Week 8 Recap

1) Alabama-44, Tennessee- 13
The Crimson Tide were all together too much in every area for the Vols.  The offense was steady and methodical racking up 539 yards and controlling the clock for over 36 minutes.
Nick- Tide wins, 38-17
Jeremy-Alabama- 35-17

2) Florida- 44, (7) South Carolina- 11
The Florida running game and defense were too much for the Gamecocks who were playing with playing with an injured Marcus Lattimore. 
Nick- Florida wins a close one, 24-21
Jeremy- Florida- 20-16

4) Kansas State- 55, (13)West Virginia- 14
Yikes!  Probably won't hear the end of this one for awhile.  'Optimus' accounted for 364 total yards and seven touchdowns.  The K-State defense was stout, holding the high-powered Mountaineers to a paltry 243 yards and picked off Geno Smith twice- picks one and two of the season for Smith. 
Nick- K-State wins, 35-31.
Jeremy- West Virginia- 41-37

5) Notre Dame- 17, BYU- 14
A tough game for the Irish without starting quarterback Everett Golson as the offense struggled against a solid BYU defense.  In the end it was too much Irish ground game with Riddick and Wood both eclipsing the 100-yard mark and that defense... oh, that defense.
Nick- Irish roll in this match-up, 28-10.
Jeremy- Irish- 31-13

6) LSU- 24, (18) Texas A&M- 12
After a slow start and spotting the Aggies 12 points, LSU rolled off 24 unanswered on their way to their second win in a row over a ranked team.  LSU's defense forced five turnovers including three picks of A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and limiting them to 2 of 16 on third down.
Nick- Aggies win a close one, 24-21.
Jeremy- LSU- 24-21

8) Oregon State- 21, Utah- 7
Sometimes in college football you've just got to gut out a tough win and that's exactly what the Beavers did.  The offense struggled but a solid defensive performance, forcing four Utes turnovers, got the Beavers in and out of Utah with a win.  OSU is 6-0 for the first time since 1907.
Nick- OSU- 34-14
Jeremy- OSU- 34-17

9) Oklahoma- 52, Kansas- 7
This one was a bit of a gimme.  The Sooners continue rolling as they drill the Jayhawks 52-7.  Oklahoma as effective and efficient jumping out to a 38-0 halftime lead and scored two more early third quarter touchdowns and this game was pretty much in the books. 
Nick- Sooners roll, 48-10.
Jeremy- Oklahoma- 42-14

10) USC- 50, Colorado- 6
Well, what'd you expect?  The week in, week out grind of college football can be rough, so it's nice to have teams like Colorado on your schedule from time to time. 
Nick- USC rolls, 52-17.
Jeremy- USC- 48-24

11) Georgia- 29, Kentucky- 24
The Bulldogs struggled with a feisty Kentucky team who ran the ball well against the Georgia, who was without star defensive player Jarvis Jones.
Nick- UGA- 35-24
Jeremy- UGA- 45-14

12) Mississippi State- 45, Middle Tennessee- 3
Dan Mullen's Bulldogs improve to 7-0 as they drill Middle Tennessee.  After a close first half, Miss. St. piled on 35 second half points in the route of the Blue Raiders.  Next up for the Bulldogs... Roll Tide!
Nick- Bulldogs roll in this one, 42-17.
Jeremy- MSU- 28-17

14) Florida State- 33, Miami- 20
Florida State was able to overcome early turnovers to run away with this game against the rival 'Canes.  Despite this, the Seminoles were mostly in control of this game from the second quarter on, thanks to a very stout defensive performance and a solid running game and finally pulled through in the fourth quarter. 
Nick- FSU, 38-17.
Jeremy- FSU- 34-20

15) Rutgers- 35, Temple- 10
Rutgers keeps rolling after a slow start against Temple.  The Scarlet Knights spotted Temple a 10-0 first half lead before roaring back with a 35-0 second half to improve to 7-0.
Nick- Rutgers  21-17.
Jeremy- Rutger- 17-14

16) Louisville- 27, South Florida- 25
Louisville overcame a late comeback by BJ Daniel and the USF Bulls.  A touchdown with 3:26 to play gave the Bulls a 25-20 lead, but Louisville's Teddy Bridgwater led the Cardinals on an 8 play 75 yard scoring drive for the go ahead touchdown. 
Nick- Louisville wins a close one, 31-28.
Jeremy- Louisville- 38-31

17) Texas Tech- 56, (23) TCU- 53
The Great Texas Shootout!  TCU rallied from a 36-26 deficit with four minutes left in the fourth quarter to take the game into over time.  Three OT's later it was Texas Tech getting the win on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Seth Doege to Alex Torres.
Nick- Tech 28-24.
Jeremy- TCU- 24-20

19) Clemson- 38, Virginia Tech- 17
Nice call brosef!  Clemson pretty much did what was expected today against a VaTech team that continues their season of misery.  Surprisingly, VaTech led the game in yards from scrimmage at 406 to 295 holding the Tigers to their lowest yards gained of the season, but it was the turnover battle that was the difference in this one. 
Nick- Clemson wins 38-17.
Jeremy-Clemson- 44-24

20) Stanford- 21, California- 3
Solid overall performance by Stanford, who never trailed against the rival Golden Bears.  Stanford had balanced offensive attack (200+ yards passing and rushing) and a defense that allowed just three rushing yards and forced three Cal turnovers. 
Nick- Stanford wins easy, 24-10.
Jeremy- Stanford- 27-17

21) Cincinnati- 23, Toledo- 29
The Toledo Rockets proved to be too much for Munchie Legaux and the Cincinnati Bearcats.  A 75-yard pick-six and a 91-yard fourth quarter kickoff return for a touchdown were the difference.
Nick- The Bearcats win a close one here, 38-35.
Jeremy- Cinn.- 39-14

22) Boise State- 32, UNLV- 7
The Boise defense was suffocating in the 32-7 route of UNLV.  The Lobos only score came in the fourth quarter on a fumble return for a touchdown.  The Broncos improve to 6-1 and their only real test to come looks to be their season finale at Nevada.
Nick- Boise rolls late, 42-21.
Jeremy- Boise- 37-13

24) Iowa State- 10, Oklahoma State- 31
Oklahoma State proved to be too much at home for the #24 Iowa State Cyclones.  OSU out-matched ISU in every aspect, out gaining the Cyclones 625-341, including a season-high 415 yards passing for J.W. Walsh who threw for a score and ran for another for. 
Nick- Cyclones in a close one 31-24.
Jeremy- OK St.- 35-17

25) Texas- 56, Baylor- 50
Credit Texas for bouncing back from two tough losses.  While their defensive woe's continue, the Longhorns were able to find just enough to outlast Baylor in this shootout.  While this win gets the 'Horns back in the win column, they'll need to improve their 105th ranked defense to survive a tough November schedule. 
Nick- Texas wins going away, 45-28
Jeremy- Baylor- 43-41

Final tally:
Nick- 17-3
Jeremy- 16-4

Nice work brosef!