The Wildcats never led until the fourth quarter
Author: Michael
SMU’s Will Benton made those who played the unsung position of long snapper celebrate on Saturday after scoring what may be the unlikeliest touchdown of the entire 2023 college football season.
With the Mustangs leading 28–7 in the second quarter against Navy, SMU punted the ball to the Midshipmen. Navy returner Amin Hassan muffed the punt allowing the ball to roll into the end zone.
Following a brief scramble for the ball, Benton came away with the ball inside the end zone for a SMU touchdown.
This is Will Benton (@WillBenton10).Will is our long-snapper.
Michigan State football has broken with tradition.
And that just doesn’t happen much in East Lansing.
Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” could have been written about the Spartans. Since that song came out in 1977, Michigan State has hired exactly one football coach with no ties to its program. That was John L. Smith in 2003.
Until Saturday afternoon, that is.
Michigan State has hired a rising, young, California boy who was Oregon State’s head coach – 44-year-old Jonathan Smith from the Los Angeles area.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The game between Ohio State and Michigan had the blood boiling for fans in the stands at Michigan Stadium and among those on the sidelines as well.
Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith got into a verbal altercation with a Michigan sideline security official in an incident recorded by OutKick. The incident happened in the third quarter of Michigan’s 30-24 win over Ohio State on Saturday.
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Ohio State AD Gene Smith gets into it with a sideline official after Buckeyes touchdown
Then a Michigan staffer swiped at my phone. pic.twitter.
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels has enjoyed a strong season, entering Saturday with 3,577 passing yards and 1,014 rushing yards while accounting for 46 total touchdowns. So, it’s no surprise that he’s one of the favorites to win this year’s Heisman Trophy when it’s awarded on Dec. 9.
Daniels played his final collegiate home game against Texas A&M on Saturday, and the Tigers marching band had a special performance to show the school’s appreciation for the quarterback.
Saturday’s matchup between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan is the biggest matchup of the college football season thus far, featuring two undefeated teams playing for a spot in the Big Ten championship and more importantly, a near-unassailable claim to a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Given the high stakes, tensions were heightened for fans of both programs, and some frustrations eventually boiled over on social media against color commentator Joel Klatt, who is calling the game on Fox alongside play-by-play man Gus Johnson.
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It took one half of football against Michigan for Ohio State fans to be infuriated with coach Ryan Day.
Facing a fourth-and-2 at the Michigan 34-yard line with over 30 seconds left on the clock and a timeout in his pocket, Day opted to run the clock down and kick the field goal, a decision that left Ohio State fans furious.
Buckeyes fans simply could not believe how conservative Day played the situation.
Cannot believe Ryan Day ran out the second half clock to attempt a 52-yard FG.
One team is playing to win. That team is winning.
“The Game” between Michigan and Ohio State is one of the most heated rivalries in college football each year.
On Saturday, when the two teams renewed acquaintances for a ticket to the Big Ten championship game and to remain in contention for the College Football Playoff, things were no different.
However, before the battle in the trenches began at the Big House on Saturday, Fox Sports released a hype video using former Wolverines quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady to describe the hatred and hostility between two archrivals separated by 190 miles.
It’s no secret Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles fans hate each other. Turns out, all the other teams hate them, too.
The two NFC East rivals have the most annoying fanbases in the NFL, according to The Athletic‘s anonymous player poll. Eagles fans took the crown with a whopping 25.3% of the vote, while Cowboys fans came in close second with 24.7% of the vote.
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One anonymous player described Eagles fans as “just loud, rude and obnoxious.