The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

INSIDE LOOK AT FIU RECRUITING

Team Prestige *****
Championship Contender (A+) Ranked #6
Program Tradition (A) Ranked #9
Campus Lifestyle (A) Ranked #10
Stadium Atmosphere (A-) Ranked #24
Pro Potential (A-) Ranked #26
Brand Exposure (A+) Ranked #4
Academic Prestige (B-) Ranked #64
Conference Prestige (A) Ranked #4
Coach Stability (D+) Ranked #111
Coach Prestige (A+) Ranked #7
Athletic Facilities (C+) Ranked #75

"I can only assume Coach Stability is so low because Valdez is in the last year of his contract, and so is Dees.. DC Joe Phenix however has been with the team for the past 8 seasons."

TOP-25 BIG BOARD

FIU Panthers Recruiting - 2034
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Doug McSurdy (#1 OVR)	QB	HS	Fort Myers FL	6'0	223
Fredrick Riggins (#5 OVR)	WR	HS	Greenville MS	6'0	198
Ryland Loftus (#7 OVR)	CB	HS	New Orleans LA	6'2	183
Carlos Coale (#12 OVR)	OLB	HS	Camas WA	6'2	234
Richard Lozano (#13 OVR)	RT	HS	Chandler AZ	6'7	303
Morris Poole (#14 OVR)	RT	HS	Provo UT	6'4	288
Carl Walsh (#28 OVR)	CB	HS	Madison GA	6'1	204
Moses Starks (#30 OVR)	SS	HS	Houston TX	6'1	194
Rafael Mendez (#37 OVR)	LT	HS	Homestead FL	6'5	301
Jeremy Pullard (#51 OVR)	RB	HS	Columbia SC	6'0	203
Donald Owen (#58 OVR)	WR	HS	Tampa FL	6'3	207
Timmy Duarte (#60 OVR)	RT	HS	Santa Rosa Beach FL	6'5	285
Ray Lipscomb (#77 OVR)	RB	HS	Live Oak FL	5'11	225
Rich Gammon (#97 OVR)	CB	HS	Winter Haven FL	6'2	184
Nigel Baggs (#99 OVR)	WR	HS	Orlando FL	6'4	194
Damien Reynauld (#100 OVR)	DE	HS	Orlando FL	6'3	264
Dell Cooke (#133 OVR)	RT	HS	Miami FL	6'5	309
Andrew Reitz (#66 OVR)	RB	HS	Jacksonville FL	6'3	233
George Cloud (# 147 OVR)	QB	HS	Bradenton FL	6'4	204
Tevan Culliver (#200 OVR)	WR	HS	Navarre FL	6'2	203
Kenyon Tubbs (#129 OVR)	RT	HS	Pickerington OH	6'6	287
Christian Jue (#455 OVR)	CB	HS	Miami FL	6'2	197
Sinilau Chiu (#239 OVR)	CB	HS	West Palm Beach FL	5'11	196
Maurice Nwokorie (#315 OVR)	QB	HS	Madison MS	6'3	217
Finau Nkang (#191 OVR)	WR	HS	Fayetteville AR	6'2	186

QB

Doug McSurdy is the Panthers #1 Target and for good reason, as he is the #1 Overall and the #1 QB in this year's class. The Fort Myers native won't have a shortage of suitors including Miami and Clemson who already are offering and are #2 and #3 behind the Panthers currently going into Week 2.. McSurdy would be the early favorite to replace Pounds as the Panthers starting QB.

4*'s George Cloud (#147 OVR/#15 QB) and Maurice Nwokorie (#315 OVR/#26 QB) are the current backup plans should McSurdy sign somewhere else.. Nwokorie however currently has Ole Miss listed as his #1 and the Rebels are off to a pretty big lead in keeping the kid instate.

RB

With A. Rasmussen set to graduate and Ware looking like a potential early entry to the NFL, FIU is focusing on (3) 4* RB's in this year's Top-25 Big Board.

Jeremy Pullard (#51 OVR/#5 RB) is a 6'0 203lb (Elusive Back) capable of playing all 3 downs and being a true RB1.

Ray Lipscomb (#77 OVR/#11 RB) has many scouts already comparing him to Panther great Tavon Logan (95 speed for a 5'11 225lb power back) The Live Oak native like McSurdy won't have any shortage of instate suitors as Miami and Florida already have offered along with FIU.

Andrew Reitz (#66 OVR/#8 RB) is another big power back (6'3 233lb) who would thrive in the Panthers ground attack, but like Lipscomb, Miami, Florida and Florida State are all currently offering and ahead of FIU who is at #4 despite already having a Week 7 visit scheduled..

WR

With Boenzi, Abiamiri and Muamba set to graduate and Kennedy and Kamula both looking like potential early entires, FIU could be looking to completely rebuild the WR room next season.

5* Fredrick Riggins (#5 OVR/#1 WR) is a great place to start, well 4*'s
Donald Owen (#58/#6), Nigel Baggs (#99/#11), Finau Nkang (#199/#22) and Tevan Culliver (#200/#25) all have the skills and size that Coach Dees loves.

O-LINE

Always looking to build depth and find future starters, Valdez is attacking the O-Line with 6 scholarships including a pair of 5* Tackles in Lozano (#13 OVR/#1 T) and Morris Poole (#14 OVR/#2 T). Despite both players growing up and playing on the Westside (Arizona and Utah) FIU is currently #1 on both players wish list, but Oregon is pushing hard at #2 for both players.

D-LINE

With 8 current underclassman on the line, FIU doesn't really need to add to the mix, but 4* Damien Reynauld (#100 OVR/#4 DE) is to good to pass up (Green Gem). However currently Miami is off to a pretty strong start to snag him away.

LINEBACKER

Like the D-Line, FIU currently has 7 Freshman Linebackers on the roster, but like Reynauld 5* Carlos Coale (#12 OVR/#1 OLB) is a game changer.. The Panthers currently lead but Coach Miller and the Buckeyes are making a strong push at #2, and Miami, Oregon and Washington are all in his Top-5 and are offering as well.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

5* CB's Ryland Rufus (#7 OVR/#1 CB) and Carl Walsh (#28 OVR/#3 CB) are the top-2 targets but 4*'s Rich Gammon, Christian Jue, and Sinilau Chiu are all solid backup plans.

The other 2 Defense units, FIU has alot of young talent already on the roster with 7 Freshman and 4 Soph's and only 2 players set to graduate but like Reynauld and Coale, 5* SS Moses Starks (#30 OVR/#1 SS) is a Day 1 starter type talent.. Starks has FIU #1 currently, but Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU K-State and Ohio State are all offering..

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

INSIDE LOOK AT BUCKEYE RECRUITING

Team Prestige-*****
Championship Contender (A+) Ranked #3
Program Tradition (A+) Ranked #4
Campus Lifestyle (A) Ranked #9
Stadium Atmosphere (A+) Ranked #4
Pro Potential (B) Ranked #37
Brand Exposure (A+) Ranked #1
Academic Prestige (A-) Ranked #23
Conference Prestige (A+) Ranked #2
Coach Stability (D+) Ranked #107
Coach Prestige (B+) Ranked #27
Athletic Facilities (A+) Ranked #5

"I can again only assume Coach Stability is low because Miller is in the last year of his 3 year contract he signed and OC D. Sneed is in Year 1, well DC C. Sneed is starting Year 2. Also both Coordinators are not great thus they are bringing down the Prestige level despite Miller being a A+"

TOP-25 BIG BOARD

OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Recruiting - 2034
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Donovan Clemson (#4 OVR)	LT	HS	Alpharetta GA	6'6	319
George Oruwariye (#6 OVR)	RE	HS	Liburn GA	6'2	272
Carlos Coale (#12 OVR)	OLB	HS	Camas WA	6'2	234
Cam Spain (#18 OVR)	WR	HS	Friendswood TX	6'3	208
Max Michaud (#19 OVR)	MLB	HS	Park Ridge IL	6'1	228
Fredrick Clemons (#22 OVR)	QB	HS	Temple GA	6'3	202
Rodney Newcombe (#26 OVR)	OLB	HS	Zionsville IN	6'1	248
Nate Pettis (#27 OVR)	WR	HS	Snellville GA	6'5	191
Moses Starks (#30 OVR)	SS	HS	Houston TX	6'1	194
Matt Nester (#32 OVR)	RT	HS	Fairburn GA	6'4	324
Andy Bortles (#43 OVR)	RB	HS	Sylvania OH	5'10	205
Greg Harbor (#88 OVR)	CB	HS	Portsmouth VA	6'0	180
Chuck Shimonek (#144 OVR)	CB	HS	Crozet VA	6'1	184
Dante Boulware (#187 OVR)	OLB	HS	Delaware OH	6'1	232
Devonte Cisco (#194 OVR)	RG	HS	Palm Coast FL	6'1	306
Charlie Emery (#236 OVR)	WR	HS	Cincinnati OH	5'10	166
Nyles Simms (#284 OVR)	ATH	HS	Richfield OH	6'5	284
Julius Breida (#338 OVR)	QB	HS	Redmond WA	6'3	207
Marvin Keyes (#339 OVR)	OLB	HS	Cincinnati OH	6'4	236
Danny Newby (#348 OVR)	MLB	HS	Orlando FL	6'3	224
Shaydon Ahmad (#412 OVR)	CB	HS	Lake Wales FL	5'11	181
Robert Rourke (#461 OVR)	RB	HS	Salem OR	6'0	229
Onaje Onwusasor (#472 OVR)	FS	HS	Arlington TX	6'1	216
Jace Burks (#487 OVR)	RB	HS	Riverton NJ	6'3	233
Eli Grimes (#491 OVR)	CB	HS	Fairfield TX	5'11	197

After back to back #1 Overall Recruiting class's that included a record (9) 5* Recruits last season, Coach Miller is at it again targeting (10) 5* Recruits in this upcoming class.

Miller who built his FIU program with instate recruits, also looks to be focusing on Ohio this year with 7 of his Top-25 residing in the Buckeye State. Miller also looks to be going hard into Georgia where 5 of his Top-10 targets reside, well also still targeting Florida (3) and the Westcoast (3) where he originally grew up and started his career at Boise State.

QB

Despite landing 5* QB Nick De La Rosa last year and plugging him in as a Day 1 starter, Miller is pushing hard after 5* Frederick Clemons (#22 OVR/#3 QB)

Miller

"Freddy is a different style of player then Nick, as he is a true pocket passer.. He isn't going to scramble much but with the arm he has he shouldn't have too"

Another interesting note is 4* Julius Breida.. The younger brother of former Buckeye QB AJ Breida, Julius offers everything Clemons doesn't (83 speed, 92 ACC) and could see a move to RB should he sign.(Washington is pushing hard at #2)

RB
With former 5* Recruits Cameron McCracken and Viliami Te'O expected to replace SR Dave Jones as RB1, Coach Miller was basically just looking for depth but he has come across 3 very talented back who could be huge additions to a pretty young RB room.

4* Andy Bortles (#43 OVR/#2) is the 2nd best RB in this year's class and hails from Syvania OH (instate) well 4* Robert Rourke (6'0 229lbs) and Jace Burks (6'3 233lbs) are both considered "Green Gems" and fit that big back mold that Coach Miller has come to love.

WR

#1 WR Jabu Gayton is set to graduate at the end of the season, but it looks like Coach Miller has found 2 guy's who could be Day 1 starters or at least crack the Top-5 next year.. 5* Cam Spain (#18 OVR/#3 WR) and 5* Nate Pettis (#27 OVR/#4 WR). 4* Charlie Emery (#226 OVR/#31 WR) is also on the board as a instate kid who boasts 93 speed, he could see some time on Special teams.

O-LINE

Despite having a O-Line room that features 6 former 5* Recruits, Coach Miller is at it again looking to add 2 more including the Buckeyes #1 Target this year 5* Donavan Clemens (#4 OVR/#1 T) and 5* Matt Nester (#32 OVR/#4 T). Both players could transition to guard next year to fight or starting jobs early.. 4* Devonte Cisco (#194 OVR/#10 G) is currently on the big board as depth in case 1 of these guy's signs elsewhere.

D-LINE

The Buckeyes are always looking to improve the pass rush and Coach Miller found 2 pretty talented ones. 5* George Oruwariye (#6 OVR/#2 DE) and 4* ATH/DE Nyles Simms (#284 OVR/#19) Simms has the ability to also play DT at 6'5 284lbs.

LINEBACKERS

With current starter R. Hendricks set to graduate, and JR John Perez creating Draft Buzz, Coach Miller is targeting 4 OLB's with 2 of them being potential Day 1 starters..

5* Carlos Coale (#12 OVR/#1 OLB) has FIU currently #1 but that's not stopping Miller from trying sway him away, well fellow 5* Rodney Newcombe (#26 OVR/#2 OLB) appears destine for the Big Ten with OSU #1, followed by Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern and Notre Dame.

Miller also has targeted a pair of instate 4* Recruits in Boulware and Keyes who also are getting plenty of offers from other Big Ten programs.

Despite already having talented 5* MLB Eric Clemens backing up JR J. Giguere, Miller is also going hard after 5* Max Michaud (#19 OVR/#1 MLB).

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Ohio State doesn't currently have a Freshman DB on it's roster and in fact has only 2 Soph's making the DB room the most experience room on the roster (3 Seniors, 6 Juniors).

So to help fix that problem, Coach Miller has loaded up his Top-25 board with 7 DB's in this year's class led by 5* SS Moses Starks who probably is only a 1/100 chance to sign (currently #6, well FIU battles it out with Alabama, Oklahoma and LSU..

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Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

If I've learned anything with USC and now Syracuse, you can never have enough QBs. De La Rosa looked great to open the year, but we both know the Big Ten is a different animal. Never hurts to have an insurance policy.

Nabbing McSurdy to replace Pounds would be a coup for the Panthers imo, hopefully he recognizes the Panthers are the future and Miami is the past

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

BUCKS ROAST THE DUCKS

Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
Sep 11, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)	14	7	3	7	31
#5 Oregon Ducks (1-0)	0	17	0	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
	OSU	ORE
Total Offense	440	339
Rushing Yards	280	62
Passing Yards	160	254
First Downs	25	16
Punt Return Yards	98	0
Kick Return Yards	34	32
Total Yards	572	371
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	3/8	3/10
4th Down Conversion	1/1	0/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	3-25	1-5
Possession Time	21:43	18:17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OSU	ORE
5:51	(OSU) F. Tam 1 yd run (PAT)	7	0
3:19	(OSU) D. Lowe 86 yd Punt Return (PAT)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OSU	ORE
9:37	(ORE) T. Ingram 1 yd run (PAT)	14	7
4:39	(ORE) T. Ingram 1 yd run (PAT)	14	14
1:53	(OSU) J. Gayton 4 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	21	14
0:00	(ORE) I. Erving 29 yd FG	21	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OSU	ORE
6:23	(OSU) L. Dugans 23 yd FG	24	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OSU	ORE
1:14	(OSU) F. Tam 2 yd run (PAT)	31	17

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 12/23 160 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 21 165 7.8 F. Tam 14 87 6.2 2 C. McCraken 4 28 7.0 K. Tabor 1 9 9.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD G. Cobb 7 83 11.8 J. Gayton 3 24 8.0 1 N. Tull 2 53 26.5 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Giguere 6 1 G. Robinson 7 N. Costanzo 4 1 V. Ibrabhim 5 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG L. Dugans 1/2 4/4 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 I. Mangen 2 57 28.5 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Lowe 3 98 32.6 1

Oregon Ducks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT S. Blunt 15/18 185 C. Poindexter 6/10 69 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Ingram 10 41 4.1 2 S. Blunt 8 26 3.2 X. Shelly 5 14 2.8 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Neilon 5 61 12.2 J. Burt 5 64 12.8 T. Ingram 4 35 8.7 R. Goings 4 61 15.2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Trevino 11 S. Stead 10 G. Bullocks 7 1 S. Yee 5 1

GAME RECAP

College GameDay was in Eugene for the matchup of #3 Ohio State and #5 Oregon as these 2 Big Ten Powerhouses meet for the first time during the regular season in the Coach Miller era..

Ohio State jumped out to a early (14-0) lead as Redshirt Freshman D'Angelo Lowe takes a punt return 86 yds to the house..

Oregon would battle back to tie the game (14-14) behind a pair of touchdown runs by Senior Tye Ingram (86 ovr)..

Ohio State retook the lead (21-14) as True Freshman Nick De La Rosa caps a 11 play drive with a 4 yd TD pass to SR WR Jabu Gayton but Oregon goes 52 yds in the final minute to set up a 30 yd FG by Issac Erving to make it (21-17) at the half.

Oregon opened up the 2nd half with the ball but fail to take the lead as the Ducks punt but the Oregon Defense comes up big holding the Buckeyes to a 23 yd FG after back to back stops from inside the 5 yd line (24-17).

Still (24-17) as we head into the 4th, the Oregon Ducks Offense is dealt a series of blows as SR QB Steven Blunt (86) and SR RB Tye Ingram (86) are forced from the game.. Blunt is expected to miss the next 7 weeks with a Hamstring tear well, Ingram will also be out 7 weeks with a Broken Collarbone.

Well Blunt was almost perfect on the day (15/18) 83%, backup QB Conner Poindexter (81) was nothing of the sort.. The RS SO, would complete just 6/10 pass's unless you count the 3 INT's he threw to Buckeye Defenders as Ohio State had 3 tries to tie the game.. Finally with just over a minute to play in the game Ohio State sealed the victory taking a 2 score lead as Fredrick Tam scores his 2nd rushing touchdown of the game..

Tam who lead the Buckeyes with 17 TD's last season now has 4 in the first 2 games of the season..

RB Dave Jones struggle in Week 1 in the Buckeyes win over Toledo, but Senior RB was unstoppable today as he carries the ball 21 times for 165 yds including a 61 yd long.

True Freshman QB Nick De La Rosa struggled a little with the noise as Autzen Stadium ranks #9 in the loudest places to play in the country as he did throw a 3rd Quarter INT into the endzone but he will get a chance to redeem himself as Ohio State heads home for a Week 3 matchup vs Texas A&M.

INJURY REPORT

The Ohio State Medical Staff once again is going to have a busy year.. SO WR Ezekiel Tandy is already on the IR out 7 more weeks with his Achilles Tear, but now 4 more Buckeyes join him..

Fellow RS SO Steven Locke (86 OVR), the Buckeyes starting RG, is out for the season and beyond (35 weeks) with a Torn Pectoral.

The D-Line took at hit as Starter RS SO Mafu Vakupuna (83) will miss the next 3 weeks and backup SR Levi Abram (76) will miss the next 4 weeks both with Torn Labrum's.

The Defense took another major hit as former 5* Recruit RS FR MLB Eric Clemens (82) will miss the next 8 weeks with a Broken Hand.

RECRUITING NEWS

Several top recruits will be on the sideline for the Buckeyes Week 3 matchup with the Aggies including 5* QB Fredrick Clemons, 5* RT Matt Nester, 4* RB Andy Bortles and 4* DE/ATH Nyles Simms.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

If I've learned anything with USC and now Syracuse, you can never have enough QBs. De La Rosa looked great to open the year, but we both know the Big Ten is a different animal. Never hurts to have an insurance policy.

Nabbing McSurdy to replace Pounds would be a coup for the Panthers imo, hopefully he recognizes the Panthers are the future and Miami is the past

Yeah I hear ya.. I actually like Abdual Diabate alot and he is only a RS SO.. Honestly if something happens to De La Rosa, I don't think the Offense loses much with him under Center. Also I havn't actually played with them in a game yet but both RS Freshman A. Jacques and D. Killings are guy's who I think would be fine if pressed into duty.. If I can't land Clemons, then I think Breida would be a nice guy to bring in as depth and potentially move to RB with his 90+ speed but Washington is pushing hard..

McSurdy actually had Ohio State #5 on his list to start the year, but I didn't want to fight FIU for the only 5* QB who had them listed as a Top school.. I do think he would be a great replacement for Pounds, but I am not trying to get to excited about him in case I decide to have Coach Dees take a job somewhere else.. If the Panthers don't land him they got a solid group of (4) former 4* guy's who I think would probably keep them in the National spotlight.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

WEEK 2 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

FIU

The Panthers make it 19 in a row as FIU dominates Syracuse (60-10) in their season opener at Pitbull Stadium..

FIU led (35-7) at the half and continued to pour it on in the 2nd half as the Orange muster just 152 yds of Total Offense (106 passing).

Kevin Pounds showed the nation he is ready to make a run at becoming a 2-time Heisman winner as he completes 19/23 (82%) for 388 yds with 6 TD's.

RB Marvin Ware lead the ground attack with 18 carries but managed just 42 yds scoring on a 5 yd run.

The hero of the run game today was SO WR Devin Kennedy who took a Jet Sweep 75 yds to the house for a score.. The Panthers would try the play again but Kennedy is stopped after a 8 yd gain as he finishes with 2 carries for 83 yds..

Kennedy was Pounds favorite target as well as leads the team with 5 rec for 175 yds and 3 TD's securing the hat trick with a 67 yd bomb.

Ian Kamula (3 rec 79 yds 2 TD) and E. Boenzi (3 rec 76 yds 1 TD) also had great games for the Panthers.

FIU will look to see if they can make it 20 in a row as they travel to FAU in Week 4 as the Panthers begin a 4 week road trip.

TOP-25 NEWS

#1 LSU fell to #8 Tennessee (42-34) in Week 2 opening up the door for Ohio State to jump to #1 with their win over #5 Oregon.

The Vol's vaulted to #2 with their win over LSU.. Tennessee will host Arkansas in Week 3.

Georgia drops from #2 to #3 despite beating Texas (45-31).. The Bulldogs will take on NC State in Week 3. The Wolfpack already own 1 Top-5 win this season beating Miami back in Week 1.

FIU stayed at #4 with their win over Syracuse, well Oregon drops from #5 to #11 with their loss to the Buckeyes.

#6 Alabama falls to Florida State (39-36) and with the loss drops to #19 in the rankings..

#7 Washington moves up 2 more spots to #5 with a (34-33) win over #19 Penn State.. With the loss the Nittany Lions drop to #24.

#9 ECU jumps 3 spots to #6 with a (17-10) win over Wake Forest.. The Pirates will travel to West Virginia in Week 3.

#10 TCU moves to #7 with a (38-7) win over North Texas

#11 Ole Miss moves to #8 with a (36-10) win over Auburn the Rebels will play @ Purdue in Week 3.

#15 BYU joins the Top-10 at #10. The Cougars will face #22 Utah in the "Holy War" in Week 3.

#12 Nebraska falls to #20 Michigan (23-10) this week dropping to #18 in the rankings well the Wolverines jump 7 spots to #13 with the win.. Michigan will take on #17 Notre Dame in Week 3.. The Irish are coming off a (17-6) win over Minnesota.

HEISMAN WATCH

Voters love big explosive plays so with that FIU WR Devin Kennedy has the eye of the voters this week as he vaults to #1 with teammate Kevin Pounds right behind him at #2.

LSU has a trio of players in the Top 5 led by SR QB Juan Cardoza at #3, JR RB Gill Kitchings at #4 and SR WR Jay Malleck at #5

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

JONES MAKE HISTORY

Texas A&M Aggies at Ohio State Buckeyes
Sep 18, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas A&M Aggies (2-0)	0	7	7	10	24
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0)	28	17	7	17	69

Team Stats Comparison
	TA&M	OSU
Total Offense	410	706
Rushing Yards	68	558
Passing Yards	322	148
First Downs	16	35
Punt Return Yards	0	39
Kick Return Yards	102	91
Total Yards	512	836
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Conversion	2/10	3/7
4th Down Conversion		1/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	2-15	2-20
Possession Time	16:44	23:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	OSU
9:45	(OSU) D. Jones 86 yd run (PAT)	0	7
5:50	(OSU) D. Jones 7 yd run (PAT)	0	14
5:16	(OSU) D. Jones 20 yd run (PAT)	0	21
1:25	(OSU) D. Jones 16 yd run (PAT)	0	28
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	OSU
9:54	(OSU) F. Tam 25 yd run (PAT)	0	35
6:53	(OSU) L. Dugans 53 yd FG	0	38
4:49	(TA&M) G. Okuayinonu 27 yd pass from G. Gonzalez (PAT)	7	38
0:50	(OSU) D. Jones 10 yd run (PAT)	7	45
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	OSU
3:39	(OSU) N. Tull 36 pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	7	52
0:37	(TA&M) S. Feinga 5 yd run (PAT)	14	52
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TA&M	OSU
8:34	(OSU) L. Dugans 48 yd FG	14	55
6:25	(TA&M) T. Bohannon 29 yd FG	17	55
3:03	(OSU) F. Tam 10 yd run (PAT)	17	62
1:04	(OSU) C. McCracken 28 yd run (PAT)	17	69
0:00	(TA&M) L. Eguvoen 49 yd pass from T. Feeney (PAT)	24	69

Texas A&M Aggies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Gonzalez 12/19 176 1 1 T. Feeney 9/13 146 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Feinga 12 43 3.5 1 G. Gonzalez 7 37 5.2 B. Semple 4 8 2.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Essalante 6 79 13.1 G. Okuayinonu 4 80 20.0 1 L. Eguavoen 3 64 21.3 1 J. Barbre 2 45 22.5 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Slade 11 1 E. Potts 11

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 8/16 148 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 35 333 13.3 5 F. Tam 12 110 9.1 2 C McCracken 8 82 10.2 1 J. Britton 3 33 11.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N Tull 3 92 30.6 1 J. Gayton 3 24 8.0 G. Cobb 2 32 16.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Gieguere 4 1 J. Perez 4 2 G. Robinson 7 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG L. Dugans 2/2 9/9

GAME RECAP

In 1930 Ohio State scored 9 touchdowns in a (59-0) win over Mount Union.. The Buckeyes rushed for a amazing 718 yds in that victory.. In 1974 Ohio State looked to try and beat that record with a team featuring Archie Griffin, Jeff Logan, Cornelius Greene, and Pete Johnson, the Buckeyes ran for 518 yds in a (49-7) win over Illinois.

Today Ohio State looked to make another run at the record, and well they didn't break even 600 yds on the day they did manage to beat the 518 yd total set in 1974 as Dave Jones, Fredrick Tam, Cameron McCracken and Ja'Quan Britton combine for 48 carries for 558 yds and 8 TD's including 291 yds and 6 TD's in the 1st half.

The Buckeyes run game dominated from the opening series to the 4th Quarter as Dave Jones cements himself in the Buckeyes record book breaking the single game rushing record with 333 yds (Trey Sermon had it with 331 in 2020 beating Eddie George's record of 314 set in set in 1995) on the ground well scoring 5 TD's to tie Keith Byars 1984 record..

Jones scored 4 of those TD's in the 1st Quarter as Ohio State jumped out to a commanding 28-0 lead before even completing a single pass attempt.

Leading (45-7) at the half, the Buckeyes put the game on cruise control in the 2nd half as several backups got a chance to shine, including SO RB Cameron McCracken who finished 18 yds shy of giving OSU (3) 100+ rushers in the game and RS FR Ja'Quan Britton who toted the ball 3 times for 33 yds (11.0 avg).

UP NEXT
Ohio State moves to 3-0 with the win and retains their #1 spot in the rankings going into their Week 4 matchup with #23 (1-1) Pitt.

INJURY UPDATE

It was another brutal Week in the Medical room, as SR DT Thomas Berger (84) goes down with a Complete ACL Tear that will see him out for 42 weeks.. Officially ending the West Virginia transfer's college career as well as probably any NFL dreams he had.

The Ohio State Special teams also took a big hit as RS FR D'Angelo Lowe (80) will miss the next 9 weeks with a Dislocated Ankle. *With Lowe out, RS FR Greg Lainer moves into the #5 WR role well Maurice Trueblood goes from #5 to #4. Lainer also will be the teams KR/PR#2 as RS JR CB Jason Bulaga takes Lowes spot as the primary return man.

RECRUITING NEWS

WIth pure domination on the course, Ohio State got some great news in the locker room after the game as 5* QB Frederick Clemons (#22 Overall/#5 GA/#3 QB) and 4* RB Andy Bortles (#43 Overall/#1 OH/#2 RB) both sign...

Coach Miller

"We are extremely excited for both players.. Freddy will give us a different look at QB and will help push Nick to becoming a better player and keeping him away from Alabama and Notre Dame is like a added bonus, and landing Bortles is exactly what we want to do with instate kids, so landing the Ohio Gatorade Player of the year is huge, because again we are keeping him off the roster of our competition well giving us another multi purpose back who could play play a big role in our offense in future years"

[Deuce2223]

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WEEK 3 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

FIU

FIU has won it's 20th straight victory dating back to last year's 16-0 finish.. The Panthers also have won their 9th straight Shula Bowl defeating arch rival FAU (45-7) to improve to 4-0 on the season.

Coach Valdez

"Well it's no official, next year could be our last Shula Bowl for awhile, right now with the way the ACC schedule works with 10 conference games, play FAU every year out of conference only allows us 1 other non-conference matchup.. However with reports of FIU potentially joining the SEC and having Florida, Florida State and Miami as conference matchups every year, it could open up the possibility for us to continue to meet the Owls despite the lopsided victories this past decade"

Like it's previous 2 games, FIU dominated the 1st half jumping out to a (28-0) lead in fact it was (45-0) before FAU scored the final touchdown against the 2nd team Defense..

It was another solid day for QB Kevin Pounds who complete 17/24 (70%) for 241 yds with 4 TD and 2 INT.. He also added 31 yds on the ground.

RB Marvin Ware had a nice day carrying the ball a team high 16 times for 99 yds but the ground attack got a nice boost as WR Devin Kennedy for a 2nd straight week takes a Jet Sweep 70+(73) yds for a touchdown and backup RB Anfernee Rasmussen added 3 carries for 56 yds including a 43 yd TD in the 4th. Rasmussen also added 24 yds on 3 receptions.

E. Boenzi (2 rec 60 yds 1 TD) I. Kamula (4 rec 57 yds 1 TD), D. Kennedy (2 rec 29 yds 1 TD) all had solid days well TE Eric Longo continues to play a bigger role in the offense with 4 rec for 59 yds and 1 TD.

FIU will look to make it 21 in a row and move to 5-0 as they travel to Morgantown to take on the (1-2) West Virginia Mountaineers in Week 4.


TOP-25 NEWS

Tennessee's stay at #2 is short lived as the Vols falls (44-37) to Arkansas as they drop to #12 in the rankings.

#3 Georgia moves back to #2 with a (35-7) victory over NC State.. The Bulldogs will host #10 Oklahoma in Week 4.

#4 FIU moves to #3 with their win over FAU.

#5 Washington moves to #4 as they move to 4-0 with a (41-10) win over Washington State in the Apple Cup.

#6 ECU moves to #5 with a (28-13) win over West Virginia. The Pirates will hit the road for a non-conference matchup @ Northern Illinois in Week 4.

#7 TCU moves to #6 with a (38-21) win over Rice.

#8 Ole Miss is now #7 after beating Purdue (38-24).. The Rebels will take on #12 Tennessee in Week 4

#9 LSU moves to #8. The Tigers were on a Week 3 "Bye" and return to action as they travel to South Carolina in Week 4.

#11 Oregon moves back into the Top-10 @ #9 with a (20-13) win over Oregon State in what use to be called the "Cival War"

#12 Oklahoma is now #10 after a (41-13) win over Auburn

#13 Michigan lost (51-21) to #17 Notre Dame.. With the loss the Wolverines drop to #19 in the rankings well the Irish jump up to #11.

#22 Utah beat #10 BYU (35-33) in the Holy War. With the win the Utes jump up 9 spots to #13 well the Cougars fall to #16.

HEISMAN TALK

Devin Kennedy's 2nd week with a rushing TD gives the JR WR 9 combined Touchdowns through 4 games (5 rushes 157 yds 2 TD) and (18 rec for 388 yds 7 TD) cementing his spot at #1..

Ohio State's Dave Jones moves into the #2 spot this week after his 333 yds 5 TD performance against TAMU.

QB Kevin Pounds has 1230 yds with 16 TD's through 4 games, but he also had 7 INT which has hurt his stock as he drops out of the Top-5 talks.

Washington SR QB Lamachiel Tinker (85) has jumped to #3.. Tinker has the Huskies undefeated well throwing for 891 yds with 10 TD and just 1 INT.. He also has 147 yds and 1 TD on the ground.

Tinker's teammate SO WR Jeff Draft (76) has jumped to #4. Draft like Kennedy has showed his ability to score on the ground (5 carries 77 yds 2 TD) well also shining has Tinkers favorite redzone target with 14 rec for 238 yds and 6 TD.

[Deuce2223]

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ROAD WARRIORS!!

Ohio State Buckeyes at Pittsburgh Panthers
Sep 23, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)	14	17	7	28	66
#23 Pittsburgh Panthers (1-1)	0	7	7	0	14

Team Stats Comparison
	OSU	PITT
Total Offense	522	270
Rushing Yards	107	50
Passing Yards	415	210
First Downs	32	13
Punt Return Yards	30	9
Kick Return Yards	57	52
Total Yards	609	331
Turnovers		2
3rd Down Conversion	9/14	2/10
4th Down Conversion	2/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	3-25
Possession Time	26:52	13:09

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OSU	PITT
6:36	(OSU) F. Tam 3 yd run (PAT)	7	0
5:39	(OSU) N De La Rosa 3 yd run (PAT)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OSU	PITT
7:56	(OSU) J. Gayton 5 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	21	0
6:13	(PITT) T. Hooper 3 yd run (PAT)	21	7
2:42	(OSU) L. Dugans 30 yd FG	24	7
1:19	(OSU) M. Trueblood 10 yd pass from N.. De La Rosa (PAT)	31	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OSU	PITT
4:45	(OSU) C. McCracken 41 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	38	7
1:28	(PITT) C. Haslam 13 yd pass from C. Ware (PAT)	38	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OSU	PITT
9:00	(OSU) F. Tam 11 yd run (PAT)	45	14
6:27	(OSU) F. Tam 10 yd run (PAT)	52	14
3:53	(OSU) K. Ahlers 55 yd pass from A. Diabate (PAT)	59	14
0:05	(OSU) J. Britton 1 yd run (PAT)	66	14

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 17/28 258 3 A. Diabate 7/9 157 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 15 71 4.7 F. Tam 10 27 2.7 3 C. McCracken 5 32 6.4 J. Britton 1 1 1.0 1 K. Tabor 1 3 3.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Tull 6 96 16.0 M. Trueblod 4 57 14.2 1 G. Cobb 4 41 10.2 J. Gayton 3 20 6.6 1 G. Lainer 3 71 23.6 K. Ahlers 2 72 36.0 1 O. Riggs 1 17 17.0 C. McCracken 1 41 41.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Perez 4 3 F. Pounds 3 2

Pittsburgh Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Ware 16/39 210 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Hopper 7 68 9.7 1 C. Ware 5 -11 -2.2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Hooper 5 51 10.2 C. Haslam 4 56 14.0 1 C. Payne 3 58 19.3

GAME RECAP

1 Week after rushing for a season high 533 yds, Ohio State came out and proved they knew how to still sling it too, as De La Rosa and Diabate combine for over 400 yds through the air.

Like they have done all season, Ohio State jumped out to a pretty commanding (31-7) lead at the half and never let their foot off the gas pedal as they score 4 times in the 4th Quarter including a touchdown with 5 seconds to play on the clock

Pitt HC

"I personally think it's pretty unsportsmanlike.. To call a timeout just so Britton could run in a 1 yd score is pretty bush league to me"

Typically pretty well respected among his coaching peers, it looks like Coach Miller might have struck a nerve with this one.

Well the ground game didn't turn out a bunch of yards, Fredrick Tam continued to Bulldoze his way into the endzone with 3 touchdowns giving him 9 TD's on the season in the Buckeyes first 4 games.

With D'Angelo Lowe out of action Buckeye fans got a chance to see some more new faces in the WR room as RS FR Manny TrueBlood finished with 5 rec for 57 yds and a touchdown and late in the 4th with the lead, Miller even gave True Freshman Khalid Ahlers a chance to play in 1 of his 4 games without redshirting and Alhers responded with 2 rec including a 55 yd touchdown finishing with 72 yds on the day.

UP NEXT

Ohio State moves to 4-0 with the win and retains their #1 ranking in the Polls. The Buckeyes will return home to host (3-1) Cincinnati in a Week 5 Big Ten matchup..

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you guys are on a roll. Jones looking Tavon Logan-esque against the Aggies.

Nice to finally escape a big win without a huge injury. They've been decimating you as of late

[Deuce2223]

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you guys are on a roll. Jones looking Tavon Logan-esque against the Aggies.

Nice to finally escape a big win without a huge injury. They've been decimating you as of late

Yeah, if I had to guess, the Aggies DC probably resigned after that game.. They couldn't do anything against the run. Well Jones had a great day, Logan's best game he actually matched the entire team with 533 yds all by himself.. I just realized looking at the record, that a South Caorlina WR just set the single game record with 406 yds in a game this season in my Dynasty.

It's crazy I havn't made a slider adjustement in like 4 seasons and yet I can't keep Ohio State guy's healthy yet I rarely get guy's hurt at FIU.

[Deuce2223]

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WEEK 4 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

FIU

The Panthers have made it 21 in a row as they move to 5-0 on the season and (3-0) in ACC play with a 41-3 victory over West Virginia as the Mountaineers drop to (1-3) on the season..

FIU dominated both sides of the ball holding WVU to just 190 yds of Total Offense with -4 yds rushing on 21 carries.

The Panthers led (24-0) at the half behind a trio of Kevin Pounds touchdowns.

The JR QB would finish the day 19/22 (86%) passing for 356 yds and 4 TD's well also adding 43 yds on the ground and another score..

RB Marvin Ware added 59 yds on 13 carries.

It was another big day for Devin Kennedy who finished with 6 rec for 152 yds including a 82 yd TD. Kennedy would also log 1 Jet Sweep looking for a 3rd straight game with a rushing TD, but he is stopped for a 6 yd gain.

Ian Kamala added 5 rec for 120 yds and 2 scores including a 55 yd bomb.

Emari Boenzi had 3 re for 38 yds and TE Eric Longo had 3 rec for 24 yds and 1 TD.

FIU will try and make it 22 in a row and keep their perfect season intact as they now travel to Atlanta for a matchup with (3-0) Georgia Tech..

TOP-25 NEWS

Ohio State stayed at #1 with their win over Pitt..

#2 Georgia fell (38-36) to #10 Oklahoma this week dropping to #8 in the rankings well the Sooners jump 5 spots to #5.

With Bulldogs loss, FIU moves for #3 to #2, Washington does the same going from #4 to #3, and ECU joins them going from #5 to #4 as they defeat Northern Illinois (38-21).

#6 TCU falls (27-22) to Tulsa and with the loss drops to #17 in the rankings.

LSU moves up from #8 to #6 with a (51-7) win over South Carolina

Tennessee jumps 5 spots from #12 to #7 with a (45-28) win over #7 Ole Miss

Oregon stays at #9 after their (38-0) win over Stanford..

Notre Dame joins the Top-10 at #10 with a (24-10) win over Clemson.

#13 Utah falls (45-13) to Arizona State and drops to #21

V.T. jumps from #14 to #11 with a (36-14) win over Wake Forest.

BYU goes from #16 to #12 with a (20-9) win over Iowa

K-State moves form #17 to #14 with a (34-13) win over Iowa State

#20 Penn State moves up 5 spots to #15 with a (31-15) win over #15 Nebraska. The Cornhuskers drop to #24.

Michigan moves from #19 to #18 after beating instate rival Michigan State (35-32)

Wisconsin is now ranked #19 as they improve to 4-0 on the season with a (28-22) win over USC.

Miami is back in the Top-25 at #22 with a (26-21) win over Rutgers.

HEISMAN TALK

Devin Kennedy continues to hold onto the Top spot in the Heisman talks.

Georgia SR QB Sidney Hyde moves into the #2 spot, well Ohio State RB Dave Jones slips to #3..

With his 5 TD performance in the Panthers win this past week, QB Kevin Pounds is back in the Top-5 at #4 well Washington QB LaMichael Tinker drops to #5.

[Deuce2223]

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PANTHERS MAKE IT 22 STRAIGHT

Florida International Golden Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Sep 30, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Florida International Golden Panthers (5-0)	14	14	10	14	52
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-0)	0	7	0	14	21

Team Stats Comparison
	FIU	GT
Total Offense	600	327
Rushing Yards	354	63
Passing Yards	246	235
First Downs	30	13
Punt Return Yards	50	0
Kick Return Yards	30	98
Total Yards	680	425
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	5/8	5/14
4th Down Conversion	0/1	1/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	4-41	1-5
Possession Time	23:02	16:58

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
6:51	(FIU) T. Trinidad 3 yd run (PAT)	7	0
2:29	(FIU) T. Trinidad 3 yd run (PAT)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
8:29	(GT) K. Lawrence 2 yd pass from T. Easy (PAT)	14	7
5:50	(FIU) K. Pounds 5 yd run (PAT)	21	7
2:32	(FIU) C. Gay 5 yd pass from K. Pounds (PAT)	28	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
7:13	(FIU) T. Costanzo 43 yd FG	31	7
2:37	(FIU) M. Ware 10 yd run (PAT)	38	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
6:11	(FIU) I. Kamalu 9 yd pass from K. Pounds (PAT)	45	7
5:22	(GT) E. Brock 73 yd pass from T. Easy (PAT)	45	14
1:09	(GT) D. Mills 3 yd pass from T. Easy (PAT)	45	21
0:54	(FIU) A. Rasmussen 51 yd run (PAT)	52	21

Florida International Golden Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT K. Pounds 13/28 237 2 1 B. Ingram 1/2 9 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Ware 16 202 12.6 1 A. Rasmussen 8 75 9.3 1 T. Trinidad 7 38 5..4 2 K. Pounds 4 39 9.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD I. Kamula 4 69 17.2 1 W .Abiamiri 3 58 19.3 D. Kennedy 2 43 21.5 E Boenzi 2 19 9.5 E. Marshall 2 52 26.0 C. Gay 1 5 5.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Swope 6 3.0 K. St Pierre 4 1.0 S. Ezeike 3 1.0 M. Mentor 2 1

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Easy 15/25 235 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Easy 11 50 4.5 D Hazelwood 9 26 2.8 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Hannerman 3 19 6.3 G. Casey 3 70 23.3 D. Mills 3 21 7.0 1 K. Lawrence 3 21 7.0 1 D. Hazelwood 2 30 15.0 E. Brock 1 74 74.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Shembo 1 S. Jennings 5 1

GAME RECAP

FIU has won it's 3rd straight road game and it's 5th road game of the season as the Panthers stay perfect moving to 6-0 Overall and 4-0 in ACC play as they push their winning streak to 22 games.

Like they have done all season FIU dominated early with the run game as Marvin Ware goes over 200 yds on the day with 16 carries including a 43 yd score. Backup Anfernee Rasmussen also had a big day as he breaks a 51 yd score with less then a minute to play giving him 75 yds on 9 carries, and Tim Trinidad adds 7 carries for 38 yds and 2 touchdowns as well.

QB Kevin Pounds was just 13/28 (46%) having one of his worst passing % of the season as he goes for 237 yds with 2 TD and 1 INT.. He also added a rushing TD as well.

It was a rough day for SR Emari Boenzi who had 4 drop pass's as he finished with just 2 rec for 19 yds.

Today was the first game Devin Kennedy has scored a touchdown this season. Kenndey finished the day with 2 rec for 43 yds and had 1 carry for a 12 yd gain.

The 21 points scored by G.T. was a season high against the Panthers Defense. as they had entered the game leading the country giving up just 30 points over 5 games (6.0 avg)..

UP NEXT

FIU will finish out their 4 game road trip with a trip up north to take on (2-1) Rutgers in Week 6.

INJURY REPORT

FIU had been pretty injury free this season but the Medical Staff got hit 3 times in today's game as Starting FS Dylan Boggs (85) goes down with a Torn Bicep. He is expected to be out 9 weeks. His backup P. Huber (73) also went down, leaving the game with a Broken Tailbone. He is expected to miss the rest of the season (15 weeks). The O-Line took a hit as LT Kierre Coffman (84) has a Partial MCL Tear. He will miss the rest of the regular season (7 weeks) but should return in time for the playoffs.

[Deuce2223]

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BUCKEYES DOMINATE BEARCATS

Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
Sep 30, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bearcats (3-1)	0	7	0	14	21
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0)	10	14	14	14	52

Team Stats Comparison
	CIN	OSU
Total Offense	329	567
Rushing Yards	47	380
Passing Yards	273	187
First Downs	14	34
Punt Return Yards	0	31
Kick Return Yards	38	14
Total Yards	367	612
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	6/13	1/9
4th Down Conversion	0/1	5/6
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	1-5	4-30
Possession Time	14:39	25:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CIN	OSU
5:28	(OSU) J. Gayton 15 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	0	7
2:23	(OSU) L. Dugans 48 yd FG	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	OSU
8:52	(OSU) N. Tull 9 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	0	17
2:22	(CIN) G. Jordan 4 yd run (PAT)	7	17
0:52	(OSU) G. Lanier 16 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	7	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CIN	OSU
7:22	(OSU) G. Cobb 8 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	7	31
2:24	(OSU) F. Tam 2 yd run (PAT)	7	38
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CIN	OSU
7:39	(CIN) T. Stingley 10 yd pass from R. Peters (PAT)	14	38
3:42	(OSU) F. Tam 2 yd run (PAT)	14	45
2:12	(CIN) D. Handy 21 yd pass from R. Peters (PAT)	21	45
0:16	(OSU) F. Tam 4 yd run (PAT)	21	52

Cincinnati Bearcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Peters 18/34 273 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD P. Keyes 16 69 4.3 G. Jordan 2 2 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Handy 7 120 17.1 1 T. Stingley 3 37 12.3 1 P. Keys 3 23 7.6 B. Caver 2 70 35.5 R. Earl 1 18 18.0

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 16/27 187 4 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 18 223 12.3 F. Tam 11 61 5.5 3 C. McCracken 11 67 6.0 K. Tabor 3 15 5.0 N. De La Rosa 1 13 13.0 J. Britton 1 3 3.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gayton 4 36 9.0 1 N. Tull 4 49 12.2 1 G. Cobb 4 41 10.2 1 M. Trueblood 3 45 15.0 G. Lanier 1 16 16.0 1

GAME RECAP

Ohio State moves to 5-0 Overall and to 3-0 in Big Ten play with a pretty commanding victory over Cincinnati in Week 5.

FIU jumped out to a early (17-0) lead and extend that lead to (24-7) at the half as True Freshman QB Nick De La Rosa throws (3) 1st half TD's.

De La Rosa would extend the lead to (31-7) on the opening drive of the 2nd half as he throws TD #4 and then later in the 3rd Quarter Fredrick Tam would score what would be the first of 3 touchdowns on the day for the Redshirt Sophomore who continues to be a scoring machine as he now sits at (12) in the first 5 games of the season, leaving some to wonder if he is going to try and challenge Montee Ball (Wisconsin's) single season record of 33 set back in 2011 and Pete Johnson's Ohio State record of 25 set back in 1975.

Trailing (38-7), Cincinnati would try and make a game of it with (2) 4th Quarter scores but Ohio State answered each time with a score of their own.

QB Nick De La Rosa was named POG with his 4 TD's on the day.. De La Rosa now has completed 60% of his pass's for 1028 yds with 11 TD and 2 INT through his first 5 games.

UP NEXT

Ohio State will hit the road for a pair of games as they will take on (2-2) Indiana in Week 6 before taking on #7 (4-0) Notre Dame in Week 8.

RECRUITING NEW

Several top recruits were on the sideline for the win this week, but Coach Miller didn't get a single commitment instead losing out on 5* RT Matt Nester (#32 OVR/#8GA/#4 RT) who signs with Georgia..

[Deuce2223]

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WEEK 5 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

TOP-25 NEWS

#7 Tennessee fell (29-28) to #5 Oklahoma dropping to #12 in the rankings this week. With the win the Sooners jumped ECU taking the #4 spot well the Pirates dropped to #5

#9 Oregon lost (35-34) in a Top-10 Big Ten showdown with #10 Notre Dame. With the loss the Ducks drop to #14 and now have 2 Big Ten loss's.. Well Notre Dame jumps to #7 as they are a perfect 4-0.

#12 BYU lost to #14 Kansas State in a Big 12 Top-25 showdown (37-3). With the win the Wildcats move into the Top-10 @ #10 well the Cougars drop to #22..

Here is a full look at the entire Top-25

#1 (5-0) Ohio State
#2 (6-0) FIU
#3 (4-0) Washington
#4 (4-1) Oklahoma
#5 (5-0) ECU
#6 (3-1) LSU
#7 (4-0) Notre Dame
#8 (3-1) Georgia
#9 (3-1) Virginia Tech
#10 (4-1) Kansas State
#11 (4-1) Ole Miss
#12 (3-2) Tennessee
#13 (3-1) Penn State
#14 (3-2) Oregon
#15 (4-0) Kentucky
#16 (4-1) TCU
#17 (4-0) Wisconsin
#18 (3-1) Marshall
#19 (4-1) Utah
#20 (4-1) Arkansas
#21 (4-0) SMU
#22 (2-2) BYU
#23 (3-1) Tulane
#24 (4-2) Alabama
#25 (2-2) Purdue

*Falling out of the Top-25 this week, #18 Michigan, #22 Miami, #24 Nebraska and #25 Buffalo.