It was a wild weekend of games, which saw conference play expand in earnest. That means ramifications begin to take place with an eye on the postseason. We came into this week with a few key matchups on the schedule, but some upsets also played out to make for intriguing viewing.
One Friday matchup became impactful and there were a number of curiosities, overtime games, and some Hail Mary plays looming large, making for thrilling endings to a fun weekend of college football.
In what has to be a statistical anomaly, North Carolina had a huge game, amassing over 600 yards in offense and scoring 50 points – and they played horribly in a loss. Reduced to inserting their third string QB and committing five turnovers, they did this against a James Madison team that was firing on all cylinders. Alonza Barnett threw for 388 yards and five touchdowns. The Dukes had a pick-6 and a punt…
