{"id":33389,"date":"2020-12-17T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=33389"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:11:50","slug":"week-15-midweek-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2020\/12\/17\/week-15-midweek-musings\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 15 Midweek Musings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you recover from the chaos of Early Signing Day, it&#8217;s the perfect to time explore my Week 15 Midweek Musings.<\/p>\n<h3>LSU-Florida<\/h3>\n<p>I won&#8217;t say too much about this game, since it&#8217;s been extensively covered in the media. But I did want to mention a few things.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much worse would that fog have to have gotten for them to pause the game?<\/li>\n<li>Florida had 340 yards of offense in the first half and LOST<\/li>\n<li>Has LSU found their next quarterback in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=max-johnson-2,max-johnson-1&amp;search=Max+Johnson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Johnson<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>The shoe-throwing incident was probably the dumbest thing I&#8217;ve ever seen a college kid do that didn&#8217;t involve copious amounts of questionable liquor. On the bright side, LSU fans have <em>College Gameday<\/em> sign material for a decade.<\/li>\n<li>This may have been the most bizarre INT I&#8217;ve seen in my life:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LSU WILD Interception vs Florida | 2020 College Football\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLeQabjDaxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>UNC-Miami<\/h3>\n<p>This game featured the most yards ever surrendered by a Miami defense (778) and the most combined yardage for a running back duo in a game (544, for UNC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=michael-carter-5,michael-carter-2&amp;search=Michael+Carter&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Carter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/javonte-williams-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Javonte Williams<\/a>). At halftime, the Tar Heels were averaging <em>18 yards per carry<\/em>. I can only imagine the things <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/ed-reed-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ed Reed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/ray-lewis-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ray Lewis<\/a> must have been screaming at their televisions.<\/p>\n<p>UNC quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/sam-howell-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Howell<\/a> is the first player since 2014 to throw, run for, and catch a touchdown in the same game. It was the first time the Heels have beaten a top-10 team since 2004.<\/p>\n<h3>Vanderbilt<\/h3>\n<p>Two weeks after becoming the first woman to play in a Power Five football game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/sarah-fuller-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Fuller<\/a> became the first woman to score in one. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/pierson-cooke-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierson Cooke<\/a> handled field goals, Fuller attempted and made both of the Commodores&#8217; PATs in their loss to Tennessee.<\/p>\n<h3>Minnesota-Nebraska<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know that the Gophers and Huskers play for a (not officially sanctioned) trophy called the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy? It even has its own <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChairTrophy\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a>. Fans of both teams use the game as a friendly competition to raise money for charity. You can read the bizarre, yet hilarious, history of the trophy <a href=\"http:\/\/brokenchairtrophy.com\/History\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Nebraska, it&#8217;s the end of a career for linebacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/collin-miller-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collin Miller<\/a>. He&#8217;s been advised to stop playing football after suffering a spinal concussion last month. ESPN covers the story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/30528337\/huskers-lb-collin-miller-retires-football-spinal-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Best of luck to Miller in his post-football endeavors.<\/p>\n<h3>Coastal Carolina<\/h3>\n<p>The Chanticleers survived a scare from Troy to remain unbeaten. Among the amazing things about this team is the fact that quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/grayson-mccall-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grayson McCall<\/a> has thrown two interceptions all season. TWO. And this is a team that&#8217;s managed to play more games than almost anybody.<\/p>\n<p>In 11 games, he has two picks. I know they&#8217;re not playing much Power Five competition, but that&#8217;s still crazy.<\/p>\n<h3>Cancellations:<\/h3>\n<p>Louisiana-Monroe @ Troy (Thursday)<\/p>\n<p>Purdue @ #11 Indiana (Friday)<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Tech @ #18 Miami<\/p>\n<p>Arizona @ Cal<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt @ #8 Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Michigan @ #16 Iowa<\/p>\n<p>SMU vs. UTSA<\/p>\n<h3>Teams Passing On Bowl Games<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is another thing we have to track as 2020 draws to a close. So far the following teams have said they won&#8217;t be accepting invitations to bowl games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boston College<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Tech<\/li>\n<li>Pitt<\/li>\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Stanford<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Tech<\/li>\n<li>Kansas State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My guess is that at least a few more teams will join this list. It&#8217;s understandable, given that travel restrictions mean players may not be able to have family join them at the Bowl site, and they certainly wouldn&#8217;t be able to spend time with family members who hadn&#8217;t quarantined ahead of time (which obviously isn&#8217;t an option for everybody).<\/p>\n<p>Those are my Week 15 Midweek Musings. I hope everyone&#8217;s team had a successful Early Signing Day! Want to know more about your team&#8217;s signees? 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