2020 - Week 7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
INSIDER | 2020 | WEEK 7
Quote of the week “All in all, we’ve had some crazy games over here. This was another one.” - Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban after defeating Ole Miss 63-48
TEAM TO WATCH:
North Carolina
The Tar Heels earned a spot in the AP Top 5 for the first time since 1997 after defeating then No. 19 Virginia Tech on Saturday. Career performances by running backs Michael Carter and Javonte Williams led North Carolina past the Hokies, 56-45. Carter ran for a career-high 214 yards and two touchdowns while Williams added a careerbest 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The Tar Heels’ 399 rushing yards was the highest since 1993.
TEAM OF THE WEEK:
Quarterback Sam Howell joined in with three
MISSOURI
touchdown passes to make it UNC’s highest scoring
In the final minute, Missouri stopped No. 17 LSU four
output ever.
times at the 1-yard line to secure a 45-41 victory.
The Tar Heels are on a five-game winning streak, dating back to last year, and look to make some noise in the ACC leading into a Thanksgiving Weekend matchup
The win gave national recognition for Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz’s offense and forced LSU out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2017.
against Notre Dame. Next up, they face Florida State
Freshman quarterback Connor Bazelak threw for
on the road on Saturday, October 17 at 4:30 pm.
406 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Tigers. His shining moment came midway through the fourth quarter when Mizzou blocked an LSU field goal and marched down the field in four plays to take the lead on a 69-yard pass to Chance Luper and a follow-up 5-yard touchdown pass to Nico Hea. LSU responded by driving down to the 1-yard line with 44 seconds left. Running back Tyrion Davis-Price was halted twice up the middle and Mizzou knocked away the next two pass attempts to pull off the upset. Mizzou will get ready for No. 10 Florida on October 24 in Gainesville.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL INSIDER | 2020 | WEEK 7
games of the week #14 BYU AT HOUSTON 10.16 | 6:30 PM | ESPN
#1 CLEMSON AT GEORGIA TECH 10.17 | 9 AM | ABC
#15 AUBURN AT SOUTH CAROLINA 10.17 | 9 AM | ESPN
LOUISVILLE AT #4 NOTRE DAME 10.17 | 11:30 AM | NBC
#3 GEORGIA AT #2 ALABAMA 10.17 | 5 PM | CBS For a full schedule of Week Seven games, click here. (All times in AZ)
AP Week 7 Rankings 1. CLEMSON
6. OHIO STATE
2. ALABAMA
7. OKLAHOMA STATE
3. GEORGIA
8. CINCINNATI
4. NOTRE DAME
9. PENN STATE
5. NORTH CAROLINA
10. FLORIDA
For the full AP Top 25 Rankings, click here.
WHERE IS COLLEGE GAMEDAY:
Tuscaloosa
In what could be the matchup of the year, College Gameday will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to see No. 2 Alabama host No. 3 Georgia. Both SEC powers look unstoppable with Georgia coming off two ranked wins against Auburn and Tennessee and Alabama coming off a 63-point performance against Ole Miss. Gameday has a different look this Fall, but fans are still able to participate online and send in their best Gameday Signs on Twitter by heading to collegegameday.com for a chance to rep their team. College Gameday airs Saturday, October 17, at 6 am AZ Time.
2020-21 Bowl PREDICTIONS: PLAYSTATION ® FIESTA BOWL
CACTUS BOWL
ESPN Bonagura – Penn State vs. Oregon
ESPN Bonagura – Texas vs. Purdue
ESPN Schlabach – Michigan vs. Oregon
ESPN Schlabach – Texas vs. Purdue
The Athletic Mandel – Notre Dame vs. USC
CBS – TCU vs. Iowa
CBS – Boise State vs. USC
USA Today – Texas vs. Northwestern
USA Today – BYU vs. Oregon 247 Sports – Cincinnati vs. USC
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GOLDEN HISTORY:
1991 – THE FIESTA BOWL TURNS 20 Louisville entered the 1991 Fiesta Bowl as a huge underdog and with a dream to fulfill. The Cardinals did just that and a little bit more, as they jumped out to a 25-0 lead after the first quarter and held on to trounce SEC powerhouse Alabama, 34-7, before a crowd of 69,098.
ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT:
Louisville senior quarterback Browning Nagle,
Travis Etienne
the Offensive Player of the Game, was virtually
Clemson’s senior running back entered the college football record books on Saturday after his 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Etienne now has scored in 39 games, breaking the FBS record for most career games scoring a touchdown, previously held by Florida’s Tim Tebow. He also became the first nonkicker in ACC history to score 400 points. In addition to his records, Etienne helped power the Tigers to a 42-17 victory over Miami with 149 rushing yards, two touchdowns and eight receptions for 73 yards. During the 2019 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation ® Fiesta Bowl, Etienne made his mark in the receiving game, leading the Tigers with 98 yards and two touchdowns on three catches. He added another touchdown on the ground with 36 rushing yards as Clemson defeated Ohio State, 29-23.
unstoppable, completing 20 of 33 passes for three touchdowns and a Fiesta Bowl record 451 passing yards. He threw two scoring passes to Anthony Cummings and tied the (then) Fiesta record for longest completion with a 70-yard scoring toss to Latrell Ware. Louisville had 458 passing yards, which was the most ever allowed by an Alabama team at that time.
According to ESPN, Etienne is second on its 2020 Heisman Watch, trailing only teammate Trevor Lawrence.
Red River Showdown In our latest episode, we talked with Oklahoma Athletics Director, Joe Castiglione and Texas Athletics Director Chris Del Conte before their teams met in the Red River Rivalry. The two executives shared stories, talked about the atmosphere of the game and their friendship. We hope you haven’t missed the distinguished roster of guests on the Fiesta Bowl Football Focus Podcast. We visited with College Football Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown, who guided Texas to the 2009 Fiesta Bowl title, along with key players from the classic 2003 Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Miami.
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MORE THAN JUST A GAME®
ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO APPLY:
DESERT FINANCIAL FIESTA BOWL CHARITIES WISHES FOR TEACHERS For the fifth consecutive year, the Fiesta
Bowl Organization will honor, celebrate and support Arizona teachers with the opening of applications for the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program. After several years as a participating sponsor, Desert Financial Credit Union has elevated its
TEACHER FEATURE:
CHRISTY HERNDON Herndon originally started her career casually as a substitute teacher at Maricopa Elementary School to be closer to her daughter who was attending preschool there. She simply went into her profession by accident, but something clicked and she passionately pursued it from there. “Teaching has been a very amazing journey...to be able to make a difference has been an amazing experience.” Herndon said.
involvement to become title partner, tying into
Like many teachers in Arizona, Herndon inherited
its mission of supporting schools, teachers and
old equipment and technology. When she saw
students to build strong communities.
the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes
All Arizona K-12 public and charter school teachers are eligible, with the application period open through October 16. Fill out the online application at www.wishesforteachers.
for Teachers grant application in her email, she jumped at the opportunity to get adequate and updated resources for her students to accelerate their academic process.
org, detailing the teacher’s school or classroom need. After meeting the criteria, wishes are selected at random for 200 teachers to each receive a $2,500 grant.
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