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091212 - Michigan State Preview

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✦ OPPONENTS RECAP BY STEVE DOWNEY NAVY (0-1) The Midshipmen had an open date last weekend, follow- ing their trip to Ireland to play the Irish. For the second straight week, MSU did not permit an of- fensive touchdown (CMU scored on an interception return) … Junior end William Gholston led the charge on defense, compiling a team-high seven stops, two tackles for loss and one sack … Redshirt junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell completed 20 of 31 passes for 275 yards with two scores and no picks, while junior running back Le'Veon Bell had 18 carries for 70 yards and two touchdowns. MICHIGAN STATE (2-0) The No. 10 Spartans crushed Central Michigan 41-7 … MICHIGAN (1-1) The No. 17 Wolverines held off Air Force 31-25 … Senior quarterback Denard Robinson threw for two touchdowns and ran for two scores, from 79 and 58 yards out … It was the sixth game in which he has tallied two or more touch- downs both with his arm and legs … Robinson amassed 208 yards passing and 218 rushing … Freshman tight end Devin Funchess notched four receptions for 106 yards, including a 30-yard TD grab … Redshirt sophomore linebacker Jake Ryan and freshman linebacker Joe Bolden posted career highs in tackles with 11 and 10, respectively. State … Junior quarterback Stephen Morris connected on 19 of 26 throws for 215 yards, but was sacked five times … Miami managed only 40 yards rushing (1.4 yards per carry), lost three fumbles and did not reach the end zone until the final minutes, when redshirt sophomore backup signal-caller Ryan Williams hit redshirt sophomore tight end Clive Walford for a two-yard TD pass after a long kickoff return … Redshirt junior defensive lineman Shayon Green made a team-best eight tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage. MIAMI (1-1) The Hurricanes were hammered 52-13 at No. 15 Kansas fense and special teams in registering a 50-13 rout of Duke … Senior wide receiver Drew Terrell opened the scoring with a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown, and added three receptions for 39 yards and a TD … Redshirt junior quarterback Josh Nunes was 16-of-30 passing for 275 yards STANFORD (2-0) The No. 21 Cardinal scored touchdowns on offense, de- with three touchdowns and one interception … Redshirt sophomore safety Ed Reynolds made four tackles and in- tercepted two passes, returning one 71 yards for a score. outclassed in-state foe Weber State 45-13 … Senior quar- terback Riley Nelson connected on 18 of 29 throws for 244 yards with a touchdown and an interception … Junior wide receiver Cody Hoffman hauled in seven passes for 115 yards and a score … Senior defensive back Preston Hadley led a stout BYU defense with nine tackles, while junior linebacker Spencer Hadley recorded a career-best two sacks. BRIGHAM YOUNG (2-0) The No. 25 Cougars racked up 532 yards of offense and nior running back Damien Williams ran for 156 yards and four touchdowns, setting a school record for most rushing yards in a home debut while becoming only the fourth player in program history to rush for 100 yards in each of his first two games (OU great Adrian Peterson was the last to do it, in 2004) … Senior quarterback Landry Jones threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, while Kenny Stills had 10 catches for 120 yards and a score. OKLAHOMA (2-0) The No. 5 Sooners dominated Florida A&M 69-13 … Ju- opener, losing 34-10 at Cincinnati on Thursday night … Pitt, which is 0-2 for the first time since 2005, had a touchdown wiped out by penalty, and fifth-year senior quarterback Tino Sunseri threw an interception in the end zone … Sun- seri completed 24 of 37 passes for 278 yards, but also lost a fumble and was sacked six times … Senior running back Ray Graham rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries. PITTSBURGH (0-2) The mistake-prone Panthers dropped their Big East quarterback Chase Rettig was 16-of-32 passing for 219 yards with a career-high three touchdowns and no picks … Sophomore wide receiver Spiffy Evans returned a punt 82 yards for a score, and caught a personal-best four passes for 53 yards and a touchdown … The BC defense limited the Black Bears to 193 yards of offense and forced three turn- overs … Senior linebacker Nick Clancy notched a team-high 11 tackles and broke up three passes. BOSTON COLLEGE (1-1) The Eagles defeated FCS opponent Maine 34-3 … Junior WAKE FOREST (2-0) The Demon Deacons rallied past North Carolina 28-27 … Junior quarterback Tanner Price capped a 93-yard drive with ✦ PAGE 15 a dive from the 1-yard line with 2:09 left, moving Wake For- est to 8-0 all time in one point games against the Tar Heels … Price finished with two rushing scores, and completed 27 of 38 throws for a career-high 327 yards with no touch- downs and one interception … Redshirt junior wide receiver Michael Campanaro set career highs with 13 catches and 164 receiving yards … Redshirt junior linebacker Justin Jack- son contributed nine tackles and one sack. sive display and held off Syracuse 42-29 … Senior quarter- back Matt Barkley was 23-of-30 passing for just 187 yards, but threw for a school-record six touchdowns … Junior wide receiver Robert Woods racked up 200 all-purpose yards — rushing once for 76, hauling in 10 passes for 93 receiving, and returning a punt for 31 — and caught two of Barkley's TD passes … Sophomore wide receiver Marqise Lee added 11 receptions for 66 yards and three touch- downs, while Penn State transfer running back Silas Redd compiled 107 yards on 15 rushing attempts. USC (2-0) The No. 2 Trojans put together another explosive offen- Cincinnati 34, Pittsburgh 10 (Thurs., Sept. 6) No. 15 Kansas State 52, Miami 13 Boston College 34, Maine 3 Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 27 No. 25 BYU 45, Weber State 13 No. 20 Notre Dame 20, Purdue 17 No. 2 USC 42, Syracuse 29 No. 17 Michigan 31, Air Force 25 No. 10 Michigan State 41, Central Michigan 7 No. 5 Oklahoma 69, Florida A&M 13 No. 21 Stanford 50, Duke 13 Open Date: Navy Results From Sept. 6-8 Wake Forest at No. 5 Florida State, 12 p.m., ESPN No. 13 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, 12 p.m., ESPNU Bethune-Cookman at Miami, 12 p.m., ESPN3 Eastern Michigan at Purdue, 12 p.m., BTN Massachusetts at No. 17 Michigan, 3:30 p.m., BTN Boston College at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m., BTN Navy at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 No. 2 USC at No. 21 Stanford, 7:30 p.m., FOX No. 20 Notre Dame at No. 10 Michigan State, 8 p.m., ABC No. 25 BYU at Utah, 10 p.m., ESPN2 Open Date: No. 5 Oklahoma Schedule For Sept. 13-15 Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Sept. 10

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