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I have some time as my morning coffee kicks in, so heck, why not another one for week 9?

Best performance: Antonio Carter continues to have a very good season for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.

Worst performance: Drew Pyne (see below at the bottom)


CB Ryan Barnes, UMass - NSR vs Wagner

CB Micah Bell, Vanderbilt - NSR vs Texas, not listed on the 3-deep
LB Prince Collie, Vanderbilt - NSR. Bryan Longwell has passed him up on the depth chart and got the start despite being questionable.

S Antonio Carter II, Jacksonville State - 4 tackles (2 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 PBU against Middle Tennessee

OL Zeke Correll, NC State - Bye

OL Michael Carmody, UCLA - NSR (Bye)
WR Rico Flores Jr., UCLA - Bye
S Ramon Henderson, UCLA - Bye
S KJ Wallace, UCLA - Bye

WR Braylon James, TCU - NSR vs Texas Tech
DE Nana Osafo-Mensah, TCU - 2 tackles (1 solo)

DL Aidan Keanaaina, California - 1 tackle in the blowout against Oregon State
WR Tobias Merriweather, California - NSR, not listed on the 3-deep

CB Jayden Bellamy, Syracuse - 2 tackles (1 solo) in a blowout loss to Pitt
CB Clarence Lewis, Syracuse - Started at FCB, NSR

TE Holden Staes, Tennessee - NSR (Bye)

WR / RB Chris Tyree, Virginia - 1 rush for 4 yards, 2 receptions for 11 yards in a blowout loss to UNC. Still not up to full speed.

P Bryce McFerson, Maryland - NSR (Bye)

OL Quinn Murphy, Western Michigan - Started at LG in a blowout win vs Kent State

OL Joey Tanona, Purdue - Bye

OL Caleb Johnson - Southern Methodist - Not listed on the 2 deep vs Duke.

LB Nolan Ziegler, Central Michigan - NSR vs Miami (OH)

TE Cane Berrong, Coastal Carolina - NSR (Bye)

CB / S Lorenzo Styles, tOSU - 1 tackle (1 solo) vs Nebraska

And lastly...

QB Drew Pyne, Missouri - Ouch... 6 of 12 passing for 42 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT, 1 rush for 10 yards vs Alabama.

After Brady Cook was taken out for a 2nd week an a row, this time for a hand injury, Pyne played the rest of the game.

Receivers were actually breaking open, and Missouri's offensive line only gave up one sack to a good Alabama defense.

The Tiger fans are screaming for OC Moore's head, and for good reason. Moore kept calling plays that weren't going to work with Pyne at the helm. By now, Moore should know darn well that Pyne can't make a medium range throw, nor will he look over the middle, all while locking in on WR1. Pyne can't execute the read option, either.

Alabama squatted in a short, wide zone, occasionally mixing up man coverage, taking away WR1 and WR2. Pyne's only completions were almost all dink 'n dunk plays to the safety valves that the defense basically let him have (no YAC).

I understand Drew Pyne's desire to play college football, but by now he has to have a more realistic approach to life. He's not going to be on any notable professional league's roster as a quarterback, whether it be NFL, UFL, or even CFL with his level of talent and mindset.

We all knew this in 2022, but having an excellent offensive line blocking for, along with one of the best 1-2 running back punches in the nation (Estime and Diggs), and the best tight end in college football concealed those traits.