Post by DiamondThief on Sept 11, 2016 12:55:03 GMT -8
Welcome to SCtoC's week 3 presentation of the 2016 college football season.
We've rolled out a couple of new aspects to this thread:
The first is a link to the radio broadcasts of each game. In our game previews, this will appear in the "Radio" line. At the bottom of the page, radio links for each game will appear in the schedule in our Other SCtoC Games This Week section. This will enable our readers to listen to one game, watch another, and comment here.
The second new item appears in our poll section and will allow our members to select the game(s) we will feature the following week. You vote, we will preview it, and we can follow those games the next weekend (NOTE: At the time of this posting, some times of Week 4 games have yet to be determined. The poll will be posted once those times become available).
We are featuring two games with the top two teams in the Pac-12's North Division over the past six years, and you won't even have to change the channel. First up are the Oregon Ducks who visit Lincoln to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Our second game consists of the powerhouse Stanford Cardinal hosting the USC Trojans. Both games should be highly competitive and both will be televised on ABC.
We will feature a brief preview and invite our members and readers to join the conversation as we follow each game.
OREGON DUCKS at NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
Date: September 17, 2016
Time: 12:30 p.m. (PT)
Place: Memorial Stadium; Lincoln, Nebraska.
Television: ABC.
Radio: 750 The Game.
Head Coaches: Oregon - Mark Helfrich. Nebraska - Mike Riley.
Oregon: The Ducks are 2-0 on the season after coming off a 44-26 home win over Virginia on Sept. 10. They hit the road fir the first time this season as they face the Cornhuskers. Heisman hopeful Royce Freeman has 294 yards on the ground, is averaging 9.2 yards per carry and has scored 4 touchdowns. Dakota Prukop has been as good as advertised after transferring from Montana St. He's completed 68.9 percent of his passes for 602 yards, 6 touchdowns and no picks in his first two games. Darren Carrington has Ducks fans asking if he might be the best wide receiver in school history. He has 11 grabs for 176 yards and a touchdowns. Devon Allen has 4 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. Official Roster.
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers are 2-0 on the season. They're coming off a 52-17 home win over Wyoming on Sept. 17. Tommy Armstrong, Jr. leads the offense. He's completed 25 of 44 passes for 485 yards, 4 touchdowns and an interception. He also has rushed for 54 yards and 3 touchdowns. Devine Ozigbo has carried the ball 32 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns. Terrell Newby has 76 rushing yards, and Tre Bryant has rushed for 70 yards and a score. Alonzo Moore has 6 catches for 201 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Jordan Westerkamp has 5 catches for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. Official Roster.
Notes: Oregon first presented a football team in 1894. The Ducks have won four of the past seven Pac-10/Pac-12 championships. Nebraska has outscored opponents 95-25 so far this season. Former Oregon St. Beavers head coach Mike Riley is in his second year with Nebraska. Riley coached the Beavers 14 seasons in total, meeting the Ducks in 14 Civil War games. Oregon and Nebraska played on national television in 1953 (the game was held in Portland) with the Ducks coming away with a 20-12 win.
USC TROJANS at STANFORD CARDINAL
Date: September 17, 2016
Time: 5 p.m. (PT)
Place: Stanford Stadium; Palo Alto, California.
Television: ABC.
Radio: KZSU 90.1 FM.
Head Coaches: USC - Clay Helton. Stanford - David Shaw.
USC: The Trojans are 1-1 in 2016 after a 45-7 home thrashing of the Utah St. Aggies on Sept. 10. Max Brown has had mixed results in two games, having completed 37 of 59 passes for 283 yards, 2 touchdowns and two interceptions. Sam Darnold is 9/15 for 91 yards and a pair of touchdowns with no interceptions. Aca'Cedric Ware leads the rushing attack with a 4.6 yard per carry average and a touchdown. Darreus Rogers has caught 9 passes for 127 yards, while JuJu Smith-Schuster has 8 catches for 65 yards and 2 touchdowns. Deontay Burnett has recorded 7 receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown, while Steven Mitchell, Jr. has 8 grabs for 27 yards and a score. Official Roster.
Stanford: The Cardinal are 1-0 and coming off a bye week after a 26-13 win over Kansas St. in their season opener on Sept. 3. When speaking about Stanford this season, you start with Christian McCaffrey. Last year's Heisman runner-up is the focal point of the offense and special teams. He had 22 carries for 126 yards and touchdowns in the opener. He also caught a team-high 7 passes, amassing 40 yards. Reshirt senior Ryan Burns was excellent in his first college start, completing 14 of 18 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown. He completed his first eight passes in the game. Michael Rector is the main receiving threat, having caught 4 balls for 73 yards and a score. Official Roster.
Notes: Stanford has appeared in three out of the last four Rose Bowls after having earned the Pac-12 title. They won two of those games. Glenn "Pop" Warner, the inspiration for Pop Warner Football, coached Stanford from 1924-32. Stanford has featured the Heisman Trophy runner-up in four of the last seven seasons (McCaffrey, Toby Gerhart and Andrew Luck twice). USC has an all-time record of 813-333-54, good for a 70 percent win percentage. Seventeen Trojans have won the Heisman Trophy. Due to tradition, the Trojans and the Cardinal face one another each season, rather than a cycle where they would not play two out of six seasons.
OTHER SCtoC GAMES THIS WEEK
Click on the links for the radio streams of the games.
Sat., Sept. 17 - St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at Columbia Lions, 10 a.m.
Sat., Sept. 17 - Idaho St. Vandals at Oregon St. Beavers, 2 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Sept. 17 - Northern Iowa Panthers at Eastern Washington Eagles, 4:05 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 17 - Portland St. Vikings at Washington Huskies, 5 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Sept. 17 - California Golden Bears at Texas Longhorns, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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