NOON resultsOklahoma 38,
IOWA 14
Both offenses struggled in the first half, with Oklahoma outgaining Iowa, but the Hawkeyes scoring on a 46 yard pass to Charlie Jones, to stay within 10-7. Marvin Mims fumbled a punt with just under 3 minutes to go at the half, at his own 26, but Oklahoma was able to fall on the ball. Instead of taking over deep in Sooner territory, Iowa allowed Oklahoma to drive 74 yards to take a 17-7 halftime lead. Caleb Williams led Oklahoma right down the field again to open the second half, and instead of taking the lead, the Hawkeyes found themselves down 24-7 without taking a meaningful offensive snap
OHIO STATE 34, West Virginia 17
West Virginia was able to hold the Buckeye passing game in check, as C.J. Stroud completed 71% of his passes, but for just 234 yards. TreVeyon Henderson took care of business on the ground, with 156 yards, and yet the Buckeyes led just 20-10 midway through the third, when Stroud hit Chris Olave for a beautiful back corner of the end zone touchdown pass from 37 yards out...until it was overturned on replay. Ohio State then turned the ball over on downs, and on the very first play from scrimmage Garrett Greene, who was in for the injured Jarret Doege, hit Isaiah Esdale for a quick slant and run down to the Ohio State 2. The Mountaineers punched it in, and suddenly the game was 20-17. The Buckeyes responded with a touchdown drive of their own, and Teradja Mitchell picked off Greene to set up a game sealing touchdown.
San Diego State 27, Pittsburgh 20 (
Pittsburgh eliminated)
After each team had three possessions, Pitt had one first down, and San Diego State had three red zone trips. The score? 9-0. A 57 yard Kenny Pickett to Shocky Jacques-Lewis pass jump started the Pitt offense, and the Panthers took a 10-9 lead into the half. The Aztecs punched back, led by 135 rushing yards from Greg Bell, but it was quarterback Jordan Brookshire punched in two rushing touchdowns, including the go ahead touchdown with 5:38 left, but did hit the aforementioned Bell for the two point conversion, to extend the lead to 7. The Panthers got to the San Diego State 43, but Pickett seemingly didn’t see safety Trenton Thompson, and threw a game ending interception right to him.
Houston 34, Coastal Carolina 20 (
Coastal Carolina eliminated)
I’m not sure Houston hired Dana Holgorson for his defensive prowess, but the Cougars used that defense to send home last year’s mid-major darling, leading 27-3 at the half, with a defensive touchdown, and 34-13 until the Chanticleers tacked on a garbage time touchdown. Grayson McCall was held to just 172 passing yards, and 2 interceptions.
- Virginia d. Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt eliminated)
- Ole Miss d. Florida State
- Central Florida d. INDIANA (INDIANA eliminated)
- Kansas State d. UAB (UAB eliminated)
- ILLINOIS d. Georgia Southern (Georgia Southern eliminated)
- Texas A&M d. Florida Atlantic (Florida Atlantic eliminated)
