College Football Week 2 Recap

First, a look at how I fared in my Week 2 Bold Predictions:

1. Michigan State drops 40+ on Oregon... and loses

The game started with offensive fireworks, but both defenses eventually settled in.  But it was the Michigan State defense that made key plays when they needed to, helping the Spartans notch a key victory over Oregon, 31 - 28.

2. Tennessee bests Oklahoma by a touchdown or more

This prediction looked good at first, as Tennessee built up a 17 - 0 lead over the Sooners at home.  But a second half collapse for the Vols allowed Oklahoma to claw their way back and eventually tie it and send the game to overtime.  The teams traded scores in the first OT, but Oklahoma clinched the game with a touchdown, followed by an interception to end the game in double OT.  Final score: 31 - 24, Oklahoma.

3. Ohio State's "Zone 6" lights up the scoreboard with 6+ touchdowns against Hawaii

I was way off on this one, as the Buckeye offense started slow and never really hit its stride against the Rainbow Warriors.  The usually high-powered unit only scored four touchdowns, three courtesy of Zeke and one coming from his back-up, Brionte Dunn.  The defense stepped up, though, by shutting out Hawaii and scoring a touchdown of their own.  Ohio State won 38 - 0, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.

4. B1G rebounds with 12 or more wins

The games I thought would be close, were: Michigan State held off Oregon, Washington State scored with 13 seconds left to beat Rutgers, and Iowa scored two late touchdowns to take down rival Iowa State.  There were a few other close games for the Big Ten, but the one surprise was Maryland falling to Bowling Green by 21 points at home.  Other than that and Rutgers' loss, the Big Ten looked pretty good in week 2.

5. AP voters decide to just put the whole damn SEC in the top 25

Well, well, well... so much for this prediction.  Auburn nearly lost to Jacksonville State.  Alabama and Georgia looked so-so against Middle Tennessee and Vanderbilt, respectively.  Arkansas fell to Toledo.  Tennessee blew a 17-point lead in their loss to Oklahoma.  And Missouri and Florida struggled to beat Arkansas State and East Carolina.  The effect of all this SEC mediocrity was a drop from 10 ranked teams down to 7.  Auburn also tumbled 12 spots, to number 18.  Although, if Gus Malzahn had his way, the Tigers would have stayed at 6 and Jacksonville State would've catapulted into the top 25.  Because according to the Auburn head coach, "most teams wouldn't win that game."  Yeah, OK, coach.

Week 2 record: 1 - 4
Overall record: 2 - 8

Other headlines from week 2:

Notre Dame quarterback Zaire out for season

Fighting Irish playoff hopes took a big hit on Saturday, as starting quarterback Malik Zaire suffered a broken ankle during the win over Virginia.  Redshirt freshman DeShone Kizer stepped in for the injured QB and helped Notre Dame survive the Cavaliers' upset bid via a 39-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left.  But the future remains cloudy in South Bend, as the Irish prepare for Georgia Tech with a new signal caller at the helm.

Kent State kicker shows girls can ball too

April Goss kicked an extra point for the Golden Flashes in the second quarter of their win over Delaware State.  With the kick, she becomes only the second female to score in a FBS game.  You go, girl.

Remembering which team you're on major challenge for University of Florida football players

First, two Florida players blocked each other in an embarrassing loss to Georgia Southern back in 2013.  Then, a couple gators did it again last year in an OT loss to South Carolina.  This time, we see one of their players tackling a teammate after he recovers a fumble.  Now, you could give him the benefit of the doubt and claim that he did it to prevent a score, which would give the ball back to East Carolina late.  But there would have been probably less than 10 seconds left in the game by the time the defender scored (to put Florida up by 14).  Meaning there would literally not be enough time for the Pirates to score a touchdown, recover an onside kick, and score again to send it to overtime.  Considering that, and the recent issues Florida has had along these lines, I'm going to go ahead and say the guy just got confused.  Hey, at least they won this time.