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Memphis Tigers freshman JJ Russell carted off field during UCLA game The Memphis football team went through a scary moment late in the second quarter during Saturday's game against UCLA. On a kickoff return following a Memphis touchdown, freshman linebacker JJ Russell collided with a UCLA blocker and fell to the turf. Trainers immediately came on the field and Russell eventually had to be carted off the field on a backboard. Russell was surrounded by trainers, medical personnel and coach Mike Norvell while laying on the field for several minutes. Norvell then stopped the cart as it drove off the Liberty Bowl field to speak to Russell one more time. The injury occurred right after Memphis had regained a 20-17 lead over UCLA with 3:42 remaining in the second quarter. According to the ABC television broadcast, it appears Russell may have escaped serious harm. A Memphis spokesperson said at halftime Russell was moving when taken off the field. UCLA subsequently went down the field and scored a touchdown on a 10-play drive to take a 24-20 lead over Memphis.
South Alabama QB Garvin hurt against No. 11 Oklahoma State South Alabama quarterback Cole Garvin injured his right ankle on the opening series against No. 11 Oklahoma State. The school announced later that Garvin wouldn’t return to the game. Dallas Davis replaced him on South Alabama’s second series. Davis started 10 games last season then missed spring practice while recovering from shoulder surgery. He led the Sun Belt Conference in total offense last season and was second in passing yards per game. Garvin won the starting job in preseason camp. Garvin went to the medical tent after the first series Friday night, when he was sacked on first down and was forced to run the ball on third. Shortly after, he was taken toward the Jaguars’ locker room on a cart before returning to the sidelines.
North Carolina loses to California in season opener 35-30 North Carolina had questions at quarterback leading up into its game against California, questions that will likely continue after losing to the Golden Bears 35-30 at home in the first game of the 2017 season. UNC, which finished last season 8-5, was 14 point favorites at home over Cal, which came into the season with a new coach, Justin Wilcox. But the Tar Heels were the ones who struggled offensively and had one too many breakdowns on defense. Those breakdowns resulted in 54-yard and 67-yard touchdown passes from Cal quarterback Ross Bowers. On offense, UNC coach Larry Fedora used a committee of quarterbacks on Saturday. Both Brandon Harris and Chazz Surratt played. But after Harris threw his second interception late in the third quarter, Surratt played the rest of the way. Surratt performed well at times, but did not make many big plays. He relied mainly on his feet to pick up first downs when he was in trouble. Harris threw for 60 yards and completed 7 of 16 passes. Surratt threw for 161 yards, and completed 18 of 28 passes and a touchdown. He also ran for 64 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Cal struck first on an 7-play, 85-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter. It took just under two minutes to complete and ended with a 10-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone from quarterback Ross Bowers to wide receiver Jordan Veasy. UNC responded with a score on its next drive. After a few big runs by true freshman Michael Carter to get the ball to the 2-yard line, Carter scored from 2 yards out, to tie the game 7-7. The Tar Heels scored two more times, a field goal and a 9-yard touchdown by Carter again to go up 17-7, before Cal answered back. Late in the second half, UNC forced Cal to a third-and-long deep in its own territory with less than two minutes left in the first half. Cal quarterback Ross Bowers threw an incomplete pass, but UNC defensive lineman Jalen Dalton hit him in the head and well after the throw. Dalton was ejected for targeting, and Cal advanced the ball 15 yards to its 33. After that, Bowers threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to Vic Wharton III to bring Cal within three points with 1:08 left in the first half 17-14. Both teams came out slow in the second half. California scored on a 54-yard touchdown pass by Bowers with 4:23 seconds left through the third quarter. Harris threw another interception in UNC territory on the next possession. But UNC’s Smith intercepted it back and nearly returned it for a score before being tackled at the 4-yard line. Surratt threw his first career touchdown pass from 4 yards out to put UNC up 24-21. But Cal answered right away, putting together a long touchdown drive to regain the lead 28-21. Cal kept the lead for good.
Maryland, Texas swap kick-six touchdowns The Maryland Terrapins and Texas Longhorns swapped blocked field goal touchdown returns in a big Week 1 matchup in Austin. Three non-offensive touchdowns before halftime? Week 1 of the 2017 college football season is off to a crazy start. The Tom Herman era of Texas football got off to a terrific start in the opening minute of the Longhorns’ Week 1 matchup with Maryland. Cornerback Holton Hill picked off a tipped Tyrrell Pigrome pass on the game’s opening drive and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown. However, the Terrapins dominated the next 15 minutes of the game, and pushed their lead to 27-7 early in the second quarter after a huge special teams play and another quick score. After a second three-and-out from the Texas defense, Maryland cornerback J.C. Jackson intercepted Shane Buechele on the Longhorns’ first offensive drive. The Terps capitalized on the good field position with a five-play scoring drive. Pigrome atoned for his early mistake with a 25-yard TD run to get the Terrapins on the board, tying the game at seven points apiece. The Longhorns responded with an 11-play drive, but kicker Joshua Rowland couldn’t convert a 42-yard field goal attempt. On the ensuing drive, explosive Maryland running back Ty Johnson struck for a 50-yard touchdown run. Johnson, who scored six touchdowns as a sophomore in 2016, gained 1,004 yards on 110 carries last season. He picked up 65 yards on his first four carries of the 2017 season. Maryland played bend-but-don’t-break defense again on the following drive, and forced another Texas field goal attempt. Rowland lined up for a 44-yard kick, but his low line drive was blocked. Antoine Brooks picked up the loose ball and returned it 71 yards for a touchdown to increase the lead to 21-7. What was a dream start for Herman quickly devolved into a nightmare situation before halftime. The Terrapins scored again on their next offensive drive when Pigrome found Taivon Jacobs for a 46-yard TD pass. However, Texas grabbed momentum back with it’s own kick-six field goal block for a touchdown. The first full Saturday of the 2017 college football season has barely begun, and we’re already in the midst of a wild back-and-forth battle of blocked field goal touchdown returns.
WATCH: Texas, Maryland return blocked FGs, score against one another in a flash You know how they say the most dangerous 10 minutes in soccer is right after a goal? Texas and Maryland know something about that. The Longhorns fell behind 21-7 to Maryland in their opener when the Terps blocked a Joshua Rowland field goal attempt and returned it 71 yards for a score (see above). Rowland was already 0 for 1 on the day thanks to a missed attempt earlier in the game. But it wouldn't be college football if Texas didn't do something equally impressive shortly thereafter. Following a Longhorns fumble on a kickoff return, Maryland set up its offense on Texas' 20-yard line. After failing to get a first down, the Terps were forced to kick a field goal, which was blocked by Holton Hill and returned for a 65-yard score. Other than those two things, not much has gone right for Texas. The defense has been getting worked at every level as Maryland has moved the ball up and down the field with ease. The Horns' offense hasn't been much better. Quarterback Shane Buechele has been completing short passes all day, but not much has been there in the run game or down the field. The Terps have routinely been getting pressure with three and four players. It's early, but Texas clearly has some work to do.