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Big 12 Football Week 3: Can Kansas Be Stopped?
Kansas, Duke, North Carolina, and Kentucky are all off to a 3-0 begin. Absolutely, we’re speaking in regards to the begin of the lads’s basketball season, proper? Nope. These basketball bluebloods have all began the soccer season undefeated.
Final week, Kansas beat West Virginia in extra time in Morgantown. Was {that a} fluke, or had been the Jayhawks for actual? Many had been not sure after final week. Nonetheless, after Saturday’s recreation, the Jayhawks may simply be the staff to beat this 12 months.
Right here is how every Massive 12 staff fared, plus a number of the key leads to the High 25:
#6 Oklahoma (3-0, 0-0) at Nebraska (1-3)
Oklahoma wins 49-14
Final 12 months’s rematch of this rivalry lived as much as its billing. This 12 months, not a lot. The Sooners went into Lincoln and routed the struggling Cornhuskers. The rating was Oklahoma’s most lopsided win over Nebraska since a 45-10 win in 1990. The 49 factors had been additionally probably the most ever scored by the Sooners in Lincoln. The Sooners open convention play subsequent week once they host Kansas State.
#17 Baylor (2-1, 0-0) vs. Texas State (1-2)
Baylor wins 42-7
Baylor was prepared for a reset after final week’s disappointing double-overtime loss to BYU in Provo. Additionally, final week, two High 25 groups misplaced at house to Solar Belt Convention groups. May it occur once more? Baylor wouldn’t let that pattern proceed this week. Nonetheless, the Bears did begin slowly however picked up the tempo after halftime. They completed with 509 complete yards in what ended up being a really lopsided win. Baylor opens convention play subsequent week on the highway at Iowa State earlier than internet hosting the anticipated rematch of final 12 months’s Massive 12 Championship recreation when Oklahoma State involves city on October 1.
West Virginia (1-2, 0-1) vs. Towson (2-1)
West Virginia win 65-7
Lastly! West Virginia will get their first win of the season after two straight disappointing losses to start out the season. On a day in Morgantown that was recognizing a number of the nice offensive heroes of the previous, the Mountaineers determined to placed on an offensive show, with a complete of 624 yards equally break up with 308 passing and 316 dashing. JT Daniels went 16-of-24 for 174 yards, one landing, and no interceptions. Three others noticed motion at quarterback, and so they mixed for 11-of-16 for 134 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. Tony Mathis Jr ran the ball 17 occasions for 104 yards and two touchdowns, whereas CJ Donaldson added one other 101 yards and three touchdowns on 9 carries. West Virginia has one other difficult highway recreation on Thursday once they journey to Virginia Tech.
Iowa State (3-0, 0-0) vs. Ohio (1-2)
Iowa State wins 43-10
For the primary time since 2012, Iowa State begins the season 3-0. They struggled final week towards a really anemic Iowa staff to barely come out of the CyHawk recreation with the win. This week, they confirmed a extra offensive explosion, which they may want getting into convention play. Hunter Dekkers threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, going 28-of-36. He has eight touchdowns and 748 yards as a first-year starter. The Cyclones open convention play subsequent week, internet hosting No. 17 Baylor.
Kansas State (2-1, 0-0) vs. Tulane (3-0)
Tulane wins 17-10
Certain, it was only a nonconference recreation, however this was an anticipated win by the Wildcats, a staff many thought might make some noise this 12 months within the Massive 12. These of us who had been speculating simply bought it mistaken about which staff from the Sunflower State might be the darkish horse. Stats-wise, this recreation was a useless warmth. Each groups gained 336 complete yards of offense. Tulane’s was break up 176 passing/160 dashing whereas Ok-State’s was break up 150 passing/186 dashing. KSU should shake this loss off rapidly, as they open convention play subsequent week, touring to Norman to tackle No. 6 Oklahoma.
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Kansas (3-0, 1-0), at Houston (1-2)
Kansas wins 48-30
Kansas has began the season 3-0 for the primary time since 2009. And we’re nonetheless speaking soccer, not basketball. Quarterback Jalon Daniels discovered 11 totally different receivers and threw touchdowns to a few of them. He threw 158 yards and three touchdowns, going 14 of 23. He additionally rushed for 123 yards, together with two touchdowns. Of their first three video games, Kansas has scored 159 factors. Look out, people. These Jayhawks know methods to rating! Subsequent week, Kanas hosts Duke, one other undefeated “basketball faculty,” earlier than internet hosting Iowa State and TCU in Lawrence.
Texas Tech (2-1, 0-0) at #16 NC State (3-0)
NC State wins 27-14
Texas Tech hit the highway for the primary time this season and ran right into a defensive juggernaut within the Wolfpack from NC State. Tech bought a complete of 353 yards, most of which got here within the air with 299 yards. NC State fully shut down the Purple Raiders’ floor recreation. Pressured to go to the air, Tech quarterback Donovan Smith threw two interceptions, together with an 84-yard pick-six within the 2nd quarter. That landing gave NC State a 20-0 lead and the momentum to hold-off Tech. Texas Tech opens Massive 12 play subsequent week, internet hosting No. 21 Texas. Final 12 months in Austin, Tech gave up 70 factors to the Longhorns. If that occurs once more, they might be in for a protracted season.
#8 Oklahoma State (3-0, 0-0) vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (2-1)
Oklahoma State wins 63-7
Oklahoma State has simply rolled via its nonconference schedule. Additionally they haven’t but left Stillwater. It solely took two throws by Spencer Sanders and 6 seconds off the clock for the Pokes to get on the board. And with solely two and a half minutes off the clock, they had been up 14-0. OSU would roll, gaining 538 complete yards, 370 of that within the air. Sanders went 13-of-16 for 242 yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions. His Quarterback Score for the sport was an astonishingly excessive 290.8. OSU has a bye week subsequent week earlier than they then hit the highway for the primary time and open convention play towards No. 17 Baylor
#21 Texas (2-1, 0-0) vs. UTSA (1-2)
Texas wins 41-20
It was not as simple because the Longhorns could have hoped. UTSA began with indicators of the chippy staff they had been final season. The Roadrunners had been on the board first and had a 17-7 lead early within the 2nd quarter earlier than Texas scored ten unanswered factors to have the groups tied 17-17 on the half. Texas took management within the second half, however questions stay in regards to the quarterback state of affairs with Texas as Quinn Ewers continues to be out and Hudson Card struggled bodily for the second-straight recreation. Even with that, although, Bijan Robinson ran for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Texas opens Massive 12 play subsequent week on the highway at Texas Tech.
TCU (2-0, 0-0)
TCU had a bye in Week 3
Noteworthy High 25 Video games:
#9 Kentucky (3-0) vs. Youngstown St. (2-1)
Kentucky wins 31-0
#11 Michigan State (2-1) at Washington (3-0)
Washington wins 39-28
#12 BYU (2-0) at #25 Oregon (1-1)
Oregon wins 41-20
#13 Miami (FL) (2-0) at #24 Texas A&M (1-1)
Texas A&M wins 17-9
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