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September 05, 2026 | Edition #403 |
👋 Hey College Football Fans,
A lengthy day of gridiron battles looms ahead for the ones who waited patiently for the offseason to end. Week 0 did bring its share of touchdowns and upsets, but the main act was still missing, until now.
Dabo is done with head coaches bending the culture around college football. The ACC squad’s administration did not wait till kickoff to let Lane Kiffin know he needs to stick within the boundaries of the sport’s rules.
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Which game from the ones below do you think will end up as an offensive shootout?
Friday’s Results: 48% was the majority who chose the UMass Minutemen and their upset of Rutgers as the biggest winners from Thursday night’s slate of games. Deion’s Colorado came in a close second. We all love to see the little guy beat up on the bigger program.
Our favorite comments came from ‘mxbroussard’ who said = UMass has been in the ESPN Bottom 10 a lot in the last 3 years or so. They earned a good win.
We also had ‘flupher’ who said = I was neutral, but what an entertaining game to watch. Few penalties and great discipline on both teams. The lesson that all coaches should learn from this game is the paramount importance of having an elite field goal kicker.
Then there was ‘stavamatt’ who chose Colorado and said = In order to have a great season you have to the 50-50 games. GT will likely make a bowl game. Big ROAD win for Buffs after last year.
Despite the 20-30 loss, the Toledo Rockets had a bright spot at the linebacker position. Meet Isaac Zay.
This sophomore had a career best 12 total tackles and a sack against the Spartans. But the stats don’t do justice to the impact he was having on the field at every snap that he was involved in.
Next time you tune into a Toledo Rockets game, look out for No. 44 on defense.
With 229 yards on 11 catches, WR Malachi Toney crossed the Miami single game receiving record by the third quarter itself. He broke Eddie Brown's 1984 record of 220 receiving yards.
Toney eventually finished the game with 12 receptions for 234 receiving yards which now becomes the new standard to beat.
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