College Football Update: Rodriguez loses in coaching debut for Michigan

For a second straight season, the Michigan Wolverines lost their first game of the season at home. Utah defeated Michigan 25-23. This of course marks the first loss for Rich Rodriguez as the Michigan head coach.

The Wolverines were down 25-10 in the fourth quarter when they scored two touchdowns. The first came when Steven Threet threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Junior Hemingway. The second one came just a few minutes later when Sam McGuffie scored on a three-yard run.

The Wolverines missed the two point conversion to tie the game. Ultimately, the miss for two made the difference in the game and now Michigan is 0-1.

Both teams struggled on the offensive side of the ball, not even reaching 400 total yards. The game ultimately belonged to Utah kicker Louie Sakoda, who kicked four field goals, including a 53-yarder.

Both Nick Sheridan and Steven Threet played for Michigan. Sheridan went 10-for-18 with 96 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Threet had one touchdown pass as well.

Michigan plays Miami of Ohio next week.

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A Big Ten Titlefight For All

When High Noon hits Ann Arbor on Saturday, both the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes will be competing for the prize that is the Big Ten Title and the right to play in the Rose Bowl, come New Years Day.

When it comes to battles in the Big Ten, there is none greater. Last season around this time, both the Wolverines and the Buckeyes were undefeated and battling for the right to play in the National Championship game in Arizona. It was a hard fought battle the entire day, but in the end the Buckeyes were hailed as the victors.

The Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines in a 42-39 shootout. The game put the Buckeyes in the National Title game against Florida. The Wolverines would be in the Rose Bowl against USC. Both teams would lose their respective games.

This season, both teams are coming into this game with a loss. The Buckeyes come into this game with a 10-1 (6-1 conference) record. The biggest wins for the Buckeyes came against Purdue, Penn State and Wisconsin. Last week, the then top-ranked Buckeyes hope for an undefeated season ended when Illinois pulled off the upsetter in Columbus.

Michigan's road to this Big Ten title game was a bit rougher.

Michigan would lose to Appalachian State to open up the regular season. This was not suppose to happen to a team like the Wolverines. A top ten team losing to a Division I-AA school, that never happens and it probably won't happen again for a long time.

The Wolverines would then lose to the Oregon Ducks, the very next week. The Wolverines found themselves in an unfamiliar position, 0-2. They would manage to reel off eight straight wins before losing to Wisconsin 37-21. Now at 8-3 (6-1), the Wolverines have the opportunity to clinch the Big Ten title at home.

On Saturday, both teams will battle it out for 60 long, hard-grueling minutes. In the end, one of these two teams will be smelling roses.

College Football Update: Total Pwnage for Men of Troy

Another great week of college football has come and gone. So many storylines happened today. We could talk about anything at this point.

First, we will do a recap of tonight's events:

• USC defeated Nebraska, 49-31- It was close early on for both sides and it looked like the Cornhuskers would keep it close. But the Trojans started to pull away for good and on their way to a 2-0 record. USC certainly proved that they are the no.-1 team in the country. The battle in Lincoln great test for the Trojans.
  
• Alabama wins a close one over Arkansas, 41-38- Bama quarterback John Parker Wilson threw for 328 yards and four touchdown passes. Arkansas running back Darren McFadden ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns.
  
• Boston College defeated Georgia Tech, 24-10- BC quarterback Matt Ryan had a career day, throwing for 435 yards. BC has a chance to run the table in the ACC and maybe make it to the conference title game.
  
  Now for a quick recap of the rest of the day:
  
• Michigan shut out Notre Dame, 38-0- Uhh, no comment.
  
• Iowa State defeated Iowa, 15-13- Great game with an exciting finish.
  
• Illinois defeated Syracuse, 41-20- HOORAY JUICE!!!!

Well that's all I have

SEE YA

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Thursday's: Oh No, Not Again

I'm off to a hot start so far in picking college football games this season. I have won eight games and lost twice. I hope this hot start stays hot.

1. Michigan over Notre Dame- Somebody's going to win their first game and somebody's going 0-3. Michigan looks like the better team in this game.
   
2. Boston College over Georgia Tech- Let this kickass video explain my reasoning.
   
3. Florida over Tennessee- Again, video for the reason.
   
4. Iowa State over Iowa- TAKE THAT Kirk Ferentz!!!!
   
5. Nebraska over USC- No love for the Cornhuskers, that's okay. I'll give them that love.

See ya tomorrow

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College Football Update: A Review of the Day

With the exception of a few games, most of this opening Saturday of College Football is over. On with an overview of the evening games.

• California came out on top over Tennessee 45-31. Both quarterbacks had outstanding games. Cal QB Nate Longshore threw for 240 yards, 19 completions and two touchdowns. While Tennessee QB Erik Ainge threw for 270 yards, 32 completions and three touchdowns.
  
• Texas defeated Arkansas State in a close one, 21-13. Longhorns QB Colt McCoy threw for 224 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
  
• Auburn scored two touchdowns late in the game to defeat Kansas State, 23-13.
  
  Recap
  
• Virginia Tech defeats East Carolina 17-7, in first game since the tragic shootings in April.
  
• Appalachian State upsets no.-5 ranked Michigan, 34-32.
  
• Georgia Tech defeats Notre Dame, 33-3. All three quarterbacks on the Fighting Irish sideline played in that game.

That's it for the first edition of the College Football Update.

See ya Monday

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College Football Update

The early games are mostly over, let's recap some of the key early games.

• Appalachian State, the team that won the National Championship in back to back years (In Division I-AA, or whatever they call it now), has upset the no.-5 ranked Michigan Wolverines 34-32.
  
  Wow, what a game. Appalachian State had the lead for most of the game, but a touchdown by Mike Hart gave the Wolverines the lead with less than five minutes left in the game.
  
  AP State kicker Julian Rauch gave the team the lead with a 41-yard field goal with 30 seconds left.
  
  AP State blocked a game winning field goal by Michigan Kicker Jason Gingell and time expired. That was Gingell's second miss of the game.
  
  Even if Big Blue had won, this was still a demoralizing game for the Wolverines. But give credit where credit is due, Appalachian State brought their A-game today.
  
  It's not every day that a Division I-AA team can walk into "The Big House" and beat the Michigan Wolverines. Great job guys
  
• A congratulations goes out to the Virginia Tech Hokies, who defeated Eastern Carolina University, 17-7. It was an important win, even though the Hokies struggled at times and were down 7-3, into the second quarter. A Victor Harris interception, late in the first half, put the Hokies in the lead for good.
  
• Congratulations to Randy Shannon, for getting his first win as coach at the University of Miami. The Hurricanes defeated Marshall 37-3.

I'll be back with more updates later.

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