Week 9 College Football Recap: Key Highlights & Insights

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00:00Hey, Scott, let's recap week nine in college football.

00:07Another great weekend of action.

00:09I've got three big winners from the past weekend.

00:12First off, Penn State.

00:14I thought they did a great job.

00:15Tough spot going to Wisconsin at night.

00:18Badgers had won three straight, dominated their last three opponents.

00:22Penn State loses their quarterback, Drew Aller, at halftime.

00:26They don't skip a beat with Bo Pribula.

00:29A great job by the coaching staff.

00:31They had the backup ready.

00:33Defense played well.

00:34So, Penn State, head of steam going into this weekend's big showdown with Ohio State.

00:40Number two, a Texas A&M.

00:43I mean, just a remarkable story.

00:45Opener, they lose to Notre Dame.

00:47New coach, Mike Gelko.

00:49This, to me, Scott, shows you, and it really is going to give a lot of offseason hope for teams that are replacing coaches.

00:55You make the right coaching move, and everything can change.

00:59I mean, this program was on life support under Jimbo Fisher.

01:03Now they've won seven straight games.

01:06Remarkable to say this, they're the last SEC team without an SEC loss.

01:12Now, they could be going into a hornet's nest at South Carolina this weekend.

01:18Shane Beamer has been a giant killer in the past.

01:21But for right now, Mike Gelko pulling Marcel Reed, the true freshman, off the bench and igniting that offense.

01:28A&M is hot.

01:30Third winner from the weekend, Boise State.

01:33They have seized control of the group of five automatic college football playoff berth.

01:38Big win in Vegas against UNLV, Ashton Jeanty, Buck 28, and a touchdown.

01:45At the same time, Navy falls to Notre Dame.

01:48So, Boise State controls its own destiny.

01:50Only lost this season, by the way, to Oregon.

01:53Now, I'm going to turn quickly my attention to the Heisman Trophy.

01:57Scott, are we overthinking this?

02:00I mean, Travis Hunter, to me, looks like clearly the best player in college football.

02:05No disrespect to Dylan Gabriel, Ashton Jeanty, Cam Ward doing a great job reinvigorating Miami.

02:12But Travis Hunter, we're talking about probably the top five wide receiver in the country and the top five cornerback.

02:20130 snaps over the weekend.

02:22Sets career highs in receptions.

02:25Career highs in passes broken up.

02:28I know it's always apples and oranges in sports, but Charles Woodson in 97 won the Heisman.

02:33Hasn't done nearly as much as Travis Hunter.

02:37Quickly, before we go, Week 10, it's all about Penn State, Ohio State, and really these coaches.

02:42James Franklin needs this win desperately.

02:45Career against top five teams.

02:471-12, 4-16 overall against Ohio State and Michigan.

02:52And for Ryan Day, struggled last week against Nebraska.

02:56He needs this game in a big, big way.

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