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Lamar vs. Texas A&M: Live Score and Highlights
Texas A&M 0, Lamar 0—WEATHER DELAY PRIOR TO KICKOFF
After a surprisingly dominant win over South Caroling last week, Texas A&M, led by phenom quarterback Kenny Hill, looks to keep the momentum going this week against FCS opponent Lamar.
The Aggies opened quite a few eyes to "life after Manziel," but Hill will be under the microscope of the nation this week as he looks to confirm everyone's suspicions: that he's the next great Aggie.
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Citadel vs. Florida State: Live Score and Highlights
Florida State 14, The Citadel 0 -- 13:20 2nd Quarter
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Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Live Score and Highlights
ND 7, UM (Early 2nd)
Scoring/action update: Cam McDaniel's one-yard touchdown gives the Irish the lead.
Michigan and Notre Dame are giving it one final go...for now.
It's a somewhat sad day in college football.
"Well, you know there's going to be some emotion, but you can't let that get in the way of good execution..." Irish coach Brian Kelly said, via NBC sideline report.
Entering tonight, Notre Dame holds the best winning percentage in FBS at 73.32, just five-hundredths better than the Wolverines' 73.27.
Game coverage is live on NBC.
Keep your browser locked to this live blog for the latest updates, analysis, commentary and more. And don't forget, game grades for each side will be available on Bleacher Report after the the pair of heavyweights settle the score.
Follow Bleacher Report's Michigan Wolverines football writer Adam Biggers on Twitter @AdamBiggers81
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East Carolina vs. South Carolina: Live Score and Highlights
East Carolina 13, South Carolina 10—Mid-2nd Quarter
We are underway in Columbia as South Carolina receives the opening kickoff.
You can watch live on ESPNU, but make sure to stay with us here at Bleacher Report for news, notes and analysis of tonight's game between South Carolina and East Carolina.
You can find the box score here.
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USC's Hayes Pullard Gets Ejected for Targeting vs. Stanford
The USC Trojans lost one of their captains on Saturday against the Stanford Cardinal due to a targeting penalty on a kickoff return.
During the third quarter, USC's Hayes Pullard led with his helmet while hitting Stanford's Ty Montgomery as he ran out of bounds. After review, the penalty stood and Pullard had to leave the game.
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San Jose State vs. Auburn: Live Score and Highlights
Auburn 35 San Jose State 7 – Late 2nd Quarter
The Auburn Tigers and San Jose State Spartans are underway here at Jordan-Hare. We'll be following along with the action all night long.
Keep it here for all the analysis, news and updates regarding this one
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Buckeyes Football Fans Grill Up Ohio-Shaped Burgers at Tailgate
Ohio State Buckeyes football fans are getting ready for Saturday night's game against the Virginia Tech Hokies with some tailgating outside of the stadium.
Some fans brought these Ohio-shaped patties to make some burgers at tailgate, and they look pretty good.
[Instagram, h/t College Spun]
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Michigan State vs. Oregon: Live Score and Highlights
Michigan State 24, Oregon 18 ; Start of 3rd Quarter
Perhaps the biggest game of the young college football season takes place Saturday night in Eugene, Oregon, as the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans take on the No. 3 Oregon Ducks.
The game will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET. It can be seen on Fox.
Per Odds Shark, Oregon is a 13.5-point favorite.
A full box score can be found here, courtesy of NCAA.com.
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Ameer Abdullah Saves Nebraska from Disaster, Further Boosts Heisman Stock
It could have ended badly for Nebraska. Instead, Ameer Abdullah and his legs decided otherwise.
With 20 seconds left in the game, Nebraska was tied 24-24 with McNeese State. Overtime seemed likely until quarterback Tommy Armstrong connected with Abdullah and the rest became history.
Abdullah managed to break five tackles on his 58-yard touchdown sprint, securing a victory for the Huskers when it mattered most.
"He is a big-time player," McNeese State head coach Matt Viator said. "You don't come back as a leading rusher in the nation unless you can make plays. Give him credit, he made a great play."
In that moment, Abdullah not only made his case as a Heisman candidate greater, but he also saved Nebraska from a major disaster.
"Ameer put the team on his back and won the game," head coach Bo Pelini said. "I mean, with the kickoff return, too. Thank God for Ameer today."
While it's only the second week of college football, Abdullah is well on his way to breaking records. His 54 rushing yards against McNeese State increased his career rushing total to 3,263 rushing yards, which is only 66 yards from landing him in the top five on the Nebraska career-rushing list.
It's beyond just his performance, though. Abdullah is proving week after week that he's the leader of this Nebraska team.
"First thing he did was address the team in the locker room," Pelini said. "He knows. He's been around long enough and he gets it. That's why he's a tremendous leader. Not just a tremendous player, but a tremendous leader."
It's that attitude that truly carries onto the field. When asked what was going through his head when he got the ball on that touchdown play, Abdullah had a simple answer. "I wanted to score."
And that's exactly what he did. Teammate Josh Mitchell understands. "There's a reason why he is one of the best players in the nation. It's just Ameer being Ameer," he said.
Yet, Abdullah is still climbing his way up the list of other running backs across the country. Those who often get mentioned before him as potential Heisman candidates include Alabama's T.J. Yeldon, Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon and Georgia's Todd Gurley.
Armstrong credits Abdullah as a playmaker. Pelini wishes he could put the ball in his hands every time if he could. As for Abdullah, his goal is simple and that is to win.
In the process of winning, he managed to save Nebraska's 2014 season from disaster, while also making his Heisman stock rise.
As Mitchell said, that's just Ameer being Ameer.
Unless otherwise noted, all quotes were obtained firsthand.
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USC Kick Returner Nelson Agholor Has No Idea Where He's Going
USC Trojans wide receiver Nelson Agholor is set to have a big junior season, but this was one of those rare players where he simply messed up.
During a kick return against the Stanford Cardinal, Agholor ended up running into two consecutive teammates before going down.
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After Week 2, QB Blake Sims Is the Answer for Alabama Crimson Tide
The Alabama Crimson Tide took care of business during the second week of the season by defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls 41-0. Both Jacob Coker and Blake Sims saw significant time in this matchup.
Bleacher Report college football analyst Michael Felder discusses both quarterbacks' performances. Who do you think is the better QB?
Watch the video and let us know!
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Oklahoma Gives Walk-on LB Caleb Gastelum Scholarship After Career Performance
Oklahoma linebacker Caleb Gastelum, a walk-on senior, was already having the best day of his career at Tulsa, shirking his normal role as a special-teamer to make eight tackles, record a sack and intercept a pass in a 52-7 win. But what happened during the game did not compare with what happened after it.
According to the Sooners' official Twitter account, head coach Bob Stoops awarded Gastelum with both a game ball and, more importantly, a scholarship after the team's dominant win:
Gastelum entered the year with just five career tackles, both coming in 2013. His three tackles against Louisiana Tech last week tied his single-game career high, but that number was doubled and almost tripled during his extended action Saturday.
Here's a look at his interception, which, admittedly, came in the final minute of the contest, when the outcome was well beyond dispute. But that didn't appear to dampen the experience in the slightest:
Gastelum had never intercepted a pass before that one. The sack he recorded against Tulsa was also the first of his career.
It's a heartwarming story to see this happen for Gastelum—even as late as his senior year—because he didn't even play real high school football. He was home-schooled as a teenager and played in the North Oklahoma Association of Homeschools, per Eric Bailey of Tulsa World.
"Do what your heart desires," he said in August, a message to all home-schooled football players. "If you have the desire to play at a big level, believe in that and strive to make the steps to get there."
Unless Oklahoma's linebacker depth gets ravaged at some point this season, it's unlikely Gastelum will ever see the field enough on defense to repeat Saturday's stat line. But he will remain a key special teams player on a team with national title aspirations, and starting this weekend, he will do so as a scholarship athlete.
And that is pretty darn cool.
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Brandon Scherff Injury: Updates on Iowa Star's Leg and Return
The Iowa Hawkeyes' sturdy offensive line took a blow in Week 2 against Ball State.
Star left tackle Brandon Scherff reportedly suffered a leg injury during the second quarter of his team's contest against the Cardinals.
Marc Morehouse of The Cedar Rapids Gazette first reported the news:
Morehouse had more after the game:
The 320-pound senior will be hoping for a quick recovery, as he could be a top NFL draft pick in 2015. However, he does have plenty of excellent game tape to show scouts after a junior season that saw him make the All-Big Ten first team, per ESPN.com.
Morehouse noted that the Hawkeyes were forced to use an intriguing replacement for Scherff:
However, all may not be lost, as Scherff was apparently able to make it to the locker room under his own power, per Morehouse:
Scherff's injury could expose the lack of depth at offensive line, and quarterback Jake Rudock will certainly miss the comfort and security of a top-tier tackle protecting his blindside. The Hawkeyes offense looked solid in a 31-23 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers in Week 1, but a long-term injury to Scherff could diminish the team's ability to consistently move the ball both through the air and on the ground.
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Why SEC Needs to Fear Tennessee's Justin Worley, Marquez North Connection
With his receiving weapons falling and offensive line collapsing all around him, Tennessee quarterback Justin Worley always found solace looking North—as in receiver Marquez North.
The 6'4", 221-pound sophomore wideout doubled his touchdown production from a season ago on Saturday, hauling in two scores on his way to 68 yards on four catches.
The performance helped the Vols get past a pesky Arkansas State team 34-19 in Neyland Stadium in a win that could prove extremely costly.
Starting receiver Von Pearson and tight end Ethan Wolf went down with lower-leg injuries that both looked nasty. That's two newcomers who have been major cogs to UT's power-spread offense so far.
While the speculation festers until official news on the injuries comes, Vols fans can at least breathe a sigh of relief with the Worley-to-North connection.
The senior quarterback and his big target are getting into a rhythm, and the rest of the SEC should be concerned.
That hookup was the biggest positive on a shaky, worrisome day for a young team. Through the struggles, Worley's senior leadership was vitally important in a game that kept looking like it may get close.
Despite all that youth, Worley and North are entering their second season as a tandem, and the Vols must lean on them moving forward. Both are getting much more comfortable and consistent on a down-to-down basis.
With three weeks until the SEC schedule kicks off for UT, the duo will only continue to marinate. They'll get thrown into the pressure cooker in Norman, Oklahoma, next week against the Sooners.
Though he had a couple of late hiccups with ball security—throwing an interception on an acrobatic pick by Money Hunter and dropping a fumble that was recovered by UT—Worley shone. It's obvious he is growing in coordinator Mike Bajakian's offense.
His growth through two games from a season ago is impressive. The interception was his first in 70 attempts.
With UT's defense getting hit in the mouth with an early score, the offense took over. Worley hit his first 10 passes and took over the game.
The senior quarterback finished with 247 passing yards, the third-highest total in his career, completing 22 of 38 passes. On a highlight-reel day, though, the biggest play came when he found North for his second touchdown.
From the 14-yard line, Worley stepped into his throw to a streaking North. With a defender running alongside his target, Worley made the pass to North's back shoulder, a location where only the receiver could make a play on the ball. The huge receiver used his size to muscle into position to make the catch and got his foot down for a score.
It was a NFL-caliber play and could be a glimpse of things to come this season.
North's athleticism was on full display, but defenses will be able to show him a little extra attention if Wolf and Pearson are sidelined for some time.
Another big concern for UT is that revamped offensive line. Along with another mediocre day rushing, Worley also was often under duress.
His calmness under pressure was another reason why Worley's maturation was evident. The numbers would have been even better had the senior had more time to read through his progressions and let plays develop downfield, but that may not be a luxury the Vols get this season.
Instead, Worley meticulously took what the Red Wolves gave him, hitting nine different receivers. He led four scoring drives over 70 yards, and UT was 6-of-7 in red-zone attempts with Worley at the helm.
Still, UT has to get its offensive line situation straightened out in a hurry. At one point midway through the third quarter, Worley was hit throwing the ball and got up hobbling.
He came back into the game, but that's something UT can't have happen, especially now that it looks like the Vols are going to be finding other weapons while Wolf and Pearson recover.
Worley's calm command of the offense kept things level.
North also came down awkwardly on the sideline in the third quarter and wasn't as much of a factor afterward.
The Vols have to get several things corrected offensively, but they've also got to keep looking in North's direction. A year ago, he led the team in receiving yards as a freshman, and it's obvious he knows much more what he's doing now.
As the worries mount, Tennessee has to focus on the playmakers it does have. Running back Jalen Hurd looked capable of moving the chains, getting most of his 83 rushing yards late. Josh Smith and Josh Malone need to step up and take some pressure off Worley.
But North is the bell cow. He had one of the biggest days of his career, and though the numbers weren't gaudy, the the results were impressive.
When the Vols needed touchdowns, they went to North.
It's something that should become a trend this season. North is special, and his big-play knack is becoming more and more evident—even to former Vols who played in the NFL.
Unless otherwise noted, all statistics gathered from UTSports.com. Brad Shepard covers SEC football and is the Tennessee Lead Writer for Bleacher Report. Follow Brad on Twitter here:
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USC's Hayes Pullard Lights Up Barry Sanders Jr.
The Stanford Cardinal and USC Trojans are locking horns in an early and crucial Pac-12 matchup during Week 2 of the college football season, so both sides came to play with plenty of energy.
In the first quarter, Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan tried to find running back Barry Sanders Jr. on a shovel pass. However, USC senior linebacker Hayes Pullard sniffed the play out perfectly, lighting up Sanders before he could complete the catch.
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Oklahoma vs. Tulsa: Game Grades, Analysis for the Sooners
The result was never in doubt, as the Oklahoma Sooners dominated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from the opening kickoff on their way to a 52-7 victory.
Whether it was on offense or defense, Oklahoma appeared to be the far superior team. The scoreboard certainly displayed as much.
Check out the game's final stats here and take a look at first- and second-half game grades as well as analysis below.
Pass Offense
The Sooners came in wanting to assert the passing attack, throwing on eight of their first 12 plays to open the game.
Quarterback Trevor Knight had himself a solid showing, throwing for 299 yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-34 passing. However, it's his accuracy that leaves a lot to be desired—through two games, he's only completed 58.8 percent of his passes.
As far as receivers go, Sterling Shepard had himself a career day. He set personal bests for receptions (eight) and yards (177) along with finding the end zone once.
But the story in that department has to be junior Durron Neal, who after stepping into the starting position this season showed off his potential. He finished with six receptions for 70 yards.
Rush Offense
The three-headed rushing attack of Oklahoma continued its strong start.
After a shaky performance in Week 1, Alex Ross led the team in rushing with 90 yards and a touchdown on five carries. However, it should be noted that 82 of those yards came on one run.
Keith Ford had himself another great day, rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Don't look now, but the sophomore has found the end zone four times already this season.
Meanwhile, last week's darling, Samaje Perine, struggled a bit. On 10 carries, the true freshman only managed 33 yards.
As a whole, the unit put up 261 yards on the ground for four touchdowns.
Pass Defense
Tulsa quarterback Dane Evans could just never get into a rhythm.
After throwing for over 400 yards and four touchdowns in Week 1, the sophomore was a shell of himself on Saturday. Evans only mustered 204 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions on 23-of-43 passing.
The secondary was lights out in the first half before letting up a bit in the final two quarters. However, a little of that could be due to the lopsided score and the absence of Zack Sanchez, who left the game late in the second quarter with a shoulder injury.
Rush Defense
The Golden Hurricane rush offense was practically nonexistent.
Whether it was James Flanders, D'Angelo Brewer or Zack Langer, the holes were just not there on Saturday. Tulsa finished the game with just 94 yards on 34 carries (2.8 yards per carry).
Coming into the season, the Sooners front seven was considered its strength. On Saturday, we found out why.
Special Teams
An area of concern in recent years, special teams were on point on Saturday for Oklahoma.
Of nine kickoffs, the Golden Hurricane only returned four. Of those returns, only one return went for more than 20 yards—a 24-yard return from D'Angelo Brewer. The Sooners were quick and on the return men before they had any space to make something happen.
As far as the kickers, Michael Hunnicutt made the most of his only field-goal attempt, drilling it through the uprights from 38 yards out. Punter Jed Barnett had a decent afternoon, blasting six kicks for an average of 39.3 yards with just one touchback.
Offensive coordinator Josh Heupel put on a clinic.
His aggressive play-calling paid dividends early on. The up-tempo attack left the Tulsa defense panting and had Oklahoma putting points on the board in bunches. Not to mention, the team didn't have a single turnover.
Defensively, Mike Stoops had his boys ready to play. The unit was all over the field, forcing the Golden Hurricane into four turnovers.
All stats courtesy of NCAA.com.
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Akron vs. Penn State: Game Grades, Analysis for the Nittany Lions
James Franklin and the Penn State Nittany Lions secured their second victory of the season Saturday afternoon, beating the Akron Zips 21-3 in their home opener.
The game was as sloppy as the score would indicate. Penn State turned the ball over three times and struggled through long lapses of offensive inefficiency.
But on an afternoon when the Big Ten struggled—Nebraska was nearly upset by McNeese State, Illinois barely outlasted Western Kentucky and Purdue got bulldozed by Central Michigan—Penn State can take comfort in their 18-point victory.
Here's how the Nittany Lions graded out against the Zips.
Penn State Nittany Lions Grade Analysis
Pass Offense: Penn State's pass offense can almost be considered its only offense at this point. Christian Hackenberg showed why he's considered one of the most talented quarterbacks in the country, completing 61 percent of his passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Five consecutive incompletions in the first half and two costly interceptions in the red zone prevented the pass offense from grading out better, though.
Run Offense: Penn State's offensive line struggled to open lanes for a trio of decent running backs in Zach Zwinak, Bill Belton and Akeel Lynch. That's certainly concerning for the Nittany Lions, who were going up against an overmatched Akron defense. Penn State found some decent success in the second half, gaining 85 of its 108 rushing yards running primarily out of the wildcat formation.
Pass Defense: It looked like it was going to be a long day for the Penn State secondary early, when Akron quarterback Kyle Pohl completed his first four passes for 56 yards. Led by outstanding cornerback Jordan Lucas, the Nittany Lions only gave up 152 passing yards after Akron's opening drive. The Zips failed to complete a single pass over 25 yards.
Run Defense: Just like the passing game, Akron had a very hard time running against Penn State's active defensive front. The Zips only gained 69 yards from 25 carries, averaging just 2.8 yards per rush. More than a third of those yards came on a pair of 13-yard runs from Jawon Chisholm and Hakeem Lawrence.
Special Teams: It was a quiet day on special teams for the Nittany Lions, which is both good and bad. Penn State's coverage units were excellent and Kicker Sam Ficken was a perfect 3-of-3 on extra point attempts. With the offense struggling, though, the Nittany Lions could have used some impact plays in the return game.
Coaching: Continuing a trend that developed against UCF last week, James Franklin and the Penn State coaching staff made some mystifying time-management decisions throughout the game. The Nittany Lions misused some timeouts early and wasted a couple throughout the game. It took Franklin a bit too long to utilize the wildcat as well, but once he did, it proved to be a nice adjustment. The coaching staff will want to tighten things up before Big Ten play kicks off in a few weeks.
All stats via NCAA.com.
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JW Walsh Injury: Updates on Oklahoma State QB's Status and Return
Oklahoma State might be one of the happiest teams to come away from Week 1 with a loss after going toe-to-toe with the No. 1-ranked Florida State Seminoles, but the early-season hope could very well be short lived.
Starting quarterback J.W. Walsh left the Cowboy's Week 2 game against Missouri State with an apparent leg injury and is unlikely to return to action anytime soon.
Fox23's Andrew Carter reported Walsh leaving the field with his team ahead 10-0 in the first quarter:
While John Klein of the Tulsa World reported Walsh left the game to take x-rays:
ESPN's Jake Trotter noticed Walsh emerged from the locker room using crutches, leaving his short-term status in serious doubt.
Walsh wasn't expected to light up too many teams in a tough Big 12 conference this season, but his injury jeopardizes the Cowboys' surprising start to the season.
Oklahoma State managed to push Florida State to the brink in Week 1, eventually losing by a final score of 37-31.
Walsh didn't do much damage with his arm in that game, completing 15 of 27 passes for 203 yards and one touchdown against one interception. However, it was his scrambling ability and poise under pressure that made fans sit up and take notice.
Walsh ran the ball 11 times for 51 yards and two touchdowns, providing the Cowboy offense with a much-needed jolt and keeping the Seminoles defenders off balance for long stretches of the game.
He's a dynamic athlete, although Trotter noted in Week 1 he does limit the Cowboys offense in certain respects:
Hopefully, the team can pull out a win against Missouri State and give head coach Mike Gundy time to regroup and reassess his roster. Should they drop to 0-2, a once promising season could end up being a difficult slog the rest of the way, especially if Walsh is out for an extended period of time.
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Cal Bears' Kenny Lawler Leaps and Makes 1-Handed Catch in End Zone
The California Golden Bears are blowing out the Sacramento State Hornets, and Kenny Lawler is having a terrific game so far.
During the second quarter, Jared Goff found Lawler for their second touchdown connection of the game, only this time Lawler made a one-handed catch with a defender right on him.
Here's the complete play that put the Golden Bears up 28-0, as well as a GIF of the impressive throw and catch.
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No Matter Who Plays QB, Alabama Must Get Amari Cooper the Ball Early and Often
Alabama fans probably have plenty of opinions after Saturday's 41-0 win over Florida Atlantic—a game that was cut short due to lightning.
Blake Sims and Jake Coker both took meaningful snaps in a game for the first time this season, and each had their ups and downs. Plenty of conclusions will undoubtedly be drawn from their performances. And both will probably get another crack at it next week when Alabama hosts Southern Miss.
But there's one aspect of the offense that is pretty crystal clear at this point, with no room for debate: Amari Cooper is a good wide receiver. Keep getting him the ball.
Cooper caught 13 passes for 189 yards and a score on Saturday, propelling the Crimson Tide to a big win against the overmatched Owls. His 13 catches tied an Alabama school record set by D.J. Hall against Tennessee in 2007.
Cooper has been a major factor in both of Alabama's games in this young 2014 season. New offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin has clearly put an emphasis on getting the ball to Cooper for multiple reasons.
His plan to get Cooper involved has helped out the new quarterbacks immensely.
Cooper has been the go-to wide receiver for both Sims and Coker early on. Kiffin has set up the quarterbacks with quick screens and slants his way, throws that can help a young quarterback get into a rhythm early in a game.
Almost 75 percent of Cooper's yards Saturday came on screens, swing passes or slants. The first play against West Virginia was a screen to Cooper. On Saturday's opening drive, Cooper came in motion on a reverse that he ran for 20 yards.
Cooper described his mentality when he catches a screen pass last week.
"When you get the ball, as soon as you catch it, you want to run full speed and react off of instinct," he said. "You don't want to look for any defenders like that. That's what I try to do."
He did plenty of that on Saturday. FAU defenders frequently gave Alabama's receivers six- or eight-yard cushions, and the Crimson Tide took advantage. All Cooper had to do was make a man miss—which he did several times—and he was off to the races.
His presence gives this offense a workhorse to go through, an asset that has been vital with a new signal-caller under center.
Even following an up-and-down 2013, during which he had play through a foot injury, Cooper still brought along a lot of hype into this season. He lit up defenses his freshman year to the tune of 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns. But last season, the nagging foot injury slowed him down for much of the season. Cooper finished strong with 100-plus-yard performances in Alabama's last two games of the season.
There will be no doubting this year, though, whether Cooper is one of the elite receivers in college football. He's touched the ball 26 times already this season for 339 yards. That pace doesn't figure to be slowing up any time soon as Alabama continues to work Sims and Coker into its offense.
There's no debating that the game plan of utilizing Cooper as much as possible sets up Alabama for plenty of success on offense.
Marc Torrence is the Alabama lead writer for Bleacher Report. All quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. All stats come from CFBStats. All recruiting information comes from 247Sports.
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The Center is host to as many concerts each year as the campus' schedule allows. Local, regional and international artists perform on the Center's main stage, art gallery and art studio. In addition to single event concerts, regular series such as the Trespass Music Mondays Series, 3rd Fret Coffeehouse Concerts and the Kami Lyle Sit-A-While are ongoing throughout the year. The Center is also a proud host to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and the Provincetown Jazz Festival.
Trespass Music Monday - November 2014: Open Mic featuring Rick Gottlieb
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Andre Roberson has been one of the most impressive players on the Thunder's summer league team.
OKC Thunder: Andre Roberson does the little things well
And he's scored only 12 points in three games.
Yet it's quickly become evident down here in Orlando why Oklahoma City traded up three spots in the draft to get Roberson, the 6-foot-7 small forward out of Colorado.
He does the little things, all the dirty work others perhaps don't care to do. In this setting, it's easy to see how those things fit on a Thunder roster that already has an All-Star duo in Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.
"A lot of people focus on just scoring, scoring, scoring," Roberson said. "But I feel like there's other elements of the game that help a team win as well. And having two great scorers on the Oklahoma City Thunder, I feel like I don't need to provide that right now."
Roberson makes up for lack of scoring in two ways: defense and rebounding.
He's pulled down a team-high 21 rebounds in three games, including 10 (and six on the offensive end) in the Thunder's 79-78 win over Detroit on Tuesday. He had six rebounds in his first eight minutes.
"Certain guys have a nose for the ball, and he does," said Thunder coach Rex Kalamian. "Andre knows how to find the basketball."
In his junior season, Roberson ranked second in the country in rebounding with an 11.3 average. He finished with more rebounds than points in 17 of the 33 games he played before leaving early to enter the NBA Draft.
"I've always been a great rebounder growing up, ever since high school," Roberson said. "So it's great to kind of have that tool in my bag."
Roberson's size, athleticism and 6-foot-11 wingspan give him the attributes to be a great rebounder. But he complements those traits with exceptional timing and much-needed relentlessness.
He pulled down 20 rebounds on two occasions last season, once against Fresno State and again against Stanford. In those games, he had 17 points against the Bulldogs and just 12 against the Cardinal.
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No. 10 Baylor 45, Southern Methodist 0: Senior quarterback Bryce Petty went 13-of-23 for 161 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another before leaving the game with a back bruise, but the host Bears had no problem in their season opener.Jay Lee had eight catches for 83 yards and a late touchdown for Baylor, Davion Hall had seven catches for 86 yards and Levi Norwood had four catches for 26 yards to extend his 29-game reception streak. Shock Linwood added 89 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and the Bears recorded eight sacks - one shy of the school record.Southern Methodist quarterbacks Neal Burcham (15-of-26 for 59 yards), Matt Davis (3-of-6 for 12) and Kolney Cassel (3-of-8 for 20) recorded a combined minus-63 rushing yards. Baylor outgained the Mustangs 574-67 while recording its first shutout of a FBS opponent since 1995.Linwood's 4-yard touchdown run for a 10-0 lead midway through the first quarter came two plays after Aiavion Edwards' 11-yard fumble return and Norwood's 45-yard punt return set up a short touchdown pass to tight end Tre'Von Armstead four minutes later. Petty hit KD Cannon for a 46-yard score three plays after a SMU turnover on downs and scored on a 5-yard run early in the second quarter three plays after Xavien Howard's interception in SMU territory.Backup Seth Russell hit Lee for a 12-yard score late in the third quarter and Silas Nacita capped the Bears' scoring with a 1-yard run with five minutes left. Russell finished 13-of-23 for 124 yards with one interception, playing all but one series in the second half.GAME NOTEBOOK: Petty, who sat out the second half with a lower back bruise, broke Robert Griffin III's school record by throwing a touchdown in 14 straight games. ... Griffin was on hand when Baylor unveiled a bronze statue of the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner outside the school's new $266 million McLane Stadium before Sunday's game. ... After leading the FBS in touchdown drives of one minute or less (29) and scoring drives of three plays or fewer (21), Baylor had three and four, respectively, in the opener.
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I have a ServiceContract as such :
bool CreateSlideshow(Slideshow current, string path, string name);
When I run my program calling the service, I get the following exception :
There was an error while trying to serialize parameter http://tempura.org/:current. The InnerException message was 'Type 'System.DelegateSerializationHolder+DelegateEntry' with data contract name 'DelegateSerializationHolder.DelegateEntry:http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System' is not expected. Consider using a DataContractResolver or add any types not known statically to the list of known types.....
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Slideshow has the following members :
private String name;
private String path;
private List<Slide> slides;
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Slide has the following members :
private String title;
private ContentTypeEnum contentType;
private String textContent;
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ContentTypeEnum is an enumeration.
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It's pretty windy again today - this poor Black-Chinned hummer keeps trying to get something to drink, but the feeders are swinging wildly in the wind. He must be getting something, because he's going from one to the other feeder. Bigger gusts drive him back to his perch.
He finally got enough to eat and flew away. I don't remember if there are any other kinds of hummers here. Black-Chinned Hummingbirds are all I've seen so far this season.
We've moved to a new campsite. The FIRST one, although a GREAT site, was right next to a dirt road that is used by ATVers, which I didn't realize until they started up one day, spewing a fine dust all over everything. So we got settled in another site - this is one we had another year - last year I think, and I liked it then, so we're trying it out again. So far, so good.
It's more open and sunny and I have a much better view of the desert around me and all the surrounding mountains. That's one of the neat things about Quartzsite - no matter where I've camped, there has always been something that made it a special site.
Brian is right behind us on the next wash. Remember Brian, the man who installed the tilts for my solar panels? He said to call him when I get here each year so he could tilt the panels for me and then again when I leave, so he can put them down. All part of the the initial service.
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I think this could be a problem! I fired ten 5 round mags yesterday and among them the slide did not lock back after the last round was fired on 4 of the 10 mags. This is a brand new Sig 1911 (50 rounds fired 10 days before this happened) and my first thought was "Factory" time. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am new to 1911's (well, since the '70's and AD Army days).
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Scare tactics: Playing politics, sequester-style
First, sequester is NOT the end of the world as we know it. Even if those mandated budget cuts occur, it does NOT mean that government, essentially, is shut down. It does not mean the end of services. It does not mean meat, or drugs, would go unexamined, and, thus, would disappear from store shelves. It need not mean the air traffic control system must shut down. It does not mean the military would not be able to defend the United States.
It DOES mean government must start managing its money - and end non-essential activities. It does mean there might be far fewer $1,000 hammers purchased by the Pentagon. It probably means there will be far fewer colonels acting as aides to far fewer generals roaming the corridors of the Pentagon. It does mean priorities must be set. It does mean some things will no longer be affordable - and it does, very likely, mean that some people, particularly those employed in government, will lose their jobs.
That's the reality. That's why sequester was chosen as a last resort. And it is why the nation finds itself sitting on sequester's doorstep right now: Government has failed. It has failed to control spending. It has failed to find a way to cut spending. It already has increased taxes, yet the Obama administration says those tax hikes are not enough, more are needed. Congress remains impotent, frequently on vacation, but never able to act.
Americans should be thankful that in a rare moment President Obama and his administration pushed the option of sequester as a means of forcing government to come to terms with its out-of-control spending.
Yes. President Obama. Not Congress. Not congressional Democrats. Not congressional Republicans.
Bob Woodward, of Watergate fame, an associate editor of the Washington Post, writes in a recent column published in the Post:
"My extensive reporting for my book 'The Price of Politics' shows that the automatic spending cuts were initiated by the White House and were the brainchild of (then White House chief of staff Jack) Lew and White House congressional relations chief Rob Nabors - probably the foremost experts on budget issues in the senior ranks of the federal government.
"Obama personally approved of the plan for Lew and Nabors to propose the sequester to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. They did so at 2:30 p.m. July 27, 2011, according to interviews with two senior White House aides who were directly involved."
Yet now, the President warns of the most dire consequences of sequester, should it be allowed to happen. His latest scare tactic: More than a hundred air traffic control towers could be closed and travelers could expect long flight delays beginning in April.
He's not alone in making threats. All sides in the debate are guilty. But none seem willing to admit there are alternatives to the threats being made to intimidate the public, voters and taxpayers alike, into begging for higher taxes so that government, despite all of its excess, can be saved.
Private companies, responding to difficult economic circumstances, repeatedly have been forced to reduce their workforce. They have been forced to do it without compromising the products they sell. They have been forced to reduce employee benefits. Workers, each of you, know you have been expected to do more for less for a long time now.
No less can be expected, demanded, from government. And it can be done without ending, r even seriously restricting, any and all essential services.
It is true that the resulting cuts might slow economic growth initially, but so, too, has the return of the temporary 2 percent Social Security tax cut, and so, too, will soaring gasoline prices, as the high cost of oil ripples through the economy. Those are painful but inescapable realities. Binge spending has been a government reality for far too long; of course there will be pain in ending it, but far less pain than the nation will feel if it is allowed to continue.
Reject the scare tactics. Demand that government face economic reality. Demand that it accept the spending cuts by targeting ALL non-essential services and employees. If necessary, adopt across-the-board pay cuts. Private enterprise has been forced to do so. Cut benefits. Private enterprise has been forced to do so.
Reject the scare tactics. Hold government accountable.
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Wenbo, the MEK rub is certainly a field test - all you need is a rag, MEK and a finger! (Okay, a glove would be nice to have, too.) The MEK rub is more conclusive than the coin test. The only truly conclusive test is in the lab - generally a force cure in a sealed vial, followed by gas chromatography.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Acting as a tax collector may have hurt Amazon.com, Inc's (AMZN.O) holiday sales analysts and industry executives said, but they expect to know more when the internet retailer reports its fourth-quarter results on January 29.
Best Buy Co. (BBY.N), an archrival of Amazon in consumer electronics, saw holiday online sales increase in three states where Amazon started collecting sales tax ahead of the period.
"There was a little softness in states where Amazon is now collecting sales tax," said R.J. Hottovy, an equity analyst at Morningstar. "That isn't surprising to me. It levels the playing field for brick-and-mortar retailers."
Critics of Amazon argued it had an unfair advantage because most retailers have had to collect state sales tax on online sales for years because they have stores and other physical operations in these locations.
But many states, hungry for extra tax revenue in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, introduced new laws requiring that Internet-only retailers also collect sales tax. Brick-and-mortar retailers hope the requirement will reduce Amazon's price advantage and help them recoup lost sales.
Amazon, the world's biggest Internet retailer, began collecting sales tax of 7.25 percent to 9.75 percent in California on Sept 15, about two weeks before the start of the fourth-quarter. Third-party sellers on Amazon.com saw a drop in sales during the quarter, compared to other states, according to an analysis by e-commerce firm ChannelAdvisor.
It also started collecting sales tax in Pennsylvania in September and in Texas in July.
Amazon's fourth-quarter results should provide clues on whether consumers changed their shopping habits when faced with higher taxes on their purchases from the company's website.
ChannelAdvisor, which helps merchants sell more online, analyzed its clients' sales on Amazon.com in California, and compared them to other states before and after the sales tax kicked in.
Before Amazon began collecting the tax in California, ChannelAdvisor client sales were 5 percent to 10 percent above other states. The week before the September 15 start of the tax, sales spiked as high as 70 percent compared to other states.
"The surge before the tax went into effect was much larger than I thought it would be," said Scot Wingo, chief executive of ChannelAdvisor. "Californians definitely bought a lot in the three or four days before the tax went into effect."
After Amazon began collecting tax, its California sales leveled with other states. Then, in early November, they slipped as much as 10 percent below other states, ChannelAdvisor data showed.
During one of the busiest holiday periods, in late November and early December, sales dipped further in California vs other states. Toward the end of the holiday period, client sales in California recovered, the data showed.
"There was a sales impact of about 10 percent at the worst point of the dip," Wingo said. EBay, another Amazon rival, is an investor in ChannelAdvisor. Wingo also owned Amazon shares, but sold them in the fourth quarter for personal tax-related reasons.
Amazon's tax collection in California had the most impact on fourth-quarter sales of more expensive items priced at $200 to $250, Wingo said.
Amazon probably lowered prices by 8 percent to 9 percent on items most affected by this, although it is tricky to separate such reductions from the usual holiday season promotions that were also happening, Wingo said.
The extra price competition may dent Amazon's profitability in the fourth quarter, Morningstar's Hottovy said.
Amazon is expected to make 52 cents a share in the fourth quarter, on revenue of $22.3 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. In late October, the company forecast operating results ranging from a profit of $310 million to a loss of $490 million.
Hottovy expects $22.4 billion in revenue and an operating loss of $210 million, or a $135 million loss after excluding stock-based compensation and other operating expenses.
In California, Texas and Pennsylvania, Best Buy said it saw a 4 percent to 6 percent increase in online sales during the holiday versus the rest of its chain.
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"This makes Amazon equal to everyone else. They no longer have that sales tax advantage," said Anne Zybowski, vice president of retail insights at Kantar Retail. "If this had happened to Amazon when they were just a bookseller years ago, they may not be as big as they are now.
Despite the tax changes, Amazon's consumer electronics prices were still at least 5 percent below Best Buy's during the holiday season, Zybowski said. But Best Buy may have benefited from even a small change in this area.
"Particularly in consumer electronics, any narrowing of Amazon's price advantage at the margin is important because Best Buy brings service and other shopper benefits to the category," she said.
Best Buy will take away people's old TVs when they buy a new one and the company's Geek Squad service will install devices in shoppers' homes, services Amazon does not provide, she noted.
An Amazon spokesman declined to comment when asked if the company saw an impact on fourth-quarter sales from the collection of sales taxes in the three states.
In the past, Amazon executives have said there was little or no impact from such changes in other regions.
Several analysts have argued that shoppers use Amazon for its vast product selection and convenient, fast shipping and returns, and not just its low prices.
"While not great for Amazon, it's just one of many consumer benefits its service offers," said Ken Sena, an analyst at Evercore Partners. "And while there may be early effects from this change, I still see usage trends remaining in Amazon's favor."
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