College Football Today – Updates, highlights, key moments of week 12 and more
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ESPN staff
It’s Week 12, and if the games earlier this week give us any indication of what we’re up to on Saturday, it’s sure to be interesting. We had a top 10 game where 7 Michigan State would go to 4 Ohio State, and then in the day 21 Arkansas would face 2 Alabama and 3 Oregon faced a test. hardship in Number 23 Utah.
Come back here throughout the day for the latest results, reactions and fun from around the land.
The Big Ten has become quite predictable in the way that it produces loads of high-quality teams in a given year and Ohio State always wins. The Buckeyes have won 28 games in a row since their loss at Purdue in 2018, and even against a top 10 opponent in Michigan State, they are the 19-point favorite to make it to the 29th round in a row. Despite the high level of competition between now and then, ESPN’s FPI gives them a 49% chance of winning a fifth consecutive Big Ten title in a matter of weeks.
Of course, 49% is a coin toss, not a guarantee. They still have a lot of work to do. Read more from Bill Connelly’s Week 12 preview (ESPN+).
Full schedule: All Teams | Top 25
Buckeye bashing
The State of Ohio wants to issue a statement against the State of Michigan. Here are the first quarter results: a 23-yard encounter with Chris Olave …
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Ohio State QB CJ Stroud hit a 23-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave to give the Buckeyes an early lead.
Play Michigan State Punt, touch the ball 77 yards with Garrett Wilson …
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Ohio State QB CJ Stroud found Garrett Wilson striding in a 77-yard touchdown to extend the Buckeyes’ lead.
Michigan State misses on-field goal, 43-yard touchdown for Olave…
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Ohio State QB CJ Stroud hit a 43-yard touchdown with Chris Olave, their second TD connection in the game.
The Buckeyes scored touchdown in their first seven times in the first half. Midfielder CJ Stroud a total of 393 passing yards and six touchdowns at halftime. You think that’s impressive? Also Patrick Mahomes.
6TDs 400yds 2 times failed to complete in first half Lolol 😂
– Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) November 20, 2021
Run, Caleb, run!
Oklahoma only hit a total of 82 yards of javelin in the loss to Baylor last week. Midfielder Caleb Williams had 74 in this explosive encounter on Saturday with Iowa State.
Turn on @CALEBcsw️
– Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 20, 2021
Davis, a 6-foot-6, 340-pound defensive midfielder, anchored Georgia’s top-rated defence. But on Saturday, he helped Dawgs foul, scoring the winning goal against Charleston Southern.
TOUCH. JORDAN. DAVIS. ️‼ ️‼ ️@GeorgiaFootball pic.twitter.com/IbsUveDenZ
– SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 20, 2021
News and scores of the big man
Oklahoma Defensive Midfielder Jalen Redmond show off his wheel after Key Lawrence tie a Brock Purdy search.
Keys with , J Red with 𝙈𝘼𝙉 🔥
📺 FOX | @ KeShawn2x @jalen_redmond pic.twitter.com/AvzhLJSD6o
– Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 20, 2021
Shades of Tim Tebow
Fifteen years after Tebow made his famous cross-jump, Clemson is running again Will Shipley did so with this trick game.
A hoax this afternoon
📺ESPNpic.twitter.com/6BXjwIuz8J
– Clemson football (@ClemsonFB) November 20, 2021
Zero tolerance in the Ivy League
The Harvard-Yale rivalry returns in 2021, and Crimson showed up brilliantly, intercepting a Yale hit and returning it 35 yards for a touchdown.
Play big for the Crimson. Sack ➡️ punt blocked ➡️ touchdown.
Return the 35 yards to Logan Bednar, who brought it to the house.Q2: 5:38
Harvard 20, Yale 10Watch live: https://t.co/PRE7TizPLf#GoCrimson #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/BybGNSCy9r
– Harvard Football (@HarvardFootball) November 20, 2021
Bill Murray to West Point
Bill Murray decided to show up and enjoy a @ArmyWP_Football Gameday at @WestPoint_USMA #GoArmy pic.twitter.com/pvcXsUpaoV
– ArmyWestPoint Sports (@GoArmyWestPoint) November 20, 2021
Civil ConFLiCT is back!
Remember the Civil ConFLiCT trophy? Another rivalry trophy that UConn coach Bob Diaco tried to start with UCF? And how come neither team seems to care about it? To the point where it disappeared. Well, when Huskies and Knights extended their hostility mode today, the trophy was back. (We think.)
Is this done in the same place where your National Championship trophy was won? https://t.co/QPGH5iML8q
– UConn Football (@UConnFootball) November 20, 2021
It’s all fun and games
Yes, we’re still talking about Taylor Swift. And we’re happier than ever that Lane Kiffin listened to the 10-minute version of “All Too Well.”
Absolutely 🔥 @ taylorswift13 #ComeToTheSip https://t.co/jIo6QhkeOz
– Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) November 18, 2021
NIL offers for the week
Good things happen to the scorers of the game against Texas, like some NIL . transactions Jared Casey signed.
KU football entrant Jared Casey got several NIL jobs after winning Saturday’s game against Texas. Filmed a TV commercial today for Applebee’s ad to run in Kansas. pic.twitter.com/F06XHaXz1H
– Jesse Newell (@jessenewell) November 16, 2021
For more on Kansas’s walking hero, check this out.
Big celebration
Why not kick the ball after you’ve scored?
– no college football scene (@nocontextcfb) November 18, 2021
Every play is better with the participation of a big man like Michael Smith Jr.
Choose. Anniversary. @Iam_smithjr is a MOOD. @EMUFB | #MACtion pic.twitter.com/3SDqkNvcLZ
– #MACtion (@MACSports) November 17, 2021
Scenes in the stands
Well, this person has left the stands and made himself comfortable on this hill.
– no college football scene (@nocontextcfb) November 18, 2021
Latest trend
To be honest, many kids designer jersey combinations would be the best thing.
🖍️ We called in some reinforcements this week to help pick combos… thanks to the trainer kids for the help🤗#Our time | #OneTROY ️🏈 pic.twitter.com/NWXJanKxui
– Football Troy Trojans (@TroyTrojansFB) November 18, 2021
The amount of detail that goes into these helmets is unbelievably flat.
We’ll be wearing these this week
Thank you, @AVStudios, for the incredible hard work and hours you spent on these beautiful helmets! #USSSLC https://t.co/pGTIojUVZR
– Utah Soccer (@Utah_Football) November 16, 2021
For more on the best uniforms, check this out.
More must see
Trayvon Rudolph has run this play to perfection.
NIU ran around… and all the way to the city center ️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/FqVHBGL5Ux
– ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 18, 2021
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