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Here at the Sickos Committee, we really love the Old-Timey newspaper headlines from college football games from the 1920s and earlier. We wanted to do a weekly recap of some randomly decided games in this Old-Timey style of writing for the fun of it. Just try to imagine an old-school news reporter reading this aloud to you on an old transistor radio. Also, we go really heavy on the alliteration.

How do we decide which games we do? Well, if you are declared the Sickos Committee Game of the Week, you get one automatically no matter what happens. However, the others are randomly decided by the committee writing staff; it could be the normal headliner game of the week or some random FCS game we got drawn in by and just wanted to write about because we found it compelling. We typically do about three to six games a week.

Here are the Headlines for Week 11

November 8th, 2025 - San Jose, CA

The Air Force Falcons flew out west for a battle with their conference foes in the San Jose State Spartans. The conference clash had both teams seeking to keep slim hopes of bowl eligibility afloat. The two tangled, and the pair of teams came in with deficient defenses, and the crowd hoped for a pointsy affair in the afternoon. The Spartans struck first, finding a field goal in the first quarter, but doom and gloom was awaiting San Jose State in the second frame. The Falcons found a touchdown, then the fleet-footed Falcons flew in front of a football, intercepting the oblong oval. The Falcons floated and fluttered down the field for another seven on the scoreboard and a 14-3 lead. The Air Force defense then forced a scintillating safety by deflecting the sphere from the QB, who then flailed at the football, flicking it off a lineman’s helmet and back into the path of a Spartans running back who caught the pill in the end zone, and the Falcons forced him down to the field for a two-pointer. The Falcons led 16-3 at the halftime whistle. The Spartans started slow in the second half but found paydirt at the opening of the fourth and sliced the Air Force advantage down to three. The Falcons were not flustered, and Air Force answered immediately, taking the lead back up to 10, 23-13. The Spartans slid back down the field for a field goal and shrunk it to a one-possession game. Air Force methodically matriculated the moleskin, allowing the clock to tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock down to 33 seconds and struck a thirty-three yard field goal with thirty one seconds left sealing the Spartans fate and the Falcons flew home winners.

Air Force 26 - San Jose State 16

The mighty Maccoon took an early lead in the bout, but the Persian Power found his footing in squaring the scorecards in the second round. The Maccoon missed on some power punches, and Pudge wouldn’t budge and battled back in the third round, taking an advantage with a flurry of feline fists. The Mighty Maccoon found a second wind and struck swiftly, pushing Pudge to the ropes and taking the advantage late into the 4th round. The Defender of Doyt defiantly dipped, ducked, and dodged the Maccoon’s mitts and let it all hang out in the final frame, brandishing body blows to the Maccoon’s midsection. In one final fury, the Maccoon landed some power punches that sealed the scorecard, giving the Rogue of Rynearson a split decision victory and setting up a raucous rematch hopefully next year.   

Eastern Michigan 27 - Bowling Green 21

November 8, 2025 - Honolulu, HI

Separated from the rest of the contiguous United States by the Pacific Ocean, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa has reigned as regents of football in the islands, ravaging teams brave enough to cross the ocean to play them. In 1939, the San Diego State Aztecs went to the Territory of Hawai’i, as it was called at the time, and played in Honolulu Stadium. This rivalry began there and has continued throughout the decades. This season, the Aztecs made another journey to Big Island, seeking to continue their winning ways. In a driving rainstorm, the teams got off to a rough start, the Aztecs punting and the Rainbow Warriors throwing an interception. This put the visitors in a great position, which they cashed into a field goal. This would prove to be the only lead garnered by San Diego State. The Rainbow Warriors began an ariel assault that left the Aztecs spinning. The Bows through three touchdowns on consecutive drives of their own, while stymying the Aztecs. In the midst of all the passing, San Diego got a second field goal. The Rainbow Warriors finalized the second half with a field goal, while the Aztecs missed their final field goal attempt of the half. After the break the assault continued, Hawai’i scores another touchdown on the opening kickoff of the half, and then completely shut out the visitors in the half. To add insult to injury, Hawai’i took an interception back for a pick-six, slamming the door shut on San Diego State.

Hawai’i 38 - San Diego State 6

November 8, 2025 - Piscataway, NJ

When Rutgers University first played the University of Maryland, both teams had different names. The Queensman and Aggies respectively battled to a hard fought 6-0 end that the Rutgers eleven pulled out. Over a century later, the teams now share a conference and a rivalry, where they play yearly and compete for glory. An ostentatious origin was only offset by Maryland scoring on their opening drive. This lead held for the entirety of the first quarter, before Rutgers got their first touchdown. This set off a chain of scoring that rounded out the half, before Maryland threw an interception. On the Hail Mary at the end of the half, the Scarlet Knights throw their own interception. The second half started out with the home team scoring a touchdown, but both teams trade 4^th down stops that end a drive for each team. With a field goal, Maryland ends their scoring. A pair of punts lead into a final touchdown for Rutgers. The New Jersey eleven get another stop on downs and run out the clock for the victory. 

RUTGERS 35 - MARYLAND 20

November 4, 2025 - Athens, OH

The Mid-American Conference has many rivalries that excite the heartland. The Battle for the Bricks has been played since 1908 between Ohio University’s Bobcats and Miami University’s RedHawks. The teams have 102 meetings in total, but this year’s game would give the winner a lead in the conference standings. The tango began tenuously as the two teams threw everything they had at one another and scored zero points between them. The deadlock ended when the RedHawks got a field goal. The Bobcats responded with the same. After the half ended, each team found their offense, an Ohio fumble assisted in putting points for Miami. Then the teams traded touchdowns on consecutive drives. Four total, two apiece. After more punting, the Bobcats take the lead for good. Ohio stopped the RedHawks with an interception and took that turnover into the final seconds for a win in the series.

OHIO 24 - MIAMI(OH) 20

November 8, 2025 - Las Cruces, NM

The confident, conference-leading Kennesaw State Owls swooped into Las Cruces seeking to sustain their spotless Conference USA record while New Mexico State stood steadfast, supported by over 11,000 spirited spectators. The Owls opened operations with an overwhelming offensive output. Amari Odom connected with Gabriel Benyard for a controversial 34-yard touchdown that was initially ruled incomplete before replay review revealed Benyard’s boots to be barely in bounds. After a quick Aggie three-and-out, Odom orchestrated another onslaught, finding Benyard once more for a 23-yard strike that stretched the Owls’ lead to 14-0. The nightmare worsened when New Mexico State fumbled on their following possession’s first play, giving Kennesaw golden field position at the Aggie 17-yard line. The Aggie defense dug deep and denied the touchdown, while Britton Williams walloped a 35-yard field goal through the uprights and increased the deficit to 17-0. The cannonade continued in the 2nd quarter as Odom bombed a beautiful 55-yard strike to Clayton Coppock, creating a catastrophic 24-0 crater. The Aggies appeared annihilated, with their homecoming hopes hemorrhaging away. But then Dijon Stanley delivered. The jetted for a jaw dropping 27-yard touchdown run, trimming the troubling total to 24-7 before halftime.

The second half spawned a stunning shift. New Mexico State’s defense suddenly surged and shut down Kennesaw’s previously prolific offense entirely. Logan Fife led the Aggies’ adventurous awakening in the final quarter. A magnificent 10-play, 85-yard march, culminating with a 2-yard catch by Donovan Fauplen, cut the cushion to 24-14. After Lorenzo Smith swatted away a critical pass to force a punt, Fife found Fauplen again for another touchdown, limiting the lead to just three points with about 5 minutes remaining. The Aggies intercepted Kennesaw’s next possession, giving New Mexico State the ball and a glimmer of hope. However, the Owls answered with an interception of their own. 

The Aggie defense delivered one more defiant stand, and their offense had one final, fateful chance. New Mexico State marched methodically to Kennesaw’s 32-yard line, setting up a potential game-tying field goal. The stadium stood silent, hoping for heroics. The kick commenced its climb toward the crossbar, but cruelly curved right, sealing Kennesaw’s narrow victory and maintaining their magnificent seven-game winning streak.

Kennesaw State 24 - New Mexico State 21

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