5 Observations
1. It didn't take Willie Taggart long to run out of friends, did it? These days, they won't serve him in local restaurants. Still, his career is three games old. The disappointing thing with the Noles is all those four- and five-star athletes on the field.
2. After flirting with losing for two straight weeks -- and coming from behind to win against mediocre teams from major conferences, the USF Bulls should start a monthlong run Saturday night. Once they stop taking target practice at their toes, USF should be okay. At least until Houston
3. If you want to know why Jeremy Pruitt is the head coach in Tennessee, just go back a year. The Volts allowed a 63-yard catch as time ran out from Feleipe Franks to Tyrie Cleveland. That'll get a guy into the used car business.
4. If FAU has a puncher's chance to knock off UCF this weekend, it's unheralded running back Devin Singletary. Singletary, three games into his junior season, is a load. He's already scored 52 rushing touchdowns (32 of them last year) and has more than 3,000 yards rushing.
5. It's interesting that the University of Miami players are defending quarterback Malik Rosier. The great quarterbacks never need defending.
They Said It
"I just like the resiliency of our players and how they continue to have that attitude of, 'We're not going to lose this game. We're going to find a way to go win the game. That's what we were able to do."
-- Charlie Strong, USF coach
"Our fans have every right to have high expectations of our program and I can assure you that no one has higher expectations than I do. Our fans, students, alumni, former players, deserve a team that plays better than what we have so far this season."
-- Willie Taggart, FSU coach
“I told him this, if he (Feleipe Franks) goes out there and throws a bunch of picks he throws a bunch of picks. If he pouts about it and whines about it and stops taking coaching and drops his head I might pull him but I’m not going to pull him for throwing picks or making mistakes. That’s our coaching. That’s teaching and we need to coach and teach that. It’s his confidence level and how he learns and grows and carries himself as a quarterback is most important.”
-- Dan Mullen, UF coach
“They (UCF's Knights) obviously go extremely fast and he’s a really special player. They’re really good all around. Height, weight, speed, the players, the size of the guys. It’s like playing an SEC opponent.”
-- Lane Kiffin, FAU coach
“It’s like I told the team, there’s going to be a lot of talk about Coach Davis. And I told the guys, ‘This man is a great coach and a great person and they did great things for Miami, the University of Miami football program.’ I said, ‘But we gotta make it about this game and this scheme and this preparation and we gotta treat it like any other game and make sure we’re focused on the right things.’’’
-- Mark Richt, Miami coach
Ranking Florida's Teams
Jeff Sagarin Colley Matrix Massey Billingsley
Miami 19. USF 9 UCF 19 Miami 14
UCF 32 UCF 30 Miami 23 FAU 21
Florida 34 Miami 49 USF 30 USF 27
USF 48 FAU 50 Florida 52 Florida 31
FSU 57 Florida 56 FAU 60 UCF 36
FAU 93 FIU 63 FSU 71 FSU 61
FIU 104 FSU 100 FIU 83 FIU 71
Worst New Coaches
1. Chip Kelley, UCLA 0-3
2. Willie Taggart, FSU 1-2
3. Scott Frost, Nebraska 0-3
4. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona 1-2
5. Sonny Dykes, SMU 0-3
Heisman Leaders
1. Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
2. Ed Oliver, Houston
3. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
4. Trace McSorley, Penn State
5. Will Grier, West Virginia
Random List
(Best Fight Songs)
Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
The Victors (Michigan)
On Wisconsin (Wisconsin)
Hail to the Victors (Notre Dame)
Anchors Aweigh (Navy)
Best Unofficial Fight Songs
Rocky Top (Tennessee)
Sweet Home Alabama (Alabama)
Hang on Sloopy (Ohio State)
All Right Now (Stanford)
Take Me Home, Country Roads (West Virginia)
Passing Per Game
14. Blake Barnett, USF. 306.0
20. McKenzie Milton, UCF 294.5
30. Chris Robinson, FAU 266.3
42. Deondre Francois, FSU 243.7
66. Malik Rosier, Miami 198.3
73. Feleipe Franks, Florida 190.0
78. James Morgan , FIU 182.7
Top 5 Rushers
73. Devin Singletary, FAU 70.0
73. Cam Akers, FSU 70.0
86. Deejay Dallas, Miami 65.3
92. Adrian Killins, UCF 63.5
101. Napoleon Maxwell, FIU 61.5
Top Receptions per game
22. Jeff Thomas, Miami 101.3
28. Jovon Durante, FAU 99.3
34. Randall St. Felix, USF 95.3
69. Tre Nixon, UCF 77.0
71. Gabriel Davis, UCF 75.5
This Weeks Games
FAU at UCF (Friday night)
FIU at Miami
Northern Illinois at FSU
Florida at Tennessee
East Carolina at USF
Best National Games
Texas A&M at Alabama
TCU at Texas
Georgia at Missouri
Nebraska at Michigan
Wisconsin at Iowa
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