some of the top receiving performances by our guys this week include:
wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck (Boise State) hauled in 5 catches for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns, including this spectacular grab with the defensive back hanging all over him (who was, in fact, called for pass interference, if i recall correctly):
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=13741320
Boise State tight ends also had a big night. Jake Roh (above) caught 5 balls for 48 yards, and Holden Huff had 1 catch for 47 yards.
slot machine Ryan Switzer (UNC) had 5 catches for 89 yards and 1 touchdown, a beautiful 63-yard display of tackle-breaking, open-field-running after the catch. you can view it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R492XTsGVQM
Wake Forest sophomore tight end Cam Serigne had a nice outing, with 5 catches for 72 yards against Indiana.
Max Morrison grabbed 9 passes for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns, including
this pretty bomb against the affletes of Memphis.
Jesse Kroll had 6 catches for 86 yards in a Central Michigan loss at Michigan State.
the Nebraska-Southern Miss game featured a trio of White wideouts who topped the century mark: Nebraska's Jordan Westerkamp (11 catches, 118 yards, and 1 touchdown; he has at least 1 td catch in 5 consecutive games) and Brandon Reilly (3 catches, 112 yards; two of those catches would've been touchdowns if they hadn't been severely underthrown), and Southern Miss' stellar Casey Martin (8 catches, 102 yards, 2 touchdowns).
Jordan Westerkamp
Brandon Reilly
Casey Martin
Nebraska "fullback" Andy Janovich (above) also had a nice day. after not touching the ball through the team's first three games (and most of his career), he had 5 carries for 68 yards and 1 catch for 53 more. perhaps he should get more touches ...
Gehrig Dieter caught 10 balls for 96 yards as Bowling Green knocked off Purdue.
tight end George Kittle caught 2 balls for 62 yards and 1 touchdown for Iowa.
the nation's "best" defense had no answer for the "deceptive" speed of Western Michigan's Daniel Braverman, who hauled in 10 catches for 123 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown catch-and-run which left the affletes with a lovely view:
apparently, this is what "deceptive" speed looks like
Northwestern superback Dan Vitale lived up to his name against Ball State, pulling in 5 passes for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Wisconsin's Alex Erickson had a nice day, collecting 9 passes for 87 yards.
La Tech's Trent Taylor continues to put up impressive numbers, catching 7 balls for 86 yards against FIU.
one of the nation's most complete tight ends, Western Kentucky's Tyler Higbee snared 4 throws for 55 yards and 2 scores.
tight end Matt Weiser (10 catches, 131 yards, 1 touchdown) and wideout Ron Willoughby (10 catches, 122 yards) had big days for Buffalo in a losing effort.
Wyoming's Tanner Gentry keeps making big plays for the Cowboys, collecting 9 balls for 130 yards and 1 touchdown in a loss to New Mexico. Wyoming tight end Jacob Hollister also had a big day in the loss, with 5 catches for 75 yards and 1 touchdown.
Stanford's stellar tight end Austin Hooper had 2 catches for 50 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown.
Nelson Spruce had yet another productive outing. the "below average" athlete "somehow" manages to always be open, totaling 5 catches for 80 yards. freshman teammate Jay Macintyre is a youngster to keep an eye on. he pulled in 3 balls for 53 yards and 1 score.
Utah's electric Britain Covey had just 3 catches against Oregon, but they went for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Arkansas' Drew Morgan had an impressive outing against Texas A&M, finishing the game with 155 yards and 1 touchdown on 8 catches. he accounted for almost 70% of the Razorbacks' passing attack in his first-ever game as the featured wideout. one "wonders" why he's not been a more central component of the passing game before now ...
