Michigan State is adding quarterback Anthony Russo, a record-setting passer at Temple, as a transfer. Russo will employ the NCAA's COVID-19 waiver that grants an extra year of eligibility to all fall-sport athletes.
Georgia freshman quarterback D'Wan Mathis, who opened the season as the Bulldogs' starter, announced Monday that he will be transferring to Temple.
Temple quarterback Anthony Russo, who set a school record for completions last season, has entered the transfer portal.
No. 7 Cincinnati's football game at Temple on Saturday has been canceled and will be declared a no contest due to positive COVID-19 cases and the ensuing contact tracing of athletes at both schools.
For the first time all season, all Power 5 conferences were in action Saturday. Notre Dame had one of the weekend's biggest wins, while Michigan struggled for the second straight week.
The league made the schedule adjustment to "allow for the best chance of its being played in its scheduled week."
Navy's Brigade of Midshipmen can attend Saturday's home game between Navy and Temple at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium after Maryland officials relaxed some pandemic-imposed attendance restrictions.
Pollack and Negandhi kick off the podcast talking about the Red River Rivalry, David’s Dude of the Week Gervon Dexter from Florida, a sneaky good UNC-Virginia Tech game and their Week 6 picks. Next, David Hale joins the pod to discuss Clemson-Miami, Dabo Swinney to the Texans chatter and the second rung of teams in the ACC (34:43). Later, Alex Scarborough hops on to get into Alabama’s balance, the quarterback situation at Georgia and Jimbo Fisher not turning the corner at Texas A&M (48:25).
David Pollack and Kevin Negandhi kick off the podcast with the news of Ohio State corner Shaun Wade opting out of the season as it looks increasingly likely the Big Ten will start in mid-October. Then, the guys get into the big weekend for the Sun Belt against the Big 12, Spencer Rattler’s dazzling debut, the slow starts in the ACC and Florida State losing to Georgia Tech.
Temple's opener at Navy has been pushed back to Oct. 10 as the Owls seek more time to prepare for the season.
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| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| Tulsa | 6-0 | 6-3 |
| Memphis | 5-3 | 8-3 |
| UCF | 5-3 | 6-4 |
| SMU | 4-3 | 7-3 |
| Houston | 3-3 | 3-5 |
| Navy | 3-4 | 3-7 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| East Carolina | 3-5 | 3-6 |
| Temple | 1-6 | 1-6 |
| South Florida | 0-7 | 1-8 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Palmer | WR | Signed | 78 |
| Malik Cooper | WR | Signed | 75 |
| Andrew Garwo | CB | Signed | 74 |
| Jaylen Martin | CB | Committed | 74 |
| Justin Lynch | QB-DT | Signed | 73 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | T. Matakevich | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2015 | T. Matakevich | Bronko Nagurski Award |
| 1974 | S. Joachim | Maxwell Award |
