Photo courtesy of Texas Tech Athletic Dept
What a beautiful position to I’m in !
Not only am I ( Lloyd ) involved with Cricket…..now I have an excuse to watch every college football game ! After all ,I must do research for this weekly feature in which we will follow the fortunes of our American College Cricket schools’ football teams.
The first week of the 2010 season our schools won 13, and only lost 2 ! It already looks to me as if Colleges with cricket clubs do better at football.
13 WINS
Auburn Tigers won vs. Arkansas St 52-26
Cam Newton rushed for 171 yards and 2 TDs and passed for 186 yards and 3 TDs. Newton was named SEC’s offensive player of the week.
USC Trojans won vs Hawaii 49-36
SoCal’s Matt Barkley completed 18-of-23 passes for 257 yards and 5 TDs,including 4 in the first half as Lane Kiflin took over from Pete Carroll as coach..
USF Bulls beat Stonybrook 59-14
USF’s Quarterback B.J Daniels passed for 264 yards,in 15 of 22, and 2 TDs. He rushed for 1 TD.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat Norfolk St 31-0
Rutgers’ Brandon Bing, CB, blocked two punts, including one that was recovered for a touchdown. Rutgers’ Joe Martinek rushed 20 times for 109 yards.
Minnesota Gophers beat Mid Tennesse 24-17
The Gophers’ RB Duane Bennett rushed for a career-high 187 yards and Fullback Jon Hoese scored 3 TDs. Hoese’s father had a severe stroke earlier in the week.
University of Maryland Terrapins edged Navy 17-14
Though their cricket team is ranked # 3 in the country Maryland came off a 2-10 season, to win with a goal-line stand (by Kenny Tate) with 34 seconds left in the game to beat a strong Navy team.
UF Gators beat Miami (Ohio) 34-12
Naturally QB John Brantley suffered in comparison to the great 2-time national Champion and Heisman Trophy winner Tebow. Coach Urban Meyer won his 10th season opener and the Gators their 21st consecutive season opener, even whilst its offense struggled.
Iowa Hawkeyes beat E Illinois 37- 7
The University of Iowa won their 10th straight season opener. Adam Robinson had 3 rushing touchdowns and 111 yards, and also caught 3 passes for 41 yards. The Hawkeyes looked good on offense and defense.
Ohio State Buckeyes beat Marshall 45-7
OSU’s Terrelle Pryor made 3 touchdown passes and Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two TDs as OSU revs up for the Miami Hurricanes next week.
UMiami Hurricanes beat Florida A & M 45-0
UM’s Jacory Harris played only 1 half and passed for 210 yards and 3 TDs. UM faces OSU next week for the first time since 2003’s Fiesta Bowl when the Buckeyes denied the ‘Canes a 2nd consecutive national championship.
Texas Tech Raiders won vs SMU 35-27
Raiders quarterback Taylor Potts passed for 359 yards with 4 TDs . Lyle Leong caught 3 TDs. Texas Tech extended its winning streak against SMU to 14 games, going back to 1989.
Penn State Nitany Lions beat Youngstown State 44-14.
Freshman Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden passed for 239 yards (20 of 29) and 2 TDs in his debut.
San Diego State Aztecs beat Nicholls State 47-0
Linebacker Nick Tenhaeff and Marcus Yarbrough each had 5 tackles for SDSU. Davon Brown had 2 rushing TDs.
2 LOSSES
Purdue Boilermakers lost to Notre Dame 12-23
Boilermakers quarterback Robert Marve ran for a touchdown but suffered 4 sacks and 2 interceptions. Notre Dame Coach Brian Kelly got a win on his debut, but the last Fighting Irish Caoch to win a national title, Lou Holtz actually lost his debut game.
Virginia Tech Hokies lost to Boise State 30-33
The Hokies came back from being 17 points down to take the lead, but lost in a nail-biter. Tech’s Ryan Williams rushed for 2 TDS but Boise came back to win in the final 2 minutes.
Cameron Sentance, UC Davis Tight End & sometime cricket player.(son of David Sentance, ACC Advisory Board Member) going airborne to catch a pass
Danny Tomes (Wooster) ,who played in the 2010 American College Cricket Championship, is a former football player. He assessed the upcoming season :
“A few teams to watch for this year:
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Alabama, the defending national champion. They return last years Heisman trophy winner, RB Mark Ingram (who I played against in high school). They do have a tough schedule.They are in the SEC which produced the last 3 national champions.
Michigan- won’t be national champions, but they could crack the top 20 this year, which would be huge for that team. It is the third year for their head coach, RIch Rodriguez. The players he recruited and the offense he wanted to incorporate are finally to a point where he can succeed.
Oregon has a very strong team and I bet they will win the Pac 10 and play in the Rose Bowl. They have a lot of starters returning and found a great QB to replace last years’.
Iowa is a team to watch for. They play all of the best Big 10 teams at home, which is a huge advantage. I would watch for them to be able to run the Big 10 and possibly beat out Ohio State, which is a far shot.
Miami (FL) has a great team, but play a super tough schedule!! “
Ohio State is also looking to make a run for a national championship. They have Terrell Prior at QB who is a potential Heisman winner. Their first big test will come this weekend against UMiami (FL), who looked excellent in their first week.
Boise State went 14-0 last year and are returning 20 starters.However, they play in a VERY week conference and have a tough time getting voted in. They beat Virginia Tech tonight (who is ranked #10) and is the best team they will play all season.
13 Nov 2010, 6:31 am
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