Nebraska Holds On: Nebraska 20, Wake Forest-17
Wake Forest made the top 25 last year largely by winning the turnover battle. In today’s loss to Nebraska, turnovers helped them battle Nebaska early then lose their chances late. They intercepted Nebraska twice and recovered a third quarter fumble that allowed them to score for the lead. Nebraska retook the lead, then mistakes by sophomore QB Brett Hodges ended Wake Forest’s chances of winning. Hodges, stepping in for starter Riley Skinner, went 17-of-23 for 130 yards. He blew it when he threw an intereception in the end zone with four minutes left. He had another chance to drive down the field with 1:30 left, but Wake Forest didn’t gain any yards there. Wake Forest had stayed in the game by running the ball. Led by Kenneth Moore (115 yards on 9 carries), they totaled 235 yards on 53 carries. Interesting note: Nebraska, being in the lead at halftime, has extended Coach Callahan’s record leading at halftime to 22-1. He is 0-12 when losing at halftime.

Kenneth Moore, RB, Wake Forest

Okahoma Asserts Their Dominance:Oklahoma-51, Miami-13
295 yards passing, 182 rushing, and they held Miami to 190 total yards. Maybe this isn’t the year Oklahoma dominates the regular season then fails in the bowl game? Or maybe it is, because they seem to be dominating the regular season right now. That would be right on par with what they did every other year.

Run, Run, Run, The Ball: West Virginia-48, Marshall-23
Steve Slaton got a cloth out before the game to shine the Heisman Trophy, but his quarterback, Pat White, said, “Not so fast, I want it, too.” Slaton finished with 146 yards on 24 carries. White ran for 125 yards on 18 carries and threw for 149 yards on 13-of-18 passing. Overall, West Virginia gained 362 yards rushing on 52 carries. But, they were playing Marshall. And that’s the part that should scare them. It’s been known that West Virginia has a bad defense, but Marshall shouldn’t have been leading at halftime. Marshall shouldn’t have thrown for 256 yards. Marshall gained a total of 145 yards vs. Miami in game one. And Miami is the defense that allowed 51 points to Oklahoma.

Not Exactly the Best Test…Georgia Tech-45, Samford-0, Halftime
Notre Dame (whom lost 33-3 to Georgia Tech) can take solace in the fact that Samford is also struggling. UPDATE: GT won. What an upset!

Michigan Sucks! Oregon-39, Michigan-7
It got to the point that they put their freshman QB Ryan Mallett in in the second half. (Mallet preceded to go 4-10 for 23 yards and a pick.) They said Henne was injured–and he was–but his injury, which occured halfway through the second quarter, wasn’t bad enough to force him out before halftime. Lloyd Carr might want to start looking around. I hear Duke’s coach is on the hot seat. Ted Roof gone 5-34 ever since taking over in 2004.

Terrorism Hits! America’s Team Goes Down! LSU a lot, VA Tech not so much
In a shocking turn of events, America’s Team of 2005 has taken down America’s Team of 2007. V-Tech has gained a total of 40 yards in this thrashing. LSU has 193 on the ground. Matt Flynn is 13-of-23 passing for 178 yards and did run for a score. The interesting thing is that no one seems to care about how LSU has been rebuilding New Orleans ever since Katrina. (Is it because we don’t care about black people?) Sorry, about the sarcasm, New Orleans residents. I know LSU hasn’t really been doing their job. Bush may think they’re doing a heckuva job, but we know New Orleans is still in shambles because of LSU’s incompetence. I hope V-Tech does a better job of rehabbing V-Tech than LSU did for New Orleans.

Da Bulls are on the map- USF 26 Auburn 23 OT
In a wild, thrilling contest that saw Auburn turn the ball five times, without USF capitalizing, and the Bulls missing field goal after field goal– badly, the Bulls still managed to pull of a huge win, or as ESPN2 put it, “a program maker”. A win at Auburn? USF is a sure thing to be ranked in the top 25 next week. And all of a sudden, with Rutgers, West Virigina, Louisville, and now USF, the once pathetic Big East, is now becoming quite a conference.

Say Cheese, UNLV, you had your chance- Wisconsin 20 UNLV 13
The game went back and forth, and UNLV led 13-12, but it wasn’t meant to be, as the number 5 ranked Badgers did just enough to win a tough game in Vegas.

The times they are a changing
Miami was destroyed. FSU struggled to defeat a terrible UAB team, Notre Dame and Michigan both fell to 0-2, and it became strikingly clear: the times they are a changing. UM was in the game at halftime, but Oklahoma put a good ol’ fashion whooping on the Canes, who need to settle on a QB before anything starts to develop. FSU trailed as much as 17-3 to UAB, but came back, eeking out a win over a Blazers team that has lost 8 straight. While it’s not much, at least its a win. Notre Dame is in a rebuilding year anyways, and Michigan… well, it’s going to be a long, forgettable year in Ann Arbor.

Heisman Watch: Tim Tebow Ups His TD Total To 9: Florida-59, Troy State-31
Heisman-in-waiting Tim Tebow lead Florida to a victory over the relentless Troy State pass rush by a wide margin. In Doing so, he threw for 237 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 83 more and 2 touchdowns. I realize Troy State’s pass rush might not be as relentless as I make it out to be, but next week against Tennessee, I won’t have to overhype Florida’s performance.

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