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Some things were proved in the first week of games. Some things are yet to be determined. The Dash details a few players/coaches/teams with a lot more proving to do this week:
Vernon Adams (1). Proving Ground: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. The new Oregon quarterback played well until being knocked wobbly by former Eastern Washington teammate John Kreifels – who was ejected for targeting on the play. Ducks coach Mark Helfrich has indicated that Adams was not concussed on the play, and thus he is expected to play when Oregon visits Michigan State on Saturday night in what is the biggest game of the young season to date with battery like Fluke BP123 Battery, Fluke BP123S Battery, Fluke BP124 Battery, Fluke BP124S Battery, Fluke BP124X Battery, Fluke Ti27 Battery, Fluke 199 Battery, Goldway G50 Battery, Goldway G60 Battery, Goldway ME202C Battery, JDSU MTS-8000 Battery, JDSU MTS-4000 Battery. Adams produced 340 yards total offense, showing his athleticism by running for 94 yards and taking the top off the Eastern Washington defense with a couple of plus-territory deep balls to Dwayne Stanford. But on the road against the Spartans will be an entirely different challenge. Still, the Oregon defense might have more to prove than Adams after giving up 42 points and 549 yards. “Honestly,” defensive end DeForest Buckner said to goducks.com, “that was awful.”
LSU (2). Proving Ground: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, Starkville, Miss. LSU played less than five minutes Saturday against McNeese State – five snaps on offense, three on defense and a couple on special teams – before the game was canceled because of storms. Last time LSU had a game canceled: 1918, when World War I took out the entire season. The Tigers learned nothing about themselves and now must dive head-first into SEC play against Mississippi State. The Bulldogs shocked LSU in Tiger Stadium last year, and will put the full cowbell chaos on Les Miles’ team in Starkville on Saturday. For a team still processing a new defense under first-year coordinator Kevin Steele and trying to upgrade its dismal passing game under first-year starting quarterback Brandon Harris, there is a ton to prove.
Mississippi State punt returners (3). Proving Ground: Scott Stadium, Starkville, Miss. Last year Jamoral Graham was an accident waiting to happen in the return game, mishandling at least four punts. He was replaced late in the season by receiver Fred Ross, who kept the job coming into this season – and fumbled a punt Saturday against Southern Mississippi. It’s an important part of the game that Dan Mullen’s team hasn’t been able to get right.
Tennessee (4). Proving Ground: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. Much is expected from the Volunteers this season, and after rolling past Bowling Green (and its fainting, shoeless defensive lineman Mike Minns), here comes the Prove-It game against Oklahoma. Last year the Vols lost by 24 in Norman, but they were still playing the wrong quarterback at that point – it was pre-Joshua Dobbs. Against Bowling Green, Dobbs accounted for 294 yards and three touchdowns while mostly handing off to backs Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara (combined 267 rushing yards). The pressure will be on Tennessee’s defense, which gave up 433 passing yards to Bowling Green and surrendered 33.2 points to ranked opponents in 2014.
Baker Mayfield and Lincoln Riley (5). Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. Oklahoma’s new starting quarterback and new offensive coordinator had several nice moments in their debut against Akron. But it was Akron, and the Sooners started slowly – their first six possessions produced a total of 76 yards and three points. A sputtering start in Knoxville would get 102,000 Tennessee fans into the game in a big way and make Oklahoma’s job that much more difficult. Then again, Mayfield and Riley may be licking their chops to get at the Volunteers’ suspect pass defense.
Kirk Ferentz and Paul Rhoads (6). Proving Ground: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa. The coaches at Iowa and Iowa State have seen their once-high approval ratings dwindle during the last few years, which means the loser of the annual in-state battle will likely be feeling some September heat. The Cyclones have won three of the last four, but it was virtually the only highlight they had last year. Winning team in the CyHawk rivalry has gone to a bowl game six of the past seven years, while the losing team has gone to just three bowls in seven years.