Well, drat
How I missed there were even games on yesterday, I do not know ... I am usually much more aware than this.
GameDay Results:
Stanford 62 - Rice 7
South Florida 42, San Jose State 22
Colorado State 58, Oregon State 27
BYU 20, Portland State 6
Hawai'i 38, UMass 35
The Most exciting game of the night must have been, Hawai'i vs Umass.
Quick recap of the how's in conclusion:
After being behind 28-14 late in the third quarter. With 48 seconds left in the game, Hawaii quarterback Dru Brown found tight end Metuisela ‘Unga for a seven-yard touchdown. The Warriors took their first lead of the game, 38-35.
The Minutemen then mounted a drive, getting to near midfield. From their own 45 yard line with 0:05 on the clock, UMass made a perplexing choice of a play call, where quarterback Andrew Ford shovel passed the ball to the running back on a designed screen play, for a 3 yard net gain, effectively ending the game.
Hawai'i wins, 38-35
Big playmaker of the day, Hawai'i sophomore WR John Ursua, with 12 catches for 272 yards in the game.
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Donovan, looks like another rough season ahead for the Beavers. BYU did manage to win their opener. I'm not certain how good Portland State is, though. So, at 20-6, it may not have been the margin the Cougars were hoping for. However, a win is a win. And now with game 1 of actual competition behind them, BYU can at least make some adjustments to prepare moving forward.
South Florida looks decent. I do not know how tough San Jose State is this year. But the Spartans took an early 16 to 0 lead, which was the score at the end of the 1rst quarter. Then, the rest of the game happened. South Florida put things back together, outscoring San Jose, 28-0 in the 2cnd quarter. The game then settled in, down, as the defenses took over, with the second half scoring went South Florida 7 - San Jose 0, for the 3rd quarter, South Florida 7 - San Jose 6 in the 4th.
Stanford is looking strong, as many expected. Though, 62 to 7 was its second-biggest margin of victory since 1949 and the most points it has scored in a season opener since 1968. So, maybe even stronger than most had anticipated.
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