Fox News Digital Sports’ faculty soccer winners and losers for Week 8

The faculty soccer season is beginning to get very thrilling.

Week 8 was stuffed with extra electrical SEC matchups, one other Colorado victory, and a few unruly habits by some followers.

Here are Fox News Digital’s winners and losers from this previous weekend in faculty soccer:

WINNERS

Georgia: A mixture of an enormous win in opposition to the No. 1 crew within the nation and a loss by Alabama places the Bulldogs in a great spot within the SEC going into the house stretch of the season. Even when momentum swung after that interception (which resulted in a wild scene when Longhorns followers threw a bunch of particles on the sector), Kirby Smart stored his crew composed, and Georgia proved they’re nonetheless a power to be reckoned with.

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Tennessee: The Vols protection has confirmed that they’re one in all, if not, the very best within the nation. Holding Alabama to 75 yards dashing, whereas additionally preserving Jalen Milroe in examine, this crew is constructed for a run towards the playoffs. Everyone had them buried after the Arkansas loss, and rightfully so, however this offense bought issues rolling within the second half behind Dylan Sampson, and QB Nico Iamaleava. Now, they’re going to get a bye week to get wholesome, and there is a sport with Georgia looming within the subsequent month.

Colorado: Lost in all of the chaos on Saturday was Colorado beating up on Arizona 34-7 on the highway. Shedeur Sanders did have two interceptions, however his two touchdowns and one dashing TD was sufficient on offense, and now the Buffs are hanging round close to the highest pf the Big 12 convention. If Deion Sanders can preserve his crew at this tempo, the schedule might result in an look within the convention title sport. But as now we have all seen, the Big 12 is a good looking mess this season, so there are at the least 4 groups that might seize the playoff bid. 

Shedeur Sanders of the University of Colorado celebrates with a teammate after scoring a landing in opposition to the University of Arizona on Oct. 19, 2024, in Tucson. (Patrick Mulligan/Getty Images)

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LOSERS

Texas: All of that hype about this being the sport the place the Longhorns set up their title within the SEC and beat the daunting Georgia Bulldogs. Wrong. Texas seemed mediocre in opposition to that Georgia protection, and it bought so dangerous at one level that Steve Sarkisian determined to yank Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning. Sure, they made a slight comeback within the second half, however Kirby Smart and the Dawgs slammed that door shut after the chaotic sequence the place a cross interference penalty was known as, and Texas college students littered the sector with trash. The Longhorns have some work to do, however are nonetheless in a terrific spot for the playoffs. 

Officials, probably?: When that pricey interception occurred, it was initially waved off as a result of cross interference. Understandably so, they have been upset – not understandably so, they threw beer cans, water bottles and different particles onto the sector. Afterward, referees mentioned and picked up the flag. As Kirby Smart put it, “We have a precedent that in the event you throw a bunch of stuff on the sector and endanger athletes, that you simply’ve bought an opportunity to get your name reversed.”

Texas Longhorns followers throw bottles onto the sector after a defensive cross interference name overturned an interception in opposition to the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell Ok Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Oct. 19, 2024 in Austin. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

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USC: My goodness, the Trojans preserve stumbling and Lincoln Riley has a serious downside at USC. As if this wasn’t already observed, this crew as soon as once more blew a halftime lead, after Maryland trailed 28-14 at halftime. We ought to’ve recognized that the Terps would make a comeback, which they did, and gained the sport. USC is now 3-4 on the season, and making a meaningless bowl sport is their solely hope for this season. This is a humiliation for this system, which hasn’t gotten off the bottom since Riley arrived. 

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