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  Christian Beal-Smith ran for three touchdowns and Donavon Greene returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown as Wake Forest won for the first time this season by defeating Campbell 66-14 on Friday night. Wake Forest (1-2) matched the fourth-most points in program history, aided by collecting four Campbell turnovers. "I liked the turnovers," Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. "I liked the pressure we got and the sacks we got." Beal-Smith scored from 2 and 10 yards out in the first quarter, giving the redshirt junior his first career two-touchdown game. He tacked on a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Kenneth Walker III scored on a 12-yard run, Sam Hartman threw a touchdown pass and Zion Keith returned an interception 45 yards for a score as part of Wake Forest's domination. Greene's return marked the Demon Deacons' first kickoff return for a touchdown in 13 years. "There was like three major blocks I was reading," Greene said. Hartman completed 12 of 16 passes for 166 yards as the Demon Deacons won in their lone nonconference outing of the season. Campbell (0-4), a Football Championship Subdivision program, completed its abbreviated fall schedule, which consisted of four road games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. - Wake Forest/AP College Football


(DS#62 RB) rSr/2023 RB Christian Beal-SmithSouth Carolina
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  10/02/20 - Parker WhiterSr/2022, South Carolina, 6-4, 207 (DS#5 K) + More +

  He graduated in May and under normal circumstances this season would be White's last, but COVID-19 has gifted him another year of eligibility if he wants to use it. The decision hasn't been made but there's definitely an impetus to stay - averaging 77 points per season, White could easily smash USC's career mark for points scored and challenge for records in field goal attempts and makes. "At home in Charleston, I was kicking a lot with Elliott Fry," the former Wando High standout said of his summer. "I sent him a joking text message as soon as the NCAA made their rule that you could come back. I just texted him and said, 'Congratulations, I just beat your record.' We'll see how that shakes out, but he got a kick out of it, I think." His work with former Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed and USC great/current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ryan Succop has paid dividends. White, inconsistent as a redshirt freshman, is now nearly automatic from 49 yards in. There's been plenty of talk about why Muschamp decided to kick a field goal against Tennessee while trailing by seven points with 3:16 to play last week, but none about whether or not White could make it. - The Post and Courier

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  South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp struck an optimistic tone. He'd been asked about a pair of key defenders in Jahmar Brown and Israel Mukuamu ahead of the team's game at Florida. Brown has been sidelined for weeks with a knee issue, while a tight groin cost Mukuamu the second half of USC's opener vs. Tennessee. But at practice Wednesday, things looked to be OK. "They're all looking good," Muschamp said. "We're all good." Each defender could hold a crucial role in trying to slow a Gators offense that looked ferocious in Game 1 with more than 600 yards and 50 points. Mukuamu is an anchor in the scondary that is bit short on top-flight reliable players. Without him, they have to dip into a group of younger guys on the bench, and that's before switching things up to account for the matchup nightmare that is Gators tight end Kyle Pitts (170 yards and four touchdowns against Ole Miss last Saturday). - Rock Hill Herald

(DS#15 CB) Jr/2021 CB *Israel MukuamuSouth Carolina
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  OU's quarterbacks to this point under Riley have gone through most of their growing pains elsewhere - Baker Mayfield at Texas Tech, Kyler Murray at Texas A&M and Jalen Hurts at Alabama. "Everybody wants to talk about all the good things that those guy have done the last several years, but there was a lot that each one had really tough moments and struggles too. The struggle is just part of it. There ain't a player in history that hasn't had his struggles. It's going to happen." Rattler was 30 of 41 for 387 yards and four touchdowns but threw three interceptions, including one in the final minute that ended any chance of a final-drive comeback. "That's my challenge," Riley said of turning the struggles into a learning opportunity. "He's a competitive kid. He's eager to learn. I have zero doubt in my mind that he's going to take this and run with it in the correct direction." - Daily Oklahoman

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  Weakside linebacker Sherrod Greene fractured his hip against Tennessee and will miss 4 to 6 weeks. "There's no surgery required," Muschamp said. "Unusual injury. They're going to take a look at it between 4-6 weeks and see what they do from there." Greene has started 25 of his career 36 games and has 131 career tackles with 9½ for loss. Damani Staley is set to start in place of Greene, with Mo Kaba behind him. Staley, a backup at middle and weakside linebacker, had a fantastic preseason when starting middle linebacker Ernest Jones was out. He had two tackles against Tennessee. - Birmingham News

(DS#75 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Sherrod GreeneSouth Carolina
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  Rattler, a true freshman in his first Big 12 start, isn't the sole reason for OU's defeat. OU coach Lincoln Riley said the Sooners failed to execute in all three phrases - offense, defense and special teams. How Rattler grows from this will be pivotal to OU's success, though, the rest of the season. When asked during his Tuesday news conference, Riley did not divulge any of his conversations with his young quarterback following the loss. This is just what happens as a quarterback goes through their development, according to Riley.

"Eighty-five, 90 percent of what he did was either really good or fabulous on Saturday. But a couple of mistakes really cost us, cost our offense, cost our team," Riley said. "He's gotta learn from those, learn from the entire situation. It's a tremendous opportunity for him to grow and gain some experience and make him more ready as we continue to go on down the year." The majority that was good led to Rattler completing 30 of 41 passing attempts. He threw four touchdowns and posted 387 yards passing against the Wildcats. Rattler still has plenty to polish within his game, which Riley anticipates happening. "I'm really excited about a lot of the things he's doing," Riley said. "I know the things he has to get better at will get cleaned up." - Norman Transcript


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  Oklahoma, which fell from third to 16th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after losing to Kansas State last weekend, has been defined recently by its string of exceptional quarterbacks. From Heisman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray to Jalen Hurts last season, it's been an embarrassment of riches for coach Lincoln Riley and the Sooners. It looks as though that tradition is set to continue, though maybe not quite as smoothly as the past three seasons. Redshirt freshman Spencer Rattler has thrown for 677 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 75.6 percent of his passes, but he threw three interceptions in the Sooners' shocking loss to the Wildcats. "Elite arm strength," Campbell said of Rattler. "When you watch him play, the thing that is so impressive, like so many of their guys, is the way the ball really jumps off of his arm, and his ability to make all those throws that we've seen up close and personal for the last five years, and it's been really impressive. "You can see even over the course of two games the steps that they're making. I think it's a really dangerous, potent offense and Spencer is a really talented football player." - Des Moines Register

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  South Carolina starting linebacker Sherrod Greene will miss at least the next four to six weeks with a fractured hip, Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday. Greene, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior who had started 23 of the past 26 games for South Carolina, was injured in the Gamecocks' 31-27 loss to No. 21 Tennessee Saturday night. Muschamp said Tuesday that Greene's injury was "unusual" and that Greene will not need surgery. Greene will get rechecked in about a month or so. "Hopefully, he'll be back within that time," the coach said. "But it's a very unusual injury." - AP College Football

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  09/29/20 - Collin HillrSr/2021, South Carolina, 6-4, 213 (DS#23 QB) + More +

  The new-look offense under new offensive coordinator Mike Bobo righted itself after a magnificent start and a severe dip. USC marched 75 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown on its first drive, then had 50 yards the rest of the half. "We kind of just came out and punched them in the mouth and had a great opportunity after the whole punt-bobble thing," new quarterback Collin Hill said. "And didn't capitalize on that, and kind of just stalled out the rest of the half." Hill was 25-39 for 290 yards and a touchdown, but also had a tipped ball intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Flinging passes to favorite target Shi Smith (10 times for 140 yards), Hill regrouped in the second half and the offense finished with 379 yards. - Rock Hill Herald

(DS#23 QB) rSr/2021 QB Collin HillSouth Carolina
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  It's not clear what Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler thought of his performance Saturday against Kansas State, a 38-35 Wildcat victory. It's not clear because only two Sooners were made available to the media - center Creed Humphrey and safety Pat Fields - when it was over. Mostly, that left it to Sooner coach Lincoln Riley to explain Rattler's day. "He was really good in the first half and then we just couldn't keep him quite comfortable enough in the pocket," Riley said. "I didn't think he was very comfortable there the entire day." What's unclear is if that makes Rattler's day quite impressive given his discomfort or less impressive because he failed to get comfortable.

Rattler completed 30 of 41 attempts, throwing four touchdown passes for the second straight game, finishing with 387 yards through the air, which made him just the third Sooner quarterback, along with Joseh Heupel and Sam Bradford, to throw for eight scores in his first two starts. He also threw his first three interceptions of the season, though they're not as indicting as they might appear. The first was batted at the line of scrimmage, making for an easy pick from Elijah Sullivan and the last one came in the final minute, the Sooners needing to go 76 yards in 49 seconds. The second, though, was entirely on him, picked by Justin Gardner early in the second quarter. "He just threw the ball up," Riley said. "That was frustrating." - Norman Transcript


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  Oklahoma's 21-point lead against Kansas State was the biggest the Sooners had ever blown in a loss, according to OU research. The then-No. 3 Sooners, who lost 38-35, led 35-14 with 2:46 left in the third quarter before the Wildcats rallied for their biggest come-from-behind win since they beat Iowa State in 2015. Before Saturday, the Sooners had never squandered a lead greater than 17 points in a loss. That happened three times: 1999 against Texas in Dallas, 2007 at Colorado and in the 2017 season against Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl. - AP College Football

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  Dakereon Joyner has been a quarterback his entire life, and a very good one. So it's extremely strange to arrive for practice at South Carolina every day and catch passes instead of throwing them. Ask him and he'd probably say if there was a chance for him to start at quarterback, he'd jump. Yet as he transitions to receiver, a move that started over a year ago but has twice been interrupted by lengthy delays, he's at peace. He's comfortable in his new role at receiver, and comfortable that he's not looking over his shoulder, wondering if he'll again be asked to come back to QB. He wouldn't mind doing it if the Gamecocks' quarterback room was waylaid by some malady (and during these troubled times, that's a distinct possibility), but he's also eager to show what he can do at receiver. "I think it's a big confidence thing for me. I think it has helped me tremendously," Joyner said. "Just got to continue to improve, do what I do best and help the team win." The speed, athleticism and savvy that earned him the state's 2017 "Mr. Football" Award has been a constant in Joyner's career and was a benefit to him last year as he battled Ryan Hilinski for the backup QB job. The staff liked what he could do but Hilinski represented more of what they needed at the spot, so they gently told Joyner that Hilinski would back up starter Jake Bentley. - The Post and Courier

(DS#75 RB) rSr/2024 RB Dakereon JoynerSouth Carolina
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  OU quarterback Spencer Rattler's first touchdown of the night might have been worth - at least some of - the price of Saturday's pay-per-view broadcast. Rattler led OU on a quick touchdown drive but running back Seth McGowan scored from the 1-yard line to finish the team's first series against Missouri State. Rattler followed up OU's opening drive with a dime to true freshman Marvin Mims on the first play of its second series. Mims, a speedy receiver from Frisco, Texas, caught the pass in stride to get his first career touchdown reception on a 58-yard pass. Rattler went on to complete 14-of-17 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns. His quarterback rating? 303.3. - Norman Transcript

(DS#7 QB) rSr/2024 QB Spencer RattlerSouth Carolina
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  SEPT 14 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Spencer Rattler, QB, R-Fr., Oklahoma,...In his first career start, and in only one half of work, Spencer Rattler completed 14-of-17 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns without an interception against Missouri State. He became the first OU freshman QB to throw four TD passes in his first start. His passing efficiency rating set Big 12 and Oklahoma freshman records and was the third-highest in OU history regardless of class. - Big 12 Football

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  Big 12 teams posted the top three passing totals of the weekend in the Football Bowl Subdivision, highlighted by Spencer Rattler's sensational debut and Sam Ehlinger's career night. Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech were the only FBS teams with over 400 yards through the air. They combined for 1,395, completing 97 of 129 attempts (75%) with 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions. OU's Rattler hit on 14 of 17 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns in just two quarters against FCS Missouri State. Top backup Tanner Mordecai also was 14 for 17, and the Sooners finished 30 of 36 for 484 yards with five TDs and an interception in the 48-0 win. - AP College Football

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