Game Ball: West Virginia Kicker Tyler Bitancurt
The Backyard Brawl came down to special teams play as the West Virginia Mountaineers upset the Pittsburgh Panthers 19-16 in Morgantown. West Virginia redshirt freshman kicker Tyler Bitancurt had the kind of game most kickers only dream about. He kept the Mountaineers in a tight game with three kicks that were good from 20, 43 [...]
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Game Ball: FSU Punt Returner Greg Reid
Special teams play made the difference as the Florida State Seminoles came from behind to beat the Maryland Terrapins 29-26. With less than two minutes to play, the Terps were forced to punt. Instead of going for the block, head coach Bobby Bowden wanted to setup a return to give freshman returner Greg Reid a [...]
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Game Ball: Ohio State Kicker Devin Barclay
Overtime and a pressure kick were needed for the Ohio State Buckeyes to get by the Iowa Hawkeyes 27-24 in Columbus. After Iowa failed to score on their first overtime possession, the Buckeyes took over with ball safety in mind. Head coach Jim Tressel called three short gain interior running plays and placed the game [...]
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Game Ball: Houston Kicker Matt Hogan
Hogan was the hero as the Houston Cougars came from behind to beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 46-45. With just three seconds remaining, redshirt freshman kicker Matt Hogan hit from 51 yards for the win. In all, Hogan had four field goals on the day to keep the Cougars in the game. The game winner [...]
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Game Ball: California K Giorgio Tavecchio
Special teams helped the California Golden Bears come from behind to edge the Arizona State Sun Devils 23-21 in Tempe. With just 21 seconds left, sophomore Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24 yard field goal to give the Golden Bears the victory. He had previously missed a go-ahead kick with just under six minutes to play. [...]
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Game Ball: Alabama DT Terrence ‘Mount’ Cody
Great special teams play was the difference as the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide held on against the Tennessee Volunteers in Tuscaloosa 12-10. Senior defensive lineman Terrence Cody blocked two Volunteer field goal attempts in the fourth quarter. The last block thwarted a game winning attempt by Tennessee from 44 yards as time ran out. “I [...]
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Game Ball: TCU KR Jeremy Kerley
Special teams play provided the spark as the TCU Horned Frogs beat the Colorado State Rams in Fort Worth, 44-6. With less than a minute to play in the first half, Jeremy Kerley took a Ram punt back 69 yards to put the Frogs on top 17-6. From there it was all Frogs scoring four [...]
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Game Ball: Oregon KR Kenjon Barner
Special teams play provided the spark as the Oregon Ducks beat the UCLA Bruins in Pasadena 24-10. With the Ducks down by 3, Kenjon Barner took the opening second half kickoff back 100 yards. His return opened the floodgates as the Ducks scored 21 unanswered points in under four minutes. For his outstanding special teams [...]
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Game Ball: Kansas State DB Emmanuel Lamur
The Kansas State Wildcats displayed great special teams play to hold off the Iowa State Cyclones, 24-23. After a late score with just 32 seconds remaining, the Cyclones needed the extra point conversion to send the game into overtime. Sophomore defensive back Emmanuel Lamur had other plans and blocked the extra point, securing the victory [...]
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Game Ball: Georgia’s A.J. Green
No. 14 Georgia needed a special play and got it from wide receiver A.J. Green as they edged Arizona State 20-17. Green had a big hand in the game as he caught 8 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown. But maybe his best play came when he was put in on the field goal [...]
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