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    Miami, Indiana and Wisconsin are doing well

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    The Report Card is back this week after a well-deserved break, and some teams need a break too (hello, friends in Norman and Lincoln).

    But all is not lost for other teams who are happy not to give the ball to opponents or be able to complete a pass if their lives depend on it, as we get closer to unveiling the first College Football Playoff rankings.

    The same applies to last season’s assessment: high marks are only awarded to the spectacular results, and poor marks cannot be reversed.

    Here’s Week 8’s analysis of how fans, teams, players and coaches did:

    Wisconsin strength coach Brady Collins… courageous soul

    There’s something special about keeping your word, especially when it involves braving cold temperatures for no other reason than to inspire a football team.

    Collins did just that when he said he would jump into Lake Michigan if the Badgers beat Northwestern.

    After Wisconsin routed the Wildcats 23-3, Collins went ahead and plunged into the icy lake as the team cheered him on. After splashing around for a few seconds while all excited, Collins had the good sense to get out of the lake.

    Coaches making similar promises to jump into the lake will have to wait until next year, as it was Northwestern’s last appearance in the makeshift stadium this year. The new Ryan Field is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2026 season.

    Splash, splash: A+

    The worst and the best of the rest

    This week’s tribute to DeSean Jackson.

    Drop it like it’s hot: F

    Main games in West Lafayette

    Rumbling, rumbling: A-

    High obstacles

    Olympic Games ready: A

    If you keep it real, things will go wrong

    Flexible while the team gets a tail kick: expulsion

    Get off me, son.

    Truck stuck: A+++

    Answer: No idea

    Candidate for the circus: Graduation

    Stretch Armstrong

    Paydirt denied: A

    They said it

    “Your whole network was doubting us, and the refs were trying to rob us with calls here,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said of ESPN and the media when a crucial pass interference call against Texas was overturned after a time delay for fans throwing. waste on the field.

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    “Let me just say this to you guys so everyone can hear me very clearly,” Maryland coach Mike Locksley told the Washington Post about the recent rash of gun-wielding celebrations around college football. “I had a son who was murdered with a gun. Standing up and pointing and pretending to shoot a gun or have a gun is not something that is funny to me or my family.

    “And if you want to play a big role in that way, this program is probably not the program you should be in.”

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    “I don’t want to add anything personal to this with Louisville, a great city. I love the people, but Miami is going to smoke them,” said top golfer Scottie Scheffler, and guest picker of Saturday’s College GameDay. Scheffler was arrested by Louisville police after a traffic violation in May before the second round of the PGA Championship.

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    “Our kicking game is atrocious, so if you can kick and you’re at Arizona State, shoot me an email, right? We have kick tryouts on Monday, so bring it on. Kick tryouts Monday, let’s go,” the Sun Devils head said. coach Kenny Dillingham. “Yes, I’m dead serious. We’re going to put it on our socials, we have a great tryout on Monday. We have to find someone who can make a field goal.”

    Arizona State kickers have made seven of 13 field goals in 2024, including missing two (from 48 and 41 yards) on Saturday in a 24-14 loss to Cincinnati. Dillingham later apologized for his comments.

    Statistics for you

    0: Points allowed by Indiana in the first quarter.

    7: Opening drive touchdowns for Army in seven games this season

    9: #1 vs. #2 regular season matchups of all time in FCS history. No. 2 leads No. 1, 6 to 3, after second-ranked North Dakota State defeated South Dakota State 13-9 on Saturday.

    22: Duke had lost consecutive games to Florida State before Friday night’s 23-16 win over the Seminoles.

    620: Passing yards for Western Carolina (FCS) quarterback Cole Gonzales. Gonzales completed 35 of 55 passes and threw five touchdowns in a 52-20 win against Furman.

    The Dog of the Week

    Nebraska and Indiana

    Now to the game:

    The pups had the rare opportunity to participate in seeing two Power Four teams with winning records, with the winner getting the chance to make a dent in the national championship picture. Like most games that end up in this space, one team decided it wasn’t worth competing, and the other team had better things to do for the rest of the day, so they decided to make quick work of their opponents .

    Nebraska will need some serious wound licking after a 56-7 drubbing as the Hoosiers were treated to their first sellout at Memorial Stadium in three years. Five turnovers by any team will certainly lead to a number other than zero in the loss column, and it led to Indiana’s most lopsided conference win in history and an enjoyable afternoon for the pooches with plenty of treats and belly rubs.

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