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AP Top 25
No. School Record Points Prev
1 Southern California (43) 3-0 1601 1
2 LSU (22) 4-0 1580 2
3 Oklahoma (0) 4-0 1456 4
4 Florida (0) 4-0 1417 3
5 West Virginia (0) 4-0 1388 5
6 California (0) 4-0 1263 6
7 Texas (0) 4-0 1196 7
8 Ohio State (0) 4-0 1193 8
9 Wisconsin (0) 4-0 1030 9
10 Rutgers (0) 3-0 1008 11
11 Oregon (0) 4-0 944 13
12 Boston College (0) 4-0 927 14
13 Clemson (0) 4-0 807 15
14 Kentucky (0) 4-0 708 21
15 Georgia (0) 3-1 631 22
16 South Carolina (0) 3-1 586 12
17 Virginia Tech (0) 3-1 568 17
18 South Florida (0) 3-0 539 23
19 Hawaii (0) 4-0 471 19
20 Missouri (0) 4-0 401 25
21 Penn State (0) 3-1 337 10
22 Alabama (0) 3-1 265 16
23 Arizona State (0) 4-0 206 28
24 Cincinnati (0) 4-0 164 29
25 Nebraska (0) 3-1 134 24


Texas finally gets a big win over a nothing school and..... they didn't move. :(

Colorado holds high-scoring No. 3 OU offense in check



BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Just as Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops predicted, the third-ranked Sooners couldn't run it up on Colorado. In fact, the Sooners couldn't even beat the Buffaloes.

Kevin Eberhart kicked a career-long 45-yard field goal as time expired to send Colorado past the stunned Sooners 27-24 Saturday.

Shock And Awe

It was the Buffaloes' first win over a top-five team since Dec. 1, 2001, when they bested Texas in the Big 12 title game.

After Eberhart's kick cleared the crossbar, the fans stormed the field as the dejected Sooners, who had blown a 24-7 second-half lead, walked off, their hopes of a national championship having taken a major hit.

The Sooners (4-1, 0-1) came in averaging a whopping 61.5 points to lead the nation. But behind a tough defense, the Buffs (3-2, 1-0) earned their biggest win under Dan Hawkins, who went 2-10 in his inaugural season last year.

The Buffaloes trailed 24-7 after Allen Patrick scored from 17 yards out following safety D.J. Wolfe's second interception of Buffs quarterback Cody Hawkins. His first one led to Juaquin Iglesias' 13-yard TD catch in the first half.

But Oklahoma, which had scored 50-plus points in each of their first four games, was stifled after that, and Colorado outgained the Sooners 219 yards to 46 in the second half.

Colorado began its comeback with Eberhart's 41-yarder to make it 24-10 in the third quarter.

After Ryan Walters picked off Sam Bradford, Hawkins hit Tyson DeVree for the score on fourth-and-goal from the 4, pulling Colorado to 24-17 on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Bradford, who was the second rated passer in the nation entering the game, finished 8-for-19 for 112 yards with two interceptions and was outplayed Hawkins, the Colorado coach's son.

The redshirt freshman was 22-for-36 for 219 yards and two touchdowns.

The Sooners gave the Buffs a huge assist in their comeback when Reggie Smith muffed a fair catch and Colorado's Justin Drescher recovered at the OU 16.

Four plays later, Colorado tied it on Hawkins' 15-yard touchdown strike to Dusty Sprague with 4:05 remaining.

What Happened?


It sure was not the same Oklahoma team on Saturday that had earned the No. 3 ranking with wins in its first four games.

The Buffs forced another punt and Chase McBride's 33-yard return set up Colorado at midfield. Hawkins drove the Buffs to the 27, where Eberhart made the game-winner to give Colorado its biggest upset in years.

Oklahoma led 17-7 at halftime after managing just one long scoring drive, a three-play, 80-yarder that ended with Patrick's 34-yard TD run.

The Sooners went three-and-out on their first two possessions but got great field position on their next drive when Wolfe picked off Hawkins and returned it 33 yards to the Buffaloes 11.

The Sooners lost two yards on their first two runs, then Bradford hit Iglesias for a 13-yard touchdown -- and Oklahoma's first first down -- with 1:40 left in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead.

The Buffs tied it at 7 when pulling guard Devin Head opened a hole for tailback Hugh Charles, who scampered in from 25 yards out in the second quarter and finished with 110 yards on 24 carries.

The Buffs announced before the game that freshman tailback Brian Lockridge would sit out with a concussion, which he suffered at practice on Tuesday. Lockridge had been the Buffs' primary tailback since they burned the redshirt on him two weeks ago.

Friday October 19, 2007 12:34PM

Trojans shaken by scary flight to ND

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- The plane carrying USC's football team to South Bend plummeted during a severe thunderstorm, forcing the pilot to abort his first landing attempt.

There were about 125 people, including 82 players, on the chartered flight Thursday night for the cross-country trip for Saturday's game.

"That was terrifying," fullback Stanley Havili told the Los Angeles Times. "I thought I was going to die."

Source: http://tinyurl.com/2kxjjl

Nebraska goes down again!

Michigan Hires West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez

Michigan has hired West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez as its next football coach following a search that featured two other top prospects deciding to stay put.

Rodriguez, whose Mountaineers (No. 9 BCS, No. 11 AP) are preparing for their second BCS game in three seasons, will take over Michigan's program from Lloyd Carr, Michigan athletic department spokesman Bruce Madej said Sunday.

"I am thrilled to have Rich Rodriguez as Michigan's new coach," athletic director Bill Martin wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Sunday. "Rich brings an exciting brand of football to Michigan Stadium. We welcome the entire Rodriguez family to Ann Arbor."

A source close to Rodriguez told ESPN that the Michigan deal will average in the range of $2.5 million per year, which would be more than a half-million per year raise from his West Virginia salary.

"The players are upset because he said he's going to leave before the bowl game," James Dykes, the father of West Virginia defensive tackle Keilen Dykes told ESPN's Joe Schad. "At least coach them in the bowl game. James just called to tell us and I know he is very upset about this."

He built West Virginia (10-2) into a Big East power, winning the conference championship this year for the fourth time in five seasons and going 60-26 overall.

"I'm pretty sure the next guy will do a good job but Coach Rod was West Virginia," Running back Steve Slaton said. "It's a business. He has to think of his family first. He'll have emotions. But I can't be mad at him because he gave me a chance."

Source: ESPN

Is it just me, or does leaving in the team like this seem like the lowest thing you can do to your players and a slap in the face to the university..? I mean, truth be told, WV was a fluke win away from the BCS title game...What's the difference between coaching yoru guys up for their last game and then taking over the program afterwards..? Its not like Michigan is in shambles, going to a national powerhouse has its perks, and one of them is being a fucking national powerhouse...