In a spectacle fit for a summer’s night, the Stanford Cardinal and the No. 24 Illinois fought valiantly to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Stanford, in its ACC debut, secured a last-minute field goal against the undefeated Syracuse, while Illinois triumphed over Nebraska in a nail-biting overtime affair. Such thrills remind us that in the grand theater of college football, the unexpected is often the most delightful of surprises.