Sentences with phrase «games against the nations»

College football PLAYOFFS, more than a single game, and I acknowledged that's what sold me on him, meaning those few games against the nations best talent put him over the top for me when coupled WITH all his other college film.

Not exact matches

... [Americans] have become a nation that may defy every foe but that most dangerous of foes, herself, destined to a majestic future if she will shun the excess and perversion of the principles that made her great, prate less about the enemies of the past and strive more against the enemies of the future, resist the mob and the demagogue as she resisted Parliament and King, rally her powers from the race for gold and the delirium of prosperity to make firm the foundations on which that prosperity rests, and turn some fair proportion of her vast mental forces to other objects than material progress and the game of party politics.

Given another chance to shine as a junior, Tomlinson led the nation in rushing with 1,850 yards in 11 games, including a Division I - A record 406 yards against Texas — El Paso.

Considering this game pits the nation's top ranked defense (Alabama allows just 10.3 points per game) against Manti Te'o and the nation's second - ranked D (allowing 10.7 ppg), that modest total is hardly a surprise.

Tonight's matchup between Michigan State and North Carolina not only pits two of the nation's most successful programs against each other, but also marks the first time a college basketball game is being played on...

Tonight's matchup between Michigan State and North Carolina not only pits two of the nation's most successful programs against each other, but also marks the first time a college basketball game is being played on an aircraft carrier.

As Rock M. Nation notes, four weeks from now would be Jan. 10, when Mizzou has a home game against Georgia.

Against the nation's best, the senior averaged 16.2 points and 7.7 assists per game.

Red Harris completed 37 passes against Army last season, tying the most single game completions by any quarterback in the nation.

Chris Pokorny of SB Nation's Cleveland Browns blog, Dawgs by Nature, writes that the game wasn't pretty, but a win is a win, especially against the Steelers.

Maryland (7 - 6) could only muster 222 total yards, including just eight yards on the ground against the Cardinal, which came into the game ranked second in the nation in scoring defense (16.0 points per game) and fourth in total yards allowed per game (287).

Ghana captain and star striker Asamoah Gyan is likely to miss out on the Black Stars» opening game of their 2015 African Cup of Nations campaign against Senegal, report the Mirror, after the former Sunderland forward was admitted to hospital with a mild bout of malaria.

After three games played, three games drawn, three goals for and three against, Guinea and Mali were tied in every way imaginable for second place in Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Going into Friday's game against Pittston the Bulldogs were 9 - 0 and, in this nation of 12,768 football - playing high schools, the team is ranked No. 1 by USA Today.

The Cardinals faced third - and - five on their own 42 in the second quarter last Saturday at home against a defense that had dominated the previous five years, giving up 17.0 points per game, second - best in the nation.

When I first went to watch Robinson's tape, I went with the Tennessee game because I used to play there and wanted to kinda check out how our offense looked against one of the best defenses in the nation last year.

As is only to be expected in a competition that, for many years, threw the champions of more modest footballing nations up against the continent's elite, a fair few players have plundered five goals in the same game.

Iwobi still has two more days before the first African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mohamed Elneny's Egypt side, so with both of our newest stars on the pitch it could be an interesting game for us Gooners to watch.

He felt under pressure in France's opening game, especially as the home nation and the favourites, but he came good and opened the scoring against Romania.

«Devin had actually tweaked his ankle in the game [against Brooklyn],» the Suns general manager told SB Nation during his stop in Las Vegas for Summer League basketball.

Next week's game against Notre Dame will be a huge test for Floyd while he matches with the nations best wideout, Michael Floyd.

First off, they have that season opener on Sept. 4 — a home game played under the lights against a De La Salle team which could still be the nation's No. 1 team.

The Cadets not only put up crazy numbers — 56 points per game in 1944, 46 in 1945 and «only» 26 in 1946 — but did so against the nation's best teams.

St. Louis, which at the time was regarded as having one of the top programs in the nation, entered the matchup with an 11 -2-1 record against California teams, including a win in 1991 over Bakersfield that snapped Bakersfield's 39 - game win streak.

Prior to the team's semifinal game against No. 2 Xavier of New York, Jesuit discovered that the oldest high school rugby program in the nation was more than a little confident in its ability to defeat the Marauders.

Despite FIU losing three of their last four games, the public remains heavy on the 4 - 3 Golden Panthers, with slightly more than 8 out of 10 bets confident that FIU can win by at least 7 points at home against a 2 - 4 Troy team with one of the worst statistical defenses in the nation.

A 20 - 0 Sun Devils start and a shutdown of the one - time nation's most prolific passing game made for a leisurely evening for ASU, which turns its attention toward next week's very big Pac - 12 South battle against UCLA.

BC, which finished the regular season 29 -8-2 and ranked second in the nation, seemed primed to break that drought after a 4 - 2 victory in Thursday's semifinal against Michigan, to whom it had fallen in overtime in the»98 championship game.

With Mack Brown in his final game coaching the Longhorns, how will Texas fare against one of the nation's best offensive attacks?

Arkansas State is one of just four teams in the nation that has at least six games played and zero wins against the spread.

Amat had come into California's Southern Section Division I championship game against Mater Dei High (from Santa Ana) as the top - ranked team in the nation — unbeaten, untied and unseen by the person who had made Amat No. 1 for most of the season in USA Today's Super 25 national high school football rankings.

It's going to be a bunch of top performers, top of the nation, going against each other, so it's going to be a really fun game,» Jones said.

Mayfield shredded each, throwing for 11.3 yards per pass in those four games, about the same as his nation - leading number against all opponents.

Villanova led the nation in scoring (86.6 points), made an NCAA record 454 3 - pointers and set a Final Four single - game record with 18 triples against Kansas, after which coach Bill Self said «They'd be hard for anybody to deal with if they shoot the ball like that.»

Georgia ranks second in the nation in pass yards per attempt allowed (5.6), which should come in handy against an Oklahoma offense that ranks first overall in yards per attempt (12.0) and third in passing yards per game (367.4) yards.

I have overlooked Getz a couple of times in the weekly Heisman Horse Race, but Getz is leading the nation at 177.0 yards per game after a 29 - carry, 204 - yard performance against Navy.

As we enter the fourth week of College Football action, the nation's top teams are finally getting into the heart of their schedule having typically played against cupcakes in their first few games.

The Jayhawks are 0 - 4 on the season and will face off against a Baylor team that leads the nation in scoring with 64.0 points per game.

Clemson turned the ideal Alabama box score inside out, made Alabama play a game it's not supposed to be comfortable playing, and only turned the ball over once against the nation's best defense.

Tampa Bay has lost five straight in the nation's capital and is 2 - 8 in its last 10 games against the Caps.

He proved his worth during the 2013 African Nations Cup when he stepped up to rescue a point from the spot against Nigeria during the opening group games.

The first game of the Confederations Cup pits the host nation, Russia against New Zealand who come into this match as clear underdogs according to many bookies.

Now, the prospect of a pure interleague All - Star game - the best of LigaMX against the best of MLS - could really be compelling, as the rivalry between the nations and leagues would provide an interesting overlay to an otherwise meaningless kickaround.

Euro 2016 host nation, France are close to achieve what is being expected from them which is winning the tournament as they will be staging the final game against Portugal this Sunday.

England faced Germany on May 15th, 1938 amidst a growing tension between the two nations, like Mussolini, Hitler's Nazi re3gime understood the symbolic power of sport and the game against Engald provided an ideal arena for their propaganda machine.

Last week we found another Africa Cup of Nations winner with the sure fire tip of under 2.5 goals in the game between Ghana and Mali and also the coolness of Alexis Sanchez paid off for us as his last - minute penalty against Burnley found us an anytime goalscorer winner in the Premier League.

Ghana Premier League side Medeama have filed an official protest against Elmina Sharks demanding maximum points and three goals after irate home fans physically attacked referee Nuhu Liman Yakubu during a Premier League game on Wednesday, in a shocking episode which has shocked the nation, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.

On the other hand, he played 6 games at the European Championships and was brilliant for France in the final against Portugal but could not help his nation win the ultimate prize.

The two China Cup games were new manager Ryan Giggs» first in charge, and Wales only have a May friendly against Mexico in Pasadena before the League of Nations starts

Nothing serves as a wake - up call more than a home game against the No. 1 team in the nation.