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Yes, finally Rice is ranked. First time ever. I've received votes in 18 weeks but this is the first time I've been ranked. Don't like the ominous similarities to the only other poll that a C-USA team was ranked in. 2019 Southern Miss: First team to ever be ranked in C-USA, ranked #24 in the week 9 poll. That weekend played in the first ever C-USA Saturday evening game at 4-2 Rice. Lost to Rice in 3OT. 2021 Rice: Second team to ever be ranked in C-USA, ranked #24 in the week 9 poll. This weekend playing in the second ever C-USA Saturday evening game at 4-2 Southern Miss.

Significant CFBHC Injuries ILB Raymond McCain - Severe Achilles Rupture McCain's sophomore season ends after he ruptured his Achilles against Bowling Green. The ILB was second on the Bulls in tackles this season with 24. It is believed that senior Lucas Callaway will replace him. OT Wesley Newberry - Severe Hamstring Tendonitis The starting left tackle for the Golden Gophers will be held out for the next couple games and the injury to his left hamstring will continue to nag him for the rest of the season. The Gophers have a viable backup in Tasera Mulinu'u, a sophomore from Alabama. ILB Patrick Middleton - Moderate Groin Tear Senior ILB Patrick Middleton will miss several key games for the Falcons. He will be out against undefeated Nevada and against SDSU. Middleton leads all LBs in the MWC with 2 interceptions. DE Justin Edmonds - Severe Achilles Rupture Edmonds has contributed 7.5 sacks of the 19.5 sacks between the DE tandem of Justin Edmonds and Lucas Benton at Michigan. Edmonds will now miss the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles. Sophomore Lukas Ott will fill in as the Wolverines look to continue their undefeated streak.

Hello from the Other Side Titans come away with a win against Wheeler's former team, the Kansas City Chiefs.

Just picked him up off the Giants practice squad last week. That was lucky.

The Jets have a very solid secondary made up of Corey Quinn, Marques Warner, Reshad Jenkins, and Sebastian Vaughn. They have an 85+ at each spot (2 of them being 90+). No other team has an 83+ at each spot. I also like the Raiders secondary. Gradishar, Randall Jones, and David Pennington may all be top 5 players at their position.

Also, I'm surprised to see Dylan Hamlin of ODU struggling so much. He was probably the #4 QB in the C-USA last season and had a total 16 TDs and 7 TOs and led the Monarchs to a bowl game. Their RB Isaiah Mitchell was the #2 RB last season and I just ranked him as #13 this season. I think losing the C-USA Coach of the Year KakesuSora has blown up their offense.

He does have the worst OL in the country. Hell, a FB is starting at RT right now. His RB is averaging 1.77 YPC. I think he's getting lit up every game. He has 4 fumbles already, the rest of the 13 C-USA QBs have 3 fumbles combined. Still, he only has a 50.5% comp so he might just be garbage. He needs a new home because I don't think it will ever work out for him in Charlotte.

1. James Fitzgerald 5'11, 174 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 (SR) Speed 122 Att, 565 Yds, 7 TD, 0 FL, 4.63 YPC 2. Mayer Ewing 5'8, 172 pound, 3.0 of 3.0 JR Speed 120 Att, 560 Yds, 5 TD, 0 FL, 4.67 YPC 3. Cayden Gipson 6'0, 227 pound, 3.0 of 3.0 JR Power 125 Att, 534 Yds, 6 TD, 0 FL, 4.27 YPC 4. Dwayne Britt/Tracy Hatcher Britt: 6'0, 180 pound, 2.5 of 3.0 FR Speed 106 Att, 462 Yds, 5 TD, 0 FL, 4.35 YPC 5. Gregory Crosby 5'11, 194 pound, 3.0 of 4.5 (FR) Power 128 Att, 534 Yds, 6 TD, 1 FL, 4.17 YPC 6. Nate Wooten 5'7, 220 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 SR Power 54 Att, 261 Yds, 3 TD, 0 FL, 4.83 YPC 7. Elias Cameron 6'1, 165 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 SR Power 99 Att, 419 Yds, 4 TD, 0 FL, 4.23 YPC 8. Sean Parham 5'8, 220 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 (SO) Power 114 ATT, 460 Yds, 6 TD, 2 FL, 4.04 YPC 9. Lorenzo Deaton 5'7, 187 pound, 2.5 of 4.0 (SO) Speed 115 Att, 465 Yds, 4 TD, 2 FL, 4.04 YPC 10. Gary Foley 6'1, 169 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 (JR) Power 54 Att, 228 Yds, 4 TD, 0 FL, 4.22 YPC 11. Ilan Lunsford 5'8, 212 pounds, 2.5 of 3.5 (SO) Power 75 Att, 245 Yds, 1 TD, 0 FL, 3.27 YPC 1. Yakov Sousa 5'9, 221 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 (SR) Power 96 Att, 292 Yds, 2 TD, 1 FL, 3.04 YPC 13. Isaiah Mitchell 5'11, 192 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 JR Speed 91 Att, 284 Yds, 0 TD, 3 FL, 3.12 YPC 14. Michael Gray 5'10, 205 pound, 3.0 of 3.0 (SR) Power 87 Att, 154 Yds, 1 TD, 1 FL, 1.77 YPC *Receiving stats were not considered. No C-USA RB has a receiving TD or more than 55 receiving yards.

*Rushing stats are added to yards, touchdowns, and turnovers. 1. Eric McLean 6'2, 206 pound, 5.0 of 5.0 (JR) Pocket 2,084 yards, 24 TD/2 TOs, 65.0% comp, 7.4 YPA, 154.4 QB Rating 2. Alexander Cassidy 5'11, 197 pound, 3.0 of 4.5 (SO) Pocket 1,603 yards, 17 TD/3 TOs, 68.0% comp, 9.3 YPA, 175.4 QB Rating 3. Riley West 6'1, 190 pound, 4.0 of 4.0 (SO) Pocket 1,844 yards, 21 TD/5 TOs, 63.1% comp, 7.2 YPA, 147.1 QB Rating 4. Justin Radford 6'0, 200 pound, 3.0 of 4.0 (FR) Hybrid 1,565 yards, 12 TD/6 TOs, 59.7% comp, 7.9 YPA, 138.8 QB Rating 5. Darnell Prince 6'5, 214 pound, 3.0 of 3.5 SO Hybrid 1,318 yards, 11 TD/5 TOs, 60.5% comp, 7.5 YPA, 135.0 QB Rating 6. Tim Pritchard 6'0, 199 pound, 4.0 of 4.0 (SO) Pocket 1,171 yards, 8 TD/5 TOs, 59.7% comp, 7.6 YPA, 134.3 QB Rating 7. Gregory Crowder 6'4, 235 pound, 3.0 of 4.0 JR Scrambling 1,470 yards, 11 TD/7 TOs, 58.4% comp, 7.1 YPA, 128.1 QB Rating 8. Brandon Adler 6'2, 238 pound, 3.0 of 3.0 (JR) Hybrid 1,249 yards, 8 TD/4 TOs, 60.9% comp, 7.6 YPA, 133.9 QB Rating 9. Gavin Copeland 6'4, 193 pound, 3.5 of 3.5 SO Scrambling 1,421 yards, 8 TD/6 TOs, 61.1% comp, 7.4 YPA, 129.7 QB Rating 10. Devin Pickens/Cyrus Duncan Duncan: 6'0, 228 pound, 2.5 of 3.0 (SO) Pocket 1,419 yards, 14 TD/10 TOs, 55.3% comp, 6.3 YPA, 119.6 QB Rating 11. Elias Noble 6'5, 214 pound, 2.0 of 4.0 (FR) Scrambling 1,130 yards, 10 TD/8 TOs, 59.2% comp, 6.1 YPA, 118.7 QB Rating 12. Chris Billings 6'2, 213 pound, 4.0 of 5.0 SO Scrambling 1,237 yards, 11 TD/9 TOs, 50.5% comp, 6.4 YPA, 115.4 QB Rating 13. Elijah Currie-Madison 6'4, 220 pound, 3.0 of 3.5 (SO) Scrambling 1,225 yards, 5 TD/9 TOs, 64.6% comp, 7.2 YPA, 125.1 QB Rating 14. Dylan Hamlin 6'4, 206 pound, 4.0 of 4.0 JR Scrambling 1,347 yards, 7 TD/11 TOs, 57.9% comp, 7.2 YPA, 114.9 QB Rating

Any Way You Want It Titans trounce the Texans 52-28 scoring from the air, the ground, an interception, and a punt return

Significant CFBHC Injuries OG Constantine Dobbins - Severe ACL Rupture Dobbins ends his season with a ruptured ACL. He will be replaced at RG by another player named Constantine, freshman Constantine Perkins. The 5-1 Aztecs will be on the road against 3-3 New Mexico this week RB Gary Foley - Severe Hamstring Tendonitis Western Kentucky takes a blow to their offense as starting RB will miss the most important games of the season. Foley will miss games against LSU, UCLA, and WKU's biggest opponent in the C-USA East, Marshall. The Hilltoppers will be starting 5'6" redshirt freshman Trevor Workman in his place. Unlucky for him, his first start will be against LSU in Death Valley. WR Lahahana Mulinu'u - Severe Concussion The speedy freshman WR Mulinu'u took a scary hit on Friday against Wyoming. Mulinu'u did walk off the field under his own power but was diagnosed with a severe concussion. He will miss some important MWC games against SDSU and Utah State. DT Timmy Campbell - Moderate Biceps Tear The large 6'6, 315 pound DT for the Golden Gophers tore his biceps this week. However, he may be able to return by the end of the season. It is unclear if SR Evan Ludwig or if FRs Riley Maguire or Mekhi Boykin will take his spot in the meantime. WR Barry Lawson - Severe ACL Rupture Maryland's top WR is done for the season. One week too late to be eligible for a medical redshirt, the senior will end his college career on the sidelines. Lawson led the Terrapins with 347 yards and 3 TDs. The 6-0 Terrapins will need fellow senior WR Ayden Coley to step up to continue their undefeated season. QB Justin Malloy - Severe Thumb Sprain Third year starting QB Justin Malloy has been marked as questionable for the Commodores with a thumb sprain on his throwing hand. Malloy finished the game against Toledo but Commodores head coach, serwendel, has told media that redshirt freshman Tyler Mackey will be making the next start. Senior QBs Thierno Finley and Alan Dickson will not get the opportunity. Malloy will still dress for the game and is planned to be the backup QB.

A lot of the teams mentioned so far have 2 good WRs and no depth. To me, the teams with the best WR groups are Green Bay, San Francisco, and Indianapolis when healthy. I just went through every depth chart and they seem to have the best 5 WR groups when healthy and they all have a great top duo.

Leshoure threw 3 INTs but only one is shown on the Titans defense. Thinking Jordan Harris and Alex Collins' PDs were INTs. http://cfbhc.com/index.php?/topic/21465-2021-week-8-4-pm/

First win against an SEC team for Rice. Rice has now won a game against all P5 conferences. All of Rice's P5 wins in history: 2013 TCU (2-10) 2016 Indiana (1-11) 2018 Oregon State (0-12) 2020 NC State (2-10) 2021 Arkansas (1-5)

I think the top guys right now are Black (AUB), Dowden (MIZZ), Yeldon (ORE), and Newby (UF). I could definitely see Newby or Yeldon winning the Heisman. I think team record is going to have a big impact on the voting this year. On the outside looking in are guys like Condon (SCar), Trufant (WISC), Jones (PUR), and McLean (Rice), IMO.