Big 12 Week 2 Review

Here is what happened to the Big 12 teams in week 2. (This was the 1st time in conference history that all 12 teams won on the same weekend.

Oklahoma 52 Cincinnati 26- Oklahoma's offense dominated from the get-go. Sam Bradford had 395 yards, 5 TDs and 2 INTs. Sooner freshman Ryan Broyles had 7 catches for 141 yards and a TD. Jermaine Gresham had 7 catches for 93 yards and 2 TDs. Demarco Murray and Chris Brown combined for 160 yards and 2 TDs. Marshawn Gilyard had 395 total yards, including a 97 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. OU scored 24 unanswered points in the 2nd half.

Oklahoma State 56 Houston 37- The Cowboys had 699 yards of total offense, as they dominated the second half after trailing 16-14 at halftime. Kendall Hunter rushed for 210 yards and Dez Bryant had 236 receiving yards.

Nebraska 35 San Jose State 12- The Huskers struggles through the first 3 quarters, but outscored the Spartans 21-0 in the 4th quarter. Joe Ganz threw for 216 yards and Ndamukong Suh returned an interception for a TD.

Colorado 31 Eastern Washington 24- The Buffs trailed until the very end, where they scored 14 points in the waning to moments to knock off the Eagles.

Texas A&M 28 New Mexico 22- The Aggies rebounded with a road win over the Lobos. Jerod Johnson replaced and injured Stephen McGee in the 1st quarter and threw 3 TD passes. The Aggie defense forced 4 Lobo turnovers. The Aggie offense had only 236 total yards.

Missouri 52 Southeast Missouri State 3- Missouri ran out to a 42-0 halftime lead in route to an easy win. Chase Daniel completed 16 of 17 passes for 245 yards and 3 TDs. Sean Weatherspoon returned an INT for a TD for the 2nd week in a row.

Kansas 29 Louisiana Tech 0- Todd Reesing threw for 412 yards and 3 TDs as the Jayhawks put away the Bulldogs in the 3rd quarter. Dezmon Briscoe had 7 catches for 146 yards and a TD and Daymond Patterson had 8 catches for 130 yards and 2 TDs to lead the Jayhawk receivers.

Iowa State 48 Kent State 28- The Cyclones had a big 1st quarter and outscored the Golden Flashes 20-7 in the 2nd half in revenging last year's loss. The Iowa State defense forced 4 turnovers and R.J. Sumrall had 4 catches for 104 yards and 2 TDs.

Baylor 51 Northwestern State 6- The Bears rebounded from last week's embarrassment and put the Demons away early. Robert Griffin threw for 295 yards and 3 TDs and ran for another to lead the Bears.

Kansas State 69 Montana State 10- Kansas State returned two blocked punts for TDs and Josh Freeman threw for 288 yards and 3 TDs to lead the Cats to a big rout.

Texas Tech 35 Nevada 19- The Red Raiders defense held the Wolf Pack offense in check and Eric Morris returned a punt for 86 yards and a TD. Graham Harrell completed only 19 passes in 46 attempts for 297 yards and a TD, but threw 2 INTs.

Texas 42 UTEP 13- Colt McCoy threw for 282 yards and 4 TDs to lead the Horns to a rout of the Miners. Quan Cosby caught 8 passes for 154 yards and a TD.

Big 12 Week #2 so far

I went to the Oklahoma-Cincy game today. OU’s offense was really good. Defense was OK. Kickoff coverage stunk. Cincinnati will cause teams problems. They have some athletes. Their defense was not very good. Their offense is good. They have 2 really good receivers. OU dominated the 2nd half and won 52-26. I will write a full report tomorrow.

Colorado survived. Nebraska pulled away late. Texas A&M rebounds at New Mexico. Oklahoma State is running wild on Houston. Baylor, K-State and Mizzou all had easy wins. Kansas is rolling. Iowa State defeated Kent State.

East Carolina dominated West Virginia.

I’ll write full reports tomorrow.

Big 12 Football- Week 2 Preview

Here is a preview with predictions for the Big 12 Conference in Week 2.

Oklahoma vs Cincinnati- Oklahoma will look to defeat a pretty good Bearcat team. Cincy won 10 last year. OKlahoma puts the Bearcats away in the 2nd Half. OU 42-21

Oklahoma State vs Houston- Cowboys got the season off to a good start at Wazzu. Kevin Sumlin is getting a well-deserved shot at a head coaching job. Cowboys are too much at home. OSU 45-21

Texas A&M @ New Mexico- Bad loss in Sherman's debut. Lobos are tough at home. Not good for the Aggies. New Mexico 24-21

Nebraska vs San Jose State- The Big Red got going last week. The D needs to play better. San Jose State was improved last year. Huskers roll 45-17

Baylor vs Northwestern State- Baylor got embarrased by Wake. The Griffin kid could be a star. The Demons are an FCS team. This will be ugly. Bears 21-10.

Kansas State vs Montana State- Cats look to punce on another hapless victim. Josh Freeman is pretty good. K-State 55-7.

Missouri vs Southeast Missouri State- This one will be ugly. Mizzou 63-3.

Kansas vs Louisiana Tech- The Bulldogs beat Mississippi State last week. Hawks know that and will not let that happen. Rock Chalk Jayhawk! KU 45-21

Iowa State vs Kent State- Cyclones are getting better. The defense picked off 5 passes last week and scored 2 TDs. ISU 28-17.

Texas Tech @ Nevada- Get the flip charts ready, in case the scoreboard burns out for this one. Red Raiders 52-35.

Texas vs UTEP- Horns host an Miner team that got blasted by Buffalo. Not the Bills. Texas 52-10

Colorado vs Eastern Washington- Buffs were impressive over Colorado State. The Eagles gave Tech a hard time. Not this week vs the Buffs. CU 31-10.

UCLA 27 Tennessee 24 OT

UCLA kicks a 42 yard field goal in OT, and the vols miss a 35 yard field goal to tie. Rick Neuheisel wins his debut as the Head Coach of his alma mater.

UCLA QB Kevin Craft threw 4 INTs in the 1st half, but was sensational in the 2nd half to lead the Bruins back from a 14-7 halftime deficit. UCLA's defense played wonderful, considering they were on the field a ton.

Now only 2 more days until week 2 begins!

Tennessee @ UCLA Preview

The Vols head out to the west coast, looking to start this season off on the right foot. Last year Phil Fulmer's team went out west and gotbeaten down by Cal, and went on to struggle last year.

Both teams will have new QBs: Jonathan Crompton for the Vols and Kevin Craft for UCLA. Craft started 5 games at San Diego State in 2006 and played JUCO ball last year.

Crompton has the luxury of a veteran offensive line, and a good running back and receiver. Craft was the 3rd choice to run Rick Neuheisel's offense. Patrick Cowan and Ben Olsen suffered injuries that put Craft in the spotlight.

I'll go with Tennessee 24 UCLA 20.