Saturday, September 1, 2012

South Carolina survives upset minded Vanderbilt, Michigan State almost beats themselves

SOURCE: thewiseguise.com

Two top 15 college football teams were in action on Thursday and Friday, and the results were identical. Surviving upset minded teams in Vanderbilt and #24 Boise State.  Both games ended 17-13 in favor of the higher ranked team, which was #9 South Carolina and #13 Michigan State. But, both teams looked very sloppy and are going to be in trouble when it comes to conference play.
SOURCE: Sportslogos.net
 South Carolina had two big turnovers that Vandy could not capitalize on, including a Jordan Rodgers interception when Vanderbilt was on the goaline of South Carolina. That interception led to a quick South Carolina touchdown, then a field goal. Vanderbilt answered though, with a touchdown on a gutsy Jordan Rodgers throw, and a field goal. Vandy kicked another field goal, but Marcus Lattimore scored a touchdown and South Carolina held on. However, Connor Shaw did hurt his shoulder during the game. 
SOURCE: Fat Head
 Michigan State was beating themselves for most of the second half because of turnovers. It seemed whenever MSU got over the 50 yard line, their drive would stall, or a turnover would happen. Andrew Maxwell needs a lot of work, especially after throwing three interceptions against a Mountain West defense. The Spartans can thank  Le'Veon Bell for the win, after 266 total yards and 2 TD's. Who knows if Bell is a Heisman finalist, his real skills will be shown in Big Ten conference play. For Boise State, Joe Southwick did a nice job in the second half, and will be a real threat next year, where Boise State will compete for the Big East championship.
SOURCE: NY Daily News

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