2020 College Football Insider | Week 2

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INSIDER | 2020 | WEEK 2

Quote of the week “I’m happy to get my first win under my belt. I was the longest-tenured 0-1 football coach in the country, so I had to get that bad taste out of my mouth.”

- Memphis Head Coach Ryan Silverfield on getting his first win as head coach.

team TO WATCH: Clemson The reigning PlayStation® Fiesta Bowl champions kick off the season on the road at Wake Forest on Saturday and look to establish themselves as college football’s best team. The Tigers are ready to showcase their talent with a league-high five All-ACC preseason firstteam selections, headlined by Preseason Player of the Year, junior quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Lawrence was named the 2019 PlayStation® Fiesta Bowl Offensive Player of the Game after throwing for 259 yards and two TDs and adding a memorable 67-yard touchdown run. Running back Travis Etienne is another formidable returner as the senior looks to land ACC Player of the Year for the third straight season.

Clemson has a historical advantage heading into the matchup, having won 11-straight meetings against the Demon Deacons. Kickoff is set for 4:30 pm AZ Time on ABC.

team of the week: BYU BYU closed out the first weekend of college football in dominating fashion with a 55-3 win over Navy. In the first matchup between the two schools since 1989, BYU led in virtually every aspect of the game on its way to the most lopsided victory of Week 1.

Running back Tyler Allgeier led the way for the Cougars with 132 rushing yards and two touchdowns, averaging 9.4 yards per carry. Quarterback Zach Wilson added 232 yards on 13 completions and two touchdowns before sitting out the fourth quarter.

BYU will look to build on its almost flawless performance when it takes on another service academy at Army on September 19. The Cougars open their home schedule the following week when Troy travels to Provo for a September 26 contest.

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games of the week

AP Preseason Rankings

UAB AT MIAMI

1. CLEMSON

6. LSU

2. OHIO STATE

7. PENN STATE

9.10 | 5 PM | ACCN

3. ALABAMA

8. FLORIDA

4. GEORGIA

9. OREGON

5. OKLAHOMA

10. NOTRE DAME

SYRACUSE AT #18 NORTH CAROLINA 9.12 | 9 AM | ACCN

DUKE AT #10 NOTRE DAME 9.12 | 11:30 AM | NBC

MISSOURI STATE AT #5 OKLAHOMA 9.12 | 4 PM | N/A

Where is College Gameday?

College Gameday may look different this year with fans not on site but Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and the gang are still hitting the road, starting in Winston-Salem on Saturday to see No. 1 Clemson take on Wake Forest.

Fans will be able to join in on the fun by heading to collegegameday.com for a chance to join virtually and rep their team. College Gameday airs Saturday, September 12 at 6 AM AZ Time.

UTEP AT #14 TEXAS 9.12 | 5 PM | LHN For a full schedule of Week Two games, click here. (All times in AZ)

Bowl Predictions ESPN Bonagura: Auburn vs Texas ESPN Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs Cincinnati CBS: Texas A&M vs Cincinnati Sporting News: Cincinnati vs LSU USA Today: Texas vs Cincinnati 247 Sports: UCF vs Texas

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Golden History 50 Years of Fiesta BowL: The Inaugural Game The 1971 Fiesta Bowl was the first contest held, and some call it the most exciting bowl game of the decade. To think it was just the beginning.

The combined 83 points was a sight to behold, and 51,098 fans jammed Sun Devil Stadium, marking the largest crowd to watch a bowl’s first-year game.

alumni highlight: NFL Draft Selections Fiesta Bowl alumni were abundant in the 2020 NFL Draft. Joe Burrow, Chase Young and Jeff Okudah went off the board in the first three picks and led nine former Fiesta Bowl participants in the first round. Clemson’s Isaiah Simmons (8th to the Arizona Cardinals) and AJ Terrell, Ohio State’s Damon Arnette and LSU’s Justin Jefferson, Patrick Queen and Clyde Edwards-Helaire were called in the opening round.

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In what was a classic offensive battle, the game wasn’t decided until the final minute when ASU’s Woody Green scored on a two-yard burst with just :34 left.

The game had it all and then some. Steve Holden of Arizona State caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Danny White in the second quarter, and then rumbled 68 yards on a punt return to give ASU a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter. Green rushed for 101 yards and three scores, including the gamewinner. Florida State quarterback Gary Huff, who was named the offensive player of the game, completed 25 of 46 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns.

33 former players selected. A slew of stars from last year’s game, J.K. Dobbins, Tee Higgins, Tanner Muse, Davon Hamilton, Jonah Jackson and Malik Harrison, went in the second and third rounds.

The Fiesta Bowl has a rich history of former players being selected in the draft. With the selection of Joe Burrow, eight Fiesta Bowl players have been selected No. 1 overall. The new Bengals quarterback joins Sam Bradford, Andrew Luck, Alex Smith, Cam Newton, Courtney Brown and Vinny Testaverde.

EPISODE 10 - Mack Brown This episode we are joined by College Football Hall of Fame and current North Carolina Head Coach Mack Brown. Brown joins us to talk his return to coaching, Matthew McConaughey stories from Texas, what leadership means to him and his 2009 Fiesta Bowl victory.

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MORE THAN JUST A GAME® Fiesta Bowl Charities: Her Hidden Highness The Fiesta Bowl has launched its first ever progressive raffle, a version of the popular game, Queen of Hearts, titled “Her Hidden Highness presented by Arizona Lottery.” This progressive raffle increases the jackpot every week until the winning card is selected, when 50 percent of the pot goes to the winner and the balance benefits Fiesta Bowl Charities. There are also weekly winners who receive cash prizes.

Her Hidden Highness presented by Arizona Lottery raffle tickets sales are now open to all Arizona residents, with weekly drawings every Sunday.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Hourigan It was January 1, 2006, and Joe Hourigan was enjoying his first-ever trip to Arizona.

Among his activities was joining thousands of people who lined the streets of Central Phoenix to watch the pageantry of brilliantly colored floats, giant balloons, charitable groups, local celebrities and marching bands in the Fiesta Bowl Parade before Notre Dame took on Ohio State later that night.

Fast-forward 13 years, when Hourigan donned his Yellow Jacket on a float in the 2019 Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Parade, presented by Cheez-It ® with his wife and goddaughter as

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