Tanner Mordecai finished with 379 yards and 9!! touchdowns and zero interceptions. He also added 54 yards rushing and another touchdown. Wow, when was the last time a player was responsible for 10 touchdowns? Also for SMU RB Tyler Lavine had 25 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown.
For Houston, Clayton Tune threw for 527 yard and 7 touchdowns. He added 111 yards rushing with an additional touchdown. This was clearly a defense optional game and I haven’t checked but would wager that both defenses are almost entirely coal black.
Pretty sure Houston was either totally black or had one White defensive starter. I do know that their best pass rusher Derek Parish (White) was lost in late September for the year with an injury.
An insane showing by both those QBs. SMU TE Ben Redding caught three of the TD passes.
Glad to see Alabama lose. All their DWFs are crying about how they wasted Bryce Young's career and he is the best player in Alabama history. One idiot referring to Young not winning a national title at Alabama as a "tragedy". Fact is Young is a system QB and Saban's defensive recruiting has been questionable but Young was not able to overcome the defensive shortcomings and elevate the team. I also see Bill O'Brien getting a ton of criticism. Saban and Young both seem immune from it.
I don't mind Clemson losing either. Perhaps Dabo now realizes that Uiagalalei was not worth the 5 start hype. I've never seen such a heavy footed QB, he just looks like his feet are in cement to me. He was the weakest link on the Clemson team and it cost them a playoff spot. I'd get Klubnik in there more down the stretch and prepare him as starter for next season.
Ohio State's failure to dominate Northwestern should also be a red flag. The weather was bad however Stroud was terrible passing the ball, less accurate than his less celebrated counterparts on Northwestern.
Michigan dominated Rutgers in the second half, I still think they need to get McCarthy comfortable passing the ball more in the event they get into a shootout. Right now they are essentially using the Stanford method - dominant running game, timely passing and a strong defense to steamroll opponents.
I caught some of the TCU game and being a Big 12 team with a questionable defense is the norm. However, Duggan seems to make timely plays and is fun to watch. An overlooked and disrespected played when it comes to the Heisman conversation. For a player who lost his starting job coming into the year, getting it back due to injury and leading TCU to a 9-0 record it seems like he should be getting more publicity.
UGA dominated the overrated Volunteers. They are by no means a White friendly team but Bennett, Bowers and McConkey are all integral to their success. Bennett certainly proved me wrong and I would think his draft stock should be rising. If an undersized quota in Bryce Young can be hyped as a top 5 pick than Bennett with a similar build, style of play and arm should certainly warrant more consideration. The lack of touches by Bowers is frustrating - if they gave him more touches every week he would be leading the Heisman conversation.
Speaking of Heisman - Drake Maye should now be considered the favorite. Hooker and Stroud both laid eggs. Considering that UNC struggled in 2021 to see what Maye has done as a RS Freshman has been pretty remarkable. He wasn't plugged into a system as the Alabama, USC and Tennessee quotas were. He came in and became the catalyst for success. Impressive QB and athlete. He has a chance at 40 TDs passing this year.