Double Coverage's "One To Watch" Week Three

UCLAN Rams star Sam Bloomfield lived up to his “One To Watch” status with a stellar showing in Week Three of BAFA University Football.

Even whilst playing, Sam found the time to help the invisible man find his contact lenses.

NFL Predictions: Week 12

An outstanding week means my record continues to grow more and more respectable. However, a lot of those games went way closer than I would have liked (I'm looking at you, Mason Crosby), so hopefully this week's predicting will be smoother sailing.

Turkey week means we get extra football on a Thursday at a reasonable hour, which is something we can all be very thankful for.

Week 11 = 13-1

Overall = 92-69

Thanksgiving:

Texans @ Lions

Even though the Lions held GB close and the Texans gave up huge points to the Henne-led Jags I still think Houston should win this one comfortably. Detroit shouldn’t put up as much of a fight as they did against the Packers, with the Texans running the ball hard from the outset.

DBL Coverage Prediction: Texans by 7

Week 12 College Review

Michigan 42 – Iowa 17 

At first glance: Michigan handled their business at home, putting Iowa away behind a strong performance from Devin Gardner at QB. 

Turning point:  When Gardner hooked up with his RB Vincent Smith on a 18 yard TD pass to put Michigan up 28-10 with 40 seconds left in the 1st half, Iowa never looked like the were coming back. 

Key Stat:  Michigan had 6 different players who took a handoff leading to a constantly fresh rushing attack and a 5.1 yard/rush average. 

Point of Interest: Denard Robinson was back on the field but not at QB. He started at running back and operated from various packages. Maybe a glimpse of things to come as he doesn’t really project to being a QB at the next level. 

Player of the Game: Devin Gardner. 3 TDs and 314 yards through the air really helped Michigan break their senior day losing streak. 

My prediction: Picked the winner, just a little higher scoring that I thought it would be. 

Highlights: 

Michigan: 

What this win means:  The seniors go out with a win for the first time in three years and they are still in position to take the Legends division if Nebraska slip up. 

Up next: @ Ohio State. After Wisconsin gave the Buckeyes a scare, the Wolverines will look to go one better and knock of the undefeated team. 

Iowa: 

What this loss means:  Bottom of the Legends division and no bowl bids. 

Up next:  vs #14 Nebraska. If Iowa decide to pull the upset of the Cornhuskers off on senior day it could make their season look a little better. 

UCLan Rams down the Eagles

Images and article courtesy of Nathan Sharrocks

A hard fought battle ended in a UCLan victory in their first competitive American football game. The team itself was a long time in the making, with the committee members putting in a lot of work to get the Rams up and running so it was great to see their perseverance rewarded on the field.

Hull Sharks @ Leeds Celtics Game Report

by Richard Choksey

The Leeds Celtics hosted the Hull Sharks on Sunday in a fierce battle to claim supremacy of the North East. Hull’s explosive passing attack posed the most dangerous threat the Celtic defence has faced this year, whilst the Celtic offence looked to build on the successes of week 2.