Another weekend of college football is in the books, so let’s go through who was great on the gridiron with my Week Seven Heroes:
Melvin Gordon: The Wisconsin running back became the fastest Badger to pass the 1,000 rushing yard mark, doing so on just his sixth game as Wisconsin held off Illinois 38-28. Gordon had a relatively quiet day – at least compared to some previous outings – amassing 175 yards and four touchdowns against the worst rushing defense in the Big Ten. Gordon should be right amongst the Heisman candidates.
Mississippi State: Despite four turnovers on a rainy day, Hail State got the job done against Auburn, defeating the Tigers 38-23 in Starkville, thanks to two rushing and one passing touchdown from QB Dak Prescott, who probably furthered his Heisman chances by taking down the second-best team in America. The Bulldogs become just the fifth team since the 1983 season to beat Top 10 teams in three consecutive weeks.
Ole Miss: The second consecutive wonderful Saturday for teams from Mississippi was capped by the Rebels going into Kyle Field to knock off Texas A&M. Ole Miss weren’t exactly favourites in this one, yet they dominated the Aggies for the best part of the game.
The final score line of 35-20 flattered A&M far more than they deserved. The Rebels open the season 6-0 for the first time since 1962. QB Bo Wallace was sensational, accounting for three touchdowns, and his defense capitalised on three turnovers. Hugh Freeze has a good football team in Oxford.
Bryce Petty: The Baylor quarterback threw a pick-six with 11:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, one that extended TCU’s lead to 58-37. Then, Petty went out and calmly threw two touchdowns and drove his team down the field, setting them up for the eventual game-winning field goal. It was an epic recovery for Petty and Baylor, who beat TCU 61-58 in an epic game that well and truly lived up to all the hype. This might’ve been Petty’s Heisman moment.
Georgia: No Gurley, no worries against Missouri. The Bulldogs looked like their old selves, and are sitting in the box seat in the SEC East after routing the Tigers 34-0 on the road in Columbia. In place of Gurley, Nick Chubb ran for 143 yards and a score, whilst the Bulldog defense held Missouri to a paltry 147 total yards, and forced four turnovers from QB Maty Mauk.
Michigan: The needed a win badly, and they got it against Penn State at home to at least take a little pressure off of Brady Hoke’s shoulders. The 18-13 victory was set up by stifling defense from a unit that’s been much-maligned this season. A safety with 1:43 to play sealed an important victory for the maize and blue.
Duke: The Blue Devils beat Georgia Tech for the first time in ten years, securing a 31-25 win over the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta. Another milestone for the surging Duke program on the back of their defense causing three huge second-half turnovers.
Josh Lambert: The West Virginia kicker won his team the game on Saturday, knocking over a 55-yard field goal with 0:03 to play in the fourth, giving the Mountaineers a tight 36-34 victory over Texas Tech. He kicked three on the day: from 55, 38 and 42 yards away. Not a bad day out!
Minnesota: Quietly, the Golden Gophers are 4-1, and looking pretty good in a weakened Big Ten. Their latest scalp was Northwestern, thanks to QB Mitch Leidner, who ran for two scores, and thanks, also, to Jalen Myrick, who returned a fourth-quarter kick-off for an even 100 yards. The Gophers won 24-17.
Marcus Mariota: When you’re good, you’re real good. The Ducks QB was running a read option play against UCLA and kept the football as the defense locked down on the running back. Problem was, he didn’t hold onto it. Nope, he fumbled…then recovered and ran into the end zone from twenty-three yards away. Not UCLA’s day, but clearly it’s Oregon’s. The Ducks won impressively, 42-30.
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