The Fighting Irish suffered a devastating home loss to Northern Illinois, plus the other big winners and losers from this weekend in college football.
By Patrick Stevens, The Washington PostNorthern Illinois quarterback Ethan Hampton celebrates with fans after defeating Notre Dame in an NCAA college football game Saturday Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend, Ind.
Saturday was hardly its first high-profile victory, of course. The Huskies also beat Alabama and Iowa State behind star tailback Michael Turner in 2003, the year after current coach Thomas Hammock graduated from the DeKalb, Ill., school. And they made a near-annual habit of picking off a Big Ten team from 2009 to 2014, largely with Chandler Harnish and Jordan Lynch at quarterback.
This was a bit of an echo to two years ago, when Marshall moseyed into Notre Dame Stadium and claimed a 26-21 victory in the second game of the season. The Irish had just lost at Ohio State the week before, and it also had an offense that wasn’t quite right .This Notre Dame offense, with Duke transfer Riley Leonard at quarterback, has yet to produce a passing play of more than 20 yards. It doesn’t have a passing touchdown . Three of its four touchdowns have come on runs of at least 21 yards.
Those issues are either reduced or eliminated in a second game. And Notre Dame simply was a predictable, largely unexplosive bunch Saturday. Actor Matthew McConaughey celebrates a Texas touchdown against Michigan in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
Still, this was an improvement for the Gamecocks, and it was especially welcome with LSU paying a visit to Columbia next week.Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord throws the ball against Georgia Tech during the first half of an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse won 31-28.
The Bearcats already had a victory over Towson to their credit, and they face Miami , Houston and Texas Tech over the next three weeks. A 5-0 start wasn’t out of the question . It’s not the only way Iowa State’s schedule is favorable. It doesn’t face Arizona or Oklahoma State, and games against Utah and Kansas State are backloaded into the last two weeks of the regular season. The Cyclones have a long way to go, but they could be a surprise that bubbles up into the top 10 or top 15 by the time November rolls around.The Tigers barely escaped a visit to California last year with a victory. They weren’t so fortunate when the Golden Bears visited the Plains on Saturday.
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