Miami did what many considered the coup of the century by stealing Mario Cristobal from Oregon after Hurricane alum Mario Cristobal won two Pac-12 championships as the Ducks coach. I succeeded. Hype his train was primed when Cristobal, the much-hyped quarterback Tyler Vann in his 11th transfer, joined Dyke. U is back. Then the season started.
Losing to Texas A&M hurt, but losing to Middle Tennessee was inexplicable. Things took a turn for the worse in Week 8 as the Duke beat Miami 45-21 for him, giving the Hurricanes their worst loss in head-to-head history. When Van Dyke went out, the Hurricanes responded: 8 turnover. Every week, Cristobal’s program seems to produce a new leak that’s somehow worse than the week before, and at this point, his Bowl game seems like a pipe dream.
It’s one thing to lose a game against a talented team with a deep development cycle. Texas A&M has passed his five years since Jimbo Fisher’s experiment. Miami shouldn’t be fighting Middle Tennessee, but coach Rick Stockstill has been there for 16 years. But losing to fellow first-year coach Mike Elko?That’s unacceptable. Cristobal has every advantage he has over Elko, but stupid and costly mistakes continue to ruin this program. First year, but frankly, it’s coaching. Despite all the money boosters paying Cristobal, his performance this season is a total failure.
Meet the winners, losers, and overreactions of Week 8 of college football.
winner
Oregon: The Ducks were relegated to the trash can after losing the season opener against No. 2 Georgia by a 49-3 decision. After the 9th-ranked UCLA he beat 45-30, it’s only fair to dismiss that result as a Game 1 exception. Duck took control of his race for the Pac-12 title with wins over UCLA and Washington State. No. 15 Utah is the only ranked team remaining on the schedule. Quarterback Bo His Knicks have spent the last few weeks without making a mistake, thanks to a witty play his call from his offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham. Entering Rose Bowl and playoff consideration in his first year is a great start to his first season for Dan Lanning.
LSUs: We haven’t seen it right now, but the Tigers are secretly pretty impressive.No. 7 Ole Miss was likely aided by a poor schedule, but LSU is back on track after beating Florida by double digits in a week. overwhelmed them. His win over Mississippi at the start of the year by 15 points has aged well. The only losses were a 1-point decision against Florida State swung by special teams and a 1-point decision against No. 3 Tennessee. Brian Kelly was ridiculed for most of the offseason after starting his job in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but LSU steadily improved week after week. The Tigers re-enter the AP Top 25 on Sunday and even control their own pass in the SEC West title race. everything is on the table.
loser
Texas: The hype train was officially off track after the Longhorns suffered a 41–34 away loss to No. 11 Oklahoma State and took another lead in the second half. Texas was favored for a near-touchdown against a battered Cowboys team, but Quinn his Ewers picked a bad time to have a miserable game. Ewers made only 38% of his passes with three interceptions in his first road start as senior Spencer Sanders outperformed him in every way. The Longhorns were held to just 3 points throughout the second half, giving up 17 unanswered points. They are now entering a difficult final stage, leaving four lost games and his two ranked opponents. Steve Sarkisian has four losses each year as head coach, and the Horns are doing well.
Syracuse: Frankly, Orange squandered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at Death Valley on Saturday. Clemson marked the day with his 36-game home winning streak dating back to his 2016 season. The Tigers have won 6 of their last 7 ACC championships. Syracuse has not won a conference title since his 1998 as a member of the Big East. The Orange had everything in place for the program to dominate his ACC Atlantic race with him leading 21-7 in the first half away and going into the fourth quarter he led 21-10. Unfortunately for Syracuse, Clemson backup quarterback Cade Krabnik entered the game and scored 17 unanswered points to clinch the win. Syracuse had his three separate drives to win the game, but failed to produce results. The Orange are still having a historic season and should stay in the AP Top 25, but this loss will hurt for a while.
overreaction
Iowa’s offense is embarrassing: The Hawkeyes weren’t a dynamic offensive team under Kirk Ferencz, but Iowa’s offensive performance against Ohio State was stellar as they collected only 158 total yards for 2.7 yards per play in six turnovers. It belongs in the history books for all the wrong reasons.
But perhaps most pitifully, Iowa’s miserable offense has really ruined their hard-working defense on multiple occasions. , leading Iowa 33-10 in the third quarter. It took the Buckeyes just 360 yards to score his 54 points because Iowa’s offense was historically so inadequate that Ohio State effectively drove a chip-in. It’s because I let you.
Ok Kirk, offensive coordinator Brian Ferencz is your son and you love him. The fact is that the way Ferenc is handling the situation could justifiably tarnish the reputation of college football’s longest-tenured coach.USC and UCLA to join Big Ten in 2024 Iowa as a program may have to ask some tough questions about whether Ferenc’s program can compete if it doesn’t play in one of the worst divisions in major college football. not.
Injuries decide the Big 12 race: No. 8 TCU made yet another miraculous comeback. This time he came back from a 28-10 down and won the Big 12 race by beating No. 17 Kansas State 38-28. But while the Frogs took his fourth straight win over his AP Top 25 opponents and he moved to 7-0, the story of the Big 12 race was also about who won. No Now in the lineup.
Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez left with an undisclosed injury after the first drive, while other defensive players were lost at various points. TCU also played the Kansas backup quarterback. In fact, six different Big 12 teams, including TCU, have started backup his quarterback at some point this season.
According to many statistical models, the Big 12 is the deepest conference in college football this season. Injuries pile up without rest for weeks. The Big 12 races could ultimately come down to which team builds the best depth and handles injuries the best. Over eight weeks, undefeated TCU stands out from the crowd.
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