College Football 2018: UTEP win leads top moments from Week 10
By Dana Becker
Sadly, we are almost through another incredibly fun regular season of college football. Of course, there are still a handful of weeks left to play, plus the conference championships and then all the bowls, but 10 weeks are in the books.
What did we learn in Week 10? For starters, yes, Alabama really, truly is that great. The top-ranked Crimson Tide completely silenced one of the loudest stadiums in the country by dominating LSU on all sides of the field.
There is no doubting that Alabama is the clear-cut favorite to win the national title in January, but Clemson, who has played Nick Saban’s crew in each of the past three College Football Playoffs, appears to be ready to challenge them once more.
The Tigers scored 77 points in a lopsided win over Louisville, as three different players ran for at least 100 yards. Trevor Lawrence and Chase Brice tossed five combined touchdown passes, and Clemson moved a little closer to securing a spot in the ACC title game.
Here are a few other highlights from the week around the nation:
1. UTEP snaps a 20-game losing streak
For the first time since late in 2016, UTEP left the field a winner, as the Miners topped Rice, 34-26. The victory over the Owls was the first time in 13 years that they have won in Rice Stadium.
Quardraiz Wadley ran for 91 yards and scored two touchdowns, with Kai Locksley adding 193 yards passing and two rushing scores. As a team, the Miners ran for 200 yards and had another 210 passing to overcome a 313-yard performance by Rice’s Wiley Green.
2. UMass has a superstar WR
If you don’t play in a deep college fantasy football league, you likely don’t know who UMass wide receiver Andy Isabella is. Well, all he did this past Saturday was catch nine passes for a school-record 303 yards with two touchdowns.
Isabella has a second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season under his belt and five games this year with over 100 yards. His quarterback, Ross Comis, racked up 540 yards and four touchdowns in the 62-59, three-overtime win vs. Liberty.
3. Army has won 11 in a row at home
With just over two minutes remaining in the first quarter of the Army-Air Force game, the Black Knights found the end zone. While that might not sound impressive, it was the first drive of the game.
That’s right, Army put together a 21-play, 75-yard drive that chewed up 12:55 of the clock. The Black Knights won the game, 17-14, to claim the Commander-in-Chief trophy and an 11th consecutive win at home. They are now 7-2 on the season.
4. Singletary cracks NCAA Top-10
With three more rushing touchdowns Saturday, Florida Atlantic’s Devin Singletary moved into a tie for ninth on the NCAA FBS list for rushing touchdowns with 62 in his career.
Singletary racked up 184 yards as the Owls earned a 49-14 victory to improve to 4-5 on the year. The junior found the end zone 32 times a season ago and has 18 touchdowns this year after recording 12 as a freshman.
5. November belongs to Oklahoma
Thanks to a 51-46 victory over Texas Tech, Oklahoma improved to an incredible 14-0 in its last 14 games played in the month of November. They also won for the 19th consecutive time in true road games, meaning not played at a neutral site.
Kyler Murray was the reason for both of those streaks to continue, as he became the first OU quarterback to throw for over 300 yards and run for over 100 in a game. He finished with 360 passing and exactly 100 running with four touchdowns.