{"id":916390,"date":"2021-10-24T08:14:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=916390"},"modified":"2021-10-24T08:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:14:25","slug":"college-football-week-eight-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-football-week-eight-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Week Eight Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcollege-football-week-eight-recap%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=916390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On a weekend when the slate didn\u2019t jump off the page, we first take you to Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach discussing his favorite Halloween candies.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Leach really spent the post-game interview talking about Halloween candy \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AuLWVk5o8e\">pic.twitter.com\/AuLWVk5o8e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sporting News (@sportingnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportingnews\/status\/1452064450442301446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now we can talk football.<\/p>\n<p>Even without an AP top-25 matchup on the schedule, we knew that college football would give us some wild games. Two top-10 teams went down, and a nine overtime game was played.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the best from week eight of the college football season.<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 Oklahoma needs second half comeback to escape Kansas<\/p>\n<p>Kansas came into Saturday\u2019s matchup against No. 3 Oklahoma at 1-5 on the season and 38.5 underdogs. Finally, an easy win for OU.<\/p>\n<p>As Lee Corso is famous for saying, \u201cNo so fast, my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sooners entered the fourth quarter training 17-14, but two fourth quarter touchdowns by running back Kendall Brooks and one unreal play by quarterback Caleb Williams allowed Oklahoma to escape Lawrence, Kansas, with a 35-23 win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care who you\u2019re playing,\u201d OU head coach Lincoln Riley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/32459437\/lincoln-riley-heaps-praise-freshman-qb-caleb-williams-key-4th-play-oklahoma-sooners-win\">said<\/a>. \u201cIf you don\u2019t seize momentum early in a road football game, you\u2019re gonna be in for a dogfight, and we were. When we\u2019re not playing well it\u2019s close. We\u2019re tired of being close. We\u2019ve got to push it over the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a fourth and one from their own 46-yard line, the Sooners held just a 28-23 lead. Williams handed off to Brooks, who was stopped short of the line to gain. But what Williams did next took everyone\u2019s breath away.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caleb Williams just made the play of the day\ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFB<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/czQxmALjkH\">pic.twitter.com\/czQxmALjkH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PFF College (@PFF_College) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_College\/status\/1451988831717187589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one of the most heads up plays you\u2019ll see at the college football level, Williams took the ball out of Brooks\u2019 hands and turned up the field for a first down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that I couldn\u2019t get tackled on fourth down,\u201d Brooks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/32459437\/lincoln-riley-heaps-praise-freshman-qb-caleb-williams-key-4th-play-oklahoma-sooners-win\">said<\/a>. \u201cSo I gave it to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OU remains undefeated on the year, moving to 8-0.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois takes down No. 7 Penn State in nine overtimes<\/p>\n<p>The over\/under for the game was 45.5, and yet even with nine overtimes, you lost money if you bet the over on the Penn State vs Illinois game.<\/p>\n<p>In the first ever ninth overtime in college football history, Illinois wide receiver Casey Washington caught a walk-off two-point play to take down No. 7 Penn State 20-18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see our<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a weekend when the slate didn\u2019t jump off the page, we first take you to Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach discussing his favorite Halloween candies.Mike Leach really spent the post-game interview talking about Halloween candy \ud83d\ude02pic.twitter.com\/AuLWVk5o8e\u2014 The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 24, 2021And now we can talk football.Even without an AP top-25 matchup on the schedule, we knew that college football would give us some wild games. Two top-10 teams went down, and a nine overtime game was played.Let\u2019s take a look at the best from week eight of the college football season.No. 3 Oklahoma needs second half comeback to escape KansasKansas came into Saturday\u2019s matchup against No. 3 Oklahoma at 1-5 on the season and 38.5 underdogs. Finally, an easy win for OU.As Lee Corso is famous for saying, \u201cNo so fast, my friends.\u201dThe Sooners entered the fourth quarter training 17-14, but two fourth quarter touchdowns by running back Kendall Brooks and one unreal play by quarterback Caleb Williams allowed Oklahoma to escape Lawrence, Kansas, with a 35-23 win.\u201cI don\u2019t care who you\u2019re playing,\u201d OU head coach Lincoln Riley said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t seize momentum early in a road football game, you\u2019re gonna be in for a dogfight, and we were. When we\u2019re not playing well it\u2019s close. We\u2019re tired of being close. We\u2019ve got to push it over the edge.\u201dOn a fourth and one from their own 46-yard line, the Sooners held just a 28-23 lead. Williams handed off to Brooks, who was stopped short of the line to gain. But what Williams did next took everyone\u2019s breath away.Caleb Williams just made the play of the day\ud83e\udd2f#CFB pic.twitter.com\/czQxmALjkH\u2014 PFF College (@PFF_College) October 23, 2021In one of the most heads up plays you\u2019ll see at the college football level, Williams took the ball out of Brooks\u2019 hands and turned up the field for a first down.\u201cI knew that I couldn\u2019t get tackled on fourth down,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cSo I gave it to him.\u201dOU remains undefeated on the year, moving to 8-0.Illinois takes down No. 7 Penn State in nine overtimesThe over\/under for the game was 45.5, and yet even with nine overtimes, you lost money if you bet the over on the Penn State vs Illinois game.In the first ever ninth overtime in college football history, Illinois wide receiver Casey Washington caught a walk-off two-point play to take down No. 7 Penn State 20-18.\u201cTo see our locker room right now is pretty special,\u201d Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. \u201cThey fight for one another.\u201dAfter both teams exchanged field goals in the first two overtimes, they began a series of two-point attempts from the three-yard line, the new format for the 2021 season.Illinois had 357 yards on the ground to Penn State\u2019s 62, and a banged-up Sean Clifford was just 19-34 for 165 yards on the day.\u201cI think the combination of guys that did not practice, a combination of a wet day, the threat of the pass not being there, a limited Sean, all of it factored in,\u201d Penn State head coach James Franklin said when asked about his struggling run game. \u201cYou can\u2019t go from heavy pass to heavy run in one week. You got to be able to be mixed and be balanced, and we weren\u2019t able to do that today.\u201dIowa State hands No. 8 Oklahoma State first lossYou just knew Mike Gundy and undefeated Oklahoma State were heading into a trap game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday.The No. 8 Cowboys entered the game undefeated, yet were +7 underdogs for a reason.Breece Hall scored a rushing touchdown for the 19th straight game, and Iowa State staged a second half comeback to hand OK State their first loss of the season. Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, getting a late stop from his defense in a 24-21 win.\u201cI\u2019m just so happy for our team,\u201d Purdy said. \u201cIt felt good to finish it the right way.\u201dThe Cowboys took back the lead on a 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Spencer Sanders midway through the fourth quarter, but Iowa State drove right back down on their next possession, ending on Hall\u2019s only touchdown run of the day.Oregon survives UCLA, keeps Pac-12\u2019s playoff hopes aliveFor a brief moment, any hope that the Pac-12 had for getting a team into the College Football Playoff appeared to be crashing to the ground.But DJ James intercepted backup quarterback Ethan Garbers with under a minute to play, and Oregon finished off a 14-point comeback to beat UCLA 34-31.\u201cI needed to just trust in my instinct. I know we needed a play and I put it on the line,\u201d said James.Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown threw for 296 yards and rushed for 85 on the ground, as the Ducks moved to 6-1.\u201cThey all just rallied around him and showed belief,\u201d coach Mario Cristobal said. \u201cIt was a great game and really hard fought. There were big plays all over the place.\u201dThe Ducks have five conference games remaining, needing to win out in order to have a chance at the CFP.Other Scores:No. 2 Cincinnati 27 Navy 20No. 4 Alabama 52 Tennessee 24No. 5 Ohio State 54 Indiana 7No. 6 Michigan 33 Northwestern 7No. 13 Notre Dame 31 USC 16No. 16 Wake Forest 70 Army 56No. 22 San Diego State 20 Air Force 17No. 23 Pittsburgh 27 Clemson 17Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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