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There are 10 winless teams remaining in FBS.
That’s not so surprising three weeks into the year.
What is surprising: One of those is Florida State, the reigning ACC champion who’s gone from a 12-0 regular season last year to 0-3 this year after losing at home to Memphis.
Things are not great in Tallahassee. Things are probably even worse in Gainesville, where Florida coach Bill Napier heard a constant chorus of boo birds as Texas A&M — with a first-year coach and first-year starting quarterback — crushed the Gators in the Swamp. If you’re curious about Napier’s buyout, it’s about $25-27 million. It depends on when (perhaps no longer “if”) Florida decides to end his tenure with the school — a three-year run that has produced a record of 12-16.
Now, for the good. How about the Group of Five? Not only did Memphis get the victory over FSU, but Toledo trounced Mississippi State in Starkville and UNLV beat Kansas on Friday night. Those three G5 programs keep hope alive in earning that new automatic spot in the expanded College Football Playoff. Not only that, but they continue to prove (like Northern Illinois last week) that NIL money doesn’t always lead to victories on the field. These little guys can still play! That goes too for Washington State, which pulled off the upset in Lumen Field, downing the rival Huskies (we’ll get to that later).
Meanwhile, Alabama, Oregon and Notre Dame recovered from Week 2 struggles against South Florida, Boise State and Northern Illinois, respectively, with romping road wins (at Wisconsin by 32, at Oregon State 35, at Purdue by 59).
Pat Narduzzi and Pitt further claimed the title of college football’s Cardiac Kids, clawing back for a second consecutive second-half comeback. The Panthers were down 10 with about 4 minutes left before beating rival West Virginia after…
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Publish date : 2024-09-15 05:03:36
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