College Touchdowns of the Week, Week 5: Jared Hollins and Anthony Eager Go 69 Yards
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In his third start, Jared Hollins threw 49 yards down the middle and Anthony Eager ran the last 20 for a 69-yard touchdown. It was one of Eager's two second-half touchdowns on a career day: four catches, 168 yards.
Touchdown of the Week: Jared Hollins to Anthony Eager, 69 yards
South Alabama was up 17 in the third quarter when Hollins, on first-and-10, went deep down the middle for Eager. The catch came 49 yards downfield and Eager finished it.
Hollins finished with 321 passing yards and three touchdowns, and the South Alabama won the Sun Belt opener 52-35 over the UL Monroe.
Jared Hollins to Anthony Eager, 69 yards · South Alabama vs. UL MonroeClock at the snap Q3 7:04Down and distance 1st and 10Score before South Alabama up 17Final South Alabama won 52-35Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
A 44% completion chance on a deep throw down the middle. It was Hollins' seventh touchdown pass of the season.
Runner-up: Cameran Brown to Derrick Avery Jr., 80 yards, Georgia State
Cameran Brown to Derrick Avery Jr., 80 yards · Georgia State vs. Old DominionClock at the snap Q1 3:10Down and distance 1st and 10Score before Georgia State up 4Final Georgia State won 42-10Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Up four in the first quarter, Cameran Brown threw 45 yards down the middle and Derrick Avery Jr. ran the last 35 for an 80-yard touchdown (46% completion chance). Brown threw six touchdown passes, and the Georgia State beat the Old Dominion 42-10.
Third: Marcus Stokes to Jermane Hayes, 93 yards, Memphis
Marcus Stokes to Jermane Hayes, 93 yards · Memphis vs. CharlotteClock at the snap Q1 10:37Down and distance 1st and 10Score before TiedFinal Memphis won 59-8Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Tied in the first quarter, Marcus Stokes threw 39 yards down the middle and Jermane Hayes went the other 54 for a 93-yard touchdown, the longest of the week (48% completion chance). The Memphis beat the Charlotte 59-8.
Fourth: Jackson Arnold to Kayden McGee, 70 yards, UNLV
Jackson Arnold to Kayden McGee, 70 yards · UNLV vs. CaliforniaClock at the snap Q1 5:40Down and distance 3rd and 8Score before UNLV down 7Final UNLV won 39-31Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Down seven in the first quarter, third-and-8, Jackson Arnold threw 35 yards to the right side and Kayden McGee ran the last 35 for a 70-yard touchdown (39% completion chance). The UNLV beat the California 39-31.
Fifth: Colton Joseph to Malachi Coleman, 46 yards, Wisconsin
Colton Joseph to Malachi Coleman, 46 yards · Wisconsin vs. Michigan StateClock at the snap Q4 8:02Down and distance 1st and 10Score before Wisconsin up 21Final Wisconsin won 31-3Completion chance from air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather (the model behind ACE). Play-by-play gives the throw's lane and air yards, not the exact spot, so the catch is drawn in the middle of its lane.
Up 21 in the fourth quarter, Colton Joseph threw 46 yards down the middle and Malachi Coleman caught it in the end zone (40% completion chance). The Wisconsin beat the Michigan State 31-3.
The one that got away
Down 31-29 with no time left, fourth-and-14, Brad Jackson threw 48 yards down the middle toward the end zone. It was broken up (33% completion chance), and the San Diego State won 31-29. Jackson had brought the Bobcats within two with a 40-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 left.
The week in numbers
The week in numbers table
Stat
This week
Touchdown passes
152
Touchdown passes of 40+ yards
31
Touchdown passes thrown 20+ yards in the air
37
Late go-ahead or winning touchdown passes
2
Longest
93 yards, Marcus Stokes to Jermane Hayes (Memphis)
Most touchdown passes
Cameran Brown (Georgia State), 6
Every touchdown pass thrown 20+ yards in the air, College Week 5 Where it was caught Line of scrimmageEach line runs from the line of scrimmage to the catch, in the lane the play-by-play gives (left, middle or right of the passer). The end zone is on the right.
How we pick the Touchdowns of the Week
Every touchdown pass gets a TD Score: how unlikely the completion was (one minus the completion chance, times 10), plus 0.1 for each yard the ball travelled in the air and 0.05 for each yard of the touchdown, plus the moment: 8 for a winning touchdown in the final 40 seconds or overtime, 4 for any other fourth-quarter go-ahead touchdown, 3 for one that set up the tie, 1 for any other fourth-quarter or overtime touchdown in a one-score game. The moment counts in full on throws with a completion chance of 60% or less and shrinks on easy ones. Touchdowns in garbage time (a margin over 22 points in the fourth quarter, over 28 in the third) count in the week's numbers but not in the top five. Completion chances come from the same model behind ACE (air yards, lane, down, distance, field position, pressure and weather). A quarterback can appear at most twice. In college, the play-by-play labels each throw short or deep instead of giving exact air yards, so the completion chance uses that label; air yards are read from the spot of the catch where the play text gives it. College numbers cover every game with an FBS team in it. Last week: College Touchdowns of the Week, Week 4: Dylan Raiola Steps In, Finds Dakorien Moore.
Data: CollegeFootballData.com play-by-play; completion chances, TD Scores and ACE by QuarterbackStats.com.
