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e e e e e e e e Tennessee 24th ranked NC State always watch them both as well on ESPN plus so it officially comes down to this Ben SS on Fourth and eight coming back to his home state two for two today connecting from 47 and 53 and the left footed [Applause] kicker getting set for a 35 yd effort snap is high hold is down kick on the way and for the first time today Pittsburgh has the lead against Cincinnati [Applause] oh my have the tables turned 22 unanswered points for pit and the reason why they've been able to be so effective as twofold number one they didn't abandon Eli Holstein didn't make a switch in the first half but number two they gave the ball to their best player give the ball to Dez Reed and everything else happened coach dardi with his tight end Gavin Bartholomew lock in arms Jersey number8 vs knew it what a feeling that has to be beir cats with a timeout remaining 17 seconds left so it's not over yet [Music] Scott saterfield in Cincinnati sideline in disbelief after the scoring barrage in the second half by pit we've talked a lot today about the hidden yardage how about Desmond re the first player in pit history 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in the same game smallest player on the field coming up huge and a Touchback gives us the moment check in again with Kevin Connors and Roy a reminder we've got a dynamite game coming up next The Sensational calback Jaden a will play on The Plains against a vastly improved Auburn team that game coming up here in two and a half minutes plus v Brock Vander uh Vandergriff rather the Georgia transfer making his second career start three touchdowns a week ago we've got South Carolina and Kentucky the first game of the SEC season Roy coming up over on ABC can't wait for it 17 seconds remaining here in the Queen City Cincinnati with a timeout to work with and a long ways to go to get into field goal range for Carter Brown dump off is there hard hit Out of Bounds at the 30 Aaron Turner was hit hard by Rashad battle and just a gain of five clock does stop with 12 seconds to go time is the only thing that matters here 12 seconds left probably enough time for three play short passes aren't going to cut it you have to attack the middle of the field get a first down and Spike it or attack the outside get out of bounds or use one of your timeouts Pittsburgh Panthers once Trail in this game 27-6 sorby by a little bit of time directing traffic nearly falls down got to get rid of it and he's brought down Nate mlac the Kansas State transfer with one second remaining time out Cincinnati sores B so one thing you can't do in a situation like this is waste time s if it's not there throw it away time is wasted 1 second left they're going to call a timeout and usually this is when those hook and lateral plays start to happen get a formation get out to the running back start pitching it around to see if you can get to the end zone third down one second to go for Scott sat field team Scott satterfield's team and look he's had opportunities this team had chances to put pit away you go back to that that one sequence three straight incompletions with a two-score Advantage trick play clock stops right here at the start of the fourth quarter and since then it has been all Panthers time out now pit Will utilize a timeout second 30 seconds now Pat Nardi this week our conversations with him and his staff there's a level of excitement with the addition of Kade Bell calling plays on offense and the new Personnel defensively to match what they are known for getting to the quarterback bringing the quarterback down creating pressure they bring six three deep two underneath it's a trademark it's not necessarily that pit is back to that now but this would be a large statement ACC versus Big 12 and for the turnaround of this program with that young man as well Dez Reed on offense leading the charge Huges confidence boost for this pit team if they can finish the game build your confidence after consecutive timeout sorby underneath here comes the lateral back to ker and that will do it the comeback is complete Javon McIntyre jumped on the loose football to seal the win for Pat ardi and the pit Panthers 28- 27 the final pit remains undefeated the Bearcats fall to one and one what a game what a fourth quarter as the Panthers find a way in the River City rivalry 22 unanswered to get the job done all in the second half on the road coming up right now Cal and Auburn let's get you to J and we welcome those of you joining us after a thrilling finish pit Cincinnati we're here on the plains at Jordan ha Stadium where it is packed everybody's wearing white today Cal has come a long way from home and a real true road test for the Golden Bears against an improved much more explosive Auburn team first play from scrimmage just a yard game for jarquez Hunter the all SEC running back and they'll fake it to Hunter and then shovel it ahead the ball up in the air deflected and picked off by Cal into the end zone K uluave with a defensive touchdown in the first minute wow if you're an Auburn fan what a nightmare start you see the look on Hugh free just completely stunned with what just happened Payton Thorne rolling out Cal did a fantastic job of coverage down the field nowhere to go with the football just trying to flip it to his running back kind of a goofy play but credit the Cal Golden Bears for a great start I just heard from the referee I the ruling on the field is a touchdown the ball was batted up in the air and the question is did it hit the turf I think the Auburn fans watching a replay feel like the ball we see if we get a good look at it I couldn't tell if it hit the turf for a foot really tough to tell with the camera angle but for me in my first vantage point I really think that goes off of Hunter's foot oh falls on the ground yeah it it off the bounce it bounced off the shin after ULU a tipped it but that definitely hit the grass what a huge break for Auburn so this one's going to be overturned not only will it not be a touchdown that's not going to be an interception that'll just be an incomplete pass if you're Auburn definitely not the start you wanted you're going to get this call to go your way but now you're looking at a third and long you got behind the sticks on first and second down definitely a place you don't want to live versus this defense all right so it'll be third and nine instead of a pick six for Cal which obviously is a huge swing take those points off board Auburn keeps the ball third down and long coming up you know what though that football bounces C's way a lot often uh a team that was tied for first place in FBS last year in turnovers created well pton Thor second year as a starting quarterback here lot of success in Michigan State his 2021 season was outstanding there but there is a lot of pressure on pyton Thorne to orchestrate a much more productive offense for the Tigers third down and long plenty of time in the pocket and a nice delivery a completion and a first down great throw and catch Payton Thorne recognizing Zone coverage by the cow Bears finding his big tight end revaldo Fairweather for a great first down pickup for the Tigers he was Auburn's leading receiver last year a hand off on first down and that's Hunter for a short game and Not only was he the leading receiver set a School record for receptions for a tight end with 38 back to the previous play just a great job of finding the soft space in the zone that's a big tight end working on a linebacker and that's a matchup that I expect Auburn to take advantage of all day long I mean they have so many weapons now that they didn't have last year I think really that is the task for Thorne you're going to have guys open just get them the ball make the simple plays in the pocket throws over the top deep left sideline and a perfect pass dropped right there to the super freshman cam Coleman for a big gain that was a fantastic pass but the thing I loved most about it by the fourth year starter in Payton Thorne is the timing of the throw he lets that football go well before cam Coleman comes open working on nol Williams who's really usually a great defensive back for the cow Bears getting beat there going deep that's 41 yards and cam Coleman man are they excited about this young man he just turned 18 a true fresh who was one of the top players in the country in high school last year and Auburn thinks he's their next Superstar on offense empty back field for Thorne on first down now going to scramble being pursued and just throws it away incomplete good job by the cow defense there nothing open down field for Payton Thorne you can he got the pass rush on going back to the explosive play with Cam Coleman at the bottom of your screen just working a little stop and go double move does a fantastic job of selling the Stop Route a lot of times young wide receivers get impatient on double moves not for cam Coleman he's the total package did a great job with his route and an even better throw by pton Thorne just physically so gifted but already a nuanced understanding of how to play the position little pitch play on second down and well defended that was Jeremiah Cobb and all did was get back to the line of scrimmage miles Williams the fifth year senior at safety coming up to make the tackle on the perimeter that's a great open field tackle against a great athlete this Cal defense they're coached extremely well by defensive coordinator Peter Surman and in last year's game it was really a defensive battle I mean these two teams played last year in Berkeley and Cal shut Auburn's offense down Auburn threw for fewer than a 100 yards in that game already to a better start but facing third and 10 from the shotgun Thorne little shoulder fake Thorne is going to throw caught touchdown Keandre Lambert Smith got the toes down and the signal on the field is touchdown now the Hat came off yeah [Applause] if a Defender forces You Out of Bounds at the receiver position you are allowed to come back into the field to play and catch the football and it looks clear as day that he did have time to establish himself what a heads up play by the Penn State transfer wow tremendous effort from Keandre Lambert Smith so they took a look and they confirmed that the call was made correctly so Auburn gets a touchdown on its first drive the extra point is up and good if you're Auburn that's the start you were looking for you know everyone wondered after last week's 73 to3 win great start to the football game ESPN college football is presented by sling choose and customize your channel lineup sling let's do that a message from the Sonic Department of research and delicious did you know your new favorite burger has hand smashed patties made to order hot and melty cheese and a Tangy sauce how rude of me let me introduce you try the all new double Sonic Smasher and at a half price drink in the app you want to live free 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allowed the touchdown to count we're going to look at that after this kickoff one more time it was a close call and that'll be a Touchback so the Bears offense comes back on the field but you can understand why coach Willcox had an issue absolutely it's a really tough call and it's because it's a judgment call this is a gray area ruling there's no set definition saying hey a receiver needs to be in the field of play for one second or two seconds to reestablish himself it's really a judgment call by the official I understand why Justin wiox doesn't like it because he feels like the receiver was not back into the field of play long enough to be reestablished it's good explanation of the gray area in that rule and he got to give Lambert Smith a lot of credit that was a heck of an effort C's offense on the field for the first time and Fernando Mendoza will throw on first down and the Bears get an immediate first down on the catch by Maven Anderson that's a great start by the Cal offense and that's really how they want to play they want to play in an RPO system where they have the choice to hand the football off or throw it based upon the Box count and then play with some healthy Tempo Cal's beat up already it's week two and on offense the Bears are missing some key pieces especially up front a little slant throw to the end into a little small window and that pass caught the standout player on offense for the Bears as they tail back Jay not for his status and a little more info on that let's welcome in stormy baton yeah Dave there are a lot of questions about whether or not he would be available after going down with a right ankle injury in the third quarter of their opener last week head coach justinx told me he is medically cleared you see him on the field giving it a go when I asked if there would be any potential restrictions or pitch count will Cox said no like anybody he's going to go until or unless he can't all right good stuff stormmy it's very important for Cal to have a he gets stuffed on his first carry a couple yards short of the first down Rocky's one of the best running backs in the country no question and Cal is a different football team when he's in the lineup versus when he's not we've we've been fortunate enough to cover C now going back last year a couple times and when a was on the field I tell you what this offense just ran at a different level of efficiency so if you're a cow fan you're great to see number one out there today here's the Bears first third down of the afternoon having a deal with all the noise Mendoza pocket collapsing but he dumps it down and that's Anderson again for another catch and just enough for the first down yeah working on Kay and Lee cornerback number four great job by Maven just working a little man-to-man mesh concept on the third and short vers man coverage great job by Mendoza seeing number 11 come across the middle of the field wide open I think in theory Brock Cal would like to play some uptempo but if you're coming in here already a little beat up feeling like you may need to shorten the game I'm not sure how much of that we'll see high snap play fake Mendoza takes a hit but delivers a perfect back shoulder throw to Jonathan Brady for a big game Bo Eugene Sante came off the edge and laid the wood in the backfield on the running back hitting mooza as he threw the football but what a great throw under duress and an even better catch on the back shoulder and they're beat up in the wide receiver room Callas so Jonathan Brady who had one catch in week one for 25 yds into Auburn territory Mendoza back to throw again now on the Move Fernando Mendoza is going to keep it and get a few maybe just a couple positive yards running would probably not be the strength of his game no it's certainly not he's got some decent straight line speed he's an athlete 6'5 225 lbs put on 10 lb of the muscle in the offseason he took some really vicious hits last season he's a tough guy he's willing to hang in there late to make the throw as we just saw a couple plays ago he's got a great frame but I want to go back to what you mentioned a second ago you were talking about playing with Tempo the thing I like about that in an environment like this it neutralizes a crowd and against a bigger defensive front gets them running gets them tired so that'll definitely be something to watch today how much of that cow uses their left guard jumped and maybe the left tackle big 52 Nick [Applause] Morrow Morrow making his first career start on the road imagine making that first career start in this environment he's got a tough task today former High School tight end and defensive end now playing left tackle at the Collegiate ranks I mean we love Flagstaff Arizona it's a great little mountain town but that's where he played his high school ball he didn't face this in flagst it's a little different down here on the PLS second and 15 Mendoza has time across the middle and a nice catch right at the 20 Jonathan Brady again his second catch already on this drive gain of 10 great route by Jonathan Brady just a little kind of Bender to the inside in the slot does a tremendous job working on ke Scott one of the better cover corners for the Auburn Tigers third third down I'd expect Auburn to bring some pressure here to force Mendoza into to making a quick decision with the football Javen Thomas in a young very fast tail back alongside Mendoza on third down and they're going to fake it to him and go over the top it is caught touchdown nah Hunter The Freshman wide receiver and what an answer from Cal they go right down the field and score a touchdown of their own what an impressive answer by the cow offense in a hostile environment taking the opening possession for your offense right down the field matching TouchDown for touchdown and what a great play by nah Hunter just matched up 101 on the outside Auburn decided to bring in allout pressure which presented the man-to-man matchup Hunter doing a tremendous job going up there and scoring the touchdown great drive for the Young quarterback Mendoza eight plays 75 yds kick is up and kick is good and Cal on the road has tied this game and for Auburn no offense to Alabama A&M but it's a different week here in week two C's got some Playmakers and that was a great throw and catch for the Bears to tie the [Music] game I wish we could watch the college football games we actually care about you can on ESPN with slay they have the college football that you love you can even choose and customize your channel lineup with sling and you can watch on your phone that sounds so easy now how do we get out of here follow me I love this yeah that place was way too crowded prepay and save with season pass and get the college football you care about sling lets you do that feeling uh from a back up gut mirax Works naturally with the water in your body to help you go free your gut and your mood will follow for 8 G of fiber try 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the speed you need you're watching the SEC on ESPN and truly one of the great places for college football in the country here in Auburn Alabama Hugh freze his second year as the head coach here and big expectations to do what he's done at every stop Hugh frees has a track record at Old Miss he got that program turned around fourth year 10 wins beat Alabama a couple times Liberty did it even faster and the question is can they make the year one to year two jump here on the planes the Auer fans that we've been around these last couple days definitely think they're going to no question listen Hugh frees has the formula for quick turnarounds and he's doing a fantastic job with putting together quality recruiting classes the building blocks are there for it yeah sort of a combo using some transfers Big Time recruiting getting his system set and then counting on that guy the quarterback to understand what he wants to do on offense yeah and what a start for pton Thorne today coming out three for five 72 yards already touchdown great opening Series for Auburn and then on the flip side Fernando Mendoza coming into this environment 88,000 strong six for six absolutely perfect a couple big third down conversions and then sealed the drive with a touchdown pass great start for the quarterbacks today so the Auburn offense on the field for the second time starting from their own 25 and the hand off straight ahead a helmet came flying off and a penalty flag was thrown a nice gain we'll see what the penalty is Xavier Carlton's helmet came off it might have been ripped off that's was a good explanation we saw Carlton leave the field but if C wants him to he can come back in for this play yeah that's left guard Dylan Wade with with the foul played left tackle last season for Auburn started every game out there on the left side moved inside more of a natural fit you're going to see just gets his hands a little bit High late in the play so 15yd penalty backs Auburn up inside their own 15 and officially 12 yards of penalty from where that foul was committed Thorne throws on the Run nice running catch and a big chunk of that Auburn gets back on first down that's Brandon Frasier one of the tight ends boy this tight end room for the Auburn Tigers it's impressive Brandon Frasier 6'7 262 lbs he's one of those guys that you know that last play he's wide open but if even if he is has great coverage on him he's wide open because of his frame great player for the Auburn Tigers that's already four pass plays for AUB in this game of 15 yards or more Thorne play fake and delivers a strike old slant coming in toward the middle and that's Lambert Smith with the catch and the first down well listen Hugh frees hasn't shied away from it he said last year we didn't have the talent we needed to be explosive he went out got that Talent this year Payton Thorne thrown another great strike right over the middle to his Penn State transfer Keandre Lambert Smith I wonder if in the history of college football one position group has gotten more of an influx in Talent from one year to another than this wide receiver group at Auburn from last year to this year it's certainly in the argument Thorne pressured Thorne escapes and now throws it away so Cal brought some pressure and forc the incompletion I mean it's a good combo of both exactly what you're talking about Brock it's the newcomers the freeze four the four true freshmen from instate all highly recruited and those transfers yeah very highly touted true freshman class but then you also have the veterans in Lambert Smith and Jackson who played C at quarterback uh played quarterback at Cal last season and came in he he's transferred into the slot position kind of a natural fit but once again just so much talent at the wide receiver position pton Thorn's going to have a lot of fun with these guys this year and the guy cam Coleman who had the big catch on the first drive wide left Thorne looking right here though and dumps it short what a hit the catch and the completion but Greg Woodson the safety was right there it'll be third down let's go down to stormmy well and Hugh freze had a ton of compliments when it came to this wide receiver class he went as far as to say it reminded him of another batch of very talented white outs he recruited in 20156 at Old Miss AJ Brown DK metap B Jefferson may have heard of them he also said he have the ability to red shirt them they could be patient these guys you can't be flag thrown pass incomplete intended for Coleman Auburn wanted a flag on the back end of that play [Music] think was think you're right shaking hands with the officials as well is their job they task keeping players safe that's TJ Bowlers jumping offside the Wisconsin transfer a great job by the quarterback pton Thorne using his hard count on third down to pick up a free five yard also from Costa Rica he got the jump and he knew he had a free play also from and now it's third and three it is pretty High Praise from if you're talking about AJ Brown and DK and that's what these freshman wide receivers could be and vanerson I mean you're talking about three big time players at the NFL level it's going to be exciting to watch these freshman develop always gives me the chills third and two and the players the starting 11 Rolling left throws middle and it's knocked away H the hands ofwe he didn't catch it CLE at first he had a drop in last week delivering the match ball today is and I put that incompletion on pton th that's a throw that the fourthe starter needs to make faa's open to pick up a fresh set of downs but the football's behind them which is what allows quarterback Marcus Harris to come in with the pass break up so despite that Auburn is going to go for it on fourth down from just across Midfield US soccer as we see Mr P what a player Fraser came in motion see if Thor tries to draw Cal off sides again play clock winding down down to two down to one and they will not run a play by 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unless pton Thorne could punt the ball they snap it and they are going for it Thorne over the top trying to find Coleman incomplete really good coverage from Marcus Harris so after all that Auburn goes for it and doesn't get it that was fantastic coverage by the fifth year scener Marcus Harris coming over from Idaho really playing a good game early on and you know I like the confidence that Hugh FZ is trying to instill into his offense hey I believe in you guys let's go pick up this first down at Midfield but early in a football game especially against a quality opponent I'm a big fan of playing the field position game and play the long game that's a big stop for Cal because they get the ball just short of Midfield now Marcus Harris is a good player we're going to be talking more about him Idaho all of a sudden has a programmer they're sending Talent all around the country bad snap they wheel it around back left and a nice move to get to the sideline Mikey Matthews did a lot to get some positive yardage there on first down all right a little cre creativity from new offensive coordinator Mike BL Mendoza rolling to the right doing the old throwback screen you see the offensive line set up on the sideline and Mikey Matthews did a tremendous job of getting some positive yards he did that's a good play on first down second down and maybe four into Auburn territory a got absolutely swarmed man as soon as he had the ball there were two or three Auburn Defenders on him well from the second level linebacker Eugene Assante just fires like a missile as soon as he sees that it's a run play comes downhill blows up the play and Cal their offensive line you know they're thin right now they're missing their starting center starting Right Guard you got a red shirt freshman making his first road start at left tackle they're thin and they're going to have a big challenge against that Auburn front no success running the ball so far Mendoza takes a snap from the pocket Mendoza is going to run Mendoza got away from the first wouldbe tackler and he got enough to get the first down talk about an athlete Fernando Mendoza making it happen on third down for his football team I love the patience in the pocket nothing open down field credit Auburn with the coverage but Mendoza makes him pay with his legs picks up a fresh set of downs that was Kon Crawford one of their better pass rushers that he got away from so tell the play by play guy I can run that was a big conversion so now play clock winding down and everybody's pointing at each other they're going to talk it over I think Cal say Auburn either barked out something or tried to draw a cal off sides we SE more of an emphasis from this from officials around college football no question they're looking for disconcerting signals every game whether it's a clap a noise by the defensive front anything that triggers that's the tight end Cory daes yeah Justin willox is want an explanation got to wonder if Auburn said something to make Cory dyes jump off sides the way he did just a very abnormal start to a play first and 15 the penalty was against Cal a gets the hand off and again there're just Nowhere to Run it's pretty clear isn't it what Auburn's game plan is on defense oh it is no question and and and this is what Auburn wanted to be able to do they wanted to be able to stop the run game with just their front four you know they want to be able to cover out with their linebackers and stop the RPO game and right now that Auburn front four they're doing a fantastic job big number 15 cedrick Faulk there on that last play in the back field I tell you what he's someone to reckon with at 6'6 288 lbs I mean they don't have those two offensive lineman they also have bra Miller one of their top backups at left guard missing a couple top wide receivers Mendoza steps up and throws and whistled one in there for a nice gain just short of the 30 and just short of a first down Mendoza doing a great job in the pocket when the pocket breaks down he does what all great quarterbacks do they climb vertically up the pocket they keep their eyes down the field and he was able to find his wide receiver in the open voided zone seven for seven to start this game on the road for Fernando Mendoza we asked the coaching staff we said is Fernando ready to play in this environment and they said to us they go if there's any quarterback it's Fernando and by the way there's something that's going on it's not just on our folks with the graphics the official stats are all messed up it's not first and 10 it's third down and a yard or two they're entering these plays in incorrectly a hand off and Cal on the ground will get the first down with JV and Thomas first now it's first and 10 that's a huge pickup for Ken and don't forget they started this drive with a short field because Hugh free elected to go for it on fourth down the cow Bears had a great job on the Stop and now Fernando Mendo is putting together a very Quality Drive and I think exactly what C wants to do today you love the option of quick Tempo yep but they on the road already a little beat up they were would like to shorten this game they're working the clock Thomas gets another carry and got to the left side and Javen Thomas the sophomore from M climen High School in Oakland a local kid with a nice game yeah he's a really talented player he's he's got electric speed tough guy he's willing to protect in the pass game somebody when Jaden o goes off the field he's able to step in and and really not lose anything at that running back position for the cow Bears Cal could let the quarter end here we'll see if they do that Hots on the sideline he has not been productive yet it's Ben Thomas they do snap the ball Play Fake It Mendoza trying to get away heaves it toward the end zone and threw it away and that will be the final play of the first quarter which you have to give cow credit they're hanging in there absolutely great Presence by 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of the second quarter is a third and a long three Mendoza takes his snap Mendoza still looking downfield and he delivers it another catch for Jonathan Brady and another Cal first down a gain of 14 what a great play by Fernando Mendoza third down Big Time pickup pocket breaks down C's just trying to run a little mesh kind of manto man beater Mendoza has to get outside the Pocket shows off his athleticism once again and Brady making the big time catch for the fresh set of downs for the Golden Bears Cal may have found a new playmaker transfer from New Mexico State Jonathan Brady he's got four catches already the snap Mendoza was not expecting it he handed it off and Thomas wasn't expecting it and that play went backwards C's lucky they didn't turn it over yeah a little bit of miscommunication between Center swinny and Fernando Mendoza swinny not normally playing Center once again we have a backup in there for Will McDonald great job by Fernando though handling the snap and not making a bad play worse really in a lot of ways it's their third string Center because Matthew woff can play center and he's limited today second down and it is second and goal to go from from a long way out Mendoza toward that sideline and a gang tackle positive game but not much maybe three or four yards it's going to be third and goal from outside the 10 it's the Maryland transfer Cory daes listed at a tight end but really kind of this hybrid tight end wide receiver extremely athletic he poses a big time mismatch for linebackers and safety somebody that I expect to have a big game today for Cal how about the Bears five for five so far today on third down it's superb in this environment I mean you hear how loud this place is at home 88,000 strong very impressive by the young signal caller and the rest of his offense four receivers and Justin Willcox runs out on the field and calls a timeout so he did not like the look of that one at the start So Cal will use its first timeout of this first half with the big play coming up third and goal from just outside the 10 you heard Justin Brock say he's very pleased with the way for Fernando Mendoza is plan so far absolutely and he said he'd be ready to go and he wasn't lying 10 for 10 111 yards and already a touchdown but the thing that really jumps out to me is how clutch and impressive he's been on third down when he needs a fresh set of down for his team he's able to find the open Target he's been picking apart the Auburn Zone Auburn's going to have to find a way to get him uncomfortable whether it's bringing pressure whether it's simulating pressure maybe changing theit after the snap pre to post Snap cuz right now Mendoza is in complete control he is an amazing story it was only a couple years ago he was committed to play football at Yale and Cal had a decommitment very late in the process they watched him throw they said you can come to Cal and now he's a starter basically unrecruited by any sort of power program out of high school Auburn showing pressure off The Edge they just rushed three though and c I think moved number 11 Maven Anderson the wide receiver of the guy who left early this is a really tough spot if your cow it's third and goal to go but you're outside the 15 yd line not a lot of plays in your playbook for this situation if you're Fernando Mendoza you need to be very smart with the football because you know you have three points in your back pocket right now yeah this will be interesting how aggressive do they [Applause] get third and goal they'll throw a quick hitter Anderson catches and he lunged but he was out of Bounds at about the seven I don't fault him at all for using that second eff eort thinking he might have stayed in bounds but he was not close that was a great effort by M Anderson and I love the decision by Fernando Mendoza take a quick completion see if you can get some positive yards and allow your field goal team to go out there and get some points that was a good call that foot stepped out so now Ryan Co the place kicker ball will be spotted right around the 15 so a 25 y here good snap and hold and the kick hits one of those uprights and Ricochet is away from 25 yards out after all that Cal comes away without a point well if you're Hugh free and Auburn you feel fantastic after your second offensive series ended on Downs you went for it on fourth down you didn't pick it up at Midfield to come away and not give up any points you feel great for the Auburn Tigers [Music] welcome to AutoZone what are you working on today hi my check engine lights on let's see what our free fix finder service say and if you need help we can refer you to a shop that's an easy fix yo can I kickick can I kick it can I play iick can iick can I try can I kick it yes you can okay trainees let's work on our fast and friendly claim service eyes on the phone now look alive Drew your repairs have been scheduled nice yes you'll get a rental car on site heads up oh uh I'm going to turn 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after Cal took more than seven minutes off the clock they miss a 25 yd field goal Auber gets the ball back and the first play tipped up in the air no Williams with the interception So Cal comes up with the turnover on the very first play cam Coleman The Freshman receiver he got at least a hand on it knocked up in the air and there was Williams what a great heads up play by NL Williams there for the turnover but cam Coleman the highly touted true freshman some say the best wide receiver in last year's class he's he's known to have sure hands obviously has huge expectations coming into this season but that's a grab he to make pton Thor read the defense perfect put the football out in stride but no Williams there for the sudden change well talk about the roller coaster for Cal you have this drive you take all this clock off you get into short field goal position you clang one off the upright and you think how do we come away with no points on that and the very next play you get the ball right back it's a little reminiscent of last year's game you felt like that game both teams had so many missed opportunities and here already you see a misfield goal and a turnover backed up it's so true last year Auburn turned it over four times at C and C missed three field goals in their four-point loss nobody on either side wanted to repeat that history Straight Ahead run on first down for Jay KN and he gets a couple the Run game has not been there early for the cow Bears give a lot of credit to that front three for Auburn but this is something that Justin Willcox and Mike bless they're going to want to stick with you're going to need this run game especially in this environment as the game goes the long so second and eight for C now receiver came in motion not a great snap again a this time a little more room and you can see some of the skill set even if he's not 100% that makes him such a good back he got five I love the patience that Jaden op plays the running back position with you saw in the last play he played a little bit of peekaboo with the linebackers got him to go to the right cut out the hole on the left just his patience is so special after the mfield saw Ryan Longwell had a long great NFL career who's part of the Cal coaching staff talking with Ryan Co the place kicker who might be called upon any minute now to try another one I'm sure he was telling them hey we're going to need you as this game goes along have a short memory and turn the page the two of them are there standing next to one another third down at two Mendoza throws and it's caught touchdown Hunter his second of the game game already and somehow he came wide open at the goal line scramble drill it's one of those deals you'll always hear a defensive coordinator say hey you got to plaster when the quarterback gets outside the pocket plaster and cover the wide receivers but Isaiah Hunter did a tremendous job of keeping the Play Alive as this quarterback got outside the pocket Caleb wooden 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very hostile environment on the road the Touchback Auburn's offense they they need not only do they need something positive they just need to have the ball for more than a few seconds you're exactly right they just need to stay ahead of the sticks they need positive plays on first and second down being third and manageable and you got to keep that offensive unit out there to string together a drive right now Auburn's defense they can't get off the field on third down and credit C's offense for that but you're right it's been this keep away game with the football Auburn needs to stay out there on the field with their offense for a while One play in the last nine minutes of game time from scrimmage for the Auburn offense so first and 10 for the 25 and a handoff hunter right side got dropped for a loss well neither team's really running the ball effectively jarquez Hunter preseason First Team all SEC running back but Nate Morell just swallowed him up there's just no air in the front right now that that front five for Auburn they're not creating any space for their running backs give a lot of credit to that big defensive front for cal cal does have some Talent on the defensive line Second and 11 play fake Thorne going deep Thorne incomplete trying to hit Robert Lewis Robert fans thought there was contact but coverage once again Marcus Harris yeah that's Jer Smith in coverage might have got away with a late little tug I don't think the officials saw it great play by the red shirt junr out of Charlotte so Harris and Smith were both there but you're right that was Smith who was in the coverage and just got his hand right on Robert lewis' arm and slowed him down just a step I think that was a great throw by pton Thorne possibly a Miss call by the officials this becomes a big play in this game third and 11 pressure came Thorn is going to try to run for it and that's not going to work he gets tackled at the 31 Craig Woodson I think he read that beautifully from his safety spot and it's fourth down yeah that was great Hustle by safety Craig Woodson and defensive tackle Nate Burell to finish the play see defensive coordinator Peter Surman all fired up for his defense getting off the field once again and that's exactly what could not happen for Auburn's offense Craig Woodson coming out of the middle of the field forcing pton Thorne to cut back and the big number 98 there to clean up the play good point by you Woodson had a long way to go to get there and make that play So aub's going to punt Oscar Chapman angles that one way deep the fair catch inside the 15 so it was a good punt but the Cal defense comes up with another stop and they'll have the ball when we come back Arby's is full of choices you can get your favorite stuff three for $5 incredible value reach in and eat whatever you grab Arby's we have the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] meats oh sorry no worries oops you go no no you go oh go for the handful make this the summer you make the most of it with 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can get outside the pocket on bootlegs and roll outs and C now is just dominating the time of possession in this first half it'll be second and two there three drives touchdown then the long drive that took a lot of clock where they missed the field goal and then a touchdown hand off that's a for a first down right side run well and to your point if you're cow you couldn't have drawn up a better start to this football game you know this is a dream start traveling across the country playing in a hostile environment against a very quality opponent it's really been all things Cal except for Auburn had a successful first drive and it really is the time of possession Auburn's defense cannot get off the field but credit Cal for converting on third down finding a way to move the ball without a whole lot from their Superstar running back Jade not although that was a nice run first and 10 Mendoza throws and that one completed right near the 35 yd line there's a penalty flag the receiver in motion it was very strange that was a running back cadarius Callaway I don't think he did that legally it distracted me as the play was starting CU I'm watching Callaway turn up [Music] yeah that just the timing was messed up on that one started shaving some ground going up the field you'll look at the top of your screen number two going in motion Callaway can't get going vertically until that football snapped yeah so that meates the first down catch it'll be first and 15 with that clock moving under eight minutes to go first half play fake Mendoza throws and a nice catch wow what an effort from Mason Starling what a great throw and catch just on the RPO Mendoza had the option to hand the football off if he felt like that was a better fit but he's taken advantage of the one-on-one match up outside great throw and catch by the cow Bears the only incompletion for Mendoza was a throwaway otherwise he's been perfect another false start from Cal I mean the the one thing Cal can't do is get the ball snapped [Music] properly that was on the center that's the fifth pre- snap penalty of the first half yeah and some of that to be expected in this environment but swinny normally a backup guard thrust into the starting position where really basically C is looking at playing their third string Center essentially Fernando Mendoza swiny they have to find a way to get on the same page with the Cadence so another first and 15 throw to the outside and a broken tackle that is at number Mason Starling again and he got 15 yards and a cal first down what a great play by Starling making a move out in space picking up positive yards for C tell you what Auburn is going to have to find a way to get Mendoza off of his spot get him uncomfortable cuz right now the red shirt sophomore quarterback is a cool customer in that pocket and he's making great decisions with the football 14-7 Bears lead Miss some of their top offensive players they are moving the ball and on the outside the Cal receivers are just beating Auburn's DBS hand off and that was Callaway with no room to run got dropped for a loss of a yard that's what Auburn expects out of that defensive front McLoud Faulk Rees bleedy got some big bodies and some very talented guys up front they expect to force some negative runs haven't really done that today a great play there though on first down JV and Thomas comes back in the game at tailback alongside Mendoza second and 11 just across Midfield and that clock continues to roll play fake Mendoza flushed and Mendoza will throw for a completion along the sideline how many times has he done that in this first half tell you what he's seing the field really really well you can tell he's comfortable out there the moment is not too big for him and Starling with his third reception on this series alone you got Brady you got Starling you got Hunter some of the young inexperienced white outs for Cal are playing really well yeah and they're definitely in sync when it comes to the scramble drill Mendoza doing a great job of finding open targets outside the pocket today so now it's third and three Andre the tight end in [Applause] motion Mendoza throws across the middle knocked away in complete and a good play on the ball Jared Thompson the safety knocked it down tremendous play by jiren Thompson Auburn was playing man-to-man coverage Thompson doing a great job of driving down on the slant for the pass breakup and this is interesting because Cal hinted to us that they might play a lot of field POS position today but they're going for it yeah I understand why up to this point in the game you really feel like you've controlled the momentum of the football game but I will say this you do have a lot of things going for you Auburn has not moved the football if I'm the head coach for Cal I'm punching the football deep and pinning Auburn back L clock is about to wind down and Cal's going to take a time [Applause] out let's check in in studio for an update all right flam this is a veteran Northern Illinois team taking a two Notre Dame Trevor matage Ethan Hampton to antario Brown this is a heavily senior Laden team for Northern Illinois Brown is one of those seniors he knows how to catch it in traffic and squirt out the other end 83 yd touchdown it's 13-7 guys wow thank you Kevin well that would be a shocker I mean for SEC fans this would be a huge shocker here cow's played well and it looks to me Brock like they've changed their minds after that timeout yeah and I think this is a really good decision by Justin Willcox so many things have gone right for your football team in the first half don't forget you start the second half with receiving the opening kickoff so you're going to get the ball right back pin Auburn Deep and make them Drive the length of the field to go get points before half they do not want to return here Keon Scott one of the better punt returners in the country so Lan Wilson the punter job is to not let him return one end overend and the ball's going to bounce inside the 10 into the end zone not a bad punt but Cal couldn't get down there and doubt it so Auburn will have it at the 20 SEC football lineup rolls on over on the SEC network at 4:15 Eastern number six Old Miss they are underway hosting Middle Tennessee and number 15 Oklahoma hosting Houston exclusively on ESPN plus and SEC network plus tonight you got Missouri who's in the top 10 now Missouri is against Buffalo Florida sford number 18 LSU hosting Nicholls every game also available on the ESPN app you can watch anywhere Hugh Free's offense comes back on the field yeah you want to get into Rhythm right here last week you hang 73 points on Alabama A&M everything basically went right but you're kind of getting your first taste of adversity it's time for Auburn to find a way to string together a drive this is not Alabama and M today C's come to play Thorne was going to hand it off decided to keep it because C defended it so well and he gets across the 25 out to the 26 I think that's a great decision by pton Thorne Ryan Mulla number 43 for Cal was in the backfield to make the play on the running back great recognition by Thorne to pull it and pick up some positive yards that might count as Auburn's best running play of the game so far second and four Thor across the middle incomplete he had his man Lambert Smith was there it'll be third down yeah that's a throw you're going to want to see pton Thorne make especially in his fourth season of being a starting quarterback Keandre Lambert Smith is wide open on the glance route which is just basically a deeper slant that's a throw if you get it to Lambert Smith in stride he has a chance to take it the distance pton Thorne is six for 14 Fernando Mendoza on the other side is 16 for 17 so it's third and four for Auburn Thorne going to roll right and try to keep it and Thorne I think he did just get enough we'll see I don't know actually they spotted it short of the 30 we know he had to get to the 30 and Hugh frees was not happy with that spot that is not a first down it's Fourth and a half a yard yeah and Thorn shocked he's got two Palms up saying what do you mean I'm short he thought he was at the line to gain he was spotted a half a yard short and omer's going to send the punt team out there I couldn't tell from that replay it's really [Music] close I mean where was the ball when he he kind of had the ball back instead of forward yeah where is the football when he first steps out of bounds really tough to see with those angles Hugh free is not pleased and a penalty flag thrown because Auburn wasn't ready to punt they commit a delay of game that'll move them five yards backwards I mean I I know why Hugh is unhappy with that spot it was questionable yeah and I don't think he blames his quarterback pton Thorn's the ultimate competitor tough guy if he would have thought it was going to be that close you know he would have stuck his foot in the ground lowered his shoulder and picked up a fresh set instead C with 329 on the clock is going to get the ball back you mentioned how they get the ball at the start of the second half a shorter punt this time much shorter fair catch made across the 35 decent field position for the Cal offense before Cal gets the ball NFL back tomorrow kick off your week one NFL Sunday with the countdown crew at 10: a.m. eastern on ESPN and the app and then on Monday night the 55th season of Monday Night Football b gets underway and what a match up it is the Jets going on the road to take on the 49ers 8 Eastern on ESPN ABC ESPN to four days ESPN plus you got pton and Eli on ESPN to SVP in the Monday night countdown crew we'll get it started at 6 Eastern and Aaron roders healthy and ready to go one of the alltime greats at Cal though the numbers really don't do it just as how unbelievably great of a college quarterback he was just a fantastic player you think New York Jets fans are uh excited to get this season started the way last season started but yeah Aaron Rogers at Cal just an unbelievable career lit up the skies on the west coast and a ton of fun to watch Maran Lynch's teammate the game he played at the Coliseum at USC against one of the great SC teams was just an alltime performance a little check down to the tight end Andre who gets wrestled out of bounds the clock will keep moving on first down for C so big picture here Brock ideally for the Bears they end the half with the ball and get the ball to start the second half this is an extremely critical drive for both teams you just you just hit the nail on the head if C's able to find a way to drive down go get some points and then to get that the ball to start the third quarter that's huge Auburn realizes that they need to get a stop here Fernando Mendo is acting like Aaron Rogers in that game at the Coliseum today with how on point he's been cell hand it off to a on second down and short but he did not get there Jay kns had a hard time getting anything going on the ground there there's just nowhere to go there's just no holes there's no open lanes credit Auber doing a great job with those big big three bodies right in the middle of the defensive line and then you're getting some Edge presence as well linebackers are doing a great job of filling in just nowhere to go in the Run game so it's third and two Auburn not using a timeout they have two left so cow's going to let the clock wind down as far as possible and I think they're going to use a timeout themselves they're going to let it go to the two-minute warning that's true they don't have to the two-minute timeout in college football Cal has it a big third down when we come [Music] back at dos an ordinary pretzel just isn't enough so they add savory seasoning and tempting buttery flavor into every delicious twist now that's enough to make you build an all pretzel Pantry with a biometric security system dots sensationally season pretzels this skinny pop is amazing and only three simple 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thanks Kevin we'll look forward to that out of the two-minute timeout C's going to get to the line quickly Play Fake it throw it to the and convert the first down you can't do it any better than that love the play called by Mike BL the old leg pass you see a lot of NFL teams run this in third and short moments you're just getting your quarterback you're selling run downhill you get the linebackers to just settle and hesitate for a half a second which is what allows the tight end injuries to outflank the backers Ken Lee one of the top defensive backs for Auburn is down and hurting after that play that that's a huge conversion Now cal Auburn's got the two timeouts but C you can't guarantee you're going to end this half with the ball but you can come pretty close that was huge and and you silence this crowd I mean you heard how loud this crowd was on third down they're trying to get behind their team and credit the cow Bears they just keep picking up first down after first down they've been fantastic in third down scenarios seven for nine on the day seven for nine on third down on the road that is amazing so k Lee will get up and leave the field yeah don't forget coming into this game c is kind of in a quarterback battle I think they found their guy I do too let's go down the stor me yeah and with that offensive coordinator Mike blush told us between Fernando Mendoza and Chandler Rogers he was waiting for somebody to step up and make a statement through one half of football I think a statement has certainly been made and Mendoza coming off the sideline I feel like every time after an offensive drive he showed composure Poise leadership all of the things that you're looking for in your QB well his teammates think he's going to be president of the United States someday so nickname the mayor for a reason mayor might be aiming a little low got to start somewhere first and 10 Mendoza will check it down to his running back out in the open and what a hit delivered by Javen Thomas who's only 190 lbs you wouldn't know it from the finish of that catch and run well the coaching staff said this kid is physical and tough and he put on display lowering his shoulder and picking up some positive yards so now cow's willing to go a little quicker Tempo a minute and a half to go and they're on Auburn side of the field Mendoza is going to be hit from behind and go down kri ful Auburn finally gets to the quarterback yeah that's a coverage sack there Auburn did a great job in coverage I didn't love the formation by Cal they put three wide receivers to the boundary the spacing wasn't great Mendoza had nowhere to go with the football the credit big number 15 for working the edge and that's one of those deals where Mendoza has to have that internal clock and realize hey I got to get rid of this football cuz the big guys are coming after me timeout taken and I believe it's Auburn who took that timeout they're second of the first half well it's third and seven coming up a minute and 9 seconds on the clock third down has really been the difference in the game when you look at Cal seven for n at this point the question is can Auburn get off the field right now and give their offense a chance to go get some points before half so a big play coming up for the Auburn defense and look this is an Auer program that's got so much proud tradition but the last time they won the SEC was back in 2013 we remember the National Championship in 2010 they haven't won a bowl game since 2018 they haven't had a winning season since that abbreviated Co year which around here is just as unacceptable yeah the the success has not been there for the Auburn Tigers and this is a fan base that expects to compete for national titles so third and seven Mendoza pressure comes and he takes another big hit ful gets to him again and Mendoza's slow to get up man he got popped and did well just to hang on to the ball that is a monster hit by keldrick Fulk 6'6 288 lb just a sophomore great defensive strategy here by Auburn just overloading the right side of the offensive line by cal cal not able to slide out which that's what allows keldrick Faulk to come Scot free and lay a huge hit on Mendoza and you said it PL credit Mendoza for on to that football because well that's a monster hit in the back field so now C's going to have to punt the ball with a minute and 6 seconds to go in the half so the Auburn defense that was their best two-play sequence of the half by far it's exactly what they needed and there's plenty of time to go get points if you're Auburn and and for Payton Thorne It's Time right there's been some open receivers today for Auburn that he's missed he had a phenomenal game last week he he's coming into this ball game with high expectations I know this fan base has it his coaching staff has it for him it's time for him to put together drive and go get some points before half so Scott The Return Man Lan Wilson the punter for C that one might be returnable we'll see Scott catches and then drops it and has to fall on the ball wow that would have been a total disaster but Scott avoids the turnover so the ball's at the 12 well pton Thorne 2021 it was such a brilliant year for him 22 at Michigan State not quite is good still good last season he did not have a lot of help on this Auburn offense and that's really the key to last season when you talk to the coaching staff this week they they knew that they needed to improve at the skill position they went out whether it was via high school or the portal they re retooled the wide receiver room and pton Thorne has plenty of weapons at his disposal this season so let's see what Auburn can do with a minute to go in the half the throw out to the right sideline catch and out of bounds that'll stop the clock not a big gain the tight end Fairweather who had the game winning catch in Berkeley in the final moments of last year's matchup good start to the drive for Auburn you always want to find a positive play on first down pton Thorne doing a great job of taking what the defense presented in their soft Zone coverage on second down and three Thorne now going backwards and a penalty flag thrown Thorne will dump it out of bounds that's going to be a hold against Auburn couldn't find anywhere to go with the ball yeah nowhere to go with the football great coverage by Cal trying to escape the pocket makes it really hard on your offensive line and running back who were pass protecting they don't know where the quarterback is and when you scramble outside that pocket sometimes so now if you're Hugh freeze your strategy might change you got 44 seconds and you're inside the 10 Cal does have a timeout just in case Justin Wilcox gets another negative play yeah if I'm Auburn here I think you got to lick your wounds and go into halftime put this football ball on the ground hand it off to your running back get that clock rolling and get to halftime and make some adjustments we might hear some cranky Auburn fans if that happens that way we'll see second down and long and they do hand the ball off straight ahead and a nice game really nice game well somehow Cal didn't expect what I think you and I expected hunter gets outside the 35 and now after that 27 yd pickup Auburn's going to go quick was a fantastic job by the right side of the offensive line between Chambers and right opening up a huge hole for Hunter so now they'll throw the ball on first down Thorne gets away Thorne is trying to get to the sidelines he does that stops the clock with 25 seconds to go they have a field goal kicker with a monster leg a true freshman kicker made a 63 y in the spring game so they they have a chance maybe to get the ball across Midfield and try a long field goal there's towns Meo 25 seconds no timeouts you got to find a way to push the ball down the field and if you pick up a first down the clock will stop got to run up there and Spike the football all the experience of Thorne you would figure this would be one of his strengths as managing situations like this he'll get flushed again thorn out into the open Thor into C territory goes into a slide started that slide at about the 42 so let's see if they can get it spiked with 18 seconds on the clock they do no they haven't yet now the clock rolls they fumbled I Thorne I thought he dropped the ball I thought he did too penalty flag thrown two penalty Flags thrown man that was not handled very well no the Auburn players are upset because the official moved the football back right when they were getting ready to snap the football the Tigers lost a couple seconds they lost time and then that that that snap was not real clean that was a fantastic explanation by the official Thorn bobbles the snap you're not able to pick up the football off the ground and then spike it down that's an issue fumbled snap there but if you're an Auburn Tigers fan you still have time to spike the football and either throw a Hail Mary or try a long field goal you just got to be ready to snap the ball in the whistle looks like they're going to try to throw one down the field Now cal calls timeout after the clock was rolling there huh so Cal calls timeout H freeze is unhappy with the officials I don't know what he could be unhappy with that's that's intentional grounding as a quarterback Center you have to have a clean Exchange in order to be able to spike that football and you see what Cal did by taking that time out they want to get organized on their end they want to talk to their secondary so they don't give up any cheap points before the half yeah so that will they'll put the time back on the clock and H freeze is giv an earful to Riley Johnson the referee and now towns Meo is coming out to attempt what would be a what 61 yd field goal he's got the leg the kid from Auburn High School just down the street from 61 yards in a stadium where long field goals that come up short have been memorable in the past C's got a deep man back there this one's not even close and Auburn's thinking no come on not here Cal bringing it back and it'll just be a return out to the 35 that's how the first half will come to an end and Justin Wilcox has to be thrilled with the way the cow play absolutely it's a dream first half for the cow Bears traveling across the country Kevin coners Trevor Mage ready for our halftime show flam a very sloppy first half by Auburn they Trail by a touchdown welcome into the principal halftime report let's get you caught up on all the games that have gone final earlier today Arkansas Oklahoma State 2113 game off the free kick it off the punt rather it's recovered by Oklahoma State and then Allan Bowman came alive in the second half and he had to because Oly Gordon their great running back was essentially stock this entire game tied at 21 there's Bowman again the touchdown to Brennan Presley made it a 28-21 game but Arkansas would not go quietly behind 416 yards from ton green and this became unexpectedly a quarterback duel and green was magnificent tied at 31 oot how about olly Gordon and this was his best run of the game he picked a good time to do it he only had 49 for the entire game Oklahoma State attempting the two-point conversion because you have to and they converted they had a big stop on fourth and one to seal the deal 3931 the pokes win 23 straight wins in the big house for Michigan taking on Texas today Trevor what stood out about the way Quinn yers played it was how he identified the weak spots in the defense go side to side then go vertical find where you have an advantage and he was in command all game he was in command there to Gunner Helm he's in command on this one Matthew golden for a touchdown Texas ran it from nearly 150 yards today that was so unexpected Kevin because this Michigan defense is legitimately National Championship caliber what does that tell you about Texas's offense Ryan Wingo for 55 yards and then later ERS to Jaden blue ERS 246 yards three touchdown through the air 3112 Texas wins they snap a trio of long win streaks for Michigan 23 in a row at the Big House 28 straight at home in the month of August and September 23 straight in non conference play and as we welcome you into the principal halftime report BYU National Champion Trevor mat Kevin Connor is here with you is the bigger story Texas going on the road and winning like that or Michigan allowing Texas to do that in their house I think that it's Texas going on the road doing that to Michigan's defense we expected the Michigan offense to struggle but I thought that Michigan's defense would slow down that Texas offense well it turned out they didn't Texas had their way running the ball but especially Quinn y's throwing the ball was magnificent and I've got to have a huge hat tip to coach Steve sarkeesian and his offensive stat because they schemed up open receivers all over the field the entire game this was one of them where the defense was up on the line to 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also their leading rusher by the way Dame can't stop him Dame's losing at the half Bowling Green gave Penn State way more than they wanted today how do you evaluate the way Drew Aller played he played well when they let him play I mean he only had eight passing attempts in the first half he only had 20 passing attempts for the game Penn State tried to just play bully ball most of the game but when he did throw he threw well 204 yards two touchdowns in int and then with the game on the line Trevor they gave it to Nicholas Singleton and why wouldn't you big physical offensive line they had almost the entire game to Pound Down Bowling Greens defense and this is what they were going for by not throwing as much as they probably could have 119 on the ground Penn State survives with the touchdown win K State and two lane Daren Minah 342 yards and two touchdown passes he was fantastic in this game most of the game K State could not stop him but for a couple of big plays yes and how about the 20th non-offensive touchdown in the Chris kimman era it's Jack fabis yeah there's one of the big plays that's one way that they stopped him when they did then they had an interception at the end ice the game in the end zone that was their highlights for the K State Defense the K State gets to 2 and0 meantime Big 12 opener for Baylor and Utah right now it's been all H 233 at the half cam Rising a pair of touchdown passes for the UTS you trying to say yous Utes Payton Thorne Keandre Lambert Smith one of the lone bright spots through 30 minutes of football on the plains Cal leads this one 14-7 hey on the mountain we've got a say get off [Music] here touchdown welcome to AutoZone what are you working on today hi my check engine lights on let's see what our free fix finder service say and if you need help we can refer you to a shot that's an easy fix propan is always advancing with gamechanging formulas that promote mental sharpness and help extend lives see what nutrition can do Purina Pro 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have the ball after a touch back to start this second half so Dave Fleming Brock Osweiler back here in Auburn Brock how well did Fernando Mendoza play well put it this way I don't remember a first half performance like like what we saw a Fernando in a very very long time I mean he was nearly Flawless 19 of 21 205 yards and two touchdowns to go along with it and don't forget the environment that he's playing in today at Jordan ha Stadium I mean this place has been rocking and and he's been the coolest customer in the entire Place nothing has got to fando Mendoza in the first half of football Auburn finally found a way to get a little pass rush going at the end of the half we'll see if that can continue here c will run the ball on the first play of the second half and a just gets tossed down for no game I mean the numbers are are so good 19 of 21 over 200 yd two touchdowns best completion percentage and a half by a cal quarterback in at least two decades I think that says everything because you're you're talking about a couple first round quarterbacks Jared gof Aaron roders I mean they've had some guys come out of Cal and for Fernando Mendoza to play the way he did in that first half can't wait to see if he keeps it up in the second you feel like for Auburn's defense it's a big sequence here Mendoza is going to roll right and throw and that one in traffic was completed man he had to fit that one in and Isaiah Hunter who has the two touchdown catches that time just short of a first down it'll be third and one yeah the red shirt freshman Isaiah Hunters having a fantastic ball game somebody the coaching staff really spoke highly about coming into this football game and he showed why they did a quick snap on one of these plays break the Huddle quickly and then get to the line and snap it they're not going to do that here on Third and one Mendoza in the shotgun handoff straight ahead and that's just enough jadeen not for Cal first down let's go down to stormmy hold off there is a penalty flag nope I don't I don't think so go ahead stormy head coach just Cox at the break and he was just as complimentary as you guys were about Fernando Mendoza he was talking about the Poise that he especially on some of those pre snap issues botch snaps that they had said he handled it exactly like he would like just hoping to get him a little bit of run support this half meanwhile Auburn head coach H free said what frustrated him most was wide open receivers getting missed in their base offense he said there were a couple of SLS should be a Pitch and catch one's picked one's just a bad throw got to clean it up pressure on Mendoza there and a throw away so a rare incompletion it'll be second and 10 and would just file that comment from Hugh freeze away for when Auburn gets the ball I mean I expect we'll see pton Thorne still back there but that leash might be getting shorter and shorter no question and rightfully so it's because of all the skill position weapons that pton Thorne has at his disposal Hugh fre expects his quarterback to be very efficient this season so second and 10 for C first drive of the second half Golden Bears leading by a touchdown pressure comes Mendoza over the top and that one is hauled in but out of bounds Tron Griselle made the catch but out of bounds yeah good call by the officials clearly his right foot was out of bounds Auburn kind of living by a double-edged sword bringing pressure up the middle from the linebacker position jiren Thompson does a great job in coverage but when you bring that pressure and you play manto man outside Mendoza's had a lot of success pushing the football down the field today au's defense was already forced more in completions or as many incompletions as they did the entire first half third and 10 pressure got rid of it the completion the cut up field but tackled short of a first down Mikey Matthews in a good play by jiren Thompson it'll be fourth down for Cal jiren Thompson making back-to- back plays for the Auburn Tigers defense allowing them to get off the field he's the captain and one of the leaders of the defense he's one of those guys that you know I guarantee you he's in at halftime and he knows hey I got to make a play to start this second half and get the ball back to to my offense and he did a fantastic job well that's about as good of a sequence as Auburn's defense has had that's a good sign for the second half for the Tigers fourth down llan Wilson the punter he'll try to angle that one he didn't really he angled it the opposite way and it's going to stop inside the five and it will be down inside the five wow great special teams execution by Cal not good field position for the C Auburn offense when we come back all right here we go no no no no no no no no no no what's my next step yeah you break it we take it we can take it trade in any phone in any condition at Verizon for the new Google pixel 9 with Gemini give me a recipe with these ingredients let's do 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half otherwise was really quiet yeah and that was a great job by his Right Guard big number 77 Jeremiah right opening up a huge hole for Hunter to be able to run through and and really get Auburn's backs off of the goal line little breathing room at least gain of six on first down Auburn scored on their first possession of the game they had the ball five more times in the first half got zero points Hunter again and a big hit but he kept going forward and he got close I think maybe about a half yard short of the first down you know and I think the biggest reason for the sputters with the Auburn offense in the first half they just couldn't get into Rhythm they weren't able to find first downs and a lot of that came from a lack of the Run game so to see some success for Auburn early on the ground is huge and they did they they talked about it moment early and decided that was enough for a first down so first and 10 Auburn still deep in their own territory Thorne kind of a designed quarterback run and he took a pretty big hit maybe got two on first down Teddy Buchanan the transfer from UC Davis made the tackle yeah great job of scra Over the Top by Buchanan coming in laying the wood on quarterback pton Thorne Thorne did a great job I thought at the end of the first half using his legs to get positive yards a lot of times listen the the game's not going to go as planned it's not always going to be pretty Payton Thorne taking command late in that game using his legs would like to see more of that in the second half so they gave him three seven of 15 for 113 yards he's run for 39 he will hand it off Hunter kind of slipped but kept his balance and momentum going and got out to the 20 maybe a yard and a half short of another first down you know a quarterback's best friend is a good healthy Run game and so for Auburn right now to lean on you know Hunter and that offensive line to help get pton Thorn In R rhythm is going to be really critical in this second half third and two Auburn making an adjustment to the call maybe handoff Hunter left side first down and more darquez Hunter outside the 35 gets down to the 38 he got 18 yeah I thought the left guard 52 Dylan Wade did a phenomenal job of opening up a huge hole you see 75 Connor Lou helping him out from the Center position Jeremiah Hunter doing the rest excuse me jarquez Hunter yeah and it's obvious that Auburn has decided they need to run the ball more so first down I mean hunter he's one of the best backs in the SEC and he did not give any chances in that first half pressure comes Thor is going down Buchanan with another play from his linebacker spot a loss of eight yeah great play by Teddy Buchanan coming from the second level to force the sack Auburn trying to kick Buchanan out with a block watch the tight end roll across the screen just completely whiffs which is what allows Buchanan to force the negative play so the Run game success they try to throw the ball on First and 10 and lose eight with the sack one step forward two steps back just really hard to find a rhythm for Auburn right now second and 18 play fake Thorn steps up dumps it to Hunter who takes a hit stays on his feet man that's a tough effort from jarquez Hunter cuz Kate uluave the middle linebacker he's one of the really good linebackers in the country yes yes he is but hunter at 5' 10 210 lbs low Center gravity he's tough to bring down you have to wrap up that running back otherwise he's going to make you miss that was some big extra yardage it's still third and long and now they're stopping the clock [Music] so they're going to review for targeting on that last play and I'm I'm I'm guessing that it's ULU a the the linebacker who was the guy who was involved in the play and this is obviously huge because he's he might be C's best defensive player absolutely yeah I think that's going to be call targeting anytime you lower your helmet and you hit with the crown of the helmet which is really the 5 in radius directly at the very top of the helmet it's going to be an automatic targeting call yeah this has been an emphasis in college football the last couple years officials want to see defensive players coming in with their eyes up when they're making tackles this is the exact opposite I to me that you got that indicator you have the crown of the helmet I think that's going to be targeting well the thing too with the crown if if you make contact with the crown no indicators needed it's just an automatic targeting call you see Buchanan and ULU a making their case right now with the officials but Justin Wilcox told us about Kade uluave he's got a chance to be a High NFL draft pick he's that explosive that physical that talented and I the only thing I can see is jarquez Hunter lowering his own head at the last minute because otherwise I'm Palms up flam I'm Palms up to me that that's a hit with the crown of the helmet I understand Hunter lowers his head but he's trying to find his balance you know it's not like he did it intentionally that's one where you wish you had the rules official to call in right now and get an explanation no kidding and so that means now it's third and 10 instead of a first down and ULU a gets to stay in the game Thorne back to pass Thorne pressured Thorne will go down Teddy Buchanon another play he and ULU a are having great games from that linebacker spot and Auburn's going to have to punt boy you see the fire and passion coming from the linebacker position for the cow Bears ULU a and Teddy Buchanan wrecking havoc in the back field you see big 44 Xavier Carlton really forcing Payton Thorne to get off his spot initially tell you what this defense is playing some inspired football this afternoon well that's a good point your D line sets it up your linebacker mates the play they go clean it up that's right High punt fair catch signal and made just outside the 20 so C's defense gets the hold and the Golden Bears get the ball back 635 to go third 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donation to the university General scholarship fund thank you all state just a perfect Saturday for college football here on the planes and for Justin Wilcox and the Cal Golden Bears long travel long trip something they're going to do a whole lot this year better get used to it if you're the Bears in a very hostile environment maybe the most hostile they'll face all year and they've got a touchdown lead with 635 to go in the third quarter two touchdown underdogs coming into this game and Cal has controlled the game Mendoza on first down will throw and it's incomplete Anderson trying for that back shoulder throw again really good coverage by kite on the outside Mendoza who's been really accurate today ball gets a little bit away from him the credit Antonio kite in the coverage they're finding ways finally to get some more pressure on Mendoza second and 10 for Cal third incompletion of the half he only had two remember in the entire first half Thomas the young tail back to Mendoza's left and they will fake it to him throw Anderson went down to get it and did catch it before it hit the turf that was a phenomenal catch by Maven Anderson Mendoza had a very small window to fit that football through with the pass rush by Auburn Anderson doing a great job going down to the turf to make that catch to make it third and manageable freeze thought it was an incompletion C going to run a play so the catch stands throw and that one hits the re receiver and pops up in the air two flags thrown and I think Auburn committed a personal foul in the back field I think they roughed the quarterback the true freshman Malik blockton gets called for the personal foul oh gosh and that just kills the momentum for Auburn I don't totally agree with that one that see that seems a little Ticky tack I don't know I don't I don't like that call that's not rough in the passer in my book but nevertheless the officials called it and that just hurts Auburn they they just have not been able to get off the field on third down today the officials didn't help him there yeah that that easily could have been a no call instead it's a first down for Cal and 15 yds Out close to the 45 mza throws and that one incomplete more good coverage yeah I don't think Maven Anderson was ready for that football there was a little bit of hand fighting going on down the sideline with Antonio kite but Maven Anderson just didn't really seem like he recognized the football was coming his way so Anderson will leave the field on second and 10 now Albert's defense is definitely made some adjustments hand off left side and Thomas found a hole got some positive yards not a whole lot just set up third down Eugene Asante who's had he's had some big plays in this game in Berkeley last year he had one of the dominant defensive performer performances by any individual I think of the season in college football no question I thought he was the player of the game in last year's last year's game out in Berkeley but this is exactly where Auburn needs a St to step up he needs to make a gamechanging play for the Auburn Tigers here on third down he was coming off the field one of his coaches yelled at him no you're not coming out Mendoza throws and it's incomplete he took a hit and he actually found a way to find Thomas who maybe wasn't expecting it couldn't Corral it and it's fourth down no running back Javin Thomas he was in pass protection he just happened to get up and credit Fernando Mendoza trying to make a play he was under extreme duress but credit the Auburn Tigers defense tremendous pass rush to force Mendoza off his spot give the football back to their offense it almost turned into an incredible improv play from Mendoza was like a little hook pass yeah and if Thomas was able to come up with that football there was nobody 40 yards near him so llin Wilson had a brilliant punt last time this time angling it toward the sideline and it's going to be another great punt by Wilson wow wow that's two of 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the year big contrast Auburn's going to travel like 2,000 total miles All Season Thorne from The End Zone designed quarterback run and a nice job to get Auburn Out of The Shadow of the goal line so C's defense another advantageous starting point the punter llan Wilson's been awesome well special teams are starting to be special for Cal and that's something that Justin Willcox said to us this week when we met with him he said listen our special teams if we're going to go into Auburn and get a win they're going to need to be great force and play a big role they missed a short field goal very short field goal in the first half otherwise the punt game in particular has been excellent so second down and two for Auburn hunter gets the carry Hunter starting to and that's not Hunter that's deari Alon with a nice burst over the right side for an Auburn first down Altin a very experienced running back for Auburn you really get the sense that this Auburn offensive line they're starting to take over the game here in the second half they've had a lot of success running the football under four minutes to go third quarter well they have moved the ball on the ground much better since halftime but they still have just the seven points from their first drive of the game a first down Auburn hand off again and this time alustin gets wrestled to the ground right at the 20 he did get three yards on first down and you see Auburn trying to find their footing they're slowing down the tempo in this football game and and I don't really think that's how they want to play they want to play uptempo but when they're not converting on third down and getting a fresh set of downs and keep the offense on the field you keep putting your defense in really tough situations so Hugh fre electing to slow down the game right now and you do have plenty of time still three minutes plus a whole quarter but you are down so I think you're right this is not how Hugh freze wants it to go on offense but I think it's the head coach playing some complimentary football play fake pressure comes and Thorne is going to get sacked inside the 10 he got away from Buchanan at first first but then the support and the sack for a huge loss Teddy Buchan in the inside linebacker for Cal number 10 nobody getting a hand on him blitzing from the second level it was a field Blitz they brought teddy as well as the nickel off the out edge of your screen C just doing a tremendous job here in the second half anytime Auburn has elected to throw the football C's gone into the back field Smith is going to get credit for the sack and Auburn from deep in their own territory on Third and long will just hand it off so they're going to have to putt the ball back hunter gets it out to the 15 and it'll be fourth down for the Tigers that sack a huge play it's huge you know and that's really happened back-to- back drives for Auburn's offense they're running the football with great success picking up positive yards then they elect to throw the football Cal brings pressure credit Peter Surman defensive coordinator great timing on bringing those blitzes and then they're forcing Auburn into negative plays and what a game for Teddy Buchanan who was playing at the FCS level last year and he is showing he belongs at this level here today high punt fairly short Punt and no fair catch signal wow Mikey Matthews got got a fair catch that one and somehow held on to the ball that was a huge hit by Antonio kite wow so Cal gets the ball back catch the US Open men's championship match tomorrow two Eastern on ABC and ESPN plus coverage begins with the men's preview show at 1 Eastern chance for an American to win the US Open hasn't happened in a long time now the Auburn band the Auburn fans that's the hit you were talking about Antonio kite cornerback for Auburn in a great game on defense and making a huge play on special teams a minute and a half to go in the third quarter C's going to hand the ball off and the carry for cadarius Callaway over the right side short gain of two Cal's offense hasn't done much in the second half no but but they've done what they've needed to do they're they're playing within rhythm of what the football games presenting but I think the most impressive thing that Cal's done is is they've won the time of possession today and the reason why they're winning that time of possession is because they're picking up third downs and Fernando Mendoza he's protected the football Auburn has dialed up much more pressure here in the second half they made it harder on the Young Cal quarterback who's under pressure here dumps it short and a great open field tackle Matthews gets wrestled To The Ground by Champ Anthony it'll be third down that was a great job by Champ Anthony plays the nickel position for AUB the slot corner just tracking Mikey Matthews is trying to slice across the formation great open field Tackle by the Auburn [Applause] Tigers third and nine pressure immediately and it's incomplete almost unblocked Kon Crawford got in there and forc the incompletion it's fourth down that was a tremendous pass rush move by Keon Crawford left tackle number 78 Victor stle just got beat at the point of the attack didn't even get a hand on Crawford Crawford making a huge play for his defense when they needed it and I don't know if that's cuz Nick Maro is banged up and he's out why he isn't playing but that was a whiff on a block now Wilson with another punt this one though not quite as perfect and Scott will return it to the 20 but another cow player had a helmet ripped off and there's another penalty flag now this might be going against Auburn when you see that cow helmet on the turf you kind of assume an Auburn player ripped it off okay so he just lost his helmet it wasn't a penalty and when that happens in college football in the NFL you can keep playing in college you're not supposed to keep playing and that's a 15yd penalty yeah he just kept running down the field 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with their rush and the 101s and so a right tackle really banged up so we got to go with somebody else but got to figure out a way we got Guys open but we didn't have any opportunities uh backed up defense keeps playing this way we'll find a way to get get one in all right thanks stormmy thanks to coach freeze Callaway gets another carry gets stopped though on second and three I don't know if he got any positive yardage so it'll be third down for Cal after the turnover trying to turn that into some points their offense has been sty no they really have and and and you want to talk about a critical third down in this game Auburn down seven points here in the fourth quarter this is going to be a pivotal third down to decide this football game low snap Mendoza wasn't expecting it and he still found a way to get the ball to his wide receiver Hunter for a first down I mean the snap operation has not been very good for Cal and somehow Mendoza is overcoming it I tell you what Fernando Mendoza just putting on an absolute clinic on great quarterback play today he is not had the best pocket at times he hasn't had open receivers he's making plays outside the pocket and then you see what he did there changed his arm Ang Le got the football to Hunter for the first down that was a huge pickup I mean am I wrong in thinking that most quarterbacks that happens and the play gets blown up Mendoza will throw incomplete he was trying to throw it short with pressure in his face sailed it past Callaway and there was a moment there where it was hanging in the air Hugh freze maybe was thinking maybe we can get an interception of our own yeah Hugh thought there was a play to be made there by his defense but credit Austin keys from the linebacker position getting the initial pressure on men Mendoza and then Mendoza did a great job of getting that football thrown away to save the field position so second and 10 it would be a long field goal from here so Justin Wilcox wants some more yardage from his offense three points would obviously be huge in the fourth quarter up by a touchdown Mendoza it almost was intercepted there was some sort of miscommunication because the receiver did not come back for the ball K Le he did and he dropped it wow Kan Lee had that that was a gamechanging play that went right through his hands he was there to make it and that was going to be a Surefire pick six and a touchdown for Auburn C Mendoza he knows he got away with one there Mendoza just five of 13 in the second half after an almost perfect first half another offline snap another short throw and this one was dropped Cardwell it was a little bit behind him incomplete and I think that means C is going to punt no another snap that's off Target Mendoza does a great job adjusting to it and going to get it gives an accurate football to Cardwell on the halfback screen Cardwell needs to bring in that ball for the Bears how about this they're going to try a 55 yd field goal Ryan Co play clock 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under 13 to go yeah as as an offense you want to run to win in the fourth quarter so I expect Auburn to leave lean very heavily on this big offensive line and jarques Hunter here in the fourth quarter and you heard Hugh frees mention our right tackles banged up Ronin Chambers the backup is in now hunter gets swallowed up and the ball comes out they didn't blow the play dead Cal kept playing and they ripped the ball free and Craig Woodson comes away with it Teddy Buchanan making another play from the linebacker position the UC Davis transfer stripping that football away from Hunter I mean hunter almost got penalized because he's so tough to bring down he kept the Play Alive what a game for Buchan and Woodson's come up with the ball a couple times he did he just ripped it straight out just like your coach to do let the first guy get there wrap him up second guy come in rip it that football that's textbook defensive football by Peter Surman in his defensive unit wow Teddy Buchanan playing his first FBS game against an FBS opponent in his career he's got eight tackles two sacks and now a force fumble and some other pressure plays have yourself a day Teddy the lights are not too bright it's been a lot of fun to watch that linebacker play and now cow I mean the Bears are being handed a golden opportunity here on first down after the turnover the hand off straight ahead Thomas with a good positive game pushing forward I mean at this rate if Cal gets any points out of this drive in the fourth quarter the way Auburn's offense is going C's in a great position that's exactly right if you're Auburn you feel like you 100% need to cause disruption in the back field you need to get cow behind the sticks they're already 0 for two on field goals today so you want to try to force C to another long field goal to see if they can convert second down and six Mendoza another hand off and a big hole Thomas there he goes touchdown Cal JV and Thomas cut it back and there was nothing but open space in front of him wow how about that complimentary football get the turnover run to win in the fourth quarter pop an explosive run for a touchdown that was Clinic play by that offensive line for the cow bears and Hugh fre knows his team is in big trouble now they' had 41 total yards of offense calad in the second half they got 32 on that play alone the fumble and just a couple plays later the young Javen Thomas makes a 217 Cal Javen Thomas doing a tremendous job making Auburn pay for the lack of Gap Integrity but it all got started with the turnover Teddy Buchanan forcing it for the cow bears and then Javen Thomas punching it in for six 217 Cal you've got your Sunday Obsession and we got you now with Verizon get NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube TV on us and get every out of Market Sunday game plus $800 off Samsung Galaxy zold 6 only on Verizon see you Sunday the worst part about being a caveman is the upkeep I'm a hairy guy but my Razor has to be available 247 available 247 sounds 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forced the turnover and then the sophomore tailback Javen Thomas who's got some real burst and man did he burst through the line to make it 217 Cal on the road at Auburn 11 and a half to go and the tigers are up against it C's going to kick it deep through through the end zone so that'll be a Touchback and the Auburn offense back on the field let's get a quick check with Kevin in studio again Dave race yourself for some offense here Iowa was leading Iowa State 197 when Roco Beck hit jayen Noel and it's these big plays that have kept Iowa State in it on their other touchdown drive it was big passes that got him down there to score Hawkeyes a fivepoint lead Slam in the fourth okay so that's a competitive good game this one is a shocker to most people I think in SEC country 217 Cal Cal's defense has been dominant pyton Thorne is going to try to scramble he'll go out of bounds just not feeling like he's got anywhere to throw the ball let's go down to the cow Sidelines where stormmy is well Dave you can imagine The Vibes are very high over here in that last break a bunch of players came over to this far left corner where the Cal contingent of fans is hyped them up like crazy there is even one player who said SEC this is Cali ball baby not so loud now so they are feeling themselves a little bit over here easy I'm just saying I'm just reporting the news I'm I'm yeah I'm not putting that on you the throw and what a leaping catch but out of bounds cam Coleman I mean he shows off his physical gifts there but it was thrown out of bounds yeah trying to use all 6' three of that Big Frame Big Catch radius but not big enough for that ball so now it's third and seven hurn I mean we got under 11 minutes to go I I guess it's not four down territory from this part of the field yeah not yet three time outs plenty of time left in this [Applause] game pressure got picked up Thorne throws and it's caught a catch leaping Robert Lewis for a much needed Auburn first down that was a huge pick up for Auburn and give a lot of credit to the running back deari Allon coming up in pass protection blitzing linebacker coming right down the middle and that's what allows pton Thorne to get the throw off he's going to take another hit here and the pass Falls incomplete Hugh free said it to stormmy when we started the fourth quarter we're not giving our quarterback a chance to make any plays I'm not sure that's entirely the story but he has been under duress yeah I think everybody has their hand in this one I think on that previous play Payton actually drifted into that contact a little bit I'd like to see him stay in the middle of the pocket but then you're exactly right the offensive line has had their issues in pass protection today but also give a lot of credit to Cal they've done a great job of covering this very skilled wide receiver room and not a lot of places go with the football I mean Teddy Buchanan is just playing an alltime game at linebacker for C Bears bring more pressure Thorne on the Move he's going to scramble now and sort of stumbles forward across the 45 out to the 47 it was a very impressive play pton Thorne made something out of nothing he wanted to try to throw the football to the right side of the field to Lambert Smith Lambert Smith didn't even run a route so pton Thorne had nowhere to go with the ball found some positive yards third down he'll throw it quick left and a block ER up ahead that'll be an Auburn first down Malcolm Simmons first time we've said his name all game very talented freshman wide receiver his first catch yeah he's one of the freeze four four big time wide receiver prospects all from the state of Alabama great pick up by Auburn so Auburn on the move into Cal territory here Thorne is going to throw it short left and u a with the open field tackle of Altin just a gain of a couple yards yeah there were some great protection by the offensive line on that last play allowing Payton Thorne to clearly work all the way through his progression getting all the way to his checkdown which is his fourth read Auburn substituted so C's going to substitute basically a whole new defensive line coming on the field clock continues to roll we're under nine minutes to go Thorne throws short right and a big hit hit after Lewis made the catch wow Marcus Harris a big time hit by the cornerback transfer from University of Idaho coming in laying the wood on Lewis great job by Lewis holding on to that [Applause] football well they might review this one I don't think that's targetting though they are going to review it and I don't blame him for stopping and taking a look but that to me looked like FM I'm with you I I think it's a good football play the the issue if you're a cow fan though is there is contact to the head or neck area there's the indicator you see the shoulder coming in I mean this is going to definitely be a judgment called by the officials I mean and I think technically he is still he's defenseless he's yet to make a full football move that being Robert Lewis at the wide receiver position so the question is does that count as contact to the head or neck area it is the head and neck so you know I wouldn't be surprised if this is called targeting you know a few years ago this would have just been a good football play but definitely want to protect the football players and and targeting is a huge emphasis in college football right now didn't lead with the crown of the helmet I think a temp to make the so and sort of the Reverb was up higher yeah this one's going to be close and it's just so hard for Defenders you know you can't go high you you can't go too low the the the Target that you're trying to hit is just so small and Robert Lewis at 510 188 Pounds it's not like he has a huge huge frame so this will be interesting to see which way it goes but [Applause] I will say this I I do agree with the call there there's certainly contact to the head or neck area there is the indicator with leading with the shoulder it's just it's a bummer deal for Marcus Harris he's played a tremendous football game today thought he was making a clean tackle but by definition that is targeting so instead of third and three it's first down inside the 20 Marcus Harris will have to miss the rest of to this game and the first half next week he's one of C's very best defensive players the clock will start to wind again Auburn's got to get this one into the end zone running out of time down by two touchdowns at home Thorne a keeper Thorne trying to direct a blocker he gets a block but couldn't stay in bounds as out of bounds inside the 10 I think just about a yard short of a first down great job of Thorn using his lead Blocker in tight end revaldo Fairweather starting to sense this momentum shifting Auburn's way down 14 here Midway through the fourth yeah I mean for the Tigers if you do get it in the end zone you got a plenty of time now keep an eye at the top of your screen you have Hearns who's a backup defensive back that just came in from Marcus Harris matched up against Lambert Smith see if Thorne is looking in that direction he's looking left instead and it's incomplete penalty flag thrown Coleman the intended receiver no Williams is going to get penalized I don't love that call I think that was pretty [Applause] good listen don't get me wrong Williams does have his hands out there on cam Coleman but I think they're both battling pretty good if anything I think the call is because Williams didn't get his head around to track the football which a lot of times is just an automatic foul when the officials see that all right hunter in at tailback first and goal from the two and extra tight ends in for Auburn they're going to direct snap it to Hunter it looks like and now what did Auburn move this a big call coming it's a disconcerting signal by the defense that's the center Conor Lou so instead of first and goal from the two it goes back to the seven and for Auburn even if it just means an extra play or two and you still get it in the end zone that could be costly yeah that's such a costly penalty for Auburn just something you can't do got to stay disciplined in these critical moments well it's definitely four plays to get in the end zone Auburn's not going to be kicking a field goal there's that guy you were talking about Lambert Smith out yeah I'm going to test the backup cornerback Hearns if I'm playing quarterback right now hunter gets the carry and hunter gets stopped Teddy Buchanan again having himself a day what an impressive performance for the senior linebacker defensive coordinator Peter Surman told us that guy number 10 he did couldn't join the team until the fall so what do he say 50 60 hours of Zoom meetings over the summer to get him up to speed yeah it was impressive you can tell he's just a film junkie and and all about football second and goal for Auburn under seven minutes to go little swing pass Hunter is going to try to get to the corner and Canon with some help miles Williams the safety was the first guy there shoved Hunter out of bounds it's third and goal very critical two-play sequence coming up here third and fourth down you mentioned it F this is certainly four down territory for Auburn I've said it a couple times but if I'm the offensive coordinator for Auburn I want I want to test Hearns you know he's the backup quarterback he's going to be at the bottom of your screen I want to test him with him just coming onto the field matched up against Lewis in this particular formation play clock down to five pressure comes Thorne gets hit and it's intercepted a penalty flag thrown though no Williams intercepted it he was trying to get it to Lambert Smith and a flag was thrown and I think that's going to [Applause] another huge call goes against C wow what a break for Payton Thorne and the Auburn Tigers I I I didn't see pass interference initially still looking for a good shot that that's not pass interference in my book that's that's two skill guys on the outside playing late in the ball game fourth quarter Cal all out pressure Blitz zero pton Thorne didn't recognize it till late I I completely disagree with that call I think that's a defensive back playing good football in a critical situation so now here we go again first and goal from the two Thorne keeps it touchdown [Applause] Auburn well it definitely wasn't easy and they got maybe some help but Auburn does what they had to do punch it into the end zone and an extra point away for making this a seven-point game well and that's the game of football sometimes you just need the luck to bounce your way you need the calls to go your way and that's what happened for Auburn on that drive credit Payton Thorne on that last play making a great read in the zone read scheme defensive end crashes hard he makes the correct read pulls it finds himself in the end zone They had not scored since their first drive less than five minutes into the game extra point up and good that's big so it's 214 he got 606 to go armor has got all three of their timeouts their defense has been playing well they had to have this one though and after the penalty Thorne walks it in we got a seven-point game okay so we're at the film festival middle of Park City the do's open and Bam Premier party these trips are the best at Art week we had a private viewing dinner on the court at Madison Square Garden right next to the pit at race we experience the world as an Insider from exclusive lounges to immersive dining experiences all Chase Sapphire Reserve oh sorry no worries oops you go no you go oh go for the handful would I rather buy 80 expensive annoying tiny cartridges or use these replacement ink bottles and save up to $1,000 H don't get cartridg squish to the cartridge free EPS Eco tank just fill it USAA member Sam Elliot I'm Gro You're A New Roommate roommate I can't join USAA but I could live in your house and ride in your truck both USAA insured USAA 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it a seven-point game and Auburn's going to kick it deep through the end zone the C offense will come back on the field later tonight catch more College Football on ESPN plus you got number nine Missouri against Buffalo Florida and Sanford then LSU hosting nickolls state to get ESPN plus go to ESPN plus.com or download the ESPN app well here we go Cal Justin Willcox this was during the timeout I and I understand why he was unhappy I completely agree I mean that that was maybe the most critical sequence of the entire game you have a targeting call you have two questionable uh pass interference calls one was going to be an interception for your team which probably would have sealed the football game I understand where Justin will Cox is that so now the cow offense back out there another low snap and a goes down a loss of two or three on the play Faulk has had a big game for the Auburn defense it's second and long well faulk's been a game record he's really kept his team in this ball game making play after play from that defensive end position TJ session right at the snap you're about to hear this place Get [Applause] Loud Thomas in for C's looking to throw Mendoza short to Thomas who cuts it up field man he's a little guy but he has some toughness to him well short of the first down that was a fantastic job by Thomas navigating all that junk and traffic inside between the offense and defensive line and getting out on the halfback screen heads up playing great job by Mendoza being patient [Applause] third and six Mendoza steps up Mendoza's going to try to run he'll get the first down and go out of bounds Fernando Mendoza went down on the sideline and he might be hurt I don't know if he tripped on somebody or what but he went down and is hurt well you hate to see it he's played such a good football game for the cow Bears today oh no one of the Auburn trainers immed immediately came over to help him he has been tremendous and nothing bigger than that last third down play Auburn playing man defense Mendoza recognizes it there's no one accounting for the quarterback so Chandler Rogers is going to start to warm up the backup and Mendoza does get up he says I don't need any help wow oh it's so good to see oh yeah it's like such an awkward step like jammed his you can almost see that knee buckle that right knee buckle he's fired up going to the sidelines cheering on his teammates he's really put his team on his back today and just had a fantastic performance maybe it was a left knee he was trying to get off the field on his own power well it's a huge first down and Do's got the helmet off and he's I think going to go into the 10 so welcome to the game Chandler Rogers what a moment to step into hand off and you have to figure Auburn knew that was coming Callaway gets the carry tell you what these these cow running backs there hasn't been a lot of space in that offensive front today to run through but they've they've ran really hard they keep their legs going it's really been a running back room by committee today yeah hoping for the best Fernando Mendoza going into that tent Auburn's got all three timeouts o on the sideline he's had no room to operate and probably not close to 100% healthy the quarterback will keep over the left side first down and smart enough to stay in bounds Chandler Rogers although the clock was going to wind no matter what still keep that clock moving what a heads up play by Chandler Rogers just at second play of the game coming in cold Off the Bench does a fantastic job on the Zone read picking up a fresh set of downs Brock I wonder if this is a spot where that new technology where the coach can talk to the quarterback you got a guy you can talk through situations so key so key you have your coach in your ear right now hey remind everybody stay in bounds here's what we're thinking on this play that's a great Point Flyn so first and 10 Rogers will hand it off straight ahead Callaway again they're into Auburn territory and Auburn's going to have to use their timeouts now so they call the timeout there you got the two-minute time out as well new to college football this year C's backup quarterback back trying to finish off a massive win for the Golden Bears and listen I I know we're only in week two but in this next 2 minutes and 59 seconds we're going to find out so much about these teams Auburn is supposed to be big physical well right now C's running the football right and if Cal travels to the east coast and gets this big win in SEC territory what does that say about them going forward so we're going to find a lot out about these ball clubs in the last three minutes I mean the ACC is so wide open this year here that I mean Cal's got a chance to be a factor in the ACC race you come here and win this game the way this conference is looking no question you got to remember they're missing two starting wide receivers two starting offensive line this offensive line is just patched together right now with duct tape and superglue so if they can pull off this win and get their team healthy you're exactly right they're going to make some noise in ACC but first things first they got to win this game they're up seven under three minutes to go Mendoza you saw him there with his helmet but it's still Chandler Rogers On Second and eight with Callaway in the back field Rogers handed it off Callaway protecting the ball and another Auburn timeout just 5 Seconds rolled off the clock on that play Payton Thorne hoping to have one more chance here today now coming up later tonight it's big game speaking of the ACC NC State always dangerous at home always dangerous as an underdog Tennessee's good the Dukes Mayo classic presented by Capital One tonight 7:30 Eastern on ABC that's going to be a lot of fun to watch Tennessee has one of the best quarterbacks in the entire country NC State by coach Dorne they're always coach extremely well physical defense it's going to be a fun matchup all right so now 254 to go Mendoza trying to fire up his guys and you have a huge decision if your offensive coordinator Mike BL right now it's third down do we put the football in the air to try to ice the game do we keep it on the ground it's going to be very interesting to see what he calls here this was no knock on Chandler Rogers who had a really good year last year at Southern Miss but with him in the game I don't know if I'm throwing it if it's me empty back field on Third and five a motions into the back field Rogers is going to keep it Rogers gets hit and goes down and he's short well short Auburn uses its final timeout C's kind of in no man's land here we saw Ryan Longwell there kicking coach talking to the head coach listen you you've already missed two field goals if I'm Justin Willcox we're going to do the pooch punt we're going to try to pin Auburn inside their own 5 yd line listen the punter llan Wilson he's played a phenomenal game the special teams for the cow Bears have been special I'm allowing my punter to pin Auburn Deep and then let's see if Payton Thorne can drive his team down the field to tie the ball game and that definitely looks like what CS decided that's the place kicker Ryan Co he takes his helmet off Lan Wilson who's had two brilliant punts in this second half is going to try to do it again I mean they were gamechanging punts Auburn you know it wasn't until their third possession of the second half that they actually had some breathing room and decent field position to work with and we'll see if Auburn tries to dial up some pressure on this punt blocked a punt last week there a big play in this game right here C's up seven under 3 minutes to go and I thought the Bears moved they did [Applause] [Music] so now Wilson standing back at calone 40 no pressure on Wilson but a pooch type Punt and the Cal special team player found the ball and down it I think before it crossed that plane no it's a Touchback he did not well we're definitely going to show that again that was almost perfect but first let's get another update in studio with Kevin FM Notre Dame off the thrilling win in College Station last week this is Canon wood for Northern Illinois from 35 this is after Northern Illinois pushed Notre Dame around they had 190 y rush so the Irish had a chance to win it Mitch Jeter 62 2yd field goal attempt for the win and it's blocked third home loss to an unranked team for Notre Dame since 2022 what a win for the huskys oh my goodness huge upset Auburn trying to avoid an upset they've got the ball under three minutes to go cam Coleman with the catch and the tigers are on the move they need to get to the end zone and Coleman's hurting after that last catch C's defense needs a stop Thorne over the top left side and it's intercepted no Williams there's not going to be a penalty on this one the interception Coleman was hurt and they threw it to Coleman who I don't think had his normal ability to go up and try to get the ball and C comes away with a turnover no timeouts for Auburn two 13 to go unbelievable I I just I can't believe it it's it's Payton Thorne's third interception of the day somebody who had so many high expectations and people in SEC country really thought he was going to really take off this year second season with Hugh freeze just under throws that football and no Williams goes up there and makes him pay I mean you got to give Williams credit for a great interception but the turnover is just devastating now this is what I was pointing out cam Coleman when he caught that first play he was trying to get out of the game after that last catch they couldn't get him off the field they were trying to get Camden side it to him yeah you you can see he just doesn't have the juice that he's used to have in C hands the ball off Mendoza and Cal does not mind that n Williams played a phenomenal game last week backing up with another great one this week goes up which could ultimately end up being the game stealing interception for the cow Bears what a performance by this defense today I mean he could have had three he had the one negated by the penalty Cal two minutes away from a huge win we've never spoken but you've told us many things things that you love stargazing hate parallel parking and occasionally your right foot gets a little heavy the Lexus ES didn't begin in the studio it began with you propan is always advancing with game-changing formulas that promote mental sharpness and help extend lives see what nutrition can do Purina Pro Plan always advancing isn't it absolutely Bonkers that you can walk into a store hand someone a piece of plastic and they will willingly hand over Reese's Cups forget flying cars this is it we're at the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Pinnacle at Papa John's get an extra large New York York style one topping pizza for only $10.99 it's a mouth watering stretched thinner made bigger more for your money extra large New York style one topping pizza for 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for the exits the aubert Tigers four turnovers three interceptions they hadn't done that since last year in Berkeley they found a way to win that game it's going to be very hard for them to do that here today Cal leads by seven no Auburn timeouts so the best case scenario you stop Cal force a punt you get it back with maybe like 25 30 seconds left Mendoza back in the game hands it off and Thomas oh almost took it all the way he got tackled short of Midfield so now it's third down was a great Tackle by Champ Anthony Nickelback for the Auburn Tigers if he doesn't make that tackle the game's done Cal can run out the clock disastrous day for the Auburn offense and you got to give that guy and his whole staff and team credit for the defensive game that c has played it's the defensive performance creating the turnovers four on the day for Auburn but then also controlling the time of possession on the road with your offense under 300 total yards for Auburn on third down Thomas gets another carry and he won't get there so stops short so now the clock is rolling and Cal will probably take it all the way down and then call [Music] timeout and you can see the difference there play clock game clock after a punt maybe you get it back with around 30 seconds to go well I tell you what if I'm Cal though you know this is this is just it's an interesting situation you're going to try to get Auburn to jump even with that punt unit Auburn's going to stay disciplined and give pton Thorn one more chance so Willcox just waiting over on the sideline with one of the officials next to him and now timeout 33 seconds on the clock well the Auburn offense just not clean the tip ball and the interception by Williams the the field goal try that came up way short that's the interception for Smith the ball ripped out by Teddy Buchanan who had a monster game here today and then that last one listen Auburn's a football team that a week ago played nearly a perfect football game winning 73 to3 and today they just couldn't get in Rhythm on offense on defense they couldn't get off the field on third down you saw the Special Teams the Miss field goal they just couldn't get into sink pton Thorne getting ready for one last chance over on the Auburn sideline Wilson almost a high snap they came after it there's nobody back to receive and the ball is going to bounce into the end zone which is good for Auburn it helps the field position and it saved a couple seconds there certainly and that was a great job by Wilson ing that snap and getting the football off against an allout block situation that was the priority that was pretty big so 28 seconds no timeouts it's not impossible but Auburn one last gasp need to go 80 yards and Coleman will not be in the game pyton Thorne throws and that one is intercepted why not to end the game another pick this time from L Maia Hearns who came in for Marcus Harris who got ejected from the game because of targeting the fourth interception of the game the fifth Auburn turnover seals the deal you know it just seems like pton Thorne threw that football up I I'm not exactly sure where he was trying to go with that and and Hearns made him pay fourth interception on the day for pton Thorne fifth overall turnover by the Auburn Tigers his his receivers running a go route on the outside but the football is nowhere close to where it needs to be and and like I said herns there to make the play fourth interception on the day there going be some huge questions to be answered for this Auburn team on the offensive side of the ball after this one Cal now in Victory formation and fitting that Fernando Mendoza is the guy to take the snap and take the knee yeah he deserved it he played one of the best college football games I've seen out of a Young quarterback in a long time and a ton of credit needs to go to Justin Willcox his entire staff for coming in here today hostile environment and really controlling the football game from the get-go when's the last time Cal had a win that big it's been a while first win against an SEC team since 2019 on the road in this environment for all of us Brock Osweiler stormmy bonat Tony Dave Fleming saying so long let's get you back to Studio with Kevin and Trevor all right Fleming we are moments away from the start of things in Winston Salem Anthony kandria 297 yards two touchdowns a week ago in the win over Richmond you get the Cavaliers and the Demon Deacons coming your way here in about 7 minutes but the Shocker of the day went down in Southbend Northern Illinois Notre Dame this is Riley Leonard from 11 yards out and this was the first drive 13 plays 75 yards Notre names looking strong the Irish defense allowed 100 yards passing a week ago against Texas A&M this is an 83 yd strike to antario Brown over 30 seniors on this Northern Illinois team Brown is one of those seniors and he knows how to make a play third quarter look at the Run by Jeremiah low 34 yards again looking good Notre Dame running game not going anywhere until this play gave you hope Riley Leonard though intercepted the Irish still haven't thrown for a touchdown this season and what that did Trevor was allowed Northern Illinois to get into field goal range and put it on the foot of Canon woodill from 35 yards out hearts in their throats they're up by one oh wood gives the Huskies the lead but Notre Dame would get it back 62 yard field goal attempt Mitch Jeter it's blocked and Northern Illinois stuns Notre Dame the Irish had a 22 and a half% chance to win out entering today's game off the gigantic win over Texas A&M a week ago they're stunned they are stunned you know we saw the interception by Riley Leonard that led to that field goal he had two interceptions both LED to Northern Illinois field goals in a game that northern northern Illinois won by two points this game should not have come down to who made the most mistakes it should have been Notre Dame bullying the Huskies but instead it came down to the mistakes the incredible win a week ago in College station Notre Dame jumped out to the early lead again 225% chance to win out according to ESPN analytics that was the best among all 134 FBS teams Trevor they had the win a week ago they get the transfer quarterback and Riley Leonard who still hasn't thrown for a touchdown and lose today they did and the offensive line and murre Dame struggled against Texas A&M last week but three fantastic drives in the second half two touchdowns and a field goal that were sparked by long runs the offensive line did great there but they weren't that great overall in this game all those seniors for Northern Illinois basically controlled the line of scrimmage you just never know in college football Virginia and wake coming your way Mike Monaco Kirk Morrison on the call we'll see you at the half Kevin thank you welcome to ESPN college football Prime Time presented by Geico and welcome to Winston Salem North Carolina for an ACC clash in week two of the season and a couple fan bases thirsty to get off on the right foot Virginia's in year three under Tony Elliott and collides with a wake for his team trying to get back to the form of 2021 and 22 with that we say hello and thanks for joining us alongside former two time All-American and NFL linebacker Kirk Morrison I'm Mike Monaco Don Davenport is down on the field conference play arrives early in the ACC in the second weekend for two like-minded programs trying to move up in the league Yeah you mentioned it conference openers and what I feel is an AC see that's going to be wide open this year that's why it makes for today almost like a must win for Virginia and Wake Forest let's talk quarterbacks on both sides and for Virginia they had a quarterback battle and can't because last year it went like this Tony must get transferred and won the job but in the opener he hurt his shoulder so true freshman Anthony candria stepped in but musk get delayed surgery returned and played through pain then in week nine he heard his ankle so again kandria ascended big win against Duke won the job here in Camp yeah he's Anthony his teammates call him AC I call him AC for he's always competing he's a guy that's going to extend plays he runs with the football he's fixs his mechanics throwing great deep balls trust me we're going to have fun today watching Anthony candria me time wake for has played two quarterbacks last week in week one they've settled on Hank BM to at least start here in week two well it took Hank BM what eight years to finally get to the power four or power five he's finally done it you mentioned it won the job this week because of his performance performance last week in their opr against North Carolina entt he's ready to go at home starting against an ACC opponent for the second time in his career since that first game four boys he stayed in front of a rabbit house in Winston Salem the who's and the decks kickoff is next why take less when you can get a beefy five 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Lexus NX USAA you could be eligible if your spouse parents or even your grandparents served that was it you're in as a veteran I'm already in USAA are you eligible people always say it is what it is until it isn't remember before AI when you had to type to search and when you couldn't ask your phone to do this put these restaurants on a map huh what about taking a photo and reimagining it man remember when all phones pretty much did the same stuff until they didn't get the allnew Google pixel9 pro phones at Google store.com you're watching the ACC ONN it's year 11 for Dave Clawson in Winston Salem and deeptown is not used to a four- win season like last year Don Davenport yeah and before last year Mike a lot of these fans weren't even born the last time Wake Forest didn't make it to a bowl game they had seven straight postseason appearances Under head coach Dave CLA and I talked to White out Taylor Moren this week he said that's a big reason he came back for year six he felt like they got entitled that they didn't work as hard The Motto this year is earn it and he said there's a lot of vets that are back that want to make sure they leave this Wake Forest program that they help to build in a spot and not in a wall that can all start tonight with an early ACC game and an early win here against Virginia yeah how about that seven straight bowl games for a program that had only been to 10 total Bowls the previous 117 years it is loud down there by the way Don's daycare I love Don's daycare down there perfect weather for this one at a Legacy Stadium temperatures in the low 70s and Anthony kandria and Virginia will get the ball first after Wake Forest won the toss and defer how do they get their Young quarterback only the second start this season how do they get him adjusted get him going early in the football game we'll see for Tony Elliott who chose kandria over mus you saw Tyler black he will kick it deep to the Notre name transfer Chris Tyree and it'll start at the 25 so the always confident sophomore quarterback Anthony kandria last year we showed you started six games and he led all power five freshman quarterbacks in passing yards last week threw for a couple of touchdowns ran for one as well and showed improved decision making yeah the decision making is something he's going to continue to work on Mike because he thinks that every play he's going to just turn in the backyard football he's got to learn to get rid of the football at times sometimes just get to the next down that's what he felt he's learned this off seon from St Petersburg Florida candria at 6 feet Buck 83 leads the whoos kobby pace is his running back and it's a little flip to Chris Tyrie with three drops last week they're trying to get the speed s going takes it out past the 30 for Tony Elliot in year three and he's been saying to his staff this is a program game against it's like we said a like-minded opponent yeah both teams very similar older teams right when you think about the transfer portal nil these are two teams that have Juniors and seniors graduate transfers guys who have played a lot of football he said it was down on the field pregame how do we match up as a program we got a flag comes in on the far side of the field and it's going against Virginia offense number 11 5 yd penalty second out it's on trell Harris the Kent State transfer wide receiver this game officiated led by Jerry [Applause] maganis so backs him up into second and nine a lot of bootlegs for the Cavaliers and candria on the run into traffic and it's incomplete intended for TR Harris with Jamari Glaser in coverage yeah Glaser was all over that one this is an opportunity that I thought that kandra should have just took off and ran with the football lot of green grass in the area but he forced that ball you throw late in the down that allowed Glaser to pick up and almost pick that ball off so it sets up third [Applause] down option candria keeps and he is dragged down immediately by Kevin poter the sixthe senior from Arkansas fores P down a I love it Kevin pointer he was on point on that play did a nice job of Feathering the quarterback he's going to be right there on the screen just watch him he just sits there he watches the quarterback and he plays the quarterback he doesn't go for the pitch man that's how you defeat it Force the pitch candry doesn't pitch then you go make the tackle outstanding job by pointer makes a big stop on the defensive line for Wake which is without jasheen Davis tonight due to injury a low bouncing kick hops into plus territory in front of Taylor Moren and is down just inside the 30 so now Wake Forest and the 25-year-old sixe senior Hank BM making his first wave start ESPN 300 recruit started as a freshman in Boise State left during his senior season last year Louisiana Tech portal again and he picks wake for what he told this is his last shot I've known Hank bakire for a long time he went to boy State and when you go to boy State you're always compared to Kell Moore one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football history I think there was a lot of pressure put on him and now on the journey getting all the way here to wake fors he feels he's much more comfortable in this offense at wake wake for has put up 45 last Thursday against North Carolina and deont Clayborn has just a yard ran into Chico Bennett J healthy this year yeah he also ran into number five cam Robinson that's it's going to be a matchup that we'll talk a lot about today number five cam Robinson and deont Clayborne but this defense of Virginia very Stout last week in their win over Richmond on second down they get it out quickly the claybo and he's got a first down tiptoes out near the 45 de Clawson said the mod clayborn's maybe the Dynamic tail back in his 11 years here in Winston Salem I think that's where he's improved that's where he's improved out of the back field we know he can run the ball but out of the back field those catches it was 14 there now Bach pulls it slips it up the sideline complete it's Harry LOD and the tight end rumbles to the 25 Mike who do I talk about all week long I said nobody's given love to the tight ends Harry lodge number 89 he's just lined up on the outside and everybody went with Deone Clayborn nobody went with the tight end Harry Lodge he had two catches last week that's his biggest catch of the year so far on the sideline and those were the first two of his career for the red shirt sophomore from Cambridge Massachusetts Bach meire with a clean pocket throws across the middle and he's got Donovan Green the sixthe senior has missed two entire Seasons with knee entries boy he's talented when healthy you see the protection bachar is just sitting back there scanning the defense no pressure and he shows you when he's able to have time delivers a nice football against the Virginia Defense that last year was the worst scoring defense in ACC play clor accelerates up the middle touchdown with forest deand playbo for six [Applause] I want you to watch the block right here by Devonte Gordon he gets two for one he goes down he gets one block then he comes back out he gets another block and just look at the crease and the alley that he gives deont Clayborn the one thing about these running backs they go zero to 100 real quick and you saw it Clayborn racing to the end zone for a touchdown Matthew Dennis TS on the extra point and what did the mod claybo say to us yesterday in this offense when I see the first vertical seam I'm trying to hit it don't go sideways just hit the gas and he does for a touch I told myself I was okay with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms with my stic arthritis symptoms but just okay isn't okay e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 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