Top Performing College Football RNG Interviewees Week 8
Posted by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
Here at RNG, we are continuing to celebrate the high school talents interviewed who have been a part of our history now making their mark at the collegiate level. Week 8 of the college football season saw No. 8 Penn State upset by unranked Indiana, No. 9 Cincinnati remain in the hunt for a College Football Playoff berth, and LSU find their footing in a 52-24 win at home against South Carolina.
The RNG College Football Player of the Week, Nevada’s quarterback Carson Strong (Class of 2018). Strong hit on 39 of 52 pass attempts for 420 yards with four touchdowns without throwing an interception. During his freshman season in 2019, Strong threw for 1,933 yards with 10 touchdowns.
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Week 8 Top 25 Scores and Top Performers
No. 1 Clemson 47, Syracuse 21
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence: 27 of 43 for 289 yards 2 TDs/1 INT
No. 2 Alabama 48, Tennessee 17
Bama QB Mac Jones: 25 of 31 for 387 yards
Bama QB Bryce Young: 3 of 5 for 30 yards – true freshman
No. 3 Notre Dame 45, Pittsburgh 3
No. 5 Ohio State 52, Nebraska 17
OSU QB Justin Fields: 20 of 21 for 276 yards 2 TDs; 54 yards, 1 TD
Nebraska SS Marquel Dismuke: 7 tackles, 5 solo
No. 6 Oklahoma State 24, Iowa State 21
Indiana 36, No. 8 Penn State 35
No. 9 Cincinnati 42, No. 16 SMU 13
Cincy LB Jarell White: 13 tackles, 11 solo, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 QB hurry, 1 PBU
SMU QB Shane Buechele: 23 of 44 for 216 yards, 1 TD/1 INT
No. 11 Miami 19, Virginia 14
Miami DE Jaelan Phillips: 7 tackles, 3 solo, 1 QB hurry
No. 12 BYU 52, Texas State 14
T-No. 14 Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7
T-No. 14 North Carolina 48, NC State 21
UNC QB Sam Howell: 18 of 29 for 252 yards, 1 TD; 1 rush TD
No. 18 Michigan 49, No. 21 Minnesota 24
Wake Forest 23, No. 19 Virginia Tech 16
No. 20 Kansas State 55, Kansas 14
No. 22 Marshall 20, Florida Atlantic 9
No. 25 Coastal Carolina 28, Georgia Southern 14
Other Notable Finals
SEC
Auburn 35, Ole Miss 28
AUB QB Bo Nix: 23 of 30 for 238 yards 1 TD; 52 rush yards, 1 TD
Missouri 20, Kentucky 10
LSU 52, South Carolina 24
Big 12
Oklahoma 33, TCU 14
OU QB Spencer Rattler: 13 of 22 for 332 yards, 2 TDs
OU RB TJ Pledger: 22 carries 122 yards, 1 TD
OU CB Brendan Radley-Hiles: 9 tackles, 8 solo
TCU QB Max Duggan: 25 of 25 for 276 yards, 1 TD
Texas 27, Baylor 16
Texas QB Sam Ehlingher: 15 of 23 for 270 yards, 1 TD/1 INT; 51 rush yards, 2 TDs
Texas Tech 34, West Virginia 27
TTU LB Colin Schooler: 9 tackles, 6 solo
ACC
Louisville 48, Florida State 16
Boston College 48, Georgia Tech 27
Big Ten
Rutgers 38, Michigan State 27
Purdue 24, Iowa 20
Northwestern 43, Maryland 3
Group of 5
UCF 51, Tulane 34
Memphis 41, Temple 29
Memphis QB Brady White: 17 of 36 for 313 yards, 4 TDs/1 INT
Boise State 42, Utah State 13
BSU QB Hank Bachmeier: 20 of 28 for 268 yards 3 TDs
BSU RB George Holani: 14 carries 100 yards, 1 TD; 1 rec. TD
BSU WR Khalil Shakir: 7 rec. for 123 yards, 2 TDs
San Diego State 34, UNLV 6
San Jose State 17, Air Force 6
Hawaii 34, Fresno State 19
Nevada 37, Wyoming 34
Nevada QB Carson Strong: 39 of 52 for 420 yards, 4 TDs
Photo credit: RNG; Carson Strong