According to the AP, t he Horned Frogs rank 126th in the nation in giving up 343.5 yards passing per game. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)Ī matchup to watch is Houston QB Donovan Smith vs. Carter Stadium on Septemin Fort Worth, Texas. TCU (1-1) and Houston (1-1) are seeking wins in the Big 12 opener Saturday night after the two teams suffered disappointing losses in the first two weeks of the season.īud Clark #21 (R) of the TCU Horned Frogs and Vernon Glover #26 celebrate after an interception against the Nicholls State Colonels at Amon G. And Ohio State QB Kyle McCord played well in the Buckeyes win throwing three touchdown passes for 258 yards last week. Western Kentucky quarterback Austin Reed is tops in Conference USA averaging more than 294 passing yards per game, the AP noted. Western Kentucky has limited opponents to about 189 passing yards per game.īut the quarterbacks will be the players to watch in this matchup. had seven catches for 160 yards and his first two touchdowns of the season last week. is arguably the best wideout in the nation. The Hilltoppers' 93 points in the first two weeks is second best in Conference USA. But Western Kentucky (2-0) hasn't had trouble scoring. The Buckeyes have a new starting quarterback and three new starting offensive linemen.īut the defense has looked stout allowing a total of 10 points in the first two games. Ohio State (2-0) is trying to get the kinks out of their offense before their Sept. 7 Penn State in the longest game in college football history, the AP noted. When these teams met in 2021, it took nine overtimes to decide the winner of the last Penn State-Illinois game. Defensive backs Devon Witherspoon, Jartavius Martin and Sydney Brown were selected in the NFL draft. Illinois set a team record last season with 24 interceptions, but suffered losses in the secondary. One bright spot for the Illini D is defensive back Matthew Bailey is expected to make his season debut Saturday after being sidelined since spring by a foot injury. Illinois will have their hands full on the defensive as the unit tries to contain Penn State sophomore quarterback Drew Allar, who has completed 43 of 55 passes for 529 yards and four touchdowns, a 78% completion rate, according to the Associated Press. Nicholas Singleton #10 of the Penn State Nittany Lions scores a touchdown against the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens during the first half at Beaver Stadium on Septemin State College, Pennsylvania.
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