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.

September 12th, 2026 - West Lafayette, IN

The Fellas from Forest called Wake wandered their way to West Lafayette to battle the ballyhooed Boilermakers of Purdue. Both teams needed a win to begin their seasons 2-0. Purdue was primed to end their losing streak against power conference opponents, but the Demon Deacons had other plans. The Boilermakers burst out of the gate and bounded down the green grass into the endzone for an early seven-point supremacy. Wake Forest found their footing and dashed up and down the field, finding a touchdown, a field goal, and another touchdown on their first three drives. The Boilers were brushed back on their heels but bounced up to find a field goal to send the teams in at the half 17-10 with the Deacons leading. The two teams traded field goals in the third. The Deacons, desperate to deny the hopes of Boilermakers, called a reverse to Drayden Dickmann, who deftly dashed down the sidelines for 44 yards and set up a 44-yard field goal, giving Wake Forest a two-possession lead. Purdue turned to their sensational sophomore running back Fame Ijeboi to inch their way back into the game. Ijeboi inserted himself into the end zone with less than four minutes left in the fourth, bolstering the Boilers' comeback chances. The Boilers' defense then got the pointy pigskin back into the hands of the offense, who took a long winding trip deep into Demon Deacon territory but had to settle for an Echeverria equalizer to send the contest into overtime. In OT, the Deacons relied on their QB Gio Lopez, who tossed a 24-yard TD on the second play of OT to give the Deacs a 30-23 lead. The Boilers had their backs against the wall on 4th and 9th. Their signal caller Browne tossed up a prayer off his back foot finding Morrissette’s mitts to tie the game at 30-30, sending us to Double OT. Purdue got a touchdown by the illustrious Ijeboi to go up 36-30, but the 2-point conversion was stuffed by the Demon Deacon defense. The Boilermaker Boys bowed up and forced the Deacons back for a 4th and 15 with a chance to close out the contest. A Lopez laser found Hernandez’s hands right at the first down marker, but the refs marked him short initially, giving the Boiler backers belief they had won the game. However, after review, a tiny tip toe was at the 2-yard line, giving the Deacons the first down by a diminutive distance. Lopez’s legs then ran right into the end zone to tangle the teams at 36 apiece. Lopez’s legs then ran left, toting the tied leather oblong sphere for the game-winning two-point conversion for triumph, leaving the Boilers bunch still searching for their first power conference win since 2023.

September 12, 2026 - Syracuse, New York

Bruised from last week’s battering by the rival Bruins, Tosh Lupoi’s Berkeley Bears came east for a cross-country conference clash. The Orange occupants of upstate New York played happy host, toeing triples on two of their first three drives before taking the test’s first touchdown for a 12-0 lead. On the following drive, the visitors volleyed back, voyaging 75 yards in 4 plays to vanquish their scoring void. The two sides then swapped a salvo of punts to put paid to the preliminary period of play.

The second half saw the Golden Bears gain the advantage after an interception launched by the Orange’s Angeli landed Lupoi’s lads deep in Orange territory. Six plays later the Bears were able to battle the ball and secure a slim superiority, 14-12. Syracuse sallied back, completing a clock-chewing touchdown trek to take back the lead, but collapsed on the conversion try to come up 18-14. The Cal attack capitulated as the contest reached its culmination, punting on their final three possessions, but another Angeli giveaway gained the Golden guests a lasting lead, 21-18. Otto’s colorful champions controlled the clock, contributing duplicate drives that reached into the double digits but delivered only a devastating doink and a decisive miss. On the final drive, the Orange hoped a heroic heave could close the contest, but Bear back Kingston Lopa tallied his third takeaway to secure the visitor’s victory.

September 12, 2026 - Athens, Ohio

Jacksonville State journeyed north to do battle with the Bobcats of Ohio University. The Cocks were game for the contest, starting the scoring with a sensational sortie that covered eighty-eight yards and elapsed over six minutes. After an exchange of easily ended excursions, the visitors showcased a shift in strategy, scoring on a single 82-yard strike to double their advantage. The Bobcats finally broke onto the board with a 7-minute, 13-play touchdown drive of their own before their feathered foes refuted it with a 14-play ramble resulting in a field goal. On the following kickoff, a bevy of bruising Bobcat blockers battered a path to the end zone, bringing the contest back within a single score. The Ohio footballers then forced a fumble, setting the stage for a tying field goal, but the Bobcat boot was blocked, and the hosts went to halftime down by 3. Jax State launched the latter half with another lengthy mission, moving downfield to retake a ten-point lead. Down but not out, Ohio occupied the end of the third quarter and much of the fourth with a brace of eight-minute scoring trips that tied the contest at twenty-four. Fearing extra frames, the Gamecocks flew down the field, foraying 55 yards before flubbing the field goal that would have finished the fight. Both contestants opened overtime with destitute drives, with the home team hobbling a hopeful fourth down and the Gamecocks gaining their second field goal block of the battle. Both succeeded in the second surplus span, toeing a pair of tries through to send the game to a third, where the teams found triumph eluded them once more. It was freshman quarterback Levi Davis who finally found fruition in the final frame of free football, rushing in the conversion before the Bobcats foiled the feisty fowl once more.

September 12, 2026 Ann Arbor, MI 

Matchups during the matinée period of the college football Saturday have been maligned in the past. Teams want to see their players under the bright lights, and fans want to have all-day experiences watching and rooting. But this season the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma met on the gridiron to finish the planned two-game series. The teams banged and bashed their heads together for four quarters. Defenses for both the Wolverines and the Sooners rose to the occasion. To wit, the teams combined for twelve punts, and the Michigan defense forced two turnovers and added a stop on fourth down at the two-minute timeout of the fourth quarter for good measure. The teams continued their defensive dominance, but it was broken in a brilliant but short-lived flash when the Wolverines put the ball over the goal line late in the first quarter. Before the end of the half, the Men from Michigan added a field goal. Once the break was over, the Sooners had an offensive output that matched the Oklahoma name for just a moment, tying the game at 10 with two scores of their own. Staying true to their history, the Wolverines took the interception they pilfered inside the five-yard line and then punched it in for the go-ahead score. The teams clashed some more, but the scoring ended. Oklahoma attempted to hurry but ran out of time after allowing a sack.

September 12, 2026 Stillwater, OK 

Looking stylish has been a recruiting tactic for as long as college teams have sought out new players through recruitment. Few do this as well as the University of Oregon Ducks. A tradition of new uniforms each week has made the team a favorite in the Pacific Northwest for years. This season they are on the return leg of a trip to play the Oklahoma State University Cowboys. The game began with a sleepy opening, a punt from Oregon, and a field goal from the Pokes. But after another punt from the visitors, Oklahoma State courted disaster and threw a pick six that turned the fortunes against them. But the Cowboys settled in and went on a 14-point run that gave them a lead they would hold for most of the rest of the game. With the Webfoots chasing, they secured another takeaway and turned that into points. This did not deter the stout State eleven, as they marched back down the field to get another touchdown to reset the lead to 10. Before the half ended, the Ducks squeaked a field goal in. After the half, the offensive fireworks continued. The teams traded scores, set up plays for success, and only occasionally did the defense show up. The Ducks were stopped on downs three times in the second half while the Cowboys added fifteen points to Oregon’s fourteen, securing the upset for the Cowpokes.

September 12, 2026 Durham, NC 

Over a century ago, two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) faced off in Durham, NC. Those schools have developed and changed names, but today they are called North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU). The teams played to a 13-13 draw but became the biggest rivalry in the HBCU world in the Tar Heel State. The teams have played each other over the past 100 years, vying for bragging rights and to claim dominion over the state. The game began as the explosive Eagles of NCCU jumped all over the Aggies and took a 16-0 lead. This held until the NCA&T offense finally came to the party and put a touchdown on the board of their own. Not to let this stand for too long, the home team scored again with their second touchdown of the afternoon. The defenses settled in, but the Aggies showed some amazing and athletic play on a two-minute drill that scored moments before the first half ended. At halftime the NCA&T Blue and Gold Marching Machine took the field, and as a credit to their name, the machine turned on and turned-out melodies and music that could be felt as much as heard. When the NCCU Sound Machine Marching Band took the field, they activated their machinery and belted tunes that could be heard from Durham all the way to the Piedmont! After the second half began, the Aggies fumbled, which led to the final score for the Eagles, a touchdown. Once the NCA&T eleven got the ball back, they threw an interception! But the teams then traded seven punts throughout the rest of the game. NCA&T got a touchdown, but it was too little to change the outcome. On their final offensive series, the Aggies threw an interception that closed the door on any comeback.

September 12, 2026 - Lincoln, Nebraska

The Huskers hosted their first home night game of the season, and the Blackshirts’ bruising defense bared its teeth before the Falcons found a single first down. On the game’s opening offensive output, a bobbled ball bounced into the Bowling Green’s waiting hands for an interception, but Nebraska’s defense swiftly sedated the setback and swallowed the Falcons’ following possession and forced a punt. Anthony Colandrea kept his composure and calmly connected with Jacory Barney Jr. for a 35-yard touchdown throw that thrust the Huskers ahead 7-0. Bowling Green’s misery multiplied moments later. A tipped toss tumbled into Nebraska’s Donovan Jones’ hands for a Husker interception that quickly capitalized into a Kwazi Gilmer touchdown catch.

The following quarter fully flew the floodgates open. Another forced Falcon punt and a headstrong Husker heave stretched the score to 21-0. Jamal Rule joined the joyride, juking through Bowling Green’s defense for a spectacular 59-yard scamper that skyrocketed Nebraska to a commanding 28-0 cushion. With minutes left in the half, Colandrea found his fourth touchdown pass. Nebraska headed to halftime holding a hefty 35-0 advantage.

Nebraska’s defense continued to deliver dagger after dagger. The Blackshirts blocked a Bowling Green punt early in the third quarter, though they came up short on a 55-yard field goal try. Bowling Green built some belief. A flurry of fortuitous flings and some flashy footsteps found the Falcons in the endzone, and they managed to mark up their side of the scoreboard, smartly skirting the scare of a shutout. But it was too little, too late. Nebraska’s reserves rolled in for relief in the 4th quarter. The second-string signal caller, TJ Lateef, managed to strengthen his stat sheet as well, scoring a touchdown pass on the final Husker drive.

In a week with close calls and consequential catastrophes for their conference mates, Nebraska continues to roll behind Matt Rhule’s revitalized roster. The Huskers host North Dakota next week as one last tune-up opportunity before they begin their battles against fellow Big Ten behemoths.

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