STAT WATCH: Houston, SMU combine for 2 of 4 100-yard returns
Long kickoff returns came in bunches over the weekend.
Four players ran back kicks 100 yards Saturday, the most in a single day since there were five maximum-distance returns Oct. 31, 2015.
Two occurred in the same game. SMU’s Bryan Massey ran back the second-half kickoff against Houston, and the Cougars’ Marcus Jones went all the way with 17 seconds left to produce his team’s 44-37 win.
The previous time two FBS teams each had a 100-yard kick return was in the Utah-Colorado game in 2012, according to Sportradar.
SMU's Massey has run back two kicks for TDs this season and Houston's Jones has two kick returns and two punt returns for scores.
The other 100-yard kick returns Saturday were by Old Dominion’s LaMareon James, against Louisiana Tech, and Arkansas State’s Alan Lamar, against South Alabama.
Anthony Watkins of Tulsa ran back a kick 97 yards for a touchdown against Navy on Friday.
THE 200 CLUB
BYU's Tyler Allgeier turned in the top rushing performance of the weekend, running 29 times for 266 yards against Virginia. It was Allgeier's second 200-yard game of the season.
Missouri's Tyler Badie had his third 200-yard game, going for 254 on 31 carries against Vanderbilt. Syracuse's Sean Tucker had 26 carries for 207 yards against Boston College.
There have been 26 200-yard games this season.
FANTASTIC FRESHMAN
Caleb Williams' six touchdown passes for Oklahoma against Texas Tech were the most by a freshman since Oregon's Justin Herbert threw for the same number against California in 2016.
Williams matched the Oklahoma freshman record set by Landry Jones in 2009. The last Oklahoma QB to throw for six TDs was Kyler Murray in 2018.
SACKS APLENTY
Kansas State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah recorded four sacks against TCU to take...