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Week 1 of the college football season continued it’s build-up on Friday night with eight more games, a couple of which featured serious drama. A Big Ten showdown between Illinois and Indiana came down to the wire before the Hoosiers escaped with a 23-20 victory courtesy of a 1-yard touchdown run from Shaun Shivers with 23 seconds left.

The go-ahead score marked Indiana’s first touchdown since early in the second quarter, and the Hoosiers fought to run the football all night against a stingy Illinois defensive front. But after the Illini settled for a field goal with 2:16 left to make it 20-16, the Indiana offense came to life in a two-minute drill situation. Missouri transfer quarterback Connor Bazelak led the decisive 75-yard scoring drive — the Hoosiers had just 70 yards in the second half to that point — and set up Shivers’ touchdown by completing 7 of 10

Oregon week, at long last, is here for the Georgia Bulldogs. The 2022 season starts for Georgia on Saturday after nearly a month of preseason practices.

Most of those practices were focused on self-improvement, with the Bulldogs working to get better and shore themselves up before turning their attention to the Ducks.

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Between the intense position battles and multiple scrimmages, a handful of players were able to stand out above the rest. These five players listed below are far from the only players who had strong moments during fall camp, as a number of players made progress. But the players highlighted are ones that earned consistent praise heading into the opener.

Georgia football fall camp standouts

5. Tate Ratledge, offensive line

The quote: “I don’t take things for granted because I was on top of the world starting for us, and then the next thing I know it’s

Although the high school football season is well underway in most states, five-star quarterback Arch Manning will not officially start his senior campaign for New Orleans Isidore Newman until this coming weekend. But Manning did take the field on Friday for a preseason “jamboree” against New Orleans De La Salle and led his team to a 20-13 win in a two-quarter tune-up before the real games start.

Manning was 6-of-12 passing for 81 yards and threw one interception, according to Christopher Dabe of The New Orleans Times Picayune. The Texas commit also ran for one touchdow.

Manning’s real games start Friday, when the Greenies travel to Boutte (La.) Hahnville for their opener.

Through three years, Manning has not won a Louisiana state title yet with Isidore Newman. That could change this season, as the Greenies have gotten close in each of the last two years