FORMER PLAYERS
LB Jordan Anthony (Troy): Anthony made a career-high 10 tackles in a 31-24 win over South Alabama.
RB Zach Charbonnet (UCLA): UCLA (5-4) had a bye.
WR Kekoa Crawford (Cal): Crawford caught 5 passes for 56 yards in a 10-3 loss to Arizona.
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P Will Hart (San Jose State): Hart punted 6 times for 269 yards in a 27-24 loss to Nevada.
QB Ren Hefley (Presbyterian): Hefley completed 44/68 passes for 544 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions in a 65-55 loss to Valparaiso. He also ran 16 times for 53 yards and 1 touchdown, a 49-yarder.
WR Giles Jackson (Washington): Jackson had 1 punt return for 21 yards and 3 kickoff returns for 77 yards in a 26-16 loss to Oregon.
S Jaylen Kelly-Powell (Akron): Kelly-Powell made 6 tackles in a 31-25 loss to Ball State.
DE Aaron Lewis (Rutgers): Lewis made 7 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry, and 1 fumble forced in a 52-3 loss to Wisconsin.
WR Oliver Martin (Nebraska): Martin made 1 punt return for 2 yards in a 26-17 loss to Ohio State.
QB Dylan McCaffrey (Northern Colorado): McCaffrey completed 23/40 passes for 173 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception in a 35-0 loss to Montana. He also ran 5 times for 21 yards.
QB Joe Milton (Tennessee): Milton did not play in a 45-42 win over Kentucky.
LB William Mohan (Tennessee): Mohan did not play in a 45-42 win over Kentucky.
DT Phillip Paea (Utah State): Paea did not record any stats in a 35-13 win over New Mexico State.
QB Brandon Peters (Illinois): Peters completed 7/9 passes for 80 yards and 1 touchdown in a 14-6 win over Minnesota. He also ran 7 times for 21 yards.
S Hunter Reynolds (Utah State): Reynolds made 8 tackles in a 35-13 win over New Mexico State.
RB O'Maury Samuels (New Mexico State): Samuels had 1 carry for 0 yards in a 35-13 loss to Utah State.
CB Myles Sims (Georgia Tech): Sims made 1 tackle in a 33-30 loss to Miami.
LB Drew Singleton (Rutgers): Singleton made 4 tackles in a 52-3 loss to Wisconsin.
DT Aubrey Solomon (Tennessee): Solomon did not play in a 45-42 win over Kentucky.
RB Christian Turner (Wake Forest): Turner ran 4 times for 17 yards and caught 2 passes for 19 yards in a 58-55 loss to North Carolina.
LB Ben VanSumeren (Michigan State): VanSumeren did not record any stats in a 40-29 loss to Purdue.
DE Luiji Vilain (Wake Forest): Vilain made 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 0.5 sacks in a 58-55 loss to North Carolina.
RB Kareem Walker (South Alabama): Walker did not play in a 31-24 loss to Troy.
LB Cornell Wheeler (Kansas): Wheeler did not record any stats in a 35-10 loss to Kansas State.
RB Tru Wilson (Northern Colorado): Wilson did not play in a 35-0 loss to Montana.
S J'Marick Woods (Duke): Woods made 3 tackles and 1 pass breakup in a 54-29 loss to Pitt.
FORMER COMMITS
RB Tim Baldwin, Jr. (Indiana): Baldwin did not play in a 29-7 loss to Michigan.
CB Te'Cory Couch (Miami): Couch did not play in a 33-30 win over Georgia Tech.
C Emil Ekiyor, Jr. (Alabama): Ekiyor is Alabama's starting center.
RB Eric Gray (Oklahoma): Oklahoma (9-0) had a bye.
OLB Stephen Herron, Jr. (Stanford): Herron made 2 tackles in a 52-7 loss to Utah.
C Jalil Irvin (Auburn): Irvin is a backup lineman for Auburn.
LB Branden Jennings (Maryland): Jennings did not play in a 31-14 loss to Penn State.
RB Amauri Pesek-Hickson (Kansas): Pesek-Hickson ran 6 times for 10 yards and caught 1 pass for 1 yard in a 35-10 loss to Kansas State.
S Otis Reese (Ole Miss): Reese made 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack in a 27-14 win over Liberty.
S Antwaine Richardson (Kent State): Richardson did not play in a 52-47 win over Northern Illinois.
OT Erik Swenson (Oklahoma): Swenson is Oklahoma's starting left tackle.
TE Leonard Taylor (Cincinnati): Taylor made 1 catch for -4 yards in a 28-20 win over Tulsa.
WR Xavier Worthy (Texas): Worthy made 2 catches for 22 yards and 1 touchdown in a 30-7 loss to Iowa State.
Xavier Worthy was just too quick ⚡️@TexasFootball scores their first TD of the game 🤘 pic.twitter.com/9A3SJt8DTP
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 7, 2021
FORMER COACHES
Don Brown (Defensive Coordinator, Arizona): Arizona won its first game since 2019 in a 10-3 game over Cal. Arizona's defense has quietly gone from #116 in total defense in 2020 to #44 in 2021.
D.J. Durkin (Defensive Coordinator, Ole Miss): Ole Miss beat Liberty by a score of 27-14.
Jedd Fisch (Head Coach, Arizona): Arizona won its first game since 2019 with a 10-3 victory over Cal.
Brady Hoke (Head Coach, San Diego State): Hoke and the Aztecs rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 17-10 win over Hawaii. SDSU is now 8-1.
Scot Loeffler (Head Coach, Bowling Green State): BGSU (3-6) had a bye.
Rich Rodriguez (Offensive Coordinator, Louisiana-Monroe): ULM became a victim to undefeated UTSA with a 27-19 loss.
I wonder how closely total yards correlates to scoring and winning? Other factors come into play: turnovers, failure to convert 3rd downs, a poor red zone offense, etc. Of course it correlates to some degree, but I wonder if "total offense/defense" tells the story, or "scoring offense/defense" is better?
ReplyDeleteHere are some select teams for scoring defense and offense:
Arizona is #82 in scoring defense, and #125 in scoring offense.
Michigan is #30 in scoring defense, and #19 in scoring offense.
Ohio State is #19 in scoring defense, and #2 in scoring offense.
Alabama is is #25 in scoring defense, and #4 in scoring offense.
Georgia is #1 in scoring defense, and #14 in scoring offense.
And then I think, "I wonder what is, in general, better: highly-ranked scoring offense, or highly-ranked scoring defense?" Take, for example, Alabama and Georgia: Alabama is better at offense, Georgia is better at defense.
All this simply because of the mention of Arizona's total defense rising to #44. :-)
FWIW Arizona is still in the 80s in DFEI. They still stink but we know Don Brown is good coach and they'll likely improve, perhaps dramatically, over the next couple years. If you can have an elite D at Boston College you can probably do it at Arizona too.
DeletePlus, the Pac 12 isn't what it used to be in terms of high flying offenses. The Ducks are quite conservative under Cristobal despite their talent. The Washington schools are dealing with coaching chaos and USC is obviously way down. It's not as hard as it used to be for a DC to look good there.
Still, Jedd Fisch is entirely unproven as a head coach and has never stayed any place for very long so we'll see how long this regime lasts in AZ.
It's great to see Don Brown have a bit of relief in AZ. He was real emotional about his players in interviews afterward. One of my all time favorite coaches. Fisch is lucky to have him.
ReplyDeleteBeilema seems to have figured out what Harbaugh knew in 2017. Peters is at his best in a limited role. I hope Illinois closes the season on a high note and Peters leaves college football with good memories.
Will Hart keeps doing his thing.
I wonder if Worthy is having any regrets about his move.
Will Hart continues on.