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Soccer is just higher in the course of the fall months and Week 4 of the faculty soccer season occurs to land on the primary Saturday of autumn.
Couple that with an exceptional slate of faculty video games, and there are zero causes for followers of the sport to depart the sofa for something apart from a fast mow of the garden on Saturday.
Anthony Richardson, #15 of the Florida Gators, throws a move in the course of the 4th quarter of a recreation towards the South Florida Bulls at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida.
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The convention schedule is in full swing, and we’ve got 4 high-quality matchups within the Massive Ten, SEC, and ACC.
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Let’s check out a couple of video games to pay attention to Saturday as the faculty soccer season kicks off Week 4.
No. 21 Wake Forest vs No. 5 Clemson – 12:00 p.m. ET, ABC
The Demon Deacons have grow to be nationally related, successful the ACC Atlantic division and reaching the 2021 ACC title recreation in head coach Dave Clawson’s eighth season in Winston-Salem.
But, it has been 13 years since Wake Forest defeated Clemson, 0-8 with Clawson main this system.
Even in a wildly profitable season, and a down yr for Clemson, Wake Forest nonetheless couldn’t beat the Tigers, shedding 48-27 on the street.
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“The underside line is we’ve not performed properly towards them,” Clawson mentioned. “So I simply need to exit Saturday and I would like our staff to play on the degree that we’re able to.”
Wake Forest Demon Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman, #10, reacts to throwing an extended landing move in the course of the recreation between the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sept. 10, 2022 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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It is the primary ranked matchup between the 2 colleges since 1950 as each enter the sport undefeated.
Clemson has remained excessive within the rankings and not using a high quality win, and we nonetheless are uncertain of simply how good they’re.
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Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei has seemed higher after a troublesome first season because the starter, throwing for 5 touchdowns and only one interception. Nonetheless, Clemson’s first three opponents are a mixed 4-5, with Wake Forest being the primary actual take a look at of the season for the Tigers.
“We nonetheless don’t know what they’re,” ESPN school soccer host Matt Barrie mentioned. “We all know they’ve acquired an excellent protection. We all know that. We all know they’ve acquired Will Shipley, a extremely good operating again. Joseph Ngata’s [Clemson wide receiver] performed fairly properly over the primary couple of weeks. We simply nonetheless don’t know concerning the quarterback but.”
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“DJ Uiagalelei has executed sufficient to be good, however is he doing sufficient, has he grown sufficient to make Clemson dangle round that high 4 Faculty Soccer Playoff dialog? At the very least for now, they’re undefeated, they’re ranked fifth.”
Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers greets his gamers as they take the sector earlier than their recreation towards the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022 in Clemson, South Carolina.
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Wake Forest is led by quarterback Sam Hartman, who missed the primary recreation of the season recovering from a blood clot, and has thrown for seven touchdowns and two interceptions in two video games.
“They’re the Atlantic Division champs,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney mentioned. “And so they know what that appears prefer it, and so they’re assured in that.”
No. 11 Tennessee vs No. 20 Florida – 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
It has been six years since Tennessee final beat Florida, however this seems to be a distinct Vols staff than school soccer followers have seen in previous years.
Tennessee is 3-0 for the primary time since 2016, and they’re doing it with one of many extra high-powered offenses within the nation.
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The Vols are averaging 553.7 yards per recreation – third most within the nation – and scoring 52.0 factors per recreation, good for fourth within the nation. With quarterback Hendon Hooker beneath middle, the Vols are averaging 371.3 yards per recreation within the air. Hooker has thrown six touchdowns with zero interceptions, together with a 27-42 recreation for 325 yards and two touchdowns towards then-No. 17 Pittsburgh.
Tennessee Volunteers run by the Energy T formation earlier than the faculty soccer recreation between the Tennessee Volunteers and Ball State Cardinals on Sept. 1, 2022, at Neyland Stadium, in Knoxville, TN.
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Nonetheless, Hooker needs extra, with a watch on breaking the run of looses to the Gators.
“I haven’t performed to my requirements but, however we’ve been successful ballgames and that’s the entire finish story that I’m in search of, is are we successful?” Hooker mentioned “It doesn’t matter how I play or how any person else performs if we’re successful.”
Florida will go to Neyland Stadium in Billy Napier’s first yr as head coach as he’ll head into the rivalry as 10.5-point underdogs, based on Fox Guess.
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For the Gators, one other loss within the SEC – Florida misplaced to Kentucky in Week 2 – could be a tricky gap to dig out of within the SEC East. They are going to be relying on quarterback Anthony Richardson, who has struggled since Florida’s win over the then-No. 7 Utah Utes.
“Frankly, if Florida doesn’t up their quarterback play, it’s not going to be ok towards the competitors they’re going to face on this recreation (towards Tennessee) or possibly the remainder of their schedule,” CBS analyst Gary Danielson mentioned, based on the Tampa Bay Instances.
Head coach Billy Napier, of the Florida Gators, takes the sector along with his staff earlier than a recreation towards the South Florida Bulls at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida.
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Richardson, who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns towards Utah, has gained simply 28 yards on the bottom since and has thrown 4 interceptions and not using a passing landing on the season.
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The rivalry between the Vols and the Gators will probably be renewed Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, with Tennessee hoping to interrupt the streak of Florida dominance, who’ve gained 16 of the final 17 conferences between the faculties.
“In all probability 30 seconds after I arrived on campus,” second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Huepel mentioned when requested when he discovered of the rivalry. “This is without doubt one of the ballgames that this fan base and our gamers level to.”
No. 23 Texas A&M vs No. 10 Arkansas – 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Arkansas discovered a strategy to survive changing into a sufferer of an FCS college in Week 3, beating Missouri State after being down 10 within the fourth quarter. Texas A&M was not in a position to survive their upset in Week 2, shedding to an unranked Appalachian State staff earlier than beating No. 13 Miami in Week 3.
The Razorbacks need to begin the season 4-0 in back-to-back seasons for the primary time since 1988-1999 and 2-0 in SEC play for the primary time since 2006.
Head coach Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies reacts in the course of the second half of the sport towards the Miami Hurricanes at Kyle Area on Sept. 17, 2022 in Faculty Station, Texas.
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Texas A&M’s protection is stingy, ninth within the nation in factors allowed per recreation (8.7). The Aggies are permitting simply 301 yards per recreation however have allowed 154.3 yards per recreation on the bottom.
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Enter Arkansas and operating again Raheim Sanders, who’re tenth within the nation in dashing yards per recreation with 243.7. Sanders is the main rusher within the SEC with three consecutive 100-yard video games to start out the season.
Quarterback KJ Jefferson has rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns whereas throwing for six touchdowns in Arkansas first three video games.
Defensively, the Razorbacks’ secondary had been atrocious, useless final within the FBS in passing yards allowed per recreation (353.0).
“Nicely, we’ve got to get higher, each of them, actually. However clearly there’s slightly bit extra urgency of overlaying individuals,” Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman mentioned, based on the Fayetteville Flyer. “Now we are able to stay with guys getting good throws. We are able to’t stay with guys vast open. … Any person goes to beat us. They should beat us with us making an attempt to cowl the man.”
The issue for Texas A&M is that they aren’t precisely lighting it up with their passing assault, averaging simply 208 yards per recreation by the air, 99th within the nation.
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The Aggies made a change at quarterback towards Miami, beginning LSU switch Max Johnson rather than Haynes King.
Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson, #1, drops again to move in the course of the school soccer recreation between the Missouri State Bears and Arkansas Razorbacks on Sept. 17, 2022 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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“I believe offensively moved the ball a lot better, had some very nice opening drives of each halves,” Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher mentioned this week about his offense towards Miami. “May have completed a few drives, acquired caught on the 40 there a pair occasions which we predict we are able to get ironed out.”
Arkansas is seeking to win its second recreation in a row towards Texas A&M after snapping a nine-game shedding streak final season.
Saturday’s recreation will probably be performed at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
No. 3 Ohio State vs Wisconsin – 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC
The Buckeyes, regardless of beginning the yr because the No. 2 staff within the nation, have remained considerably beneath the radar.
After beating then-No. 5 Notre Dame in Week 1, Ohio State soundly beat Arkansas State and Toledo. The win over the Combating Irish now not seems to be as spectacular after Notre Dame misplaced to Marshall to drop to 0-2 on the season and wanted a fourth quarter comeback to beat Cal.
C.J. Stroud, #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes, throws the ball in the course of the first quarter of a recreation towards the Toledo Rockets at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Nonetheless, Wisconsin presents a Massive Ten take a look at, and a distinct degree of competitors.
“Massive Ten play is more difficult, it is extra bodily up entrance, no disrespect (to different conferences),” Buckeyes offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson mentioned the opposite day.
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“While you get into Massive Ten play, it is a line-of-scrimmage league, it is a robust league,” he mentioned. “It wears on you week after week after week. We’re beginning with an enormous problem with an excellent line-of-scrimmage staff on each side developing when Wisconsin walks into the ‘Shoe.”
Ohio State’s offense actually acquired going towards Toledo, gaining 763 yards and scoring 77 factors behind 5 touchdowns from Heisman-hopeful quarterback C.J. Stroud. The offensive explosion places Ohio State as the highest offensive staff within the nation, averaging 563.3 yards per recreation.
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Wisconsin’s protection will look to decelerate the high-powered unit with a protection that has allowed simply 246 yards by its first three video games, good for eleventh within the nation.
Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz, #5, seems to be to the sideline durning a break within the motion in a university soccer recreation between the New Mexico State Aggies and the Wisconsin Badgers on Sept. seventeenth, 2022 at Barry Alvarez discipline in Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
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“I can say this for lots of men — you dream about video games like this,” Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig mentioned.
The Badgers are led by second yr quarterback Graham Mertz and are 2-1 after being upset by Washington State in Week 2.
The Related Press contributed to this report
