Tuesday, September 11, 2018

PAC 12 Week 2 Recap

The PAC 12 finished with a strong week going 9-3 including two wins over ranked opponents, but then again one of those ranked opponents was another PAC 12 school.
Image result for stanford usc footballNo. 10 Stanford 17-No. 17 USC 3
After being bottled up by San Diego St last week, Bryce Love ran for 136 yards and a touchdown to lead Stanford (2-0) to a 17-3 romp of USC (1-1).
The Cardinal defense made it a long day for J.T. Daniels who threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. The USC defense, while unable to contain Love, they were able to limit J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to four catches and 62 yards.
Stanford will host UC Davis (2-0) next week while the Trojans head to Austin to face the Longhorns (1-1).
Image result for michigan st arizona stArizona St 16-No. 15 Michigan St 13
Trailing 13-3 heading into the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils (2-0) put up 13 unanswered including a game winning field goal to upset No. 15 Michigan St (1-1).
Manny Wilkins threw for 380 yards and a touchdown that tied the game at 13 in the fourth quarter. Arizona State's final drive took up the last 4:50 and was aided by a key pass interference penalty on a third down inside MSU territory. Brandon Ruiz would knock through the game winning 28-yard field goal to get the Herm Edwards era off to an impressive start.
The Sun Devils head to San Diego St (1-1) next.
Image result for colorado nebraska footballColorado 33-Nebraska 28
Scott Frost's debut came against a former Big 12 foe in Colorado (2-0), but the now PAC 12 Buffaloes spoiled the party in Lincoln, with a last minute touchdown.
Nebraska (0-1) took a 21-17 lead into halftime, but fell apart in the fourth quarter. It started with a missed field goal, then a turnover on downs, followed by an interception, then a punt, and finally on downs to end the game. 
The decisive blow came on a fantastic catch by Laviska Shenault Jr. that put Colorado up 33-28 with 1:06 left in the game. Another blow came when the Cornhuskers lost starting quarterback Adrian Martinez to a knee injury.
Steven Montez led the Buffaloes with 351 yards and three touchdowns.
The Buffaloes will return to Boulder to welcome the New Hampshire Wildcats(0-2).
Image result for california byu footballCal 21-BYU 18
The Cal Bears (2-0) fended off a late rally by BYU (1-1) to avoid being the Cougars second PAC 12 victim this season.
The first half ended in a defensive 7-3 struggle, but Chase Garbers got the Bears on the board in a hurry when he connected with Kanawai Noa for a 52-yard score. Cal would give that touchdown right back on its next drive as BYU recovered a fumble and returned it to the house.
Brandon McIlwain extended the lead to 21-10 with a 2-yard score, but after a series of Tanner Magnum interceptions, the senior QB made things interesting. BYU went 73 yards in 13 plays capped by a Magnum touchdown pass to Brayden El-Bakri.
After the two-point conversion the Cougars elected for an onside kick, but failed to recover and Cal ran out the clock for its second win by 7 points or less.
The Bears hope to build on that margin of victory when Idaho St (1-0) comes to Berkeley.
Image result for washington north dakota footballNo. 9 Washington 45-North Dakota 3
Washington (1-1) bounced back from its tough loss to Auburn with a drubbing of North Dakota (1-1).
Jake Browning threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns, but also two interceptions.
The Huskies open PAC 12 play next week against Utah (2-0).
Image result for utah northern illinois footballUtah 17-Northern Illinois 6
The Huskies (0-2) were limited to just 228 total yards, which is 58 yards fewer than Tyler Huntley racked up through the air for the Utes (2-0).
Up next is No. 10 Washington.
Image result for washington st san jose st footballWashington St 31-San Jose St 0
The Spartans (0-2) finished with 109 yards of total offense including 9 yards on the ground. The Cougars (2-0) racked up 544 yards including 414 through the air by Gardner Minshew.
Washington St welcomes Eastern Washington (2-0) next.
Image result for portland st oregon ducks footballNo. 23 Oregon-Portland St 14
Oregon (2-0) didn't match the 72 points that Nevada dropped on Portland St (0-2), but Justin Herbert did toss four touchdowns and was 20-26 for 250 yards.
The Ducks are averaging 60 points a game and look to build on that against lowly San Jose St (0-2).
Image result for southern utah oregon st footballOregon St 48-Southern Utah 25
Oregon St (1-1) bounced back from allowing 77 points to Ohio State by building a comfortable 41-7 lead at the half. Jermar Jefferson ran for 238 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Beavers.
The Beavers head to Nevada next to take on the Wolfpack (1-1).
Image result for oklahoma ucla footballNo. 6 Oklahoma 49-UCLA 21
Chip Kelly has really got to be wondering who scheduled this season. Oklahoma (2-0) had a comfortable 42-7 lead before the Bruins (0-2) scored again. 
UCLA will try and find win number one against Fresno St (1-1).
Image result for Arizona Wildcats houston footballHouston 45-Arizona 18
Kevin Sumlin might be wishing that he was still coaching Houston (2-0) as the Cougars blitzed his new crew as they held a 31-0 lead over Arizona (0-2) going into the half. Khalil Tate had 341 yards passing and a rushing touchdown, but threw two interceptions in the loss.
The Wildcats welcome Southern Utah (0-2) next.




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