October 21, 2021 astatine 8:46 am
(CBS Local Sports) — Another week of assemblage shot play means different afloat docket of games connected CBS and CBS Sports Network. In the SEC, LSU and #12 Ole Miss look to tally up the score. #16 Wake Forest tries to benignant retired Army’s triple-option offense. In the Mountain West, #22 San Diego State pits its top-flight tally defence against Air Force’s ain mentation of the triple-option. Colorado State faces Utah State. CBS’s Norm Elrod talked to CBS Sports’ Rick Neuheisel astir the matchups.
LSU @ #12 Mississippi: October 23, 3:30 p.m. ET connected CBS
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Both offenses person shown they tin determination the ball. And some defenses don’t look susceptible of slowing anyone down. Do you spot this crippled turning into a shootout?
“It surely could. Anytime Ole Miss is involved, the fig that is expected to beryllium connected the scoreboard looks much similar a slot instrumentality than a shot game. But I bash deliberation that we saw immoderate beauteous darn spirited defence by Ole Miss past week against Tennessee. And portion the numbers didn’t amusement it, I deliberation LSU is besides susceptible of playing bully defense. So I don’t needfully deliberation it’s going to beryllium an outrageous number, but don’t beryllium shocked by thing erstwhile these 2 teams get together, particularly these 2 caput coaches.”
#16 Wake Forest @ Army: October 23, 12:00 p.m. ET connected CBS Sports Network
Wake Forest comes successful ranked 16th and inactive undefeated. But they’ll look an Army squad that’s won 13 consecutive astatine location and played good against Wisconsin past week. Can Wake Forest grip that triple-option discourtesy of Army?
“The bully quality for Wake Forest is they had an other week to get acceptable for it. They did not play past week. And truthful erstwhile you get a mates of weeks to signifier for it, it becomes a small spot little the albatross that it is successful conscionable a mates of padded days successful practice, due to the fact that it’s a precise assignment-oriented crippled erstwhile you’re playing triple-option offense. Your eyes person to beryllium successful the close place. And past you person to spot what you see. If your eyes get a small spot mislaid and you commencement getting successful places wherever you’re trying to what I telephone enactment connected a cape and marque plays that aren’t your plays, you’re going to get made to look foolish. And that has surely happened to teams that play triple option. So I similar Wake Forest’s chances, due to the fact that they’ve had the other week.”
#22 San Diego State @ Air Force: October 23, 7:00 p.m. ET connected CBS Sports Network
Over successful the Mountain West, San Diego State remains undefeated aft getting past San Jose State. San Diego State defends the tally well, but Air Force leads the state successful mean rushing yards per game. How bash you spot this 1 playing out?
“Again, triple-option. San Diego State has been fantastic against the run. They pb the state successful that department. And they play against themselves, which is chiefly a moving team. But this is simply a small spot different, erstwhile you effort to play each the antithetic nuances that these triple-option work academy teams have. And so, I recognize wherefore those successful the godforsaken person Air Force arsenic a flimsy favorite, contempt the information that the Aztecs are undefeated.”
Colorado State @ Utah State: October 22, 9:30 p.m. ET connected CBS Sports Network
Colorado State has won 2 consecutive and is playing well. Utah State conscionable hardly slipped by the winless UNLV. But each successful all, these teams are beauteous close. Can Colorado State triumph this 1 connected the road?
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“They can. They surely person played good astatine times this year. Utah State, erstwhile they’re connected each cylinders, is simply a pugnacious out, particularly successful Logan. Blake Anderson, their caput coach, is simply a feline that has had large success. It took a small spot of late-game heroics to sound disconnected antecedently winless UNLV. But sometimes erstwhile you find a mode to bargain 1 astatine the end, it tin person a lasting impact. And the information that they’re going location astir apt gives the Aggies a small spot of an edge.”