College Footaball Week 6 Recap

    We're almost at the half-way point of the college football season, and week six wrapped up last weekend.

    That also included arguably the top upset of the season, as #2 Florida State blew a 16-0 halftime lead to N.C. State, and lost 17-16. The Seminoles still have a shot at the national title, but they took a big blow after the loss.

N.C. State after their upset of #2 Florida State

    In a completely different game for the Big 10, #12 Ohio State and #20 Nebraska combined for 101 total points, and Ohio State won 63-38. In a down year for the Big 10, it's unfortunate the only team who could compete with other BCS teams is not bowl-eligible.

    The two disappointments of the SEC this year, Arkansas and Auburn, went at it on Saturday to salvage a conference win. Arkansas rebounded after four straight terrible losses and won 24-7. #18 Florida finally proved they are a legitimate title contender by upsetting #4 LSU 14-6. Florida and #6 South Carolina, who had a dominating win over #5 Georgia, appear to be the only teams in the SEC who can take down #1 Alabama. The SEC East may be better then the West this season.


Top 25

1. Alabama 5-0
2. Oregon 6-0
3. South Carolina 6-0
4. West Virginia 5-0
5. Notre Dame 5-0
6. USC 4-1
7. Florida 5-0
8. Ohio State 6-0
9. Kansas State 5-0
10. Oklahoma 3-1
11. Georgia 5-1
12. LSU 5-1
13. Florida State 5-1
14. Clemson 5-1
15. Texas 4-1
16. Louisville 6-0
17. Oregon State 4-0
18. Mississippi State 5-0
19. Stanford 4-1
20. Rutgers 5-0
21. Cincinnati 4-0
22. Michigan State 4-2
23. Michigan 3-2
24. Louisiana Tech 5-0
25. N.C. State 4-2

Next 5 in:

Arizona State 4-1
Ohio 6-0
Nebraska 4-2
Northwestern 4-1
TCU 4-1

Dropped Out:

TCU (#13)
Northwestern (#19)
Nebraska (#20)
Washington (#23)


What To Watch

#9 Kansas State (5-0) @ Iowa State (4-1)
12:00 pm ET, FOX

Iowa State pulled the upset last weekend on TCU, and will look to do it again on undefeated Kansas State. Can they pull it off a seconed straight week? Probably not.

Prediction: Kansas St 34 Iowa St 23


#15 Texas (4-1) @ #10 Oklahoma (3-1)
12:00 pm ET, ABC

The Red River Rivalry's 107th meeting features two top 15 teams, but this game might show Oklahoma's weaknesses, and Texas has a good chance to blow out their rivals. No one is quite sure how good they are, and most think they are overrated. Texas could come away with a blow out here - but Oklahoma's defense should keep it close.

Prediction: Texas 45 Oklahoma 34


#19 Stanford (4-1) @ #5 Notre Dame (5-0)
3:30 pm ET, NBC

Notre Dame has played phenomenally these last couple weeks, and has another opportunity to show the country they are back with a win over Stanford. The Irish defense is one of the best in the nation, and should shut down Stanford's offensive attack.

Prediction: Notre Dame 38 Stanford 16

#6 USC (4-1) @ Washington (3-2)
7:00 pm ET, FOX

Washington has upset USC twice recently in 2009 and 2010. They look to do it again, but USC is better than they have been recently, and they know that one more loss eliminates them from any chance of the BCS National Title. They should roll here.

Prediction: USC 48 Washington 20

#3 South Carolina (6-0) @ #12 LSU (5-1)
8:00 pm ET, ESPN

South Carolina demolished Georgia last weekend, but can they beat an elite team for a second straight week? Both the Gamecocks and Florida are trying to take power back in the SEC from Alabama and LSU. Florida has already beat LSU, and a South Carolina win could knock LSU out of SEC contention. The Tigers have looked bad the last three week, and South Carolina should get a huge win for this program.

Prediction: South Carolina: 24 LSU 17

Texas AM (4-1) @ #24 Louisiana Tech (5-0)
9:00 pm ET, ESPNU

Louisiana Tech is undefeated, and this is where they can prove they could make a push for a BCS-bid. But Texas AM can't afford anymore losses, because once they get deeper into SEC play, the losses will rack up.

Prediction: Louisiana Tech 28 TAMU 27


Other Predictions:

Arizona State 31 Colorado 10
#22 Michigan St. 24 Iowa 13
#16 Louisville 29 Pitt 27
Northwestern 38 Minnesota 17
Houston 52 UAB 24
Wisconsin 35 Purdue 18
Ohio 38 Akron 20
N. Carolina 24 Miami (FL) 22
UCLA 38 Utah 24
Boise State 25 Fresno St. 14
#23 Michigan 28 Illinois 13
#1 Alabama 37 Missouri 10
#17 Oregon State 26 BYU 17
#4 West Virginia 56 Texas Tech 31
#13 Florida St. 24 Boston College 10
#7 Florida 27 Vanderbilt 7
Arkansas 31 Kentucky 14
TCU 34 Baylor 24
UCF 27 Southern Miss 14
#18 Mississippi St. 30 Tennessee 24
#8 Ohio State 35 Indiana 14
California 36 Washington St. 24


BCS Bowls Today:

Championship: #1 Alabama vs #2 Oregon

Rose: #22 Michigan State vs #6 USC

Sugar: #3 South Carolina vs #9 Kansas State

Fiesta: #4 West Virginia vs #5 Notre Dame

Orange: #16 Louisville vs #13 Florida State

College Football Week 2 Recap

    Week 2 is now done, and what a weekend it was. We had many upsets go down, small and large, including a number of FCS schools take down FBS ones.

     It started on Friday night, as #22 Utah and Utah State renewed their rivalry. Utah had won the last 12 meetings, but the streak ended and the Aggies won 27-20. The upsets had begun.

     #9 Wisconsin traveled to Corvallis, Oregon where they were stunned by the Oregon State Beavers. A loss that highlighted a terrible weekend for the Big 10, but a great weekend for the Pac 12. #17 Nebraska (Big 10) fell victim to UCLA (Pac 12). Arizona State also beat up on Big 10 member Illinois 45-14.

     The Pac 12 played well all around except for #22 Utah, Colorado, and Washington. All teams but those three came away with a win. Arizona also pulled off a stunner and took down #19 Oklahoma State. 

     One interesting thing to take away from this weekend, is the sad-state of Colorado's two universities. Colorado lost to FCS-opponent Sacramento State, and Colorado State lost too FCS school North Dakota State. It doesn't get much lower then that for a state's football programs.

     But the most shocking upset of Saturday was the Sun Belt's Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks upset of the SEC's #8 Arkansas Razorbacks. The score was 21-7 Razorbacks at halftime. But Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson had taken many blows and was knocked out of the game with a head injury. UL Monroe jumped at the chance and held Arkansas to seven points in the second half. Overtime began with Arkansas scoring a field goal. ULM got the ball, and on 4th and 1, ULM QB Kolton Browning ran for a TD. 

    Final score: UL Monroe 34 #8 Arkansas 31.

     Arkansas looked shaky last week vs Jacksonville State, but after this performance, they look pitiful. If Wilson had stayed in the game, then the Razorbacks would have most likely won. But this is college football and we can only wonder.

Kolton Browning, UL Monroe

Top 25:

1. USC (2-0)
2. Alabama (2-0)
3. Florida State (2-0)
4. LSU (2-0)
5. Oklahoma (2-0)
6. Oregon (2-0)
7. South Carolina (2-0)
8. Georgia (2-0)
9. Michigan State (2-0)
10. Virginia Tech (2-0)
11. Texas (2-0)
12. Clemson (2-0)
13. West Virginia (1-0)
14. Ohio State (2-0)
15. Michigan (2-0)
16. TCU (1-0)
17. Louisville (2-0)
18. Kansas State (2-0) 
19. NC State (1-1)
20. Notre Dame (2-0)
21. Stanford (2-0)
22. Northwestern (2-0)
23. Mississippi State (2-0)
24. Arkansas (1-1)
25. Wisconsin (1-1)

Next 5 in: Boise State (0-1), Florida (2-0), Nebraska (1-1), Tennessee (2-0), UCLA (2-0)



What To Watch:

UL Monroe (1-0) @ Auburn (0-2) 
12:20pm ET, SEC Network

Auburn has dropped two to open the season, and you never know...

Prediction: Aub 45 ULM 14

#2 Alabama (2-0) @ #24 Arkansas (1-1) 
3:30pm ET, CBS

Arkansas looks to bounce back after embarrassment, but Alabama is just too strong regardless.

Prediction: Bama 37 Ark 24

Northern Iowa (1-1) @ Iowa (1-1) 
3:30pm ET, Big Ten Network

With how bad Iowa has been so far, and with how many FCS upsets we have already seen, I think something could happen here. NIU already gave problems to Wisconsin. 

Prediction: NIU 29 Iowa 24

Florida (2-0) @ Tennessee (2-0) 
6:00pm ET, ESPN

An SEC rivalry, both of these teams are good and it will be interesting to see if Jeff Driskel and Florida can compete with the stronger SEC teams this season.

Prediction: UF 28 Tenn 13

#1 USC (2-0) @ #21 Stanford (2-0) 
7:30pm ET, FOX

Stanford struggled vs SJSU, but beat up Duke. So far we can't tell what they really are without Andrew Luck. Versus USC, we should be able to tell. USC should get revenge on some losses in previous years.

Prediction: USC 52 Stanford 14

Utah State (2-0) @ #25 Wisconsin (1-1) 
8:00pm ET, Big Ten Network

Wisconsin needs to get it together because Utah State is dangerous and will cause some problems here. Would not be suprised at all if the Aggies won.

Prediction: USU 30 Wis 27

Houston (0-2) @ UCLA (2-0) 
10:30pm ET, Pac 12 Network

Can UCLA sustain the momentum and slow down Houston's offense? Can Houston bounce back after two poor showings? It really comes down to if UCLA's offense. Can it match the firepower of Houston's? Houston could run away with this one.

Prediction: UCLA 45 HOU 38


Week 1 Recap

    

Big 10 Preview

    
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    The Big 10 took a step down last year and was not as strong as usual. Teams still made bowl games, but Big Ten teams were beaten badly in most of them. 

    This year may not be much different. Wisconsin is the favorite again, with Michigan, Nebraska and Michigan State close behind. These four teams all have a great shot at a BCS appearance this season. 

Montee Ball, Wisconsin

    Ohio State should be better than last year and post a winning record. But it will not be a record the Buckeyes are accustomed to, and they are still not bowl eligible. 

    Northwestern and Iowa figure to be the next best teams. Both the Wildcats and Hawkeyes will make a bowl game, but will hover around seven or eight wins. 

    Purdue, Illinois, and Indiana will not challenge for the Big 10 title, but they still can make lower-tier bowls this year.

    Minnesota is still a couple of years away and will remain in the cellar.

    The biggest disappointment this year will be Penn State. With the heavy sanctions, having no bowl game, people everywhere rooting against them, and this scandal hanging over their program, it will be hard for Penn State to win more then two games, especially with starters leaving. Penn State will have problems this year and for the years to follow.


Projected Standings:

Leaders:

1. Wisconsin 11-1 (7-1)

2. Ohio State 9-3 (5-3)

3. Illinois 6-6 (4-4)

4. Purdue 6-6 (3-5)

T5. Indiana 5-7 (1-7)

T5. Penn State 2-10 (1-7)


Legends:

1. Michigan 10-2 (7-1)

2. Michigan State 10-2 (6-2)

T3. Nebraska 9-3 (5-3)

T3. Northwestern 8-4 (5-3)

5. Iowa 8-4 (4-4)

6. Minnesota 4-8 (1-7)


Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin over Michigan

College Football Week 4 Recap

    After not being able to put up a recap for weeks 2 & 3, I have one for week 4. There were some good games with a lot of ranked teams going at it, and even a few upsets.

    The biggest and most exiting one was Texas A& M and Oklahoma State. Texas A& M went out to a huge lead at half and most people assumed Oklahoma State really was overrated. But next thing you know Oklahoma State had surged back and taken the lead, and stole the win from the Aggies on the same week A& M joined the SEC. Justin Blackmon again had a 100 yard receiving day for the Cowboys as they are sure to gain some spots in the ranks.

    Other big games were Florida State and Clemson. Clemson had just joined the Top 25 after beating Auburn, and Florida State had just lossed to Oklahoma. I had always thought Florida State was much overrated for their preseason ranking, and these two losses only proved it as the Seminoles fell to 2-2. Clemson is 4-0 for the first time since 2007.

    LSU blew out West Virginia but no surprise their, and Alabama took down Arkansas by a surprisingly high margin. A good weekend for college football to say the least.

    This weekend also has some good games between ranked opponents, as Alabama and Florida, Nebraska and Wisconsin, and Clemson and Virginia Tech play.


Top 25
1. LSU 4-0
2. Alabama 4-0
3. Oklahoma 3-0
4. Boise State 3-0
5. Stanford 3-0
6. Wisconsin 4-0
7. Oregon 3-1
8. Oklahoma State 4-0
9. Nebraska 4-0
10. South Carolina 4-0
11. Virginia Tech 4-0
12. Texas A& M 2-1
13. Florida 4-0
14. Baylor 3-0
15. Clemson 4-0
16. South Florida 4-0
17. Texas 3-0
18. TCU 3-1
19. Arkansas 3-1
20. Georgia Tech  4-0
21. Michigan 4-0
22. Ohio State 3-1
23. Houston 4-0
24. Florida State 2-2
25. Arizona State 3-1

Next 5 in: West Virgina 3-1, Michigan State 3-1, Illinois 4-0, Penn State 3-1, Iowa 3-1

What To Watch:


#12 Texas A& M @ #19 Arkansas, 12:00 PM, ESPN, Prediction: TAM 37 ARK 35

Auburn @ #10 South Carolina, 3:30 PM, CBS, Prediction: AUB 41 SC 33

Michigan State @ #22 Ohio State, 3:30 PM, ABC/ESPN, Prediction: OSU 24 MSU 15

#15 Clemson @ #11 Virginia Tech, 6:00 PM, ESPN2, Prediction: VT 34 CLEM 28

#17 Texas @ Iowa State, 7:00 PM, FX, Prediction: TEX 45 ISU 13

#2 Alabama @ #13 Florida, 8:00 PM, CBS, Prediction: ALA 28 FLOR 14

Game Of The Week


#9 Nebraska @ #6 Wisconsin


8:00 PM ET, ABC

Prediction: Wisconsin 32 Nebraska 24

Wisconsin wins this game due to the fact they are just a better team on offense and have a slight edge in defense. Russell Wilson is playing great football, and Wisconsin can run with anyone in the country. It will be close, and could be a high scoring affair or a low scoring one. But in the end the Badges spoil Nebraska's inaugural Big 10 game.

Ohio State Football Faces More Punishments

    Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has been suspended by the school two games, and fined $250k, for failing to notify the NCAA that some players were selling merchandise for tattoos more then eight months ago.The NCAA still could make the punishment longer.

"Obviously I'm disappointed that this happened at all. I take my responsibility for what we do at Ohio State tremendously seriously and for the game of football. I plan to grow from this. I'm sincerely saddened by the fact that I let some people down and didn't do things as well as I possibly could have." Tressel said.

Jim Tressel

    In December of 2010, a report came out against five Ohio State players that they had  sold jerseys, championship rings and trophies to a local tattoo parlor in exchange for tattoos. An FBI investigation on the tattoo parlor for other reasons had discovered this, and told the University what it had found. The five players, including star QB Terrelle Pryor are suspended for the first five games of the 2011-12 season. Many people were unhappy that the players were not suspended for the teams Sugar Bowl game in January. Ohio State beat Arkansas 31-26, including a late game interception to seal the win by freshman Soloman Thomas, who was one of the five players.

    Yahoo! Sports then reported that Tressel had been told of this in an email in April of 2010. The email came from a lawyer who was involved in the federal investigation.

    As it just so happens, the lawyer was a former Ohio State football walk on, who played 1 season as a backup in 1983. That was the year Tressel became an assistent coach at Ohio State. Tressel then had a 14-year stint at Youngstown State University that included four FCS national titles. In 2001, Tressel became the head coach at Ohio State. He won a championship with the Buckeyes in 2002 over Miami (FL).

   Ohio State, and especially Tressel, have always had a squeaky clean reputation. This is a new thing for Ohio State and its fans to see this happen. I don't think anyone expected Tressel to have any negative part in this whole ordeal.

    For now though, Tressel will only miss two games against two cupcake opponents in Akron and Toledo. The other five players will miss the next three games against Miami (FL), Colorado, and Michigan State. They will be back just in time for a road game at new Big 10  member Nebraska's home field in Lincoln.

   With all these suspensions, this is how I see Ohio State's schedule playing out:

Akron - W
Toledo - W
@ Miami (FL) - W
Colorado - W
Michigan State - L
@ Nebraska - L
@ Illinois - W
Wisconsin - W   
Indiana - W
@ Purdue - W
Penn State - W
@ Michigan - W

     Regardless of the players being gone, Ohio State gets past the first four games with a 4-0 record. Michigan State is returning everyone back from an 11-2 season. However they can choke at times, and did not play Ohio State last season. But Ohio State is missing a lot of talent, and MSU wins a close game. All the players come back in time for a game at Nebraska. Nebraska is a great team and the Buckeyes cant do it and loose. Ohio State then wins out and finishes 10-2. I think they will make a Rose Bowl berth after the season. So it is not all bad for Buckeye fans.

     If the players were eligible for the whole season though, I think that Ohio State would have a great shot at an undefeated season.

    But with the suspensions, that will not happen. Ohio State will keep a six year BCS berth going after this year though.

College Football Week 12 Recap

    As we head into rivalry week, lets take a look back at week 12 where a few teams played their last game of the season, and some last until a bowl.

    Because the top two teams in the country, and the #4 team didn't have a game this weekend because of byes,  the top 25 wont have much shuffling near the top. LSU had a scare against Ole Miss which could have lost the Tigers there national title hopes.

    The best game of Saturday would definitely be #7 Ohio State at #19 Iowa. Iowa was lucky in the penalties, and both of Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor's interceptions came from tipped passes that Iowa was lucky to grab. But at the end, Ohio State just played better football and escaped with a 20-17 point win.

    The Big 10's three best teams, which are Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Michigan State, all have one loss and are tied at the top of the conference. If all three teams win this Saturday, Wisconsin and Ohio State will make the BCS while Michigan State will go to the Capital One Bowl. This all because if the three teams are tied, based on the BCS standings the top two will go to BCS bowls.

    Michigan State needs Northwestern to beat Wisconsin, or Michigan to beat rival Ohio State. But they will have there hands full with Penn State who is trying to get that extra win in order to get to a more prestigious bowl.

    However I feel that Penn State ill upset the Spartans, and play spoiler to their chances. After a loss Michigan State would need Wisconsin and Ohio State to both be blown out by Northwestern and Michigan, yet that is a long shot. Regardless of a win or loss, Michigan State should get ready for Orlando, Florida and a match up with either LSU or Alabama.

   I would like to point out that last week i predicted two upsets. The first one was #17 Texas A&M to beat #8 Nebraska by a score of 49-43. A shootout. But while A&M did pull off the upset, it ws a defensive struggle insted that was won by a small score of 9-6.

    The other game i predicted an upset in was #22 Mississippi State to beat #13 Arkansas. And while i was incorrect in the winner, I did come close as Arkansas won 38-31 in double-overtime.

Top 25

1. Oregon 10-0

2. Auburn 11-0

3. Boise State 10-0

4. TCU 11-0

5. Wisconsin 10-1

6. Ohio State 10-1

7. LSU 10-1

8. Stanford 10-1

9. Alabama 9-2

10, Oklahoma State 10-1

11. Michigan State 10-1

12. Arkansas 9-2

13. Oklahoma 9-2

14. Texas A&M 8-3

15. Virginia Tech 9-2

16. Missouri 9-2

17. Nebraska 9-2

18. South Carolina 8-3

19. Florida State 8-3

20. Nevada 10-1

21. Arizona 8-3

22. Iowa 7-4

23. N.C. State 8-3

24. Mississippi State 7-4

25. Northern Illinois 9-2

Next 5 in: Utah (9-2), Tulsa (8-3), West Virginia (7-3), Florida (7-4), Ohio (8-3)

What To Watch:

#2 Auburn @ #9 Alabama (Fri, 2:30pm ET, CBS) Prediction: ALA 30 AUB 28

#21 Arizona @ #1 Oregon (Fri, 7:00pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: ORE 44 ARI 20

#3 Boise State @ #19 Nevada (Fri, 10:15pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: BSU 45 NEV 3

#11 Michigan State @ Penn State (Sat, 12:00pm ET, Big 10 Network) PSU 27 MSU 17

Northwestern @ #5 Wisconsin (Sat, 3:30pm ET, ABC) Prediction: WIS 42 NW 21

Florida @ #19 Florida State (Sat, 3:30pm ET, ABC) Prediction: FSU 20 FLOR 14

#13 Oklahoma @ #10 Oklahoma State (Sat, 8:00pm ET, ABC) Prediction: OSU 39 OKL 37

   

College Football Week 11 Recap

    This Saturday of College Football can for certain be called "the week of the upset that never was" as #1 Oregon, #3 TCU, #8 Stanford, and #21 Nevada all experienced scares of loosing what they hoped for that season, as all had close games to the wire, but came out with the win.

    In fact, only three ranked teams lost this Saturday to unranked opponents. That being #14 Iowa, #16 Utah, and #18 Arizona. 

     But the majority of close, down to the wire games this weekend ended up not being in the underdogs favor.

    For the top ranked Oregon Ducks, they played Pac-10 foe Cal. Cal needs one more win to become bowl eligible, and next week have a game against #8 Stanford. 

    But to be sure of an invitation, the Golden Bears must win at least one of their games against the two top teams in the Pac-10, and then a win against Washington, who is in a similar position.

      It looked like Cal might be able to get that win as the halftime score was 8-7 at halftime in the Ducks favor. Near the beginning of the fourth quarter, Cal kicker Giorgio Tavecchio made a field goad, but took a step forward to early. This causing a penalty and a re-kick. 


    Now only needing to make a 29 yard field goal, Tavecchio missed. Cal stayed down 15-13, and that's how it stayed. And Cal could not pull off the victory.

    Similar situations occurred for #3 TCU who beat #25 San Diego State by four points. This game came right down to the end, but TCU escaped with the win.

    SDSU definitely showed they are legit, and while they will fall out of the Top 25, they should win out the rest and finish in the rankings. Utah is up next week, followed by UNLV. 
   
    I project a win for the Aztecs, due to the fact that Utah was supposed to beat Notre Dame and be motivated due to the whipping received at the hands of TCU. But an embarrassment came once more and they lost 28-3.

    Utah seems to have lost confidence. Two straight losses have shown an affect on this team, and they need to turn it around to salvage for a better bowl game then the likes of the Independence or Emerald Bowl.

    The other types of game that happened over the weekend were games where a top ranked team was behind for a lot of the game, but able to pull away with a big win. A good example of this went down in Columbus, Ohio were Penn State and Ohio State battled it out.

    The ninth ranked Buckeyes for Ohio State were down 14-3 at halftime in Columbus against the 6-4 Penn State Nittny Lions. An upset was sensed all over the state. But right out of the gate starting the second half, Ohio State went on a tear, and scored 35 unanswered points to beat Penn State 38-14, and remain keep BCS hopes alive.    


    The first half was rough for the Buckeyes, who gave up two touchdowns to Penn State quarterback Mathew McGloin. Penn State was tearing up the Buckeye defense, and Ohio State fans remembered this defense as the one who gave up 21 points in the first half to Wisconsin.


    In the second half however, it was a completly different story. McGloin threw two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns. Soon, after only gaining 17 yards after halftime, he was benched and backup quarterback Robert Bolden was brought in. But Bolden went 0/3 in pass completions and soon McGloin was put back in but could not do anything.
McGloin did have an apparent hand injury in the seconed quarter, but played through it.


    This could have been contributing to his problems and poor play.

    As for Ohio State in the seconed half, they played almost perfect football. The Buckeyes had three offensive touchdowns, and two defensive. If not for a Terrelle Pryor interception in the third while in the red zone, it very well could have had anothe six points.

    Regardless, Pryor had two touchdown passes. One was a three yard pass to tight end Jake Stoneburner, and another was a 58 yard pass that was intended for DeVier Posey, was then tipped by a Penn State defender, but snatched by Buckeye Dane Sanzenbacher for the touochdown.


    Ohio State running back Dan Herron added a touchdown starting the second quarter, making it 13 total touchdowns to his All-American worthy season. He also gained a career high 190 yards rushing on 21 attempts.

    In all, Ohio State can expect to jump in the rankings, and Penn State needs a win next week against the 4-6 Indiana Hoosiers to get into a respected bowl game.

    So many games this weekend came down to the wire, but not many were able to pull of the upset. So not much will change in the Top 25. But you can expect to see some shifts.

     TCU's victory over San Diego State was to close for comfort, and the Horned Frogs, while still having a tougher conference and more games, will not maintain the lead over Boise State and will move down a spot to #4. But a national title spot is not out of reach if Auburn or Oregon loose. They can always jump Boise State for that spot.

Top 25

1. Oregon 10-0
2. Auburn 11-0
3. Boise State 9-0
4. TCU 11-0
5. Wisconsin 9-1
6. LSU 9-1
7. Ohio State 9-1
8. Nebraska 9-1
9. Stanford 9-1
10. Alabama 8-2
11. Michigan State 9-1
12. Oklahoma State 9-1
13. Arkansas 8-2
14. Oklahoma 8-2
15. Missouri 8-2
16. Virginia Tech 8-2
17. Texas A&M  7-3
18. South Carolina 7-3
19. Iowa 7-3
20. Florida State 7-3
21. Nevada 9-1
22. Mississippi State 7-3
23. USC 7-3
24. Arizona 7-3
25. Temple 8-2

Next 5 in: Miami (FL) 7-3 N.C. State 7-3, San Diego State 7-3, Northwestern 7-3, Michigan 7-3

    Before we start What To Watch, I would like to point out that the reason Georgia State vs Alabama is on this list, is that this is Georgia State's first year of having a football team. The Panthers are 6-4, and have had a very impressive inaugural season. While they will most likely finish there first season 6-5 after a loss to the Crimson Tide, it is very hard to go above .500 in your first season. It would be worth your while to tune in to the Thursday night game, even for a possession or two to see this game on ESPNU. Congratulations Panthers on a great season and good luck in the future.

What To Watch

Georgia State @ #10 Alabama (Thu, 7:30pm ET, ESPNU) Prediction: ALA 59 GSU 7

Fresno State @ #3 Boise State (Fri, 9:30pm ET, ESPN2) Prediction: BSU 37 FSU 10

#5 Wisconsin @ Michigan (Sat, 12:00pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: WIS 34 MICH 21

#7 Ohio State @ #19 Iowa (Sat, 3:30pm ET, ABC) Prediction: OSU 31 IOWA 28

#16 Virginia Tech @ Miami (FL) (Sat, 3:30pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: VT 28 MIA 13

#22 Mississippi State @ #13 Arkansas (Sat, 7:00pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: MSU 34 ARK 28

#8 Nebraska @ #19 Texas A&M (Sat, 8:00pm ET, ABC) Prediction: TAM 49 NEB 43

#20 Florida State @ Maryland (Sat, 8:00pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: MARY 20 FSU 15
  

    


   

College Football Week 10 Recap

    Not alot happend this weekend in college football. But for what did happen, here is some analysis on it.

    The game of the week was the #6 Utah Utes hosting the #4 TCU Horned Frogs.
   
    Both Mountain West teams have an easy schedule following this game. TCU's biggest challenge is San Diego State, and then what could be the eaisest game of the season against New Mexico.

    Utah follows this game with Notre Dame, San Diego State, and BYU. Tougher then TCU's, but winnable.

    Now with both having a easy schedule after, the winner can pack there bags for a BCS bowl game, and just maybe Glendale for the Natinal Championship. This game was expected to be tight, and competetive. I predicted a 35-26 win for Utah.

    But that was not the case at all, as TCU cruised to a 47-7 victory.

    Andy Dalton posted 335 passing yards, and three touchdowns.

    TCU can now guarentee a BCS bowl game, and Boise State, who won in impressive fashion over Hawaii, can as well.

    With Alabama loosing, TCU and Boise State wont have a 1-loss team potentially jumping them into the BCS. If Auburn and Oregon loose, it might be to late for them to get back into the BCS. Unless Auburn can still win the SEC Championship.

    For Auburn, who improved to 10-0 with a win over Chattanooga, Alabama is the team left who could spoil the Tigers season.

    As for the Oregon Ducks (9-0), Cal, Arizona and Oregon State remain.

    For my new Top 25, Oregon remains #1. Auburn jumps to #2, and TCU with the amazing win goes to #3. While Boise State did have a great win, they have only played eight games, two less then Auburn and TCU. The Broncos also have a weaker schedule. Thus, a drop to #4.

Top 25

1. Oregon 9-0
2. Auburn 10-0
3. TCU 10-0
4. Boise State 8-0
5. Wisconsin 8-1
6. LSU 8-1
7. Ohio State 8-1
8. Stanford 8-1
9. Nebraska 8-1
10. Michigan State 9-1
11. Alabama 7-2
12. Oklahoma State 8-1
13. Arkansas 7-2
14. Iowa 7-2
15. Oklahoma 7-2
16. Utah 8-1
17. Mississipi State 7-2
18. Arizona 7-2
19. Missouri 7-2
20. Virginia Tech 7-2
21. Nevada 8-1
22. Texas A&M 6-3
23. South Carolina 6-3
24. Kansas State 6-3
25. San Diego State 7-2

Next 5 in: Central Florida 7-2, Florida 6-3, Temple 8-2, Fresno State 6-2, Baylor 6-3

What To Watch

#14 Iowa @ Northwestern (Sat, 12:00pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: IOWA 27 NW 18

#24 Kansas State @ #19 Missouri (Sat, 12:30pm ET, FSN) Prediction: MIZZ 37 KSU 28

Georgia @ #2 Auburn (Sat, 3:30pm ET, CBS) Prediction: AUB 44 UGA 17

Texas Tech @ #15 Oklahoma (Sat, 3:30pm ET, ABC) Prediction: TTU 31 OKL 17

Penn State @ #7 Ohio State (Sat, 3:30pm ET, ABC) Prediction: OSU 27 PSU 14

#25 San Diego State @ #3 TCU (Sat, 4:00pm ET, Versus) Prediction: TCU 47 SDSU 13

#17 Mississpi State @ #11 Alabama (Sat, 7:15pm ET, ESPN2) Prediction: ALA 36 MSU 20

#23 South Carolina @ Florida (Sat, 7:15pm ET, ESPN) Prediction: SCU 24 FLOR 21

USC @ #18 Arizona (Sat, 8:00pm ET, ABC) Prediction: USC 39 ARA 30

#21 Nevada @ Fresno State (Sat, 10:30pm ET, ESPNU) Prediction: NEV 44 FSU 21

College Football Week 9 Recap

    I am sorry that I have not been able to post anything for awhile. I recently moved to a new house and the internet is not up yet. Right now I am typing this from one of the school's computers. I also have not been able to post any college football weekly recaps for a long time as well because of packing.

    As college football week 10 approaches, I do not have time to make a full analysis of all the news. But I will post my What To Watch and Top 25 poll.

    Top 25

1. Oregon 8-0
2. Boise State 7-0
3. Auburn 9-0
4. TCU 9-0
5. Alabama 7-1
6. Utah 8-0
7. Wisconsin 7-1
8. Nebraska 7-1
9. Ohio State 8-1
10. Stanford 7-1
11. LSU 7-1
12. Oklahoma 8-1
13. Arizona 7-1
14. Missouri 7-1
15. Iowa 6-2
16. Michigan State 8-1
17. Oklahoma State 7-1
18. South Carolina 6-2
19. Arkansas 6-2
20. Mississipi State 7-2
21. Virginia Tech 6-2
22. Baylor 7-2
23. North Carolina State 6-2
24. Hawaii 7-1
25. Syracuse 6-2

What To Watch

#23 N.C. State @ Clemson (Sat, 12:00pm, ESPN 3.com) Prediction: NCST 22 CLEM 12

Illinois @ Michigan (Sat, 12:00pm, ESPN) Prediction: ILL 34 UM 21

#22 Baylor @ #17 Oklahoma State (Sat, 12:30pm FSN) Prediction: OSU 38 BAY 31

Washington @ #1 Oregon (Sat, 3:30pm, ABC) Prediction: ORE 37 UW 14

#4 TCU @ #6 Utah (Sat, 3:30pm, CBS College Sports) Prediction: Utah 35 TCU 26

#24 Hawaii @ #2 Boise State (Sat, 3:30pm, ESPNU) Prediction: BSU 44 HAW 20

#5 Alabama @ #11 LSU (Sat, 3:30pm, CBS) Prediction: ALA 28 LSU 6

#19 Arkansas @ #18 South Carolina (Sat, 7:00pm, ESPN) Prediction: SCU 24 ARK 20

#13 Arizona @ #10 Stanford (Sat, 8:00pm, ABC) Prediction: STAN 23 ARA 10