Sure, come-from-behind wins against the nation’s top-ranked team don’t happen every weekend, but Week 3 of the college football regular season lacked some of the pizzazz of its predecessor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Especially in Texas, where of the state’s five AP Top 25 teams, three lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That doesn’t mean that there weren’t standout performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here are the ones that caught our eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Texas Tech wide receiver Kenny Johnson, because:\u00a0He was the breakout star of what might be Texas Tech<\/a>‘s biggest game of the regular season. Johnson caught 4 passes for 113 yards and 1 touchdown in a 28-26 win vs. No. 25 Houston<\/a>. The Pitt transfer established himself as a top option for the No. 11 Red Raiders (3-0), who, by the way, don’t have a single currently-ranked team on the remainder of their schedule this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was Texas wide receiver Cam Coleman, because:\u00a0Well, for all the hype, he should have games like this. Coleman caught 4 passes for 59 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 30-6 win vs. UTSA<\/a>. He was the go-to guy in an off-game for quarterback Arch Manning with a catch-and-run 24-yarder for his first touchdown and a 3-yard jump ball in the corner of the end zone for his second. The 6-foot-3 wide receiver was considered the biggest skill position player prize in the transfer portal this winter, and reportedly, the No. 1 Longhorns (3-0) gave him a multi-million dollar deal. It’s been money well-spent thus far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n It was Baylor quarterback Nate Bennett, because:\u00a0It’s pretty good when you have as many touchdowns as you do incompletions. Bennett completed 21 of his 24 pass attempts for 253 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 36-19 win vs. Louisiana Tech<\/a>. He started in place of DJ Lagway, who has missed two games with an ankle sprain, and has made good on his opportunity with the Bears (2-1). The Westlake Village, Calif. native is now undefeated in his two games behind center.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was SMU running back Kendrick Raphael, because:\u00a0Three scores against a ranked team is good, right? Raphael rushed for 197 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 41-31 loss vs. No. 16 Louisville<\/a>. He scored on runs of 25 yards, 12 yards and 2 yards for the No. 23 Mustangs (2-1) in their first loss this season. The senior was an All-ACC honorable mention at Cal last season, and if he keeps this up, he could draw more recognition than just that.\u00a0<\/p>\n