Josh Pate: Memphis pulled out 'perfect win' at UNLV
Josh Pate breaks down Memphis's come-from-behind road win at UNLV under new coach Charles Huff -- highlighting how their defensive line took over in the fourth quarter and why the Tigers' victory was massive in the Group of Six ranks. Subscribe to "Josh Pate's College Football Show" on YouTube .
Video Transcript
Memphis and Charles Huff went and pulled one out against UNLV.
I call it the perfect win.
I think it was the perfect win for Memphis, 'cause it's cool when you go on the road and you blow someone out.
But I think you learn a lot more about yourself, especially early in a season, especially if it's your first year at the program and your first year with all these players, by doing this right here.
So in this game, Memphis is trailing right towards the end of the third quarter, and they take the lead, and then they score the final 13.
And it's very important to note that if you didn't watch this game, defensive line kind of took over in the fourth quarter for Memphis.
Memphis has got a, they've got a defensive front that would be the envy of a lot of P4 teams, because they can spend to get it.
But it wasn't an out-scheming type situation, it was just overpowerment.
That's what kind of happened.
They took over in the fourth quarter.
I'm not, I am not comparing Memphis' personnel to what Miami had last year.
I am saying there were times when Miami's guys did that late in games, and you looked and you said, "I mean, all credit to Corey Heatherman, this doesn't have a whole lot to do with scheme at all.
This is just, well, this is just like what happens in the jungle.
This is National Geographic type stuff.
This is tough to watch.
There is nothing that that kid on that offensive line can do about it."
That's kind of what it felt like watching Jackson Arnold get sacked four times in the fourth quarter.
Memphis had half a dozen of them over the course of the game.
But Marcus Stokes, dude, what a story.
Beat out Aaron Noland for the quarterback job, goes 15 of 26, 223 touchdown, no picks, had 45 yards rushing, and now as everyone sees who the winner of the game is, 'cause this was a huge game in the G6 ranks, whoever the winner was, you were gonna start schedule gazing.
Well, Memphis won it, and so you start schedule gazing a little bit.
And you don't have to gaze too far, all due respect to Butch Jones and Arkansas State, you don't have to gaze too far to see what's happening September 12th.
And what happens on September 12th is Charles Huff and the boys are going to Boise, Idaho, where I'm told it will still be very mild, and there is a showdown.
And that is, I don't think it's a stretch to say one of the games of the year in college football, period, when they go to face Boise State.
We don't have to wait months and months for that one.
Looking forward to that.
Congrats to Charles Huff and the guys.
