Week 9 of the 2013 College Football season is in the books, and although it was not quite as dramatic as Week 8, it had some excitement of its own. We will start in the ACC, where #7 Miami took on unranked Wake Forest. The Demon Decons frustrated the Canes all day, and were ahead 21-17 late in the 4th quarter. But the Hurricanes prevailed when running back Duke Johnson, who had 168 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on the day, scored on a 1 yard run with 53 seconds left, and the Canes kept their perfect season and National Title hopes alive.
We now move onto the Big Ten, where #24 Nebraska visited unranked Minnesota. The Gophers pulled off the upset, 34-23, led by running back David Cobb's 138 yards rushing. The Huskers fell despite 165 yards on the ground from running back Ameer Abdulla, and it was another crushing loss for Big Red.
We now move on to the Big 12, where #10 Texas Tech visited #15 Oklahoma. The Sooners handed the Red Raiders their first loss by a score of 38-30, led by WR Jalen Saunders, who had 6 REC for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns, and running back Damien Williams, who had 97 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns. The Raiders fell despite 385 yards passing and 2 touchdowns from QB Davis Webb.
We now move on to the Pac 12, where #3 Oregon took on #12 UCLA. The Bruins hung tough through the 1st half, as the game was tied at 14 going into the 3rd Quarter. But the Ducks pulled away, led by running back Byron Marshall, who had 133 yards rushing and 3 Touchdowns on the day, as the Ducks prevailed, 42-14. It was another impressive win for the cool uniforms as the are making a case for #1 in the country.
We now move on to the ACC, and the upset of the week. Unranked Duke came into Lane Stadium and stunned #14 Virginia Tech, 13-10. Surprisingly, the MVP for the Blue Devils on Saturday was kicker Ross Martin, who nailed 2 50+ yard kicks, one from 51 and one from 53, both in the second quarter, as Duke got their biggest win in recent memory. Duke's defense help them out as well, picking off VA Tech quarterback Logan Thomas 4 times. On paper, the Hokies dominated the game, led by Thomas who had 101 yards rushing and the Hokies only touchdown, outgaining Duke 387 to 198 in total yardage, but the Dukies scored more points, and that it all that matters. The Dukies are proving that their athletic program is more than just Coach K, as they are 6-2 on the year. It was a crushing loss for head coach Frank Beamer and the Hokies, who fall to 6-2.
We now move onto the game of the day, which took place in the SEC, where #5 Missouri took on #21 South Carolina. The Tigers led 17-0 going into the 4th quarter, aided by QB Maty Mauk, who was making his 2nd start since regular QB James Franklin was lost for the season with a separated shoulder, throwing a 96 yard touchdown pass to WR L'Damian Washington in the 2nd quarter. It look like Mizzou had the game one, but the Gamecocks battled back, led by WR Bruce Ellington, who had 10 REC for 136 Yards and 2 Touchdowns on the night, to tie the game at 17 and force Overtime. In OT, Missouri would strike first on a 1 yard touchdown run by running back Marcus Murphy, but USC would tie it on a pass to Ellington from QB Connor Shaw to tie the game and force a 2nd overtime. In the 2nd OT, the Gamecocks would take the lead on a 40 yard field goal by Elliot Fry. Mizzou would have a chance to tie the game and send in to a 3rd OT with Andrew Baggett attempting a chip shot 24 yard field goal. It seemed like a chip shot, but Baggett's kick hit off of the left crossbar and USC pulled of the stunning upset, 27-24. The miss was not all Baggett's fault, as the laces on the ball were in instead of out, which made the kick more difficult. But, nonetheless, Mizzou lost and their dreams for a National Title are crushed.
The last game that I will go into detail about also took place in the Pac 12, as #6 Stanford visited #25 Oregon State. The Cardinal prevailed, 20-12, led by their defense and running back Tyler Gaffney, who had 145 yard rushing and 3 touchdowns.
In other news, #1 Alabama rolled over Tennessee, 45-10, #2 Florida State rolled over NC State, 49-17, #4 Ohio State embarrassed Penn State, 63-14, #8 Baylor was impressive yet again, destroying Kansas, 59-14, #9 Clemson defeated Maryland, 40-27, #11 Auburn pounded Florida Atlantic, 45-10, #13 LSU pounded Furman, 48-16, Johnny Football and #16 Texas A&M pounded Vanderbilt, 56-24#17 Fresno State escaped San Diego State, 35-28 in Overtime, #18 Northern Illinois pounded Eastern Michigan, 59-10, #19 Oklahoma State destroyed Iowa State, 58-27, #20 Louisville destroyed South Florida, 34-3, and #23 UCF pounded UCONN, 62-17.
That is it for Week 9. Thanks for reading.
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