NCAA College Football isn't stopping soon

NCAA College Football isn’t stopping soon

By ETHAN CUNDIFF Staff Writer

Fall is finally here, and the weather is starting to get colder. College football is underway and conference schedules are starting up. This has been a crazy year so far for top 25 teams. Upset alerts have been a focus through the first four weeks, and some teams have had some scares already.

Before the start of the season, things were getting hectic for one Big Ten team. Ohio State had an assault scandal with, now former, assistant coach, Zach Smith. He was fired by the university, and head coach Urban Meyer was placed on paid leave and suspended for the first three games. That was just the start of the craziness this season has brought us.

Opening week, we saw tenth ranked Penn State barely get a win 38–31 in overtime against unranked Appalachian State. This should not have surprised anyone. App. State upset a top ranked Michigan team. That same week Michigan battled Notre Dame in a tough game, that the Irish won 24–17.

Week two brought us two big upsets that have created some college football drama. Arizona State beat Michigan State 16–13 with a game winning field goal. We also, saw the University of Kentucky beat Florida 27–16. This was the first win against Florida in 31 years.

This season has been a crazy year so far with upset scares, and I love it. Weeks three and four brought us more upsets, fifth ranked Wisconsin lost to BYU 24–21. We also have seen Kentucky beat back to back ranked teams as they went on to beat Mississippi State 28–7.

Tell me this who would have thought Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke, and Cincinnati would all be undefeated? I for sure would not have. Basketball schools can be football schools, and we are seeing it this year! This is the first time that both Duke and Kentucky have been ranked in football. If that is not crazy, then I don’t know what is.

With all this madness, it is making me excited for what the rest of the season has in store. We get to see two top ten match–ups this week, and there will be a dog fight.

First, you have seventh ranked Stanford traveling to South Bend as they face eighth ranked Notre Dame. Stanford is coming off a week where they had to make a 17-point comeback to beat Oregon. While Notre Dame has found their way by beating Wake Forest and scoring over 24 points for the first time all season, this game will play a vital role for them if they want to get into the college football playoffs. This game will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Another top ten match– up is happening at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night and is a Big Ten showdown. Ninth ranked Penn State will host fourth ranked Ohio State for their annual White Out game. During this game, fans are encouraged to pack the stadium with white. This game is happening earlier in the year than it has in the past and could help either team with their playoff hopes. In the past two years, this game has decided who went on to make it to the Big Ten championship.

With everything that has already happened in the college football season so far, it is so hard to predict anything. One thing I can say is to always be ready for the unexpected. With two big match- ups this weekend it will be a fun and exciting rest of the season, football fans. Who will make the playoffs?