lead behind Heisman underdog Christian
Hackenberg. The sophomore threw
for over 450 yards, but two errant interceptions allowed UCF to stay in the
game. The Knights, trying to replace All-American, and now NFL rookie sensation
Blake Bortles, stumbled across an athletic Justin Holman who brought the
Knights back late in the fourth quarter. But it was too much Hackenberg as he
brought the Nitney Lions down the field to kick the game winning field goal.
Player of the Week:
Kyle Allen, QB, Texas A&M (44-60, 511 yards, 3 touchdowns)
I
am not going to make a “Johnny Football” reference…I’m just not going to do it.
But Kyle Allen quickly made A&M fans forget all about…that quarterback that
used to play for them…and no I’m not talking about Ryan Tanniehill. Allen gets
the nod over Todd Gurley because of the fact that Allen was taking over for
“Maroon Superman” in one of the most hostile environments in college football
(just in case you didn’t get enough of ESPN pointing it out on Thursday night),
when the whole college universe was watching. Allen could not of had a better
game, in fact no quarterback in school history ever had this good of first
game. Not even “Johnny Backup”.
Disappointment of the
Week: Wisconsin
While
losing to LSU is never a disappointment, Wisconsin made it one on Saturday. Up
24-13 in the fourth quarter, Wisconsin allowed LSU to score 15 unanswered
points in the fourth to steal one from the Badgers and the Big 10. The reason
why this such a disappointment is because the Big 10 needed this game! The Big
10 did score some nice victories over the first weekend, Rutgers beat Washington
State (hey its something), Penn State beat UCF (Big 10 still better than the
American…have to count it), and Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State all won
and somewhat impressively (I stress the word somewhat when mentioning Ohio
State). But all the eyes were on Wisconsin, and going into the 4th
quarter the Big 10 was poised to score a big win over an SEC team. But it did
not happen, and Michigan State, Ohio State or whomever represents the Big 10
champions this year could be pointing to this game, as to why they are left out
of the first College Football Playoff.
Game To Watch Next
Week: Michigan @ Notre Dame
In
what could be the last matchup between the two for quite some time, this game
will be must watch this Saturday. Both Michigan and Notre Dame looked dominate
in their opening games, and while their competition was subpar, it is anything
but typical for either program to look impressive in their first game. But
Devin Funchess looked like the most dominating offensive weapon Michigan has had
in some time, the Michigan defense looked strong and intimidating at times, and
the running game had a lot of bright spots throughout. For Notre Dame, it was
more than refreshing to see Everett Golson back, but the same Golson did not
return. Instead, this mature, pocket-poised, playmaking sensation, who wore
Golson’s jersey came out to play for the Irish. No longer a game manager,
Golson showed serious signs that he could be the quarterback that Notre Dame
has pined for during the Brian Kelly era. On Saturday, in their last matchup of
their historic rivalry, this Week 2 matchup will answer questions about the
future of these two teams for the season.
Super Bowl
Prediction: New England vs. Green Bay
These
two are destined for one another. Green Bay has been too good for too long to
not go to the Super Bowl, and the same can be said for New England, who appears
to go every other year. This year their courses shall collide.
2015 NFL Mock Draft
Pick
|
Team
|
Player
|
Position
|
College
|
1
|
Oakland
|
Marcus Mariota
|
QB
|
Oregon
|
2
|
Houston
|
Brett Hundley
|
QB
|
UCLA
|
3
|
Cleveland (from Buffalo)
|
Amari Cooper
|
WR
|
Alabama
|
4
|
Dallas
|
Randy Gregory
|
DE
|
Nebraska
|
5
|
St. Louis
|
Jamies Winston
|
QB
|
Florida State
|
6
|
Atlanta
|
Leonard Williams
|
DE
|
USC
|
7
|
Cleveland
|
Todd Gurley
|
RB
|
Georgia
|
8
|
Miami
|
Cedric Ogbuhei
|
OT
|
Texas A&M
|
9
|
Tennessee
|
Andrus Peat
|
OT
|
Stanford
|
10
|
New York G
|
Shilique Calhoun
|
DE/OLB
|
Michigan State
|
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