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After playing well in a win over Virginia Tech last week, Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones found out just how tenuous his hold on the Ohio State starting quarterback job really is. J.T. Barrett played early and often against Hawaii in a 38-0 win, perhaps signaling a keep-both-happy approach to the season from Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer.This wasn't mop-up duty for Barrett. He was in the game in the second quarter with OSU holding a 7-0 lead. Both quarterbacks played fairly well, but if Jones was wondering how much margin for error he has for a bad Saturday, he got his answer in Week 2.Here are eight other things we learned Saturday:2. Not there yet. Tenne see's return to prominence is still misfiring. With a chance to make a statement against one of the top programs in the Big 12, the Volunteers blew a late 17-3 lead to visiting Oklahoma. And UT coach Butch Jones for one of OU's top players.3. Goff on target. Cal's Jared Goff, one of the top quarterback prospects in the college game, got the Golden off to a 2-0 start with 321 yards pa sing (17 of 24) and three touchdowns against San Diego State. It will be against competition like UCLA, USC and Oregon where Goff, a junior, will be judged closest by NFL scouts. But the early returns on Goff have been excellent.4. Hargreaves*hurting. The best defensive back in the SEC, Florida CB *Vernon Hargreaves III, . That Robel Garcia Jersey might not be a big deal in a home game against East Carolina, but it will be a serious concern for the Gators if Hargreaves isn't ready to open the SEC schedule against Kentucky, Tenne see and Ole Mi s over the next three weeks.5. Auburn has problems. After Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson struggled against Louisville last week, he got something of a Week 1 pa s as a new starter. That pa s was revoked Saturday as he struggled once again with a pair of interceptions in an overtime win over FCS foe Jacksonville State. The Tigers in spite of Johnson, not because of him.6. MikeLeach found another one. You just knew the Washington State coachwould land softly at the quarterback position after losing record-setter Connor Halliday last year. After a 24-17 lo s to Portland State last week, we weren't so sure. But Luke Falk pa sed for 468 yards and four touchdowns Saturday in a 37-34 win over Rutgers, including a game-winning score with 13 seconds left.7. Higgins, Clement sit. Two of the top offensive players in the country were sidelined Saturday as Colorado State WR Rashard Higgins was scratched with an ankle injury, and Wisconsin RB Corey Clements sat out with a groin injury. Clements isn't off to much of a start as the Badgers' new starter in the backfield after being held to 40 yards by Alabama in Week 1.8. The workhorse works. LSU RB Leonard Fournette carried the LSU offense to a 21-19 road win over Mi si sippi State with 28 carries for 159 yard and three touchdowns. Sophomore QB looks like he could be a decent threat to both pa s and run, but make no mistake: Fournette is the beginning, middle and end of the Tigers' offensive prowe s.9. Ke sler's first look. Let there be no question about whether the succe sion of USC star receivers and would produce a worthy torch-bearer. Granted, it came against Idaho, but JuJu Smith-Schuster caught 10 pa ses for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Trojans Heisman Trophy hopeful QB Cody Ke sler has no worries about a No. 1 target.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *. Houston Astros Jersey |
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