The Scarlet and Gray

[Captain Canada]

Ran right through them

[Soapy]

can we get some player stats plz

[toysoldier00]

Go for 70 this time

I'm beginning to think that's not gonna be possible with my current settings

This ain't gonna be pretty. Ohio will be lucky to score 17.

yes.

these are the kind of games that Brandon Inniss actually scores in

mans scored in game one and two but not this game lol

No mercy here.

you did the honorable thing not hanging a hundo on them

This went about as well as I could've hoped while the starters were in

dominant effort, you love to see it. The photography is top notch!

Appreciate it!

Ran right through them

had to

can we get some player stats plz

tbd

[toysoldier00]

Week 3 Recap: Georgia Survives Knoxville, A&M Stuns Notre Dame, and LSU Wins a Classic

Marissa Bleday
September 14, 2025


Week 3 delivered exactly what college football promises every September: breakthrough performances, crushing disappointments, and the kind of emotional whiplash only this sport can provide. From a heavyweight SEC showdown in Knoxville to a statement win by Texas A&M in South Bend, the weekend reshaped early playoff narratives and produced no shortage of national intrigue.

The headliner came in Neyland Stadium, where No. 3 Georgia escaped No. 17 Tennessee 26–23, relying on a punishing ground attack and a suffocating second-half defense. Sophomore running back Nate Frazier carried the Bulldogs with 122 yards on 25 bruising attempts, icing the game with a one-yard touchdown run with 1:16 to play that put Georgia ahead 26–16. Tennessee managed a consolation touchdown in the final three seconds, but by then Kirby Smart’s team had imposed its will. Quarterback Gunnar Stockton wasn’t sharp, finishing 20-for-37 for 277 yards with one touchdown and an interception, but he delivered when it mattered, converting three critical first downs with his legs on Georgia’s decisive fourth-quarter scoring drive.

“We knew this environment would test our poise,” Smart said afterward. “But our guys answered in the fourth quarter, and that’s what championship teams do.”

Stockton's top target, Zachariah Branch, was electric, turning five catches into 126 yards and a score, while his brother, safety Zion Branch, anchored the defense with 12 tackles, a sack, and an interception. Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns but also committed two turnovers, and the Volunteers never found traction on the ground. Even in defeat, Tennessee looked the part of an SEC contender, but Georgia’s head-to-head win could loom large later in the season.



The biggest shock of the day unfolded in South Bend, where No. 15 Texas A&M demolished No. 10 Notre Dame 42–17, handing the Irish their second straight loss to open the season. The Aggies physically overwhelmed Notre Dame, outgaining them 469–237 and rushing for 225 yards and four touchdowns. Quarterback Marcel Reed delivered a near-perfect performance, completing 20 of 22 passes for 244 yards and a score while adding 65 yards and another touchdown on the ground. Running back Le’Veon Moss powered A&M with 151 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries.

“We talked all week about belief and execution,” A&M coach Mike Elko said. “Tonight, they showed both.” Safety Dalton Brooks added a pick-six to punctuate the rout. For Notre Dame, freshman quarterback CJ Carr struggled again, finishing with just 116 yards, an interception, and a lost fumble. Even a heroic effort from running back Jeremiyah Love (141 yards, two touchdowns) couldn’t lift a team that now sits at a stunning 0–2 after entering the season ranked No. 5.

In Baton Rouge, No. 4 LSU survived a thriller, edging Florida 35–31 behind Heisman frontrunner Garrett Nussmeier, who delivered one of the best performances of his career. Nussmeier completed 36 of 40 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner, a 45-yard strike to Aaron Anderson with 4:20 to play. It capped a second half that featured four lead changes and showcased LSU’s explosive passing attack. Anderson finished with two touchdowns, while receiver Barion Brown added nine catches for 183 yards and a score.

“Garrett didn’t flinch,” LSU coach Brian Kelly said. “This is exactly the kind of game great quarterbacks win.” For Florida, the loss compounds an already treacherous situation for head coach Billy Napier, whose team has dropped two straight after last week’s shocking upset by South Florida. Quarterback DJ Lagway was superb, throwing for 366 yards and three touchdowns, but the Gators’ defense had no answer for LSU late.



One week after stunning Florida, South Florida couldn’t recreate the magic, falling to No. 5 Miami 38–28 despite briefly taking a 21–20 lead in the third quarter. Miami leaned heavily on quarterback Carson Beck, and the Heisman contender delivered again with 416 yards and two touchdowns on 41-of-54 passing. Running back Mark Fletcher Jr. was the Hurricanes’ workhorse, tallying 164 total yards and a touchdown on 30 touches. Byrum Brown kept USF competitive with 274 passing yards and two scores, but the Bulls couldn’t stop Miami’s late-game surge. Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal praised his team’s resilience: “We knew they’d punch back, they’re a tough football team. The response in the fourth quarter was big-time.”

Meanwhile, No. 19 Alabama rebounded from its season-opening loss with a convincing 40–13 win at Wisconsin, though the final margin was inflated by two late scores, a recovered onside kick returned for a touchdown and a pick-six from safety Bray Hubbard, who finished with two interceptions. Quarterback Ty Simpson was efficient, throwing for 240 yards and adding a rushing touchdown, while freshman superstar Ryan Williams hauled in nine passes for 84 yards. Whether this signals Alabama’s re-emergence as a playoff threat or merely exposes Wisconsin’s flaws remains to be seen.

Chaos struck elsewhere in the Top 25 as Georgia Tech shocked No. 11 Clemson 49–27, fueled by a monster outing from quarterback Haynes King, who ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns while adding another through the air. Clemson’s Cade Klubnik turned the ball over three times, and the Tigers were gashed for six rushing touchdowns. The win is one of Tech’s biggest in years and puts the pressure squarely on Clemson, which suddenly looks vulnerable in the ACC race.



The upsets continued in Columbia as Vanderbilt stunned No. 8 South Carolina 31–17, a massive breakthrough for head coach Clark Lea. Quarterback Diego Pavia led the way with 267 total yards and two touchdowns, while running back Sedrick Alexander added 114 yards and two scores. The Gamecocks got 343 passing yards from LaNorris Sellers but also three costly interceptions that sealed their fate.

Two standout individual performances rounded out the national awards as Alabama safety Bray Hubbard earned National Defensive Player of the Week, and Mississippi State running back Fluff Bothwell took home the offensive honor after rushing for 180 yards and five touchdowns.

Week 3 didn’t give us quite the chaos of opening weekend, but it provided clarity, separation, and the unmistakable feeling that the playoff race is beginning to take shape.

[Soapy]

Irish loss, Florida loss, Canes win.

ALL MY OPPS IN HELL!

Love to see it.

[djp73]

Pavia >>

[Caesar]

LSU still ticking along. If only this had been how the season went in real life.

[toysoldier00]

Ohio State Lands Commitment From Ornell Mack Just Days After Offering
By Colten Brooks on September 14, 2025


Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) Edge Rusher Ornell Mack was offered a scholarship just last week. Now he's committed to Ohio State.



Ohio State has made a living off blue-chip certainty. Five-stars who arrive already famous, four-stars whose offer lists read like a playoff bracket, prospects so vetted that their commitment posts feel like formalities. Ornell Mack is not that. He’s a three-star defensive end out of Cincinnati Winton Woods, ranked 858th nationally, the 33rd player in the state of Ohio and the 66th defensive end in the class. On paper, he looks like the kind of recruitment Ohio State monitors from a distance, the kind of name that gets logged in a spreadsheet and revisited only if the class suddenly needs bodies.

Then the Buckeyes watched him again. And again. And then they offered, and within days, Mack committed.

That timeline, the speed of it, the quiet certainty underneath it, says more than any ranking does. Ohio State does not move quickly for no reason. It moves quickly when it feels like it has uncovered something before the rest of the sport catches up, when the evaluation is strong enough that the offer doesn’t feel like an experiment, but a stake in the ground. Mack’s commitment on September 14th, just days after earning the offer following the first three games of his senior season, is the latest example of what Ohio State’s staff still trusts more than recruiting services: projection, traits, and the coaches’ eyes.

Mack did not arrive at this moment as the same player he was a year ago. Last fall, he was a 6-foot-3, 215-pound edge rusher, athletic, active, intriguing, but built more like a space player than an Ohio State defensive end. He was the kind of prospect who could win high school reps with quickness and effort, but would need time and a full physical transformation to even resemble the frames Ohio State prefers on the defensive line.

That transformation happened in real time.

Now, Mack is 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, with long arms and a body that looks like it’s still under construction in the best possible way, broadening through the shoulders, thickening through the lower half, growing into something that screams long-term upside. Ohio State believes the frame will keep filling out, that Mack can peak around 270 pounds without losing the movement skills that made him worth tracking in the first place. The vision is a strong-side end who can set an edge on early downs, then slide inside in pass-rush situations, where length and power can become real problems for guards. It’s not a promise. It’s a projection. But it’s the kind of projection that matters more than any number next to his name.

Mack, for his part, talks like someone who understands why the offer came now, and why the work has been the point the whole time.

“I’ve been trying to show them I’m not the same guy,” Mack said after committing. “Not just on the field, in the weight room, how I take care of my body, how serious I’m taking it. I knew if I kept getting better, the right people would notice.”

Ohio State had been aware of Mack. That part is important. This wasn’t a random late-season dart throw, not some panic offer because the board got thin. Mack had been on the radar, but the Buckeyes weren’t fully sold until he showed up in the summer and backed up the tape with tangible, undeniable development. Camps don’t replace game film, but for players like Mack, players whose bodies are changing so quickly that last season’s tape can become outdated, they matter. They let coaches see the raw tools up close. They let them test bend, balance, hand usage, competitiveness. They let them see whether the flashes are real.

Mack made himself real.

“The camp stuff helped a lot,” he said. “Because they could see it. They could see the length, the movement, the power coming. I wanted them to see how I compete. That’s what I hang my hat on.”

It’s also what Ohio State quietly values in these types of evaluations: the kid who’s still climbing. The kid who’s not finished. The kid who hasn’t peaked at 17. If you’re going to take a three-star defensive end at Ohio State, a program that could fill an entire class with top-150 players if it wanted, there has to be a reason that beats the rankings. There has to be a trait profile that suggests the industry may have missed the trajectory.

Mack’s trajectory is the whole story.

Mack’s commitment gives Ohio State its second defensive end in the 2026 class and adds another in-state piece to a group that’s quietly becoming very Ohio-heavy. He’s the 12th commitment from the state, the fourth from Cincinnati, and the 22nd overall commit in the class, a reminder that even in the era of national recruiting and NIL chaos, Ohio State still wants its roots in Ohio. It still wants players who grew up understanding what it means to put on that jersey, players who have friends and family in the stands, players who don’t need a cultural adjustment period to understand why the standard never changes.

For Mack, committing wasn’t a complicated decision. The offer was the validation. The fit was the attraction. The opportunity was the closer.

“When Ohio State offers, that means something,” Mack said. “That’s real. That’s a chance to be developed by the best, to be around the best, to get pushed every day. I didn’t want to wait around and wonder. I knew what I wanted.”

The truth is, Ohio State fans have seen this before, the lower-ranked kid who doesn’t feel like a headline until a few years later when he’s playing meaningful snaps in November. But those stories only work if the player keeps climbing. Mack is betting on himself to keep climbing. Ohio State is betting its evaluation process can see the climb before the rest of the sport does.

He doesn’t look like a typical Ohio State commitment on a rankings page.

He looks a lot more like one when you understand why the offer came in the first place.

Rank	Pos	Name	Height	Weight	High School	Home Town
	QB	Tyree Figurs	6'3"	190 lbs	Mission Hills	Mission Hills, CA
	WR	Ashton Ramsey	6'3"	190 lbs	Loyola Academy	Chicago, IL
	TE	Jordan Ivory	6'5"	235 lbs	Culver Academies	Culver, IN
	OT	Marcus Okam	6'7"	285 lbs	Pickerington Central	Pickerington, OH
	OT	Grady Austin	6'6"	305 lbs	Princeton	Cincinnati, OH
	OT	Derron Merriman	6'6"	300 lbs	Hilliard Bradley	Marysville, OH
	OT	Alex Jordan	6'7"	280 lbs	Paramus Catholic	Paramus, NJ
	IOL	George Crecelius	6'4"	285 lbs	Cy-Fair	Cypress, TX
	IOL	Thaddeus Roe	6'4"	290 lbs	Avon	Avon, IN
	DE	Deontae Savage	6'6"	240 lbs	Avon	Avon, IN
	DE	Ornell Mack	6'5"	240 lbs	Winton Woods	Cincinnati, OH
	DT	Vondree Eagles	6'3"	345 lbs	Reynoldsburg	Reynoldsburg, OH
	DT	Dillon Bridges	6'3"	290 lbs	Snider	Fort Wayne, IN
	LB	Pauly O'Dwyer	6'5"	215 lbs	Washington	Massillon, OH
	LB	Emmanuel Wooden	6'2"	210 lbs	Westerville South	Columbus, OH
	LB	Jaylen Smalls	6'2"	210 lbs	Glenville	Cleveland, OH
	LB	Avondre Lincoln	6'1"	200 lbs	Princeton	Cincinnati, OH
	CB	Teion Cherry II	6'1"	175 lbs	Wayne	Huber Heights, OH
	CB	Tremayne Shepley	6'1"	185 lbs	Greenville	Greenville, SC
	S	Bobby Jackson-Ruud	6'1"	190 lbs	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale, FL
	S	Landon Bishop	6'0"	195 lbs	Whitmer	Toledo, OH
	P	David Procter	6'5"	170 lbs	Elder	Cincinnati, OH

[Captain Canada]

That class is insane

[ShireNiner]

Is it hard to not recruit all great players with Ohio State? Seems like you can get anyone.