This weekend was a dandy for sports fans. There was another set of upsets in college football, upsets in NFL football, and a golf tourney worth $10 million.
First, the upsets in college football. In every week thus far, a Top 5 team has lost. That trend continued this week. On Thursday, #4 Ole Miss lost to South Carolina 16-10. The score was closer than the game itself. Ole Miss looked tentative on offense while confused on defense. The team never got the stop it needed, and never had any continuity on offense. And because of that South Carolina defeated Ole Miss for the second straight year.
That game was only the first of many upsets. The #5 team in the nation, Penn State, played Iowa, and again lost. Quarterback Daryl Clark had another dismal game against Iowa, throwing three interceptions, after starting the game 5 for 5. The #6 team, Cal, got caught looking ahead to its showdown with USC, and was dismantled by the University of Oregon, 42-3. Javid Best saw his Heisman candidacy come to a screeching halt. After averaging 137.3 rushing yards per game, Best only had 55 yards, while his team could only muster 206 total yards as a team.
The final Top 10 team to lose, the Miami Hurricanes, was making its first appearance in the Top 10 since 2005. In a steady rain in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech, the Hurricanes played sloppy and lost 31-7 for the team's first loss of the season. Jacory Harris was another player who saw his early Heisman hopes end. His early turnovers led to a deficit that his team couldn't recover from.
These upsets have the new Top 25 looking very unusual. Boise State makes its first Top 5 appearance while one loss teams USC and Ohio State make a return appearance to the Top 10. ....... To be continued.....
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