The Career of Brian Howell

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AROUND THE NCAA - WEEK 2

TOP 25 GAMES

Virginia Tech 16, #18 Louisville 10 (OT) (UPSET ALERT!)
FCS SE 3, #20 TCU 17
FCS MW 17, #12 Michigan State 33
Washington St 28, #19 USC 35
#24 Florida 17, #25 Miami(FL) 13 (GOTW)
#9 Notre Dame 37, Purdue 34
Buffalo 14, #22 Baylor 37
FCS E 10, #8 Tennessee 38
#16 UCLA 23, Nebraska 38 (UPSET ALERT!)
Troy 5, #10 Ole Miss 42
South Carolina 31, #15 Georgia 21 (UPSET ALERT!)
West Virginia 10, #2 Oklahoma 55
San Jose St 10, #7 Stanford 34

POTW

Defense: ECU CB Dashaun Amos - ATK, 3 INT
Offense: Syracuse QB Eric Dungey - 14-26 250 YDS 10 ATT 36 YDS 5 Total TDS

WEEK 3 COACHES POLL

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 9, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide (33)	1	0	1497
2	2	Oklahoma Sooners (21)	2	0	1431
3	3	Florida State Seminoles (1)	1	0	1366
4	4	LSU Tigers (4)	1	0	1303
5	5	Ohio State Buckeyes (1)	1	0	1240
6	6	Michigan Wolverines	1	0	1179
7	7	Stanford Cardinal	1	0	1119
8	8	Tennessee Volunteers	2	0	1060
9	9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	0	1019
10	10	Ole Miss Rebels	2	0	946
11	12	Michigan State Spartans	2	0	836
12	11	Clemson Tigers	0	1	782
13	13	Washington Huskies	1	0	782
14	14	Houston Cougars	1	0	730
15	17	Iowa Hawkeyes	1	0	580
16	19	USC Trojans	2	0	486
17	20	TCU Horned Frogs	1	1	396
18	21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1	0	296
19	22	Baylor Bears	2	0	353
20	23	Oregon Ducks	1	0	311
21	--	South Carolina Gamecocks	2	0	311
22	15	Georgia Bulldogs	1	1	288
23	24	Florida Gators	2	0	284
24	--	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2	0	272
25	16	UCLA Bruins	1	1	209

Note: Since this is a Road To Glory (in Dynasty, but you get the point), I will be doing sort of a diary/blog type deal after every game, in which Brian talks about different things, i.e the next opponent, how school is going, etc. Hope you like the addition!

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WEEK 2 ENTRY

So, we have another bye this week. 2nd in the last three weeks. Right now, we gotta prepare for Stanford. They run a standard 4-3, so preparation won't be too difficult. I just gotta put those picks behind me. I always seem to throw a few INTS a week, whether or not the opponent is any good. I suppose better decision making will come with time, but this happened in high school too, so I don't know what to think. I just gotta work on going through my reads and making the best decision in practice, I guess. Hopefully that translates to the live games.

Now Stanford, while they may run a traditional D, are stocked with talent on defense. Not many big names, but their entire defense is very athletic and talented, as well as smart (I mean, they're going to Stanford, so they must be smart, right?). Just have to make the right decisions and hope out defense contains McCaffrey, or it could be a long day.

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AROUND THE NCAA - WEEK 3

TOP 25 GAMES

#17 TCU 38, Texas Tech 6
#7 Stanford 28, Army 22 (OT)
FCS SE 0, #5 Ohio State 45
FCS MW 7, #24 Nebraska 45
#15 Iowa 42, Iowa State 40
Miami(FL) 6, #12 Clemson 31
#14 Houston 49, UTSA 21
#11 Michigan State 31, #9 Notre Dame 3 (GOTW)
Boston College 14, #16 USC 7 (UPSET ALERT!)
Vanderbilt 10, #21 South Carolina 38
#6 Michigan 24, UConn 6
FCS SE 10, #18 Oklahoma State 37
FCS SE 7, #3 Florida State 70
UAB 14, #4 LSU 19
#13 Washington 35, BYU 14
#8 Tennessee 31, #20 Oregon 20
#1 Alabama 28, Texas A&M 31 (UPSET ALERT!)
#10 Ole Miss 42, Texas 20

POTW

Defense: Nebraska CB Joshua Kalu - TKL, ATK, 3 INT
Offense: Washington State QB Luke Falk - 23/42, 368 YDS, 5 TDS, 7 ATT, 16 YDS

WEEK 3 COACHES POLL

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 16, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Oklahoma Sooners (34)	2	0	1498
2	3	Florida State Seminoles (26)	2	0	1424
3	4	LSU Tigers (1)	2	0	1351
4	5	Ohio State Buckeyes	2	0	1281
5	6	Michigan Wolverines	2	0	1233
6	7	Stanford Cardinal	2	0	1165
7	8	Tennessee Volunteers	3	0	1148
8	11	Michigan State Spartans	3	0	1049
9	10	Ole Miss Rebels	3	0	990
10	1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1	1	951
11	13	Washington Huskies	2	0	798
12	12	Clemson Tigers	1	1	782
13	14	Houston Tigers	2	0	744
14	15	Iowa Hawkeyes	2	0	690
15	9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	1	596
16	17	TCU Horned Frogs	2	1	557
17	18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2	0	528
18	19	Baylor Bears	2	0	482
19	21	South Carolina Gamecocks	3	0	397
20	22	Georgia Bulldogs	1	1	318
21	23	Florida Gators	2	0	318
22	--	Texas A&M Aggies	2	0	318
23	24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3	0	282
24	20	Oregon Ducks	1	1	237
25	25	UCLA Bruins	1	1	214

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WEEK 2 PREVIEW

ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (1-0)

OVR: 86
OFF: 86
DEF: 88

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#6 STANFORD CARDINAL (2-0)

OVR: 91
OFF: 95
DEF: 88

PLAYER TO WATCH

Christian McCaffrey had another monster game last week versus the Army Black Knights (139 YDS, 1 TD), and looks to have a repeat performance against a much stronger and more talented defense. If he can do so, he could solidify another Heisman campaign and pick up where he left off last year. McCaffrey is currently 3rd in the PAC-12 in Yards, 1st in Yards Per Attempt, and is tied for 1st in Rushing Touchdowns. The ASU Defense will have a tough time containing McCaffrey, so he will be a big part of the Cardinal gameplan.

FORKS UP!

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ASU NARROWLY PULLS OUT UPSET OVER CARDINAL AS DEFENSE COMES UP BIG

In a game where ASU dominated the first half, as they went into the break up 20-3, Stanford seemed to get to the locker room at half and made it a game until the Sun Devils scored a late touchdown.

This stunning upset looked to be a dominant show of force by ASU through 2 quarters. After several good drives by the defense, including a turnover forced at the Stanford 35. However, Christian McCaffrey decided to show up in the 2nd half, as he ended up getting 183 yards and a touchdown on the ground. That is a little misleading though, because it took him 39 attempts to get there.

In the end, Brian Howell had a very efficient day, with a 75% completion percentage. The Sun Devils take on USC at home next week in a game, if they win, will put them in control of the PAC-12 South.

Up next:

vs USC

Brian Howell Stats:
18/24 247 YDS 0 TD/0 INT
12 ATT 47 YDS 3.9 AVG 1 TD