Studs And Duds -- Oct. 8

Iowa State's Joel Lanning did a little bit of everything in an upset win over Oklahoma (NewsOK)

We once again have scoured the ends of the college football universe to present the three best, most impactful players/teams, along with three players/teams that didn't do quite as well.

STUDS
Joel Lanning, Iowa State -- Mr Do It All really lived up to his name in Iowa State's stunning 38-31 win third-ranked Oklahoma, playing linebacker and quarterback and being the glue that held things together against a team the Cyclones hadn't beaten since 1990. Lanning went two-of-three passing, for 25 yards, ran the ball nine times for 35 yards and tallied eight tackles, including one sack and one tackle for loss, playing 78 total snaps. According to the Des Moines Register, Lanning is the first ISU player since 1971 to get significant action on both sides of the ball in the same game.
"It was fun," Lanning said. "I can't say enough about my teammates and what they did to help me out."
Lanning started his career in Ames as a quarterback, before moving over to defense.

Khalil Tate, Arizona -- Few would expect a backup quarterback thrown into the game due to injury to fare well, let alone set an FBS record in his first action. But that's exactly what the sophomore did for the Arizona Wildcats, rushing for a QB FBS record 327 yards, and four touchdowns, in the Wildcats 45-42 road upset of Colorado. Tate had touchdown runs of 58, 28, 47 and 75 yards, and threw a 13-yard scoring strike as part of his 142 passing yards. The previous best for QB rushing yards in a game was held by Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch, who tallied 321 yards in 2013. Tate averaged 23.4 yards per carry on the way to putting up the second most yards in school history -- only Ka'Deem Carey's 366 in 2012 (against Colorado, incidentally) is better. 

Kenny Hill, TCU -- The star-crossed quarterback continued his redemption tour, scoring on a run, a reception and a pass in the Horned Frogs 31-24 victory over West Virginia. Hill, who started his career with a bang at Texas A&M before flaming out and transferring to Fort Worth. Hill's threw a 45-yard touchdown pass and caught a 48-yard scoring toss from receiver KaVontae Turpin, but his final touchdown was the most dramatic. Hill made a defender miss in the backfield, then lunged forward, carrying two more into the end zone to notch the game-winning score with just under three minutes remaining.

DUDS
Tulsa -- A lot was expect of the Golden Hurricane this season, but after a 62-28 blowout loss at Tulane, Tulsa sits at 1-5, with all kinds of questions. It wasn't just that Tulsa lost to the Green Wave, it was the way it happened. Tulsa allowed 653 yards of offense, over 50 percent third down conversions while failing to convert a single time in six tries, turning the ball over twice and being on the wrong end of a 44-16 time of possession disadvantage. Tulane had scoring plays of 23, 62, 59, 43 and 34 yards, and scored on all seven of its first half possessions.

Arkansas -- Bret Bielema may finally be experiencing the "karma" his wife so fondly tweets about every time something bad happens at Wisconsin. The Razorbacks offense was stagnant, at one juncture gaining just 48 yards on 18 plays -- among them an interception return of Austin Allen by South Carolina and a fumble return by Allen that also resulted in a Gamecocks score. South Carolina had three defensive touchdowns in the 48-22 rout, the first time in school history that has happened in 125 years of football. Arkansas came into the game averaging 408 yards, but managed just 330 against a defense ranked 12th in the SEC.

Nebraska defense -- Mike Riley must know that this version of the Huskers defense is far from the Blackshirts of yesteryear. Wisconsin left black and blue marks on the Nebraska stop unit, rushing for 353 yards and averaging 7.2 yards per carry. Wisconsin carried a 37-23 time of possession advantage into an easier than it sounded 38-17 victory in Lincoln. The rushing total was Wisconsin's highest in a road game since 2012, when it ran for 564 yards against Indiana. Nebraska has been a tonic for the Badgers ground game, allowing over 200 rushing yards to both Melvin Gordon and Montee Ball in the Big Ten championship game in 2012. The Huskers also gave up a then-record 408 yards to Gordon in 2014. The real demoralizing thing was that Wisconsin was more physical than Nebraska. For years the Huskers made a habit of wearing people down, on both sides of the ball. But Wisconsin put together a 93-yard scoring drive, running the ball on eight of the 10 plays.