Let's have a great Week 4 out there, everybody. As always, we'll be updating all day Saturday. Try to keep up, will you?
Credit where it's due
In a show of sportsmanship, Oklahoma fans gave Army players a standing ovation as they left the field after an overtime loss to the No. 5 Sooners.
#Sooners fans give Army standing ovation when they leave the field. Former Army assistant Tim Kish shook plenty of hands with Army players. pic.twitter.com/SblKSlMzzh
— Eric Bailey (@EricBaileyTW) September 23, 2018
A Bottom 10 miracle
Old Dominion, a Bottom 10 member just this month, did the impossible today, beating a promising, 3-0, top-15-ranked Virginia Tech team that came into the game favored by 29 points. What made it even better was that Old Dominion was the home team!
Old Dominion had been looking forward to hosting the Hokies a long time, even predicting a Monarchs' win in 2016, when it unveiled plans for a new stadium scoreboard. Virginia Tech found ODU premonition laughable then. it probably doesn't now.
ODU unveiled cool stadium plans today.
— Virginia Tech Football (@VT_Football) June 10, 2016
Only problem?
Scoreboard has a case of wishful thinking! 👀 #Hokies pic.twitter.com/dQTv3fsgPf
Veteran performance
Anthony Violi has seen a few performances of the Ohio State band. At 100, he dotted the i today.
One of the coolest things you'll see all year. 👏
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 22, 2018
100-year-old WWII veteran Anthony Violi dotted the Script Ohio "i" for @TBDBITL on Saturday. When he joined the band in the 1930s, the tradition was only a year old. pic.twitter.com/nHMusxz747
The ol' missing kicker formation
Wake Forest's kicker was in the zone warming up for a field goal -- so much so that he forgot to take the field to attempt the kick, then rushed out and hit the upright.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban looks to continue his success when facing his former assistants head-to-head.
Here's looking at you, kid
Amid the excitement at Spectrum Stadium for UCF's 56-36 win over FAU on Friday night, one Knights fan locked onto a camera like he was looking into the souls of the College Football Playoff selection committee.
All 76 seconds of the face you'll never forget if you were in the Bounce House on Sept. 21, 2018 😅 pic.twitter.com/g03P7XvbYW
— UCF Knights (@UCFKnights) September 22, 2018
Buffalo stance
Did you know that Colorado had a person in a mascot suit named Chip in addition to Ralphie, the giant live buffalo? Bet you do now, after he fired a T-shirt cannon right into the Great Plains.
Chip the Buffalo, Colorado's mascot ends up on injured reserve this week after firing a T-shirt cannon into his own groin pic.twitter.com/jQjyW59rZi
— Jared Christopher (@JaredLChris) September 20, 2018
We're delighted to see that Chip (the buffalo) is OK and has a bye week to recuperate for UCLA on Sept. 28.
I'm good guys! Thanks for all the love ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VK9vKm8xvM
— Chip the Buffalo (@Chipthebuffalo) September 15, 2018
All the rage
College football fans already knew Baker Mayfield's moxie. So we weren't surprised to see Mayfield rally the Cleveland Browns to their first win since December 2016. We also immediately recognized the two-point conversion play the Browns ran to tie the game.
It's the same play that helped the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory, known as the Philly Special. And on Friday night, Illinois used its version to score a touchdown in a loss to Penn State.
Everyone's got a wide receiver trick play now. pic.twitter.com/h4jvMI5JiH
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) September 22, 2018
How do you like them apples?
College GameDay took an animated look at Nick Saban's dominance over his former assistants before he faced Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M today.
What they're wearing
Syracuse is adding camo touches to its uniforms for its Military Appreciation Day game against UConn.
Classic colors meets camo.
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) September 21, 2018
Rocking special helmet decals this week for our Military Appreciation Game pic.twitter.com/iaON53A076
Colgate is commemorating its "Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon ... and Uninvited" 1932 team that went 9-0 and outscored its opponents 265-0 but was passed over for the Rose Bowl in favor of Pittsburgh (the Panthers lost, 35-0 to USC).
1932: The team that defines Colgate Football. #GoGate #Colgate200
— Colgate Football (@ColgateFB) September 18, 2018
READ ➡️ https://t.co/BFMoqkWtd7 pic.twitter.com/1c75UtDytv
Missouri broke out some new gold helmets for their game against No. 2 Georgia.
For the first time ever, #Mizzou will wear GOLD helmets 🔥#MIZ #ShowMe 🐯🏈 pic.twitter.com/eN3wBQ0AO5
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) September 22, 2018
Video game numbers
Minnesota made an homage to old-school video game NFL Blitz to show off junior wide receiver Tyler Johnson, who has 20 catches for 283 yards and five touchdowns this season.
🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/6b5EQXFuSE
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) September 21, 2018
Worth their weight in copper
Want to get your hands on an AUTHENTIC #GrizFB copper & gold jersey?
— Montana Griz FB (@MontanaGrizFB) September 21, 2018
You're in luck! ⬇️#GoGriz #MontanaTough https://t.co/ylubjNuwXj
To celebrate Montana legend "Super Dave" Dickenson's induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Grizzlies are wearing throwback jerseys against Sacramento State and offering the game-worn unis to fans for $175 each. In 1995, Dickenson threw for 5,676 yards and 51 touchdowns, won the Walter Payton Award as the best player in Division I-AA and led the Griz to a national title. Fans responded enthusiastically to the gesture, with Montana announcing the entire set of jerseys sold out in four hours.
Deep in their hearts
It's time for the hottest new interregional rivalry -- the I-35 Showdown between UTSA and Texas State (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+). The two schools, situated about 50 miles apart, will meet at the Alamodome in San Antonio, with a rivalry trophy sponsored by Texas grocery store chain H-E-B on the line.
The I-35 rivalry trophy is here at Walk On's for the @CoachWilsonUTSA radio show. pic.twitter.com/RPsxCqrAAn
— JJ Perez (@theJJPerez) September 19, 2018
But fans are clamoring for something befitting such a rivalry. Something shiny, yet representative of their love and appreciation for their local grocer. They've taken drastic measures: They've started a petition.
Lisa Campos: Changing the HEB I-35 Showdown Trophy to a Golden Shopping Cart - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/5J9TuvIQLY via @Change
— M Miller (@mrkitesurfer) September 21, 2018