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

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GAME DAY HEADS TO COLUMBUS

Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
Nov 4, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#7 Penn State Nittany Lions ((7-1))	0	0	7	14	21
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3)	7	14	7	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	PSU	OSU
Total Offense	297	521
Rushing Yards	19	266
Passing Yards	265	255
First Downs	8	32
Punt Return Yards	5	47
Kick Return Yards	48	73
Total Yards	350	641
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	3/11	8/13
4th Down Conversion	0/1	2/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	1-10
Possession Time	11:52	28:08

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PSU	OSU
4:52	(OSU) F. Tam 3 yd run (PAT)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PSU	OSU
6:05	(OSU) J. Gayton 27 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	0	14
0:47	(OSU) F. Tam 4 yd run (PAT)	0	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PSU	OSU
3:55	(OSU) E. Tandy 4 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	0	28
2:51	(OSU) M. Walz 71 yd pass from Q. Cheek (PAT)	7	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PSU	OSU
9;01	(PSU) C. Cox 59 yd pass from Q. Cheek (PAT)	14	28
6:59	(OSU) E. Tandy 39 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	14	35
5:02	(PSU) C. Crisp 9 yd pass from Q. Chceek (PAT)	21	35
2:27	(OSU) J. Gayton 5 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	21	42

Penn State Nittany Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Q. Cheek 15/35 265 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD S. Hix 6 23 3.8 Q. Cheek 4 11 2.7 C. Well 2 -2 -1.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Cox 4 84 21.0 1 N. Mueller 3 47 15.6 M. Walz 3 90 30.0 1 L. Banogu 3 26 8.6 X. Crisp 1 10 10.0 1 S. Hix 1 8 8.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Boozer 10 C. Abrams 17 C. Minnis 9 2 D. Sow 10

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 18/30 255 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 19 129 6.7 F. Tam 14 53 3.7 2 N. De La Rosa 5 28 5.6 C. McCracken 4 45 11.2 J. Britton 3 10 3.3 K. Tabor 1 1 1.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gayton 7 97 13.8 2 E. Tandy 6 86 14.3 2 N. Tull 3 36 12.0 G. Cobb 2 36 18.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD R. Darilek 3 1.0 1 G. Robinson 4 F. Pounds 3 J. Perez 2 R. Hendrick 2

GAME RECAP

The College Game Day crew showed up for the Week 10 matchup between #7 Penn State and #3 Ohio State, but the only problem was the Nittany Lions offense didn't show up until it was to late.

Ohio State jumped out to a (21-0) lead in the 1st half despite the fact that QB Nick De La Rosa threw 2 INT's, as the Buckeyes leaned on their rushing attack as Fredrick Tam scores his 18th and 19th rushing TD's of the season.

The Buckeyes extended the lead to (28-0) as De la Rosa finds Ezekiel Tandy for a 4yd TD..

Penn State would respond with a back to back scores and SR QB Quincy Cheeks (83) throws touchdowns of 71 yds and 59 yds to make it (28-14), but the Buckeyes answer back as De La Rosa and Tandy hookup for touchdown #2 (39 yds) to extend the lead back to 3 scores (35-14)

Again Penn State would rally as Cheeks throws TD #3 with 5 minutes to play in the game making it (35-21), but the Buckeyes answer again as De La Rosa throws his 4th TD of the day to make it (42-21).. With 2:27 to play.. Cheek then would throw a INT to FS Ronnie Darilek to seal the Buckeyes victory.

IMPACT FROM THE GAME

Ohio State's win over #7 Penn State was enough in the CFP Rankings to propel them to #1 over Oklahoma and LSU going into Week 11.

The loss drops Penn State to #15 in the rankings and with their 2nd Big Ten loss, the Nittany Lions chances of playing for a Big Ten Title are most likely gone and any more loss's and their playoff dreams will be over.

Ohio State now 7-0 in Big Ten play are tied with #5 Wisconsin making the Week 12 matchup another high profile Game Day matchup.

RECRUITING

Despite the massive win, Ohio State did not add any recruits this week but on a positive note they didn't lose any either..

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WEEK 10 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

FIU

The Panthers extend their winning streak to 26 games as they improve to 10-0 on the season and 8-0 in ACC play defeating (6-2) Duke 42-7..

FIU dominated the 1st half taking a (17-0) lead as Duke QB RS SO Percy Uzomah (81) throws 2 INT's.

Duke opened up the 2nd half with the ball as Uzomah throws his only TD of the day capping off a 11 play drive with a 5 yd score to JR WR Lamarcus Laborn (84). The Blue Devils would try for the 2pt play but fail leaving it (17-6).

FIU would then drive the ball 80 yds over 11 plays of their own finished by a 1 yd run by Tim Trinidad to make it (24-6)

Both teams would trade FG's make it (27-9) with under 5 minutes to play in the game, but FIU quickly adds another touchdown as UZomah throws INT #4 only this time SO Major Mentor takes it back 82 yds to the house for the "Pick 6".

Duke had the ball 1 more time on offense but turned the ball over on downs.

Uzomah finished the day 14/30 (46%) for 142 yds 1 TD 4 INT

It was somewhat a quite day for the FIU Offfense. as the Panthers had a season low 362 yds of Total Offense.

QB Kevin Pounds finished the day 21/29 (72%) for 274 yds with 2 TD and 1 INT Pounds only ran 1 time for a 15 yd gain.

RB M. Ware had 16 carries for 54 yds (3.4 avg), well backup A. Rasmussen had 4 carries for 19 yds (4.8 avg)..

Ian Kamula lead the WR's with 5 rec for 107 yds

Devin Kennedy had 6 rec 59 yds and 1 TD

TE Eric Logo had 3 rec 29 yds 1 TD

Emari Boenzi added 2 rec for 43 yds and Marvin Ware had 3 rec for 25 yds

Mentor finished with 2 of the 4 INT's well Sykes and MLB A. Grubbs had the other..

The Panthers will now have their 2nd "Bye" week of the season in Week 11 before returning to action in Week 12 @ Virginia.. The Cavaliers are currently (5-4) and will be looking for win #6 to get Bowl eligible.

TOP 25 NEWS

#1 Oklahoma beat #12 Arkansas (45-31) yet dropped to #3 in the rankings. The Sooners have a "Bye" Week in Week 11

#2 LSU stayed at #2 after a (35-7) win over Miss State. The Tigers will play @ #10 Ole Miss in Week 11.

#4 FIU stays put after their win

#6 Wisconsin swapped spot with #5 Virginia Tech after a (21-19) win over Auburn.. The Badgers (9-0) is the only team left besides Ohio State and FIU that is undefeated.. The Badgers will take on #13 (7-3) Oregon in Week 11 in Eugene before their matchup with the Buckeyes.

Virginia Tech drops to #6 after escaping NC State with a (16-10) win. The Hokies face Rutgers in Week 11.

With #7 Penn State dropping to #15, #8 Notre Dame moves to #7 with a (24-23) win over #15 Cincinnati.. The Bearcats drop to #18 with the loss.

#9 Georgia is now #8 after a (46-38) win over Florida.. The Bulldogs will travel to College Station in Week 11 to take on TAMU

#10 Kansas State moves to #9 with a (45-14) win over Arizona State. The Wildcats will play @ Houston in Week 11.

#14 Ole Miss jumps to #10 with a (35-14) win over Missouri.

#13 Purdue is now #11 after a (26-23) win over Northwestern. The Boilermakers will host Boston College in Week 11

#11 TCU drops to #12 after a (41-38) win over Iowa. The Horn Frogs will host Kansas in Week 11.

#15 Oregon jumps to #13 after a (30-29) in over Indiana. If they can upset Wisconsin, the Ducks despite 3 loss's would most likely rejoin the Top-12 and had a outside shot at the playoffs.

#17 Washington moves to #14 after a (36-34) win over Michigan. They will host Minnesota in Week 11.

#18 Alabama moves to #16 with a (38-24) win over Tennessee they will now host #21 Arkansas in Week 11

#35 ECU moves up to #19 with a (41-7) win @ Maryland. They will now host #25 (6-3) Georgia Tech who is coming off a (31-30) win over Miami.

*UNC joins the Top-25 at #24.. The Tar Heels are (6-3) after beating Wake Forest and now play @ West Virginia.

**#20 Tennessee and #23 UConn dropped from the Rankings this week.

HEISMAN TALK

Despite not putting up flashy #'s FIU's Devin Kennedy is is still #1 in the Heisman Talk Top-5.

Well Pounds and Ohio State's Dave Jones and Fredrick Tam have dropped out.

Kennedy has 7 rushes for 161 yds 2 TD and 49 rec for 938 yds and 13 TD

Arkansas SO QB Issac Calcattera is now #2. He has thrown for 3309 yds with 32 TD and 6 INT and has 301 yds rushing with 3 TD. He threw for 3690 yds with 38 TD and 14 TD and rushed for 529 yds and 5 TD last year as a True Freshman

Oklahoma SR QB Deshawn Tolson is #3. He has 2363 yds with 21 TD and 7 INT, well rushing for 297 yds with 4 TD

Florida State WR Hayden Perkins is #4. He has 4 rushes for 81 yds and 1 TD and 45 rec for 902 yds with 16 TD.

Georgia SR QB Sidney Hyde is #5. He has thrown for 3212 yds with 29 TD and 5 INT well rushing for 183 yds with 5 TD.. Last year Hyde threw for 4644 yds with 44 TD and 16 INT.

AWARD FINALIST

Kennedy is currently #1 for Player of the Year. with Calcaterra, Perkins and Hyde #2-4.. Ohio State's Fredrick Tam is #5.

FIU's Barry Valdez is currently lead the race for Coach of the Year over Oklahoma's Nate Phoniex (Ohio State's OC last season) and Ohio State's Matt Miller is #4 behind Wisconsin HC David Bhargava.

Ohio State's John Perez is currently leading the vote for Defensive Player of the Year, he is also leading the vote for Best LB

Ohio State's Ronnie Darilek is currently leading the vote for Best DB

Ohio State's Fredrick Tam is #1 for the Doak Walker well Dave Jones is #2. Cameron McCracken is actually #10 ahead of FIU Marvin Ware who is currently #11.

Well Kennedy is leading for the Heisman and POY, FSU WR Hayden Perkins is #1 for Best WR. Boise State has a FR WR Alex Akbar who is #3.

FIU's Stepen Ezeike and Kery St Pierre are currently #1 and #2 in the Lombardi Vote. Ohio State's Mafu Vakapuna is #5.

All 3 are #1-3 for Best DE

Clayton Dees is leading the vote to win back to back Broyles Awards.

FIU DC Jose Pheniz is currently #2 well Ohio State's OC D. Sneed is #3 and DC C. Sneed is #4.

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De La Rosa heard the chatter and did enough to keep his job for another week. With how high you are ranked even if you lose to Wisconsin and miss the CCG you'll still be in the 1st round

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De La Rosa heard the chatter and did enough to keep his job for another week. With how high you are ranked even if you lose to Wisconsin and miss the CCG you'll still be in the 1st round

I honestly thought about pulling him after the 2 INTS because Tull was wise open on both plays but he just under threw the ball. But they didn't capitalize and punted and I was still leading.

The Wiscomsin game will be huge. Right now Notre Dame has 1 loss. I would hold the tie breaker against them and should still make the Big Ten Championship. I think as long as I got revenge and got the win there Iwould jump back to a Top-4 seed.

Stanford is my last game on thr road but they are like 3-6.

For FIU i still got Miami at home but they are currently 5-5 and just trying to get Bowl eligible. It looks like it will be Virginia Tec for the ACC title.

It's funny I summed ahead just to look at potential job offers and to see what underclassman potentially leave. FiU was the #1 seed and loses to #8LSU in the 2nd round . Ohio State ended up the #2 seed and lost to Alabama in Round 2.

Bad draws for both schools.

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BUCKEYES STAY PERFECT

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
Nov 11, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers ((4-5))	3	7	7	7	24
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes ((9-0))	7	14	7	3	31

Team Stats Comparison
	NEB	OSU
Total Offense	277	416
Rushing Yards	24	181
Passing Yards	237	210
First Downs	8	17
Punt Return Yards	56	3
Kick Return Yards	75	88
Total Yards	408	507
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Conversion	2/11	3/13
4th Down Conversion	0/1	1/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	3-20	5-35
Possession Time	13:20	26:40

Nebraska Cornhuskers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 19/32 210 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 10 113 11.3 C. McCracken 8 57 7.1 N. De La Rosa 8 15 1.9 J. Gayton 1 18 18.0 1 F. Tam 1 3 3.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Tull 4 86 14.3 1 J. Gayton 6 71 11.8 E. Tandy 4 36 9.0 2 C. Bourgeois 2 15 7.5 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Bulaga 5 1 B. DeLuca 3 1 F. Pounds 1

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT S. Nailor 13/32 237 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Raymer 7 16 2.3 S. Nailer 5 10 2.0 1 R. O' Malley 3 9 3.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Burress 1 80 80.0 1 J. Raymer 6 76 12.7 R O'Malley 4 46 11.5 1 M. Blount 1 21 21.0 G. Fogg 1 14 14.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Himmehammer 6 2

GAME RECAP


The final score makes it appear to be a better game then it really was.. Ohio State led (21-10) at the half and 28-10 for most of the 3rd before Nebraska cut the lead to (28-17) going into the 4th.. Both teams would throw 4th Quarter INT's (2 each) before Ohio State finally capitalized with a 33 yd FG to extend their lead to (31-17)..

The Cornhuskers then scored on a 80 yd TD pass from SR QB Sammy Nailor (86) to to JR WR Nelson Burress (80) to close out the scoring making it (34-24) with under a minute to play.. Nebraska's only hope was a onside kick but the Buckeyes hands team recovers as OSU runs out the clock.

It was a weird day for the Buckeys on Offense as RS SO Fredrick Tam is injuried on his first carry of the day (3 yds) leaving Dave Jones and Curtis McCracken to do most of the work on the ground as Ohio State still manages to turn out 181 yds on the ground. SR WR Jabu Gayton helped out with a 18 yd touchdown score on a jet sweep for his first rushing touchdown of his career.

The good news is for Tam it was just a strained calf and he is expected to be good to go next week as Ohio State takes on Wisconsin.

However not all is good on the injury front as OSU continues to get hammered by injuries..

Starting FS Ronnie Darliek (86) will miss the rest of the season (8 weeks) with a Foot Fracture, Center Marquis Pena (88) is out for the rest of this year and possibly some of next year (15 weeks) with a Torn Tricep and starting CB Nick Costanzo (88) is out for the next 2 games with a Dislocated Hip.

All 3 players are Juniors so at least they are not missing Senior Day or their last chance to play at the Shoe.

UP NEXT

Wisconsin beat Oregon this week (31-23) and coupled with LSU's loss to Ole Miss and Oklahoma and FIU both being on a "Bye", The Badgers jump to #2 in the rankings in time for the matchup with Ohio State making Week 12's matchup a Battle between #1 vs #2.. Both teams are currently undefeated in Big Ten play making this also most likely a preview of this year's Big Ten Title game. Unless something crazy happens in Week 13.

RECRUITING NEWS

Coach Miller came away with 2 more signings as 4* QB/ATH Julius Breida (#338/#5/#20 QB) and FS Onaje Onwuasor (#473/#59 TX/#30 FS) both signed. Breida is the younger brother of former 5* QB AJ Breida who led Ohio State to the National Championship in 2032.

Breida turned down the hometown Washington Huskies and USC well Onquasor had scholarship offers to K-State and Tulane.

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PANTHERS WEEK 11 TEAM REPORT

TOP-25 NEWS

With the Panthers on their "Bye" Week, they stay at #4 in the CFP rankings.

FIU is currently projected as the #3 Seed in the latest playoff projections.

UP NEXT

FIU will travel to Charlottesville VA in Week 12 to take on (6-4) Virginia.

FIU will then return home for a Week 13 matchup with Miami For the King's Crown and the Keys to the City) as FIU hosts Senior Day as 13 Seniors as well as a few underclassman will most likely play their final game at Pitbull Stadium.

Coach Valdez

"We know for a fact that both Devin Kennedy and Ian Kamula are currently being touted as 1st Round Picks.. We are also being told JR DE Kerry St Pierre will likely join them as a 1st Round or early 2nd Round pick and JR RB Marvin Ware has been projected as a 3rd Round selection. We were a little surprised that most scouting agencies currently have Kevin Pounds as a 3rd or 4th round selection.. I am not sure the reasoning behind it other then the QB Class this year is super deep (9 Seniors are all ranked 90 and above) and JR QB B Louis (Notre Dame) is a 92. With that said we feel almost 100% sure K.P is going to return for his senior year. as he would most likely be the 1st QB taken in next year's draft."

RECRUITING

It has been a rough 2 weeks for the Panthers the Top-2 targets on the big board sign elsehwere.

5* WR Fredrick Riggins (#5 Overall/#1 MS/#1 WR) ends up signing with Ole Miss.

4* RB Ray Lipscomb (#77 Overall/#8 FL/#11 RB) signs with Miami

***He is the player I wanted to most.. I think he had to potential to be the next Tavon Logan***

Miami also signed 4* CB (#97 OVR/#10 FL/#6 CB) who was FIU's #5 target left.

With Riggins off the table, FIU did manage to land a pair of 4* WR's in Nigel Baggs (#99 OVR/#11 FL/#11 WR) and Tevan Culliver (#200 OVR/#20 FL/#25 WR

The Panthers class now sits at 8 players (4-5*, 4-4*) and is ranked #20 Nationally..

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WEEK 11 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

DOWN GO TIGERS!!!


#2 LSU's loss (35-30) loss to #10 Ole Miss was the "Game of the Week".. With the loss the Tigers drop to #10 in the rankings well Ole Miss moves up to #9.

OTHER TOP-25 NEWS

#13 Oregon's loss to Wisconsin drops the Ducks to (7-4) Overall and (5-4) in Big Ten play ends any hopes of a Playoff and chance at the Big Ten Championship.. It also knocked them completely out of the Top-25.

#19 ECU received the same fait.. Once 6-0 and ranked #4 in the country, ECU has lost 4 straight dropping to (6-4) Overall and (4-4) in ACC play as they too are out of the Top-25.

#21 Arkansas falls out of the Top-25 this week with a (44-31) loss to #14 Alabama

#24 UNC loss to West Virginia send them packing as they drop to (6-4) on the year as well.

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BUCKEYES DEFEND #1/SENIOR DAY!!!

Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes
Nov 18, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Wisconsin Badgers (10-0)	3	0	7	7	17
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0)	7	27	7	7	48

Team Stats Comparison
	WIS	OSU
Total Offense	262	469
Rushing Yards	71	228
Passing Yards	174	234
First Downs	12	27
Punt Return Yards	0	7
Kick Return Yards	107	81
Total Yards	369	557
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Conversion	8/14	7/10
4th Down Conversion	0/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	1-15	1-10
Possession Time	16:19	23:41

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WIS	OSU
7:47	(OSU) N. De La Rosa 5 yd run (PAT)	0	7
1:28	(WIS) BJ Sanzenbacher 27 yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WIS	OSU
7:38	(OSU) F. Tam 1 yd run (PAT)	3	14
2:32	(OSU) F. Tam 7 yd run (PAT)	3	21
0:42	(OSU) N. Tull 16 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	3	28
0:10	(OSU) C. Bourgeois 13 yd pass from N. De La Rosa Missed PAT	3	34
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WIS	OSU
5:36	(WIS) B. McKinnon 1 yd run (PAT)	10	34
1:12	(OSU) D. Jones 1 yd run (PAT)	10	41
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WIS	OSU
6:54	(OSU) J. Gayton 7 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	10	48
3:19	(WIS) P. Corner 12 yd pass from S. Cole (PAT)	17	48

Wisconsin Badgers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT S Cole 18/28 174 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. McKinnon 10 32 3.2 1 J. Blough 8 20 2.5 S. Cole 3 6 2.0 C. Amerson 2 30 15.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD P. Corner 5 74 14.8 1 B. Lambo 4 49 12.2 C. Amerson 2 17 8.5 C. Herman 2 16 8.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. DiManche 16 B. Garbutt 10 J. Dicker 7 1

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 15/21 227 3 1 A. Diabate 1/4 10 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 15 104 6.9 1 F. Tam 11 29 2.6 2 C. McCracken 9 84 9.3 N. De La Rosa 4 9 2.2 1 T. Cooper 1 6 6.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gayton 6 48 8.0 1 N. Tull 3 67 22.3 1 E. Tandy 2 27 13.5 G. Cobb 2 43 21.5 M. Trueblood 1 10 10.0 C. Bourgeois 1 14 14.0 1 C. McCracken 1 28 28.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD V. Ibramim 12 J. Gieguere 7 .5 B. De Luca 9 .5 B. Duff 2 1 F. Natua 5 1

GAME RECAP

The College Gameday crew was back in Columbus for the matchup between #1 (10-0) Ohio State and #2 (10-0) Wisconsin.


The Badgers kept things close in the 1st Quarter trailing (7-3) and it looked like they were going to keep things close going into the half after the Badger Defense picks off Freshman QB Nick De La Rosa with under 3 minutes to play in the half trailing (14-3), but 3 turnover by the Badgers would lead to 20 unanswered points by the Buckeyes to close out the 1st half leading (34-3).

After the INT, Wisconsin SR QB Sean Cole would throw a INT of his own setting up Fredrick Tam's 2nd rushing score of the game and Tam's 21st of the season.. Wisconsin would get the ball back with 2:34 to play but Cole is picked off a 2nd time in less then 30 seconds and Ohio State turns it into points again as De La Rosa hits JR WR Nick Tull on a 16 yd score to make it (28-3) with 42 seconds to play... It look like Wisconsin would just try and run out the clock, but a Jet Sweep handoff to WR Conner Amerson is fumbled and the Buckeyes jump on the loose ball setting up a 13 yd TD pass to TE Caser Bourgeois.. Ohio State however would miss the PAT..

Ohio State started the 2nd half with the ball but would punt giving as Wisconsin responds with their best drive of the day going 77 yds on 11 plays capped by a 1 yd run by RB B. McKinnon to make it (34-10). Ohio State leading by 24 would stick with their ground game that turned out 130 yds in the 1st half and Senior Dave Jones playing his last game at the "Shoe" delivered as he scores 9th TD of the season capping off a 9 play drive to make it (41-10).

Despite the 31 point lead, Ohio State continued to still throw the ball too, and with 6:54 to play De La Rosa would find SR Jabu Gayton for a 7 yd score to make it (48-10).

Coach Miller

"It was a goal to try and get each offensive Senior a touchdown and we accomplished that.. Our Senior's on Defense were huge today too as both Faitele Nauta (INT) and Ben Duff (INT and FF and Recovery) game up big in the 1st half"

Wisconsin would add a late score to make it (48-17) and after a missed Ohio State FG with under a minute to play got one more chance on offense but failed to convert a 4th down play as Ohio State takes over and kneels out the remainder of the clock.

IMPACT FROM THE GAME

Ohio State stays at #1 as they secure a spot in the Big Ten Championship with the victory moving to (11-0) and (9-0) in conference play.

Wisconsin drops to #6 in the Rankings and now is tied with Notre Dame with 1 loss each going into Week 13.

The Badgers will play #22 (8-3) Penn State at Camp Randall well # 3 Notre Dame takes on #7 Washington at Huskey Stadium.

*Should both Wisconsin and Notre Dame lose the the Badgers, Irish and Huskies would all have 2 loss's in Big Ten play, but the Badgers would hold the tie break and get a rematch with the Buckeyes.

UP NEXT

Ohio State will finish off the regular season playing @ Stanford.. Coach Miller is 2-0 against the Cardinals lifetime.. Stanford is (2-9) Overall and (1-8) in Big Ten play, so a upset win over the Buckeyes basically is their only hope of salvaging their worst season.

RECRUITING NEWS

Coach Miller landed 2 more commitments this week as 4* Guard Devonte Cisco (#194 Overall/#19 FL/#10 G) and 4* FS Trevon Burfict (#330 Overall/#38 FL/17 FS).

The Buckeyes still have 6 players left on the the Big Board including 5* RT Isaiah Cormier New Mexico's Gatorade Player of the Year. (FIU currently leads)

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FIU JUMPS BACK TO #2

WEEK 12 @ VIRIGINIA

FIU came off the Week 11 "Bye" Week and flat dominated Virginia posting their first shutout of the season with a (45-0) victory.

The Panthers led (24-0) at the half and continued to pour it on with 3 more scores in the 2nd half, as they forced 2 turnovers and held Virginia to just 2/11 on 3rd Down and 0/2 on 4th Down.

Virginia finished the game with just 131 yds of Total Offense including just 95 yds through the air.

FIU's Kevin Pound is making a late push to get his name back in the Heisman talk, completing 22/33 (66%) throwing for 228 yds with 3 TD well also adding 80 yds on the ground with 2 scores including the longest run of the day (30 yds).

Both RB's Marvin Ware (14 carries 71 yds) and Anfernee Rasmussen (8 carries 66 yds) had solid days as well and Tim Trinidad added a 2 yd TD run as FIU finished the day with 37 carries for 222 yds and 3 scores.

Devin Kennedy led the team with 7 rec for 67 yds and 1 TD.. He also attempted 3 rushes but failed to break a big one..

Ian Kamula (5 rec 52 yds 1 TD) and Emari Boenzi (6 rec 51 yds 1 TD) also had games.

UP NEXT

FIU will close out it's regular season hosting (6-5) Miami as the 2 squads face off in their heated rivalry known as "King of the City" playing for both the "Kings Crown" and the "Keys of the City".

The Hurricanes are coming off a huge upset win over #5 Virginia Tech (38-30) showing that they still have the talent to beat the best teams in the country.

*Despite V.T.'s loss, the Hokies will still play FIU in the ACC Championship..

RECRUITING

FIU didn't sign anyone in Week 12, but did lose out on 4* WR Fianu Nkang (#191 Ovr/#4 AR/#22 WR).. With Nkang off the Big Board, FIU still has 14 players left on the Big Board including a trio of 4* WR's as well as a pair of 4* RB's, a 4* QB, 4* TE, and 5* RT Isaiah Cormier who would be the crown jewel giving FIU their 5th 5* Recruit in this year's class. (Ohio State has 6, FIU has 4, Georgia, Tennessee, Oregon all have 2)

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WEEK 12 AROUND THE NATION RECAP

TOP-25 NEWS

Besides #2 Wisconsin's and #5 Virginia Tech's loss this week we saw 3 more teams in the Top-10 fall this week causing some major shakeup in the the Playoff projections as several team's playoff dreams are slipping away.

#3 Oklahoma lost to unranked Florida (31-26) dropping the Sooners to #9 in the rankings... The Sooners will host TAMU in Week 13

#7 Georgia fell (38-20) to #23 Tennessee dropping to #16 in the process as they are now 8-3 on the season. The Bulldogs will close out their season hosting #19 Georgia Tech

#9 Ole Miss also falls to 8-3 as they lose (17-13) to unranked TAMU dropping to #18 in the rankings. The Rebels will play the Egg Bowl hosting Miss State in Week 13.

#6 Notre Dame jumps up 3 spots to #3 with a (38-17) win over Nebraska, well #11 Washington moves up 4 spots to #7 with a (35-6) win over Indiana.

The Huskies and Irish will will play in Week 13 with a potential Big Ten Title chance and Top-4 seed in the the playoffs on the line.

With the 5 loss's. #10 LSU is the biggest winner as they jump up 5 spots to #5 with a (33-7) win over Ohio. The Tigers will close out their regular season hosting Texas

#8 Kansas State beat #13 TCU in what thought would be a Big 12 Championship preview (41-36). Win the win, K-State jumps 4 spots in the ranking to #4.. The Wildcats are one of the hottest teams in the country having won 10 straight since their Week 1 loss to UCLA.

With the loss TCU drops to #17 and now is in a 3 way tie with Baylor and Texas Tech for the chance to play in the Big 12 title game.

#12 Purdue jumps 4 spots to #8 with a (29-24) win over Temple. The Boilermakers will look for win #10 as @ Indiana in Week 13

Speaking of TTU. The Red Raiders jump from #17 to #11 this week with a (44-17) win over Iowa as Texas Tech is now looking at closing out the regular season hosting Iowa State.

#14 Alabama was a big winner this week despite not playing (Bye Week) The Tide jumped 4 spots to #10. They will close out their year hosting Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

#18 Boise State is making some noise.. The Broncos have won 5 straight and are now (8-3) Overall and (7-2) in Pac-12 play moving up to #15 in the rankings. BSU will close out it's regular season hosting Cal before most likely taking on #25 Fresno State in the Pac-12 title game for a outside chance at the playoffs.

PLAYOFF PROJECTIONS

Here is a new look at the projections going into Week 13.

#12 Virginia Tech vs #5 Notre Dame Winner takes on #4 Purdue

#9 Oklahoma vs #8 Washington.. Winner takes on #1 Ohio State

#11 Texas Tech vs #6 LSU. Winner takes on #3 Kansas State

#10 Alabama vs #7 Wisconsin.. Winner takes on #2 FIU

HEISMAN TALK

Arkansas SO QB Isaac Calcaterra has jumped into the #1 spot.. Texas Tech SR QB DJ Beebe has moved into #2, well FIU WR Devin Kennedy slips to #3.

FSU WR Hayden Perkins is #4, well Georgia SR QB Sidney Hyde is #5.

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BUCKEYES RUN TO #12

Ohio State Buckeyes at Stanford Cardinal
Nov 24, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes ((11-0))	14	3	11	28	56
Stanford Cardinal ((2-9))	0	7	0	7	14

Team Stats Comparison
	OSU	STAN
Total Offense	723	258
Rushing Yards	484	10
Passing Yards	231	221
First Downs	31	7
Punt Return Yards	60	0
Kick Return Yards	17	104
Total Yards	800	362
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	4/8	4/17
4th Down Conversion	1/1	1/2
2-Point Conversion	1/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	3-15	3-35
Possession Time	23:29	16:31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
6:02	(OSU) D. Jones 24 yd TD run (PAT)	7	0
1:59	(OSU) J. Gayton 9 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
6:51	(STAN) K. Dunn 3 yd pass from E. Thasher (PAT)	14	7
3:43	(OSU) L. Dugans 33 yd FG	17	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
7:47	(OSU) L. Dugans 27 yd FG	20	7
4:43	(OSU) C. Bourgeois 30 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (2pt Good)	28	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
8:58	(OSU) F. Tam 2 yd run (PAT)	35	7
8:12	(STAN) D. Toviessi 75 yd pass from E. Thasher	35	14
5:38	(OSU) C. McCracken 30 yd run (PAT)	42	14
3:51	(OSU) G. Cobb 35 yd pass from N. De La Rosa	49	14
1:08	(OSU) C. McCracken 93 yd run (PAT)	56	14

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 12/27 231 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 14 194 13.8 1 C. McCracken 14 223 15.9 2 F. Tam 13 76 5.8 1 K. Tabor 1 6 6.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD G. Cobb 3 93 31.0 1 D. Lowe 3 48 24.0 N Tull 2 37 18.5 F. Tam 1 10 10.0 C. Bourgeois 1 15 15.0 1 M. Trueblood 1 9 9.0 E. Tandy 1 10 10.0 J. Gayton 1 9 9.0 1

Stanford Cardinal PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E Thasher 17/40 221 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Hakim 8 5 0.6 E. Thasher 4 6 1.5 D. Lovelace 2 24 12.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D Castille 4 28 7.0 K. Dunn 3 22 7.3 1 D. Lovelace 3 23 7.6 D. Toviessi 3 101 33.6 1 W. Lyerla 2 28 14.0 D. Wiegmann 1 12 12.0 T. Hakim 1 7 7.0

GAME RECAP

It was a wet cold day, and after 6 drop pass's and 2 INT's by De La Rosa, Coach Miller had seen enough from the passing game and decided to just run the Cardinals to death.. The new game plan worked as Ohio State rushes for 484 yds and score 4 TD's including 3 in the 4th Quarter as the Buckeyes dominate for their 12th straight win of the season.

It was a weird day on offense for the Buckeyes as they found themselves facing 3rd down just 8 times converting 4 of them for 1st downs well also converting their only 4th down attempt on the day..

With the win Ohio State will stay #1 as they prepare for the Big Ten Championship in 2 weeks.

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dominant finish from both FIU and Ohio State heading into CCG week. Both will be in even with a loss, but that 1st round bye is always nice.

Gotta wonder how De La Rosa is going to show up in the CCG/CFP, he's been shaky lately

[Deuce2223]

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WEEK 13 RECAP

TOP-25 NEWS

#7 Washington's win over #3 Notre Dame not only propels them to #4 in the rankings but also will setup a Big Ten Championship featuring the #4 (10-2) Huskies vs the #1 (12-0) Buckeyes.

With Notre Dame losing Kansas State move up to #3 in the rankings.. The (11-1) Wildcats will take on #17 (10-2) TCU in the Big 12 Championship with a 1st Round Bye on the line for the Cats.

#10 (10-2) LSU beat Texas and jumps 5 spots to #5.. They will take on #7
(10-2) Oklahoma in the SEC Championship.

Purdue closed out their season with a Indiana jumping up to #6 in the rankings. The (10-2) Boilermakers will look to try and win a 3rd straight American Conference title and potentially secure as 1st Round Bye as they will play (7-5) Temple.

Virginia Tech beat Virginia in Week 13 and moves up to #9. The (10-2) Hokies will now take on #2 (12-0) FIU in the ACC Championship.

(10-2) La Tech wins their 10th game of the season moving up to #18 in the rankings the Bulldogs will take on (8-4) Troy in the Sun Belt Championship.

OTHER MATCHUPS

(8-4) Charlotte will play (8-4) Coastal Carolina for the CUSA Championship

(7-5) Ball State will play (9-3) Bowlling Green for the MAC Championship

(9-3) Utah State will play (7-5) Wyoming in the MWC Championship

(8-4) Boise State will play (8-4) Fresno State in the Pac-12 Championship

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BUCKEYES CLAIM BIG TEN TITLE!!

Washington Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyes
Dec 9, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#4 Washington Huskies (10-2)	3	10	7	7	27
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-0)	14	14	0	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	WASH	OSU
Total Offense	390	493
Rushing Yards	155	344
Passing Yards	235	149
First Downs	15	28
Punt Return Yards	0	6
Kick Return Yards	101	125
Total Yards	491	624
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversion	7/10	8/8
4th Down Conversion
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties		2-10
Possession Time	17:39	22:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WASH	OSU
6:31	(OSU) N. De La Rosa 5 yd run (PAT)	0	7
3:01	(WASH) T. Fernandez 25 yd FG	3	7
0:29	(OSU) F. Tam 37 yd run (PAT)	3	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WASH	OSU
8:33	(WASH) J. Draft 28 yd pass from L. Tinker (PAT)	10	14
6:29	(OSU) D. Lowe 41 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	10	21
3:28	(WASH) T. Fernandez 35 yd FG	13	21
0:41	(OSU) J. Gayton 11 yd pass from N De La Rosa (PAT)	13	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WASH	OSU
4:10	(WASH) M. Tuefele 27 yd pass from L. Tinker (PAT)	20	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WASH	OSU
9:55	(OSU) D. Jones 8 yd run (PAT)	20	35
6:56	(WASH) J. Waiters 2 yd run (PAT)	28	35
1:45	(OSU) E. Tandy 11 yd pass from N. De La Rosa (PAT)	28	42

Washington Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT N. De La Rosa 10/15 149 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Jones 28 202 7.2 1 C. McCracken 8 63 7.8 F. Tam 7 67 9.5 1 N. De La Rosa 2 12 6.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gayton 4 31 7.7 1 N. Tull 2 37 18.5 E. Tandy 2 26 13.0 1 C. Bourgeois 1 14 14.0 D. Lowe 1 41 41.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD V. Ibrahim 7 G. Robinson 7 B DeLuca 7 R. Hendricks 4 1 1

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT L. Tinker 16/21 235 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Waiters 12 96 8.0 1 L. Tinker 8 19 2.3 M. Tecklenburg 7 40 5.7 J. Agasiva 2 6 3.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Castaneda 4 55 13.7 T. Swinger 3 35 11.6 J. Draft 3 60 20.0 1 M. Tuefele 3 64 21.3 1 J. Waiters 2 19 9.5 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Brown 13 1 D Murphey 7 1

GAME RECAP

The Huskies did something not to many teams have accomplished this season as they rushed for 155 yds and kept things close trailing by just 1 score with less then 3 minutes left in the game.

The Buckeyes jumped out to a early 14-0 lead but a pair of INT's by the Freshman QB Nick De La Rosa helped Washington make it a (28-20) game in the 3rd Quarter. Ohio State extended their lead to 2 scores early in the 4th but Washington kept battling as they made it (35-28) with 6:41 to play.. A forced punt would give the Huskies a chance to tie the game late in the 4th but they do were forced to punt with 3:12 to play facing a 4th and 12 deep in their own territory. Ohio State sticking with the ground attack that rolled out 344 yds on 45 carries and 3 scores, took off valuable time until De La Rosa finds Tandy over the middle for the game sealing touchdown with 1:45 to play.

It was a interesting day for De La Rosa. The Freshman made a great decision tucking the ball when nobody was open rushing for a 5 yd score to open up the game then made a couple bad throws in the 3rd as the Buckeye offense actually gets shutout but in the end finishes the day with a solid 10/15 completion rate and 3 TD's despite throwing for just 149 yds.

For SR RB Dave Jones is was a big day as his 202 yds gives him a career high 1869 yds on the season setting him up for a pretty high % shot at hitting 2000 yds on the year.

The former Alaska Air Force Brat saw just 3 carries for 3 yds in his first 2 seasons as a Buckey and had just 31 carries for 155 yds and 2 TD's in Miller's first year with the Buckeyes but he has exploded these past 2 years logging over 200+ carries and 1500+ yds and double digit TD's as RB1.

Coach Miller

"DJ has has been huge for us these past 2 years.. I am excited to see how his career finishes.. Obviously we hoping it's with his 2nd National Championship and a 2000 yd season but we will see"

With the victory Ohio State has now secured their 3rd straight Big Ten title since Coach Miller has arrived.. The Buckeyes also has secured their 3rd straight trip to the Playoffs as a Top-4 seed.. This however is the first season the Buckeyes have finished undefeated going into the playoffs.

[Deuce2223]

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PANTHERS STAY PERFECT MAKE IT 29 STRAIGHT!!

Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida International Golden Panthers
Dec 9, 2034	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#9 Virginia Tech Hokies (10-2)	0	7	0	0	7
#2 Florida International Golden Panthers (12-0)	14	7	14	3	38

Team Stats Comparison
	VT	FIU
Total Offense	295	462
Rushing Yards	25	176
Passing Yards	213	276
First Downs	7	20
Punt Return Yards	1	58
Kick Return Yards	49	0
Total Yards	345	520
Turnovers		1
3rd Down Conversion	2/12	7/12
4th Down Conversion	1/3	1/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	10-76	2-15
Possession Time	13:21	26:39

Virginia Tech Hokies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Thorpe 13/28 213 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Finley 8 76 9.5 J. Thorpe 4 6 1.5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Doyle 4 109 27.3 1 Q. Flanagan 3 59 19.7 D. Brahms 3 17 5.7 T. Dragos 1 16 16.0

Florida International Golden Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT K. Pounds 23/31 276 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Pound 13 76 5.8 1 M. Ware 11 77 7.0 A. Rasmussen 8 28 3.5 T. Trinidad 2 4 2.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Boenzi 5 83 16.6 I. Kamula 6 71 11.8 2 D. Kennedy 6 58 9.7 W. Abiamiri 2 38 19.0 1 E. Longo 2 14 7.0 A. Rasmussen 1 10 10.0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. St Pierre 5 2.5 T. Swope 1.5

GAME RECAP


FIU dominated Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship winning their 4th title in 6 seasons and 2nd straight under Coach Barry Valdez and OC Clayton Dee's. The win is the Panthers 29th straight victory dating back to last year's perfect season ending with a National Championship and 16 wins.

The victory also will secure the Panthers 9th straight trip to the Playoffs.

The FIU Defense did what it's done pretty much all season holding the Hokies to just 25 yds on the ground and just 2/12 on 3rd Down conversions and 1/3 on 4th down well limiting them to just 7 points.

FIU lead (21-7) at the half but extended the lead to (35-7) spending the bulk of the 4th Quarter just running out the clock and setting for a 25 yd FG late in the 4th despite facing just a 4th and 2.


With the victory FIU will secure a Top-4 seed for the 7th time as they look to defend the National Title with hopefully a 3rd straight trip to the final game.