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ACC & Big 12 Week 7 Recap: A Syracuse Stunner Plus Miami and Oklahoma Escape With Late Victories

Standings and Results

ACC

Atlantic DivisionOverallConferenceLast Week's Result
NC State6-14-0W, 35-17 at Pittsburgh
Clemson6-14-1L, 27-24 at Syracuse
Syracuse4-32-1W, 27-24 vs. Clemson
Florida State2-32-2W, 17-10 at Duke
Wake Forest4-21-2Did not play
Boston College3-41-3W, 45-42 at Louisville
Louisville4-31-3L, 45-42 vs. Boston College
Coastal DivisionOverallConferenceLast Week's Result
Miami5-03-0W, 25-24 vs. Georgia Tech
Virginia5-12-0W, 20-14 at North Carolina
Georgia Tech3-22-1L, 25-24 at Miami
Virginia Tech5-11-1Did not play
Duke4-31-3L, 17-10 vs. Florida State
Pittsburgh2-50-3L, 35-17 vs. NC State
North Carolina1-60-4L, 20-14 vs. Virginia

Big 12

OverallConferenceLast Week's Result
TCU6-03-0W, 26-6 at Kansas State
Oklahoma5-12-1W, 29-24 vs. Texas
Iowa State4-22-1W, 45-0 vs. Kansas
Texas3-32-1L, 29-24 vs. Oklahoma
Oklahoma State5-12-1W, 59-16 vs. Baylor
West Virginia4-22-1W, 46-35 vs. Texas Tech
Texas Tech4-21-2L, 46-35 at West Virginia
Kansas State3-31-2L, 26-6 vs. TCU
Kansas1-50-3L, 45-0 at Iowa State
Baylor0-60-3L, 59-16 at Oklahoma State

AP Top 10

1. Alabama
2. Penn State
3. Georgia
4. TCU
5. Wisconsin
6. Ohio State
7. Clemson
8. Miami
9. Oklahoma
10. Oklahoma State

Friday Night Shenanigans

Our Week 7 slate kicked off Friday evening with No. 2 Clemson heading north to face the unranked Syracuse Orange inside the Carrier Dome. The Tigers entered the matchup as 23.5-point favorites on the road, but the Orange had other ideas, shocking Clemson with a 27-24 victory.

As if the win, alone, wasn’t enough, the Orange also never trailed in the game against Clemson. The two teams traded scores the entire game with ties at 7-7, 14-14, 17-17 and 24-24, but a Cole Murphy 30-yard field goal with 9:41 remaining in the game gave Syracuse its final lead and the win.

Syracuse had lost all four of its meetings with Clemson since joining the ACC and had only beaten the Tigers once prior, coming in a 41-0 Gator Bowl victory in 1996 with a familiar name at quarterback.

This time around, the Orange offense was led by quarterback Eric Dungey, who tallied three touchdown passes including this long connection with Ervin Philips.

The win led to great moments featuring both the fans and the team. Following the loss, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney congratulated the entire Syracuse squad in the locker room, and also shared a nice exchange with ‘Cuse head coach Dino Babers during their postgame handshake at midfield. It was a classy gesture from the defending national championship head coach, for sure.

While the Pac-12 is not a partner conference of ours, upset losses by No. 8 Washington State later Friday evening and No. 5 Washington on Saturday night added to the movement in the polls this week.

Oklahoma Escapes in Wild Red River Showdown

The Texas Longhorns erased a 20-point deficit and held a 24-23 lead in the fourth quarter of their annual rivalry game with Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl, but the Sooners responded with a quick touchdown and held on to the 29-24 lead for the victory.

The winning drive was orchestrated by OU quarterback Baker Mayfield, who capped a three-play, 78-yard drive with the 59-yard game-winning touchdown seen below.

Mayfield “rode off” into the sunset across the Cotton Bowl field following the victory wearing the golden hat.

On a side note, there were three FBS football games on the schedule this weekend featuring a team from Texas facing a team from Oklahoma: All three Oklahoma universities came out on top.

Coastal Contest Comes Down To Wire

The Miami Hurricanes used an impressive fourth down conversion and clutch field goal in the waning seconds of the game to knock off Georgia Tech for their second last-minute victory in as many weeks. After trailing 24-13 in the third quarter, the ‘Canes scored the game’s final 12 points.

Running back Travis Homer, making his first career start in place of the injured Mark Walton, could not be stopped, as the sophomore ran for 170 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries and added 18 yards and a touchdown through the air as well. Early in the fourth quarter, with a hard rain coming down, Homer ran through and around the Yellow Jackets defense for a 27-yard touchdown that gave the Hurricanes a chance to tie the game with the impending two-point conversion.

The conversion attempt was no good, keeping Georgia Tech’s two-point lead in tact. The teams traded punts on the next five possessions before Miami took over on its own eight-yard line with two and a half minutes to play. Quarterback Malik Rosier led the Hurricane offense down the field into Georgia Tech territory before facing a 4th-and-10 with the game on the line. Rosier threw to Darrell Langham along the sidelines for an incredible 28-yard pitch and catch to move UM into field goal territory and keep the team’s victory hopes alive.

The Hurricanes ran the ball twice more from there, setting up a short 24-yard field goal that placekicker Michael Badgley poked through to keep Miami unbeaten on the year. Miami is now the ACC’s only remaining undefeated taem, and one takeaway from the Hurricanes’ game and season so far is their ability to play from behind:

Team Selection Committee Recap

The Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee held its latest meeting of the 2017-18 season Monday morning at Camping World Stadium in the newly-renovated Varsity Club — and after another week of memorable college football action with over a dozen campus visits logged, there were more than a few exciting stories to go around. READ MORE >>>

Play of the Week

Through our football binge-watching over the weekend we found a pair of great plays. Tell us which play you think was more impressive from Week 7.

1) With the game on the line late in the fourth quarter, Miami wide receiver made an incredible catch on 4th-and-10 to put the Hurricanes in field goal territory to get the victory.

2) Texas Tech wide receiver T.J. Vasher makes an acrobatic catch to bring down a 53-yard touchdown grab and put the Red Raiders up 35-17 in the first half against West Virginia.

Which play was more impressive in Week 7?

  • Darrell Langham's clutch fourth-down reception along the sidelines (0%, 0 Votes)
  • T.J. Vasher climbing the ladder for a huge touchdown against West Virginia (0%, 0 Votes)

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