#1 Favorite Game of the Week
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Connelly's Week 1 overreactions: The rise of Penn State, Miami ... and UNLV?!?
With one week down, Bill Connelly jumps to conclusions, hands out the Heisman and recaps his favorite games.
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Connelly's Week 1 overreactions: The rise of Penn State, Miami ... and UNLV?!?
With one week down, Bill Connelly jumps to conclusions, hands out the Heisman and recaps his favorite games.
My 10 favorite games of the weekend
1. Vanderbilt 34, Virginia Tech 27. I almost listed "Vanderbilt is going to be the most annoying 4-8 team ever" among the overreactions above. We'll see what kind of staying power the Commodores have this season now that there's film on what they want to do, but everything about their offseason changes -- most notably, bringing in former New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill and a few of his favorite Aggies -- screamed "This team's going to be a giant pain in the butt at the beginning of the season." They certainly were in this game, bolting to a 17-3 lead before the Hokies' offense could wake up.play
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Vanderbilt comes up with a stop to win OT thriller
Vanderbilt stops Virginia Tech on fourth-and-11 to win 34-27 in overtime.
The Commodores' finish was even more impressive than their start. Tech seemingly seized the game with a 17-0 run, and the Dores looked dead on their feet. But crafty old Diego Pavia led a 70-yard touchdown drive, tied the game with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Sedrick Alexander, then scored the eventual game winner in overtime. With QB Kyron Drones suddenly suffering from cramps, Tech couldn't respond, and Vandy had its first nonconference win over a power-conference team since 2017
