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59-0. 49-0. 48-0. Those were some halftime scores across college football on Saturday
Seven college football games had margins of 60+ points, marking the highest count since 2014, as major programs paid smaller schools up to $2 million for matchups.
- On Saturday, three major college teams opened with enormous halftime leads — Minnesota Gophers 59-0, Florida State Seminoles 49-0 and Texas Tech Red Raiders 48-0; Stats LLC said it was the first such day since Sept. 10, 2016.
- In the longstanding model, bigger teams offered payouts for scheduled games, including Ohio State paying Grambling State $1 million and Alabama paying Louisiana-Monroe nearly $2 million on Saturday.
- By the end of Saturday, seven games were decided by 60 points or more, the most in major college football since Sept. 6, 2014, while Tennessee Volunteers football team took a 65-0 halftime lead en route to a 71-0 win.
- Despite large guarantees, some games remained competitive or produced upsets: Penn State Nittany Lions football team led 10-0 at halftime against FIU Panthers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to Northern Illinois Huskies despite paying $1.4 million last season.
- Smaller-Program coaches emphasize the value of the opportunity despite mismatches; ETSU coach Will Healy called Saturday `an incredible opportunity for us`, with Tennessee Volunteers paying $575,000 to East Tennessee State University.
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59-0. 49-0. 48-0. Those were some halftime scores across college football on a romp-filled Saturday
Week 2 in college football had some seriously one-sided scores. There were eight games decided by at least 60 points, the most on a single day in the AP poll era that dates back to 1936. These were halftime scores…
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59-0. 49-0. 48-0. Those were some halftime scores across college football on Saturday
Week 2 in college football is starting with some seriously one-sided scores. These were halftime scores from Saturday afternoon: Minnesota led Northwestern State 59-0, Florida State led East Texas A&M 49-0 and Texas Tech led Kent State 48-0.
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