

It is how The Combine uses this power, combined with the numerous other exacting methods by which they oppress humans. However, The Combine's raw power isn't the only thing that makes them so unnerving as a government. Related: Will Half-Life 3 Be In VR Like Alyx? What Gordon and the player see in Half-Life 2, and its episodes, are the last dregs of a dying humanity. In a conflict known as "The Seven Hour War," The Combine defeated the majority of Earth's militaries and slaughtered billions of people. Due to the resonance cascade cause by Black Mesa in the original Half-Life, The Combine were able to find Earth.

For the past two decades, however, the planet has been under the tyrannical control of The Combine Empire. Both he and the player only meet the Combine a few minutes after he is awakened from this stasis. After beating the boss of the original Half-Life, Gordon Freeman is frozen in time for 20 years by the mysterious entity knows as the G-Man. However, the player knows next to nothing about them. The Combine first appear at the very beginning of Half-Life 2. They are one of the most brutal examples of a dystopian society in gaming. Ruthlessly inhuman, The Combine come off as especially intriguing and disturbing for their extreme level of scrutiny in their oppression. Anudike-Uzomah had sacks on back-to-back plays to end the first half and the first play of the second half.Since the series' second entry, Half-Lifeplayers have taken up the mantle of Gordon Freeman to combat the interdimensional alien empire known as The Combine. Kansas State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah recorded four sacks against TCU to take over the national lead with 10. The last Oklahoma QB to throw for six TDs was Kyler Murray in 2018. Williams matched the Oklahoma freshman record set by Landry Jones in 2009. There have been 26 200-yard games this season.Ĭaleb Williams' six touchdown passes for Oklahoma against Texas Tech were the most by a freshman since Oregon's Justin Herbert threw for the same number against California in 2016. Syracuse's Sean Tucker had 26 carries for 207 yards against Boston College.

Missouri's Tyler Badie had his third 200-yard game, going for 254 on 31 carries against Vanderbilt. It was Allgeier's second 200-yard game of the season. The other 100-yard kick returns Saturday were by Old Dominion’s LaMareon James, against Louisiana Tech, and Arkansas State’s Alan Lamar, against South Alabama.Īnthony Watkins of Tulsa ran back a kick 97 yards for a touchdown against Navy on Friday.īYU's Tyler Allgeier turned in the top rushing performance of the weekend, running 29 times for 266 yards against Virginia.
