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Miami outgained SMU in total yards (433-388), but lost the turnover battle 2-1. The Mustangs' defense intercepted Beck in the first period of overtime. SMU's offense scored a touchdown six plays later to earn a 26-20 win over the Hurricanes in front of 35,074 fans at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Four Grand Rapids-area prep football teams celebrated Round 1 playoff wins as road underdogs on Friday, but the there wasn’t an upset more stunning than the one pulled off by Coopersville at Kenowa Hills. And it wasn’t just the fact that the Broncos defeated the Knights, but the way they did it.
Willie Mullins’ 5-year-old gelding surges past the field in the final stretch to win the Breeders’ Cup Turf and break the course record at Del Mar as a 25-1 shot.
It was the biggest head-coaching victory for Cody Hawkins, who returned to UC Davis on Saturday afternoon and celebrated the biggest upset in the Big Sky Conference this season.
Rashad Rochelle caught four passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns and tacked on a 95-yard kick-return score as Indiana State pulled off an improbable upset of South Dakota State, 24-12 on Saturday.
"Just kept leaning on the things that we've been preaching," Entz said during the Fox Sports AM 1340 postgame interview ... "we had to redeem ourselves." With the upset victory, Fresno State not only becomes bowl eligible for the fifth straight year ...
Florida proved it could compete against the nation’s best with a new head coach, but the Gators will have to wait to find the right man to beat Georgia. Interim coach Billy Gonzales stepped in for Billy Napier and nearly led Florida past its longtime SEC rival.
CBS Sports analysts Rick Neuheisel and Brian Jones both see an upset happening in the Week 8 SEC slate on Saturday.
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