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Dylan Raiola’s 42 Yards and Nobody in College Football Is Ready For It

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Yikes, talk about a rough Saturday on the college gridiron. Dylan Raiola just dropped one of the worst quarterback stat lines in recent memory, costing his team a win right there at home against UCLA. This wasn’t just a bad game, folks; this was a historical stumble.

Raiola’s Nightmare and UCLA’s Takeover

Dylan Raiola’s day against UCLA was brutal, ending with him getting benched in the fourth quarter. His final numbers? A stomach-churning 6 completions on 19 attempts, a measly 42 passing yards, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions. That stat line is so bad it puts him at No. 1 on the list of 20 worst single-game QB performances using EPA per dropback since 2024. Just wrap your head around that for a second. UCLA, meanwhile, was feasting, forcing turnover after turnover, making Raiola’s day an absolute embarrassment.

Arch Manning’s Costly Blunder and Sooner Magic

Over in Dallas, Arch Manning and the Longhorns thought they had picked the perfect time to face Oklahoma. But then, as it always seems to happen, “Sooner Magic” showed up. Oklahoma notched a special teams score, but the real gut punch came from Manning himself. With only 20 seconds left on the clock, Manning threw one of the costliest interceptions of the entire college football season. What was he even thinking? Tate the Great from Oklahoma was clearly feeling it after that play.

More Chaos: LSU’s Slide and Florida’s False Hope

The bad vibes weren’t contained to just those games. Things continue to spiral for Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers, with Kentucky just adding to their misery. Brock Coffman took it to the house for Kentucky, and Kenny Minchey added a “Tuddy” of his own, helping Kentucky “walk it off.” Meanwhile, the Florida Gators returned to the Swamp hoping to turn their season around against the Gamecocks. The opposite happened. South Carolina made sure of that with scores like “Sellers ➡️ Murph” and a first TD for Lex Cyrus. And honestly, with all this going on, you just gotta ask about the SEC Refs. How?

These kinds of performances set the tone for the entire season. For teams trying to stay on track, a day like this is a tough pill to swallow and definitely makes you look ahead to the next chance to prove it.

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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.

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