Hogs Haven
The big matchup of Week 10 in college football featured the 3rd-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions taking on the 4th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. A mostly defensive battle between Big Ten foes saw the Buckeyes come out on top and replace the Nittany Lions in the rankings. Iowa State and Pittsburgh suffered their first losses of the year to Texas Tech and SMU, respectively. Clemson and Texas A&M had been rising in the rankings, but that came to the halt as both lost. Clemson was taken down at home by Louisville while Texas A&M fell on the road to South Carolina.
The first College Football Playoff rankings are out and the top four teams are Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, and Miami. All these teams will see action and try to remain atop the rankings. Miami will try to stay undefeated and atone for a memorable loss from last season to Georgia Tech. Georgia will have their hands full with an Ole Miss team that has just as many wins as the Bulldogs. Purdue has one win on the season, so it’ll be a tall task for them to upset the Buckeyes. Oregon will look to stay on top of the the rankings as they host Maryland. Other intriguing matchups will be an undefeated BYU taking on Utah, Alabama and LSU battling to keep their SEC Championship hopes alive, and Indiana trying to stay perfect against Michigan.
Below are just a few players who had a good week and might be able to improve the Commanders’ roster. Let me know what you think of these prospects and feel free to post players that stood out to you.
In all honesty, it wasn’t a great day for Will Howard. He threw an early pick-six against Penn State and didn’t throw for many yards or touchdowns. Throughout the season and in this game, the 6’4”, 235 lb signal caller shows glimpses of an NFL passer. He has good running ability and a big enough arm to push the ball downfield. It’s the decision making that needs to be improved, but as an older prospect, there’s a question about how much better he can in that area. He completed 16 of 24 passes for a touchdown along with the aforementioned interception.
Last year, many argued that Drake Maye did not have a talented supporting cast. Those people must have overlooked Omarion Hampton. He’s 6’, 220 lbs, and is not afraid of contact, a quality that helps him be one of the better blockers at running back. His long strides make it look like he’s not running as fast as he is. He not only uses his vision to find daylight at the line of scrimmage, but to navigate defenders in the open field. Defenders bounce off him because of his excellent contact balance. He should be a candidate to add to the Commanders, especially if Brian Robinson, Jr. does not...
