Mid-Afternoon Games Week 9
27 10 2007Update 6:58 PM
Georgia finishes off Florida 42-30. With that, the winner of the South Carolina/Tennessee game tonight will control their own destiny in the SEC East.
Update 6:54 PM
Texas finally takes the lead in Austin 21-15 over Nebraska with 7:23 to go.
Georgia also recovers a Florida fumble, crushing a Florida drive as they were threatening in the red zone.
It’s official: Connecticut 22, South Florida 15.
Update 6:51 PM
It’s all but officially over in Connecticut as UConn holds South Florida on 4th and goal to take over with 54 seconds left ahead 22-15, and South Florida has no time outs.
Finals:
East Carolina 41, UAB 6
Update 6:46 PM
Georgia starts putting nails in the coffin as they go up 42-30 on Florida with 3:54 to go.
Finals:
Arizona 48, Washington 41
Michigan 34, Minnesota 10
Tulsa 29, Southern Methodist 23
Update 6:32
Florida says “not so fast” to Georgia as they make the score 35-30 after missing a point conversion.
More Finals:
Eastern Michigan 19, Western Michigan 2
Update 6:22 PM
Georgia starts putting serious heat on Florida as they go up 35-24 on Florida with 11:03 to go in the game.
More Finals:
Louisiana Tech 31, Utah State 21
Update 6:08 PM
It’s over in Eugene, and USC can forget any hopes of climbing back into the title game. Oregon intercepts USC in a desperation final drive to end the game and the Ducks win 24-17.
Finals:
Memphis 28, Tulane 27
Update 5:54 PM
The Trojans are trying to come back, scoring a touchdown and closing to 24-17 of Oregon with 4:44 to go.
Update 5:47 pm
All of a sudden South Florida shows up. After the kickoff following the safety, South Florida goes 3 plays and 63 yards to get a touchdown and closes the gap to 16-9.
Meanwhile, Florida answers Georgia’s touchdown and closes their gap to 28-24.
Also, Nebraska takes a 17-3 lead on Texas.
Update 5:43 PM
Correction: It is South Florida who blocks the punt and gets the safety. 16-2 Connecticut
Finals:
Wyoming 29, UNLV 24
Update 5:40 PM
South Florida drives down to the Connecticut 4 hoping to finally get on the board, but UConn intercepts a pass in the endzone, and keeps their 16-0 lead in the middle of the 3rd quarter.
Also, Tebow is already effected with a bruised shoulder for Florida. Now, Harvin looks like he’s injured his arm. That is basically Florida’s entire offense both with injuries now. If Florida loses today, the road is cleared once again for South Carolina to win the SEC East. However, if they lose to Tennessee tonight and with Kentucky losing, Tennessee would once again be in the drivers seat.
Update 5:34 PM
The Gators are getting in trouble. Georgia comes out at halftime and quickly takes a 28-17 lead.
Update 5:29 PM
Duck and cover? Oregon takes a 24-10 lead on Southern Cal in Autzen Stadium in the 4th quarter.
Finals:
Missouri 42, Iowa State 28
Update 5:10 PM
Nebraska takes a 10-3 lead on Texas as they near halftime.
Meanwhile, Eastern Michigan leads Western Michigan 3-2 in the bottom of the 4th inning at halftime.
Mississippi State isn’t the only SEC team on the verge of bowl eligibility. Vanderbilt gets win #5 themselves, beating Miami (OH) 24-13. The SEC could get 11 bowl eligible teams. Of course, since they’ll have to all beat each other to do so, they may all be 6-6 or 7-5…
Other Finals:
Arkansas 58, Florida International 10
Update 5:03 PM
Southern Cal has now tied up Oregon at 10, halfway through the 3rd quarter.
Meanwhile, Michigan has come back to take the lead on Minnesota 13-10 at halftime.
Update 4:56 PM
Georgia goes up again nearing halftime, taking a 21-17 lead on Florida.
Update 4:40 PM
UConn goes up on South Florida 16-0.
Update 4:37 pm
Looking forward maybe? How embarrassing is this for Navy in their final game before they play Notre Dame. The Blue Hens of Delaware come in and defeat the Midshipmen 59-52.
Update 4:30 PM
UConn tries to show that they’re really for real, and they’re off to a good start over South Florida, leading 9-0 in the 2nd quarter.
Update 4:23 PM
Florida strikes back by picking off a Georgia pass for a touchdown to tie that game up at 14. Elsewhere, Oregon leads Southern Cal 10-3 at halftime and Minnesota leads Michigan 10-3 in the 2nd quarter.
Finals:
Central Michigan 41, Kent State 32
Update 4:05 PM
We might get 100 points put up in Jacksonville as Georgia responds quickly themselves, going up 14-7.
Update 3:58 PM
Florida strikes back fast, and ties the game at 7.
Also, Buffalo gets their 4th win of the season by defeating Akron 26-10.
Update 3:57 PM
Navy has now allowed 52 points to Delaware are they trail 52-42 late in the game.
Update 3:55 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team have to kick from the 7 1/2 yard line, like Georgia just had to…
Update 3:51 PM
Georgia strikes first in Jacksonville and goes up 7-0 (after Georgia gets a great double-excessive celebration penalty on Georgia, who sent out the entire bench to celebrate their touchdown).
Update 3:46 PM
Mississippi State gets the first major upset of the day, defeating Kentucky 31-14.
3:42 PM
Colorado recovers the onsides kick and finishes off Texas Tech 31-26.





