College Football

    

Picture of the colleges and the states they are in.

       The 2012 college football season kicked off this weekend. There were some really good games over the weekend. Starting off was the #8 S. Carolina Gamecocks vs. Vanderbilt Commodores. The game was close throughout. The Gamecocks pulled out the win 17-13. The #1 team in the pre-season poll, USC, took on Hawaii. The game was never close. On the first play from the line of scrimmage, Barkley threw a TD pass. The Alabama Crimson Tide, the number two team in the nation and the defending National Champions, took on #8 Michigan Wolverines. Alabama dominated the game from the opening snap. Bama was very impressive in their opener.

     The unranked Kentucky Wildcats played at the 25th ranked Louisville Cardinals this past Sunday. The Wildcats put in a new offense over the offseason. It is a new passing offense, that has a lot of short completions, usually around 3-4 yards every catch. Maxwell Smith threw 35 for 50, with 280 yards passing with 2 TD's. The Wildcats were held to 100 yards of total rushing. The Kentucky defense allowed Louisville's sophomore QB to throw 19 for 21 and 232 passing yards. The Wildcats also allowed 213 total yards rushing.

     Overall it was a great opening weekend of college football. I look forward to the opening weekend of the NFL next weekend.