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Huge win at The Huge Home.

Large one.

However not for the host Michigan Wolverines in NCAA soccer motion Saturday.

The No. 3 Texas Longhorns laid a lickin’ on the No. 10 Wolverines, leaving Ann Arbor with a no-doubt 31-12 victory.

“Tremendous pleased with our crew,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian instructed reporters post-game. “For our gamers to return in and play with the poise and composure that they performed with but in addition the physicality and the toughness that they had (is nice).”

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Magnificent, actually.

It’s one other early-season assertion win for Texas — simply because it was a 12 months in the past in an upend of the Alabama Crimson Tide. That one introduced the Longhorns as contenders — lastly — for the nationwide championship. This one confirms they’re there once more within the title battle.

Particularly because it was a takedown of the reigning NCAA kings …

And in their very own yard, for that matter.

“This can be a powerful place to return and win,” Sarkisian mentioned. “(Michigan) had received 23 in a row right here. This can be a high quality opponent.”

Michigan actually didn’t like look it on this one.

The house facet answered three Texas touchdowns within the first three quarters with only a pair of area targets, in falling behind 24-3 at halftime and 31-6 after the third body.

Actually, solely the Ohio State Buckeyes have introduced that sort of guests’ domination to The Huge Home within the final decade.

Principally, the Wolverines have been out-physicalled within the trenches — one thing that simply doesn’t occur in the event you’re Huge Blue.

In the meantime, quarterback Quinn Ewers regarded Heisman Trophy-worthy, with a 24-of-36, 246-yard, three-touchdown effort for the Longhorns.

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“I felt like we performed rather well up entrance,” added Sarkisian. “I felt like we have been re-establishing the road of scrimmage. We have been transferring folks. We have been giving our runners operating lanes.

“That is who we’re. That is how we all know tips on how to play.”

SECOND & LONG

The season’s first huge upset went down at South Bend. Sure, No. 5 Notre Dame (1-1) misplaced 16-14 on a late area aim to defensive-minded Northern Illinois (2-0), which celebrated the varsity’s biggest-ever win on hallowed floor. “You go from the very best of highs to the bottom of lows in a story of two weeks,” Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman instructed reporters post-game. “It’s our job as coaches to verify these guys are able to go, and we’ve acquired to return and consider the way in which we put together and work out precisely the mishaps that occurred within the preparation. I’ve at all times mentioned efficiency is a mirrored image of preparation.” That’s one strike for Notre Dame in its bid to make the 12-team School Soccer Playoff, and it’s an enormous one … No. 4 Alabama (1-0) rebranded Bryant-Denny Stadium as Saban Area at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday after which proceeded to burn its model on South Florida (1-0). It positive didn’t take lengthy for retired coach Nick Saban to be honoured in Tuscaloosa. And so they saluted the legend with a 42-16 choice — ’Bama’s twenty seventh straight ‘W’ in opposition to a Group of 5 foe … No. 2 Ohio State (2-0) blasted Western Michigan (0-2) 56-3 at The Horseshoe in Columbus … No. 1 Georgia (1-0) chomped on FCS-side Tennessee Tech (0-2) 48-3, racking up 498 whole yards.

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THIRD & GOAL

No. 8 Penn State (2-0) escaped a large upset at Beaver Stadium, squeaking out a 34-27 victory by primarily shutting out visiting Bowling Inexperienced (1-1) within the second half … It was a lot the identical for No. 17 Kansas State (2-0) in opposition to host Tulane (1-1). A scoop-six by security Jack Fabris within the fourth quarter saved Okay-State, which rallied to out-score the house facet 24-7 within the second half of the 34-27 tilt … The one different recreation of ranked-v-ranked groups in Week 2 noticed No. 14 Tennessee (2-0) torch No. 24 NC State (1-1) 51-10 within the Duke’s Mayo Basic in Charlotte … No. 6 Ole Miss (2-0) throttled visiting Center Tennessee (1-1) 52-3, with Heisman hopeful QB Jaxson Dart finishing an SEC-record 24 straight passes to begin the sport … Additionally Saturday: No. 9 Missouri (2-0) shut out visiting Buffalo (1-1) 38-0; No. 11 Utah (2-0) topped visiting Baylor (1-1) 23-12; No. 12 Miami (2-0) floored visiting Florida A&M (2-1) 56-9; No. 15 Oklahoma (2-0) edged Houston (0-2) in a 16-12 slobberknocker; No. 18 LSU (0-1) topped FCS-side Nicholls (0-1) 44-21; No. 22 Louisville stayed residence to slam BCSer Jacksonville State (0-2) 49-14; and on 5 first-quarter TDs, No. 25 Clemson (1-1) rebounded from a Week 1 embarrassment to clobber usually-tough App State (1-1).

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FOURTH & INCHES

Kirk Ferentz, the longest tenured head coach within the FBS ranks, returned from a one-game suspension for recruiting violations, however No. 21 Iowa (1-1) misplaced at residence on a late area aim to cross-state rival Iowa State (2-0) in ugly 20-19 style … One other upset noticed No. 19 Kansas (1-1) upended 23-17 by host Illinois (2-0) … Solely Georgia has received extra FBS residence video games than No. 16 Oklahoma State (2-0) in the previous few years. Whereas Arkansas (1-1) threatened that stat by popping out swinging, OK State stormed again within the second half and received 39-31 in double additional time in an entertaining early affair … First-year coach Fran Brown, QB Kyle McCord and Syracuse stopped the roll of the Rambling Wreck, crashing the hopes of No. 23 Georgia Tech (2-1) to succeed in a uncommon 3-0 beginning mark. McCord, ex of Ohio State, threw for 381 yards and 4 TDs on 32-of-46 passing …With Graham Mertz out with a concussion, freshman QB DJ Lagway acquired his first begin for struggling Florida (1-1) in a number of FCSer Samford (0-2) and delivered big-time in a 45-7 victory. Lagway chucked for a whopping 456 yards and three TDs on 18-of-25 passing … Nebraska (2-0) is alive after a rivalry win over visiting Colorado (1-1) in 28-10 style … On the late slate: Boise State (1-0) visited No. 7 Oregon (1-0); No. 20 Arizona (1-0) hosted FCS-side Northern Arizona (1-0); and Utah State went on the street to face No. 13 USC (1-0) … Florida Worldwide (1-1) performed its first residence recreation — and received 52-16 over Central Michigan (1-1) — in newly-named Pitbull Stadium, after the worldwide entertainer paid the varsity $30 million over 5 years. That’s fairly the break from custom within the naming-rights recreation — often it’s an organization factor. Pitbull should have sang out to FIU, ‘I Know You Need Me’.

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