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Around the NCAA - Week Four

Weekly Scoreboard
- Purdue falters again in loss to Cornhuskers -
- Horned Frogs hold on for narrow win in Manhattan -
- Oregon bounces back with thrashing of PNW rival Washington -
- Badgers steal the Illini momentum and spot in rankings with W -

Week Four - 2033

Results

26 Texas A&M @ #18 Missouri 44

17 Vanderbilt @ #3 South Carolina 35

14 Ball State @ #11 Middle Tennessee State 19

21 #1 TCU @ #12 Kansas State 20

28 #13 West Virginia @ #24 BYU 14

47 #4 Oregon @ Washington 14

27 Kennesaw State @ #20 Colorado 32

28 #23 Wisconsin @ Illinois 10

14 Old Dominion @ #16 Liberty 40

38 #7 Syracuse @ Louisville 10

13 Rutgers @ #17 Michigan 28

16 #15 Purdue @ #21 Nebraska 24

16 FAU @ #25 Virginia 21

Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 25, 2033
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	TCU (35)	4	0
2	1	USC (24)	4	0
3	3	South Carolina (1)	3	0
4	5	Oregon	3	1
5	6	Ole Miss	2	1
6	7	Florida	2	1
7	9	Syracuse	3	1
8	10	Alabama	2	1
9	11	Georgia	2	1
10	12	Miami	2	1
11	13	Middle Tennessee State	3	0
12	8	Kansas State	3	1
13	18	West Virginia	2	1
14	17	UAB	3	1
15	4	Purdue	2	2
16	19	Liberty	4	0
17	20	Michigan	2	2
18	21	Missouri	3	1
19	22	Florida State	2	1
20	23	Colorado	2	1
21	NR	Nebraska	3	0
22	25	Minnesota	2	2
23	NR	Wisconsin	4	0
24	14	BYU	2	2
25	NR	Virginia	3	1

Others Receiving Votes:
Washington 241, Auburn 219, Illinois 183, LSU 182, Memphis 113, Arizona State 81
#15 Washington, #16 Illinois, #24 Penn State

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 25, 2033
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mafu Lambo	QB	USC		15/22, 267 Yds, 2 TD, INT; 8 Att, 66 Yds, 3 TD
Pat Hopper	WR	SMU		4 Rec, 219 Yds, 3 TD; 2 Att, 6 Yds, TD
Glenn Tobias	QB	Virginia Tech		28/35, 361 Yds, 4 TD, INT; 12 Att, 42 Yds, TD
Sergio Gray	DE	USC		3 Tkl, 2 Sacks
KJ Queen	WR	Penn State		7 Rec, 156 Yds, 2 TD

National Player of the Week
Offensive
Tobias Cooke, WR, UAB - 2 Rec, 21 Yds; 7 Att, 237 Yds, 4 TD
Defensive
Fredrick Richardson, DE, Northwestern - 8 Tkl, 5 Sacks

Big Ten Player of the Week
Offensive
Mafu Lambo, QB, USC - 15/22, 267 Yds, 2 TD, INT; 8 Att, 66 Yds, 3 TD
Defensive
Fredrick Richardson, DE, Northwestern - 8 Tkl, 5 Sacks

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2033 Week Five Preview

Matchup Preview *|* October 1, 2033
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#2 USC Trojans (4-0, 3-0 Away)		Maryland Terrapins (2-1, 1-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 405.2 Total Offensive Yards 364.6 226.7 Passing Yards 272.3 178.5 Rushing Yards 84.6 37.3 Points Per Game 34.3 Defensive Stats Comparison 234.7 Total Yards Allowed 277.6 224.7 Passing Yards Allowed 214.3 10.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 63.3 31 Sacks 5 6 Interceptions 6 12.0 Points Per Game 15.6 Injury Report HB David Nester (88) Broken Tailbone (10 Weeks) C Dion Labinjo (79) Quad Tear (2 Weeks) Game Notes College Park, MD. - Maryland started off the season on a sour note after a 27-17 loss to the Kennesaw State Owls, but bounced back with wins against D2 Bowie State (45-7) and Georgia Southern (41-13). A home matchup against the #2 USC Trojans is a considerable step up in competition, a fact that Terps HC DeShawn Foster acknowledged. "USC is a different animal entirely," stated the former UCLA Bruins HC, "You've got to play 60 minutes of physical, mistake free football. And even then you might not be able to best them." The former Bruins HC has gone 28-36 over the last five seasons in College Park, but was never able to beat the Trojans while the HC at crosstown rival UCLA. Maryland QB Jason Ricci has played mistake free football to start the season for Maryland and will need to continue to keep the turnover sheet clean if the Terps have any chance at slaying the Trojans this weekend.

Maryland Terrapins Depth Chart - 2033
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	SR(RS) Jamarian Soto (80)	SR Wade Moon (77)	FR(RS) Paul Jeffrey (75)
TE	JR Mailau Kohou (90)	JR(RS) Kevin Ecker (74)	SR Eric Duff (69)
LT	SO(RS) Jamal Keener (82)	FR Charlie Whigham (76)
LG	SO(RS) Juan Duke (85)	SO(RS) Kevin Marshall (76)
C	JR(RS) Louis Cantwell (76)	FR(RS) Zach Zelenka (74)
RG	SR(RS) Cornell Rochell (82)	FR(RS) David MacGinnis (78)
RT	JR(RS) Matt Levine (82)	FR(RS) Jamie Mcdaniels (74)
WR	SR Nicholas Sandland (91)	SR(RS) Seth Ritter (79)	JR(RS) Kerry Kendricks (76)
QB	SR(RS) Jason Ricci (83)	JR(RS) Kevin Raines (78)
FB	SO Dakota Martino (66)
HB	FR(RS) Joel Sabri (80)	FR(RS) Donnie Minnich (78)	FR Ben Schaffer (66)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	SR(RS) Stan Cookus (83)	FR Tucker McAfee (76)
LDT	JR(RS) Brett Mutcherson (82)	SR George Matungulu (78)
RDT	SR(RS) Glen McDuffie (81)	FR(RS) Kameron Middlbrooks (72)
RDE	SO John McCray (83)	SO(RS) George Nkwenti (74)
WLB	JR(RS) Clifton Keasey (80)	FR Roger Coker (58)
MLB	JR JD Rattler (80)	SR Kyle Neuzil (76)
SLB	FR Abdulai Rossouw (59)	SO Afa Filimoeatu (56)
CB	SR Maurice Isaacs (83)	JR(RS) Larry Taliaferro (79)	FR(RS) Forrest Roe (70)
SS	JR Glen Henery (78)	SO Erick O'Leary (74)
FS	JR(RS) Ja'Quan Cantwell (83)	FR(RS) Kerry Scukanec (82)
CB	SR Matt Nitschke (80)	SO(RS) Derek McSwain (80)	FR(RS) Forrest Roe (70)

Maryland Terrapins Stats - 2033
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Jason Ricci	72/116 (62%)	817	7.0	272.3	60	8	0	143.9
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Joel Sabri	27	173	6l4	49	3	0	57.7	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Nicholas Sandland	19	240	12.6	5	60	1	80.0	111
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
MLB Kyle Neuzil	11	4	15	0	0	0	0	0
DT Brett Mutcherson	9	1	10	1	2	0	0	0
DE John McCray	6	2	8	2	1	0	0	0
FS Kerry Scukanec	10	4	14	0	0	2	2	0

Notable Week Five Matchups
#5 Ole Miss @ Oklahoma
Penn State @ #23 Wisconsin
Tennessee @ #6 Florida
Ohio State @ #22 Minnesota
#4 Oregon @ #21 Nebraska
Texas @ #9 Georgia

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Southern Cal Overcomes Sloppy Start With 2nd Half Surge

USC Trojans at Maryland Terrapins
Oct 1, 2033 1 2 3 4 F #2 USC (4-0) 10 10 16 24 60 MD (2-1) 7 0 0 0 7 Top Performers PASS: MU Jason Ricci - 14/27, 141 Yds, TD, INT RUSH: USC PJ Shembo - 15 Att, 159 Yds, 2 TD REC: USC Braydon Mooney - 6 Rec, 41 Yds, TD	Team Stats Comparison USC MD First Downs 20 7 3rd Down Efficiency 2/8 3/15 4th Down Efficiency 0/2 0/0 Total Yards 644 129 Passing Yards 146 141 Rushing Yards 31 - 301 28 - (-122) Penalties-Penalty Yards 8 - 75 2 - 15 Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 25:05 18:55
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING USC MD 10:00 (MD) Nicholas Sandland, 29 Yd Pass From Jason Ricci 0 7 3:27 (USC) Terrance Vaughns, Returned Punt 79 Yds 7 7 0:23 (USC) Tyrone Firkser, 45 Yd FG 10 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING USC MD 0:34 (USC) Tyrone Firkser, 30 Yd FG 13 7 0:14 (USC) PJ Shembo, 1 Yd Run 20 7 THIRD QUARTER SCORING USC MD 5:01 (USC) PJ Shembo, 53 Yd Run 27 7 3:52 (USC) Manny Velasco, 55 Yd Run 34 7 2:35 (USC) Safety 36 7 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING USC MD 9:47 (USC) Tyrone Firkser, 33 Yd FG 39 7 7:43 (USC) Terrance Vaughns, Returned Punt 49 Yds 46 7 1:55 (USC) Braydon Mooney, 35 Yd Pass From Mafu Lambo 53 7 0:22 (USC) Manny Velasco, 10 Yd Run 60 7
USC Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mafu Lambo 16/26 141 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD PJ Shembo 15 159 10.6 2 Manny Velasco 9 124 13.8 2 Mafu Lambo 7 18 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Braydon Mooney 6 41 6.8 1 Manny Velasco 3 35 11.7 0 PJ Shembo 3 7 2.3 0 Matt Cummings 2 33 16.5 0 Terrance Vaughns 1 24 24.0 0 Trevor Poljan 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Tito Rutter 10 3 Josh De La Puente 11 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD FS Timote Kalawai'a 8 0.5 (1TFL) 0 0 DE Nico Bueno 8 2.5 (5TFL) 0 0 MLB David Costanzo 7 0 (1TFL) 0 0 DE Sergio Gray 6 3.5 (5TFL) 0 0 DE Marvin Malveaux 5 4 (5TFL) 0 0 DE Drew Wilkins 3 1 (1TFL) 0 0 SS Keenan Stork 3 1 (2TFL) 1 0 LB Louis Brake 3 1 (3TFL) 0 0 DT Von Boothe 3 2 (2TFL) 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Tyrone Firkser 3/3 7/7 16 46 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Carl Cornwell 1 37 37.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Logan Buehler 1 8 8.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Terrance Vaughns 9 189 21.0 2 Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jason Ricci 14/27 141 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jason Ricci 17 -142 -8.4 0 Joel Sabri 10 15 1.5 0 Donnie Minnich 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Joel Sabri 4 32 8.0 0 Wade Moon 3 39 13.0 0 Mailau Kohou 3 28 9.3 0 Nicholas Sandland 2 34 17.0 1 Jamarian Stoto 1 5 5.0 0 Paul Jeffery 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Cornell Rochell 3 2 Juan Duke 1 5 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD FS Kerry Scukanec 12 0 1 0 FS Ja'Quan Cantwell 11 0 (1TFL) 0 0 CB Matt Nitschke 8 0 (1TFL) 1 0 DE John McCray 6 0 (2TFL) 0 0 DT Glen McDuffie 6 2 (3TFL) 0 0 DT Brett Muthcerson 5 0 (3TFL) 0 0 DE Stan Cookus 2 1 (1TFL) 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Jimmy Penny 0/0 1/1 1 NA PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 James Rey 10 314 31.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Wade Moon 8 103 12.9 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Nicholas Sandland 1 7 7.0 0

LEFT - Your weekly reminder not to run into the endzone to evade the Trojan pass rush as they record their 4th safety on the season.
CENTER - After an opening drive INT by the Terp D, Nicholas Sandland gave Maryland an early 7-0 lead after beating the press for a 29 yard TD.
RIGHT - PJ Shembo burst through the Terps defense with a 53 yard jaunt to give USC a 27-7 lead.

College Park, MD. - Terps HC DeShaun Foster stated prior to this contest that it would take an entire 60 minute effort to stall the USC Trojans this weekend in Maryland, a fact his team unfortunately proved after they squandered a physical start in an eventual 60-7 beat down at home.

Maryland intercepted a poor pass by Mafu Lambo on the Trojans opening drive and capitalized with a 29 yard TD from Jason Ricci to Nicholas Sandland to open up an early 7-0 lead on the #2 team in the nation. Maryland's defense continued to keep the pressure on Lambo, frustrating the sophomore QB with constant pressured as they recorded three sacks and nabbed another interception in the 2nd quarter.

Unfortunately for the Terps defense, their offense wasn't up to the challenge on the afternoon and surrendered six sacks in the 1st half as they were routinely bowled over by the physical Trojan pass rush.

Terrance Vaughns returned the Terps 1st punt 79 yards to tie the game at 7 and forced the Terrapins to settle for sky punts in an effort to keep Vaughns from flipping the field.

As a result, USC was gifted field goals of 30 and 45 yards after taking over offensively at midfield. Ricci's 1st INT of the season came with under one minute in the 2nd quarter as Maryland attempted to push the ball to cut into the Trojans then 13-7 lead. Instad, PJ Shembo plunged into the endzone with 14 seconds left and despite their best defensive effort, Maryland was in a 20-7 hole at the break.

PJ Shembo and Manny Velasco would finally get the Trojans offense on the right track as they each started, and ended, drives in the 3rd quarter with long touchdowns, of 53 and 55 yards respectively, as the Terrapins finally wore down after squandering a admirable 1st half effort.

In the end USC collected 40 2nd half points in an eventual 60-7 drubbing as their defense continued to harass Maryland QB Jason Ricci to the tune of 14 sacks. The Terrapins would end up with just 19 total yards of offense, despite 141 passing yards, thanks to the negative 122 rushing yards accumulated due to the sacks.

The Trojans will return home to host the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3) before embarking on anothe east coast trip to face longtime rival Notre Dame.

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Around the NCAA - Week Five

Weekly Scoreboard
- Rebels 21 4th Q points seals shootout win over Sooners -
- Cornhuskers GW FG clinches double OT win over Ducks -
- Hurricanes storm over Louisville with 59-0 victory -

Week Five - 2033

Results

49 #4 Ole Miss @ Oklahoma 48

14 Penn State @ #20 Wisconsin 44

31 Tennessee @ #5 Florida 45

42 #1 TCU @ Houston 24

35 #24 Washington @ Northwestern 17

27 #22 Virginia @ Georgia Tech 27

31 #12 West Virginia @ Arizona State 14

12 Pittsburgh @ #19 Florida State 17

0 Louisville @ #8 Miami 59

45 #13 UAB @ Tulane 24

19 UTEP @ #9 Midd Tenn 34

28 #11 Oregon @ #18 Nebraska 31

16 Kentucky @ #3 South Carolina 31

35 Texas @ #25 Georgia 17

Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 2, 2033
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	TCU (40)	5	0
2	2	USC (26)	5	0
3	3	South Carolina	4	0
4	5	Ole Miss	3	1
5	6	Florida	3	1
6	7	Syracuse	4	1
7	8	Alabama	3	1
8	10	Miami	3	1
9	11	Middle Tennessee State	4	0
10	12	Kansas State	4	1
11	4	Oregon	3	2
12	13	West Virginia	3	1
13	14	UAB	4	1
14	15	Purdue	2	2
15	16	Liberty	5	0
16	17	Michigan	2	2
17	18	Missouri	3	1
18	21	Nebraska	4	0
19	19	Florida State	3	1
20	23	Wisconsin	5	0
21	24	BYU	2	2
22	25	Virginia	4	1
23	NR	Auburn	4	0
24	NR	Washington	3	2
25	9	Georgia	2	2

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 2, 2033
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Pat Hopper	WR	SMU		9 Rec, 77 Yds
Alex Cummings	QB	TCU		18/26, 234 Yds, 4 TD
Sergio Gray	DE	USC		6 Tkl, 3 Sacks
Bryce Procter	WR	Alabama		6 Rec, 83 Yds, 3 TD
Glenn Tobias	QB	Virginia Tech		19/29, 249 Yds, TD, INT

National Player of the Week
Offensive
Steven Scroggins, QB, Arkansas - 22/28, 403 Yds, 6 TD; 13 Att, 82 Yds, 3 TD
Defensive
Marvin Malveaux, DE, USC - 5 Tkl, 4 Sacks

Big Ten Player of the Week
Offensive
Terrance Vaughns, WR, USC - 1 Rec, 24 Yds; 2 Return TDs
Defensive
Marvin Malveaux, DE, USC - 5 Tkl, 4 Sacks

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2033 Week Six Preview

Matchup Preview *|* October 8, 2033
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Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3, 1-1 Away)		#2 USC Trojans (5-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 348.4 Total Offensive Yards 413.0 243.3 Passing Yards 210.6 96.4 Rushing Yards 203.0 24.8 Points Per Game 41.8 Defensive Stats Comparison 371.2 Total Yards Allowed 191.6 256.0 Passing Yards Allowed 208.0 115.2 Rushing Yards Allowed -16.4 10 Sacks 46 1 Interceptions 7 24.0 Points Per Game 11.0 Injury Report T Ben Sorsdal (91) Broken Thumb (2 Weeks) C AJ Lutman (74) Torn Labrum (1 Week) Game Notes Los Angeles, CA. - The Minnesota Golden Gophers opened the season with big dreams after breaking into the pre-season rankings at #16, but its been downhill since then. Minnesota handled the teams they should have, but have struggled against the upper echelon of talent was Washington (35-14), Alabama (35-20), and Ohio State (30-27) brought the Gophers back to earth. Offensively SR QB Kevin Abreu and RB Charles Ruffin have kept the Gophers in most of their games, but 2nd half defensive lapses have killed Minnesota in all three of their losses. USC continues to be driven by their defensive physicality and a punishing rushing attack that has an added wrinkle this year thanks to the speed of QB Mafu Lambo. Lambo has struggled with consistency in the passing game (7TD / 5 INT), but has provided a spark from the back field as he leads the country with 8 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart - 2033
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	JR(RS) Bill Peppers (81)	SO Kerry Muse (73)	FR Owen Joy (68)
TE	JR Ronald Alexander (83)	SR(RS) Glenn Ekiyor (77)	SR(RS) Paris Ruston (71)
LT	SO(RS) Steve Duvall (88)	SO(RS) George Castro (84)
LG	JR(RS) Eric Eagles (85)	SO(RS) Robert Zavala (86)
C	FR(RS) Shawn Griggs (73)	SO(RS) Robert Zavala (86)
RG	SO(RS) Wade Charlton (87)	SR(RS) Xavier Dickens (83)
RT	SR(RS) Sergio Akbar (82)	JR(RS) Theo Conklin (81)
WR	SR Damien Chubb (86)	SR Derek Brown (75)	SO Tory Levine (71)
QB	SR Kevin Abreu (81)	SO(RS) John Barkow (77)
FB	SR Larry Tavai (77)
HB	SO(RS) Charles Ruffin (78)	FR Kevin Vigil (72)	SO DJ Stead (71)
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	JR Emanuel Farris (84)	FR(RS) Jojo Sheehy (68)
NT	JR(RS) Tyrrell Laborn (77)	JR(RS) Patrick Denson (75)
RDE	JR Mike Gideon (78)	SO Jeff Harris (64)
LOLB	SR(RS) Sidney Willies (83)	SO(RS) Cassius Spriggs (80)
LILB	SR(RS) Stephen Holyfield (88)	FR(RS) Jamie Huff (76)
RILB	SR(RS) Dillon Marcus (81)	SO Randy Melvin (58)
ROLB	SR(RS) Everett DeGeare (82)	SO(RS) Victor Ezeudu (80)
CB	JR(RS) Nate Vitale (85)	JR(RS) Lyle Ekanem (81)	SO(RS) Floyd Wire (77)
SS	SR(RS) John Nwosu (81)	SO(RS) Nick Berlin (77)
FS	FR(RS) Max Sapp (76)	SR(RS) Brian Kruger (74)
CB	SR Alex Amerson (83)	SR(RS) Philip Nwangqwu (77)	SO(RS) Floyd Wire (77)

Minnesota Golden Gophers Stats - 2033
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Kevin Abreu	94/165 (56%)	1,217	7.4	243.4	87	10	2	136.5
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Charles Ruffin	87	378	4.3	37	4	4	75.6	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Bill Peppers	21	390	18.6	4	87	1	78.0	225
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
CB Lyle Ekanem	23	2	25	0	0	4	0	0
LB Everett DeGeare	16	3	19	5.5	3	0	0	0
DE Mike Gideon	9	1	10	2	3	0	0	0
SS John Nwosu	13	5	18	0	2	1	1	0

Notable Week Six Matchups
#18 Nebraska @ #6 Syracuse
#17 Missouri @ #23 Auburn
#8 Miami @ #19 Florida State
#11 Oregon @ #18 Michigan
Notre Dame @ #9 Middle Tennessee State
#24 Washington @ #4 Ole Miss

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Southern Cal Continues To Roll Despite Turnovers


Braydon Mooney scored three 1st half touchdowns as he went over and around the Gophers defense.

Minnesota Golden Gophers at USC Trojans
Oct 8, 2033 1 2 3 4 F MINN (2-3) 0 0 3 3 6 #2 USC (5-0) 14 24 0 7 45 Top Performers PASS: USC Mafu Lambo - 11/18, 273 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT RUSH: USC PJ Shembo - 13 Att, 90 Yds REC: USC Braydon Mooney - 7 Rec, 165 Yds, 3 TD	Team Stats Comparison MINN USC First Downs 11 21 3rd Down Efficiency 4/12 4/6 4th Down Efficiency 0/0 0/0 Total Yards 347 537 Passing Yards 138 273 Rushing Yards 29 - 74 27 - 194 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2 - 15 5 - 35 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 24:16 19:44
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING MINN USC 6:44 (USC) Matt Cummings, 43 Yd Pass From Mafu Lambo 0 7 4:26 (USC) Braydon Mooney, 56 Yd Pass From Mafu Lambo 0 14 SECOND QUARTER SCORING MINN USC 7:43 (USC) Tyrone Firkser, 32 Yd FG 0 17 3:08 (USC) Cris Amatova, Returned Interception 58 Yds 0 24 1:33 (USC) Braydon Mooney, 54 Yd Pass From Mafu Lambo 0 31 0:06 (USC) Braydon Mooney, 19 Yd Pass From Mafu Lambo 0 38 THIRD QUARTER SCORING MINN USC 3:11 (MINN) Theo Cisco, 43 Yd FG 3 38 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING MINN USC 7:38 (USC) Manny Velasco, 11 Yd Run 3 45 3:07 (MINN) Theo Cisco, 42 Yd FG 6 45
Minnesota Golden Gophers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Barkow 1/2 21 0 0 Kevin Abreau 10/18 117 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Charles Ruffin 10 42 4.2 0 Kevin Abreu 7 -34 -4.9 0 John Barkow 6 39 6.5 0 Darien Bullocks 3 11 3.7 0 Derek Brown 1 11 11.0 0 Kevin Vigil 1 3 3.0 0 Bill Peppers 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Charles Ruffin 3 44 14.7 0 Damien Chubb 3 25 8.3 0 Ronald Alexander 2 1 0.5 0 Derek Brown 1 40 40.0 0 Glenn Ekiyor 1 21 21.0 0 Bill Peppers 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Sergio Ankbar 1 1 Robert Zavala 2 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD LB Cassius Spriggs 7 0 0 0 CB Nate Vitale 5 0 (1TFL) 0 0 DE Mike Gideon 4 0.5 (1TFL) 0 0 LB Everett DeGeare 3 0.5 (1TFL) 0 0 SS John Nwosu 3 0 1 0 DT Tyrell Laborn 2 0.5 0 0 CB Lyle Ekanem 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Theo Cisco 2/2 0/0 6 43 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Emmett Bess 5 187 37.4 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ben Acho 7 124 17.7 0 DJ Stead 1 11 11.0 0 USC Trojans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mafu Lambo 11/18 273 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD PJ Shembo 13 90 6.9 0 Manny Velasco 11 71 6.5 1 Mafu Lambo 3 33 11.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Braydon Mooney 7 165 23.6 3 Matt Cummings 3 92 30.7 1 Manny Velasco 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Tito Rutter 6 1 Josh De La Puente 5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD MLB DaWann Ogle 11 0 (3TFL) 0 0 SS Keenan Stork 9 1 (1TFL) 0 0 CB Nick Bobenmoyer 7 0 (1TFL) 0 0 DE Nico Bueno 4 1 (2TFL) 0 0 DE Marvin Malveaux 4 1 (2TFL) 0 0 DE Sergio Gray 3 1 (1TFL) 0 0 SS Isaac Awe 3 0 1 0 DE Drew Wilkins 2 1 (1TFL) 0 0 CB Cris Amatova 1 0 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Tyrone Firkser 1/1 6/6 9 32 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Carl Cornwell 1 44 44.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Braydon Mooney 1 21 21.0 0 Logen Buehler 2 36 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Terrance Vaughns 4 13 3.3 0

LEFT - Gophers QB Kevin Abreu finally got the Minnesota offense rolling until Cris Amatova perfectly read the screen pass and jumped the route for a pick-six.
CENTER - Interceptions continue to plague Lambo as he tosses two more against Minnesota, including ending the opening drive with a pick for the 2nd straight game.
RIGHT - Kevin Abreu was under pressure all afternoon as USC logged another 5 interceptions.

Los Angeles, CA. - Despite a pair of interceptions by Mafu Lambo, totaling 7 already on the season, the Trojans offense rolled to a 45-6 victory over pre-season darling Minnesota.

Lambo opened the game with another interception, his 2nd straight game with an opening drive INT, but bounced back with touchdown passes of 43 and 56 yards, to Matt Cummings and Braydon Mooney respectively, as USC quickly built a 14-0 lead in the 2nd half.

The aerial assault continued into the 2nd quarter as Mooney collected two more touchdowns, 54 and 19 yards, as he burned the defense in every direction in a statement game for the true freshman. Lambo would finish the 1st half 7/12 with 241 passing yards and four TDs as USC took a 38-0 lead into the half.

Minnesota was able to muster 87 yards in the 2nd half (125 1st half yardage) as they were able to chip in two field goals to avoid the shutout in an otherwise forgetful west coast trip.

USC will embark on the road once again next week as they travel to South Bend, Indiana for their annual matchup with longtime rival Notre Dame, who fell to 4-3 on the season after losing to #9 Middle Tennessee State 35-31.

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Around the NCAA - Week Six

Weekly Scoreboard
- Nebraska moves to 5-0 with another ranked win -
- Jax State downs Liberty with 13pt 4th Q -
- Michigan drops 3rd game, somehow still ranked at #17??? -
- Blue Raiders hold on for 5th win despite 24 point comeback by ND -

Week Six - 2033

Results

42 #13 Nebraska @ #16 Syracuse 3

30 #14 Missouri @ #24 Auburn 28

24 #21 Liberty @ Jacksonville State 25

13 #24 FAU @ Army 10

14 Miss State @ #5 Florida 45

35 #12 Purdue @ Maryland 14

30 #20 Ohio State @ Northwestern 24

38 #7 Miami @ #25 Florida State 27

37 #10 Oregon @ #17 Michigan 32

33 #22 Colorado @ #19 West Virginia 30

31 Notre Dame @ #8 Mid Tenn 35

23 Washington @ #4 Ole Miss 28

21 #11 UAB @ Navy 0

10 Georgia State @ #3 South Carolina 45

17 Vanderbilt @ #6 Alabama 32

38 #1 TCU @ Arizona State 17

Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 9, 2033
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	TCU (38)	6	0
2	2	USC (21)	6	0
3	3	South Carolina (2)	5	0
4	4	Ole Miss	4	1
5	5	Florida	4	1
6	7	Alabama	4	1
7	8	Miami	4	1
8	9	Middle Tennessee State	5	0
9	10	Kansas State	4	1
10	11	Oregon	4	2
11	13	UAB	5	1
12	14	Purdue	3	2
13	18	Nebraska	5	0
14	17	Missouri	4	1
15	20	Wisconsin	5	0
16	6	Syracuse	4	2
17	16	Michigan	2	3
18	NR	LSU	5	0
19	12	West Virginia	3	2
20	NR	Ohio State	4	2
21	15	Liberty	5	1
22	NR	Colorado	3	2
23	NR	Florida Atlantic	4	1
24	23	Auburn	4	1
25	19	Florida State	3	2

Others Receiving Votes:
Fresno State 192, Boston College, 192, UCLA 168, Washington 163, Toledo 125, Virginia 120, NC State 90, Iowa State 32, Central Michigan 11
Dropped From Rankings:
#21 BYU, #22 Virginia, #24 Washington, #25 Georgia

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 9, 2033
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Pat Hopper	WR	SMU		2 Rec, 19 Yds, TD; 1 Att, 73 Yds, TD
Alex Cummings	QB	TCU		18/28, 294 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Patrick Ogbongbemiga	QB	South Carolina		25/35, 313 Yds, 4 TD; 6 Att, 43 Yds, TD
Serio Gray	DE	USC		3 Tkl, 1 Sack
Colton Kowalski	WR	Fresno State		7 Rec, 100 Yds, TD; 5 Att, 79 Yds, 3 TD

National Player of the Week
Offensive
Colton Kowalski, WR, Fresno State - 7 Rec, 100 Yds, TD; 5 Att, 79 Yds, 3 TD
Defensive
DeAndre Prince, DE, NIU - 12 Tkl, 3 Sacks

Big Ten Player of the Week
Offensive
Marc Best, WR, Purdue - 9 Rec, 102 Yds, 4 TD
Defensive
Shaydon Cockrill, DT, Indiana - 6 Tkl, 3 Sacks

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2033 Week Seven Preview

Matchup Preview *|* October 15, 2033
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#2 USC Trojans (6-0, 4-0 Away)		Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 422.5 Total Offensive Yards 417.5 220.8 Passing Yards 280.7 201.5 Rushing Yards 125.0 42.3 Points Per Game 37.0 Defensive Stats Comparison 195.0 Total Yards Allowed 338.8 196.3 Passing Yards Allowed 315.2 -1.3 Rushing Yards Allowed 75.0 51 Sacks 18 9 Interceptions 6 10.1 Points Per Game 26.1 Game Notes South Bend, IN. - Newly hired Notre Dame HC Adrian Curtain went 11-2 last season with San Diego State, but is finding the air is a bit thinner at Notre Dame as the Irish have struggled to a 4-3 start after losses to Louisville (35-33), Duke (33-30), and Middle Tennessee (35-31). Offensively, they are the #1 unit in the nation with just over 400 YPG and 37 PPG, but in a stark contrast to their offensive efficiency the Irish defense ranks dead last in YPG allowed and is the direct contributor to their 3 losses this season. Despite the up and down season for Notre Dame if Curtain can lead the Irish to only their 2nd win over the Trojans in the last 10 years it will definitely serve as a morale boosting moment for the 1st year Irish HC. On an interesting side note, JR RS QB Tim Williams was heavily recruited by the USC Trojans in the 2029 draft class before opting to take his talents to South Bend. The junior is lighting up defenses in his 1st year as a starter with 1,965 passing yards and a TD/INT ration of 21/2.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Depth Chart - 2033
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	SO(RS) Julius Crum (81)	SO(RS) Anthony Ivory (81)	FR Byron Carreon (74)
TE	FR Rich Lewis (74)	FR Brock Catonzo (65)	SO Colby Casey (65)
LT	JR(RS) Joshua Hooey (85)	SR(RS) Russ Flinn (82)
LG	SR(RS) Chuck Rourke (87)	SO Nathan Garland (77)
C	SR(RS) Chuck Donahue (82)	FR Josh Yates (76)
RG	JR(RS) Alfonso Donnerson (83)	FR Kenneth Dahl (78)
RT	JR(RS) Jose Alves (85)	SR(RS) Russ Flinn (82)
WR	JR(RS) Bret Atogwe (83)	SR(RS) Konrad Boyce (80)	FR Gideon Perriman (75)
QB	JR(RS) Tim Williams (85)	JR(RS) Jared Webb (85)
FB	FR Mario Battles (68)
HB	SO(RS) Trevor Rhodes (97)	JR(RS) Jimmy Stepanovich (86)	SO Jonathan Aviles (85)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	JR(RS) Clay Hagans (89)	SO(RS) Cameron Forsett (81)
LDT	SR Eli Van Maanen (87)	SR Jabari Edoga (79)
RDT	SR(RS) Andrew Nwangwu (83)	SO(RS) Cameron Forsett (81)
RDE	JR(RS) Landry Grier (85)	FR Tre Vilain (75)
WLB	JR Paul Boyce (82)	SR(RS) Dwayne Yusaf (78)
MLB	SR Greg Murphy (91)	SR(RS) Joey Woods (88)
SLB	SR Edward Johns (84)	SO(RS) Chet Albright (77)
CB	SO Thad Burton (87)	FR(RS) Tiquan McCracken (83)	FR Bernard Stachelski (76)
SS	JR Vince Mctyer (79)	JR Nigel Faulk (77)
FS	SR(RS) Brooks Mare (81)	JR Soma Little (73)
CB	SO(RS) Trent Turbin (85)	SO Jeremiah Stitser (82)	FR Bernard Stachelski (76)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats - 2033
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Tim Williams	136/200 (68%)	1,965	9.8	280.7	99	21	2	183.1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Trevor Rhodes	107	477	4.5	45	4	6	68.1	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Julius Crum	38	589	15.5	5	80	3	84.1	287
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
MLB Greg Murphy	47	8	55	1.5	1	5	2	0
DT Andre Nwangqu	14	9	23	2	5	0	0	0
DE Landry Grier	14	7	21	6.5	4	0	0	0
FS Brooks Mare	22	7	29	0	0	1	2	0

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