Twenty-three undefeated teams went into battle this weekend and twenty-two of them came out on top. The lone 
ranger was 9th ranked Iowa who lost to No.24 Arizona 27-34 in Saturday’s only matchup between two ranked opponents. Besides that, this weekend’s games played pretty much to script.
So in other words, it was a bad day for gamblers… unless you happen to bet on the spread.
The top 5 teams in the land combined for a total of 270 points while only giving up 36 to their opponents, respectively.
I guess that will happen when you’re the highest scoring offense in the league and you play Portland State at home. I’m looking at you Oregon. How about you pick on someone your own size? Ya big bully.
But not every game was a blowout.
Perhaps the most riveting one of the weekend was between Notre Dame and Michigan State. Sorry Sooner fans, but your narrow win against Air Force isn’t website worthy; it’s just sad.
Anyways, what started off as a lackluster performance by MSU and Notre Dame, quickly turned into a great rivalry game. With their back against the wall and a roaring home crowd for support, the Spartans converted a fake field goal in overtime with a play they call, “Little Giants”, to seal the deal against the Fighting Irish in a 34-31 stunner.
Down by three, the Spartans were looking at a 46-yard game-tying field goal, when out of nowhere placeholder Aaron Bates grabbed the snap and chucked the ball downfield to a wide-open Charlie Gantt for the game winning catch.
This gutsy call proved to be too much though, as MSU coach Mark Dantonio suffered a mild heart attack only moments after the celebrations went underway. Don’t worry though, he is reportedly doing fine. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly isn’t so lucky though.
This loss marked the second week in a row that the Fighting Irish have lost in the final seconds of the game, and the second time in two weeks that they lost to a team from Michigan. Not exactly a friendly neighbor if you ask me.
And although this game was heart stopping (too soon?), it was not the most impressive win on Saturday. That title is awarded to the Virginia Tech/ East Carolina game.
The 0-2 Hokies managed to pull out a victory against an undefeated East Carolina team, who did everything in their power not to win the game. After trailing in the first half, the Hokie home crowd walked away with their first win of the year and the upset of the week.
To be fair though, no one was watching the game, so ECU probably thought the game didn’t matter and just stopped playing in the second half. Honest mistake on their part.
Regardless, Virginia Tech will take the win and look to keep their newly acquired win streak alive against Boston College next week. Do the Hokies have another upset in them? Don’t bet on it.
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