NCAA 2004: RU Ready? (2005 season)

[General Mike]

The 2004 season is in the books. We had more difficulty as we lost some close games to superior teams, but we did have a good run, which culminated in a Insight Bowl win over Oregon.

2004 season/ recruiting (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13902)
2004 Results: 10-3, beat Oregon in the Insight Bowl - 70-21

2003 season/ recruiting (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13356&perpage=20&pagenumber=1)
2003 Results: 12-1, Beat Washington in the Insight Bowl 23-20 OT

I'll start things off by going through the roster, prior to the cuts we must make.

[General Mike]

The Roster - Offensive Backfield

Quarterbacks, Grade: B-

Ryan Hart (Senior) - 6'2, 198 Lbs
OVR: 90, SPD: 55, AWR: 88, THP: 85, THA: 86

Chris Baker (RS Senior) - 6'5, 201 Lbs
OVR: 76, SPD: 67, AWR: 79, CTH: 67, THP: 73, THA: 69

Kyle Hobbs (RS Frosh) - 6'4, 205 Lbs.
OVR: 72, SPD: 67. AWR: 51, THP: 80, THA: 75

Analysis: Hart is the starter. Hobbs will get the backup nod, and Baker will see time at WR.

Halfbacks, Grade: C+

Markis Facyson (RS Junior) - 5'10, 200 Lbs
OVR: 78, SPD: 80, STR: 64, AWR: 83, AGI: 74, ACC: 75, CTH: 63, CAR: 70, BTK: 71, PBK: 42, RBK: 42

Dan York (Freshman) - 5'11, 207 Lbs
OVR: 76, SPD: 82, STR: 65, AWR: 43, AGI: 81, ACC: 85, CTH: 55, CAR: 64, BTK: 68, PBK: 39, RBK: 38

Andrew Sloan (Freshman) - 6'2, 209 Lbs
OVR: 76, SPD: 80, STR: 63, AWR: 45, AGI: 82, ACC: 85, CTH: 58, CAR: 64, BTK: 64, PBK: 41, RBK: 42

Marcus Jones (RS Senior) - 5'10, 200 Lbs
OVR: 74, SPD: 75, STR: 52, AWR: 77, AGI: 72, ACC: 70, CTH: 62, CAR: 72, BTK: 63, PBK: 42, RBK: 43

Seymour Molina (Freshman) - 6'1, 180 Lbs
OVR: 71, SPD: 80, STR: 53, AWR: 42, AGI: 76, ACC: 74, CTH: 61, CAR: 65, BTK: 58, PBK: 45, RBK: 44

Analysis: Facyson had 15 touchdowns on the ground last year, and had over 6 yards per carry. He gets the starting nod. York and Sloan will fight for the backup HB spot, and the other will redshirt a year. Molina looks to be the 3rd HB, and Jones could be a roster casualty.

Fullbacks, Grade: C

Brian Leonard (Senior) - 6'2, 235 Lbs.
OVR: 75, SPD: 51, STR: 67, AWR: 89, CTH: 54, CAR: 55, PBK: 60, RBK: 67

Ramon James, (Junior) - 6'2, 243 Lbs.
OVR: 61, SPD: 56, STR: 62, AWR: 46, CTH: 55, CAR: 65, PBK: 48, RBK: 56

Analysis: Leonard is a solid blocking back, who can occasionally catch a ball out of the backfield. James is strictly here for depth, but he does have good potential.

[Blade6119]

you like the insight.com bowl?...go for 3 years in row!

[Blade6119]

not going to be doing too much breaking tackles this year...ouch...those ratings are low for that category...

In my mizzou(dont even try to make a kansas joke) dynasty i only got marginal backs to come, but could get some pretty fast fullbacks(4.5-4.6 range) who had really good break tackle ability and size...let one take over his frosh year and he ever looked back....put up 5,000 yards on the ground in 4 years...is senior year he was rated as a 78 fullback, but a 93 rb...look out for fast fullbacks, as its a lot like extra rb recruits

I wish you the best of luck this year, and i pray that both LBS above me get injured..

[General Mike]

The Roster - Receiving Corps

Wide Receivers, Grade: C+

Shawn Tucker (Senior)- 6'2, 182 Lbs.
OVR: 81, SPD: 85, AWR: 84, AGI: 84, ACC: 84, CTH: 78, JMP: 80, RBK: 48

Josh Hendricks (Freshman) - 6'3, 188 Lbs
OVR: 78, SPD: 87, AWR: 45, AGI: 94, ACC: 92, CTH: 77, JMP: 91, RBK: 36

John Galt (Freshman) - 6'3, 185 Lbs
OVR: 77, SPD: 90, AWR: 65, AGI: 87, ACC: 84, CTH: 77, JMP: 75, RBK: 46

Corey Barnes (RS Junior) - 5'8, 166 Lbs
OVR: 75, SPD: 79, AWR: 86, AGI: 83, ACC: 85, CTH: 69, JMP: 76, RBK: 40

Chris Dodd (RS Freshman) - 6'3, 198 Lbs
OVR: 74, SPD: 89, AWR: 47, AGI: 86, ACC: 90, CTH: 69, JMP: 95, RBK: 39

Rodney Monroe (Freshman) - 6'0, 212
OVR: 66, SPD: 79, AWR: 57, AGI: 73, ACC: 77, CTH: 72, JMP: 71, RBK: 45

Analysis: Tucker is the go-to-guy at Wide receiver. He could break Marco Battaglia's school record for receptions. One of Hendricks and Galt will redshirt, probably Hendricks. Dodd and Barnes will be the backups, with Dodd getting some time at kick/ punt returner. Monroe is a definite redshirt.

Tight Ends, Grade: C+

Samuel Johnson (RS Soph.) - 6'3, 246 Lbs
OVR: 80, SPD: 71, STR: 68, AWR: 74, CTH: 76, PBK: 58, RBK: 63

Derrell Humphrey (RS Frosh) - 6'4, 246 Lbs
OVR: 72, SPD: 76, STR: 54, AWR: 67, CTH: 76, PBK: 47, RBK: 55

Jammal Fletcher (Senior) - 6'2, 249 Lbs
OVR: 71, SPD: 61, STR: 63, AWR: 62, CTH: 61, PBK: 68, RBK: 74

Analysis: Sam Johnson had a nice year in 2004, which we hope can continue in 2004. Rutgers has had 2 TEs drafted in the 2nd round since 1995, maybe we can add a 3rd to that list. Humphrey looks like a good pass catching TE, but he can not block. Fletcher is a great blocker but I don't see him getting playing time, and may be cut.

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Blade6119
not going to be doing too much breaking tackles this year...ouch...those ratings are low for that category...

In my mizzou(dont even try to make a kansas joke) dynasty i only got marginal backs to come, but could get some pretty fast fullbacks(4.5-4.6 range) who had really good break tackle ability and size...let one take over his frosh year and he ever looked back....put up 5,000 yards on the ground in 4 years...is senior year he was rated as a 78 fullback, but a 93 rb...look out for fast fullbacks, as its a lot like extra rb recruits

I wish you the best of luck this year, and i pray that both LBS above me get injured..

I'll have to look for them then. All the FBs i recruited went elsewhere. :( I hate The Insight.com Bowl! I want to take a trip to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl.

[General Mike]

The Roster - Offensive Line

Tackles, Grade: C+

RT Brandon Holt (Frosh) - 6'3, 295 Lbs
OVR: 79, STR: 78, AWR: 53, PBK: 84, RBK: 85

RT Frederick Spivey (Sophomore) - 6'3, 3105 Lbs
OVR: 79, STR: 84, AWR: 56, PBK: 85, RBK: 77

LT Chandler Hawkins (Sophomore) - 6'4, 301 Lbs
OVR: 74, STR: 78, AWR: 55, PBK: 81, RBK: 74

RT Tommy Cummings (Freshman) - 6'4, 286 Lbs
OVR: 72, STR: 82, AWR: 54, PBK: 69, RBK: 81

RT Ryan Hodge (Freshman) - 6'5, 268 Lbs
OVR: 65, STR: 75, AWR: 40, PBK: 72, RBK: 75

Analysis: Spivey has locked down the starting LT Spot. Brandon Holt looks like he will get the nod on the right side. Cummings will redshirt this year, and Hodge looks to be a probable cut.

Guards, Grade: B-

LG Randy Boxill (Senior) - 6'5, 312 Lbs
OVR: 82, STR: 77, AWR: 80, PBK: 76, RBK: 78

LG Sameeh McDonald (RS Senior) - 6'5, 305 Lbs
OVR: 77, STR: 74, AWR: 85, PBK: 74, RBK: 68

LG Khary McLaughlin (Freshman) - 6'2, 314 Lbs
OVR: 77, STR: 81, AWR: 49, PBK: 77, RBK: 85

LG Morgan McClure (Freshman) - 6'3, 283 Lbs
OVR: 75, STR: 75, AWR: 57, PBK: 74, RBK: 80

RG Mike Clancy (RS Senior) - 6'4, 292 Lbs
OVR: 75, STR: 77, AWR: 88, PBK: 73, RBK: 62

Analysis: Boxill was probably the best offensive lineman on the entire team last year, so he'll get the nod at LG. McLaughlin will get the nod at RG, and McClure will redshirt. Mike Clancy will probably be cut.

Centers, Grade: C+

Kris Blankenship (Sophomore) - 6'2, 290 Lbs
OVR: 75, STR: 82, AWR: 65, PBK: 67, RBK: 78

Jonathan Hardee (Freshman) - 6'4, 287 Lbs
OVR: 73, STR: 70, AWR: 54, PBK: 75, RBK: 78

Abdul Branch (Frosh) - 5'11, 259 Lbs
OVR: 66, STR: 71, AWR: 46, PBK: 80, RBK: 70

Analysis: I'm not sure who is gonna get the nod here. I think Hardee is a little better, but Blankenship has experience. Branch could be a possible cut.

[General Mike]

The Roster - Defensive Line

Defensive Ends, Grade: B-

LE Val Barnaby (Senior) - 6'5, 275 Lbs
OVR: 78, SPD: 56, STR: 76, AWR: 83, AGI: 51, ACC: 48, TAK: 77

RE Justin Joiner (Sophomore) - 6'6, 275 Lbs
OVR: 77, SPD: 66, STR: 68, AWR: 56, AGI: 65, ACC: 60, TAK: 76

RE Tyson Williams (RS Freshman) - 6'3, 259 Lbs
OVR: 75, SPD: 67, STR: 67, AWR: 45, AGI: 65, ACC: 67, TAK: 67

Analysis: Joiner and Barnaby will most likely be the starters. For Depth we could play one our extra linebackers at DE.

Defensive Tackles, Grade: B-

Nate Robinson (RS Sophomore) - 6'5, 311 Lbs
OVR: 88, SPD: 50, STR: 87, AWR: 74, TAK: 77

Rich McGrady (Freshman) - 6'5, 295 Lbs
OVR: 85, SPD: 63, STR: 88, AWR: 48, TAK: 80

Ed Cobb (Sophomore) - 6'5, 304 Lbs
OVR: 84, SPD: 57, STR: 89, AWR: 62, TAK: 78

Elton Bracy (Freshman) - 6'2, 290 Lbs.
OVR: 74, SPD: 63, STR: 66, AWR: 62, TAK: 71

Luis Rivas (RS Sophomore) - 6'4, 280 Lbs
OVR: 72, SPD: 45, STR: 69, AWR: 83, TAK: 72

Darrin Mathews (Freshman) - 6'3, 268 Lbs.
OVR: 69, SPD: 63, STR: 66, AWR: 48, TAK: 67

Analysis: Robinson and McGrady will get the starting nods this year. Cobb and Mathews will redshirt the year, and Luis Rivas is looking like a potential cut.

[General Mike]

The Roster - Linebackers

Outside Linebackers, Grade: B-

LOLB William Beckford (RS Junior) - 6'1, 225 Lbs
OVR: 89, SPD: 74, STR: 72, AWR: 83, AGI: 78, ACC: 70, CTH: 52, TAK: 76

ROLB Berkley Hutchinson (RS Junior) - 6'3, 251 Lbs
OVR: 86, SPD: 80, STR: 72, AWR: 69, AGI: 77, ACC: 70, CTH: 57, TAK: 74 PBK: 57, RBK: 54

ROLB Dane Gatlin (Freshman) - 6'2, 254 Lbs
OVR: 75, SPD: 68, STR: 66, AWR: 51, AGI: 70, ACC: 73, CTH: 56, TAK: 76

ROLB Ishmael Medley - (RS Senior) - 5'11, 235 Lbs
OVR: 65, SPD: 60, STR: 58, AWR: 74, AGI: 60, ACC: 65, CTH: 46, TAK: 65

Analysis: Beckford and Hutchinson are still the starters, while Gatlin redshirt. Medley could be one of the last players cut.

Middle Linebackers, Grade: B

MLB Brady Huff (Sophomore) - 6'0, 225 Lbs
OVR: 87, SPD: 83, STR: 75, AWR: 58, AGI: 90, ACC: 86, CTH: 60, TAK: 87

MLB Will Gilkison (Senior) - 6'2, 232 Lbs
OVR: 87, SPD: 69, STR: 73, AWR: 89, AGI: 68, ACC: 62, CTH: 51, TAK: 80

MLB Rashawn Ricks (RS Frosh) - 6'3, 239 Lbs
OVR: 83, SPD: 70, STR: 65, AWR: 83, AGI: 78, ACC: 70, CTH: 48, TAK: 75

MLB Dwayne Smiley (Frosh) - 6'4, 219 Lbs
OVR: 77, SPD: 73, STR: 65, AWR: 58, AGI: 69, ACC: 70, CTH: 53, TAK: 87

Analysis: Huff is the starter here, and will play in all formations. Gilkison will get playing time in the 34, 44, Nickel, 52, and goal line schemes. Ricks and Smiley will get some time at the Outside linebacker spots, and maybe at defensive end.

[General Mike]

The Roster - Defensive Backs

Cornerbacks, Grade: C+

Tavaris Gant (Sophomore) - 6'0, 166 Lbs
OVR: 83, SPD: 89, AWR: 62, AGI: 91, ACC: 89, CTH: 65, JMP: 77, TAK: 46

Pete Kramer (Sophomore) - 5'11, 194 Lbs
OVR: 78, SPD: 82, AWR: 60, AGI: 77, ACC: 87, CTH: 61, JMP: 86, TAK: 51

Adrian Gary (Freshman) - 6'1, 180 Lbs
OVR: 75, SPD: 90, AWR: 38, AGI: 91, ACC: 86, CTH: 62, JMP: 86, TAK: 43

Jonathan Duncan (Junior) - 6'2, 186 Lbs
OVR: 74, SPD: 84, AWR: 53, AGI: 87, ACC: 81, CTH: 55, JMP: 83, TAK: 46

Dondre Asberry (RS Junior) - 5'11, 180 Lbs
OVR: 73, SPD: 72, AWR: 82, AGI: 72, ACC: 70, CTH: 57, JMP: 74, TAK: 45

Keith Gutierrez (RS Freshman) - 5'10, 176 Lbs
OVR: 71, SPD: 81, AWR: 51, AGI: 81, ACC: 82, CTH: 57, JMP: 75, TAK: 41

Fred Lavin (Freshman) - 5'11, 180 Lbs
OVR: 69, SPD: 78, AWR: 53, AGI: 77, ACC: 82, CTH: 53, JMP: 78, TAK: 44

Analysis: Gant and Kramer are our starting CBs. Adrian Gary will redshirt and will Fred Lavin. Jonathan Duncan will be the nickle back, and Keith Gutierrez will play in the dime. Dondre Asberry is looking like a victim of the 55 man roster limit.

Free Safeties, Grade: B,

Jason Nugent (Senior) - 6'1, 211 Lbs
OVR: 96, SPD: 91, AWR: 94, AGI: 85, ACC: 82, CTH: 60, JMP: 72, TAK: 78, CAR: 66

Marion Blackmon (Sophomore) - 6'3, 205 Lbs
OVR: 75, SPD: 74, AWR: 61, AGI: 80, ACC: 76, CTH: 55, JMP: 80, TAK: 69

Analysis: Nugent's the best player on the entire team. Blackmon really improved in the offseason, and is one of our best special teams players.

Strong Safeties, Grade: B-

Maximus Meridius (Sophomore) - 6'4, 205 Lbs
OVR: 85, SPD: 80, AWR: 78, AGI: 82, ACC: 81, CTH: 62, JMP: 61, TAK: 83

Earnest Bridges (Freshman) - 6'2, 201 Lbs
OVR: 72, SPD: 79, AWR: 52, AGI: 82, ACC: 77, CTH: 58, JMP: 75, TAK: 75

Ryan Sanford (Freshman) - 6'3, 192 Lbs
OVR: 71, SPD: 76, AWR: 54, AGI: 82, ACC: 86, CTH: 58, JMP: 80, TAK: 68

Analysis: Maximus is very good in run support and we should use him more in a rover/ extra linebacker type role this year. We're going to have a tough decision to make on which Safety will be the backup, and which guy will be cut.

[General Mike]

The Roster - Special Teams

Kickers, Grade: C-

Isaac Williams (RS Freshman) - 6'1, 173 Lbs
OVR: 66, AWR: 59, KPW: 78, KAC: 77

J.D. Williams (Freshman) - 5'10, 176 Lbs
OVR: 63, AWR: 44, KPW: 75, KAC: 81

Analysis: If I have to have a kicker, I'd rather have a guy who's accuract than a guy with a marginally better leg. Isaac will be cut, and we wish him luck with whatever he does

Punters, Grade: B

P Joe Radigan (Senior) - 6'5, 247 Lbs
OVR: 85, AWR: 99, KPW: 88, KAC: 85

Analysis: Radigan improved in his 2nd year punting for us, and hopefully he can continue his good work. He wasn't the best at place kicking, but he wasn't awful, and might continue with those duties.

[General Mike]

The Cuts

The following players have been released to make room for younger, better talent.

HB Marcus Jones - 74 OVR
TE Jammal Fletcher - 71 OVR
RT Ryan Hodge - 65 OVR
RG Mike Clancy - 75 OVR
C Abdul Branch - 66 OVR
DT Luis Rivas - 72 OVR
ROLB Ishmael Medley - 68 OVR
CB Dondre Asberry - 73 OVR
K Isaac Williams - 66 OVR

Both freshman SSs will be on the roster.

Thanks
The Coaching Staff

[General Mike]

FOFCers on the Depth Charts

Here is where you guys are listed on the depth charts before the season begins.

RS Frosh. HB Paul Tracy, West Virginia - TheLionKing - #3 RB, #3 FB :(

Soph. OLB Nyar Lahotep, Notre Dame - Nyarlahotep - #1 LOLB

Soph. MLB Colton Mayes, Oklahoma - Blade6119 - #3 LOLB, MLB, and ROLB :(

Soph. LE Jeeber D Mack - JeeberD, Southern Miss - #2 LE, #2 RE :(

Soph. RG Franklin Brown - Franklinnoble, UCLA - #1 RG

Soph. CB Doug Daniel, Arkansas - Doug5984 - #1 corner

RS Frosh. QB Dave Corson, Virginia Tech - Eagle Fan - #2 QB

Soph QB Kevin Mitchell ,Central Florida - RGunner - #2 QB

Soph. QB Chris Snow, Tennessee - RendeR - #2 QB

Soph. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - Sublime - 77 OVR - #1 SS

2004
Frosh. HB Robert Rupkin, Iowa - atatange1 - #3 HB

Frosh. HB Josh Hiscock, Kansas State - Sack Attack - #3 HB

Frosh. WR Travis Elkin, Louisville - Travis - #4 WR

Frosh. TE Daniel McCarney, Oklahoma - mckerney - #3 TE

Frosh. TE J.W. Smith, Southern Cal - Upstate J - #1 TE

Frosh. WR John Galt, Rutgers - John Galt - #3 WR

Frosh. WR BulletHead Jones, Georgia - VPI - #5 WR

Frosh. FS Ignatius J Reilly, Wisconsin - Scholes - #1 FS

Frosh. CB Neuqua Man, Ohio State - Neuqua - #5 CB

Frosh. CB Ross Wheeler, Ohio State - INDalltheway - not on depth charts :(

[JeeberD]

Damn, and I started last season... :(

[Nyarlahotep]

At least you didn't get cut in this game.

[General Mike]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Damn, and I started last season... :(

You should probably be starting. You're better than the starting RE, but he's a RE, while your a LE so they start him over you. :(

[General Mike]

The Preseason 117

Here are the preseason rankings of every team.


Rnk School OVR OFF DEF SpT
1 Oklahoma A+ A+ A A+
2 Southern Cal A A+ B+ A-
3 Ohio State A A- A B
4 Miami A+ A+ A A+
5 Tennessee A+ A A+ A+
6 Virginia A A- B+ A+
7 Florida State A A- A- A
8 Auburn A- A- B+ A-
9 Georgia A A+ B A+
10 Michigan A- A- A- B+
11 Arkansas B+ B+ B+ B+
12 Virginia Tech A- A B+ B+
13 UCLA A- B+ B A
14 Rutgers B+ B B+ B+
15 Oregon State B+ B B+ B
16 N. Carolina St. A- A- B+ B+
17 Iowa A- B+ A- B
18 Ole Miss B+ A- B B
19 Louisville A- B+ A- A-
20 Texas A&M A- B+ B+ A-
21 Texas A+ A+ A- A
22 Maryland B+ B+ B B+
23 Nebraska B+ B B B+
24 Arizona State B+ B+ B+ B
25 Colorado B B B+ B

Rnk School OVR OFF DEF SpT
26 Indiana B+ B+ B B+
27 Louisiana State B+ A- B B+
28 Fresno State B+ B+ B+ B+
29 Kansas State B B B+ B
30 Wisconsin B B+ B B-
31 Boston College B B- B+ B
32 Minnesota B+ B+ B B+
33 Clemson B+ B+ B A
34 Penn State B B+ B B+
35 Oregon B+ B+ B B-
36 Oklahoma State B B B B-
37 Southern Miss B B- B B
38 Colorado State B B B B
39 Washington State B B B B+
40 South Carolina B+ B+ B A
41 Purdue B B B B+
42 Missouri B+ B B B+
43 West Virginia B B B B+
44 Stanford B B B- A
45 'bama-Birmingham B B C+ B
46 Notre Dame B+ B+ B+ B-
47 Florida B+ B+ B B-
48 Marshall B B B- B
49 Mississippi St. B B B- B-
50 Iowa State B- B C+ B-

Rnk School OVR OFF DEF SpT
51 Georgia Tech B+ B+ B A-
52 California B B- B- B
53 Syracuse B B- B- A
54 Alabama B+ B+ B B
55 Pittsburgh B+ B+ B A+
56 Central Florida B B C+ A-
57 Air Force C+ C+ B- B-
58 Nevada-Las Vegas B- B- B- B-
59 Arizona B B+ B- B-
60 Northwestern B B B- B
61 Michigan State B B B- B-
62 Kent State C+ C+ C+ B-
63 Cincinnati B- C+ B- B-
64 Washington B B B- B+
65 San Diego State B- B C+ B+
66 Texas Christian B- B- B- B-
67 Hawaii B- B- C+ C+
68 Wake Forest B B+ C+ B-
69 Toledo B B- B- B+
70 Texas Tech B- B C+ B-
71 Tulane B- B- C+ B
72 Miami (Ohio) C C C+ C+
73 Illinois B B B- B
74 Nevada B- B C+ B-
75 Boise State B- B- B- B-

Rnk School OVR OFF DEF SpT
76 Bowling Green B- B- B- B-
77 Central Michigan C+ C C+ B-
78 Brigham Young C C+ C B-
79 North Texas B- B- C+ B
80 Connecticut C+ B- C+ B+
81 Louisiana-Monroe C C+ C C+
82 Northern Illinois C+ B- C+ C+
83 North Carolina B- B C+ B-
84 Kansas C+ B- C+ B-
85 Western Michigan C C C+ C+
86 Troy State C C- C B
87 Baylor C C C+ B-
88 Vanderbilt B- B- C+ A-
89 Kentucky B- B- B- B-
90 Southern Methodist C+ C C+ B-
91 Houston C+ B- C+ C+
92 Arkansas State B- B- C+ B+
93 Duke C+ C C+ C+
94 Army C C C B-
95 Temple C+ C+ C+ B-
96 Texas-El Paso C+ C C+ C
97 New Mexico State B- B- C+ B-
98 Utah C+ C+ B- B-
99 Ohio C C- C B-
100 New Mexico C+ C+ C+ B-

Rnk School OVR OFF DEF SpT
101 South Florida C C- C+ C+
102 East Carolina B- C B- B-
103 Buffalo B- C+ C+ B+
104 Utah State C C C C+
105 Louisiana Tech C+ C+ C+ B-
106 Ball State C+ C+ C+ C+
107 Eastern Michigan C C C B-
108 Louis.-Lafayette C C+ C C+
109 Akron C+ C B- B-
110 Memphis C+ C+ C+ B-
111 Idaho C C C C+
112 San Jose State C C- C C
113 Wyoming C C C B-
114 Tulsa C C- C B-
115 Rice C C- C C+
116 Middle Tenn. St. C C- C+ C+
117 Navy C- C- C- C+

[General Mike]

Sports Illustrated - Preseason Issue

Cover Story
Shutting 'em Down
Bassey leads a good Oklahoma defense into 2005.
Photo: Eric Bassey, Oklahoma #13

Preseason Polls
Story: Hopes Renew
The preseason poll has the Buckeyes at #3
Photo: A.J. Hawk, Ohio State #47

Coaches' Poll Top 25

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 -- Oklahoma (34) 0-0 1450
2 -- Southern Cal (24) 0-0 1382
3 -- Ohio State (1) 0-0 1352
4 -- Miami 0-0 1348
5 -- Tennessee 0-0 1190
6 -- Virginia 0-0 1099
7 -- Florida State 0-0 1075
8 -- Auburn 0-0 984
9 -- Georgia 0-0 925
10 -- Michigan 0-0 892
11 -- Arkansas 0-0 880
12 -- Virginia Tech 0-0 797
13 -- UVLA 0-0 671
14 -- Rutgers 0-0 640
15 -- Oregon State 0-0 598
16 -- N. Carolina St. 0-0 561
17 -- Iowa 0-0 509
18 -- Ole Miss 0-0 499
19 -- Louisville 0-0 337
20 -- Texas A&M 0-0 332
21 -- Texas 0-0 249
22 -- Maryland 0-0 243
23 -- Nebraska 0-0 201
24 -- Arizona State 0-0 195
25 -- Colorado 0-0 192


Media Poll Top 25

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 -- Oklahoma (48) 0-0 1752
2 -- Tennessee (21) 0-0 1682
3 -- Southern Cal (1) 0-0 1641
4 -- Ohio State (1) 0-0 1623
5 -- Miami 0-0 1555
6 -- Virginia 0-0 1492
7 -- Florida State 0-0 1272
8 -- Georgia 0-0 1205
9 -- Michigan 0-0 1183
10 -- Auburn 0-0 1135
11 -- Arkansas 0-0 1013
12 -- Virginia Tech 0-0 843
13 -- UCLA 0-0 750
14 -- N. Carolina St. 0-0 732
15 -- Rutgers 0-0 703
16 -- Oregon State 0-0 666
17 -- Iowa 0-0 533
18 -- Louisville 0-0 497
19 -- Ole Miss 0-0 461
20 -- Texas 0-0 422
21 -- Texas A&M 0-0 399
22 -- Arizona State 0-0 384
23 -- Nebraska 0-0 300
24 -- Maryland 0-0 239
25 -- Louisiana State 0-0 176


Heisman Watch
Story: Heisman Hopeful
The Senior Lundy looks to have a great season at the HB position.
Photo: Wali Lundy, Virginia #33

<>Sr. Wali Lundy - HB, Virginia
Last Year: 230 car, 1233 yards, 12 TD, 31 rec, 537 yards, 3 TD, 1467 return yards
<> Sr. T.A. McLendon - HB, North Carolina State
Last Year: 209 car, 1211 yards, 13 TD, 26 rec, 334 yards, 5 TD, 1069 return yards
<> RS Sr. D.J. Shockley - QB, Georgia
Last Year: 226-396, 3472 yards, 28 TD, 9 INT, 61 car, 288 yards, 6 TD
<> Sr. Reggie McNeal - QB, Texas A&M
Last Year: 247-428, 3429 yards, 26 TD, 13 INT, 68 car, 337 yards, 6 TD
<> RS Sr. Tyler Ebell - HB, UCLA
Last Year: 288 car, 1262 yards, 14 TD, 27 rec, 429 yards, 2 TD, 272 return yards

Preseason All-Americans
Story: Top Talent
The Rutgers star is looking forward to 2005.
Photo: Randy Boxill, Rutgers #74, shows everyone who's #1.

1st Team
QB D.J. Shockley, Georgia
HB/KR A.J. Harris, Northern Illinois
HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
WR D'Juan Woods, Oklahoma State
WR Nichiren Flowers, Nevada
WR Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming
TE Tremayne Standberry, Oklahoma State
LG Randy Boxill, Rutgers
C Kurt Mann, Nebraska
RG Brian Sanders, Brigham Young
RT RT #61, Ohio
RT Von Ewing, Alabama

LE Nick Johnson, Arizona State
RE Matt Lisek, Eastern Michigan
DT Steve Fifita, Utah
DT Henry Anderson, Oregon State
LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
MLB Adam Jones, Louisiana-Monroe
ROLB Lawrence Pinson, Oklahoma State
CB Omar Darby, Louisiana Tech
CB Tavaris Gant, Rutgers
FS Ernest Shazor, Michigan
SS Donnie McCleskey, California
K Trey DiCarlo, Oklahoma

2nd Team
QB Darrell Hackney, Alabama-Birmingham
HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
HB Lorenzo Booker, Florida State
WR Errick Reynolds, Western Michigan
WR Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming
WR Ricky Williams, Arizona
TE Jamal Ferguson, Utah State
LG Carlton Powell, Virginia Tech
C Nick Mangold, Ohio State
RG Shane Sims, Texas Christian
RT Chris Felder, Iowa
RT Doug Datish, Ohio State

LE Scott Moss, Illinois
RE Jeremy Van Alstyne, Michigan
DT Haloti Ngata, Oregon
DT Ernest Hunter, West Virginia
LOLB Stanley Smith, Louisiana-Lafayette
LOLB Nick Reid, Kansas
MLB Louis Pears, Mississippi State
CB Jason Herbert, Washington
CB Fabian Washington, Nebraska
CB/KR Jeremy Foreman, Tulane
FS John Boldin, San Jose State
SS Mickey McCoy, East Carolina
K Paul Felton, Southern Miss

Conference Outlook
Story: Setting the Table
Look for Oklahoma to be at the top of the Big 12 standings in 2005.
Photo: Kejuan Jones, Oklahoma #20,

Predicted Conference Winners
ACC: Virginia
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big Twelve (North): Nebraska
Big Twelve (South): Oklahoma
Big Twelve: Oklahoma
Big East: Miami
Conference USA: Louisville
1A Independents: Notre Dame
MAC (East): Marshall
MAC (West): Toledo
MAC: Marshall
Mountain West: Colorado State
Pac-10: Southern Cal
SEC (East): Tennessee
SEC (West): Auburn
SEC: Tennessee
Sun Belt: North Texas
WAC: Fresno State

[General Mike]

Indepth Conference Previews

Here are complete run downs of the games predictions for each conference.

Atlantic Coast Conference
1. Virginia
2. Florida State
3. North Carolina State
4. Maryland
5. Clemson
6. Georgia Tech
7. Wake Forest
8. North Carolina
9. Duke

Big Ten Conference
1. Ohio State
2. Michigan
3. Iowa
4. Indiana
5. Wisconsin
6. Minnesota State
7. Penn State
8. Purdue
9. Northwestern
10. Michigan State
11. Illinois

Big Twelve Conference
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas A&M
3. Texas
4. Nebraska
5. Colorado
6. Kansas State
7. Oklahoma State
8. Missouri
9. Iowa State
10. Texas Tech
11. Kansas
12. Baylor

Big Twelve (North)
1. Nebraska
2. Colorado
3. Kansas State
4. Missouri
5. Iowa State
6. Kansas

Big Twelve (South)
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas A&M
3. Texas
4. Oklahoma State
5. Texas Tech
6. Baylor

Big East
1. Miami
2. Virginia Tech
3. Rutgers
4. Boston College
5. West Virginia
6. Syracuse
7. Pittsburgh
8. Temple

Conference USA
1. Louisville
2. Southern Miss
3. Alabama-Birmingham
4. Cincinnati
5. Texas Christian
6. Tulane
7. Houston
8. Army
9. South Florida
10. East Carolina
11. Memphis

1A Independents
1. Notre Dame
2. Connecticutt
3. Troy State
4. Navy

Mid-American Conference
1. Marshall
2. Central Florida
3. Kent State
4. Toledo
5. Miami (Ohio)
6. Bowling Green
7. Central Michigan
8. Northern Illinois
9. Western Michigan
10. Ohio
11. Buffalo
12. Ball State
13. Eastern Michigan
14. Akron

MAC (East)
1. Marshall
2. Central Florida
3. Kent State
4. Miami (Ohio)
5. Ohio
6. Buffalo
7. Akron

MAC (West)
1. Toledo
2. Bowling Green
3. Central Michigan
4. Northern Illinois
5. Western Michigan
6. Ball State
7. Eastern Michigan

Mountain West Conference
1. Colorado State
2. Air Force
3. Nevada-Las Vegas
4. San Diego State
5. Brigham Young
6. Utah
7. New Mexico
8. Wyoming

Pac-10
1. Southern Cal
2. UCLA
3. Oregon State
4. Arizona State
5. Oregon
6. Washington State
7. Stanford
8. California
9. Arizona
10. Washington

Southeastern Conference
1. Tennessee
2. Auburn
3. Georgia
4. Arkansas
5. Ole Miss
6. Louisiana State
7. South Carolina
8. Florida
9. Mississippi State
10. Alabama
11. Vanderbilt
12. Kentucky

SEC (East)
1. Tennessee
2. Georgia
3. South Carolina
4. Florida
5. Vanderbilt
6. Kentucky

SEC (West)
1. Auburn
2. Arkansas
3. Ole Miss
4. Louisiana State
5. Mississippi State
6. Alabama

Sun Belt
1. North Texas
2. Louisiana-Monroe
3. Arkansas State
4. New Mexico State
5. Utah State
6. Louisiana-Lafayette
7. Idaho
8. Middle Tennessee State

Western Athletic Conference
1. Fresno State
2. Hawaii
3. Nevada
4. Boise State
5. Southern Methodist
6. Texas-El Paso
7. Louisiana Tech
8. San Jose State
9. Tulsa
10. Rice

[General Mike]

Preseason Options

Our Schedule
I think I'm going to stick with the default schedule, with one small change to give us an of week before conference play begins. The schedule we were assigned should give us some really exciting games.

Week 1 #112 San Jose State
Week 2 @ #45 Alabama-Birmingam (was week 6)
Week 3 #57 Air Force
Week 4 @ #11 Arkansas
Week 5 #19 Louisville
Week 6 Open
Week 7 #12 Virginia Tech
Week 8 @ #43 West Virginia
Week 9 #55 Pittsburgh
Week 10 @ #95 Temple
Week 11 @ #80 Connecticut
Week 12 Open
Week 13 #31 Boston College
Week 14 @ #4 Miami
Week 15 #53 Syracuse
Week 16 Open

Strength of Schedule: 5*

Redshirts
Fr. HB Dan York
Fr. WR John Galt
Fr. WR Rodney Monroe
Fr. RT Tommy Cummings
Fr. LG Morgan McClure
So. DT Ed Cobb
Fr. DT Darrin Mathews
Fr. CB Adrian Gary
Fr. CB Fred Lavin
Fr. SS Earnest Bridges

[General Mike]

Top Players

Here are the top players at each position

Quarterbacks

RS Jr. Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech - 99 OVR
Sr. Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M - 99 OVR
RS Jr. Vincent Young, Texas - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Brad Smith, Missouri - 99 OVR
RS Sr. D.J. Shockley, Georgia - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Brodie Croyle, Alabama - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Paul Pinegar, Fresno State - 98 OVR
RS Sr. Darrell Hackney, Alabama-Birmingham - 97 OVR
RS Sr. Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson - 97 OVR
RS Sr. Kellen Clemens, Oregon - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Brett Basanez, Northwestern - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Damarius Bilbo, Georgia Tech - 96 OVR

Halfbacks

Sr. Wali Lundy, Virginia - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Tyler Ebell, UCLA - 99 OVR
Sr. Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Kejuan Jones, Oklahoma - 99 OVR
Sr. T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Frank Gore, Miami - 99 OVR
RS Jr. Lorenzo Booker, Florida State - 99 OVR
Sr. Selvin Young, Texas - 98 OVR
RS Soph. Darrell Blackman, North Carolina State - 97 OVR
RS Sr. Marion Barber, Minnesota - 97 OVR
RS Jr. Tyson Browning, Georgia - 97 OVR

Fullbacks

RS Sr. Matt Milton, Nevada - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Eric Hall, Texas - 89 OVR
RS Sr. Jeremy Thomas - 89 OVR
Sr. John Pannozzo, Indiana - 86 OVR
Sr. Lawrence Vickers, Colorado - 86 OVR
Soph. Scottie Wilson, Tennessee - 85 OVR
RS Soph. Emeka Nnoli, Stanford - 85 OVR
Sr. J.D. Runnells, Oklahoma - 85 OVR
RS Sr. Brandon Schnittker, Ohio State - 85 OVR
RS Jr. Bryce Reed, Texas A&M - 84 OVR
RS Sr. Michael Ricks, Louisiana State - 84 OVR

Wide Receivers

Sr. Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh - 99 OVR
Sr. Ben Obomanu, Auburn - 98 OVR
Sr. Troy Williamson, South Carolina - 97 OVR
Sr. Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Roscoe Parrish, Miami - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Jonathan Orr, Wisconsin - 94 OVR
RS Soph. Steve Smith, Southern Cal - 94 OVR
RS Jr. Akiem Jolla, Miami - 94 OVR
RS Soph. Andre Caldwell, Florida - 94 OVR
RS Sr. Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming - 92 OVR
RS Sr. Mike Espy, Ole Miss - 92 OVR

Tight Ends

RS Sr. Heath Miller, Virginia - 95 OVR
Sr. Marcedes Lewis, UCLA - 90 OVR
Jr. Louis Irizarry, Ohio State - 90 OVR
Sr. Matt Herian, Nebraska - 89 OVR
RS Jr. David Thomas, Texas - 87 OVR
Soph. Blayne Hill, Oklahoma - 85 OVR
RS Sr. Ryan Hamby, Ohio State - 85 OVR
Jr. Jonathan Stupar, Virginia - 83 OVR
RS Sr. Jimmy Brooks, Ole Miss - 83 OVR
Jr. Tremayne Standberry, Oklahoma State - 83 OVR
Sr. Charlie Johnson, Oklahoma State - 83 OVR

Offensive Tackles

Sr. RT Winston Justice, Southern Cal - 99 OVR
RS Jr. LT Rob Sims, Ohio State - 99 OVR
RS Sr. LT Adam Stenavich, Michigan - 99 OVR
RS Sr. LT Andrew Whitworth, Louisiana State - 99 OVR
Sr. RT Max Jean-Giles, Georgia - 99 OVR
RS Sr. LT Daryn Colledge, Boise State - 99 OVR
RS Jr. RT Derek Morris, North Carolina State - 98 OVR
RS Sr. LT Josh Blakey, Marshall - 98 OVR
Sr. LT Jeromey Clary, Kansas State - 98 OVR
RS Jr. RT Chris Felder, Iowa - 97 OVR
Sr. RT Randy Hand, Florida - 97 OVR
Jr. RT Derrick Morse, Miami - 95 OVR
RS Sr. RT Von Ewing, Alabama - 95 OVR
RS Jr. RT Justin Blalock, Texas - 94 OVR
RS Sr. RT Lance Butler, Florida - 94 OVR
RS Jr. LT D'Brickash Ferguson, Virginia - 93 OVR
RS Sr. LT Richie Gandy, Tennessee - 93 OVR
Sr. LT Eric Winston, Miami - 93 OVR
RS Sr. RT Mike Nicholson, Minnesota - 92 OVR
RS Jr. LT Steven Jones, Tennessee - 91 OVR
RS Jr. RT Josh Linehan, Oregon State - 91 OVR
RS Jr. RT Chris Messner, Oklahoma - 91 OVR
RS Jr. RT Doug Datish, Ohio State - 91 OVR

Guards

RS Jr. LG Kasey Studdard, Texas - 99 OVR
RS Sr. LG Kelvin Chaisson, Oklahoma - 99 OVR
RS Sr. RG E.Z. Smith, Penn State - 98 OVR
Sr. RG Davin Joseph, Oklahoma - 98 OVR
RS Sr. RG Akil Patterson, Maryland - 98 OVR
Sr. RG Adam Hines, Indiana - 98 OVR
Sr. LG Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota - 96 OVR
RS Soph. Carlton Powell, Virginia Tech - 95 OVR
RS Jr. RG Kyle Williams, Southern Cal - 95 OVR
Jr. RG Aaron Bryant, Iowa State - 95 OVR
RS Sr. RG Eric Broe, Florida State - 95 OVR
RS Jr. LG R.J. Coleman, Ohio State - 94 OVR
RS Sr. RG Matt Lentz, Michigan - 94 OVR
Sr. LG Josh Brock, Georgia - 94 OVR
RS Jr. RG Nathan Bennett, Clemson - 94 OVR
RS Jr. RG Fred Matua, Southern Cal - 93 OVR
RS Sr. RG Mike Garcia, Texas - 93 OVR
RS Sr. RG Leo Henige, Michigan - 93 OVR
RS Sr. LG Will Montgomery, Virginia Tech - 92 OVR
Sr. LG Jabari Levey, South Carolina - 91 OVR
RS Jr. LG Tony Ugoh, Arkansas - 91 OVR
RS Sr. RG Mark Sanders, Alabama - 91 OVR

Centers

Sr. Patrick Ross, Boston College - 98 OVR
Sr. Bob Morton, Notre Dame - 97 OVR
Sr. Greg Eslinger, Minnesota - 94 OVR
Sr. Nick Mangold, Ohio State - 93 OVR
RS Sr. Sean Finnerty, Fresno State - 92 OVR
RS Sr. Jasper Harvey, San Diego State - 91 OVR
RS Sr. Derek Faavi, Hawaii - 91 OVR
RS Sr. Donovan Raiola, Wisconsin - 90 OVR
RS Sr. Will Allen, Texas - 90 OVR
RS Jr. Enoka Lucas, Oregon - 90 OVR
RS Sr. J.B. Closner, Alabama - 90 OVR

Defensive Line

Sr. RE Loren Howard, Northwestern - 98 OVR
Sr. LE J.T. Mapu, Tennessee - 96 OVR
Sr. LE Calvin Thibodeaux, Oklahoma - 96 OVR
RS Soph. RE Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame - 96 OVR
Jr. RE Mario Williams, North Carolina State - 96 OVR
Sr. RE Parys Haralson, Tennessee - 94 OVR
Sr. RE Jeremy Van Alstyne, Michigan - 94 OVR
Sr. LE Bryan Pickryl, Texas - 93 OVR
RS Jr. LE Jay Richardson, Ohio State - 93 OVR
RS Sr. LE Thomas Carroll, Miami - 93 OVR
RS Sr. RE Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech - 93 OVR
Sr. LE Nick Johnson, Arizona State - 93 OVR
RS Sr. LE Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College - 92 OVR
Sr. LE Moe Thompson, South Carolina - 91 OVR
RS Sr. RE Devan Long, Oregon - 90 OVR
Sr. RE Mike Kudla, Ohio State - 90 OVR
RS Jr. LE Matt Sanders, Louisville - 90 OVR
Jr. RE Bryan Mattison, Iowa - 90 OVR
RS Jr. RE Larry Birdine, Oklahoma - 89 OVR
Sr. LE Shawne Merriman, Maryland - 89 OVR

Defensive Tackles

Sr. Haloti Ngata, Oregon - 99 OVR
Sr. Rodrique Wright, Texas - 98 OVR
Jr. Xavier Lawson, Oklahoma State - 97 OVR
RS Sr. Steven Cline, Kansas State - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Orien Harris, Miami - 95 OVR
Sr. Darrius Swain, Georgia - 92 OVR
RS Sr. Brent Grover, Purdue - 91 OVR
Sr. Greg Jones, Tennessee - 90 OVR
RS Sr. Henry Anderson, Oregon State - 90 OVR
Sr. Nick Leaders, Iowa State - 90 OVR
RS Sr. Gerald Anderson, Georgia - 90 OVR
RS Soph. Nate Robinson, Rutgers - 88 OVR
Sr. Derek Landri, Notre Dame - 88 OVR
Soph. Thomas Edmonds, Kansas State - 87 OVR
Sr. Larry Dibbles, Texas - 87 OVR
RS Sr. Jeremy Breedlove, Texas Christian - 87 OVR
Sr. Justin Duffie, Maryland - 87 OVR
Soph. Earnest Forrest, Virginia - 86 OVR
Sr. Tamba Hali, Penn State - 86 OVR
RS Jr. Levi Brown, Penn State - 86 OVR
RS Sr. McKinley Boykin, Ole Miss - 86 OVR
RS Sr. Marcus Green, Ohio State - 86 OVR
RS Sr. Sylverster McFrew, Florida - 86 OVR

Outside Linebackers

Sr. LOLB Darryl Blackstock, Virginia - 99 OVR
Sr. LOLB A.J. Hawk, Ohio State - 99 OVR
RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami - 99 OVR
RS Sr. LOLB Thomas Davis, Georgia - 99 OVR
RS Soph. LOLB Ernie Sims, Florida State - 99 OVR
RS Sr. ROLB Travis Williams, Auburn - 99 OVR
RS Sr. ROLB Spencer Havner, UCLA - 98 OVR
RS Sr. ROLB Clarke Moore, Arkansas - 97 OVR
Sr. ROLB Spencer Toone, Utah - 96 OVR
RS Sr. LOLB Michael Craven, Stanford - 96 OVR
Sr. LOLB Ricardo Hurley, South Carolina - 96 OVR
RS Sr. LOLB Russell Dennison, Oklahoma - 95 OVR
RS Jr. ROLB Kai Parham, Virginia - 93 OVR
RS Sr. ROLB Will Derting, Washington State - 92 OVR
RS Jr. LOLB Eesond Sims, Arkansas - 92 OVR
RS Jr. ROLB Omar Gaither, Tennessee - 91 OVR
Sr. ROLB A.J. Nicholson, Florida State - 91 OVR
Sr. ROLB Lawrence Pinson, Oklahoma State - 90 OVR
RS Sr. ROLB Chad Greenway, Iowa - 90 OVR
Sr. ROLB Nuhrada Manning, Texas A&M - 89 OVR
RS Jr. LOLB William Beckford, Rutgers - 89 OVR
Jr. ROLB Stephen Tulloch, North Carolina State - 89 OVR
RS Sr. ROLB Lawrence Reid, Michigan - 89 OVR
RS Sr. LOLB Brandon Johnson, Louisville - 89 OVR
Sr. LOLB Nick Reid, Kansas - 89 OVR

Middle Linebackers

Jr. Ahmad Brooks, Virginia - 99 OVR
RS Soph. Daniel Brooks, Tennessee - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Abdul Hodge, Iowa - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Freddie Roach, Alabama - 99 OVR
RS Soph. LaMarr Woodley, Michigan - 98 OVR
RS Sr. Trent Bray, Oklahoma State - 97 OVR
Sr. Kyle Killion, Indiana - 97 OVR
RS Sr. Leon Williams, Miami - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Odell Thurman, Georgia - 96 OVR
Sr. Mike D'Andrea, Ohio State - 95 OVR
RS Soph. Wesley Jefferson, Maryland - 95 OVR
RS Sr. Kenneth Hollis, Louisiana State - 95 OVR

Cornerbacks

Sr. Fabian Washington, Nebraska - 99 OVR
RS Soph. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State - 99 OVR
Sr. Justin Miller, Clemson - 99 OVR
RS Jr. Aaron Miller, Oklahoma - 96 OVR
Sr. Glenn Sharpe, Miami - 96 OVR
Sr. Adam Jones, West Virginia - 95 OVR
RS Sr. William Buchanon, Southern Cal - 95 OVR
Jr. Michael Griffin, Texas - 95 OVR
Sr. Jason Allen, Tennessee - 95 OVR
Sr. Edorian McCullough, Texas - 94 OVR
RS Sr. Robert Boulware, Tennessee - 94 OVR
RS Sr. Travis Horchem, Kansas State - 94 OVR
RS Jr. Sammy Joseph, Colorado - 94 OVR
RS Sr. Michael Huff, Texas - 93 OVR
RS Sr. Antwan Allen, Iowa - 93 OVR
Sr. Jovon Johnson, Iowa - 93 OVR
RS Sr. Travis Johnson, Ole Miss - 92 OVR
RS Sr. Bryant Thomas, Ole Miss - 91 OVR
RS Sr. A.J. Kincade, Missouri - 91 OVR
RS Jr. Travarous Bain, Miami - 91 OVR
Sr. Will Blackmon, Boston College - 91 OVR

Free Safeties

RS Sr. Ernest Shazor, Michigan - 99 OVR
RS Sr. Jaxson Appel, Texas A&M - 97 OVR
Sr. Jason Nugent, Rutgers - 96 OVR
Sr. Brodney Pool, Oklahoma - 95 OVR
Sr. Darren Williams, Mississippi State - 95 OVR
RS Jr. Abe Brown, Louisville - 95 OVR
Sr. Tyrone Culver, Fresno State - 95 OVR
Sr. Jimmy F. Williams, Virginia Tech - 92 OVR
Sr. J.J. Billingsley, Colorado - 91 OVR
Soph. Aric McKee, Penn State - 89 OVR
RS Soph. LeRue Rumph, North Carolina State - 89 OVR

Strong Safeties

RS Sr. Eric Bassey, Oklahoma - 99 OVR
RS Sr. James Sanders, Fresno State - 99 OVR
Jr. Darnell Bing, Southern Cal - 98 OVR
Sr. Jarrad Page, UCLA - 96 OVR
RS Sr. Brent Johnson, Louisville - 94 OVR
RS Sr. Keon Jackson, Toledo - 93 OVR
Sr. Greg Threat, Miami - 93 OVR
RS Sr. Donnie McCleskey, California - 93 OVR
Sr. Tyler Everett, Ohio State - 91 OVR
Sr. Nate Salley, Ohio State - 89 OVR

Kickers

RS Soph. Rick Krautman, Syracuse - 92 OVR
Jr. Michael Braunstein, Washington - 90 OVR
Sr. David Abdul, Pittsburgh - 90 OVR
Sr. Todd Pegram, Texas A&M - 88 OVR
RS Sr. Mark Gent, Miami - 88 OVR
RS Sr. Michael Baker, Buffalo - 86 OVR
Soph. Fredrick Jackson, Georgia - 85 OVR
RS Jr. Justin Medlock, UCLA - 85 OVR
Sr. Trey DiCarlo, Oklahoma - 85 OVR
RS Jr. James Wilhoit, Tennessee - 84 OVR

Punters

RS Sr. Kyle Basler, Washington State - 95 OVR
Sr. Greg Johnson, Vanderbilt - 94 OVR
RS Sr. Thomas Olmsted, Troy State - 89 OVR
RS Jr. Mike Lingua, Fresno State - 86 OVR
Sr. Tom Malone, Southern Cal - 85 OVR
Sr. Joe Radigan, Rutgers - 85 OVR
RS Jr. Tyson Beattie, Indiana - 85 OVR
RS Jr. Jon Peattie, Miami - 84 OVR
Sr. Lee Jackson, Georgia - 84 OVR
RS Sr. Chris Hall, Florida State - 84 OVR

[General Mike]

Rutgers Depth Chart

Here is the opening day depth chart for the 2005 Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The number in () represents their overall rating at that position.

QB
1. Ryan Hart (90)
2. Kyle Hobbs (72)
3. Chris Baker (76)

HB
1. Markis Facyson (81)
2. Andrew Sloan (76)
3. Jason Nugent (71)
4. Seymour Molina (71)

FB
1. Brian Leonard (75)
2. Ramon James (61)
3. Berkley Hutchinson (55)

WR
1. Shawn Tucker (80)
2. Josh Hendricks (78)
3. Chris Dodd (74)
4. Corey Barnes (75)
5. Chris Baker (50)
6. Tavaris Gant (56)

TE
1. Samuel Johnson (80)
2. Derrell Humphrey (72)
3. Shawn Tucker (65)

LT
1. Brandon Holt (79)
2. Chandler Hawkins (74)
3. Sameeh McDonald (70)

LG
1. Randy Boxill (82)
2. Sameeh McDonald (77)
3. Chandler Hawkins (70)

C
1. Jonathan Hardee (75)
2. Kris Blankenship (73)
3. Chandler Hawkins (68)

RG
1. Khary McLaughlin (77)
2. Sameeh McDonald (77)
3. Chandler Hawkins (70)

RT
1. Frederick Spivey (79)
2. Chandler Hawkins (74)
3. Sameeh McDonald (70)

LE
1. Val Barnaby (78)
2. Tyson Williams (75)
3. Dwayne Smiley (64)

RE
1. Justin Joiner (77)
2. Tyson Williams (75)
3. Dwayne Smiley (64)

DT
1. Nate Robinson (88)
2. Rich McGrady (85)
3. Elton Bracy (74)
4. William Gilkison (58)
5. Dwayne Smiley (58)

LOLB
1. William Beckford (89)
2. Dwayne Smiley (82)
3. Rashawn Ricks (81)

MLB
1. Brady Huff (87)
2. William Gilkison (87)
3. Rashawn Ricks (83)
4. Dwayne Smiley (77)

ROLB
1. Berkley Hutchinson (86)
2. Rashawn Ricks (81)
3. Dwayne Smiley (82)

CB
1. Tavaris Gant (83)
2. Pete Kramer (78)
3. Jonathan Duncan (74)
4. Keith Gutierrez (71)
5. Chris Dodd (69)

FS
1. Jason Nugent (96)
2. Marion Blackmon (75)
3. Ryan Sanford (63)

SS
1. Maximus Meridius (85)
2. Ryan Sanford (71)
3. Marion Blackmon (60)

K
1. Joe Radigan (67)
2. J.D. Williams (63)

P
1. Joe Radigan (85)
2. J.D. Williams (54)

KR
1. Jason Nugent (86)
2. Tavaris Gant (83)
3. Chris Dodd (74)
4. Josh Hendricks (78)
5. Shawn Tucker (81)

PR
1. Jason Nugent (86)
2. Tavaris Gant (83)
3. Chris Dodd (74)
4. Josh Hendricks (78)
5. Shawn Tucker (81)

KOS
1. Joe Radigan (85)
2. J.D. Williams (63)

The #1 Jersey

To continue the tradition, of rewarding one senior starter, who has displayed exceptional ability in the past, this year WR Shawn Tucker will wear number 1, instead of his usual #4.


If anyone wants any other info before the season gets underway, let me know, ASAP.

[General Mike]

#112 San Jose State Spartans (0-0) @ #14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0)

This game is hopfully just a game to get the rust out, figure out who we can go to on offense, and how good our defense. Anything other than a blowout will be a dissapointment. I'd really like to see 500+ yards of total offense today, or alot of points off turnovers. This game will have regional coverage. We were the commentator's consensus pick.

Key Players
San Jose State: RT Ian Atkins, LG Sammy Andrews, DT Willis Huff
Rutgers: FS Jason Nugent, QB Ryan Hart, LOLB Willam Beckford

Injuries
San Jose State: No Injuries
Rutgers: No Injuries

Halftime Score: Rutgers 42, San Jose State 0

Final Score: Rutgers 73, San Jose State 0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 35 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 9:13
RU 52 yad pass from Hart to Tucker (Radigan Kick) - 4:56
RU 12 yard pass from Hart to Barnes (Radigan Kick) - 2:46

2nd quarter
RU 2 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 8:09
RU 8 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 5:52
RU 12 yard pass from Hart to Johnson (Radigan Kick) - 0:08

3rd quarter
No Scoring

4th Quarter
RU 1 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 9:55
RU 23 yard pass from Hart to Dodd (Radigan Kick) - 7:58
RU 28 yard field goal by Radigan - 5:27
RU 26 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 2:46
RU 21 yard pass from Hart to Baker (Radigan Kick) - 1:07

Players of the Game
San Jose State: FS R Smith - 7 tackles, 3 TFL, sack, FF, FR
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson - 24 car, 231 yards, 3 TD, 4 rec, 39 yards

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 24-37, 320 yards, 5 TD,
Kyle Hobbs - 0-1, 1 INT

San Jose State: Ryan Andersen - 10-22, 178 yards, 1 INT
Roland Felton - 0-4

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 24 car, 231 yards, 3 TD, long 52
Andrew Sloan - 11 car, 83 yards, 2 TD, long 26
Ryan Hart - 5 car, -23 yards, long 8

San Jose State: Brock Gandy - 14 car, 21 yards, long 10
Rashard Sampson - 3 car, 9 yards, long 4
Roland Felton - 2 car, -9 yards
Ryan Andersen - 13 car, -72 yards

Receiving
Rutgers: Shawn Tucker - 5 rec, 84 yards, 1 TD, long 52
Chris Dodd - 4 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD, long 23
Josh Hendricks - 3 rec, 48 yards, long 26
Markis Facyson - 4 rec, 39 yards, long 16
Samuel Johnson - 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD, long 12
Andrew Sloan - 2 rec, 23 yards, long 15
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 21 yards, 1 TD
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 12 yards, 1 TD

San Jose State: Simeon Harris - 2 rec, 98 yards, long 75
WR #80 - 4 rec, 48 yards, long 21
Perry Hamilton - 4 rec, 32 yards, long 12

Blocking
Rutgers: Frederick Spivey - 13 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 8 pancakes
Randy Boxill - 8 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Brandon Holt - 8 pancakes
Brian Leonard - 5 pancakes
Khary McLaughlin - 4 pancakes
Samuel Johnson - 4 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Derrell Humphrey - 3 pancakes

San Jose State: Chas McElroy - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
LG #60 - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Ian Atkins - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Nate Robinson, Jonathan Duncan - 5; Jason Nugent - 4; 6 with 3 tackles
Sacks: Tyson Williams, Jonathan Duncan - 2; Tavaris Gant, Nate Robinson, William Gilkison, Val Barnaby, Elton Bracy, Brady Huff, Jason Nugent, Rashawn Ricks - 1
INTs: Maximus Meridius - 1

San Jose State
Tackles: Roderick Smith, CB #34, John Boldin - 7; John Golden, John Smith - 6; Shannon Jefferson, Greg Eaton - 5
Sacks: DT #69, Roderick Smith, Shannon Jefferson, Greg Eaton - 1
INTs: John Boldin - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 1-1 FG, long 28, 10-10 XP, 5 touchbacks
San Jose State: Shaun Sands - 0-1 FG

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 2 punts, 46.0 average, long 54, 37.0 net average
San Jose State: James Cody - 13 punts, 38.0 average, long 42, 22.7 net average, 1 touchback

Kick Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 1 ret, 21 yards
San Jose State: Perry Hamilton - 3 ret, 18.3 average, long 21
Brock Gandy - 2 ret, 21.0 average, long 23
Kirk Green - 2 ret, 17.5 average, long 18

Punt Return
Rutgers: Jason Nugent - 8 ret, 16.0 average, long 29
Chris Dodd - 3 ret, 12.0 average, long 15
Tavaris Gant - 1 ret, 14 yards

San Jose State: Brock Gandy - 2 ret, 9.0 average, long 10

Next Week: A trip to Legion Field to take on the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers.

[General Mike]

Week 1 In Review

Game of the Week
#7 Florida State @ #8 Auburn - Auburn 23-14

Other National Games
Connecticut @ #23 Maryland - Maryland 28-23
#19 Louisville @ #13 UCLA - UCLA 19-14
Mississippi State @ #12 Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech 27-24

There were no other games on the schedule week 1.

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
A Strong Start
Bruins knock of #19 Louisville 19-14 in season opener.
Photo: Wesley Walker, UCLA #40, brings down a Louisville player hard.

Top 25 Polls
Story: Too Little Too Late
Auburn sends the Seminols back to Tallahassee with a loss.
Photo: Florida State coach

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (36) 0-0 1452
2 2 Southern Cal (22) 0-0 1384
3 3 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1318
4 4 Miami 0-0 1253
5 5 Tennessee 0-0 1190
6 6 Virginia 0-0 1128
7 8 Auburn 1-0 1102
8 9 Georgia 0-0 950
9 10 Michigan 0-0 893
10 11 Arkansas 0-0 838
11 12 Virginia Tech 1-0 785
12 13 UCLA 1-0 748
13 14 Rutgers 1-0 681
14 7 Florida State 0-1 638
15 15 Oregon State 0-0 632
16 16 N. Carolina St. 0-0 583
17 17 Iowa 0-0 537
18 18 Ole Miss 0-0 491
19 20 Texas A&M 0-0 404
20 21 Texas 0-0 363
21 22 Maryland 1-0 323
22 23 Nebraska 0-0 284
23 24 Arizona State 0-0 247
24 25 Colorado 0-0 211
25 NR Indiana 0-0 177
Dropping Out: Louisville (#19 last week)


Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (47) 0-0 1751
2 2 Tennessee (23) 0-0 1671
3 3 Southern Cal (1) 0-0 1593
4 4 Ohio State 0-0 1516
5 5 Miami 0-0 1441
6 6 Virginia 0-0 1367
7 10 Auburn 1-0 1262
8 8 Georgia 0-0 1223
9 9 Michigan 0-0 1155
10 11 Arkansas 0-0 1021
11 12 Virginia Tech 1-0 956
12 13 UCLA 1-0 914
13 14 N. Carolina St. 0-0 830
14 15 Rutgers 1-0 770
15 7 Florida State 0-1 755
16 16 Oregon State 0-0 711
17 17 Iowa 0-0 653
18 19 Ole Miss 0-0 542
19 20 Texas 0-0 489
20 21 Texas A&M 0-0 437
21 22 Arizona State 0-0 387
22 23 Nebraska 0-0 338
23 24 Maryland 1-0 291
24 25 Louisiana State 0-0 245
25 NR Indiana 0-0 200
Dropping Out: Louisville (#18 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Georgia's Bright Spot
Shockley's Heisman candidacy is in full force in Athens.
Photo: D.J. Shockley, Georgia #3

<>Sr. Wali Lundy - HB, Virginia

<> Sr. T.A. McLendon - HB, North Carolina State

<> RS Sr. D.J. Shockley - QB, Georgia

<> Sr. Reggie McNeal - QB, Texas A&M

<> RS Sr. Tyler Ebell - HB, UCLA
21 car, 94 yards, 2 rec, 19 yards

Players of the Week
Story: First Win a Good One
UCLA's Walker is named Player of the Week after season opening win.
Photo: Wesley Walker, UCLA #40, wraps up Reggie Bradshaw, Louisville #26.

National PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 24 car, 231 yards, 3 TD, 4 rec, 39 yards
Defensive: Sr. LOLB Wesley Walker, UCLA - 10 tackles, INT, FF, FR

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 24 car, 231 yards, 3 TD, 4 rec, 39 yards
Defensive: Fr. DT Mike Paulding, Virginia Tech - 6 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks

Conference Standings
Story: The D Seems Ready
Rutgers's defense dominates in their season opener.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7, pushes away a San Jose State defender.

Coach's Report Card
The players seem to be responding to your coaching. Keep on winning, coach.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 43,548

[General Mike]

Coach's Thoughts

A great confidece building win during week 1. We shut down their running game, and except for one deep pass, we shut down their total offense. We have to work on holding onto the ball, and picking up loose balls when the other team fumbles. The only interception we threw was on a fake FG attempt, but there could have been several others, so we'll have to work on that. Andrew Sloan did a nice job rushing the ball in his backup role early on, and than in the 4th quarter, when he became the primary rusher.

Our OLine was solid as they did a good job giving Ryan Hart time to throw the ball, but we need to do a better job at protecting the QB, especially as the talent of our opponents improve.

The defense did a great job putting pressure on the QB and closing holes San Jose State's Offensive Line created. 12 total sacks, and 19 tackles for loss was a great effort.

Radigan did a good job punting, converted all of his extra point attempts, and made his only FG. I think it might be time to make Chris Dodd the primary punt returner, as Jason Nugent seems to be sluggish after defensive series, even short ones.

Hopefully we can use the momentum we built, and go down to Legion Field and play a smart, effective game, against an always dangerous team.

Grades
QB: B+
RB: A
WR: A-
TE: A-
OL: B+
DL: A
LB: A
DB: B
Special Teams: B

[Blade6119]

nice win, try to keep it up! with that kind of running you will be #2 in no time(your not unseating my team from #1 till im graduated!)

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Blade6119
nice win, try to keep it up! with that kind of running you will be #2 in no time(your not unseating my team from #1 till im graduated!)

Thanks. I think alot of the rushing yardage was because it was against San Jose State, but we should be able to get a good running attack going.

Here's Oklahoma's schedule, if you're interested.

Week 1 BYE
Week 2 at #17 Iowa
Week 3 at #15 Oregon State
Week 4 BYE
Week 5 vs #98 Utah
Week 6 at #27 Louisville
Week 7 at Iowa State
Week 8 vs #20 Texas, from the Cotton Bowl
Week 9 vs #42 Missouri
Week 10 at #24 Colorado
Week 11 vs #32 Oklahoma State
Week 12 vs #19 Texas A&M
Week 13 vs #86 Baylor
Week 14 at #70 Texas Tech
Week 15 BYE
Week 16 BYE

[Blade6119]

that looks fairly tough...glad to see we dont go the kansas state way of panziness...and they still lose...ah, good times...

but in all honesty, thats a brutal schedule...thats one thinng i love in NCAA 2004 is that it makes the powerhouses play each other...def. makes far more interesting in my mind. I love seeing miami vs. ohio state the second season, knwing that someone will lose and ill will once again be at peace...

oh yah, i hate kansas...just wanted to state that fact...they cheated, and should be banned from 1A. I hope your reading this sterling, since you know what really going on down there!

Go get UAB!

[General Mike]

#13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-0) @ # 45 Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (0-0)

This game is will be a test to see how good we really are. I'd really like to see 500+ yards of total offense today, or alot of points off turnovers. This game will have regional coverage. We were the commentator's consensus pick.

Key Players
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, QB Ryan Hart, HB Andrew Sloan
Alabama-Birmingam: QB Darrell Hackney, FS Julius Wainwright, WR/KR/PR Lance Rhodes

Injuries
Rutgers: No Injuries
Alabama-Birmingham: No Injuries

Halftime Score: Rutgers 34, Alabama-Birmingham 10

In the 3rd quarter, Shawn Tucker broke the school record for receiving yardage. Andrew Baker was the previous record holder with 2,268 yards. He was with the Scarlet Knights from 1981-84.

In the 4th quarter, Chris Dodd was injured. He will miss 2 weeks with an Abdominal Strain. He should be able to play against Arkansas tho.

Final Score: Rutgers 48, Alabama-Birmingham 10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
UAB 9 yard pass from Hackney to Givens (Dukes Kick) - 6:21
RU 40 yard FG by Radigan - 3:37
RU 17 yard pass from Hart to Hendricks (Radigan Kick) - 1:42
RU 21 yard pass from Hart to Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 1:27
RU 9 yard fumble return by Meridius (Radigan Kick) - 1:19

2nd quarter
RU 26 yard FG by Radigan - 8:28
UAB 34 yard FG bt Dukes - 4:28
RU 28 yard interception return by Gutierrez (Radigan Kick) - 3:00

3rd quarter
RU 12 yard pass from Hart to Hendricks (Radigan Kick) - 3:19

4th Quarter
RU 28 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 9:55

Players of the Game
Rutgers: SS Maximus Meridius - 6 tackles, 2 TFL, INT, FF, TD
Alabama-Birmingam: LE Sam Kendrick - 9 tackles, 5 TFL, 5 sacks, FF, FR

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 25-37, 315 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Alabama-Birmingham: Darrell Hackney - 13-31, 206 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
Corey Mayer - 0-1

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 20 car, 131 yards, 1 TD, long 28
Andrew Sloan - 5 car, 15 yards, long 8
Brian Leonard - 1 car, 9 yards
Ryan Hart - 7 car, -80 yards

Alabama-Birmingham: Matt Cordes - 4 car, 21 yards, long 11
Dan Burks - 16 car, 16 yards, long 13
FB #44 - 4 car, 11 yards
Darrell Hackney - 9 car, 0 yards, long 9
Corey Mayer - 1 car, -5 yards

Receiving
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 8 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD, long 23
Josh Hendricks - 4 rec, 63 yards, 2 TD, long 17
Shawn Tucker - 4 rec, 50 yards, long 30
Andrew Sloan - 2 rec, 30 yards, long 21
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 30 yards, long 16
Samuel Johnson - 2 rec, 14 yards, long 8
Chris Dodd - 1 rec, 7 yards
Brian Leonar - 1 rec, 5 yards
Tavaris Gant - 1 rec, 3 yards

Alabama-Birmingham: Lance Rhodes - 6 rec, 117 yards, long 50
WR #5 - 3 rec, 62 yards, long 30
Gabe Wall - 2 rec, 19 yards, long 11
Jerad Givens - 1 rec, 9 yards
WR #9 - 1 rec, 01 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Frederick Spivey - 3 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Randy Boxill - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 2 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
Samuel Johnson - 1 pancake

Alabama-Birmingham: Emillio Thompson - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Matt Batusic - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Jason Nugent - 7; Maximus Meridius, William Beckford - 6; 4 with 4 tackles
Sacks: Justin Joiner, Val Barnaby, William Beckford, Rich McGrady - 1
INTs: Tavaris Gant, Maximus Meridius, Pete Kramer, Keith Gutierrez - 1

Alabama-Birmingham
Tackles: Sam Kendrick - 9; Tayshaun Bernard - 7; Julius Wainwright - 6
Sacks: Sam Kendrick - 5; Sam Williamson, Jack Blanchard - 1
INTs: Kendall Stevens - 2; Tayshaun Bernard - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 2-2 FG, long 40, 6-6 XP
Alabama-Birmingham: Ronnie Dukes - 1-3 FG, long 34, 1-1 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 3 punts, 48.0 average, long 51, 35.0 net average, 1 touchback
Alabama-Birmingham: Parker Mullins - 6 punts, 41.1 average, long 48, 22.5 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Josh Hendricks - 2 ret, 15.0 average, long 17
Chris Dodd - 1 ret, 17 yards
Alabama-Birmingham: Lance Rhodes - 5 ret, 18.5 average, long 21
Dan Burks - 4 ret, 20.5 average, long 28

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 5 ret, 18.5 average, long 29
Josh Hendricks - 1 ret, 19 yards

Alabama-Birmingham: Lance Rhodes - 2 ret, 9.5 average, long 11

Next Week: We head home, to take on the United States Air Force Academy

[Sublime]

That's what i'm talking about!!

[General Mike]

Week 2 in Review

Game of the Week
#1 Oklahoma @ #17 Iowa - Oklahoma 33-9

Other National Games
#4 Miami @ Minnesota - Miami 51-19
#3 Ohio State @ #19 Texas A&M - Texas A&M 24-12
#9 Michigan @ #15 Oregon State - Michigan 36-11

Other Top 25 Games
Army @ #2 Southern Cal - Southern Cal 48-17
Syracuse @ #5 Tennessee - Tennessee 31-16
Duke @ #6 Virginia - Virginia 68-10
#7 Auburn @ Central Florida - Auburn 48-20
Memphis @ #8 Georgia - Georgia 40-24
Louisiana Tech @ #10 Texas 56-17
Alabama @ #21 Maryland - Maryland 51-27
Oklahoma State @ #22 Nebraska - Nebraska 40-17
Florida @ #23 Arizona State - Arizona State 30-27
The Rocky Mountain Showdown#24 Colorado vs Colorado State - Colorado State 28-7
#25 Indiana @ Ohio - Indiana 42-7

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Mauling the Hapless
Virginia rips apart Duke in a 68-10 season opening victory.
Photo: 2 Virginia players celebrate their win.

Top 25 Polls
Story: Setting the Pace
The Sooners open 2005 with a huge victory against #17 Iowa.
Photo: Brodney Pool, Oklahoma #23, prepares to tackles Isaiah Casalino, Iowa #42.

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (35) 1-0 1451
2 2 Southern Cal (23) 1-0 1366
3 4 Miami (1) 1-0 1247
4 5 Tennessee 1-0 1189
5 6 Virginia 1-0 1132
6 7 Auburn 2-0 1076
7 8 Georgia 1-0 1020
8 9 Michigan 1-0 992
9 10 Arkansas 1-0 912
10 11 Virginia Tech 1-0 860
11 19 Texas A&M 1-0 851
12 13 UCLA 2-0 808
13 3 Ohio State 0-1 780
14 13 Rutgers 2-0 757
15 14 Florida State 1-1 651
16 16 N. Carolina St. 1-0 611
17 18 Ole Miss 1-0 517
18 20 Texas 1-0 428
19 21 Maryland 2-0 384
20 22 Nebraska 1-0 342
21 15 Oregon State 0-1 315
22 23 Arizona State 1-0 300
23 17 Iowa 0-1 280
24 25 Indiana 1-0 219
25 NR Colorado State 1-0 186
Dropping Out: Colorado (#24 last week)


Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (46) 1-0 1750
2 2 Tennessee (24) 1-0 1642
3 3 Southern Cal (1) 1-0 1567
4 5 Miami 1-0 1420
5 6 Virginia 1-0 1349
6 7 Auburn 2-0 1280
7 8 Georgia 1-0 1212
8 9 Michigan 1-0 1174
9 10 Arkansas 1-0 1080
10 11 Virginia Tech 1-0 1016
11 12 UCLA 2-0 954
12 20 Texas A&M 1-0 949
13 13 N. Carolina St. 1-0 893
14 4 Ohio State 0-1 848
15 14 Rutgers 2-0 833
16 15 Florida State 1-1 710
17 18 Ole Miss 1-0 610
18 19 Texas 1-0 558
19 21 Arizona State 1-0 458
20 22 Nebraska 1-0 410
21 23 Maryland 2-0 364
22 17 Iowa 0-1 323
23 16 Oregon State 0-1 321
24 24 Louisiana State 1-0 319
25 25 Indiana 1-0 275
Dropping Out: None


Heisman Watch
Story: He Got Next?
Virginia's Lundy has all the ingredients of a Heisman-quality running back.
Photo: Wali Lundy, Virginia #33

<> Sr. Wali Lundy - HB, Virginia
14 car, 137 yards, TD, 5 rec, 107 yards, TD
<> Sr T.A. McLendon - HB, North Carolina State
22 car, 119 yards
<> RS Sr. D.J. Shockley - QB, Georgia
22-33, 332 yards, 2 TD, 8 car, 59 yards
/\ Sr. Josh Allen - HB, Maryland
39 car, 209 yards, 3 rec, 75 yards, 5 total TD
\/ Sr. Reggie McNeal - QB, Texas A&M
21-33, 276 yards, 11 car, 28 yards, TD

Players of the Week
Story: Another Level
Meridius named Player of the Wekk for performance against UAB.
Photo: Maximus Meridius, Rutgers #27, tackles Lance Rhodes, Alabama-Birmingam #12

National PotW
Offensive: Sr HB Josh Allen, Maryland - 31 car, 152 yards, 2 rec, 72 yards, 4 total TD
Defensive: Soph. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - 6 tackles, 2 TFL, INT, FF, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson - 20 car, 131 yards, TD, 8 rec, 106 yards, TD
Defensive: Soph. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - 6 tackles, 2 TFL, INT, FF, TD

Conference Standings
Story: Ka-Boom!
The Cavaliers torch Duke's defense to a tune of 68 points on opening day.
Photo: Wali Lundy, Virginia #33

Coach's Report Card
Way to teach them how to finish off an opponent, Coach.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 43,548

[General Mike]

Coach's Postgame Thoughts

We had another quality win. I thought we were going to be in for a long game after Alabama-Birmingham scored on their opening drive, but then we were able to come up with some points off of turnovers, a quality rushing attack, and some well timed passes. If we hadn't thrown 3 interceptions ourselves, the deficit would probably have been much larger.

The OLine needs to continue to improve. Ryan Hart had to rush several throws, and we're lucky they weren't intercepted. The fact that one player got 5 sacks against us, is not a good sign.

Joe Radigan continued to do a good job, as he kicked the longest FG of his career. Our return specialists need to continue to improve tho.

Grades
QB:B-
RB: B+
WR: A
TE: B
OL: C+
DL: B+
LB: B+
DB: A
Special Teams: A

[Blade6119]

not too shabby at all...take down air force and you will be sitting pretty for your arkansas match-up

Just wanted to point out there is anther coach turning around his program just like you are...check out indiana in the top 25 for two weeks straight!

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Blade6119
not too shabby at all...take down air force and you will be sitting pretty for your arkansas match-up

Just wanted to point out there is anther coach turning around his program just like you are...check out indiana in the top 25 for two weeks straight!

I think Arkansas could be as tough a matchup as when we played Nebraska last year. I'll have to play smart football to win it. I can't overlook the Cardinals either.

[General Mike]

#48 Air Force Falcons (0-0) @ #14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0)

Air Force's option attack is a little different then we're used to dealing with. We may try using more of a 34 look, or we might even use the 44 style defense as our base formation. We should be in pretty good shape if we can convert turnovers into points, and run the ball well. For the 3rd straight game in 2005 we will have regional coverage. Both Corso and Herbstreit picked us to win.

Key Players
Air Force: ROLB Justin Kasmarcak, HB Matt Ward, HB Roy Williams
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, SS Maximus Meridius, QB Ryan Hart

Injuries
Air Force: DT Russ Mitscherling - Pinched Nerve - 2 weeks
QB Zach Myrna - Broken Ribs - 9 weeks
Rutgers: WR Chris Dodd - Abdominal Strain - 1 week


Halftime Score: Rutgers 21, Air Force 14

Final Score: Rutgers 56, Air Force 21

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 1 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 5:11
AF 22 yard pass from Flowers to Chambers (Gandy Kick) - 0:17

2nd quarter
AF 1 yard run by Flowers (Gandy Kick) - 6:38
RU 2 yard pass from Hart to Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 4:10
RU 1 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 2:50


3rd quarter
RU 3 yard pass from Hart to Humphrey (Radigan Kick) - 8:17
RU 22 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 6:35

4th Quarter
AF 19 yard pass from Flowers to Howell (Gandy Kick) - 9:06
RU 46 yard interception return by Nugent (Radigan Kick) - 8:21
RU 8 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 5:37
RU 8 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 2:58

Players of the Game
Air Force: CB M.J. Walton - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INT
Rutgers: FS Jason Nugent - 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, INT, TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 30-45, 317 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Air Force: Mike Flowers - 12-25, 222 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 19 car, 112 yards, 2 TD, long 25
Andrew Sloan - 2 car, 13 yards, 1 TD, long 8
Brian Leonard - 3 car, 2 yards, 2 TD, long 1
Ryan Hart - 10 car, -74 yards, long 9

Air Force: Adam Cole - 9 car, 18 yards, long 5
Matt Ward - 10 car, 0 yards, long 7
Roy Williams - 2 car, -1 yards, long 2
Floyd James - 1 car, -2 yards
Mike Flowes - 11 car, -20 yards, 1 TD, long 6

Receiving
Rutgers: Josh Hendricks - 5 rec, 82 yards, long 24
Shawn Tucker - 6 rec, 64 yards, long 24
Markis Facyson - 6 rec, 55 yards, 1 TD, long 21
Samuel Johnson - 4 rec, 40 yards, long 18
Corey Barnes - 3 rec, 36 yards, long 18
Tavaris Gant - 1 rec, 16 yards
Brian Leonard - 3 rec, 12 yards, long 7
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 9 yards
Derrell Humphrey - 1 rec, 3 yards

Air Force: Luis Chambers - 7 rec, 165 yards, 1 TD, long 30
Roy Williams - 1 rec, 22 yards
Bobby Howell - 1 rec, 19 yards
Arthur Greene - 3 rec, 16 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 6 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 5 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 4 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Frederick Spivey - 3 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
Brian Leonard - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Samuel Johnson - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed

Air Force: No Players with pancakes

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Maximus Meridius, Jason Nugent - 6; Nate Robinson, William Gilkison - 5; Brady Huff - 4
Sacks: Elton Bracy, Val Barnaby, William Beckford, Nate Robinson, Justin Joiner, Jason Nugent - 1
INTs: Jason Nugent, Tavaris Gant - 1

Air Force
Tackles: Khaleed Tidwell - 10; Gaylon Davis - 8; Bobby Sanderson - 7
Sacks: Nathan Terrazone - 3; Irvin MacPherson, M.J. Walton, Gaylon Davis, Khaleed Tidwell, Jose Perkins, Sergio Wagner - 1
INTs: M.J. Walton - 2

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 0-1 FG, 8-8 XP, 1 touchback
Air Force: Mike Gandy - 3-3 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 3 punts, 50.0 average, long 53, 39.0 net average, 1 touchback
Air Force: Edmond Barron - 8 punts, 42.0 average, long 47, 25.0 net average, 1 touchback

Kick Return
Rutgers: Jason Nugent - 2 ret, 36.5 average, long 49
Josh Hendricks - 2 ret, 25.0 average, long 28
Air Force: Roy Williams - 5 ret, 19.7 average, long 23
Matt Ward - 2 ret, 21.0 average, long 25
M.J. Walton - 1 ret, 20 yards

Punt Return
Rutgers: 7 ret, 16.5 average, long 22
Air Force: Matt Ward - 1 ret, 12 yards

Next Week: Goin on down to Little Rock to take on those dang ol' Razorbacks. :(

[General Mike]

Week 3 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#1 Oklahoma @ #21 Oregon State - Oklahoma 34-31 OT

Other National Games
#19 Maryland @ #15 Florida State - Maryland 12-10
#13 Ohio State @ Missouri - Missouri 41-38 OT
Boston College @ #7 Georgia - Georgia 37-34

Other Top 25 games
#2 Southern Cal @ Brigham Young - Southern Cal 37-13
#3 Miami @ California - Miami 40-17
Temple @ #4 Tennessee - Tennessee 34-14
Southern Methodist @ #5 Virginia - Virginia 51-3
#6 Auburn @ Army - Auburn 41-7
#8 Michigan @ Memphis - Michigan 54-7
#9 Arkansas @ Tulsa - Arkansas 56-28
Rice @ #12 UCLA - UCLA 63-7
#16 North Carolina State @ Wake Forest - North Carolina State 34-24
Louisiana Tech @ #17 Ole Miss - Ole Miss 51-17
#20 Nebraska @ Syracuse - Nebraska 42-20
#22 Arizona State @ Wisconsin - Arizona State 43-23
#23 Iowa @ North Carolina - Iowa 32-30 OT
Kentucky @ #24 Indiana - Indiana 38-24
#25 Colorado State @ Arkansas State - Colorado State 38-7
The Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame @ Purdue - Notre Dame 24-13

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Defense Sets the Pace
#19 Terrapins show that they can win ugly over #15 Florida State.
Photo: A Teammate congratulates Phil Martinez, Maryland #44 on his game winning FG.

Top 25 Polls
Story: Sweating 'Til the End
Missouri prevails in overtime against Ohio State 41-38.
Photo: Derrick Ming, Missouri #40, celebrates the upset win with a teammate.

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (36) 2-0 1452
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 2-0 1375
3 3 Miami (1) 2-0 1313
4 4 Tennessee 2-0 1253
5 5 Virginia 2-0 1193
6 6 Auburn 3-0 1135
7 7 Georgia 2-0 1077
8 8 Michigan 2-0 1021
9 9 Arkansas 2-0 966
10 10 Virginia Tech 1-0 912
11 11 Texas A&M 1-0 859
12 12 UCLA 3-0 807
13 14 Rutgers 3-0 707
14 16 N. Carolina St. 2-0 611
15 19 Maryland 3-0 566
16 17 Ole Miss 2-0 564
17 18 Texas 1-0 519
18 20 Nebraska 2-0 431
19 22 Arizona State 2-0 348
20 NR Missouri 2-0 281
21 24 Indiana 2-0 269
22 23 Iowa 1-1 260
23 15 Florida State 1-2 252
24 13 Ohio State 0-2 233
25 25 Colorado State 2-0 232
Dropping Out: Oregon State (#21 last week)


Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (48) 2-0 1752
2 2 Tennessee (22) 2-0 1657
3 3 Southern Cal (1) 2-0 1576
4 4 Miami 2-0 1497
5 5 Virginia 2-0 1420
6 6 Auburn 3-0 1344
7 7 Georgia 2-0 1271
8 8 Michigan 2-0 1199
9 9 Arkansas 2-0 1130
10 10 Virginia Tech 1-0 1062
11 11 UCLA 3-0 997
12 12 Texas A&M 1-0 933
13 13 N. Carolina St. 2-0 871
14 15 Rutgers 3-0 753
15 17 Ole Miss 2-0 643
16 18 Texas 1-0 591
17 21 Maryland 3-0 561
18 19 Arizona State 2-0 541
19 20 Nebraska 2-0 492
20 22 Iowa 1-1 349
21 24 Louisiana State 2-0 318
22 NR Missouri 2-0 315
23 25 Indiana 2-0 280
24 16 Florida State 1-2 261
25 14 Ohio State 0-2 250
Dropping Out: Oregon State (#23 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Ready to Shine
If Shockley remains healthy, he could be the next Heisman Trophy winner.
Photo: D.J. Shockley, Georgia #3, strikes a pose.

<> Sr. HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
22 car, 187 yards, TD, 7 rec, 126 yards, TD
<> Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
22 car, 119 yards
/\ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
63 car, 474 yards, 6 TD, 18 rec, 200 yards, 2 TD
/\ RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
73 car, 441 yards, 5 TD, 9 rec, 198 yards, TD
\/ RS Sr. QB D.J. Shockley, Georgia
34-61, 533 yards, 16 car, 91 yards, 4 total TD

Players of the Week
Story: Makin' Big Plays
Indiana's McFarland earns POTW after gutsy performance in rivalry game.
Photo: Graeme McFarland, Indiana #12, avoids the pass rush from , Kentucky #59

National PotW
Offensive: RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA - 27 car, 185 yards, 4 TD, 5 rec, 99 yards, TD
Defensive: Sr. CB Justin Miller, Clemson - 7 tackles, 3 INT, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson - 19 car, 112 yards, 2 TD, 6 rec, 55 yards, TD
Defensive: Sr. FS Jason Nugent, Rutgers - 6 tackles, 1 TFL, sack, INT, TD

Conference Standings
Story: The Way to Play
Wolfpack win their ACC opener 34-24 against Wake Forest.
Photo: Oliver Hoyte, North Carolina State #22, wraps up Chris Barclay, Wake Forest #28.

Coach's Report Card
Coach Schiano, congrats for adding another win to your career toal.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 37,751

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

We won, but it sure wasn't pretty. I'm really dissapointed in the way our Offensive Line played, as for the 2nd game Fred Spivey continues to get burnt for multiple sacks. We may have to juggle the line to increase pass protection. The Defense as a whole group did a nice job, but our pass coverage will have to improve. Their option playbook gave us some difficulties with man-to-man matchups. Chris Dodd was missed in both the passing game and on kick returns. Having him back when we take on Arkansas will be key to us winning.

Radigan did a good job with his punts and kickoffs, but he did miss a 40 yard FG at the end of the 1st half. We really need to get better at kicking FGs if we expect to beat teams like Arkansas, Virginia Tech and Miami.

Grades
QB: B
RB: B
WR: A-
TE: B+
OL: D
DL: B+
LB: B
DB: B-
ST: B-

[General Mike]

#14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0) @ # 9 Arkansas Razorbackss (2-0)

This game will make or break our national title hopes. A win here, should vault us into the top ten nationally, while a loss here almost automatically relegates us to a second tier bowl. Arkansas's offense is one of the best in the country as they are 3rd in points per game with 54.0, and are #1 in the country in total offense and rushing offense. We're #1 in the country in total defense and rushing defense, so this game may be the case of the immovable object meets the irresistable force. This game will receive regional coverage. The announce team picked Arkansas to win. This game will also feature a matchup of 2 FOFCers, SS Maximus Meridius from Rutgers and CB Doug Daniel on Arkansas.

Key Players
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, SS Maximus Meridius, QB Ryan Hart
Alabama-Birmingam: HB De'Arrius Howard, QB Cedric Washington, HB Dedrick Poole

Injuries
Rutgers: No Injuries
Arkansas: DE Lucas Jackson - Strained Quadricep - 1 week

Halftime Score: Arkansas 17, Rutgers 10

Final Score: Rutgers 34, Arkansas 17

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
Ark 5 yard pass from Allen to Poole (Willis Kick) - 7:53
Ark 1 yard run by Savage (Willis Kick) - 0:09

2nd quarter
RU 17 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 8:14
Ark 44 yard FG by Willias - 6:36
RU 31 yard FG by Radigan - 3:27

3rd quarter
RU 1 yard run by James (Radigan Kick) - 2:23

4th Quarter
RU 13 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 7:58
RU 33 yard FG by Radigan - 4:03
RU 84 yard interception return by Kramer (Radigan Kick) - 3:07

Players of the Game
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson - 25 car, 174 yards, 2 TD
Arkansas: HB Dedrick Poole - 4 car, 24 yards, rec TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 18-29, 190 yards
Arkansas: Cedric Washington - 10-16, 156 yards, 1 INT
Jimmie Allen - 1-1, 5 yards, 1 TD

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 25 car, 174 yards, 2 TD, long 28
Andrew Sloan - 5 car, 13 yards, long 7
Ramon James - 1 car, 1 yard, 1 TD
Brian Leonard - 1 car, 9 yards
Ryan Hart - 2 car, -11 yards

Arkansas: De'Arrius Howard - 19 car, 109 yards, long 32
Anthony Gallagher - 9 car, 28 yards, long 11
Dedrick Poole - 4 car, 24 yards, long 12
Donny Savage - 4 car, 7 yards, 1 TD, long 3
Tracy Bishop - 1 car, 2 yards
Cedric Washington - 8 car, -25 yards, long 5

Receiving
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 4 rec, 55 yards, long 31
Shawn Tucker - 5 rec, 38 yards, long 11
Brian Leonard - 3 rec, 31 yards, long 14
Josh Hendricks - 2 rec, 16 yards, long 10
Samuel Johnson - 1 rec, 16 yards,
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 13 yards
Andrew Sloan - 1 rec, 13 yards
Corey Barnes - 1 rec, 8 yards

Arkansas: David Thompson - 3 rec, 70 yards, long 27
Anthony Gallagher - 1 rec, 26 yards
Decori Birmingham - 1 rec, 25 yards
Carlos Ousley - 2 rec, 18 yards, long 15
Jason Peters - 2 rec, 10 yards, long 6
Adam Hedgecock - 1 rec, 7 yards
Dedrick Poole - 1 rec, 5 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Josh Hardee - 1 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Shawn Tucker - 1 pancake
Frederick Spivey - 0 pancakes, 1 sack allowed

Arkansas: Tony Ugoh - 3 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Jason Peters - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks
Mitch Nuckols - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks
Clifton Frazier - 0 pancakes, 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Jason Nugent - 11; Nate Robinson - 8; Maximus Meridius - 6
Sacks: Tyson Williams, Nate Robinson, Rich McGrady - 1
INTs: Pete Kramer - 1

Arkansas
Tackles: Donte Harrison, Cooper Mills - 8; Doug Daniel - 7; Eesmond Sims, Vickiel Vaughn, Willie Houston - 6
Sacks: Wes Murphy - 1
INTs: None

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 2-2 FG, long 33, 4-4 XP, 1 touchback
Arkansas: 1-1 FG, long 44, 2-2 XP, 1 touchback

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 5 punts, 48.0 average, long 51, 32.0 net average
Arkansas: Rodney McKelvey - 6 punts, 33.1 average, long 38, 1 inside the 20, 22.3 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 2 ret, 25.0 average, long 29
Josh Hendricks - 1 ret, 12 yards

Arkansas: Dedrick Poole - 3 ret, 30.6 aveage, long 42
De'Arrius Howard - 2 ret, 23.0 average, long 26

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 6 ret, 10.8 average, long 19
Arkansas: De'Arrius Howard - 4 ret, 17.0 average, long 23
Dedrick Poole - 1 ret, 12 yards

Next Week: We head home, to take on the Louisville Cardinals

[Nyarlahotep]

Nice win.

[General Mike]

Week 4 in Review

Game of the Week
#8 Michigan @ #5 Virginia - Virginia 23-9

Other National Games
#17 Texas @ #10 Virginia Tech - Viginia Tech 36-16
#18 Nebraska @ #2 Southern Cal - Southern Cal 23-7
Air Force @ Notre Dame - Air Force 24-19

Other top 25 games
Minnesota @ #3 Miami - Miami 41-20
#4 Tenneseee @ Michigan State - Tennessee 54-14
#6 Auburn @ Vanderbilt - Auburn 35-24
South Carolina @ #7 Georgia - Georgia 42-35
#15 Maryland @ #11 Texas A&M - Texas A&M 43-27
Nevada-Las Vegas @ #12 UCLA - UCLA 28-23
Navy @ #14 North Carolina State - North Carolina State 37-7
Northwestern @ #16 Ole Miss - Ole Miss 38-7
#21 Indiana @ #19 Arizona State - Arizona State 16-14
Arkansas State @ #20 Missouri - Missouri 31-17
The Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy, #22 Iowa @ Iowa State - Iowa 45-14
Georgia Tech @ #23 Florida State - Florida State 31-28 OT
#24 Ohio State @ Pittsburgh - Ohio State 34-12
Oregon State @ #25 Colorado State - Colorado State 34-16
Louisiana State @ Kansas State - Kansas State 24-10

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Clutch Performance!
Florida State outshines conference foe Georgia Tech in overtime period.
Photo: Leon Washington, Florida State #7

Top 25 Polls
Story: Another Big Win
Scarlet Knights are on a roll following their 34-17 victory over Arkansas.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (37) 2-0 1453
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 3-0 1412
3 3 Miami (1) 3-0 1330
4 4 Tennessee 3-0 1270
5 5 Virginia 3-0 1257
6 6 Auburn 4-0 1154
7 7 Georgia 3-0 1098
8 10 Virginia Tech 2-0 956
9 13 Rutgers 4-0 923
10 11 Texas A&M 2-0 908
11 12 UCLA 4-0 833
12 14 N. Carolina St. 3-0 735
13 8 Michigan 2-1 674
14 16 Ole Miss 3-0 641
15 9 Arkansas 2-1 588
16 19 Arizona State 3-0 518
17 20 Missouri 3-0 467
18 15 Maryland 3-1 377
19 22 Iowa 2-1 349
20 18 Nebraska 2-1 314
21 17 Texas 1-1 308
22 23 Florida State 2-2 299
23 25 Colorado State 3-0 275
24 24 Ohio State 1-2 252
25 NR Kansas State 3-0 191
Dropping Out: Indiana (#21 last week)


Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (48) 2-0 1752
2 2 Tennessee (22) 3-0 1676
3 3 Southern Cal (1) 3-0 1624
4 4 Miami 3-0 1529
5 5 Virginia 3-0 1513
6 6 Auburn 4-0 1388
7 7 Georgia 3-0 1319
8 10 Virginia Tech 2-0 1150
9 14 Rutgers 4-0 1079
10 11 UCLA 4-0 1059
11 12 Texas A&M 2-0 1021
12 13 N. Carolina St. 3-0 937
13 15 Ole Miss 3-0 821
14 8 Michigan 2-1 792
15 9 Arkansas 2-1 680
16 18 Arizona State 3-0 665
17 20 Iowa 2-1 507
18 22 Missouri 3-0 460
19 16 Texas 1-1 389
20 17 Maryland 3-1 351
21 19 Nebraska 2-1 317
22 24 Florida State 2-2 311
23 NR Kansas State 3-0 286
24 NR Colorado State 3-0 284
25 25 Ohio State 1-2 257
Dropping Out: Louisiana State (#21 last week)
Indiana (#23 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Checking the Ballots
Ebell jumps to first place following a 192 rushing yards, 3 TD performance.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2

/\ RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
104 car, 633 yards, 8 TD, 13 rec, 274 yards, 2 TD
\/ Sr. HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
39 car, 277 yards, TD, 12 rec, 173 yards, 2 TD
<> RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
88 car, 648 yards, 8 TD, 18 rec, 200 yards, 2 TD
\/ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
38 car, 258 yards, 2 TD, 6 rec, 132 yards, TD
/\ Sr. HB Tre Smith, Auburn
101 car, 528 yards, 5 TD, 5 rec, 137 yards, TD

Players of the Week
Story: Another Level
Rutgers's Kramer is named Player of the Week after convincing victory.
Photo: Pete Kramer, Rutgers #8

National PotW
Offensive: RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA - 31 car, 192 yards, 3 TD, 4 rec, 76 yards, TD
Defensive: Fr. CB Reggie Landrum, Buffalo - 5 tackles, INT, FF, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Jason Colson, West Virginia - 32 car, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 rec, 23 yards
Defensive: Soph. CB Pete Kramer, Rutgers - 4 tackles, INT, TD

Conference Standings
Story: Sigh of Relief...
Georgia's near upset in Athens has the fans on edge.
Photo: D.J. Shockley, Georgia #3

Coach's Report Card
Don't look now, but it seens every school that needs a coach is on your bandwagon.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 37,751

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Nyarlahotep
Nice win.

Thanks. You're having another good season, 26 tackles so far, but Notre Dame just isn't playing up to their talent level. Their D-Line gets no sacks, they don't create turnovers, and their offense is marginal. Sorry :(

Here's their schedule for the year

Week 1 BYE
Week 2 at #12 NC State - L 23-30
Week 3 at #40 Purdue - W 24-13
Week 4 vs #49 Air Force - L 19-24
Week 5 vs #61 Michigan State -
Week 6 vs #25 Kansas State -
Week 7 at #31 Stanford -
Week 8 vs #42 Washington -
Week 9 vs #37 South Carolina -
Week 10 at #44 Boston College -
Week 11 BYE
Week 12 at #4 Tennessee -
Week 13 vs #115 Navy -
Week 14 BYE
Week 15 vs #2 Southern Cal -
Week 16 BYE

At the least, they should win one more game. I can't guarantee anything more than that. ;)

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

What a great win! It wasn't a pretty win, but we really executed well in the 2nd half, and didn't quit after we were down 14-0 early. Markis Facyson had a great game on the ground, but the backup RBs were not very effective. Ryan Hart had a solid passing game, finding a variety of targets, and while he didnt find the end zone today, he didn't throw any interceptions either. Arkansas is the best rushing team we have faced in a long time, and their power running/ option attack gave us alot of problems.
The Offensive Line played their best game of the season, as they kept the pressure off of Hart, and opened alot of holes to rush through. Defensively we need to get better at wrapping the man up, and bringing him down. Radigan made all the kicks and punts we needed to make, but our coverage and return teams need to improve.

Grades
QB: B
RB: B+
WR: B
TE: B
OL: A+
DL: B+
LB: B-
DB: A
Special Teams: B

[General Mike]

#27 Louisville Cardinals (0-0) @ #9 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0)

This game will be a true test of our ability to not overlook an opponent. Louisville is arguably the top non-BCS conference team in college football, as they have gone 23-3 the last 2 seasons. This game will have national coverage. We were the commentator's consensus pick based on our passing game. For the 2nd straight week, we will have 2 FOFCers going head to head as SS Maximus Meridius talkes on WR Travis Elkin.

Key Players
Louisville: WR Broderick Clark, QB Justin Rascati, K Rashard Langford
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, QB Ryan Hart, FS Jason Nugent

Injuries
Louisville: HB Reggie Bradshaw - Broken Elbow - Season ending
DT Cal Roberts - Broken Wrist - Season ending
Rutgers: No Injuries

In the 1st quarter, Louisville's top WR, Broderick Clark suffered a sprained wrist. He'll be out for 1 week.

Keith Gutierrez's 1st quarter interception return broke the NCAA record.

In the 2nd quarter, Ryan Hart broke Ray Lucas's career record for passing TDs, when he threw his 44th TD, a 39 yard strike to Shawn Tucker.

Halftime Score: Rutgers 21, Louisville 6

On our 1st possession of the 3rd quarter, Shawn Tucker suffered a pinched nerve. He will miss 3 weeks, which means we will be without our top WR for the Virginia Tech game.

Final Score: Rutgers 49, Louisville 21

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 106 yard INT return by Gutierrez (Radigan Kick) - 6:46
RU 72 yard INT return by Nugent (Radigan Kick) - 0:59

2nd quarter
Louis 20 yard FG by Langford - 3:11
Louis 26 yard FG by Langford - 0:55
RU 39 yards pass from Hart to Tucker (Radigan Kick) - 0:14

3rd quarter
RU 8 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 6:19
Louis 2 yard run by Ray (Ray Run) - 3:56
RU 20 yard pass from Hart to Dodd (Radigan Kick) - 2:18
RU 31 yard interception return by Meridius (Radigan Kick) - 0:01

4th Quarter
Louis 1 yard run by Rascati (Langford Kick) - 8:07
RU 41 yard interception return by Gutierrez (Radigan Kick) - 4:39

Players of the Game
Louisville: FS Abe Brown - 10 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 FF, 2 FR
Rutgers: CB Keith Gutierrez - 2 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 20-35, 248 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Louisville: Justin Rascati - 21-41, 277 yards, 5 INT

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 18 car, 102 yards, long 21
Andrew Sloan - 5 car, 26 yards, 1 TD, long 12
Brian Leonard - 7 car, 23 yards, long 5
Ryan Hart - 4 car, -19 yards, long 5

Louisville: Mike Worthington - 4 car, 32 yards, long 16
Desmond Ray - 12 car, 26 yards, 1 TD, long 12
Jamar Gibson - 4 car, 19 yards, long 11
Travis Elkin - 1 car, 1 yard
Justin Rascati - 9 car, -3 yards, 1 TD, long 7

Receiving
Rutgers: Shawn Tucker - 4 rec, 75 yards, 1 TD, long 39
Josh Hendricks - 6 rec, 62 yards, long 19
Chris Dodd - 5 rec, 51 yards, 1 TD, long 20
Markis Facyson - 2 rec, 29 yards, long 16
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 19 yards
Corey Barnes - 1 rec, 7 yards
Samuel Johnson - 1 rec, 5 yards

Louisville: Travis Elkin - 6 rec, 98 yards, long 32
Alonzo Irvin - 5 rec, 49 yards, long 24
Broderick Clark - 2 rec, 46 yards, long 38
Clifford Coleman - 2 rec, 34 yards, long 24
Mike Bush - 2 rec, 39 yards, long 31
Chandler Webster - 1 rec, 8 yards
Dayne Richards - 2 rec, 6 yards, long 4
Desmond Ray - 1 rec, -3 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 5 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Samuel Johnson - 2 pancakes, 0 sack allowed
Brandon Holt - 1 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 1 sack allowed

Louisville: Jason Spitz - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Maximus Meridius - 9; Jason Nugent - 7; Jonathan Duncan - 5
Sacks: Nate Robinson, Maximus Meridius - 1
INTs: Keith Gutierrez - 2; Jonathan Duncan, Jason Nugent, Maximus Meridius - 1

Louisville
Tackles: Abe Brown - 10; Domonique Dunbar - 9; Brent Johnson, Ulysses Hull - 7
Sacks: Shaud Berlin, Brandon Johnson - 1
INTs: James Jackson, Brent Johnson, Brandon Johnson - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 0-2 FG, 7-7 XP
Louisville: Rashard Langford - 2-2 FG, long 26, 1-1 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 0 punts
Louisville: Lance Stevenson - 5 punts, 39.7 average, long 44, 1 inside the 20, 30.1 net average,

Kick Return
Rutgers: Josh Hendricks - 4 ret, 24.5 average, long 47
Chris Dodd - 1 ret, 21 yards
Louisville: Abe Brown - 4 ret, 30.7 average, long 67
Domonique Dunbar - 2 ret, 23.5 average, long 28
Broderick Clark - 1 ret, 21 yards
Elvis Dumervil - 1 ret, 8 yards

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 5 ret, 9.5 average, long 15
Louisville: No returns

Next Week: An off week to give us time to rest and recuperate as we prepare for the #8 ranked Virginia Tech Hokies.

[Nyarlahotep]

Hmmmm, who will be defensive PotW this week?

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Nyarlahotep
Hmmmm, who will be defensive PotW this week?

You'll just have to wait and see. ;)

[General Mike]

Week 5 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#10 Texas A&M @ #8 Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech 38-21

Other National Games
Louisville @ #9 Rutgers - Rutgers 49-21
The battle for the Megaphone, Michigan State @ Notre Dame - Notre Dame 42-16
#5 Virginia @ #21 Texas - Texas 45-23

Other Top 25 games
Utah @ #1 Oklahoma - Oklahoma 57-7
#3 Miami @ Boston College - Miami 51-0
#4 Tennessee @ Florida - Tennessee 45-0
What have you done Ron Zook? What have you done?!
Navy @ #6 Auburn - Auburn 45-20
#7 Georgia @ Louisiana State - Georgia 48-14
#12 North Carolina State @ Brigham Young - North Carolina State 41-10
Duke @ #13 Michigan - Michigan 43-14
Texas Christian @ #14 Ole Miss - Ole Miss 27-13
Northern Illinois @ #15 Arkansas - Arkansas 30-14
Miami (Ohio) @ #17 Missouri - Missouri 48-17
Washington @ #18 Maryland - Washington 28-23
#19 Iowa @ #22 Florida State - Iowa 32-29
Louisiana-Monroe @ #20 Nebraska - Nebraska 49-22
#23 Colorado State @ Oklahoma State - Oklahoma State 26-24
Kent State @ #24 Ohio State - Ohio State 38-11

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Whole Lot of Nothin'
The Volunteers shut down rival Florida's offense 45-0.
Photo: J.T. Mapu, Tennessee #89, jumps into the arms of Rusty Moss, Tennessee #27

Top 25 Polls
Story: By A Razor's Edge
The Huskies inch past Maryland, 28-23
Photo: Casey Paus, Washington #15

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (38) 3-0 1454
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 3-0 1394
3 3 Miami 4-0 1335
4 4 Tennessee 4-0 1277
5 6 Auburn 5-0 1164
6 7 Georgia 4-0 1108
7 8 Virginia Tech 3-0 1092
8 9 Rutgers 5-0 1000
9 11 UCLA 4-0 896
10 12 N. Carolina St. 4-0 845
11 13 Michigan 3-1 749
12 14 Ole Miss 4-0 745
13 5 Virginia 3-1 715
14 21 Texas 2-1 694
15 15 Arkansas 3-1 653
16 16 Arizona State 3-0 649
17 17 Missouri 4-0 602
18 10 Texas A&M 2-1 584
19 19 Iowa 3-1 479
20 20 Nebraska 3-1 428
21 25 Kansas State 3-0 260
22 24 Ohio State 2-2 243
23 NR Indiana 3-1 186
24 NR Clemson 3-0 146
25 NR Washington 3-0 137
Dropping Out: Maryland (#18 last week)
Florida State (#22 last week)
Colorado State (#23 last week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (48) 3-0 1752
2 2 Tennessee (22) 4-0 1674
3 3 Southern Cal (1) 3-0 1599
4 4 Miami 4-0 1525
5 6 Auburn 5-0 1381
6 7 Georgia 4-0 1311
7 8 Virginia Tech 3-0 1288
8 9 Rutgers 5-0 1177
9 10 UCLA 4-0 1113
10 12 N. Carolina St. 4-0 987
11 13 Ole Miss 4-0 927
12 19 Texas 2-1 900
13 5 Virginia 3-1 824
14 14 Michigan 3-1 816
15 15 Arkansas 3-1 760
16 16 Arizona State 3-0 755
17 17 Iowa 3-1 662
18 18 Missouri 4-0 648
19 11 Texas A&M 2-1 618
20 21 Nebraska 3-1 456
21 23 Kansas State 3-0 407
22 25 Ohio State 2-2 265
23 NR Clemson 3-0 242
24 NR Indiana 3-1 172
25 NR Washington 3-0 172
Dropping Out: Maryland (#20 last week)
Florida State (#22 last week)
Colorado State (#24 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Too Early To Tell?
Smith has put up some impressive numbers being in the National spotlight.
Photo: Tre Smith, Auburn #22

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
104 car, 633 yards, 8 TD, 13 rec, 274 yards, 2 TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
106 car, 750 yards, 8 TD, 20 rec, 229 yards, 2 TD
\/ Sr. HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
58 car, 374 yards, 2 TD, 14 rec, 189 yards, 2 TD
/\ Sr. HB Tre Smith, Auburn
118 car, 687 yards, 6 TD, 5 rec, 137 yards TD
/\ Soph. QB Mark Barnett, Ole Miss
83-151, 1178 yards, 15 car, 65 yards, 13 total TD

Players of the Week
Story: Taking It To 'Em
An easy win against Miami (OH) earns Missouri's Smith Player of the Week.
Photo: Brad Smith, Missouri #16

National PotW
Offensive: Sr HB Keny Irons, South Carolina - 36 car, 245 yards, 7 rec, 66 yards, 4 total TD
Defensive: RS Fr. CB Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 2 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: Sr. HB Ryan Gore, Temple - 26 car, 114 yards, 2 total TD
Defensive: RS Fr. CB Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 2 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD

Conference Standings
Story: Torched!
Florida whiffs against #4 Tennessee in annual Rivalry Game.
Photo: J.T. Mapu, Tennessee #89

Coach's Report Card
Good game last week. Celebrate tonight, and then get ready for Virginia Tech.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 39,141

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

We played a very sloppy game. Way too many turnovers. We were lucky that we were able to hold them to 2 early chip shot FGs, when our defense could have faltered. We did a nice job of converting turnovers into points as we got 28 points on interception returns, which was basically the difference in the game. We ran the ball ok, but we didn't do anything spectacular. Our OLine had another good game protectiong the QB.

Our 6 man rotation on the DLine may be a problem, as our linemen tend to run out of gas at the end of long drives. The Secondary had a great game, and I think teams are really aprehensive against throwing the ball anywhere near Tavaris Gant. Our placekicking continues to suffer, as Radigan has only made 1 FG longer than 40 yards. His punting continues to improve tho. Joe is 2nd in the NCAA in punt average at 48.1 yards/punt but our coverage team needs to improve, as his net average is only 35.0 yards/punt.

Grades
QB: B-
RB: B
WR: B+
TE: B
OL: A-
DL: B
LB: A-
DB: A+
Sp. Teams: B

[General Mike]

Week 6 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#12 Ole Miss @ #14 Texas - Texas 51-13

Other National Games
South Carolina @ #4 Tennessee - Tennessee 28-10
#21 Kansas State @ Notre Dame - Kansas State 24-14
#1 Oklahoma @ Louisville - Oklahoma 35-6

Other Top 25 Games
#2 Southen Cal @ California - Southern Cal 35-25
#5 Auburn @ Ball State - Auburn 37-22
San Jose State @ #6 Georgia - Georgia 58-0
William and Mary @ #7 Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech 45-17
Troy State @ #9 UCLA - UCLA 41-9
North Carolina @ #10 North Carolina State - North Carolina State 42-7
#23 Indiana @ #11 Michigan - Indiana 31-29
Wake Forest @ #13 Virginia - Virginia 28-22
#15 Arkansas @ Alabama - Arkansas 32-29
#16 Arizona State @ Oregon State - Arizona State 31-24
The Border War, #17 Missouri @ Kansas - Missouri 38-13
Southwest Missouri State @ #18 Texas A&M - Texas A&M 48-21
#19 Iowa @ Michigan State - Iowa 48-21
Fresno State @ #20 Nebraska - Fresno State 45-14
Northwestern @ #22 Ohio State - Ohio State 30-17
Bowling Green @ #24 Clemson - Clemson 31-23
Stanford @ #25 Washington - Stanford 28-25

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Just Barely!
Indiana sneaks past #11 Michigan 31-29.
Photo: Graeme McFarland, Indiana #12, prepares to throw the ball while Ernest Shazor, Michigan #25, lays on the ground in the background.

Top 25 Polls
Story: A Slam Dunk
The longhorns earn some respect with a 51-13 beating of Ole Miss.
Photo: Anthony Johnson, Texas #9, avoids an Ole Miss tackle.

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (34) 4-0 1450
2 2 Southern Cal (22) 4-0 1384
3 3 Miami (2) 4-0 1319
4 4 Tennessee (1) 5-0 1256
5 5 Auburn 6-0 1194
6 6 Georgia 5-0 1134
7 7 Virginia Tech 4-0 1075
8 8 Rutgers 5-0 1018
9 9 UCLA 5-0 961
10 10 N. Carolina St. 5-0 907
11 14 Texas 3-1 780
12 13 Virginia 4-1 706
13 15 Arkansas 4-1 611
14 16 Arizona State 4-0 606
15 17 Missouri 5-0 561
16 18 Texas A&M 3-1 475
17 23 Indiana 4-1 459
18 19 Iowa 4-1 438
19 12 Ole Miss 4-1 410
20 21 Kansas State 4-0 394
21 11 Michigan 3-2 394
22 22 Ohio State 3-2 308
23 24 Clemson 4-0 284
24 NR Maryland 4-2 180
25 NR Colorado 3-1 155
Dropping Out: Nebraska (#20 last week)
Washington (#25 last week)


Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (48) 4-0 1752
2 2 Tennessee (22) 5-0 1676
3 3 Southern Cal (1) 4-0 1601
4 4 Miami 4-0 1528
5 5 Auburn 6-0 1456
6 6 Georgia 5-0 1386
7 7 Virginia Tech 4-0 1317
8 8 Rutgers 5-0 1249
9 9 UCLA 5-0 1182
10 10 N. Carolina St. 5-0 1117
11 12 Texas 3-1 1103
12 13 Virginia 4-1 875
13 15 Arkansas 4-1 758
14 16 Arizona State 4-0 753
15 17 Iowa 4-1 647
16 18 Missouri 5-0 642
17 19 Texas A&M 3-1 536
18 11 Ole Miss 4-1 528
19 21 Kansas State 4-0 485
20 24 Indiana 4-1 479
21 23 Clemson 4-0 387
22 22 Ohio State 3-2 373
23 14 Michigan 3-2 353
24 NR Penn State 4-0 250
25 NR Stanford 4-0 212
Dropping Out: Nebraska (#20 last week)
Washington (#25 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Heisman Material?
The Scarlet Knights are 5-0 and Facyson is a big part of their success.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
125 car, 786 yards, 8 TD, 16 rec, 331 yards, 2 TD
/\ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
76 car, 526 yards, 6 TD, 13 rec, 222 yards, 4 TD
\/ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
106 car, 750 yards, 8 TD, 20 rec, 229 yards, 2 TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Lorenzo Booker, Florida State
102 car, 455 yards, 25 rec, 294 yards, 7 total TD
/\ Sr. HB Gerald Riggs, Tennessee
106 car, 648 yards, 6 TD, 6 rec, 33 yards, TD

Players of the Week
Story: Breaking Free
The Player of the Week goes to Curry of Auburn
Photo: Leigh Curry, Auburn #27

National PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Tristan Walker, Colorado State - 30 car, 170 yards, 3 TD, 5 rec, 76 yards, TD
Defensive: Soph. LOLB Zac Harden, Arkansas State - 11 tackles, 4 TFL, sack, INT, FF, FR

Big East PotW
Offensive: Sr. HB Jawan Walker, Pittsburgh - 35 car, 167 yards, 2 TD, 5 rec, 71 yards
Defensive: Fr. DT Mike Paulding, Virginia Tech - 3 tackles, 1 TFL, sack, FF, FR

Conference Standings
Story: The Way to Play
Trojans win their conference opener against Cal.
Photo: Tony Simpson, Southern Cal #94, celebrates the win with a teamate.

Coach's Report Card
Use this time to rest up, but make sure we get a few practices in.
Job Security: A+
Fan Base
Local Games: 4-0
National Games: 1-0
Avg. Attendance: 39,141

[General Mike]

#7 Virginia Tech Hokies (4-0/0-0) @ #8 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-0/0-0)

This is a make or break game for us. If we lose this game, we're gonna end up in the Insight Bowl again. This game features the two best rushiong defenses, and two teams that have done a nice job with giveways: takeaways. Virginia Tech has one of the best rushing attacks in the country, led my Mike Imoh, Omari Barnes and Marcus Vick. We'll spy Marcus Vick with MLB Brady Huff all day long. The Announcers picked Virginia Tech to win a close matchup, but we'll give it our best effort. There is rain in today's forecast.

Key Players
Virginia Tech: HB Mike Imoh, HB Omari Barnes, QB Marcus Vick
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, SS Maximus Meridius, FS Jason Nugent

Injuries
Virginia Tech: No Injuries
Rutgers: WR Shawn Tucker - pinched nerve - 1 week

Halftime Score: Rutgers 17, Virginia Tech 14

On the 1st play of our 1st possession of the 2nd half Ryan Hart suffered a torn shoulder muscle and will be out 5 weeks. :( There goes our season.

In the 4th quarter, CB Jonathan Duncan suffered a torn bicep. He will be out of action for 6 weeks.

Final Score: Rutgers 34, Virginia Tech 24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
VT 8 yard run by Barnes (Norman Kick) - 6:57
RU 25 yard FG by Radigan - 3:09

2nd quarter
RU 67 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 4:05
RU 1 yard fumble return by Johnson (Radigan Kick) - 0:35
VT 75 yard pass from Vick to Hilliard (Norman Kick) - 0:00

3rd quarter
RU 3 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 1:11
VT 69 yard pass from Vick to Hilliard (Norman Kick) - 0:05

4th Quarter
VT 29 yard FG by Norman - 9:11
RU 18 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 2:20
RU 30 yard FG by Radigan - 0:59

Players of the Game
Virginia Tech: WR Jermaine Hilliard - 5 rec, 193 yards, 2 TD
Rutgers: TD: HB Markis Facyson - 28 car, 206 yards, 2 TD, 3 rec, 25 yards

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 9-15, 92 yards,
Kyle Hobbs - 9-14, 125 yards, 1 INT
Virginia Tech: Marcus Vick - 11-28, 258 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Dave Corson - 1-1, 31 yards

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 28 car, 206 yards, 2 TD, long 67
Andrew Sloan - 6 car, 23 yards, long 5
Brian Leonard - 5 car, 23 yards, 1 TD, long 7
Kyle Hobbs - 1 car, -10 yards
Ryan Hart - 4 car, -37 yards

Virginia Tech: Mike Imoh - 25 car, 45 yards, long 17
Jeff Moultry - 2 car, 8 yards, long 7
Omari Barnes - 3 car, 4 yards, long 8
Marcus Vick - 1 car, 2 yards

Receiving
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 6 rec, 90 yards, long 23
Tavaris Gant - 1 rec, 28 yards
Josh Hendricsk - 3 rec, 28 yards, long 11
Markis Facyson - 3 rec, 25 yards, long 9
Brian Leonard - 2 rec, 20 yards, long 12
Samuel Johnson - 2 rec, 16 yards, long 15
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 10 yards

Virginia Tech: Jermaine Hilliard - 5 rec, 193 yards, 2 TD, long 75
Jerome Marks - 4 rec, 61 yards, long 31
Mario Levi - 1 rec, 17 yards
Justin Hamilton - 1 rec, 6 yards
Mike Imoh - 1 rec, 6 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Frederick Spivey - 3 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Brian Leonard - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Samuel Johnson - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 1 sack allowed
Brandon Holt - 1 sack allowed

Virginia Tech: Carlton Powell - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Brandon Gore - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Jason Murphy - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Jason Nugent, Brady Huff - 6; William Gilkison, Justin Joiner, Maximus Meridius - 5; William Beckford - 4
Sacks: None
INTs: Tavaris Gant, Pete Kramer, Jason Nugent, Brady Huff - 1

Virginia Tech
Tackles: D.J. Walton - 10; Vince Hall - 9; Jimmy F. Williams - 8
Sacks: Noland Burchette, Gino Dennison - 2; James Anderson - 1
INTs: Reshard Drew - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 2-3 FG, long 30, 4-4 XP
Virginia Tech: Chris Norman - 1-1 FG, long 29, 3-3 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 5 punts, 42.3 average, long 51, 1 inside the 20, 34.3 net average
Virginia Tech: Terrance Lamb - 7 punts, 45.7 average, long 53, 1 inside the 20, 37.0 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 2 ret, 20.5 average, long 24
Josh Hendricks - 2 ret, 13.5 average, long 14
Virginia Tech: Mike Imoh - 4 ret, 31.7 average, long 64
Omari Barnes - 2 ret, 25.0 average, long 25

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 4 ret, 13.7 average, long 22
Jason Nugent - 2 ret, 3.0 average, long 6
Virginia Tech: Mike Imoh - 2 ret, 11.0 average, long 12
Omari Barnes - 1 ret, 18 yards

Next Week: The Rutgers bandwagon continues to pick up speed, as we head down to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on the Mountaineers.

[General Mike]

Week 7 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#4 Tennessee @ #5 Auburn - Auburn 24-21

Other National Games
#7 Virginia Tech @ #8 Rutgers - Rutgers 34-24
#20 Kansas State @ #11 Texas - Texas 54-7
#2 Southern Cal @ #14 Arizona State - Southern Cal 44-35

Other Top 25 Games
#1 Oklahoma @ Iowa State - Oklahoma 36-13
West Virginia @ #3 Miami - Miami 30-14
Alabama @ #6 Georgia - Alabama 35-32
Washington @ #9 UCLA - UCLA 24-10
#10 North Carolina State @ Georgia Tech - North Carolina State 35-17
#12 Virginia @ North Carolina - Virginia 41-3
#16 Texas A&M @ Texas Tech - Texas A&M 42-14
The Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon. #17 Indiana @ Michigan State - Michigan State 31-14
#21 Michigan @ #18 Iowa - Michigan 34-17
#19 Ole Miss @ Florida - Florida 24-17
#23 Clemson @ #24 Maryland - Maryland 34-22
#25 Colorado @ Baylor - Colorado 28-14
The Battle for the Legends Trophy, Notre Dame @ Stanford - Stanford 30-14
Wisconsin @ Penn State - Penn State 48-34

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Conference Clash!
#5 Auburn knocks out Tennessee to improve to 2-0 in SEC play.
Photo: Jason Tyler, Auburn #30, prepares to wrap up Gerald Riggs, Tennessee #31

Top 25 Polls
Story: Shocked!
In a battle of SEC opposits, Alabama defeated #6 Georgia 35-32
Photo: Georgia head coach

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (30) 5-0 1446
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 5-0 1421
3 3 Miami (4) 5-0 1344
4 5 Auburn (2) 7-0 1312
5 8 Rutgers (1) 6-0 1170
6 9 UCLA (1) 6-0 1050
7 10 N. Carolina St. 6-0 1003
8 4 Tennessee 5-1 959
9 11 Texas 4-1 921
10 12 Virginia 5-1 866
11 13 Arkansas 4-1 817
12 7 Virginia Tech 4-1 807
13 15 Missouri 5-0 771
14 16 Texas A&M 4-1 681
15 6 Georgia 5-1 664
16 14 Arizona State 4-1 561
17 21 Michigan 4-2 532
18 22 Ohio State 3-2 404
19 24 Maryland 5-2 366
20 25 Colorado 4-1 297
21 NR Penn State 5-0 296
22 NR Stanford 5-0 255
23 18 Iowa 4-2 235
24 20 Kansas State 4-1 229
25 NR Fresno State 4-1 176
Dropping Out: Indiana (#17 Last Week)
Ole Miss (#19 last week)
Clemson (#23 last week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (51) 4-0 1755
2 3 Southern Cal (20) 5-0 1655
3 5 Auburn 7-0 1626
4 4 Miami 5-0 1554
5 8 Rutgers 6-0 1401
6 9 UCLA 6-0 1240
7 2 Tennessee 5-1 1228
8 10 N. Carolina St. 6-0 1180
9 11 Texas 4-1 1081
10 12 Virginia 5-1 1010
11 13 Arkansas 4-1 950
12 7 Virginia Tech 4-1 928
13 16 Missouri 5-0 840
14 6 Georgia 5-1 765
15 17 Texas A&M 4-1 735
16 14 Arizona State 4-1 633
17 23 Michigan 4-2 604
18 22 Ohio State 3-2 468
19 24 Penn State 5-0 440
20 25 Stanford 5-0 394
21 15 Iowa 4-2 382
22 NR Maryland 5-2 337
23 NR Oklahoma State 4-1 306
24 19 Kansas State 4-1 281
25 NR Fresno State 4-1 263
Dropping Out: Ole Miss (#18 last week)
Indiana (#20 last week)
Clemson (#21 Last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Rolling Along
Ebell credits his O-line for allowing him to put up the numbers he has.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2, runs away from a Washington defender.

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
138 car, 873 yards, 9 TD, 18 rec, 379 yards, 2 TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
134 car, 956 yards, 10 TD, 23 rec, 254 yards, 2 TD
/\ RS Soph. WR Andre Caldwell, Florida
1481 All-Purpose Yards, 8 total TD
\/ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
89 car, 576 yards, 6 TD, 14 rec, 242 yards, 5 TD
/\ RS Sr. HB Yamar Washington, Indiana
84 car, 520 yards, 24 ec, 273 yards, 9 total TD

Players of the Week
Story: A Star in the Making
The Big East names Cordes as one of its Players of the Week.
Photo: Ryan Cordes, Miami #40

National PotW
Offensive: RS Sr. HB Jerod Void, Purdue - 23 car, 150 yards, TD, 5 rec, 106 yards, 3 TD
Defensive: RS Sr. FS Ernest Shazor, Michigan - 5 tackles, INT, 2 FF, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 28 car, 206 yards, 2 TD, 3 rec, 25 yards
Defensive: Soph. ROLB Ryan Cordes, Miami - 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack

Conference Standings
Story: Off on the Right Foot
UCLA starts their conference season off right with a win over Washington.
Photo: , UCLA #92, chases down , Washington #8.

The Following teams are still undefeated:
Auburn (7-0)
Miami (5-0)
Missouri (5-0)
North Carolina State (6-0)
Oklahoma (5-0)
Penn State (5-0)
Rutgers (6-0)
Southern Cal (5-0)
Stanford (5-0)
UCLA (6-0)

The Following Teams have yet to win a game this season:
Iowa State (0-5)
Louisiana Tech (0-5)
Memphis (0-6)
Middle Tennessee State (0-5)
Navy (0-6)
Ohio (0-6)
Southern Methodist (0-6)
Troy State (0-6)

Coach's Report Card
There are coaching opportunities elsewhere, but the decision to leave or stay is a tough one.
Job Security: A+
Fan Base
Regional Games - (4-0)
National Games - (2-0)
Avg. Attendance: 39.861

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

That was a tough win, but the tough ones are the character builders. We had a tough day holding on to the football, but we did force the turnovers to give us an opportunity to win. We ran the ball pretty well, considering the fumble problems we had. Our passing attack was more conservative than usual, but Kyle Hobbs stepped in nicely. He'll get the starting nod next week. Our OLine must continue to improve, as they did a good job of run blocking, but they didn't create as much time as I'd like for our QBs to throw the ball.

Defensively, we did a good job of forcing turnovers, but we also had difficulty getting pressure on Marcus Vick, and we're burned for several long passes. The injury Jonathan Duncan suffered is crucial blow to us. It'll force us to activate freshman Fred Lavin to be the dime back until Duncan is ready to come back.

Special Teams were ok, but nothing special.

Grades
QB: B+
RB: B
WR: B
TE: B
OL: B+
DL: B
LB: A-
DB: A+
Sp. Teams: B-

[Nyarlahotep]

Originally posted by General Mike
Week 5 in Review - The Games

Players of the Week

National PotW
Defensive: RS Fr. CB Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 2 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD

Big East PotW
Defensive: RS Fr. CB Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 2 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD


What a surprise. Who would have thought you could get national PotW with a mere 2 defensive TD's.;)

[General Mike]

#5 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-0/1-0) @ # 62 West Virginia (2-4/0-1)

This game will be a test as we come into the game with out our starting QB, and one of our top DBs. If we can't pass the ball well, it will be up to the running game to create some offense for us. This game will have regional coverage. We were the commentator's consensus pick.

Key Players
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius
West Virginia: HB Jason Colson, HB Erick Phillips, ROLB Jackson Finley

Injuries
Rutgers: QB Ryan Hart - Torn Shoulder Muscle - 4 weeks
CB Jonathan Duncan - Torn Bicep - 5 weeks
West Virginia: TE Josh Bailey - Partially Torn PCL - 6 weeks

In the 2nd Quarter, Shawn Tucker broke the Rutgers career record for TD catches when he caught his 18th. Chris Brantley was the previous record holder. He played on the Banks from 1990-1993.

Halftime Score: Rutgers 28, West Virginia 10

In the 3rd quarter, Kyle Hobbs strained his pectoral muscle. Luckily he will only miss the remainder of today's game.

West Virginia WR Raysawn Bolden suffered a broken thumb, and will be out of action for 2 weeks.

Final Score: Rutgers 45, West Virginia 13

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
WVU 81 yard pass from Sutherland to Polk (Theodore Kick) - 9:48
RU 6 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 3:27
WVU 31 yard FG by Theodore - 1:19

2nd quarter
RU 16 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 9:31
RU 18 yard pass from Hobbs to Tucker(Radigan Kick) - 7:52
RU 1 yard run by Hobbs (Radigan Kick) - 1:15

3rd quarter
RU 30 yard FG by Radigan - 6:55
WVU 33 yard FG by Theodore - 4:54
RU 1 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 3:06
RU 55 yard fumble return by Gilkison (Radigan Kick) - 1:37

4th Quarter
No Scoring

Players of the Game
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson - 21 car, 157 yards, 3 TD
West Virginia: WR D Polk - 7 rec, 205 yards, TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Kyle Hobbs - 15-26, 246 yards, 1 TD
Chris Baker - 4-5, 65 yards, 1 INT
West Virginia: Joe Sutherland - 14-30, 390 yards, 1 TD,

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 21 car, 157 yards, 3 TD, long 29
Andrew Sloan - 6 car, 23 yards, long 12
Brian Leonard - 7 car, 23 yards, long 6
Kyle Hobbs - 7 car, -9 yards, 1 TD, long 10
Chris Baker - 1 car, -12 yards

West Virginia: Jason Colson - 12 car, 28 yards, long 17
Erick Phillips - 1 car, 2 yards
Tony Best - 1 car, 1 yard
Raysawn Bolden - 1 car, -6 yards
Joe Sutherland - 12 car, -36 yards, long 4

Receiving
Rutgers: Shawn Tucker - 7 rec, 100 yards, 1 TD, long 21
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 50 yards, long 28
Chris Dodd - 2 rec, 47 yards, long 29
Josh Hendricks - 3 rec, 43 yards, long 19
Samuel Johnson - 2 rec, 25 yards, long 16
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 24 yards
Brian Leonard - 2 rec, 22 yards, long 12

West Virginia: Dan Polk - 7 rec, 205 yards, 1 TD, long 81
Raysawn Bolden - 3 rec, 135 yards, long 71
Marley Riley - 3 rec, 47 yards, long 23
Tony Best - 1 rec, 3 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 1 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 1 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Josh Hardee - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Brian Leonard - 1 pancake
Markis Facyson - 2 sacks allowed

West Virginia: Josh Stewart - 3 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Travis Garrett - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Maurice Griffin - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Raysawn Bolden - 1 pancake
Terrell Whitfield - 1 sack allowed
Tony Best - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Brady Huff - 7; Tavaris Gant - 5; 4 with 4 tackles
Sacks: Elton Bracy - 2; Justin Joiner, Brady Huff, William Beckford, Rich McGrady - 1
INTs: None

West Virginia
Tackles: Cortez Baker - 11; Mike Lorello - 9; Adam Jones - 7;
Sacks: Cortez Baker - 2; Jackson Finley, Rachid Stoury - 1
INTs: Alex Lake - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 1-2 FG, long 30, 6-6 XP,
West Virginia: Santonio Theodore - 2-3 FG, long 33, 1-1 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 1 punt, 35 yards, inside the 20, 35.0 net yards
West Virginia: Tremayne Jones - 3 punts, 41.3 average, long 46, 27.3 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 3 ret, 26.3 average, long 32
Chris Dodd - 1 ret, 26 yards
West Virginia: Adam Jones - 4 ret, 24.0 average, long 32
Jason Colson - 4 ret, 20.0 average, long 21

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 3 ret, 14.0 average, long 17
West Virginia: no returns

Next Week: We head home, to take on the upstart Pittsburgh Panthers.

[General Mike]

Week 8 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
The Red River Shootout, #1 Oklahoma vs #9 Texas - Oklahoma 26-15

Other National Games
#22 Stanford @ #2 Southern Cal - Southern Cal 55-6
#4 Auburn @ #11 Arkansas - Auburn 31-24
Washington @ Notre Dame - Notre Dame 21-16

Other Top 25 Games
#3 Miami @ Florida State - Miami 33-31
#6 UCLA @ Arizona - UCLA 41-20
Mississippi State @ #7 North Carolina State - North Carolina State 41-14
#15 Georgia @ #8 Tennessee - Tennessee 27-25
#10 Virginia @ Clemson - Virginia 62-33
Syracuse @ #12 Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech 26-23 OT
The Battle for the Missouri-Nebraska Bell, Nebraska @ #13 Missouri - Nebraska 16-10
Baylor @ #14 Texas A&M - Texas A&M 34-0
Oregon @ #16 Arizona State - Oregon 24-17
#17 Michigan @ Minnesota - Michigan 49-21
#18 Ohio State @ Wisconsin - Wisconsin 25-21
Duke @ #19 Maryland - Maryland 42-21
Kansas @ #20 Colorado - Colorado 28-20
#21 Penn State @ Purdue - Purdue 25-24
#24 Kansas State @ Oklahoma State - Oklahoma State 41-10
#25 Fresno State @ Hawaii - Fresno State 39-27

Sports Illustrated - Bowl Rankings

Cover Story
Oklahoma Leaps to #1
There is a new king on top of the Bowl Rankings mountain.
Photo: Keith Black, Oklahoma #2, chases down J.T. Blanton, Texas #27, from behind.

Bowl Rankings
Story: Look Who's #1!
The Bowl Rankings have Oklahoma as the new number one.
Photo: , Oklahoma #27.

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Oklahoma 1.0 1.42 3.24 0 0.0 5.66
2 Southern Cal 2.0 2.42 2.04 0 0.0 6.46
3 Auburn 3.5 4.06 1.80 0 0.4 8.96
4 Miami 3.5 3.57 2.84 0 0.0 9.91
5 Rutgers 5.0 4.72 1.56 0 0.1 11.18
6 UCLA 6.0 5.93 3.88 0 0.0 15.81
7 Tennessee 7.5 7.71 1.44 1 0.0 17.65
8 North Carolina State 7.5 7.08 4.32 0 0.0 18.90
9 Virginia 9.0 8.51 2.88 1 0.0 21.39
10 Virginia Tech 10.0 11.05 0.76 1 0.0 22.81
11 Texas A&M 11.0 11.49 1.24 1 0.0 24.73
12 Texas 12.0 12.07 0.12 2 0.2 25.99
13 Michigan 13.0 12.86 3.00 2 0.0 30.86
14 Arkansas 14.0 15.61 0.68 2 0.0 32.79
15 Maryland 16.5 16.92 1.76 2 0.0 37.18


Top 25 Polls
Story: No Love Lost
Nebraska inches past the Tigers in Battle for the Missouri-Nebraska Bell.
Photo: , Nebraska #27

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (37) 6-0 1453
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 6-0 1370
3 3 Miami (1) 6-0 1310
4 4 Auburn 8-0 1292
5 5 Rutgers 7-0 1208
6 6 UCLA 7-0 1159
7 7 N. Carolina St. 7-0 1110
8 8 Tennessee 6-1 1039
9 10 Virginia 6-1 923
10 12 Virginia Tech 5-1 830
11 14 Texas A&M 5-1 742
12 9 Texas 4-2 660
13 17 Michigan 5-2 605
14 11 Arkansas 4-2 579
15 19 Maryland 6-2 527
16 20 Colorado 5-1 494
17 13 Missouri 5-1 471
18 15 Georgia 5-2 429
19 23 Iowa 4-2 366
20 NR Nebraska 4-2 342
21 NR Oklahoma State 5-1 333
22 25 Fresno State 5-1 305
23 16 Arizona State 4-2 243
24 22 Stanford 5-1 221
25 21 Penn State 5-1 198
Dropping Out: Ohio State (#18 Last Week)
Kansas State (#24 last Week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (49) 6-0 1753
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 6-0 1665
3 3 Auburn (1) 8-0 1629
4 4 Miami 6-0 1533
5 5 Rutgers 7-0 1475
6 6 UCLA 7-0 1418
7 7 Tennessee 6-1 1337
8 8 N. Carolina St. 7-0 1305
9 10 Virginia 6-1 1141
10 12 Virginia Tech 5-1 1030
11 15 Texas A&M 5-1 872
12 9 Texas 4-2 819
13 17 Michigan 5-2 756
14 11 Arkansas 4-2 728
15 14 Georgia 5-2 587
16 13 Missouri 5-1 582
17 21 Iowa 4-2 550
18 22 Maryland 6-2 509
19 23 Oklahoma State 5-1 473
20 NR Nebraska 4-2 425
21 25 Fresno State 5-1 373
22 19 Penn State 5-1 317
23 20 Stanford 5-1 304
24 16 Arizona State 4-2 294
25 NR Ole Miss 4-2 263
Dropping Out: Ohio State (#18 last week)
Kansas State (#24 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Heisman Material?
Facyson is mentioned on everybody's Heisman List.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7, breaks the tackle of a West Virginia defender.

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
159 car, 981 yards, 10 TD, 19 rec, 448 yards, 3 TD
<> RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
155 car, 1113 yards, 13 TD, 23 rec, 254 yards, 2 TD
/\ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
119 car, 826 yards, 7 TD, 16 rec, 262 yards, 5 TD
/\ Sr. HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
116 car, 728 yards, 4 TD, 21 rec, 291 yards, 4 TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Courtney Lewis, Texas A&M
106 car, 487 yards, 18 rec, 180 yards, 11 total TD

Players of the Week
Story: Steppin' It Up
Gilkison named Player of the Week for performance against West Virginia.
Photo: William Gilkison, Rutgers #38

National PotW
Offensive: Sr. FB Daryl Cody, Texas-El Paso - 36 car, 163 yards, 4 TD, 5 rec, 57 yards TD :eek:
Defensive: RS Sr. RE John Finklea, Wake Forest - 6 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, FF, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 21 car, 157 yards, 3 TD
Defensive:Sr. MLB William Gilkison - TD

Conference Standings
Story: Conference Clash
Rutgers (7-0) takes out conference opponent West Virginia 45-13.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7, attempts to break a tackle against West Virginia.

Undefeated Teams
Auburn (8-0)
Miami (6-0)
North Carolina State (7-0)
Oklahoma (6-0)
Rutgers (7-0)
UCLA (7-0)
Southern Cal (6-0)

Winless Teams
Iowa State (0-6)
Louisiana Tech (0-6)
Memphis (0-6)
Middle Tennessee State (0-6)
Navy (0-6)
Ohio (0-6)
Troy State (0-7)

Coach's Report Card
Answering the Media's post-game questions is always easier after a win.
Job Security: A+
Fan Base
Regional Games: 5-0
National Games: 2-0
Avg. Attendance: 39,861

[General Mike]

Post-Game Coach's Thoughts

That was a lot closer game than the box score shows. Our secondary got lit up by West Virginia's passing attack, but we were lucky that we had some great goalline stands to keep them from scoring more than 2 FGs.

Offensively we ran the ball well and Kyle Hobbs was very impressive in his 1st career start before being injured in the 3rd quarter. Hobbs' speed and ability to scramble when no receivers are open gives us an extra weapon to use. Markis Facyson continued his run toward the Heisman and we were really able to run down the clock in the 4th quarter. Passing wise, Hobbs and Baker found a variety of targets in combining for 300+ yards. The OLine also did a good job of finding holes for Facyson and keeping Hobbs on his feet.

Special Teams weren't great this week, but they weren't awful either. Radigan is not the ideal placekicker, but he tries his hardest, and is getting better at it. Tavaris Gant had several nice kick returns yesterday, to start us off with solid field position.

Grades
QB: A-
RB: A
WR: B+
TE: B+
OL: B
DL: B+
LB: B
DB: D
Sp. Teams: C+

[General Mike]

Mid-Season Stats Rundown

FOFCers
HB Paul Tracy, West Virginia - TheLionKing - 18 car, 67 yards, 1 TD
OLB Nyar Lahotep, Notre Dame - Nyarlahotep - 53 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 5 pass deflections, 2 FF,
MLB Colton Mayes, Oklahoma - Blade6119 - 10 tackles, 1 TFL
DE Jeeber D Mack, Southern Miss - JeeberD - 2 tackles, 1 TL :(
RG Franklin Brown, UCLA - Franklinnoble - 9 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
CB Doug Daniel, Arkansas - Doug5984 - 13 tackles, 2 pass deflections, 1 kick return, 49 yards
QB Dave Corson, Virginia Tech - EagleFan - 2-5, 33 yars,
QB Kevin Mitchell, Central Florida - RGunner - has not played
QB Chris Snow, Tennessee - RendeR - 13-26, 157 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
S Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - Sublime - 38 tackles, 9 TFL, 1 sack, 3 INT, 10 pass deflections, 2 FF, 1 FR, 2 TDs

HB Robert Rupkin, Iowa - atatange1 - 8 car, 17 yards,
HB Josh Hiscock, Kansas State - Sack Attack - 53 car, 179 yards
WR Travis Elkin, Louisville - Travis - 7 rec, 108 yards, 1 car, 1 yard, (injured - 6 weeks)
TE Daniel McCarney, Minnesota - mckerney - has not played
TE J.W. Smith, Southern Cal - Upstate J - 22 rec, 306 yards, 1 TD, 1 car, 7 yards,
WR John Galt, Rutgers - John Galt - Redshirted
WR BulletHead Jones, Georgia - VPI - 1 rec, 52 yards
FS Ignatius J Reilly, Wisconsin - Scholes - 16 tackles, 1 TFL, 7 pass deflections,
CB Neuqua Man, Ohio State - Neuqua - 7 tackles, 1 pass deflection, 1 FF,
CB Ross Wheeler, Ohio State - INDalltheway - has not played

National Leaders

Passing
QB Rating: Anthony Martinez, Virginia - 165.9
Completions: Kainoa Akina, Hawaii - 171
Attempts: Kainoa Akina, Hawaii - 309
Yards: Kainoa Akina, Hawaii - 2340
TDs: Anthony Martinez, Virginia - 20
INTs: Jean Julmiste, South Florida - 15
Completion %: Ryan Hart, Rutgers - 63 (126-198)
Average: Anthony Martinez, Virginia - 9.4
Longest Pass: Luke Getsy, Pittsburgh - 90 yards

Rushing
Attempts: Bo Allison, Nebraska - 194
Yards: Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 1113
Avg: Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 7.1
TDs: Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 13
Longest Run: Chris Taylor, Indiana - 83 yards
Yards/Game: KeJuan Jones, Oklahoma - 163.0

Receiving
Receptions: LaGarian Houston, Eastern Michigan - 52
Yards: LaGarian Houston, Eastern Michigan - 801
Avg.: Brandon Marshall, Central Florida - 19.7 (34 for 670)
TDs: Brandon Marshall, Central Florida - 8
Broderick Clark, Louisville - 8
Longest: Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh - 90 yards

Blocking
Pancakes: Jerel Christiansen, Air Force - 36
Sacks Allowed: Chris Mangiero, Indiana - 11

Defensive
Tackles: Banks Floodman, Kansas - 77
Tackles For Loss: Roger McIntosh, Miami - 15
Sacks: Scottie Jones, Connecticut - 9
INTs: 7 with 5 interceptions
Longest INT: Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 106
Pass Deflections: Freddie Barnes, Central Michigan - 17
Forced Fumbles: Michael Roberts, Tulane - 6
Fumble Recoveries: Justin Kasmarcak, Air Force - 4
Def. TD: Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 3

Kicking
FG Made: Taylor Begley, Air Force - 21
FG Attempted: Taylor Begley, Air Force - 22
FG %: Corey Dangerfield, Kent State - 100% (12-12)
Longest FG: Ben Jones, Purdue - 56 yards
XP Made: Joe Radigan, Rutgers - 45
XP Attempted: Joe Radigan, Rutgers - 45
Touchbacks: 5 with 11 touchbacks

Punting
Punts: James Cody, San Jose State - 60
Yards: James Cody, San Jose State - 2497
Average: Brandon Baker, South Florida - 47.9 (31 for 1486 yards)
longest punt: Daven Sharpe, UTEP - 87 yards
Punts inside the 20: Matthew Miller, Ohio - 21
Net Yards: James Cody, San Jose State - 1862
Net Average: Brandon Baker, South Florida - 40.6
Touchbacks: Kelvin House, North Carolina - 12

Kick Return
Returns: Omar Laurence, Central Florida - 33
Yards: Jackie Bridges, Duke - 830 yards
Average: Wilbur Hargrove, Marshall - 34.7 (17 for 590)
Longest Return: Ryan Gore, Temple - 104
TDs: Omari Barnes, Virginia Tech; Jackie Bridges, Duke; Wilbur Hargrove, Marshall - 2

Punt Returns
Returns: Ben Obomanu, Auburn - 32
Yards: Broderick Clark, Louisville - 363
Average: Andre Caldwell, Florida - 21.0 (17 for 358)
Longest Return: Errick Reynolds, Western Michigan - 94
TDs: Andre Caldwell, Florida - 2

[Nyarlahotep]

Damn I'm good.

[General Mike]

#32 Pittsburgh Pirates (4-1/0-0) @ #5 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-0/2-0)

This game will feature one of the nation's top wide receivers in Pittsburgh's Larry Fitzgerald. Pittsburgh also features one of the top defenses in the country, so we may have to switch things up today. I think we'll double cover him most of the game, and make their other players beat us. This game will have regional coverage. Rain is in the forecast, so we'll have to work hard to keep 2 hands on the ball all time. The commentators picked us to win.

Key Players
Pittsburgh: HB Jawan Walker, WR Larry Fitzgerald, K David Abdul
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, SS Maximus Meridius, FS Jason Nugent

Injuries
Pittsburgh: QB Tyler Palko - Broken Fibula - Season Ending
Rutgers: QB Ryan Hart - Torn Shoulder Muscle - 3 weeks
CB Jonathan Duncan - Torn Bicep - 4 weeks

In the 1st quarter, Chris Dodd suffered from elbow bursitis, and had to sit out the rest of the game.
Halftime Score: Pittsburgh 10, Rutgers 7

Final Score: Rutgers 38, Pittsburgh 13

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
Pitt 34 yard FG by Abdul - 7:23

2nd quarter
RU 7 yard run by Hobbs (Radigan Kick) - 7:22
Pitt 37 yard pass from Getsy to Farris (Abdul Kick) - 0:04

3rd quarter
RU 10 yard pass from Hobbs to Gant (Radigan Kick) - 5:08
Pitt 30 yard FG by Abdul - 3:29
RU 2 yard pass from Hobbs to Johnson (Radigan Kick) - 0:26

4th Quarter
RU 27 yard FG by Radigan - 7:16
RU 13 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 3:06
RU 2 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 0:55

Players of the Game
Pittsburgh: MLB Joe Dipre - 9 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, 2 INT, FF, FR
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson - 20 car, 151 yards, TD, 2 rec, 41 yards

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Kyle Hobbs - 21-34, 230 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Markis Facyson - 0-1, 1 INT
Pittsburgh: Luke Getsy - 12-30, 174 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 20 car, 151 yards, 1 TD, long 27
Andrew Sloan - 5 car, 23 yards, long 15
Brian Leonard - 5 car, 21 yards, 1 TD, long 8
Kyle Hobbs - 10 car, -5 yards, 1 TD, long 13

Pittsburgh: Jawan Walker - 18 car, 49 yards, long 10
Tim Murphy - 2 car, 8 yards, long 6
DeShaun Farris - 3 car, -1 yards, long 1
Luke Getsy - 8 car, -1 yards, long 7

Receiving
Rutgers: Corey Barnes - 7 rec, 93 yards, long 25
Shawn Tucker - 5 rec, 50 yards, long 15
Markis Facyson - 2 rec, 41 yards, long 30
Josh Hendricks - 2 rec, 25 yards, long 16
Tavaris Gant - 1 rec, 10 yards, 1 TD
Samuel Johnson - 3 rec, 6 yards, 1 TD, long 3
Andrew Sloan - 1 rec, 5 yards

Pittsburgh: DeShaun Farris - 4 rec, 63 yards, 1 TD, long 37
Larry Fitzgerald - 3 rec, 56 yards, long 33
Bryan Ellison - 2 rec, 33 yards, long 24
Joe Stephens - 1 rec, 23 yards
Billy Gaines - 2 rec, -1 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 5 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Frederick Spivey - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed

Pittsburgh: Jason Capizzi - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Dale Williams - 3 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
D.J. Parker - 2 sacks allowed
John Simonitis - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Brady Huff - 10; Justin Joiner, Nate Robinson, Rich McGrady - 5; Maximus Meridius, Jason Nugent - 4
Sacks: Rich McGrady - 2; Val Barnaby, Nate Robinson - 1
INTs: Tavaris Gant, Jason Nugent, Keith Gutierrez - 1

Pittsburgh
Tackles: Tez Morris - 13; Sam Bryant - 10; Joe Dipre - 9
Sacks: Joe Dipre, Tez Morris, Reggie Carter, A.J. Malloy, Andy Alleman - 1
INTs: Joe Dipre - 2; Tez Morris, Brian Bennett - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 1-1 FG, long 27, 5-5 XP
Pittsburgh: David Abdul - 2-2 FG, long 34, 1-1 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 3 punts, 44.3 average, long 47, 30.3 net average, 1 touchback
Pittsburgh: Jackson Smith - 7 punts, 42.7 average, long 45, 1 inside the 20, 33.4 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 2 ret, 28.5 average, long 37
Jason Nugent - 2 ret, 25.0 average, long 26

Pittsburgh: Larry Fitzgerald - 4 ret, 25.0 average, long 33
Bernard Lay - 2 ret, 23.0 average, long 24
Jawan Walker - 1 ret, 23 yards

Punt Return
Rutgers: Josh Hendricks - 6 ret, 9.6 average, long 18
Chris Dodd - 1 ret, 7 yards
Pittsburgh: Larry Fitzgerald - 2 ret, 11.0 average, long 11

Next Week: A trip to the Linc in Philly to take on Temple in our annual rivalry game.

[John Galt]

Hurry up to next season so we can see what that Galt kid can do. ;)

[General Mike]

Week 9 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#17 Missouri @ #1 Oklahoma - Oklahoma 38-7

Other National Games
South Carolina @ Notre Dame - South Carolina 35-25
#11 Texas A&M @ #20 Nebraska - Texas A&M 38-6
The Battle for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy, Florida State @ #9 Virginia - Virginia 45-38

Other Top 25 Games
Temple @ #3 Miami - Miami 31-9
Mississippi State @ #4 Auburn - Auburn 40-0
California @ #6 UCLA - UCLA 37-10
The Textile Bowl, Clemson @ #7 North Carolina State - North Carolina State 41-31
The Battle for the Black Diamond Trophy, #10 Virginia Tech @ West Virginia - Virginia Tech 31-26
#12 Texas @ Ohio State - Texas 27-26
Illinois @ #13 Michigan - Michigan 38-17
Florida @ #14 Arkansas - Arkansas 31-24
#16 Colorado @ Kansas State - Colorado 31-14
#18 Georgia @ Vanderbilt - Georgia 52-11
#19 Iowa @ Ohio State - Ohio State 25-23
Texas Tech @ #21 Oklahoma State - Oklahoma State 28-11
Connecticut @ #23 Arizona State - Arizona State 48-17
Washington State @ #24 Stanford - Stanford 28-16
#25 Penn State @ Navy - Penn State 17-10
Alabama @ Ole Miss - Alabama 27-10

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Cavaliers Triumph!
Florida State couldn't quite pull of the upset against rival Virginia.
Photo: Wali Lundy, Virginia #33

Bowl Rankings
Story: Trojans in the List?
Check out the lastest movement in the Bowl Rankings
Photo: Darnell Bing, Southern Cal #20

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Oklahoma 1.0 1.28 2.68 0 0.0 4.96
2 Southern Cal 2.0 2.70 1.84 0 0.0 6.54
3 Auburn 3.5 3.64 2.80 0 0.3 9.64
4 Miami 3.5 3.64 3.36 0 0.0 10.50
5 Rutgers 5.0 4.72 1.08 0 0.1 10.70
6 UCLA 6.0 5.79 4.12 0 0.0 15.91
7 North Carolina State 7.0 6.93 4.36 0 0.0 18.29
8 Tennessee 8.0 8.35 1.48 1 0.0 18.83
9 Virginia 9.0 8.51 2.96 1 0.0 21.47
10 Virginia Tech 10.0 11.19 0.96 1 0.0 23.15
11 Texas A&M 11.0 11.21 0.92 1 0.0 24.13
12 Texas 12.0 12.42 0.88 2 0.2 27.10
13 Michigan 13.0 12.86 2.60 2 0.0 30.46
14 Arkansas 14.0 15.26 0.64 2 0.0 31.90
15 Maryland 16.0 15.72 1.92 2 0.0 35.64


Top 25 Polls
Story: Finding A Way
Iowa keeps it exciting, loses 25-23 to Ohio State in Big Ten play.
Photo: An Iowa defender tries to bring down Justin Zwick, Ohio State #2.
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (31) 7-0 1447
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 6-0 1363
3 3 Miami (6) 7-0 1304
4 4 Auburn (1) 9-0 1246
5 5 Rutgers 8-0 1190
6 6 UCLA 8-0 1134
7 7 N. Carolina St. 8-0 1080
8 8 Tennessee 6-1 973
9 9 Virginia 7-1 923
10 10 Virginia Tech 6-1 872
11 11 Texas A&M 6-1 836
12 12 Texas 5-2 762
13 13 Michigan 6-2 719
14 14 Arkansas 5-2 671
15 15 Maryland 6-2 630
16 16 Colorado 6-1 596
17 18 Georgia 6-2 505
18 21 Oklahoma State 6-1 398
19 22 Fresno State 5-1 360
20 23 Arizona State 5-2 316
21 17 Missouri 5-2 301
22 24 Stanford 6-1 292
23 25 Penn State 6-1 259
24 NR Ohio State 4-3 258
25 NR Wisconsin 6-2 160
Dropping Out: Iowa (#19 Last Week)
Nebraska (#20 last Week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (50) 7-0 1754
2 2 Southern Cal (21) 6-0 1647
3 3 Auburn 9-0 1574
4 4 Miami 7-0 1503
5 5 Rutgers 8-0 1434
6 6 UCLA 8-0 1366
7 8 N. Carolina St. 8-0 1234
8 7 Tennessee 7-1 1232
9 9 Virginia 7-1 1109
10 10 Virginia Tech 6-1 1046
11 11 Texas A&M 6-1 1002
12 12 Texas 5-2 913
13 13 Michigan 6-2 861
14 14 Arkansas 5-2 803
15 15 Georgia 6-2 754
16 18 Maryland 6-2 604
17 19 Oklahoma State 6-1 567
18 21 Fresno State 5-1 475
19 22 Penn State 6-1 434
20 23 Stanford 6-1 393
21 16 Missouri 5-2 383
22 24 Arizona State 5-2 342
23 NR Ohio State 4-3 339
24 17 Iowa 4-3 249
25 NR Wisconsin 6-2 236
Dropping Out: Nebraska (#20 last week)
Ole Miss (#25 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Heisman Form
Ebell has become a threat every week as the Bruins focus on the running game.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
178 car, 1072 yards, 11 TD, 24 rec, 518 yards, 3 TD
/\ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
148 car, 989 yards, 10 TD, 18 rec, 297 yards, 5 TD
\/ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
175 car, 1264 yards, 14 TD, 25 rec, 295 yards, 2 TD
<> Sr. HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
134 car, 869 yards, 7 TD, 26 rec, 359 yards, 4 TD
/\ RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
126 car, 795 yards, 7 rec, 182 yards, 10 total TD

Players of the Week
Story: A Hero Emerges
Moss and the Hurricanes have a field day against Temple.
Photo: Tyrone Moss, Miami #5

National PotW
Offensive: RS Sr. QB Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State - 27-39, 486 yards 5 TD
Defensive: Soph. LOLB Tyrell Hess, Brigham Young - 16 tackles, 2 TFL, 3 FF, 2 FR

Big East PotW
Offensive: Jr HB Tyrone Moss, Miami - 33 car, 212 yards, TD, 12 rec yards
Defensive: RS Sr. MLB Joe Dipre, Pittsburgh - 9 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, 2 INT, FF, FR

Conference Standings
Photo: Still Unbeaten!
Auburn rolls on against SEC rival.
Photo: Brennan Jackson, Auburn #16

Still Undefeated:
Auburn (9-0)
Miami (7-0)
North Carolina State (8-0)
Oklahoma (7-0)
Rutgers (8-0)
Southern Cal (6-0)
UCLA (8-0)

Winless Teams:
Iowa State (0-7)
Louisiana Tech (0-7)
Middle Tennessee State (0-6)
Navy (0-7)
Ohio (0-7)
Troy State (0-8)

Coach's Report Card
Great teams don't settle for a win, they find ways to keep winning.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 41, 545

[General Mike]

Originally posted by John Galt
Hurry up to next season so we can see what that Galt kid can do. ;)

I'm going as fast as I can. I should be there by Saturday tho.

[General Mike]

Post Game Coach's Thoughts

Another close game, as Pittsburgh hung in the game for the 1st 3 quarters, before we were able to pull away.

Offense - We ran the ball well, and were effective passing the ball, but we did have too many turnovers in the cold October rain. Hobbs continued to play well, but he needs to get better at going through his progessions instead of locking on a target. Facyson could have rushed for 200+ yards, if we had really forced the issues and the OLine did a good job of both run and pass blocking.

Defense - We did a great job of protecting against the pass, and contained Larry Fitzgerald as well as anyone could have hoped. Tavaris Gant continues to progress as one of the top shutdown cornerbacks in the Big East as he is one INT from tieing the school record. We continue to do a good job at stopping opponent's running attacks, but we aren't perfect.

Special Teams - We really need to have someone step up as a kick/ punt returner. The guys we have now aren't awful, but they aren't on the level of past returners like Nate Jones and Tres Moses.

Grades
QB: C+
HB: B+
WR: B+
TE: B
OL: B+
DL: A-
LB: B
DB: A
Special Teams: B+

[General Mike]

#5 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-0/3-0) @ # 75 Temple Owls (2-5/0-2)

Once again its time for our annual rivalry game. We'll take a short trip down I-95 to take on Temple. We'll try to exploit their slower secondary by sending multiple, speedy receivers on deep patterns and hope our OLine can give Hobbs enough protection to find them going deep down the sideline. If we can do that, the running game will come soon thereafter. This game will have regional TV coverage. Herbstreit and Corso picked us to win in a rout.

Key Players
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius
Temple: HB Ryan Gore, QB Walter Washington, LB Rian Wallace

Injuries
Rutgers: QB Ryan Hart - Torn Shoulder Muscle - 2 weeks
CB Jonathan Duncan - Torn Bicep - 3 weeks
Temple: C Mark Adams - Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
WR Sean Szareka - Pulled Groin - 1 week

Halftime Score: Rutgers 28, Temple 20

In the 3rd quarter, Shawn Tucker caught the 172nd pass of his career, breaking Marco Battaglia's school record.

Final Score: Rutgers 63, Temple 20

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 32 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 6:54
RU 1 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 3:46
RU 19 yard pass from Hobbs to Hendricks (Radigan Kick) - 2:21

2nd quarter
Temple 3 yard run by Dennis (Gant Kick) - 8:15
Temple 28 yard FG by Gant - 6:26
RU 6 yard run by Hobbs (Radigan Kick) - 2:47
Temple 3 yard run by Bass (Gant Kick) - 0:41
Temple 41 yard FG by Gant - 0:05

3rd quarter
RU 3 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 8:19

4th Quarter
RU 21 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 5:28
RU 14 yard fumble return by Huff (Radigan Kick) - 4:52
RU 13 yard pass from Hobbs to Johnson (Radigan Kick) - 4:01
RU 27 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 0:07

Players of the Game
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson - 19 car, 179 yards, 3 TD, 3 rec, 11 yards
Temple: MLB Rian Wallace - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, sack, INT, FF, FR

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Kyle Hobbs - 22-41, 329 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Temple: Walter Washington - 20-40, 167 yards, 1 INT
Rocky Robbins - 1-1, 11 yards

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 19 car, 179 yards, 3 TD, long 32
Andrew Sloan - 5 car, 55 yards, 1 TD, long 27
Brian Leonard - 3 car, 8 yards, 1 TD, long 6
Ryan Hart - 12 car, -16 yards, 1 TD, long 11

Temple: Keith Bass - 2 car, 4 yards, 1 TD, long 3
Dan Dennis - 1 car, 3 yards, 1 TD
Rocky Robbins - 1 car, 3 yards
Walter Washington - 7 car, 2 yards, long 4
Ryan Gore - 14 car, 1 yards, long 6
Rocky Phillips - 1 car, -2 yards

Receiving
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 4 rec, 104 yards, long 57
Corey Barnes - 4 rec, 70 yards, long 25
Josh Hendricks - 3 rec, 62 yards, 1 TD, long 27
Samuel Johnson - 3 rec, 37 yards, 1 TD, long 14
Shawn Tucker - 4 rec, 31 yards, long 12
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 14 yards
Markis Facyson - 3 rec, 11 yards, long 10

Temple: Darius Hall - 5 rec, 52 yards, long 15
Gerren Tyson - 4 rec, 44 yards, long 18
Ryan Gore - 3 rec, 30 yards, long 10
Brendan Dukes - 2 rec, 22 yards, long 11
Jamel Harris - 4 rec, 18 yards, long 8
Rocky Phillips - 2 rec, 10 yards, long 12
Anthony Martinez - 1 rec, 2 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Brandon Holt - 7 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Randy Boxill - 6 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Josh Hardee - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Frederick Spivey - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Samuel Johnson - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Brian Leonard, Andrew Sloan, Kris Blankenship - 1 pancake each

Temple: Leigh Denman - 3 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
John Gross - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Tariq Sanders - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Ivan Givens - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Brady Huff, Jason Nugent - 7; Pete Kramer - 6; Nate Robinson - 5
Sacks: Nate Robinson - 1
INTs: Tavaris Gant - 1

Temple
Tackles: Zach Foreman - 9; Juan Parham - 6; Billy Foster, Delonne Wilbourn, Derick Mays - 5
Sacks: Mike Mendenhall - 2; Rodney Wormley, Adam Fichter, Rian Wallace, Juan Parham - 1
INTs: Rian Wallace, Manuel Tapia - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 0-1 FG, 9-9 XP, 1 touchback
Temple: Mike Gant - 2-2 FG, long 41, 2-2 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 2 punts, 47.0 average, long 55, 34.5 net average, 1 touchback
Temple: Roger Price - 12 punts, 43.2 average, long 48, 27.5 net average, 1 kickoff touchback

Kick Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 3 ret, 21.6 average, long 30
Tavaris Gant - 1 ret, 28 yards
Temple: Ryan Gore - 4 ret, 24.2 average, long 27
Delonne Wilbourn - 5 ret, 17.5 average, long 22

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 9 ret, 19.0 average, long 36
Josh Hendricks - 1 ret, 17 yards
Temple: Ryan Gore - 1 ret, 5 yards

Next Week: A trip up to Storrs, CT to take on non-conference Foe UConn.

[General Mike]

Week 10 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#1 Oklahoma @ #16 Colorado - Oklahoma 30-10

Other National Games
The 3rd Saturday in October, #8 Tennessee @ Alabama - Tennessee 30-24
#18 Oklahoma State @ Texas A&M - Oklahoma State 24-10
#20 Arizona State @ #6 UCLA - UCLA 36-24

Other Top 25 Games
#2 Southern Cal @ Washington - Southern Cal 31-15
Connecticut @ #3 Miami - Miami 54-13
#4 Auburn @ Louisiana State - Louisiana State 31-21
#7 North Carolina State @ Duke - North Carolina State 44-21
Navy @ #10 Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech 59-10
#12 Texas @ Baylor - Texas 58-10
Purdue @ #13 Michigan - Purdue 23-13
#14 Arkansas @ Ole Miss - Arkansas 44-10
#15 Maryland @ Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech 31-30
Rice @ #19 Fresno State - Fresno State 38-3
Texas Tech @ #21 Missouri - Texas Tech 35-14
#22 Stanford @ Oregon - Oregon 31-28
#23 Penn State @ Iowa - Iowa 42-28
#24 Ohio State @ Indiana - Ohio State 45-17
#25 Wisconsin @ Northwestern - Wisconsin 45-27
The Battle for the Ireland Trophy, Notre Dame @ Boston College - Boston College 35-9

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Downed!
The shocker of the week is #4 Auburn falling to SEC rival LSU.
Photo: Kyle Williams, Louisiana State #95, tackles Tre Smith, Auburn #22, from behind.

Bowl Rankings
Story: Latest Rankings
The lastest Bowl Rankings have USC playing for the National Title.
Photo: Steve Smith, Southern Cal #2, runs for a TD after burning London Brandt, Washington #3.

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Oklahoma 1.0 1.21 1.28 0 0.1 3.39
2 Southern Cal 2.0 2.63 3.00 0 0.0 7.63
3 Rutgers 4.0 3.79 1.36 0 0.2 8.95
4 Miami 3.0 2.93 3.32 0 0.0 9.25
5 UCLA 5.0 5.00 3.68 0 0.0 13.68
6 North Carolina State 6.0 5.79 4.36 0 0.0 16.15
7 Tennessee 7.0 7.42 1.40 1 0.0 16.82
8 Virginia 8.0 7.86 2.96 1 0.0 19.82
9 Virginia Tech 9.0 9.70 2.36 1 0.1 21.96
10 Texas 10.0 9.86 1.72 2 0.3 23.28
11 Auburn 11.0 10.86 2.68 1 0.4 25.14
12 Arkansas 12.5 13.34 0.84 2 0.0 28.68
13 Oklahoma State 12.5 13.69 1.76 1 0.0 28.95
14 Georgia 14.0 13.86 1.92 2 0.0 31.78
15 Texas A&M 16.0 16.14 0.44 2 0.0 34.58



Top 25 Polls
Story: Home Cookin'!
LSU guards their turf against SEC rival Auburn.
Photo: Jason Spadoni, Louisiana State #32, runs away from an Auburn defender for a TD.
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (39) 8-0 1455
2 2 Southern Cal (20) 7-0 1387
3 3 Miami 8-0 1340
4 5 Rutgers 9-0 1247
5 6 UCLA 9-0 1213
6 7 N. Carolina St. 9-0 1155
7 8 Tennessee 7-1 1060
8 9 Virginia 7-1 1015
9 10 Virginia Tech 7-1 970
10 12 Texas 6-2 870
11 4 Auburn 9-1 851
12 14 Arkansas 6-2 781
13 18 Oklahoma State 7-1 747
14 17 Georgia 6-2 651
15 19 Fresno State 6-1 574
16 11 Texas A&M 6-2 558
17 16 Colorado 6-2 439
18 NR Louisiana State 6-3 403
19 24 Ohio State 5-3 343
20 13 Michigan 6-3 340
21 25 Wisconsin 7-2 314
22 NR Iowa 5-3 288
23 NR Oregon 7-1 245
24 20 Arizona State 5-3 213
25 15 Maryland 6-3 186
Dropping Out: Missouri (#21 Last Week)
Stanford (#22 last Week)
Penn State (#24 last week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (42) 8-0 1746
2 2 Southern Cal (22) 7-0 1678
3 4 Miami (2) 8-0 1545
4 5 Rutgers (3) 9-0 1481
5 6 UCLA (1) 9-0 1428
6 7 N. Carolina St (1) 9-0 1355
7 8 Tennessee 7-1 1228
8 9 Virginia 7-1 1170
9 10 Virginia Tech 7-1 1112
10 12 Texas 6-2 986
11 3 Auburn 9-1 984
12 17 Oklahoma State 7-1 886
13 14 Arkansas 6-2 879
14 15 Georgia 6-2 827
15 18 Fresno State 6-1 688
16 11 Texas A&M 6-2 622
17 24 Iowa 5-3 496
18 23 Ohio State 5-3 441
19 13 Michigan 6-3 420
20 NR Oregon 7-1 389
21 NR Louisiana State 6-3 385
22 25 Wisconsin 7-2 372
23 NR Purdue 5-2 356
24 19 Penn State 6-2 289
25 20 Stanford 6-2 267
Dropping Out: Maryland (#16 last week)
Missouri (#21 last week)
Arizona State (#22 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Heisman Hype
Facyson has rushed for 1443 yards and 17 TD in his Junior Year.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
203 car, 1272 yards, 13 TD, 26 rec, 562 yards, 3 TD
<> Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
174 car, 1146 yards, 13 TD, 19 rec, 315 yards, 5 TD
<> RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
194 car, 1443 yards, 17 TD, 28 rec, 306 yards, 2 TD
/\ Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
137 car, 702 yards, 34 rec, 677 yards, 13 total TD
<> RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
152 car, 979 yards, 7 rec, 182 yards, 12 total TD

Awards Semifinalists
Story: Recipients Named
Rutgers' Facyson is announced as one of the semifinalists for the Best RB.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

Stay tuned for more info on this development.

Players of the Week
Story: Big Man on Campus
Huff is awarded for his performance against rival Temple.
Photo: Brady Huff, Rutgers #48, tackles Mike Gant, Temple #3.

National PotW
Offensive: Sr. HB Mike Imoh, Virginia Tech - 23 car, 176 yards, 5 total TD
Defensive: RS Sr. SS Donnie McCleskey, California - 8 tackles, 2 INT, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: Sr. HB Mike Imoh, Virginia Tech - 23 car, 176 yards, 5 total TD
Defensive: Soph. MLB Brady Huff, Rutgers - 7 tackles, 2 TFL, TD

Conference Standings
Story: Trojans Keep Winning
USC (7-0) takes out conference opponent Washington 31-15.
Photo: Steve Smith, Southern Cal #2

Undefeated teams
Miami (8-0)
North Carolina State (9-0)
Oklahoma (8-0)
Rutgers (9-0)
Southern Cal (7-0)
UCLA (9-0)

Winless Teams
Middle Tennessee State (0-7)
Navy (0-8)
Ohio (0-8)
Troy State (0-8)

Coach's Report Card
Temple's coach threw down his headset after we beat them 63-20
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 41,545

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

Yesterday we played well for 3 quarters but Temple dominated us in the 2nd quarter. We need to get better at playing more consistent football, limiting our fumbles. We made the proper adjustments at halftime, as we held them scoreless in the 2nd half.

Offensively we ran effectively, and passed well. The OLine didn't have their best game, as Hobbs was hit alot, but they did do a good job creating holes for our running backs. The wide receivers were solid, but there were quite a few dropped passes. This must improve.

Defensively, the seconary was back to their usual superb job, but the defensive line struggled to get pressure on the QB. Our linebackers and safeties did a good job of snuffing out Temple's running game for the most part.

Special Teams: Joe Radigan continued a solid job punting, but he missed his only FG, a 38 yarder. Chris Dodd had a couple good returns, and if the blocking was better, he may have been able to take one all the way.

Grades
QB: B+
RB: A
WR: B
TE: B+
OL: C+
DL: C+
LB: B+
DB: A
Special Teams: B-

[General Mike]

Awards Semifinalists Announced

Here are the 2005 awards semifinalists, with their stats in italics.

Maxwell - Offensive MVP
1. RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
203 car, 1272 yards, 13 TD, 26 rec, 562 yards, 3 TD
2. RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
194 car, 1443 yards, 17 TD, 28 rec, 306 yards, 2 TD
3. Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
174 car, 1146 yards, 13 TD, 19 rec, 315 yards, 5 TD
4. RS Sr. QB Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State
204-350, 2886 yards, 24 TD, 1 INT, 32 car, 122 yards, 3 TD
5. Jr. HB Tyrone Moss, Miami
160 car, 952 yards, 9 TD, 28 rec, 344 yards, 3 TD
6. Sr. HB Fred Collins, San Diego State
127 car, 764 yards, 13 TD, 35 rec, 489 yards, TD
7. Sr. HB Dwayne Smith, Wisconsin
217 car, 1176 yards, 9 TD, 19 rec, 202 yards, 3 TD
8. RS Sr. QB Kainoa Akina, Hawaii
214-376 yards, 18 TD, 3 INT, 29 car, 140 yards, 2 TD
9. Sr. HB Tre Smith, Auburn
202 car, 1103 yards, 8 TD, 12 rec, 244 yards, TD
10. Sr. HB Wali Lundy, Virginia
134 car, 869 yards, 7 TD, 26 rec, 359 yards, 4 TD
11. RS Jr. HB Tristan Walker, Colorado State
198 car, 1051 yards, 8 TD, 18 rec, 217 yards, 3 TD
12. Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
137 car, 702 yards, 8 TD, 34 rec, 677 yards, 4 TD, 833 return yards, 1 TD

Best QB
1. RS Sr. Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State
204-350, 2886 yards, 24 TD, 1 INT, 32 car, 122 yards, 3 TD
2. RS Sr. Kainoa Akina, Hawaii
214-376 yards, 18 TD, 3 INT, 29 car, 140 yards, 2 TD
3. RS Jr. Brandon Cox, Auburn
125-225, 2034 yards, 15 TD, 7 INT, 31 car, 119 yards, 3 TD
4. RS Jr. Justin Rascati, Louisville
154-278, 2467 yards, 22 TD, 10 INT, 40 car, 87 yards, 1 TD
5. RS Soph. Gerry Connell, Central Florida
177-337, 2832 yards, 21 TD, 15 INT, 33 car, 115 yards, 3 TD
6. RS Sr. D.J. Shockley, Georgia
127-222, 1998 yards, 14 TD, 2 INT, 41 car, 214 yards, 1 TD
7. RS Jr. Matt Gutierrez, Michigan
169-292, 2489 yards, 16 TD, 11 INT, 42 car, 91 yards, 3 TD
8. RS Jr. Anthony Martinez, Virginia
127-216, 1989 yards, 21 TD, 9 INT, 28 car, 90 yards, 1 TD
9. Sr. Paul Thompson, Oklahoma
118-230, 1889 yards, 19 TD, 10 INT, 28 car, 130 yards, 1 TD
10. RS Soph. Marcus Stone, North Carolina State
152-272, 2374 yards, 17 TD, 11 INT, 32 car, 127 yards
11. RS Sr. Chad Christiansen, Arizona State
161-283, 2369 yards, 20 TD, 12 INT, 25 car, 110 yards, 1 TD
12. RS Jr. Marc Guillon, Miami
128-234, 1879 yards, 18 TD, 7 INT, 19 car, 47 yards

Best HB
1. RS Jr. Markis Facyson, Rutgers
194 car, 1443 yards, 17 TD, 28 rec, 306 yards, 2 TD
2. RS Sr. Tyler Ebell, UCLA
203 car, 1272 yards, 13 TD, 26 rec, 562 yards, 3 TD
3. Sr. T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
174 car, 1146 yards, 13 TD, 19 rec, 315 yards, 5 TD
4. Jr. Tyrone Moss, Miami
160 car, 952 yards, 9 TD, 28 rec, 344 yards, 3 TD
5. Sr. Fred Collins, San Diego State
127 car, 764 yards, 13 TD, 35 rec, 489 yards, TD
6. Sr. Dwayne Smith, Wisconsin
217 car, 1176 yards, 9 TD, 19 rec, 202 yards, 3 TD
7. Sr. Tre Smith, Auburn
202 car, 1103 yards, 8 TD, 12 rec, 244 yards, TD
8. Sr. Wali Lundy, Virginia
134 car, 869 yards, 7 TD, 26 rec, 359 yards, 4 TD
9. RS Jr. Tristan Walker, Colorado State
198 car, 1051 yards, 8 TD, 18 rec, 217 yards, 3 TD
10. Sr. Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
137 car, 702 yards, 8 TD, 34 rec, 677 yards, 4 TD, 833 return yards, 1 TD
11. RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
152 car, 979 yards, 8 TD, 7 rec, 182 yards, 3 TD, 716 return yards, 1 TD
12. Sr. Mike Imoh, Virginia Tech
197 car, 1011 yards, 11 TD, 9 rec, 97 yards, 732 return yards, 1 TD

Best WR
1. Fr. Chandler Webster, Louisville
55 rec, 901 yards, 9 TD
2. Sr. Brandon Marshall, Central Florida
41 rec, 795 yards, 8 TD
3. Soph. R.J. Carpenter, San Diego State
45 rec, 738 yards, 8 TD
4. RS Sr. Broderick Clark, Louisville
41 rec, 846 yards, 9 TD
5. Sr. Ben Omomanu, Auburn
36 rec, 669 yards, 7 TD
6. Sr. Travis Wilson, Oklahoma
32 rec, 637 yards, 7 TD
7. RS Sr. Nate Ilaoa, Hawaii
71 rec, 938 yards, 7 TD
8. RS Jr. Chris Jordan, Washington State
54 rec, 767 yards, 8 TD
9. Sr. Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
38 rec, 675 yards, 9 TD
10. RS Jr. Terry Richardson, Arizona State
47 rec, 780 yards, 7 TD
11. RS Sr. Jeffrey Webb, San Diego State
49 rec, 718 yards, 6 TD
12. Soph. DeMarcus Manley, Nevada
46 rec, 782 yards, 6 TD

Best OL
1. Sr. LG Randy Boxill, Rutgers
41 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
2. Fr. RT Omari Carey, Kansas State
37 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
3. Fr. RT Jerel Christensen, Air Force
38 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
4. Soph. RT Gaylon McLaughlin, Arkansas
32 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
5. RS Jr. RT Doug Datish, Ohio State
33 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
6. RS Jr. RT Josh Day, Colorado State
30 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
7. RS Sr. RG Rudy Niswanger, Louisiana State
28 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
8. RS Sr. RG Mark Sanders, Alabama
26 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
9. RS Jr. C Mark Fenton, Colorado
26 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
10. RS Sr. LT Richie Gandy, Tennessee
26 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
11. Sr. RT Cole Wesley, Ohio
26 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
12. RS Sr. RT David Douglas, Houston
25 pancakes, 1 sack allowed

Bednarik - Defensive MVP
1. RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
63 tackles, 21 TFL, 10 sacks
2. Fr. ROLB Dorian Archie, Central Michigan
86 tackles, 19 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INT
3. RS Jr. ROLB Kai Parham, Virginia
60 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 INT, 4 FF, TD
4. RS Sr. LE Brian Cross, North Carolina State
43 tackles, 14 TFL, 9 sacks
5. Jr. RE Mario Williams, North Carolina State
57 tackles, 10 TFL, 7 sacks
6. Soph. MLB D.D. Swift, Eastern Michigan
78 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 INT
7. RS Sr. ROLB Clarke Moore, Arkansas
58 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, INT
8. RS Sr. ROLB Spencer Havner, UCLA
59 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, 2 INT
9. Sr. FS Jason Nugent, Rutgers
56 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT, 2 TD
10. RS Sr. Paul Duren, Oklahoma State
62 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks, INT
11. RS Soph. LOLB Ernie Sims, Florida State
78 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks
12. Sr. LOLB Darryl Blackstock, Virginia
54 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 INT

Best DL
1. Jr. RE Mario Williams, North Carolina State
57 tackles, 10 TFL, 7 sacks
2. RS Sr. LE Brian Cross, North Carolina State
43 tackles, 14 TFL, 9 sacks
3. Sr. LE J.T. Mapu, Tennessee
37 tackles, 11 TFL, 5 sacks
4. Soph. LE Jarad Reyes, Hawaii
53 tackles, 16 TFL, 10 sacks
5. RS Soph. DT Nate Robinson, Rutgers
36 tackles, 14 TFL, 6 sacks
6. Jr. LE Ben Jennings, North Texas
46 tackles, 10 TFL, 8 sacks
7. Sr. LE Michael Roberts, Tulane
59 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks
8. Soph. DT Tony Simpson, Southern Cal
33 tackles, 13 TFL, 8 sacks
9. Sr. LE Calvin Thibodeaux, Oklahoma
38 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks
10. Soph. LE Jack Conley, UCLA
41 tackles, 11 TFL, 6 sacks
11. Sr. LE Nathan Terrazone, Air Force
38 tackles, 10 TFL, 8 sacks
12. RS Jr. LE Jay Richardson, Ohio State
36 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks

Best LB
1. RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
63 tackles, 21 TFL, 10 sacks
2. Fr. ROLB Dorian Archie, Central Michigan
86 tackles, 19 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INT
3. RS Jr. ROLB Kai Parham, Virginia
60 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 INT, 4 FF, TD
4. Soph. MLB D.D. Swift, Eastern Michigan
78 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 INT
5. RS Sr. ROLB Banks Floodman, Kansas
102 tackles, 10 TFL, 1 sack
6. RS Sr. ROLB Spencer Havner, UCLA
59 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, 2 INT
7. RS Sr. ROLB Clarke Moore, Arkansas
58 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, INT
8. RS Sr. MLB Kenneth Hollis, Louisiana State
82 tackles, 16 TFL, 5 sacks
9. Soph. ROLB Scott Chandler, North Texas
79 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 INT
10. RS Soph. LOLB Ernie Sims, Florida State
78 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks
11. RS Sr. Paul Duren, Oklahoma State
62 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks, INT
12. RS Sr. ROLB Lawrence Reid, Michigan
53 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks, INT

Thorpe Award - Best DB
1. Sr. FS Jason Nugent, Rutgers
56 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT, 2 TD
2. Soph. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers
42 tackles, 10 TFL, 1 sack, 3 INT, 2 FF, 2 TD
3. Soph. CB Ulysses Hall, Louisville
34 tackles, 1 TFL, 6 INT
4. Sr. CB Justin Miller, Clemson
35 tackles, 7 INT, 2 TD
5. RS Sr. FS Ernest Shazor, Michigan
36 tackles. 3 TFL, 3 INT, 4 FF, TD
6. Soph. CB Jason Tyler, Auburn
33 tackles, 1 TFL, 5 INT, TD
7. Soph. CB Tavaris Gant, Rutgers
[i]26 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 sack, 5 INT, FF, TD
8. Fr. FS Mike Schneider, North Carolina State
20 tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT, FF, TD
9. Soph. CB Stevie Fernandez, Florida State
32 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 5 INT, FF, TD
10. Fr. CB Jerome Kincaid, UCLA
32 tackles, 4 INT
11. RS Sr. SS Donnie McCleskey, California
43 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 5 INT, FF, TD
12. RS Sr. SS Brent Johnson, Louisville
37 tackles, 4 TFL, 5 INT

Groza - Best K
1. RS Sr. Taylor Begley, Kentucky
23-24 FG, long of 51, 15-16 XP
2. RS Sr. Mark Gent, Miami
22-25 FG, long of 49, 37-37 XP
3. Soph. Quinton McGrath, Illinois
21-24 FG, long of 50, 34-34 XP
4. RS Sr. Chris McMurtray, Southern Methodist
15-16 FG, long of 51, 13-13 XP
5. Sr. David Abdul, Pittsburgh
15-16 FG, long of 48, 23-23 XP
6. RS Sr. Michael Baker, Buffalo
16-18 FG, long of 51, 33-34 XP
7. Sr. Connor Hughes, Virginia
16-18 FG, long of 50, 39-39 XP
8. Sr. Chet Ervin, Cincinnati
18-22 FG, long of 52, 15-15 XP
9. Fr. Corey Dangerfield, Kent State
13-14 FG, long of 50, 16-16 XP
10. Soph. Anthony Peters, Troy State
13-15 FG, long of 45, 5-5 XP
11. Fr. Gerard Gentry, Southern Cal
14-17 FG, long of 45, 31-32 XP
12. Soph. Frederick Jackson, Georgia
14-17 FG, long of 55, 38-38 XP

Best Coach
1. Greg Schiano, Rutgers 9-0
2. UCLA Coach 9-0
3. North Carolina State Coach 9-0
4. Auburn Coach 9-1
5. New Mexico State Coach 7-2
6. San Diego State Coach 7-2
7. Wisconsin Coach 7-2
8. Oregon Coach 7-1
9. Oklahoma State Coach 7-1
10. Oklahoma Coach 8-0
11. Miami Coach 8-0
12. Colorado State Coach 7-1

[General Mike]

#4 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-0/4-0) @ # 109 Connecticut Huskie (3-7)

Our final non conference game of the season finds us in Storrs, CT to take on the Connecticut Huskies. UConn has one of the most talented running backs in the country in Terry Caulley, but there are other players aren't near that level. This game will have no TV coverage.

Key Players
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius
Connecticut: HB Terry Caulley, QB Jermell Williams, LOLB Lamar Austin

Injuries
Rutgers: QB Ryan Hart - Torn Shoulder Muscle - 1 weeks
CB Jonathan Duncan - Torn Bicep - 2 weeks
Connecticut: RE Evan Williams - Broken Tailbone - 2 weeks
WR Brandon Young - Severe Concussion - season ending

Halftime Score: Rutgers 21, Connecticut 7

Final Score: Rutgers 42, Connecticut 14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 48 yard interception return by Meridius (Radigan Kick) - 2:53
RU 9 yard pass from Hobbs to Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 0:52

2nd quarter
RU 1 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 4:36
UConn 28 yard pass from Williams to Caulley (Butts Kick) - 0:02

3rd quarter
RU 19 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 7:22
RU 4 yard run by Hobbs (Radigan Kick) - 4:01

4th Quarter
RU 1 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 5:37
UConn 6 yard pass from Bonislawski to Sparks (Butts Kick) - 1:47

Players of the Game
Rutgers: SS Maximus Meridius - 5 tackles, 1 TFL, INT, TD
Connecticut: HB Terry Caulley - 15 car, 30 yards, 2 rec, 37 yards, TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Kyle Hobbs - 16-27, 221 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Connecticut: Jermell Williams - 17-40, 291 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Matt Bonislawski - 1-1, 6 yards, 1 TD

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 22 car, 106 yards, long 22
Kyle Hobbs - 12 car, 68 yards, long 18
Andrew Sloan - 2 car, 24 yards, long 19
Brian Leonard - 2 car, 2 yards, 2 TD

Connecticut: Terry Caulley - 15 car, 30 yards, long 12
Deon Anderson - 3 car, 1 yard, long 3
Cornell Brockington - 1 car, -2 yards
Jermell Williams - 7 car, -25 yards, long 3

Receiving
Rutgers: Shawn Tucker - 3 rec, 72 yards, long 37
Josh Hendricks - 2 rec, 61 yards, long 32
Samuel Johnson - 4 rec, 26 yards, long 11
Chris Dodd - 2 rec, 21 yards, long 12
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 17 yards
Markis Facyson - 2 rec, 14 yards, 1 TD, long 9
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 10 yards, long 13

Connecticut: Todd McDaniel - 6 rec, 102 yards, long 38
Leigh Sutherland - 2 rec, 75 yards, long 39
Scott Farmer - 5 rec, 55 yards, long 20
Terry Cauley - 2 rec, 37 yards, 1 TD, long 28
Ricky Sparks - 2 rec, 15 yards, 1 TD, long 9
Tim Lassen - 1 rec, 13 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Brandon Holt - 10 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Randy Boxill - 5 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Frederick Spivey - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 2 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Samuel Johnson - 2 pancakes
Derrell Humphrey, Brian Leonard - 1 pancake

Connecticut: Michael Kodish - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Tim Gill - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Gerren Emanuel, Deon Anderson, Ethan Butler - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Brady Huff - 6; Maximus Meridius, Keith Gutierrez, Nate Robinson - 5; 3 with 3 tackles
Sacks: Dwayne Smiley, Rich McGrady, William Beckford, Brady Huff, Nate Robinson - 1
INTs: Maximus Meridius, Jason Nugent - 1

Connecticut
Tackles: Corey Hull - 11; Carlos Jackson - 8; Lamar Austin - 5
Sacks: Scottie Jones, Rhema Fuller, Deon McPhee - 1
INTs: Marty Williams, Travis Ellison - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 6-6 XP, 1 touchback
Connecticut: David Butts - 2-2 XP, 1 touchback

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 3 punts, 44.3 average, long 52, 1 inside the 20, 44.3 net average
Connecticut: Toby Young - 8 punts, 36.7 average, long 45, 2 inside the 20, 28.2 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 1 ret, 14 yards
Andrew Sloan - 1 ret, 6 yards
Connecticut: Cathlyn Clarke - 3 ret, 20.6 average, long 26
Terry Caulley - 3 ret, 20.3 average, long 26

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 7 ret, 9.7 average, long 24
Connecticut: Terry Cauley - 1 ret, 0 yards

Next Week: A bye week before taking on the Eagles of Boston College in Piscataway.

[Sublime]

Damn! my own teammate beating me out for the Thorpe Award.

[General Mike]

Week 11 in Review - The Games



Game of the Week
#3 Miami @ #9 Virginia Tech - Miami 41-13

Other National Games
#5 UCLA @ Stanford - UCLA 48-19
#8 Virginia @ #6 North Carolina State - Virginian 17-16
The Bedlam Game, #13 Oklahoma State @ #1 Oklahoma - Oklahoma 23-21

Other Top 25 Games
Washington State @ #2 Southern Cal - Southern Cal 48-14
Nebraska @ #10 Texas - Texas 22-17
#12 Arkansas vs Kentucky - Arkansas 34-30
The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, #14 Georgia vs Florida - Georgia 48-27
#15 Fresno State @ Southern Methodist - Fresno State 35-10
Kansas @ #16 Texas A&M - Texas A&M 44-16
#17 Colorado @ Texas Tech - Colorado 54-10
#19 Ohio State @ Penn State - Ohio State 41-17
The Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, #20 Michigan @ Michigan State - Michigan State 51-30
Illinois @ #22 Iowa - Iowa 17-14
#23 Oregon @ Washington - Washington 33-30
California @ #24 Arizona State - Arizona State 47-10
North Carolina @ #25 Maryland - Maryland 45-24
Northwestern @ Purdue - Northwestern 20-13

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Painful Loss
NC State's no longer undefeated after a nail-biter with Virginia.
Photo: Richard Washington, North Carolina State #6

Bowl Rankings
Story: In the Driver Seat
Trojans are slated to play in the championship game at season's end.
Photo: Reggie Bush, Southern Cal #22, pushes away a Washington State defender.

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Oklahoma 1.0 1.28 0.68 0 0.3 2.66
2 Southern Cal 2.0 2.35 3.44 0 0.0 7.79
3 Miami 3.0 2.93 2.28 0 0.0 8.21
4 Rutgers 4.0 3.79 1.80 0 0.0 9.59
5 UCLA 5.0 4.86 2.96 0 0.0 12.82
6 Virginia 6.0 6.14 2.24 1 0.1 15.28
7 Tennessee 7.0 7.63 1.28 1 0.0 16.91
8 Texas 8.0 8.14 1.88 2 0.5 19.52
9 Auburn 9.0 9.21 2.84 1 0.4 21.65
10 North Carolina State 10.0 9.72 4.08 1 0.0 24.80
11 Arkansas 11.0 11.98 2.08 2 0.0 27.06
12 Georgia 12.0 11.79 1.64 2 0.0 27.43
13 Fresno State 13.0 13.00 4.04 1 0.0 31.04
14 Texas A&M 14.0 14.00 1.68 2 0.0 31.68
15 Virginia Tech 15.0 15.84 1.20 2 0.3 33.74


Top 25 Polls
Story: In the Zone...
All is well in Norman as Sooners down Big 12 rival Oklahoma State.
Photo: Kejuan Jones, Oklahoma #20
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (33) 9-0 1449
2 2 Southern Cal (22) 8-0 1364
3 3 Miami (3) 9-0 1350
4 4 Rutgers (1) 10-0 1259
5 5 UCLA 10-0 1207
6 8 Virginia 8-1 1071
7 7 Tennessee 7-1 1050
8 10 Texas 7-2 899
9 11 Auburn 9-1 864
10 6 North Carolina State 9-1 848
11 12 Arkansas 7-2 809
12 14 Georgia 7-2 722
13 15 Fresno State 7-1 688
14 16 Texas A&M 7-2 638
15 9 Virginia Tech 7-2 632
16 17 Colorado 7-2 598
17 18 Louisiana State 6-3 549
18 13 Oklahoma State 7-2 542
19 19 Ohio State 6-3 510
20 21 Wisconsin 7-2 443
21 22 Iowa 6-3 399
22 24 Arizona State 6-3 328
23 25 Maryland 7-3 297
24 NR Colorado State 8-1 211
25 NR South Carolina 7-2 143
Dropping Out: Michigan (#20 Last Week)
Oregon (#23 last Week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Oklahoma (44) 9-0 1748
2 2 Southern Cal (26) 9-0 1644
3 3 Miami (1) 9-0 1628
4 4 Rutgers 10-0 1520
5 5 UCLA 10-0 1461
6 8 Virginia 8-1 1297
7 7 Tennessee 7-1 1271
8 10 Texas 7-2 1091
9 11 Auburn 9-1 1050
10 6 North Carolina State 9-1 1030
11 13 Arkansas 7-2 931
12 14 Georgia 7-2 880
13 15 Fresno State 7-1 839
14 16 Texas A&M 7-2 779
15 9 Virginia Tech 7-2 753
16 17 Iowa 6-3 719
17 12 Oklahoma State 7-2 709
18 18 Ohio State 6-3 676
19 21 Louisiana State 6-3 534
20 22 Wisconsin 7-2 500
21 NR Maryland 7-3 325
22 NR Arizona State 6-3 283
23 NR Colorado State 8-1 261
24 NR Alabama 6-3 207
25 NR South Carolina 7-2 178
Dropping Out: Michigan (#19 last week)
Oregon (#20 last week)
Purdue (#23 last week)
Penn State (#24 last week)
Stanford (#25 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Closer to the Heisman?
Ebell is the biggest reason why the 10-0 Bruins are playing well in 2005.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
223 car, 1395 yards, 15 TD, 35 rec, 783 yards, 5 TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
216 car, 1549 yards, 17 TD, 30 rec, 320 yards, 3 TD[/color]
\/ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
184 car, 1192 yards, 13 TD, 21 rec, 322 yards, 5 TD
/\ RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
177 car, 1175 yards, 9 rec, 195 yards, 14 total TD
\/ Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
137 car, 702 yards, 34 rec, 677 yards, 13 total TD

Awards Semifinalists
Story: Watch Out!
The Best RB announced McLendon as one of its 12 semifinalists.
Photo: T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State #44

Players of the Week
Story: Taking It to 'Em
Merriman and the Terrapins have a field day against North Carolina
Photo: Shawne Merriman, Maryland #45

National PotW
Offensive: RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA - 20 car, 123 yards, 2 TD, 9 rec, 221 yards, 2 TD
Defensive: Sr. CB Ashton Watson, Michigan State - tackle, 5 INT, FF, FR

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. QB Marc Guillon, Miami - 17-22, 438 yards, 4 TD
Defensive: Soph. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - 5 tackles, 1 TFL, INT, TD

Conference Standings
Story: Flawless!
Bruins remain undefeated following their conference victory over Stanford.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2

Still Undefeated
Miami (9-0)
Oklahoma (9-0)
Rutgers (10-0)
Southern Cal (8-0)
UCLA (10-0)

Winless teams
Middle Tennessee State (0-8)
Navy (0-9)
Ohio (0-8)
Troy State (0-9)

Coach's Report Card
Rutgers fans and the local media wants you to stay in New Brunswick.
Job Security: A+
Fan Base
Regional Games: 7-0
National Games: 2-0
Avg. Attendance: 41,545
Season Record: 10-0
Current Streak: won 12
Record vs. Top 25: 6-4
Record vs Rival(s): 3-0

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Sublime
Damn! my own teammate beating me out for the Thorpe Award.

I need to blitz more with the SS. I did it alot more the 1st year, when Nugent had 5 sacks and 15 TFLs. I'll try to blitz some more against BC and Syracuse.

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

UConn's defense really impressed me. They did a good job containing our running attack for most of the game, and they were pretty good at defending the pass.

Offensively we didn't get the traditional running game going until late in the 4th quarter, but Kyle Hobbs did do a good job of scrambling when the need arose and picking up quality yardage. The passing attack was solid, but could have been better, and Hobbs did throw 2 INTs when he tried to force the ball. There is NO QB contraversy. Ryan Hart is the starting QB against Boston College, and the rest of the season.

Defensively we were pretty consistent for most of the game. Depth on the defensive line is an issue that we must try to improve, but we suppressed their running attack. Our pass defense continues to be inconsistent. Maybe the off week coming up will give our players time to reflect on what needs to be done. The fact that Jonathan Duncan will be ready to come back will help.

Special Teams: Our punting and kick coverage teams were much better in today's game. We prevented them from being able to return the 3 punts we booted. Our return teams were not good today, and we have to continue to look for a return specialist.

Grades
QB: B-
HB: B-
WR: B-
TE: B
OL: B
DL: A
LB: A
DB: B-
Special Teams: B

[General Mike]

Week 12 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
#14 Texas A&M @ #1 Oklahoma - Texas A&M 31-26

Other National Games
#8 Texas @ #18 Oklahoma State - Texas 34-7
Oregon @ #2 Southern Cal - Southern Cal 53-21
#25 South Carolina @ #11 Arkansas - Arkansas 28-25

Other Top 25 Games
#5 UCLA @ Washington State - Washington State 41-27
Notre Dame @ #7 Tennessee - Tennessee 35-16
Ole Miss @ #9 Auburn - Auburn 33-28
#13 Fresno State @ Nevada - Fresno State 31-13
#15 Virginia Tech @ Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh 22-20
Missouri @ #16 Colorado - Missouri 17-10
Michigan State @ #19 Ohio State - Ohio State 39-20
The Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, #20 Wisconsin @ Minnesota - Minnesota 34-7
#21 Iowa @ Purdue - Iowa 35-25
#22 Arizona State @ Stanford - Arizona State 46-39
#24 Colorado State @ New Mexico - Colorado State 45-23
Alabama @ Mississippi State - Alabama 37-14

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Sigh of Relief...
Auburn's near upset in Auburn has the fans on edge.
Photo: An Auburn defender brings down Taye Biddle, Ole Miss #7

Bowl Rankings
Story: Can They Do It?
Miami's anxious to see where their Hurricanes rank in the latest rankings.
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Southern Cal 1.0 1.21 3.24 0 0.0 5.45
2 Miami 2.0 2.00 2.16 0 0.0 6.16
3 Rutgers 3.0 2.86 1.72 0 0.0 7.58
4 Virginia 4.0 4.35 2.08 1 0.1 11.33
5 Oklahoma 6.0 6.14 0.24 1 0.4 12.98
6 Tennessee 5.0 5.56 1.52 1 0.0 13.08
7 Texas 7.0 6.93 1.76 2 0.7 16.99
8 Auburn 8.0 8.21 2.68 1 0.6 19.29
9 Texas A&M 9.0 9.42 0.64 2 0.5 20.56
10 North Carolina State 10.0 9.79 4.28 1 0.0 25.07
11 Arkansas 11.0 12.05 1.32 2 0.0 26.37
12 Georgia 12.0 11.86 1.68 2 0.0 27.54
13 Fresno State 13.0 12.93 3.84 1 0.0 30.77
14 UCLA 14.5 13.73 2.92 1 0.0 32.15
15 Ohio State 16.0 16.35 0.56 3 0.0 35.91


Top 25 Polls
Story: Bruins Upset!
Washington State's upset of UCLA raises some eyebrows around the league.
Photo: Jacques Lazarus, UCLA #9

Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 2 Southern Cal (35) 9-0 1451
2 3 Miami (23) 9-0 1397
3 4 Rutgers (1) 10-0 1343
4 6 Virginia 8-1 1175
5 7 Tennessee 8-1 1124
6 1 Oklahoma 9-1 1097
7 8 Texas 8-2 1082
8 9 Auburn 10-1 1026
9 14 Texas A&M 8-2 984
10 10 North Carolina State 9-1 975
11 11 Arkansas 8-2 919
12 12 Georgia 7-2 866
13 13 Fresno State 8-1 829
14 5 UCLA 10-1 657
15 17 Louisiana State 6-3 623
16 19 Ohio State 7-3 536
17 21 Iowa 7-3 449
18 22 Arizona State 7-3 406
19 23 Maryland 7-3 364
20 24 Colorado State 9-1 339
21 18 Oklahoma State 7-3 241
22 NR Alabama 7-3 240
23 15 Virginia Tech 7-3 234
24 16 Colorado 7-3 230
25 NR Louisville 7-3 200
Dropping Out: Wisconsin (#20 Last Week)
South Carolina (#25 last Week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 2 Southern Cal (43) 9-0 1747
2 3 Miami (26) 9-0 1676
3 4 Rutgers (2) 10-0 1606
4 6 Virginia 8-1 1390
5 7 Tennessee 8-1 1325
6 1 Oklahoma 9-1 1286
7 8 Texas 8-2 1275
8 9 Auburn 10-1 1201
9 14 Texas A&M 8-2 1154
10 10 North Carolina State 9-1 1139
11 11 Arkansas 8-2 1069
12 12 Georgia 7-2 1005
13 13 Fresno State 8-1 960
14 16 Iowa 7-3 771
15 5 UCLA 10-1 748
16 18 Ohio State 7-3 666
17 19 Louisiana State 6-3 612
18 21 Maryland 7-3 516
19 22 Arizona State 7-3 468
20 23 Colorado State 9-1 440
21 24 Alabama 7-3 376
22 17 Oklahoma State 7-3 321
23 NR Oregon 8-2 297
24 15 Virginia Tech 7-3 288
25 NR Louisville 7-3 246
Dropping Out: Wisconsin (#20 last week)
South Carolina (#25 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: The Real Deal
Facyson has rushed for 1549 yards and 17 TD in his Junior year.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
247 car, 1492 yards, 15 TD, 37 rec, 802 yards, 5 TD
/\ RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
206 car, 1308 yards, 10 rec, 197 yards, 16 total TD
\/. RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
216 car, 1549 yards, 17 TD, 30 rec, 320 yards, 3 TD
\/ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
184 car, 1192 yards, 13 TD, 21 rec, 322 yards, 5 TD
<> Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
162 car, 817 yards, 34 rec, 677 yards, 14 total TD

Awards Finalists
Story: Markis!
Facyson is one of the leading candidates for the 2005 Maxwell.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

Bowl Projections
Story: On the Move!
See where Rutgers's playing this post-season in our Bowl Projections.
Photo: Jason Nugent, Rutgers #33

Outback Bowl: #12 Georgia vs #17 Iowa
Gator Bowl: Boston College vs #10 North Carolina State
Capitol One Bowl: #11 Arkansas vs Minnesota
Peach Bowl: #22 Alabama vs #19 Maryland
Sugar Bowl: #16 Ohio State vs #8 Auburn
Fiesta Bowl: #9 Texas A&M vs #6 Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl: #5 Tennessee vs #7 Texas
Orange Bowl: #3 Rutgers vs #4 Virginia
Rose Bowl: #2 Miami vs #1 Southern Cal

Players of the Week
Story: A Hero Emerges
Banks named Player of the Week for performance against Notre Dame.
Photo: James Banks, Tennessee #11

National PotW
Offensive: Jr. HB Reggie Bush, Southern Cal - 19 car, 117 yards, 5 rec, 86 yards, 4 total TD
Defensive: RS Sr. DT Steven Cline, Kansas State - 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 2 FF, 2 FR

Big East PotW
Offensive: Sr. QB Walter Washington, Temple - 19-36, 248 yards, 4 car, 18 yards, 2 total TD
Defensive: Soph. WR DeShaun Farris, Pittsburgh - TD

Conference Standings
Story: Still High!
Longhorns are confident coming off a conference victory over Oklahoma State.
Photo: Vincent Young, Texas #10

Undefeated Teams
Miami (9-0)
Rutgers (10-0)
Southern Cal (9-0)

Still Winless
Middle Tennessee State (0-9)
Ohio (0-9)
Troy State (0-10)

Coach's Report Card
Use this time to rest up, but make sure we get a few practices in.
Job Security: A+
Avg. Attendance: 41,545

[General Mike]

Awards Finalists

Here are the 3 finalists for each of the major awards, along with statistics.

Maxwell Award - Offensive MVP
1. RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
247 car, 1492 yards, 15 TD, 37 rec, 802 yards, 5 TD
2. RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
216 car, 1549 uards. 17 TD, 30 rec, 320 yards
3. Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
184 car, 1192 yards, 13 TD, 21 rec, 322 yards, 5 TD

Best QB
1. RS Sr. Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State
233-407, 3198 yards, 26 TD, 5 INT, 34 car, 132 yards, 3 TD
2. RS Sr. Kainoa Akina, Hawaii
238-419, 3199 yards, 18 TD, 4 INT, 31 car, 153 yards, 2 TD
3. RS Sr. D.J. Shockley, Georgia
146-250, 2271 yards, 16 TD, 2 INT, 45 car, 239 yards, 1 TD

Best RB
1. RS Sr. Tyler Ebell, UCLA
247 car, 1492 yards, 15 TD, 37 rec, 802 yards, 5 TD
2. RS Jr. Markis Facyson, Rutgers
216 car, 1549 uards. 17 TD, 30 rec, 320 yards
3. Sr. T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
184 car, 1192 yards, 13 TD, 21 rec, 322 yards, 5 TD

Best WR
1. Fr. Chandler Webster, Louisville
61 rec, 1004 yards, 9 TD
2. Sr. Travis Wilson, Oklahoma
41 rec, 783 yards, 9 TD
3. RS Sr. Broderick Clark, Louisville
46 rec, 976 yards, 10 TD

Best OL
1. Soph. RT Gaylon McLaughlin, Arkansas
43 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
2. Fr. RT Jerel Christensen, Air Force
46 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
3. Sr. LG Randy Boxill, Rutgers
46 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed

Bednarik - Defensive MVP
1. Fr. ROLB Dorian Archie, Central Michigan
107 tackles, 22 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INT
2. RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
74 tackles, 23 TFL, 10 sacks
3. RS Jr. ROLB Kai Parham, Virginia
69 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 4 FF, TD

Best DL
1. Jr. RE Mario Williams, North Carolina State
63 tackles, 11 TFL, 7 sacks
2. RS Sr. LE Brian Cross, North Carolina State
49 tackles, 16 TFL, 10 sacks
3. Soph. LE Jarad Reyes, Hawaii
61 tackles, 20 TFL, 13 sacks

Best LB
1. Fr. ROLB Dorian Archie, Central Michigan
107 tackles, 22 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INT
2. RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
74 tackles, 23 TFL, 10 sacks
3. RS Jr. ROLB Kai Parham, Virginia
69 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 4 FF, TD

Thorpe - Best DB
1. Sr. FS Jason Nugent, Rutgers
59 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 5 INT, 2 TD
2. Soph. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers
47 tackles, 11 TFL, sack, 4 INT, 2 FF, 3 TD
3. RS Sr. FS Ernest Shazor, Michigan
43 tackles,3 TFL, 4 INT, 4 FF, TD

Groza - Best Kicker
1. RS Sr. Taylor Begley, Kentucky
24-25 FG, long of 51, 18-20 XP
2. RS Sr. Mark Gent, Miami
24-27 FG, long of 49, 42-42 XP
3. RS Sr. Michael Baker, Buffalo
22-25 FG, long of 51, 34-35 XP

Best Coach
1. New Mexico State Coach - 9-2
2. Greg Schiano, Rutgers - 10-0
3. UCLA Coach - 10-1

[General Mike]

# Boston College Eagles (5-5/3-2) @ #3 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-0/4-0)

One last game stands between us and our meeting with the Miami Hurricanes. We can't overlook Boston College tho, as they nearly beat Georgia in an early season encounter. QB Ryan Hart and nickleback Jonathan Duncan both return from injuries in this game. The game will have regional coverage. We were the commentators consensus pick to win.

Key Players
Boston College: HB Jeff Ross, QB Karim El Nokali, DT Alvin Washington
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius

Injuries
Boston College: RE Jim Unis - Strained Shoulder, 1 week
Rutgers: No Injuries

In the 1st quarter, Sophmore CB Tavaris Gant intercepted the 16th pass of his career, breaking the school record.

Halftime Score: Rutgers 14, Boston College 7

Final Score: Rutgers 48, Boston College 14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 12 yard pass from Hart to Barnes (Radigan Kick) - 8:05
RU 1 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 1:17

2nd quarter
BC 48 yard interception return by Williams (Felton Kick) - 1:01

3rd quarter
RU 36 yard FG by Radigan - 7:12
RU 5 yard pass from Hart to Dodd (Radigan Kick) - 3:50
RU 36 yard pass from Hart to Hendricks (Radigan Kick) - 1:04

4th Quarter
RU 35 yard FG by Radigan - 9:57
RU 74 yard interception return by Gant (Radigan Kick) - 8:01
BC 54 yard from El Nokali to Bryant (Felton Kick) - 1:30
RU 2 yard run by Sloan (Radigan Kick) - 0:02

Players of the Game
Boston College: CB Jazzmen Williams - INT, TD
Rutgers: CB Tavaris Gant - 5 tackles, 2 INT, TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 25-33, 331 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Kyle Hobbs - 1-5, 6 yards, 1 INT
Boston College: Karim El Nokali - 20-34, 309 yards, 1 TD, 6 INT

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 19 car, 60 yards, 1 TD, long 8
Brian Leonard - 4 car, 11 yards, long 4
Andrew Sloan - 3 car, 10 yards, 1 TD, long 5
Kyle Hobbs - 2 car, -8 yards, long 1
Ryan Hart - 8 car, -44 yards, long 7

Boston College: Jeff Ross - 10 car, 36 yards, long 10
Johnnie Gross - 1 car, 3 yards
Michael Hatfield - 1 car, 2 yards
Karim El Nokali - 8 car, -30 yards, long 2

Receiving
Rutgers: Josh Hendricks - 4 rec, 116 yards, 1 TD, long 48
Shawn Tucker - 6 rec, 108 yards, long 39
Samuel Johnson - 7 rec, 45 yards, long 17
Chris Dodd - 3 rec, 23 yards, 1 TD, long 10
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 19 yards, long 12
Markis Facyson - 3 rec, 15 yards, long 12
Andrew Sloan - 1 rec, 11 yards

Boston College: Dorien Bryant - 6 rec, 140 yards, 1 TD, long 54
Stevie Callahan - 4 rec, 64 yards, long 31
Taylor Sele - 3 rec, 47 yards, long 27
Jason Lilly - 2 rec, 29 yards, long 19
Jeff Ross - 4 rec, 21 yards, long 13
Warren Heath - 1 rec, 8 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Frederick Spivey - 4 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Randy Boxill - 3 pancakes, 0 sack allowed
Brandon Holt - 1 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 1 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 1 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
Brian Leonard - 1 pancake

Boston College: Patrick Ross - 2 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Chad Berlin - 2 sacks allowed
Jeremy Trueblood - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Brady Huff - 9; Jason Nugent - 7; Tavaris Gant - 5
Sacks: Nate Robinson - 3; Val Barnaby, Rich McGrady, Justin Joiner - 1
INTs: Tavaris Gant - 2; Keith Gutierrez, Pete Kramer, Jason Nugent, William Gilkison - 1

Boston College
Tackles: Ricky Brown - 12; Will Blackmon - 7; Mathias Kiwanuka, Larry Lester, Robert Francis - 6
Sacks: Mathias Kiwanuka - 2; Jake Ottolini, Alvin Washington, Markus Eaton, Ricky Brown - 1
INTs: Jazzmen Williams, Will Blackmon - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 2-2 FG, long 36, 6-6 XP, 1 touchback
Boston College: Gary Felton - 2-2 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 5 punts, 37.5 average, long 52, 1 inside the 20, 31.0 net average
Boston College: Tab Falls - 6 punts, 36.5 average, long 42, 1 inside the 20, 25.6 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 2 ret, 15.5 average, long 16
Boston College: Will Blackmon - 4 ret, 20.5 average, long 26
Larry Lester - 3 ret, 21.0 average, long 28
Johnnie Gross - 1 ret, 11 yards

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 5 ret, 14.1 average, long 25
Boston College: Will Blackmon - 3 ret, 11.0 average, long 14

Next Week: We take a trip to the Orange Bowl to go one on one with the Miami Hurricanes, with national championship hopes on the line.

[General Mike]

Week 13 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, #8 Auburn @ #12 Georgia - Auburn 59-20

Other National Games
#4 Virginia @ #19 Maryland - Virginia 16-10
#10 North Carolina State @ Florida State - North Carolina State 20-13
Navy @ Notre Dame - Notre Dame 21-0

Other Top 25 Games
#1 Southern Cal @ Arizona - Southern Cal 63-10
Syracuse @ #2 Miami - Miami 41-29
Mississippi State @ #5 Tennessee - Tennessee 59-21
Baylor @ #6 Oklahoma - Oklahoma 52-9
Texas Tech @ #7 Texas - Teas 45-31
#9 Texas A&M @ Missouri - Texas A&M 37-13
San Jose State @ #13 Fresno State - Fresno State 39-10
Oregon @ #14 UCLA - UCLA 45-42
#15 Louisiana State @ #22 Alabama - Alabama 20-16
Purdue @ #16 Ohio State - Ohio State 38-28
The Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale, Minnesota @ #17 Iowa - Iowa 38-21
#18 Arizona State @ Washington State - Washington State 27-21
San Diego State @ #20 Colorado State - Colorado State 30-13
Kansas @ #21 Oklahoma State - Oklahoma State 35-18
#23 Virginia Tech @ Temple - Virginia Tech 31-24
#24 Colorado @ Iowa State - Colorado 40-17
Memphis @ #25 Louisville - Louisville 31-0

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Key Road Win
The Wolfpack are lucky to escape Tallahassee with a 20-13 win.
Photo: Stephen Tulloch, North Carolina State #50

Bowl Rankings
Story: The Race is On!
The Guillon-led Hurricanes are looking at a potential NC appearance.
Photo: Marc Guillon, Miami #12

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Southern Cal 1.0 1.07 3.48 0 0.0 5.55
2 Miami 2.0 2.07 2.96 0 0.0 6.16
3 Rutgers 3.0 2.86 2.04 0 0.0 7.90
4 Virginia 4.0 4.56 1.44 1 0.1 10.90
5 Oklahoma 6.0 5.93 0.64 1 0.4 13.17
6 Tennessee 5.0 5.28 2.28 1 0.0 13.56
7 Texas 7.0 6.93 1.76 2 0.7 16.99
8 Auburn 8.0 8.00 2.56 1 0.6 18.96
9 Texas A&M 9.0 9.28 0.60 2 0.5 20.38
10 North Carolina State 10.0 10.00 4.08 1 0.0 25.08
11 Arkansas 11.0 12.05 1.40 2 0.0 26.45
12 Fresno State 12.0 11.93 4.16 1 0.0 29.09
13 UCLA 13.5 12.94 2.84 1 0.0 30.28
14 Ohio State 14.5 14.85 1.00 3 0.0 33.35
15 Iowa 14.0 15.96 1.88 3 0.0 34.84


Top 25 Polls
Story: Time to Celebrate!
Alabama (8-3) walks away with a conference victory against #15 LSU.
Photo: Roman Harper, Alabama #41, wraps up Jason Spadoni, LSU #32
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (35) 10-0 1451
2 2 Miami (23) 10-0 1395
3 3 Rutgers (1) 11-0 1340
4 4 Virginia 9-1 1234
5 5 Tennessee 9-1 1166
6 6 Oklahoma 10-1 1115
7 7 Texas 9-2 1056
8 8 Auburn 11-1 1046
9 9 Texas A&M 9-2 958
10 10 North Carolina State 10-1 919
11 11 Arkansas 8-2 862
12 13 Fresno State 9-1 780
13 14 UCLA 11-1 737
14 16 Ohio State 8-3 635
15 17 Iowa 8-3 593
16 20 Colorado State 10-1 488
17 22 Alabama 8-3 483
18 21 Oklahoma State 8-3 436
19 12 Georgia 7-3 435
20 23 Virginia Tech 8-3 362
21 24 Colorado 8-3 327
22 25 Louisville 8-3 292
23 15 Louisiana State 6-4 280
24 19 Maryland 7-4 226
25 NR South Carolina 8-3 162
Dropping Out: Arizona State (#18 Last Week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (42) 10-0 1746
2 2 Miami (26) 10-0 1674
3 3 Rutgers (3) 11-0 1603
4 4 Virginia 9-1 1471
5 5 Tennessee 9-1 1382
6 6 Oklahoma 10-1 1318
7 7 Texas 9-2 1244
8 8 Auburn 11-1 1232
9 9 Texas A&M 9-2 1123
10 10 North Carolina State 10-1 1075
11 11 Arkansas 8-2 1006
12 13 Fresno State 9-1 907
13 14 Iowa 8-3 836
14 15 UCLA 11-1 811
15 16 Ohio State 8-3 736
16 21 Alabama 8-3 575
17 20 Colorado State 10-1 568
18 12 Georgia 7-3 495
19 22 Oklahoma State 8-3 470
20 24 Virginia Tech 8-3 392
21 25 Louisville 8-3 356
22 18 Maryland 7-4 335
23 17 Louisiana State 6-4 305
24 NR Kansas State 8-3 287
25 NR South Carolina 8-3 255
Dropping Out: Arizona State (#19 last week)
Oregon (#23 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Watch Out!
McLendon is the biggest reason why the 10-1 Wolfpack are playing well in 2005.
Photo: T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State #44

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
268 car, 1627 yards, 42 rec, 865 yards, 24 total TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
235 car, 1609 yards, 18 TD, 33 rec, 335 yards, 3 TD
/\ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
209 car, 1340 yards, 13 TD, 25 rec, 367 yards, 5 TD
\/ RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
206 car, 1308 yards, 10 rec, 197 yards, 16 total TD
<> Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
184 car, 911 yards, 35 rec, 685 yards, 14 total TD

Awards Finalists
Story: Making the Cut
NC State's McLendon is named one of the three finalists for the Best RB.
Photo: T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State #44

Bowl Projections
Story: Time To Put Up
The 2005 bowl picture gets clearer.
Photo: Kai Parham, Virginia #44

Outback Bowl: #25 South Carolina vs Minnesota
Gator Bowl: #20 Virginia Tech @ #10 North Carolina State
Capital One Bowl: #5 Tennessee vs #15 Iowa
Peach Bowl: #17 Alabama vs #24 Maryland
Sugar Bowl: #14 Ohio State vs #8 Auburn
Fiesta Bowl: #9 Texas A&M vs #6 Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl: #11 Arkansas vs #7 Texas
Orange Bowl: #4 Virginia vs #3 Rutgers
Rose Bowl: #2 Miami vs #1 Southern Cal

Players of the Week
Story: In Control!
Dennis collects Player of the Week honors following a laugher vs. Arizona
Photo: Hershel Dennis, Southern Cal #34

National PotW
Offensive: Sr. HB Hershel Dennis, Southern Cal - 25 car, 138 yards, 6 rec, 107 yards, 7 total TD
Defensive: Fr. MLB Jax Pears, Navy - 14 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks, FF, FR

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. QB Marc Guillon, Miami - 24-38, 361 yards, 6 TD
Defensive: Soph. CB Tavaris Gant, Rutgers - 5 tackles, 2 INT, TD

Conference Standings
Story: Flawless!
Hurricanes remain undefeated following their conference victory over Syracuse.
Photo: Marc Guillon, Miami #12

Undefeated Teams
Miami (10-0)
Rutgers (11-0)
Southern Cal (10-0)

Winless Teams
Middle Tennessee State (0-10)
Ohio (0-10)

Coach's Report Card
Of course you won. You had a game plan and stuck with it.
Job Security: A+
Regional Games: 8-0
National Games: 2-0
Avg. Attendance: 39,904

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

Our winning streak continues. We did somethings well, but were very dissapointing in other ways.

Offensively, Ryan Hart came back shook off the rust and was able to make solid contributions, throwing 3 TD passes and only 1 INT. We did not run the ball well at all today. The OLine struggles to push Boston College's defensive line and our FB/TE did not do a good job of picking off the Eagle LBs. Our WRs did a good job of solid route running and not dropping the ball.

Defensively, we forced a lot of turnovers, with 6 Interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. We did allow alot of passing yardage tho. The Defensive Line had a solid game picking up 6 sacks, and putting pressure on the QB, and we contained the run game thanks to solid play by the LBs.

On special teams our kick coverage needs to improve. Our return game was shaky at best, and we didn't have great punting. Joe Radigan did connect on both of his FGs. They weren't really long ones, but they were of a decent distance.

Grades
QB: A
RB: C+
WR: A-
TE: B
OL: C
DL: A
LB: B+
DB: A-
Special Teams: C+

[General Mike]

#3 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-0/5-0) @ # 2 Miami Hurricanes (10-0/5-0)

This game is the last road block between us and a trip to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. If we win, we should move up to #2 in the Bowl Rankings, if not #1. If we lose, we could drop out of the top 10 and would probably have to settle for a trip to the Gator Bowl. We have to be able to run the ball 1st, establish the intermediate passing game 2nd, and turn turnovers into points. This game will be the National Game of the Week. Kirk Herbstreit picked us to win, but Lee Corso did not think we matched up well.

Key Players
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius
Miami: QB Marc Guillon, HB Tyrone Moss, LOLB Roger McIntosh

Injuries
Rutgers: No Injuries
Miami: MLB Leon Williams - Torn Hamstring - season ending
C Dedrick Walls - upper arm fracture - 6 weeks

In the second quarter, Miami's RS Freshman FS Matt Hand suffered bruised ribs. He will be out for the remainder of the game.

Also in the 2nd quarter, Ryan Hart broke the Rutgers' career record for passing yardage. Scott Erney, who played at Rutgers from 1986-89, was the former record holder with 7,188 yards.

Halftime Score: Rutgers 7, Miami 7

Final Score: Miami 26, Rutgers 13

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
Miami 50 yard pass from Guillon to Jolla (Gent Kick) - 3:52

2nd quarter
RU 3 yard run by Hart (Radigan Kick) - 1:38

3rd quarter
Miami 25 yard pass from Guillon to Jolla (Gent Kick) - 7:14

4th Quarter
Miami 1 yard run by Snyder (Gant Kick) - 9:42
Miami Safety - 8:02
RU 5 yard run by Sloan (Conversion Failed) - 4:15
Miami 45 yard FG by Gent - 0:48

Players of the Game
Rutgers: CB Tavaris Gant - 3 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT
Miami: SS Greg Threat - 1 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 FF, 3 FR

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 18-36, 198 yards, 1 INT
Miami: Marc Guillon - 18-36, 272 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Roscoe Parrish - 1-3, 13 yards

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 19 car, 98 yards, long 16
Andrew Sloan - 9 car, 40 yards, 1 TD, long 10
Brian Leonard - 2 car, 10 yards, long 6
Ryan Hart - 14 car, -90 yards, 1 TD, long 6

Miami: Thomas Snyder - 6 car, 22 yards, 1 TD, long 17
Frank Gore - 9 car, 5 yards, long 2
Marc Guillon - 9 car, -39 yards, long 2

Receiving
Rutgers: Shawn Tucker - 4 rec, 61 yards, long 36
Josh Hendricks - 3 rec, 52 yards, long 30
Markis Facyson - 5 rec, 45 yards, long 17
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 13 yards, long 8
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 13 yards
Chris Dodd - 1 rec, 8 yards
Andrew Sloan - 1 rec, 8 yards
Samuel Johnson - 1 rec, -1 yards

Miami: Roscoe Parrish - 8 rec, 108 yards, long 38
Akiem Jolla - 4 rec, 100 yards, 2 TD, long 50
Curtis ustus - 3 rec, 43 yards, long 22
Sinorice Moss - 2 rec, 17 yards, long 9
Marc Guillon - 1 rec, 13 yards
Frank Gore - 1 rec, 4 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Frederick Spivey - 7 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
Randy Boxill - 1 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 0 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 0 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed

Miami: Derrick Morse - 7 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Eric Winston - 3 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Curtis Justus - 1 pancake
Demetrios Wynn - 1 sack allowed
Patrick Jenkins - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: William Gilkison - 6; Jonathan Duncan, Berkley Hutchinson, Brady Huff, Maximus Meridius - 4; Rich McGrady, Tavaris Gant - 3
Sacks: Val Barnaby - 2; Jonathan Duncan, William Gilkison, Brady Huff, Elton Bracy, Jason Nugent - 1
INTs: Tavaris Gant - 1

Miami
Tackles: Greg Threat - 10; Thomas Carroll, Roger McIntosh, Marc Miller - 8; Orien Harris, Travarous Bain - 6
Sacks: Thomas Carroll - 5; Orien Harris - 2; Tom Tanner, Roger McIntosh, Marc Miller - 1
INTs: Brandon Stallworth - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 1-1 XP
Miami: Mark Gent - 1-2 FG, long 45, 3-3 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 7 punts, 44.5 average, long 51, 33.7 net average
Miami: Jon Peattie - 9 punts, 43.2 average, long 50, 3 inside the 20, 34.1 net average, 1 touchback

Kick Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 5 ret, 15.8 average, long 22
Miami: Frank Gore - 2 ret, 22. average, long 22
Robert Best - 1 ret, -1 yard

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 5 ret, 12.3 average, long 29
Miami: Frank Gore - 6 ret, 12.6 average, long 20
Roscoe Parrish - 1 ret, 21 yards

Next Week: The regular season comes to an end with a homa game against Syracuse.

[Blade6119]

tough loss....heres to the gator bowl!

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Blade6119
tough loss....heres to the gator bowl!
We could actually get an at large bid, because Tennessee and Auburn will play in the SEC championship game. So one of them will lose their current at large bid.

[General Mike]

Week 14 in Review

Game of the Week
#3 Rutgers @ #2 Miami - Miami 26-13

Other National Games
The Iron Bowl, #17 Alabama @ #8 Auburn - Auburn 19-17
The Battle for the Victory Bell, #13 UCLA @ #1 Southern Cal - Southern Cal 24-16
#24 Maryland @ #10 North Carolina State - Maryland 35-14

Other Top 25 Games
Georgia Tech @ #4 Virginia - Virginia 41-34
Vanderbilt @ #5 Tennessee - Tennessee 41-14
#6 Oklahoma @ Texas Tech - Oklahoma 51-16
Mississippi State @ #11 Arkansas - Arkansas 48-30
Boise State @ #13 Fresno State - Fresno State 42-18
#14 Ohio State @ Michigan - Michigan 21-12
#15 Iowa @ Wisconsin - Iowa 29-25
#16 Colorado State @ Nevada-Las Vegas - Colorado State 42-21
#18 Oklahoma State @ Baylor - Oklahoma State 52-0
Kentucky @ #19 Georgia - Georgia 41-32
Boston College @ #20 Virginia Tech - Virginia Tech 34-10
Houston @ #22 Louisville - Louisville 35-7
#23 Louisiana State @ Ole Miss - Ole Miss 38-24
The Battle for the Palmetto State, Clemson @ #25 South Carolina - Clemson 27-7
Missouri @ Kansas State - Kansas State 24-17 OT
The Big Game, Arizona @ Arizona State - Arizona State 48-14
The Civil War, Oregon State @ Oregon - Oregon State 41-0
The Apple Cup, Washington State @ Washington - Washington State 41-17

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Perfect No More
Miami puts an end to Rutgers's winning streak.
Photo: Akiem Jolla, Miami #80, breaks the tackle of a Rutgers defender.

Bowel Rankings
Story: Go Hurricanes!
The lastes Bowl Rankings have Miami playing for the National Title.
Photo: Greg Threat, Miami #28

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Southern Cal 1.0 1.07 2.96 0 0.0 5.03
2 Miami 2.0 2.21 2.56 0 0.3 6.47
3 Virginia 3.0 3.56 1.00 1 0.0 8.56
4 Oklahoma 5.0 4.86 0.52 1 0.5 10.88
5 Tennessee 4.0 4.14 2.52 1 0.0 11.66
6 Texas 6.0 6.14 0.96 2 0.8 14.30
7 Auburn 7.0 7.14 2.00 1 0.7 16.44
8 Rutgers 8.0 7.51 0.92 1 0.1 17.33
9 Texas A&M 9.0 9.28 0.68 2 0.7 20.26
10 Arkansas 10.0 11.05 2.24 2 0.0 25.29
11 Fresno State 11.0 10.72 4.00 1 0.0 26.72
12 Colorado State 13.0 12.37 3.32 1 0.0 29.69
13 Iowa 12.0 13.82 1.32 3 0.0 30.14
14 UCLA 15.5 14.80 2.12 2 0.0 34.42
15 Georgia 16.0 16.28 1.92 3 0.0 37.20


Top 25 Polls
Story: Tough Defeat
Scarlet Knights taste their first defeat of 2005 losing 26-13 to Miami.
Photo: Tavaris Gant, Rutgers #3
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (35) 11-0 1451
2 2 Miami (24) 11-0 1395
3 4 Virginia 10-1 1189
4 5 Tennessee 10-1 1138
5 6 Oklahoma 11-1 1089
6 7 Texas 9-2 1031
7 8 Auburn 12-1 1012
8 3 Rutgers 11-1 995
9 9 Texas A&M 9-2 937
10 11 Arkansas 9-2 847
11 12 Fresno State 10-1 811
12 15 Iowa 9-3 672
13 16 Colorado State 11-1 645
14 13 UCLA 11-2 555
15 18 Oklahoma State 9-3 555
16 10 North Carolina State 10-2 539
17 19 Georgia 8-3 516
18 24 Maryland 8-4 495
19 20 Virginia Tech 9-3 481
20 21 Colorado 8-3 444
21 22 Louisville 9-3 412
22 17 Alabama 8-4 304
23 14 Ohio State 8-4 296
24 NR Arizona State 8-4 279
25 NR Kansas State 9-3 254
Dropping Out: Louisiana State (#18 Last Week)
South Carolina (#25 last week)

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (43) 11-0 1747
2 2 Miami (28) 11-0 1711
3 4 Virginia 10-1 1431
4 5 Tennessee 10-1 1370
5 6 Oklahoma 11-1 1311
6 7 Texas 9-2 1240
7 8 Auburn 12-1 1219
8 3 Rutgers 11-1 1183
9 9 Texas A&M 9-2 1126
10 11 Arkansas 9-2 1016
11 12 Fresno State 10-1 973
12 13 Iowa 9-3 904
13 17 Colorado State 11-1 724
14 22 Maryland 8-4 672
15 18 Georgia 8-3 661
16 10 North Carolina State 10-2 642
17 14 UCLA 11-2 622
18 19 Oklahoma State 9-3 618
19 20 Virginia Tech 9-3 574
20 21 Louisville 9-3 532
21 16 Alabama 8-4 416
22 24 Kansas State 9-3 411
23 NR Michigan 8-4 368
24 15 Ohio State 8-4 347
25 NR Arizona State 8-4 295
Dropping Out: Louisiana State (#23 last week)
South Carolina (#25 last week)


Heisman Watch
Story: Heisman Buzz Grows
Facyson has rushed for 1707 yards and 18 TD in his Junior year.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7, stiff arms a Miami defender.

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
297 car, 1755 yards, 50 rec, 972 yards, 24 total TD
/\ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
233 car, 1512 yards, 15 TD, 25 rec, 367 yards, 5 TD
/\ RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
238 car, 1507 yards, 11 rec, 204 yards, 16 total TD
/\ Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
212 car, 1034 yards, 35 rec, 685 yards, 17 total TD
\/ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
254 car, 1707 yards, 18 TD, 38 rec, 380 yards, 3 TD

Awards Finalists
Story: Markis!
Rutgers's Facyson is our pick to win the Maxwell
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7, stiff arms another Miami defender.

Bowl Projections
Story: Holiday Madness!
Rutgers is looking at a Gator Bowl bid at season's end.
Photo: Greg Schiano, Rutgers Coach

Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs Michigan
Gator Bowl: #8 Rutgers vs #16 North Carolina State
Capital One Bowl: #10 Arkansas vs #12 Iowa
Peach Bowl: #17 Georgia vs #18 Maryland
Sugar Bowl: #23 Ohio State vs #7 Auburn
Fiesta Bowl: #5 Oklahoma vs #6 Texas
Cotton Bowl: #22 Alabama vs #9 Texas A&M
Orange Bowl: #4 Tennessee vs #3 Virginia
Rose Bowl: #2 Miami vs #1 Southern Cal

Players of the Week
Story: Another Level
An easy win against Texas Tech earns Oklahoma's McKnight Player of the Week.
Photo: Deon McKnight, Oklahoma #26

National PotW
Offensive: Sr. HB Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 41 car, 363 yards, 5 TD, 4 rec, 21 yards
Defensive: Fr. FS Cooper Randolph, Ohio - 4 tackles, INT, FF, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. QB Luke Getsy, Pittsburgh - 19-31, 291 yards, 3 TD, 7 car, 25 yards
Defensive: Sr. SS Greg Threat, Miami - 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 3 FF, 3 FR

Conference Standings
Story: Never Any Doubt
Tennessee spanks Vanderbilt in their annual rivalry game.
Photo: Gerald Riggs, Tennessee #31, runs away from a Vanderbilt defender.

Still Undefeated
Miami (11-0)
Southern Cal (11-0)

Winless Teams
Middle Tennesse State (0-11)

Coach's Report Card
Coach, you need to do some damage control. A few players aren't pulling their weight.
I know exactly who they are. :mad:
Job Security: A+
Regional Games: 8-0
National Games: 2-1
Avg. Attendance: 39,904

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

That was a game we could have, and should have won. We didn't play up to our capabilities and it showed. I'd feel much better about the loss if they had just dominated us like they did in 2003 and 2004, but we were in the game until just about the end.

Offense - I don't know what to say about this team. We'd get drives going and then fumble the ball away. The Offensive Line did a horrible job giving Ryan Hart a chance to find open receivers, and he really took a beating. Our wide receivers did not do a good job of getting seperation from the coverage, and our running backs just could not hold on to the ball consistently. Khary McLaughlin and Brandon Holt will be benched in the season finale. Sameeh McDonald and Chandler Hawkins will take their places.

Defense - Our run defense was superb again. We had a good pass rush utilizing our 4 down linemen and a variety of blitzers, but our pass coverage was inadequate. We didn't do a good job of jamming the Miami receivers and disrupting their routes.

Special Teams: Our lack of a long distance kicking game hurt our chances, as a better kicker would have been able to at least try a 48 yarder. Radigan punted well, but kick coverage wasn't up to par, and we did not do a good job on returning kicks/punts

Grades
QB: A-
RB: C+
WR: B
TE: B
OL: D
DL: A
LB: B+
DB: C
Sp. Teams: B-

[General Mike]

#80 Syracuse Orangemen (2-9/1-5) #8 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-1/5-1)

We need to rebound after a tough loss in Miami. This game could be a momentum builder for us heading into the bowl season. This game will also be our last chance to showcase Markis Facyson in his quest to bring home the Heisman and Maxwell Awards. This game will have regional coverage, and we were the announcers consensus pick to win.

Key Players
Syracuse: QB Xzavier Gaines, RE James Wyche, LOLB Kellen Pruitt
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius

Injuries
Syracuse: MLB Cory Brooks - Dislocated Hip - season ending
HB Damien Rhodes - Broken Hand - 1 week
HB Alexander Ridore - Foot Fracture - 2 weeks
Rutgers: No Injuries

In the 2nd quarter, Syracuse CB Larry McClain suffered a sprained elbow. He'll miss the remainder of the game.

Halftime Score: Rutgers 14, Syracuse 0


Final Score: Rutgers 35, Syracuse 14

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
RU 3 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 4:31

2nd quarter
RU 3 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 9:59

3rd quarter
SU 72 yard punt return by Lemon (Krautman Kick) - 8:46
SU 10 yard pass from Gaines to McDonald (Krautman Kick) - 6:32
RU 10 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 1:36

4th Quarter
RU 22 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 8:25
RU 2 yard run by Leonard (Radigan Kick) - 0:00

Players of the Game
Syracuse: FS Anthony Smith - 6 tackles, 2 INT
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson - 29 car, 182 yards, 3 TD, 3 rec, 35 yards

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 16-26, 153 yards, 3 INT
Syracuse: Xzavier Gaines - 9-23, 113 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing
Rutgers: Markis Facyson - 29 car, 182 yards, 3 TD, long 46
Andrew Sloan - 14 car, 80 yards, long 17
Brian Leonard - 8 car, 25 yards, 2 TD, long 8
Ryan Hart - 8 car, 2 yards, long 11

Syracuse: Tom Bradford - 14 car, 21 yards, long 7
Zac Blanton - 6 car, 19 yards, long 7
Xzavier Gainers - 9 car, -40 yards, long 4

Receiving
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 3 rec, 35 yards, long 15
Markis Facyson - 3 rec, 35 yards, long 13
Shawn Tucker - 3 rec, 29 yards, long 12
Corey Barnes - 2 rec, 17 yards, long 10
Josh Hendricks - 2 rec, 16 yards, long 11
Chris Baker - 1 rec, 14 yards

Syracuse: Brian Mosher - 2 rec, 46 yards, long 24
Cecil Mathis - 2 rec, 44 yards, long 34
Stephen McDonald - 2 rec, 12 yards, 1 TD, long 10
Tom Bradford - 1 rec, 7 yards, long 7
Delvyn Wade - 2 rec, 4 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Frederick Spivey - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Brian Leonard - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Randy Boxill - 4 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
Sameeh McDonald - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Shawn Tucker - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Chandler Hawkins - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Samuel Johnson - 1 pancake
Corey Barnes - 1 pancake

Syracuse: Steve Franklin - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Kelvin Smith - 1 pancake
Michael Meyer - 2 sacks allowed
Quinn Ojinnaka - 1 sack allowed
Tim Carignan - 1 sack allowed
Jason Greene - 1 sack allowed
Stephen McDonald - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Maximus Meridius - 6; Jason Nugent, Brady Huff - 5; Berkley Hutchinson - 4
Sacks: Tyson Williams, Val Barnaby, Justin Joiner, Nate Robinson, William Beckford, Brady Huff, Maximus Meridius - 1
INTs: Tavaris Gant - 1

Syracuse
Tackles: Jamie Bullock - 11; Kellen Pruitt, Emmitt Garcia - 9; Terrell Lemon, Anthony Smith, Kelvin Smith, Thomas Whitfield - 6
Sacks: Troy Rose - 2; Ryan LaCasse - 1
INTs: Anthony Smith - 2; Thomas Whitfield - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 5-5 XP, 1 touchback
Syracuse: Rick Krautman - 2-2 XP,

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 3 punts, 39.3 average, long 52, 32.6 net average, 1 touchback
Syracuse: Brendan Carney - 9 punts, 40.5 average, long 47, 26.1 net average

Kick Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 3 ret, 21.6 average, long 26
Syracuse: Terrell Lemon - 3 ret, 20.0 average, long 24
Brian Mosher - 1 ret, 19 yards

Punt Return
Rutgers: Chris Dodd - 8 ret, 16.2 average, long 30
Syracuse: Terrell Lemon - 1 ret, 72 yards, 1 TD

Next Week: The regular season is over. We'll have to wait and see which bowl game invites us.

[General Mike]

Week 15 in Review - The Games

Game of the Week
The Lone Star Showdown, #6 Texas @ #9 Texas A&M - Texas 45-10

Other National Games
#2 Miami @ Pittsburgh - Miami 31-12
The Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh, #1 Southern Cal @ Notre Dame - Southern Cal 32-20
The Battle for the Commonwealth Cup, #19 Virginia Tech @ #3 Virginia - Virginia Tech 18-13

Other Top 25 Games
#4 Tennessee @ Kentucky - Tennessee 44-20
The Battle for the Golden Boot, #10 Arkansas @ Louisiana State - Arkansas 41-20
#11 Fresno State @ Texas-El Paso - Texas-El Paso 26-24 :eek:
Where are you JeeberD?:D
Clean, Old Fashioned Hate, #17 Georgia @ Georgia Tech - Georgia 35-14
#18 Maryland @ Wake Forest - Maryland 34-20
Nebraska @ #20 Colorado - Colorado 24-13
The Battle for the Keg of Nails, #21 Louisville @ Cincinnati - Louisville 21-9

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Clinched It!
Trojans are a lock to play in National Championship.
Photo: Steve Smith, Southern Cal #2

Bowl Rankings
Story: Heading for the Title
USC has pretty much assured themselves a slot in the title game.
Photo: Stve Smith, Southern Cal #2

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Southern Cal 1.0 1.07 3.08 0 0.0 5.15
2 Miami 2.0 2.07 1.96 0 0.4 5.63
3 Oklahoma 4.0 4.00 0.60 1 0.6 9.00
4 Tennessee 3.0 3.21 3.24 1 0.0 10.45
5 Texas 5.0 5.14 0.80 2 0.3 12.64
6 Auburn 6.0 6.21 1.48 1 0.9 13.79
7 Rutgers 7.0 6.58 1.56 1 0.2 15.94
8 Virginia 9.0 9.14 0.68 2 0.0 20.82
9 Arkansas 8.0 8.91 2.16 2 0.0 21.07
10 Colorado State 11.0 10.58 3.40 1 0.0 25.98
11 Iowa 10.0 11.96 1.28 3 0.0 26.24
12 Virginia Tech 13.0 13.70 0.92 3 0.9 29.72
13 UCLA 14.0 13.30 1.88 2 0.0 31.18
14 Georgia 15.0 15.21 2.48 3 0.0 35.69
15 North Carolina State 15.0 14.79 3.96 2 0.0 35.75


Top 25 Polls
Story: Too Little Too Late
Fresno State's road trip to El Paso ended in a 26-24 loss.
Photo: Reginald Malone, Fresno State #9
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (31) 12-0 1447
2 2 Miami (28) 12-0 1387
3 4 Tennessee 11-1 1194
4 5 Oklahoma 11-1 1139
5 6 Texas 10-2 1116
6 7 Auburn 12-1 1035
7 8 Rutgers 12-1 983
8 10 Arkansas 10-2 876
9 3 Virginia 10-2 831
10 12 Iowa 9-3 774
11 13 Colorado State 11-1 743
12 14 UCLA 11-2 692
13 19 Virginia Tech 10-3 668
14 15 Oklahoma State 9-3 641
15 16 North Carolina State 10-2 605
16 17 Georgia 9-3 557
17 9 Texas A&M 9-3 533
18 18 Maryland 9-4 513
19 20 Colorado 9-3 440
20 21 Louisville 10-3 405
21 22 Alabama 8-4 362
22 23 Ohio State 8-4 327
23 24 Arizona State 8-4 294
24 11 Fresno State 10-2 273
25 25 Kansas State 9-3 267
Dropping Out: No Teams

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (42) 12-0 1746
2 2 Miami (29) 12-0 1682
3 4 Tennessee 11-1 1468
4 5 Oklahoma 11-1 1407
5 6 Texas 10-2 1381
6 7 Auburn 12-1 1287
7 8 Rutgers 12-1 1227
8 10 Arkansas 10-2 1100
9 3 Virginia 10-2 1047
10 12 Iowa 9-3 976
11 13 Colorado State 11-1 939
12 14 Maryland 9-4 858
13 19 Virginia Tech 10-3 848
14 15 Georgia 9-3 810
15 16 North Carolina State 10-2 765
16 17 UCLA 11-2 712
17 9 Texas A&M 9-3 654
18 18 Oklahoma State 9-3 649
19 20 Louisville 10-3 546
20 21 Alabama 8-4 485
21 22 Kansas State 9-3 443
22 23 Michigan 8-4 384
23 24 Ohio State 8-4 335
24 11 Fresno State 10-2 297
25 25 Arizona State 8-4 286
Dropping Out: No Teams


Heisman Watch
Story: Where Does He Stand?
If the Bruns keep on winning, Ebell supporters will continue to grow.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
297 car, 1755 yards, 50 rec, 972 yards, 24 total TD
/\ RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
283 car, 1889 yards, 21 TD, 41 rec, 415 yards, 3 TD
/\ Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
242 car, 1188 yards, 40 rec, 718 yards, 18 total TD
\/ Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
233 car, 1512 yards, 15 TD, 25 rec, 367 yards, 5 TD
\/ RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
248 car, 1570 yards, 11 rec, 204 yards, 16 total TD

Awards Finalists
Story: A Worthy Candidate
McLendon is declared a finalist for the 2005 Best RB.
Photo: T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State #44

Bowl Projections
Story: Time To Put Up
Our projections take the guesswork out of the 2005 postseason.
Photo: Vincent Young, Texas #10

Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs Michigan
Gator Bowl: #7 Rutgers vs #18 Maryland
Capital One Bowl: #8 Arkansas vs #10 Iowa
Peach Bowl: #16 Georgia vs #15 North Carolina State
Sugar Bowl: #22 Ohio State vs #6 Auburn
Fiesta Bowl: #4 Oklahoma vs #5 Texas
Cotton Bowl: #21 Alabama vs #19 Colorado
Orange Bowl: #3 Tennessee vs #9 Virginia
Rose Bowl: #2 Miami vs #1 Southern Cal

Players of the Week
Story: Steppin' It Up
Sanders is awrded for his performance against rival Texas A&M
Photo: Marland Sanders, Texas #47, tackles Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M #16

National PotW
Offensive: RS Sr. WR Nate Ilaoa, Hawaii - 9 rec, 228 yards, 4 TD
Defensive: Soph. ROLB Jermaine Carroll, South Florida - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, INT, FF, TD

Big East PotW
Offensive: RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 29 car, 182 yards, 3 TD, 3 rec, 35 yards
Defensive: Sr. FS Jimmy F. Williams, Virginia Tech - 3 tackles, 2 INT

Conference Standings
Story: Still Unbeaten!
Miami (12-0) takes out conference opponent Pittsburgh 31-12.
Photo: Frank Gore, Miami #32

Undefeated Teams
Miami (12-0)
Southern Cal (12-0)

Winless Teams
None :)

Coach's Report Card
There are a few blue chippers out there. Let's see if they want to play for the mighty Scarlet Knights.
Slow down boss, Let's worry about the bowl game first.
Job Security: A+
Regional Games: 9-0
National Games: 2-1
Avg. Attendance: 40,724

[General Mike]

Postgame Coach's Thoughts

We played a good game defensivly for the most part, but the same can't be said about our offensive performance. We put alot of points on the board, but we didn't do the small things we need to do. We fumbled too much, Ryan Hart continues to be abused, and we had 3 INTs. Our special teams play wasn't very special either.

Offense - We ran the ball effectively. Over 250 combined rushing yards made this our best rushing performance since we played Temple. We couldn't do much through the air, but we didn't really force the issue too much. Facyson's fumbling problem is becoming an issue, but I'm not sure what we can do about it right now.

Defense - Our run defense was great. Our pass coverage was outstanding if you throw out the one long drive they had. We didn't really force turnovers, but we had alot of 3 and outs early where the offense had great field position and gave the ball back to Syracuse.

Special Teams - We allowed a punt return TD which is never a good sign. The 2 other punts we had were solid. We did an ok job returning kicks, not much else to say here.

Grades
QB: C+
RB: B
WR: B
TE: B
OL: B
DL: A
LB: A
DB: A-
Sp. Teams: D

[General Mike]

Week 16 in Review

Game of the Week
Boise State @ Hawaii - Boise State 31-6

Other National Games
Navy vs Army - Navy 23-17

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Decision Time
Sooners head to Kansas City to conquer the Big 12.
Photo: Kejuan Jones, Oklahoma #20

Bowl Rankings
Story: The Late Push
Miami's excited about the possibilities of playing in the championship game.
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Southern Cal 1.0 1.07 3.12 0 0.0 5.19
2 Miami 2.0 2.07 1.88 0 0.4 5.55
3 Oklahoma 4.0 4.00 0.60 1 0.6 9.00
4 Tennessee 3.0 3.21 3.24 1 0.0 10.45
5 Texas 5.0 5.14 0.80 2 0.3 12.64
6 Auburn 6.0 6.21 1.60 1 0.9 13.91
7 Rutgers 7.0 6.58 1.56 1 0.2 15.94
8 Virginia 9.0 9.14 0.68 2 0.0 20.82
9 Arkansas 8.0 8.91 2.16 2 0.0 21.07
10 Colorado State 11.0 10.58 3.40 1 0.0 25.98
11 Iowa 10.0 11.96 1.28 3 0.0 26.24
12 Virginia Tech 13.0 13.70 0.88 3 0.9 29.75
13 UCLA 14.0 13.30 1.84 2 0.0 31.14
14 North Carolina State 15.0 14.79 3.84 2 0.0 35.63
15 Georgia 15.0 15.21 2.44 3 0.0 35.65


Top 25 Polls
Story: A Job Well Done
USC is crowned Pac-10 Champs after a successful 2005 campaign.
Photo: Southern Cal Coach
Coaches' Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (35) 12-0 1451
2 2 Miami (24) 12-0 1389
3 3 Tennessee 11-1 1240
4 4 Oklahoma 11-1 1182
5 5 Texas 10-2 1116
6 6 Auburn 12-1 1071
7 7 Rutgers 12-1 1016
8 8 Arkansas 10-2 954
9 9 Virginia 10-2 902
10 10 Iowa 9-3 843
11 11 Colorado State 11-1 810
12 12 UCLA 11-2 754
13 13 Virginia Tech 10-3 699
14 14 Oklahoma State 9-3 652
15 15 North Carolina State 10-2 614
16 16 Georgia 9-3 563
17 17 Texas A&M 9-3 520
18 18 Maryland 9-4 474
19 19 Colorado 9-3 438
20 20 Louisville 10-3 400
21 21 Alabama 8-4 354
22 22 Ohio State 8-4 318
23 23 Arizona State 8-4 282
24 24 Fresno State 10-2 259
25 25 Kansas State 9-3 219
Dropping Out: No Teams

Media Poll

Rnk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (45) 12-0 1749
2 2 Miami (26) 12-0 1676
3 3 Tennessee 11-1 1501
4 4 Oklahoma 11-1 1433
5 5 Texas 10-2 1355
6 6 Auburn 12-1 1301
7 7 Rutgers 12-1 1237
8 8 Arkansas 10-2 1162
9 9 Virginia 10-2 1100
10 10 Iowa 9-3 1029
11 11 Colorado State 11-1 989
12 12 Maryland 9-4 904
13 13 Virginia Tech 10-3 855
14 14 Georgia 9-3 796
15 15 North Carolina State 10-2 750
16 16 UCLA 11-2 697
17 17 Texas A&M 9-3 634
18 18 Oklahoma State 9-3 582
19 19 Louisville 10-3 534
20 20 Alabama 8-4 474
21 21 Kansas State 9-3 434
22 22 Michigan 8-4 379
23 23 Ohio State 8-4 333
24 24 Fresno State 10-2 303
25 25 Arizona State 8-4 222
Dropping Out: No Teams


Heisman Watch
Story: Watch Out!
Facyson has rushed for 1889 yards and 21 TD in his Junior year.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

<> RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
297 car, 1755 yards, 50 rec, 972 yards, 24 total TD
<> RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson, Rutgers
283 car, 1889 yards, 21 TD, 41 rec, 415 yards, 3 TD
<> Sr. HB Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State
242 car, 1188 yards, 40 rec, 718 yards, 18 total TD
<> Sr. HB T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State
233 car, 1512 yards, 15 TD, 25 rec, 367 yards, 5 TD
<> RS Sr. HB De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas
248 car, 1570 yards, 11 rec, 204 yards, 16 total TD

Awards Finalists
Story: Give It To Him
Facyson, the standout HB from Rutgers, is named finalist for the Maxwell.
Photo: Markis Facyson, Rutgers #7

Bowl Projections
Story: Volunteers Go Bowlin'
Tennessee is looking at a Orange Bowl bid at season's end.
Photo: Daniel Brooks, Tennessee #50

Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs Michigan
Gator Bowl: #7 Rutgers vs #18 Maryland
Capital One Bowl: #8 Arkansas vs #10 Iowa
Peach Bowl: #16 Georgia vs #15 North Carolina State
Sugar Bowl: #22 Ohio State vs #6 Auburn
Fiesta Bowl: #4 Oklahoma vs #5 Texas
Cotton Bowl: #21 Alabama vs #19 Colorado
Orange Bowl: #3 Tennessee vs #9 Virginia
Rose Bowl: #2 Miami vs #1 Southern Cal

Players of the Week
Story: Big Man on Campus
Being named Player of the Week can't top beating your rival.
Photo: Carlan Kirby, Navy #20, breaks an Army tackle.

National PotW
Offensive: Soph. HB Carlan Kirby, Navy - 39 car, 159 yards, TD
Defensive: Fr. SS Emmitt Gregory, Boise State - tackle, 2 INT

Big East PotW
None awarded

Conference Standings
Story: Success!
The Miami Hurricanes are your 2005 Big East Champions
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Conference Champions
The following teams have secured conference championships.
Atlantic Coast: Virginia (10-2/8-0)
Big Ten: Ohio State (8-4/6-2)
Big Twelve: To Be Decided
Big East: Miami (12-0/7-0)
Conference USA: Louisville (10-3/8-0)
Mid-American: To Be Decided
Mountain West: Colorado State (11-1/7-0)
Pacific Ten: Southern Cal (12-0/8-0)
SouthEastern: To Be Decided
Sun Belt: North Texas (9-3/6-1)
Western Athletic: Fresno State (10-2/7-1)
Note: UTEP got hosed :( They were 9-3, 7-1 in conference, and beat Fresno State. :(

[General Mike]

Conference Championship Week in Review

Mid-American Conference Championship Game
Central Florida @ Toledo - Central Florida 42-19
Players of the Game
Central Florida: QB Gerry Connell - 17-30, 262 yards, 5 TD
Toledo: QB Bruce Gradkowski - 22-43, 297 yards, TD, 4 car, 21 yards

Big Twelve Conference Championship Game, from Kansas City, MO
#19 Colorado @ #4 Oklahoma - Oklahoma 33-21
Players of the Game
Colorado: MLB Andrew Ward - 10 tackles, FF, FR
Oklahoma: QB Paul Thompson - 16-31, 264 yards, 2 TD, 7 car, 43 yards

Game of the Week
Southeastern Conference Championship Game, from Atlanta, GA
#3 Tennessee vs #6 Auburn - Tennessee 38-21
Players of the Game
Tennessee: QB James Banks - 14-19, 225 yards, 3 TD
Auburn: QB Brandon Cox - 15-21, 244 yards, TD

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Bring on the Trojans
Hurricanes prepare for season's toughest test.
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Bowl Rankings
Story: The Big Bowl Picture
See where the Volunteers are playing this bowl season.
Photo: James Banks, Tennessee #11

Poll Comp Sched Quality
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Southern Cal 1.0 1.07 3.20 0 0.0 5.27
2 Miami 2.0 2.07 1.96 0 0.5 5.53
3 Oklahoma 4.0 4.00 0.60 1 0.7 8.90
4 Tennessee 3.0 3.14 2.68 1 0.0 9.82
5 Texas 5.0 5.14 0.72 2 0.4 12.46
6 Rutgers 6.0 5.65 1.64 1 0.3 13.99
7 Virginia 8.0 8.21 0.76 2 0.0 18.97
8 Arkansas 7.0 7.98 2.20 2 0.0 19.18
9 Auburn 11.0 10.93 0.88 2 1.0 23.81
10 Colorado State 10.0 9.72 3.48 1 0.0 24.20
11 Iowa 9.0 10.96 1.24 3 0.0 24.20
12 Virginia Tech 13.0 13.77 0.92 3 1.0 29.69
13 UCLA 14.0 13.23 1.92 2 0.0 31.15
14 Georgia 15.0 15.14 2.32 3 0.0 35.46
15 North Carolina State 15.0 14.79 3.92 2 0.0 35.71


Top 25 Polls
Story: Itchin' for the Fight
USC looks forward to their matchup with #2 Miami.
Photo: Southern Cal cheerleader
Coaches' Poll

Rk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (30) 12-0 1446
2 2 Miami (29) 12-0 1388
3 3 Tennessee 12-1 1292
4 4 Oklahoma 12-1 1206
5 5 Texas 10-2 1127
6 7 Rutgers 12-1 1032
7 8 Arkansas 10-2 932
8 9 Virginia 10-2 922
9 10 Iowa 9-3 865
10 11 Colorado State 11-1 833
11 6 Auburn 12-2 781
12 12 UCLA 11-2 779
13 13 Virginia Tech 10-3 725
14 14 Oklahoma State 9-3 678
15 15 North Carolina State 10-2 641
16 16 Georgia 9-3 590
17 17 Texas A&M 9-3 547
18 18 Maryland 9-4 501
19 20 Louisville 10-3 426
20 21 Alabama 8-4 379
21 22 Ohio State 8-4 341
22 23 Arizona State 8-4 303
23 24 Fresno State 10-2 279
24 25 Kansas State 9-3 237
25 NR Michigan 8-4 197
Dropping Out: Colorado (#19 Last Week)

Media Poll

Rk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Southern Cal (43) 12-0 1747
2 2 Miami (28) 12-0 1676
3 3 Tennessee 12-1 1559
4 4 Oklahoma 12-1 1434
5 5 Texas 10-2 1357
6 7 Rutgers 12-1 1241
7 8 Arkansas 10-2 1168
8 9 Virginia 10-2 1107
9 10 Iowa 9-3 1038
10 11 Colorado State 11-1 999
11 6 Auburn 12-2 925
12 12 Maryland 9-4 916
13 13 Virginia Tech 10-3 868
14 14 Georgia 9-3 811
15 15 North Carolina State 10-2 766
16 16 UCLA 11-2 714
17 17 Texas A&M 9-3 652
18 18 Oklahoma State 9-3 601
19 19 Louisville 10-3 554
20 20 Alabama 8-4 495
21 21 Kansas State 9-3 456
22 22 Michigan 8-4 402
23 23 Ohio State 8-4 356
24 24 Fresno State 10-2 327
25 25 Arizona State 8-4 269
Dropping Out: No Teams


Heisman Winner
Story: Making History
UCLA's Ebell is selected as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner.
Photo: Tyler Ebell, UCLA #2
Voting Results

Player School 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Tyler Ebell UCLA 392 367 24 1934
Markis Facyson Rutgers 15 192 298 727
Jerious Norwood Mississippi State 11 137 249 556
T.A. McClendon North Carolina State 3 53 115 230
De'Arrius Howard Arkansas 2 36 99 177

Awards Winners
Story: The Man of the Hour
Miami's McIntosh takes home the Best LB after a spectacular Senior season.
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Maxwell Award: RS Sr. HB Tyler Ebell, UCLA
297 car, 1755 yards, 50 rec, 972 yards, 24 total TD
Best QB: RS Sr. Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State
275-482, 3708 yards, 26 TD, 8 INT, 39 car, 142 yards, 3 TD
Best RB: RS Sr. Tyler Ebell, UCLA
297 car, 1755 yards, 50 rec, 972 yards, 24 total TD
Best WR: Fr. Chandler Webster, Louisville
72 rec, 1183 yards, 12 TD
Best OL: Fr. RT Jerel Christensen, Air Force
51 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
Bednarik Award: RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
101 tackles, 29 TFL, 12 sacks
Best DL: Jr. RE Mario Williams, North Carolina State
80 tackles, 13 TFL, 9 sacks
Best LB: RS Sr. LOLB Roger McIntosh, Miami
101 tackles, 29 TFL, 12 sacks
Thorpe Award: Sr. FS Jason Nugent, Rutgers
73 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 INT, 2 TD
Groza Award: RS Sr. Taylor Begley, Kentucky
28-31 FG, long of 51, 26-28 XP
Best Coach: Greg Schiano, Rutgers 12-1

All-Americans
Story: The Kids are Alright
Rutgers's Sophomore Robinson is named to the EA Sports All-American team for 2005.
Photo: Nate Robinson, Rutgers #99

Bowl Games
Story: The Bowl Map
Scarlet Knights are headed to the Fiesta Bowl.
Photo: Jason Nugent, Rutgers #33

Conference Standings
Story: Can't Be Stopped!
The winning streak now sits at 7 games.
Photo: James Banks, Tennessee #11, avoids the pass rush from Travis Williams, Auburn #51

[General Mike]

2005 All-Americans

Here are the 2005 All-American teams. Congratulations to everyone who made the list.

1st Team
QB RS Sr. Matt Dlugolecki, San Diegio State
275-482, 3708 yards, 26 TD, 8 INT, 39 car, 142 yards, 3 TD
HB Soph. Jackie Bridges, Duke
236 car, 934 yards, 5 TD, 17 rec, 170 yards, 1 TD, 1543 return yards, 2 TD
HB RS Sr. Tyler Ebell, UCLA
297 car, 1755 yards, 16 TD, 5 rec, 972 yards, 7 TD, 1390 return yards, 1 TD
HB Sr. Gerald Riggs, Tennessee
319 car, 2027 yards, 18 TD, 17 rec, 143 yards, 5 TD, 996 return yards
WR RS Sr. Jayson Boyd, Oregon State
57 rec, 863 yards, 4 TD, 1 car, 13 yards, 1364 return yards, 3 TD
WR Fr. Chandler Webster, Louisville
72 rec, 1183 yards, 12 TD, 1 car, 5 yards
WR Sr. Brandon Marshall, Central Florida
62 rec, 1208 yards, 11 TD, 3 car, 11 yards, 168 return yards
TE Soph. Jamal Ferguson, Utah State
81 rec, 1188 yards, 10 TD, 3 car, 17 yards
LG Sr. Randy Boxill, Rutgers
54 pancakes, 7 sacks allowed
C RS Sr. Craig Jones, Wake Forest
35 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
RG RS Sr. Mark Sanders, Alabama
30 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
RT Fr. Jerel Christensen, Air Force
51 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
RT Soph. Gaylon McLaughlin, Arkansas
45 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed

LE RS Sr. Brian Cross, North Carolina State
60 tackles, 18 TFL, 11 sacks
RE Jr. Mario Williams, North Carolina State
80 tackles, 13 TFL, 9 sacks
DT RS Soph. Nate Robinson, Rutgers
46 tackles, 20 TFL, 11 sacks
DT Soph. Kelly May, Tennessee
47 tackles, 12 TFL, 7 sacks
LOLB RS Sr. Roger McIntosh, Miami
101 tackles, 29 TFL, 12 sacks
MLB Soph. D.D. Swift, Eastern Michigan
117 tackles, 16 TFL, 4 sacks, 4 INT
ROLB RS Jr. Kai Parham, Virginia
95 tackles, 15 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 6 FF, TD
CB Soph. Tavaris Gant, Rutgers
38 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 sack, 9 INT, FF, 1 TD, 4 rec, 57 yards, 1 TD, 292 return yards
CB Soph. Ulysses Hall, Louisville
46 tackles, 1 TFL, 7 INT
FS Sr. Jason Nugent, Rutgers
73 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 INT, 2 TD
SS Soph. Maximus Meridius, Rutgers
59 tackles, 12 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT, 3 FF, 3 TD
K Sr. David Abdul, Pittsburgh
29-30 FG, long of 53, 29-29 XP

2nd Team
QB Sr. Paul Thompson, Oklahoma
192-368, 3100 yards, 28 TD, 11 INT, 48 car, 221 yards, 2 TD
HB Sr. Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois
218 car, 1135 yards, 5 TD, 34 rec, 401 yards, 4 TD, 1877 return yards, 1 TD
HB RS Jr. Markis Facyson, Rutgers
283 car, 1899 yards, 21 TD, 41 rec, 415 yards, 3 TD
HB RS Jr. Tristan Walker, Colorado State
314 car, 1780 yards, 16 TD, 32 rec, 367 yards, 7 TD, 1009 return yards
WR RS Sr. Broderick Clark, Louisville
62 rec, 1239 yards, 12 TD, 2 car, 11 yards, 1254 return yards, 1 TD
WR RS Sr. Nate Ilaoa, Hawaii
98 rec, 1506 yards, 11 TD, 1264 return yards
TE Fr. Chris Ballard, Fresno State
55 rec, 661 yards, 9 TD
C Fr. Rick Grant, North Texas
31 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
RG RS Sr. Rudy Niswanger, Louisiana State
31 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
RG RS Fr. Lou Taylor, Maryland
36 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
RT RS Jr. Brandon Gore, Virginia Tech
44 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
RT RS Jr. Josh Day, Colorado State
43 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed

LE Jr. Ben Jennings, North Texas
60 tackles, 15 TFL, 12 sacks
RE Soph. Jose Perkins, Air Force
63 tackles, 18 TFL, 12 sacks
DT Soph. Monte McIntosh, Iowa
69 tackles, 11 TFL, 6 sacks
DT Soph. Tony Simpson, Southern Cal
52 tackles, 19 TFL, 11 sacks
MLB RS Sr. Freddie Roach, Alabama
104 tackles, 9 TFL, 1 sack, INT
ROLB RS Sr. Banks Floodman, Kansas
147 tackles, 19 TFL, 2 sacks, INT
ROLB Fr. Dorian Archie, Central Michigan
116 tackles, 23 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INT
CB RS Jr. Tim Mixon, California
44 tackles, 5 INT, 2 FF, 1605 return yards, 2 TD
CB Sr. Justin Miller, Clemson
51 tackles, 8 INT, 1 TD, 1499 return yards, 1 TD
CB RS Sr. William Buchanon, Southern Cal
43 tackles, 5 INT
K RS Sr. Taylor Begley, Kentucky
28-31 FG, long of 51, 26-28 XP

Freshman Team
QB Avery Terrell, Texas Tech
228-443, 3255 yards, 21 TD, 16 INT, 51 car, 194 yards, 2 TD
HB DeAndre Garner, Rice
324 car, 1256 yards, 9 TD, 5 rec, 47 yards, 1115 return yards
HB Desmond Ray, Louisville
269 car, 969 yards, 11 TD, 17 rec, 230 yards, 2 TD
HB Bo Allison, Nebraska
382 car, 1541 yards, 10 TD, 20 rec, 230 yards, TD, 928 return yards
WR RS Fr. Chris Dodd, Rutgers
35 rec, 500 yards, 3 TD, 1164 return yards
WR Chandler Webster, Louisville
72 rec, 1183 yards, 12 TD, 1 car, 5 yards
WR Jason Harris, Fresno State
59 rec, 981 yards, 8 TD, 3 car, 16 yards
TE Chris Ballard, Fresno State
55 rec, 661 yards, 9 TD
LG Merrill Brown, Colorado
31 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
C Rich Grant, North Texas
31 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
RG RS Fr. Lou Taylor, Maryland
36 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
RT Jerel Christensen, Air Force
51 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
RT RS Fr, Tavarious Siegel, Ball State
37 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed

LE Warren Smith, Marshall
60 tackles, 18 TFL, 11 sacks
TE Tim McLean, Western Michigan
63 tackles, 11 TFL, 9 sacks
DT Demetri Coleman, Southern Miss
55 tackles, 12 TFL, 5 sacks
DT Mike Paulding, Virginia Tech
47 tackles, 11 TFL, 6 sacks
LOLB RS Fr. Rex Walker, Toledo
75 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 INT
MLB Scottie Gandy, Western Michigan
127 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, INT, 3 FF, TD
ROLB Dorian Archie, Central Michigan
116 tackles, 23 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 INT
CB Jerome Kincaid, UCLA
48 tackles, 5 INT
CB Reshard Eaton, Oregon State
42 tackles, 6 INT
FS Mike Schneider, North Carolina State
33 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 4 INT, FF, TD
SS Phillip Lynch, Hawaii
71 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 INT
K Corey Dangerfield, Kent State
23-27 FG, long of 50, 23-23 XP

[General Mike]

Bowl Matchups Announced

The Bowl invitations were mailed out early last week, and now we can reveal who will play where this postseason.

New Orleans Bowl - 12/16/2005
Buffalo (7-5) vs North Texas (9-3)

GMAC Bowl - 12/18/2005
Marshall (7-5) vs Southern Miss (9-3)

Mazda Tangerine Bowl - 12/22/2005
Wisconsin (7-5) vs Florida State (7-5)

Fort Worth Bowl - 12/23/2005
New Mexico State (9-3) vs Stanford (7-5)

Las Vegas Bowl - 12/25/2005
#22 Arizona State (8-4) vs Nevada-Las Vegas (8-4)

ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl - 12/25/2005
Texas-El Paso (9-3) vs Bowling Green (7-5)

Motor City Bowl - 12/26/2005
Louisiana State (6-6) vs Central Florida (8-5)

Insight Bowl - 12/26/2005
Pittsburgh (7-5) vs Oregon (8-4)

Continental Tire Bowl - 12/27/2005
Clemson (8-4) vs Northern Illinois (6-6)

Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl - 12/29/2005
#23 Fresno State (10-2) vs Vanderbilt (6-6)

MasterCard Alamo Bowl - 12/29/2005
#14 Oklahoma State (9-3) vs Minnesota (7-5)

Houston Bowl - 12/30/2005
Alabama-Birmingham (6-5) vs Missouri (7-5)

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - 12/30/2005
#12 UCLA (11-2) vs #17 Texas A&M (9-3)

Silicon Valley Classic - 12/30/2005
Nevada (8-4) vs Boise State (8-4)

Wells Fargo Sun Bowl - 12/31/2005
Oregon State (6-6) vs Indiana (75-)

AXA Liberty Bowl - 12/31/2005
#10 Colorado State (11-1) vs #19 Louisville (10-3)

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl - 12/31/2005
South Carolina (8-4) vs Penn State (8-4)

MainStay Independence Bowl - 12/31/2005
Ole Miss (6-6) vs #24 Kansas State (9-3)

Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl - 12/31/2005
San Diego State (8-4) vs #Washington State (7-5)

Outback Bowl - 1/1/2006
#16 Georgia (9-3) vs #25 Michigan (8-4)

Toyota Gator Bowl - 1/1/2006
#13 Virginia Tech (10-3) vs #18 Maryland (9-4)

CapitalOne Bowl - 1/1/2006
#11 Auburn (12-2) vs #9 Iowa (9-3)

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl - 1/1/2006
#20 Alabama (8-4) vs #15 North Carolina State (10-2)

Nokia Sugar Bowl - 1/1/2006
#21 Ohio State (8-4) vs # Tennessee (12-1)

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 1/1/2006
#4 Oklahoma (12-1) vs #6 Rutgers (12-1)

SBC Cotton Bowl - 1/2/2006
#7 Arkansas (10-2) vs #Colorado (9-4)

FedEx Orange Bowl - 1/2/2006
#5 Texas (10-2) vs #8 Virginia (10-2)

National Championship Game - Rose Bowl - 1/3/2006
#2 Miami (12-0) vs #1 Southern Cal (12-0)

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by General Mike

#11 Fresno State @ Texas-El Paso - Texas-El Paso 26-24 :eek:
Where are you JeeberD?:D

Woohoo!!!! :D

[General Mike]

Bowl Week 1

12/16/2005 - New Orleans Bowl
Buffalo vs North Texas - North Texas 27-16

Players of the Game
Buffalo: LOLB Bryan Cummings - 9 tackles, 2 TFL
North Texas: LE Vic Knight - 6 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, FF, TD

12/18/2005 - GMAC Bowl
Marshall vs Southern Miss - Southern Miss 30-20

Players of the Game
Marshall: QB David Aristegui - 14-28, 235 yards, 3 TD, 4 car, 10 yards
Southern Miss: QB Dustin Almond - 17-28, 243 yards, 2 TD, 6 car, 38 yards

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Top Teams Tangle
Fiesta Bowl pits the 12-1 Scarlet Knights against #4 Oklahoma.
Photo: Jason Nugent, Rutgers #33

Top 25 Polls
Story: Time to Settle This
Hurricanes concentrate on the title game amidst the media hoopla.
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Bowl Games
Story: Bowl Bonanza!
The Fiesta Bowl may be the best game this bowl season.
Photo: Jason Nugent, Rutgers #33

Coach's Report Card
A coach is remembered for his post-season success, so this Fiesta Bowl berth is your opportunity.
Job Security: A+
Fan Base
Regional Games: 9-0
National Games: 2-1
Avg. Attendance: 40,724

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by General Mike
ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl - 12/25/2005[/u]
Texas-El Paso (9-3) vs Bowling Green (7-5)

Double woohoo!!!

:D

[General Mike]

Bowl Week 2

12/22/2005 - Mazda Tangerine Bowl
Wisconsin vs Florida State - Florida State 31-14

Players of the Game
Wisconsin: ROLB John Klein - 6 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, FF, FR
Florida State: FS Brad Harrell - 4 tackles, 1 TFL, INT, FF, TD

12/23/2005 - Fort Worth Bowl
New Mexico State vs Stanford - New Mexico State 27-21

Players of the Game
New Mexico State: HB Mike Cooper - 44 car, 227 yards, TD
Stanford: HB J.R. Lemon - 19 car, 112 yards, TD, Rec TD

12/25/2005 - Las Vegas Bowl
#22 Arizona State vs Nevada-Las Vegas - Arizona State 34-28

Players of the Game
Arizona State: LOLB De'Andre Johnson - 8 tackles, INT
Nevada-Las Vegas: RE Ryan Heise - 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, FF, FR

12/25/2005 - ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl
Texas-El Paso vs Bowling Green - Bowling Green 24-21

Players of the Game
Texas-El Paso: QB Jordan Palmer - 18-36, 188 yards, 3 TD
Bowling Green: QB Omar Jacobs - 16-29, 201 yards, 3 TD, 4 car, 17 yards

12/26/2005 - Motor City Bowl
Louisiana State vs Central Florida - Louisiana State 42-35

Players of the Game
Louisiana State: HB Jason Spadoni - 23 car, 165 yards, 3 TD
Central Florida: QB Gerry Connell - 22-32, 291 yards, 6 car, 18 yards, 4 total TD

12/26/2005 - Insight.com Bowl
Pittsburgh vs Oregon - Oregon 32-27

Players of the Game
Pittsburgh: QB Luke Getsy - 18-26, 273 yards, TD
Oregon: HB Terrence Whitehead - 16 car, 77 yards, TD, 5 rec, 95 yards, 3 TD

12/27/2005 - Continental Tire Bowl
Clemson vs Northern Illinois - Clemson 31-14

Players of the Game
Clemson: QB Charlie Whitehurst - 17-24 car, 268 yards, 4 car, 64 yards, 4 total TD
Northern Illinois: HB A.J. Harris - 25 car, 136 yards, TD

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
Time to Settle This
Two teams, one trophy...does it get much better than this?
Photo: Roger McIntosh, Miami #50

Top 25 Polls
Story: #1 vs #2
USC's Bing has prepared all his life for this one opportunity.
Photo: Bing, Southern Cal #20

Bowl Games
Story: Time To Put Up
Scarlet Knights are excited about their Fiesta Bowl contest with Oklahoma.
Photo: Greg Schiano, Rutgers coach

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by General Mike

12/25/2005 - ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl
Texas-El Paso vs Bowling Green - Bowling Green 24-21

Players of the Game
Texas-El Paso: QB Jordan Palmer - 18-36, 188 yards, 3 TD
Bowling Green: QB Omar Jacobs - 16-29, 201 yards, 3 TD, 4 car, 17 yards


Too bad the Miners lost, but look at JP! The boy is a stud! Next year he's going to look like big bro Carson and lead the Miners an even better bowl game! :)

[General Mike]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Too bad the Miners lost, but look at JP! The boy is a stud! Next year he's going to look like big bro Carson and lead the Miners an even better bowl game! :)

Well they lose their best offensive weapon in FB Daryl Cody. He put up 1525 rushing yards and 17 TDs this year. He also caught 44 passes for 649 yards and 5 TDs. Talk about a stud FB. What does UTEP do that gives their FBs so many carries? If they can parlay their success this year, into a solid top 30 recruiting class, they could be in good shape.

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by General Mike
What does UTEP do that gives their FBs so many carries?

:confused:

Heck if I know. They run a pro-style offense and in real life this year their leading rusher is a 5'9" 160 pound kid name Howard Jackson. He's tiny but he's fast as hell...

[General Mike]

Oh i was just strange seeing their top 3 rushers be FBs. Thought they might use some weird playbook like the wishbone or Flexbone. I guess they just love the FB blast out of the I Formation.

[General Mike]

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

#4 Oklahoma Sooners(12-1) vs #6 Rutgers Scarlet Knights(12-1)

For the 3rd straight year, we will be heading to Arizona for our bowl game, but this year we head to one of the premier bowl games, the Fiesta Bowl. Oklahoma has been the best team in college football the last 3 years, and this will be a true test of our abilities. We're gonna have to stick to the basics, hope our guys can hold onto the ball, and maybe force some turnovers. This will be the last game as Scarlet Knights for the following players.
QB Ryan Hart
QB Chris Baker
FB Brian Leonard
WR Shawn Tucker
LG Randy Boxill
LG Sameeh McDonald
LE Randy Boxill
MLB William Gilkison
FS Jason Nugent
P Joe Radigan
This game will have national TV coverage. Kirk Herbstreit picked Oklahoma to win, and Lee Corso agreed with him. Let's prove them wrong!

Key Players
Oklahoma: QB Paul Thompson, HB Kejuan Jones, K Trey DiCarlo
Rutgers: HB Markis Facyson, FS Jason Nugent, SS Maximus Meridius

Injuries
Oklahoma: C Chris Bush - Broken Tibia - 2 weeks
RG Davin Joseph - Torn Groin - 1 week
Rutgers: No Injuries

In the 1st quarter, WR Corey Barnes suffered a strained tricep. He will miss the remainder of the game.

In the 2nd quarter, HB Markis Facyson suffered from Hip Bursitis and will be out for 2 quarters. :(
Also in the 2nd quarter, SS Maximus Meridius suffered a strained shoulder. He will be out 2 weeks. :(

Halftime Score: Oklahoma 10, Rutgers 8

In the 4th quarter, Markis Facyson broke the school record for rushing yards in a single season. Justise Hairston was the previous record holder. He also broke the J.J. Jennings single season record for rushing TDs in the 4th quarter.

Final Score: Oklahoma 20, Rutgers 15

This game was rated the 7th greatest game of all time! Its score was 320.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
OU 72 yard fumble return by Poteat (DiCarlo Kick) - 4:05

2nd quarter
OU 30 yard FG by DiCarlo - 9:58
RU Safety (Joiner tackles Kejuan Jones in the endzone) - 6:17
RU 3 yard run by Nugent (Conversion Failed) - 0:23

3rd quarter
OU 64 yard pass from Thompson to Rankins (DiCarlo Kick) - 8:48
OU 48 yard FG by DiCarlo - 4:11

4th Quarter
RU 3 yard run by Facyson (Radigan Kick) - 0:37

Players of the Game
Oklahoma: LE Calvin Thibodeaux - 8 tackles, 5 TFL, 5 sacks, FF, FR
Rutgers: FS Jason Nugent - 1 tackle, 1 TFL, TD

Stats

Passing
Rutgers: Ryan Hart - 20-39, 243 yards, 1 INT
Oklahoma: Paul Thompson - 13-22, 165 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing
Rutgers: Jason Nugent - 8 car, 83 yards, 1 TD, long 47
Andrew Sloan - 14 car, 71 yards, long 15
Markis Facyson - 16 car, 38 yards, 1 TD, long 18
Brian Leonard - 2 car, 5 yards, long 4
Ryan Hart - 10 car, -103 yards, long 3

Oklahoma: J.D. Runnels - 4 car, 14 yards, long 5
Kejuan Jones 15 car, 12 yards, long 12
Paul Thompson - 4 car, 8 yards, long 19

Receiving
Rutgers: Shawn Tucker - 6 rec, 88 yards, long 36
Josh Hendricks - 4 rec, 64 yards, long 24
Brian Leonard - 2 rec, 24 yards, long 16
Andrew Sloan - 4 rec, 23 yards, long 10
Chris Dodd - 1 rec, 20 yards
Markis Facyson - 2 rec, 17 yards, long 10
Tavaris Gant - 1 rec, 7 yards

Oklahoma: Jejuan Rankins - 3 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD, long 64
DaBryan Blanton - 3 rec, 46 yards, long 24
Travis Wilson - 4 rec, 32 yards, long 18
Korey Murphy - 2 rec, 12 yards, long 10
Kejuan Jones - 1 rec, -2 yards

Blocking
Rutgers: Randy Boxill - 7 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Chandler Hawkins - 1 pancake, 1 sack allowed
Frederick Spivey - 1 pancake, 3 sacks allowed
Brian Leonard - 1 pancake
Sameeh McDonald - 1 sack allowed

Oklahoma: Kelvin Chiasson - 6 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Chris Messner - 2 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
J.D. Runnels - 1 pancake
Ron Sutherland - 1 sack allowed

Defensive
Rutgers
Tackles: Ryan Sanford, Brady Huff - 4; William Beckford, Rich McGrady, Justin Joiner, Pete Kramer - 3, 6 with 2 tackles
Sacks: Nate Robinson - 1
INTs: Ryan Sanford, Pete Kramer - 1

Oklahoma
Tackles: Russell Dennison - 10; Aaron Miller - 9; Calvin Thibodeaux, Brodney Pool, Jason Carter - 8
Sacks: Calvin Thibodeaux - 5; Larry Birdine, Wayne Chambers - 2
INTs: Eric Bassey - 1

Kicking
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 0-1 FG, 1-1 XP
Oklahoma: Trey DiCarlo - 202 FG, long 48, 2-2 XP

Punting
Rutgers: Joe Radigan - 7 punts, 39.4 average, long 48, 2 inside the 20, 35.8 net average,
Oklahoma: Russell Caraway - 6 punts, 41.1 average, long 53, 1 inside the 20, 29.5 net average, 2 touchbacks

Kick Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 2 ret, 26.0 average, long 26
Jason Nugent - 3 ret, 13.6 average, long 15

Oklahoma: Kejuan Jones - 1 ret, 24 yards
Aaron Miller - 1 ret, 21 yards

Punt Return
Rutgers: Tavaris Gant - 1 ret, 70 yards
Chris Dodd - 1 ret, 19 yards
Jason Nugent - 1 ret, 11 yards
Oklahoma: Kejuan Jones - 2 ret, 12.5 average, long 17

Next Week: We evaluate the season, and get ready to hit the recruiting trail.

[General Mike]

Bowl Week 3

12/29/2005 - Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl
#23 Fresno State vs Vanderbilt - Fresno State 31-0

Players of the Game
Fresno State: HB Matt Rivera - 21 car, 151 yards, 2 TD, 2 rec, 15 yards
Vanderbilt: DT #95 - 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, FF, FR

12/29/2005 - MasterCard Alamo Bowl
#14 Oklahoma State vs Minnesota - Oklahoma State 35-18

Players of the Game
Oklahoma State: QB Blayne Gentry - 7-21, 110 yards, 3 TD, 3 car, 22 yards
Minnesota: HB Laurence Maroney - 33 car, 213 yards, TD, 11 rec yards

12/30/2005 - Houston Bowl
Alabama-Birmingam vs Missouri - Alabama-Birmingham 41-27

Players of the Game
Alabama-Birmingham: SS Tayshaun Bernard - 4 tackles, INT, TD
Missouri: HB Marcus Merritt - 21 car, 74 yards, 2 TD

12/30/2005 - Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
#12 UCLA vs #17 Texas A&M - Texas A&M 32-27

Players of the Game
UCLA: TE Marcedes Lewis - 6 rec, 68 yards. 2 TD
Texas A&M: QB Reggie McNeal - 21-33, 289 yards, 9 car, 65 yards, 3 TD

12/30/2005 - Silicon Valley Classic
Nevada vs Boise State - Nevada 39-16

Players of the Game
Nevada: QB Jeff Rowe - 17-31, 280 yards, 3 TD
Boise State: HB Tyrone House - 17 car, 50 yards, 2 total TD

12/31/2005 - Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
Oregon State vs Indiana - Indiana 27-23

Players of the Game
Oregon State: DT Henry Anderson - 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
Indiana: SS Will Lumpkin - 3 tackles, 2 FF, 2 FR

12/31/2005 - AXA Libery Bowl
#10 Colorado State vs #19 Louisville - Louisville 43-33

Players of the Game
Colorado State: MLB Courtney Jones - 2 tackles, INT, TD
Louisville: LOB Brandon Johnson - 5 tackles, TD

12/31/2005 - Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
South Carolina vs Penn State - South Carolina 31-9

Players of the Game
South Carolina: HB Demitris Summers - 23 car, 103 yards, 3 rec, 47 yards, TD
Penn State: FS Aric McKee - 7 tackles, INT

12/31/2005 - MainStay Independence Bowl
Ole Miss vs #24 Kansas State - Ole Miss 31-29

Players of the Game
Ole Miss: QB Mark Barnett - 5-10, 78 yards, 4 car, 10 yards, TD
Kansas State: HB Ahmaad Conley - 33 car, 166 yards, TD, 2 rec, 26 yards

12/31/2005 - Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl
San Diego State vs Washington State - San Diego State 37-33

Players of the Game
San Diego State: QB Matt Dlugolecki - 28-43, 391 yards, 3 TD
Washington State: HB Allen Thompson - 26 car, 106 yards, TD, 9 rec, 130 yards, TD

1/1/2005 - Outback Bowl
#16 Georgia vs #25 Michigan - Michigan 27-24

Players of the Game
Georgia: HB Tyson Browning - 15 car, 77 yards, 2 rec, 43 yards, TD
Michigan: HB Zach Cobbs - 21 car, 89 yards, TD, 3 rec, 74 yards

1/1/2005 - Toyota Gator Bowl
#13 Virginia Tech vs #18 Maryland - Virginia Tech 38-23

Players of the Game
Virginia Tech: HB Omari Barnes - 26 car, 132 yards, 2 TD, 3 rec, 56 yards, TD
Maryland: CB Tim Clay - 2 tackles, INT, TD

1/1/2005 - CapitalOne Bowl
#11 Auburn vs #9 Iowa - Auburn 40-22

Players of the Game
Auburn: ROLB Travis Williams - 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, INT, FF, FR
Iowa: HB Albert Young - 30 car, 152 yards, 4 rec, 32 yards, TD

1/1/2005 - Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
#20 Alabama vs #15 North Carolina State - North Carolina State 38-28

Players of the Game
Alabama: WR Frederick Reese - 5 rec, 167 yards, 2 TD
North Carolina State: HB T.A. McLendon - 15 car, 67 yards, 5 rec, 82 yards, 4 total TD

1/1/2005 - Nokia Sugar Bowl
#21 Ohio State vs #3 Tennessee - Tennessee 20-10

Players of the Game
Ohio State: MLB Eric Dukes - 10 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 2 FF, 2 FR
Tennessee: HB Gerald Riggs - 25 car, 127 yards, 4 rec, 78 yards, TD

1/2/2005 - SBC Cotton Bowl
#7 Arkansas vs Colorado - Colorado 29-26

Players of the Game
Arkansas: HB De'Arrius Howard - 24 car, 133 yards, 4 rec, 48 yards, TD
Colorado: HB Brandon Caesar - 23 car, 78 yards, TD, 3 rec, 64 yards, TD

1/2/2005 - FedEx Orange Bowl
#5 Texas vs #8 Virginia - Texas 35-28

Players of the Game
Texas: QB Vincent Young - 18-30, 200 yards, 2 car, 16 yards, 3 total TD
Virginia: LOLB Darryl Blackstock - 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, FF, FR

1/3/2005 - National Championship Game - The Rose Bowl
#2 Miami vs #1 Southern Cal - Miami 41-34

Players of the Game
Miami: HB Frank Gore - 36 car, 187 yards, 2 TD, 17 rec yards
Southern Cal: HB Hershel Dennis - 13 car, 47 yards, 2 rec, 21 yards, 2 total TD

Sports Illustrated

Cover Story
The Season to Believe!
Miami celebrates a dream season after beating USC 41-34
Photo: Miami coach

Top 25 Polls
Story: What a Year!
Fans storm the streets of Miami is their Hurricanes wrap up a perfect season.
Photo: Frank Gore, Miami #32
Coaches' Poll

Rk LW Team W-L PTS
1 2 Miami (59) 13-0 1475
2 3 Tennessee 13-1 1293
3 4 Oklahoma 13-1 1278
4 5 Texas 11-2 1225
5 1 Southern Cal 12-1 1217
6 11 Auburn 13-2 1012
7 6 Rutgers 12-2 947
8 13 Virginia Tech 11-3 863
9 14 Oklahoma State 10-3 806
10 8 Virginia 10-3 794
11 15 North Carolina State 11-2 781
12 17 Texas A&M 10-3 750
13 7 Arkansas 10-3 741
14 19 Louisville 11-3 709
15 9 Iowa 9-4 646
16 12 UCLA 11-3 596
17 10 Colorado State 11-2 569
18 NR Colorado 10-4 484
19 22 Arizona State 9-4 470
20 23 Fresno State 11-2 442
21 25 Michigan 9-4 435
22 16 Georgia 9-4 355
23 18 Maryland 9-5 259
24 NR Southern Miss 10-3 235
25 21 Ohio State 8-5 205
Dropping Out: Alabama (#20 Last Week)
Kansas State (#24 Last Week)

Media Poll

Rk LW Team W-L PTS
1 2 Miami (71) 13-0 1775
2 3 Tennessee 13-1 1530
3 4 Oklahoma 13-1 1515
4 5 Texas 11-2 1447
5 1 Southern Cal 12-1 1431
6 11 Auburn 13-2 1193
7 6 Rutgers 12-2 1104
8 13 Virginia Tech 11-3 1060
9 8 Virginia 10-3 930
10 15 North Carolina State 11-2 906
11 17 Texas A&M 10-3 831
12 7 Arkansas 10-3 829
13 19 Louisville 11-3 828
14 9 Iowa 9-4 764
15 18 Oklahoma State 10-3 743
16 10 Colorado State 11-2 664
17 22 Michigan 9-4 647
18 12 Maryland 9-5 590
19 14 Georgia 9-4 545
20 16 UCLA 11-3 542
21 24 Fresno State 11-2 479
22 25 Arizona State 9-4 422
23 NR Clemson 9-4 337
24 NR Southern Miss 10-3 302
25 20 Alabama 8-5 287
Dropping Out: Kansas State (#21 Last Week)
Ohio State (#23 Last Week)


Bowl Games
Story: A Game of Inches
Thobodeaux's play at LE helps Oklahoma to a nail-biting 20-15 Fiesta Bowl victory.
Photo: Calvin Thibodeaux, Oklahoma #58, tackles Jason Nugent, Rutgers #33.

Coach's Report Card
The moves you make during the off-season will have a big impact on Rutgers's future.
Job Security: A+
Fan Base
Regional Games: 9-0
Natioanl Games: 2-2
Avg. Attendance 49,063
Coach Stats
Season Record: 12-2
Winning Seasons: 3
Longest Win Streak: 13
Record vs Top 25: 6-6
Record vs Rival(s): 3-0
Bowl Record: 2-1
Conference Titles: 0
National Titles: 0

Coach Prestige: *****
Team Goals
Maintain Team Prestige /
Win Conference Title x
Win the National Title x

[General Mike]

Post Game Coach's Thoughts

I'm pleased with the way we executed, but I'm also a little dissapointed by the outcome. We played one of our best games of the year defensively, but the offense could never get going. Turnovers were the difference in this game. We were in a position to put points on the board, when they forced a fumble and were able to pick it up and take it all the way back for a TD. The FG we missed was important. We wouldnt have gone for 2 at the end of the 1st half, and we would have been able to play for a FG at the end of regulation after we recovered the onside pick. Instead we made a bad pass and were intercepted.

Offense - Facyson's injury was a key setback. We didn't have the depth to run the ball like we normally do, and we didn't do a good job of blocking.

Defense: Except for one play, we played a great game defensively. We schemed our defense well and forced some turnovers, but they're ability to convert their 2 FGs, was a key difference.

Special Teams: Radigan had a couple nice punts, especially one in which he pinned the Sooners back on the 1 yard line, which led to the safety. We had a good return game, but we need to get points directly off of a return in one of these games.

Grades
QB: B
RB: B+
WR: B+
TE: B
OL: D
DL: A
LB: A
DB: B+
Sp. Teams: B

[General Mike]

Year End Stats - FOFC Recruits

HB Paul Tracy, West Virginia - TheLionKing - 34 car, 120 yards, 2 TD,
OLB Nyar Lahotep, Notre Dame - Nyarlahotep - 78 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 6 pass deflections, 4 FF, 1 FR,
MLB Colton Mayes, Oklahoma - Blade6119 - 17 tackles, 1 TFL
DE Jeeber D Mack, Southern Miss - JeeberD - 5 tackls, 3 TFL, 2 sacks
RG Franklin Brown, UCLA - Franklinnoble - 22 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
CB Doug Daniel, Arkansas - Doug5984 - 27 tackles, 1 INT, 6 pass deflections, 1 FF, 1 TD
QB Dave Corson, Virginia Tech - EagleFan - 6-12, 74 yards, 1 TD, 7 car, 23 yards, 1 TD
QB Kevin Mitchell, Central Florida - RGunner - did not play
QB Chris Snow, Tennessee - RendeR - 21-53, 1 TD, 1 INT, 7 car, 33 yards
S Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - Sublime - 60 tackles, 12 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT, 13 pass deflections, 3 FF, 1 FR, 3 TD

HB Robert Rupkin, Iowa - atatange1 - 16 car, 44 yards
HB Josh Hiscock, Kansas State - Sack Attack - 84 car, 295 yards, 1 TD,
WR Travis Elkin, Louisville - Travis - 9 rec, 140 yards, 1 TD, 2 car, 6 yards
TE Daniel McCarney,Oklahoma - mckerney - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
TE J.W. Smith, Southern Cal - Upstate J - 39 rec, 647 yards, 4 TD, 1 car, 7 yards
WR John Galt, Rutgers - John Galt - Redshirted
WR BulletHead Jones, Georgia - VPI - 5 rec, 92 yards, 1 TD
FS Ignatius J Reilly, Wisconsin - Scholes - 34 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 10 pass deflections, 2 FF, 2 FR,
CB Neuqua Man, Ohio State - Neuqua - 8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 pass deflection, 1 FF,
CB Ross Wheeler, Ohio State - INDalltheway - did not play

Edit: fixed McCarney's stats

[General Mike]

I could still use some more recruits for the next recruiting effort. If anyone wants to sign up, you can post HERE (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13801&perpage=20&pagenumber=1)

[General Mike]

Year End Stats - Rutgers

Passing
Ryan Hart - 205-332, 2407 yards, 15 TD, 14 INT, 129.1 rating
Kyle Hobbs - 84-148, 1157 yards, 6 TD, 10 INT, 122.3 rating
Chris Baker - 4-5, 65 yards, 1 INT, 149.2 rating
Markis Facyson - 0-1, 1 INT

Rushing
Markis Facyson - 299 car, 1927 yards, 22 TD, 627 YAC, 9 fumbles
Andrew Sloan - 92 car, 499 yards, 8 TD, 169 YAC, 2 fumbles
Brian Leonard - 50 car, 162 yards, 9 TD, 71 YAC, 2 fumbles
Jason Nugent - 8 car, 83 yads, 1 TD, 50 YAC,
Kyle Hobbs - 44 car, 20 yards, 4 TD, 34 YAC, 4 fumbles
Ramon James - 1 car, 1 yards, 1 TD
Chris Baker - 1 car, -12 yards
Ryan Hart - 72 car, -479 yards, 1 TD, 8 fumbles

Receiving
Shawn Tucker - 62 rec, 857 yards, 3 TD, 201 RAC, 6 drops
Josh Hendricks - 46 rec, 738 yards, 4 TD, 190 RAC, 1 drop
Chris Dodd - 36 rec, 520 yards, 3 TD, 164 RAC, 5 drops
Markis Facyson - 43 rec, 432 yards, 3 TD, 287 RAC, 3 drops
Corey Barnes - 30 rec, 365 yards, 2 TD, 139 RAC, 3 drops
Samuel Johnson - 33 rec, 262 yards, 3 TD, 63 RAC, 1 drop
Chris Baker - 10 rec, 154 yards, 1 TD, 45 RAC, 1 drop
Andrew Sloan - 14 rec, 120 yards, 93 RAC, 4 drops
Brian Leonard - 13 rec, 114 yards, 73 RAC, 1 drop
Tavaris Gant - 5 rec, 64 yards, 1 TD, 23 RAC, 1 drop
Derrell Humphrey - 1 rec, 3 yards, 1 TD

Blocking
Randy Boxill - 61 tackles, 8 sacks allowed
Frederick Spivey - 45 pancakes, 15 sacks allowed
Brandon Holt - 36 pancakes, 8 sacks allowed
Jonathan Hardee - 8 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Khary McLaughlin - 20 pancakes, 13 sacks allowed
Brian Leonard - 18 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Samuel Johnson - 13 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
Derrell Humphrey - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Shawn Tucker - 4 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Chandler Hawkins - 2 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
Sameeh McDonald - 2 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
Ryan Sanford - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Andrew Sloan - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Kris Blankenship - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Corey Barnes - 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed
Markis Facyson - 2 sacks allowed

Defensive
Brady Huff - 76 tackles, 24 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 INT, 17 int. yards, 6 pass deflections, 2 FF, 1 FR, 14 fumble yards, 1 TD
Jason Nugent - 74 tackles, 10 TFL, 3 sacks, 6 INT, 201 int. yards, 10 pass deflections, 2 FR, -1 fumb yards, 2 TD
Maximus Meridius - 60 tackles, 12 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT, 90 int. yards, 13 pass deflections, 3 FF, 1 FR, 9 fumb yards, 3 TD
Nate Robinson - 48 tackles, 21 TFL, 12 sacks, 1 pass deflection, 3 FF, 1 FR
Justin Joiner - 41 tackles, 14 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 pass deflection, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 safety
Tavaris Gant - 40 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 sack, 9 INT, 118 int. yards, 11 pass deflections, 1 FF, 1 TD
Pete Kramer - 39 tackles, 5 INT, 119 int. yards, 6 pass deflections, 1 TD
Rich McGrady - 33 tackles, 9 TFL, 7 sacks, 1 pass deflection, 2 FF
William Beckford - 33 tackles, 12 TFL, 5 sacks, 2 pass deflections
Berkley Hutchinson - 31 tackles, 7 TFL, 1 pass deflection
William Gilkison - 30 tackles, 14 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 16 int yards, 1 FR, 55 fumb yards, 1 TD
Ryan Sanford - 29 tackles, 1 INT
Jonathan Duncan - 23 tackles, 6 INT, 3 sacks, 1 INT, 18 int yards, 2 pass deflections
Val Barnaby - 23 tackles, 19 TFL, 8 sacks
Keith Gutierrez - 17 tackles, 5 INT, 225 int yards, 5 pass deflections, 3 TD
Dwayne Smiley - 16 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack,
Rashawn Ricks - 14 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack,
Tyson Williams - 11 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FF
Ramon James - 10 tackles
Samuel Johnson - 8 tackles
Elton Bracy - 8 tackles
Fred Lavin - 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 pass deflections
Marion Blackmon - 6 tackles
Derrell Humphrey - 4 tackles
Shawn Tucker - 4 tackles
Josh Hendricks - 3 tackles
Kris Blankenship - 3 tackles
Markis Facyson - 3 tackles
Jonathan Hardee - 2 tackles
Chris Dodd - 2 tackles
Ryan Hart - 2 tackles
Brian Leonard - 2 tackles
Corey Barnes - 2 tackles
Andrew Sloan - 1 tackle
Kyle Hobbs - 1 tackle
Frederick Spivey - 1 tackle
Chris Baker - 1 tackle
Sameeh McDonald - 1 tackle
Randy Boxill - 1 tackle

Kicking
Joe Radigan - 11-18 FG, long 40, 78-78 XP, 11 kickoff touchbacks

Punting
Joe Radigan - 49 punts, 2127 yards, 43.4 average, long 55, 6 inside the 20, 1696 net yards, 34.6 net average, 5 touchbacks

Kick Return
Tavaris Gant - 15 ret, 330 yards, long 37
Chris Dodd - 15 ret, 316 yards, long 30
Josh Hendricks - 11 ret, 217 yards, long 47
Jason Nugent - 7 ret, 164 yards, long 49
Andrew Sloan - 1 ret, 6 yards

Punt Return
Chris Dodd - 62 ret, 867 yards, long 36
Josh Hendricks - 15 ret, 210 yards, long 22
Jason Nugent - 11 ret, 145 yards, long 29
Tavaris Gant - 2 ret, 84 yards, long 70

[CraigSca]

I've been enjoying this dynasty and have submitted a recruit in your thread.

Q for you: What are Rutgers' ratings as far as overall, offense, defense on the A to F scale NCAA provides? Are you on par with the top teams you're playing, or is your skill in the game making up for a huge difference? I'm just wondering about the long term playability of the game once the really good recruits start rolling into New Brunswick because of the winning program you've put together.

Thanks!

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by General Mike
TE Daniel McCarney, Minnesota - mckerney - did not play

That makes me smile... :D

[mckerney]

Originally posted by JeeberD
That makes me smile... :D

I'll make you smile... http://ootp5league.com/forums/html/emoticons/flamethrowingsmiley.gif

BURNINATED!!!

[JeeberD]

Oh yeah?

I don't buy it. I know the real way you would like to make me smile...


http://www.ootp5league.com/forums/html/emoticons/bj.gif

[mckerney]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Oh yeah?

I don't buy it. I know the real way you would like to make me smile...


http://www.ootp5league.com/forums/html/emoticons/bj.gif

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Looks like someone decided to raid the UBL emoticons.

[General Mike]

Year End Stats - National Leaders

Passing

QB Rating: Vincent Young, Texas - 155.7
Drew Olson, UCLA - 155.0
Marc Guillon, Miami - 153.2

Completions: Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State - 303
Kainoa Akina, Hawaii - 299
Gerry Connell, Central Florida - 282

Attempts: Kainoa Akina, Hawaii - 539
Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State - 525
Gerry Connell, Central Florida - 523

Yards: Gerry Connell, Central Florida - 4373
Kainoa Akina, Hawaii - 4189
Matt Dlugolecki, San Diego State - 4099

TD passes: Marc Guillon, Miami - 33
Justin Rascati, Louisville - 33
Jeff Rowe, Nevada - 32

Interceptions: Ryan Andersen, San Jose State - 25
P.J. Medley, Florida State - 22
Kyle York, Mississippi State - 21
Gerry Connell, Central Florida - 21
Jean Julmiste, South Florida - 21
Nic Costa, Arizona - 21

Comp. %: Ryan Hart, Rutgers - 61 % (205-332)
Justin Zwick, Ohio State - 61 % (180-291)
Vincent Young, Texas - 60% (191-316)
Brett Basanez, Northwestern - 60% (226-376)

Rushing

Carries: Bo Allison, Nebraska - 382
Ahmaad Conley, Kansas State - 371
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 344

Yards: Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 2154
Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 1927
Tyler Ebell, UCLA - 1894

Average: Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 6.4 (299 for 1927)
T.A. McLendon, North Carolina State - 6.3 (248 for 1579)
Gerald Riggs, Tennesee - 6.2 (344 for 2154)
De'Arrius Howard, Arkansas - 6.2 (272 for 1703)

TD runs: Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 22
Jaren Hayes, Michigan State - 20
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 18

Yards after 1st hit: Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 627
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 424
Jason Colson, West Virginia - 416

Receiving

Receptions: Nate Ilaoa, Hawaii - 98
Chris Jordan, Washington State - 85
Jarrett Hicks, Texas Tech - 82

Yards: Nate Ilaoa, Hawaii - 1506
Chandler Webster, Louisville - 1371
Craig Chambers, Washington - 1323

Average: Sammie Clayton, Miami (OH) - 19.2 (59 for 1137)
Broderick Clark, Louisville - 19.1 (67 for 1286)
Brandon Marshal, Central Florida - 18.9 (67 for 1268)
Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh - 18.9 (60 for 1135)

TD catches: Chandler Webster, Louisville - 13
Broderick Clark, Louisville - 13
Roscoe Parris, Miami - 12
Dan Melendez, Maryland - 12
Michael Collins, Clemson - 12

Run after catch yards: Tyler Ebell, UCLA - 1046
Jerious Norwood, Mississippi State - 651
Daryl Cody, Texas-El Paso - 596

Drops: Chandler Webster, Louisville - 12
WR #19, Central Florida - 12
Juwon Crowell, East Carolina - 11
Justin McCollum, Stanford - 11
Jeff Stowe, Idaho - 11
Jarrett Hicks, Texas Tech - 11

Blocking

Pancakes: Randy Boxill, Rutgers - 61
Jerel Christensen, Air Force - 51
Gaylon McLaughlin, Arkansas - 50

Defensive

Tackles: Banks Floodman, Kansas - 147
Stanley Smith, Louisiana-Lafayette - 129
Scottie Gandy, Western Michigan - 127

Tackles For Loss: Roger McIntosh, Miami - 30
Brady Huff, Rutgers - 24
Lamar Austin, Connecticut - 24
Tyson Cox - Louisiana-Monroe - 24

Sacks: Warren Smith, Marshall - 13
Jarad Reyes, Hawaii - 13
Nate Robinson, Rutgers - 12
Tony Simpson, Southern Cal - 12
Roger McIntosh, Miami - 12
Brian Cross, North Carolina State - 12
Ben Jennings, North Texas - 12
Scottie Jones, Connecticut - 12
Jose Perkins, Air Force - 12

Interceptions: Tavaris Gant, Rutgers - 9
Donald Tolbert, Central Michigan - 8
Justin Miller, Clemson - 8
Donnie McCleskey, California - 8

Pass Deflections: Tyrus Livingston, Florida State - 21
Freddie Barnes, Central Michigan - 21
Darren Williams, Mississippi State - 19

Forced Fumbles: Michael Roberts, Tulane - 8
Clarke Moore, Arkansas - 7
Bubba Taylor, Southern Miss - 6
Marcus Green, Ohio State - 6
Kai Parham, Virginia - 6
Michael Craven, Stanford - 6
D.D. Swift, Eastern Michigan - 6
Kyle Williams, Louisiana State - 6
Tyrell Hess, Brigham Young - 6
Alvin Washington, Boston College - 6

Fumble Recoveries: Roger McIntosh, Miami - 5
John McCargo, North Carolina State - 5
Diontre Earl, Akron - 5

Blocks: Chris Minton, Northern Illinois - 2

Safeties: Clayton Monroe, Clemson - 2

Defensive TD: Maximus Meridius, Rutgers - 3
Jason Hollingsworth, Bowling Green - 3
Keith Gutierrez, Rutgers - 3

Kicking

FG Made: David Abdul, Pittsburgh - 31
Trey DiCarlo, Oklahoma - 31
Michael Baker, Buffalo - 29

FG Attempts: Justin Medlock, UCLA - 39
Trey DiCarlo, Oklahoma - 38
Jason Cox, Toledo - 38

FG %: David Abdul, Pittsburgh - 96% (31-32)
Blake Willis, Arkansas - 91% (21-23)
Taylor Begley, Kentucky - 90% (28-31)
Michael Baker, Buffalo - 90% (29-32)

Longest FG: Ben Jones, Purdue - 56
Greg Gates, Ohio State - 56

XP Made: Joe Radigan, Rutgers - 78
James Wilhoit, Tennessee - 61
Gerard Gentry, Southern Cal - 60

XP Attempts: Joe Radigan, Rutgers - 78
James Wilhoit, Tennessee - 62
Gerard Gentry, Southern Cal - 61

Kickoff Touchbacks: Tom Malone, Southern Cal - 23
James Wilhoit, Tennessee - 20
Brook Emmanuel, San Diego State - 20

Punting

Punts: James Cody, San Jose State - 85
Tyler Gaus, New Mexico - 82
Jeremy Parker, Baylor - 80

Yards: Tyler Gaus, New Mexico - 3725
Thomas Olmsted, Troy State - 3567
James Cody, San Jose State - 3563

Average: Terrance Lamb, Virginia Tech - 46.5 (59 for 2745)
Sean Steichen, Boise State - 46.3 (59 for 2733)
Roland Knight, Purdue - 45.9 (45 for 2068)
Edmond Barron, Air Force - 45.9 (62 for 2848)

Punt Long: Daven Sharpe, Texas-El Paso - 87

punts inside the 20: Dennis Bowman, Texas Tech - 31
Donte Langford, Western Michigan - 31
Ryan Mentzel, Southern Methodist - 30
Tyler Gaus, New Mexico - 30

Net Yards: Tyler Gaus, New Mexico - 3065
Larry Brooks, Navy - 2822
James Cody, San Jose State - 2764

Net Average: Cole Chason, Clemson - 37.5 (42 for 1574)
Paul Knight, Cincinnati - 37.4 (52 for 1946)
Rocky Black, Texas A&M - 37.3 (67 for 2500)
Tyler Gaus, New Mexico - 37.3 (82 for 3065)

Punt touchbacks: Kelvin House, North Carolina - 17
John Torp, Colorado - 17
Terrance Lamb, Virginia Tech - 15
Donte Hobson, Texas Christian - 15
Ryan Doughtery, East Carolina - 15

Kick Return

Returns: Ryan Moats, Louisiana Tech - 58
Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois - 56
Jackie Bridges, Duke - 55
CB #18, Middle Tennessee State - 55

Yards: Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois - 1413
Jackie Bridges, Duke - 1360
Tim Mixon, California - 1329

Average: Jason Spadoni, Louisiana State - 30.9 (38 for 1177)
Aaron Leeper, Buffalo - 26.7 (38 for 1016)
Bo Allison, Nebraska - 26.5 (26 for 690)

TDs: Omari Barnes, Virginia Tech - 2
Jackie Bridges, Duke - 2
Wilburn Hargrove, Marshall - 2

Punt Return

Returns: Chris Dodd, Rutgers - 62
Marshall Sanford, Texas-El Paso - 54
Broderick Clark, Louisville - 53

Yards: Chris Dodd, Rutgers - 867
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 697
Broderick Clark, Louisville - 693

Average: Ibrahim Halsey, Illinois - 17.1 (27 for 464)
Maurice Stovall, Notre Dame - 15.8 (25 for 395)
Gerald Riggs, Tennessee - 14.5 (48 for 697)

TDs: Reggie Bush, Southern Cal - 2
Jayson Boyd, Oregon State - 2
Andre Caldwell, Florida - 2
Carlan Kirby, Navy - 2

[General Mike]

Originally posted by CraigSca
I've been enjoying this dynasty and have submitted a recruit in your thread.

Q for you: What are Rutgers' ratings as far as overall, offense, defense on the A to F scale NCAA provides? Are you on par with the top teams you're playing, or is your skill in the game making up for a huge difference? I'm just wondering about the long term playability of the game once the really good recruits start rolling into New Brunswick because of the winning program you've put together.

Thanks!
Here are the ratings as they stand at the end of the 2005 season.
Overall: B+
Offense: B
Defense: B+
Special Teams: B+

I'd say skill makes up some of the difference, but I'll struggle offensively against a great team, and some times I just don't play well. I may have to adjust my sliders, as I think my break tackle slider may be a little too high.

[General Mike]

Final Conference Standings

Atlantic Coast Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Virginia 10-3 .760 8-0 456 276 6-1 4-1
2 North Carolina State 11-2 .840 6-2 433 247 5-2 5-0
3 Maryland 9-5 .640 6-2 424 334 6-2 3-2
4 Florida State 8-6 .570 5-3 416 285 3-4 4-2
5 Clemson 9-4 .690 4-4 403 343 3-2 5-2
6 Georgia Tech 5-7 .410 2-6 326 314 3-3 2-4
7 North Carolina 4-8 .330 2-6 287 403 3-4 1-4
8 Duke 4-8 .330 2-6 238 465 3-2 1-6
9 Wake Forest 4-8 .330 1-7 315 341 4-3 0-5

Big Ten Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Ohio State 8-5 .610 6-2 383 276 5-0 3-4
2 Iowa 9-4 .690 6-2 389 339 3-2 6-1
3 Michigan 9-4 .690 5-3 413 269 3-2 5-2
4 Minnesota 7-6 .530 5-3 391 400 4-2 3-3
5 Indiana 8-5 .610 4-4 398 306 4-2 3-3
6 Penn State 8-5 .610 4-4 353 298 4-2 4-2
7 Wisconsin 7-6 .530 4-4 358 361 3-3 4-2
8 Purdue 5-6 .450 3-5 258 279 3-3 2-3
9 Michigan State 4-8 .330 3-5 303 405 2-3 2-5
10 Northwestern 5-7 .410 2-6 319 353 2-4 3-3
11 Illinois 4-8 .330 2-6 382 489 3-3 1-5


Big Twelve Conference (North Division)

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA DIV Home Road
1 Colorado 10-4 .710 6-3 416 255 4-1 3-2 6-2
2 Kansas State 9-4 .690 5-3 283 283 4-1 6-1 3-2
3 Missouri 7-6 .530 3-5 347 344 3-2 4-3 3-2
4 Nebraska 5-7 .410 3-5 281 292 2-3 2-4 3-3
5 Iowa State 2-10 .160 2-6 244 384 2-3 0-6 2-4
6 Kansas 2-10 .160 1-7 258 345 0-5 1-5 1-5

Big Twelve Conference (South Division)

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA DIV Home Road
1 Oklahoma 13-1 .920 8-1 494 211 4-1 5-1 7-0
2 Texas 11-2 .840 7-1 503 251 4-1 5-1 5-1
3 Texas A&M 10-3 .760 6-2 414 269 3-2 5-2 4-1
4 Oklahoma State 10-3 .760 5-3 365 231 3-2 6-1 3-2
5 Texas Tech 5-7 .410 3-5 286 394 1-4 1-3 4-4
6 Baylor 1-11 .080 0-8 137 433 0-5 1-5 0-6

Big East Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Miami 13-0 1.00 7-0 511 224 6-0 6-0
2 Rutgers 12-2 .850 6-1 593 227 7-0 5-1
3 Virginia Tech 11-3 .780 4-3 440 304 7-1 3-2
4 Pittsburgh 7-6 .530 3-4 347 320 5-2 2-3
5 West Virginia 5-7 .410 3-4 306 304 4-3 1-4
6 Boston College 5-7 .410 3-4 254 307 2-4 3-3
7 Temple 3-9 .250 1-6 230 405 1-5 2-4
8 Syracuse 2-10 .160 1-6 225 362 1-5 1-5

Conference USA

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Louisville 11-3 .780 8-0 449 266 5-1 5-2
2 Southern Miss 10-3 .760 7-1 381 243 4-1 5-2
3 Alabama-Birmingham 7-5 .580 5-3 347 306 4-2 2-3
4 Tulane 5-7 .410 5-3 282 303 3-3 2-4
5 Texas Christian 5-7 .410 3-5 268 294 1-3 4-4
6 Houston 4-8 .330 3-5 245 313 2-5 2-3
7 South Florida 4-8 .330 3-5 223 355 1-4 3-4
8 Memphis 3-9 .250 3-5 199 382 2-3 1-6
9 East Carolina 3-9 .250 3-5 211 325 2-4 1-5
10 Cincinnati 3-9 .250 2-6 249 370 2-4 1-5
11 Army 3-9 .250 2-6 227 389 1-5 2-4

Division 1A Independents

Team W-L PCT PF PA Home Road
1 Notre Dame 4-8 .330 248 290 3-4 1-4
2 Connecticut 4-9 .300 335 422 3-2 1-7
3 Navy 2-10 .160 180 343 1-3 1-7
4 Troy State 1-11 .080 168 421 1-5 0-6

Mid-American Conference (East Division)

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA DIV Home Road
1 Central Florida 8-6 .570 7-2 436 445 6-0 3-2 5-3
2 Marshall 7-6 .530 6-2 395 412 4-2 4-2 3-3
3 Buffalo 7-6 .530 4-4 378 327 4-2 4-3 3-2
4 Akron 4-8 .330 4-4 247 349 3-3 3-3 1-5
5 Miami (Ohio) 5-7 .410 3-5 268 319 2-4 2-4 3-3
6 Kent State 3-9 .250 2-6 258 318 1-5 1-4 2-5
7 Ohio 1-11 .080 1-7 237 389 1-5 1-6 0-5

Mid-American Conference (West Division)

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA DIV Home Road
1 Toledo 7-6 .530 6-3 380 324 5-1 3-5 4-1
2 Bowling Green 8-5 .610 6-2 333 279 4-2 4-1 3-4
3 Northern Illinois 6-7 .460 5-3 341 336 3-3 3-2 3-4
4 Ball State 5-7 .410 4-4 231 280 4-2 2-3 3-4
5 Eastern Michigan 7-5 .580 4-4 255 225 3-3 5-1 2-4
6 Central Michigan 6-6 .500 3-5 255 265 1-5 4-3 2-3
7 Western Michigan 3-9 .250 2-6 199 369 1-5 1-4 2-5

Mountain West Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Colorado State 11-2 .840 7-0 459 206 6-0 5-1
2 Nevada-Las Vegas 8-5 .610 6-1 338 301 4-1 4-3
3 San Diego State 9-4 .690 5-2 465 306 6-1 2-3
4 Air Force 7-5 .580 4-3 252 261 3-2 4-3
5 Utah 4-8 .330 3-4 231 326 2-4 2-4
6 New Mexico 2-10 .160 2-5 198 411 1-6 1-4
7 Brigham Young 2-10 .160 1-6 207 380 1-5 1-5
8 Wyoming 2-10 .160 0-7 167 373 0-6 2-4

Pacific Ten Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Southern Cal 12-1 .920 8-0 537 240 6-0 6-0
2 UCLA 11-3 .780 6-2 483 289 8-0 3-2
3 Oregon 9-4 .690 5-3 387 300 5-2 3-2
4 Oregon State 6-7 .460 5-3 358 352 2-4 4-2
5 Arizona State 9-4 .690 4-4 439 327 5-2 3-2
6 Stanford 7-6 .530 3-5 362 393 5-2 2-3
7 Washington State 7-6 .530 3-5 444 346 4-2 3-3
8 Arizona 4-8 .330 3-5 320 406 1-5 3-3
9 Washington 5-7 .410 2-6 321 344 1-3 4-4
10 California 3-9 .250 1-7 319 389 2-4 1-5

Southeastern Conference (East Division)

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA DIV Home Road
1 Tennessee 13-1 .920 8-1 507 229 5-0 7-0 5-1
2 Georgia 9-4 .690 5-3 502 338 4-1 5-2 4-1
3 South Carolina 9-4 .690 5-4 405 313 3-2 5-1 3-3
4 Florida 5-7 .410 3-5 338 342 2-3 4-3 1-4
5 Vanderbilt 6-7 .460 2-6 301 361 1-4 3-3 3-3
6 Kentucky 1-11 .080 0-8 302 411 0-5 1-6 0-5

Southeastern Conference (West Division)

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA DIV Home Road
1 Auburn 13-2 .860 7-2 517 308 4-1 6-1 6-1
2 Arkansas 10-3 .760 7-1 463 335 4-1 5-2 5-0
3 Alabama 8-5 .610 5-3 394 291 3-2 5-2 3-2
4 Ole Miss 7-6 .530 3-5 352 343 2-3 4-3 2-3
5 Louisiana State 7-6 .530 3-5 389 362 2-3 3-2 3-4
6 Mississippi State 2-11 .150 1-7 310 455 0-5 1-5 1-6

Sun Belt Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 North Texas 10-3 .760 6-1 353 295 4-1 5-2
2 New Mexico State 10-3 .760 5-2 417 208 4-1 5-2
3 Utah State 7-5 .580 4-3 330 326 4-3 3-2
4 Arkansas State 5-7 .410 4-3 307 337 3-4 2-3
5 Louisiana-Lafayette 6-6 .500 3-4 284 333 4-2 2-4
6 Louisiana-Monroe 4-8 .330 3-4 257 358 2-3 2-5
7 Idaho 3-9 .250 2-5 267 392 2-2 1-7
8 Middle Tennessee St. 1-11 .080 1-6 234 440 0-6 1-5

Western Athletic Conference

Team W-L PCT CONF PF PA Home Road
1 Fresno State 11-2 .840 7-1 438 190 5-1 5-1
2 Texas-El Paso 9-4 .690 7-1 376 233 5-2 4-1
3 Boise State 8-5 .610 7-1 361 254 4-2 4-2
4 Nevada 9-4 .690 5-3 451 286 5-3 3-1
5 Southern Methodist 4-8 .330 4-4 226 341 1-5 3-3
6 Tulsa 4-8 .330 3-5 302 427 2-4 2-4
7 Louisiana Tech 3-9 .250 2-6 234 451 2-3 1-6
8 San Jose State 3-10 .230 2-6 156 501 3-3 0-7
9 Rice 2-10 .160 2-6 195 420 1-3 1-7
10 Hawaii 5-8 .380 1-7 336 375 4-4 1-4

[General Mike]

Rutgers Team Stats

Offensive

Team Stat Total NCAA Conf
Rank Rank
Total TPG 583.4 12th 2nd
Off. YPG 416.4 24th 2nd
Pass. YPG 259.2 34th 2nd
Rush. YPG 157.2 54th 4th
Points/game 42.2 1st 1st
Pass TD 21 38th(T) 2nd
Rush TD 46 1st 1st
1st downs 333 6th 1st
Sacks All. 74 117th 8th
Redzone Att. 74 1st 1st
Redzone TD 52 1st 1st
RedZone FG 10 56th(T) 5th
Redzone Score % 83 46th(T) 3rd


Defensive

Team Stat Total NCAA Conf
Rank Rank
Total TPG 256.8 1st 1st
Pass. YPG 231.2 70th 7th
Rush. YPG 25.5 1st 1st
Avg. Pts. Ag. 16.2 4th 1st
Sacks 64 1st 1st
Interceptions 33 1st 1st
1st downs 287 31st(T) 4th
Fumbles Rec. 7 82nd(T) 7th
Redzone Att. 31 7th(T) 2nd
Redzone TD 14 2nd(T) 1st
RedZone FG 10 52nd(T) 5th
Redzone Score % 77 20th(T) 2nd


Efficiency

Team Stat Total NCAA Conf
Rank Rank
3rd Dwn Conv 96 18th(T) 2nd
3rd Dwn Att 198 21st(T) 2nd
3rd Dwn % 48 16th(T) 2nd(T)
4th Dwn Conv 12 10th(T) 2nd(T)
4th Dwn Att 22 1st(T) 1st
4th Dwn % 54 80nd(T) 6th
2 point Conv 0 88th(T) 4th(T)
2 point Att 2 69th(T) 5th(T)
2 point % 0 88th(T) 4th(T)
Penalties 36 1st 1st
Yards Penalized 307 1st 1st


Turnovers

Team Stat Total NCAA Conf
Rank Rank
INT(Thrown) 26 115th(T) 8th
Fum (Lost) 15 106th(T) 6th(T)
Giveaways 41 117th 8th
INT (Def.) 33 1st 1st
Fumb (Rec.) 7 82nd(T) 7th
Takeaways 40 1st(T) 1st
Turnover Diff. -1 70th(T) 6th
Avg. Trn. Diff. 0.0 56th(T) 5th(T)

[JeeberD]

Damn, Miss St sucks. Hopefully I will start next year and help to turn the team into a winner!

[mckerney]

One question, how did I go from Oklahoma to Minnesota?

[General Mike]

Originally posted by mckerney
One question, how did I go from Oklahoma to Minnesota?
I dont know. I think i just wrote down the wrong team. I'll verify later which team you're really on, but you didn't play for either team.

[General Mike]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Damn, Miss St sucks. Hopefully I will start next year and help to turn the team into a winner! Too bad you're on the 10-3 Southern Miss Golden Eagles, winner of the GMAC Bowl. Maybe you can help them take the step up to the next level tho.

[JeeberD]

Damn, too much beer during the Monday night game... :o

[General Mike]

Originally posted by General Mike
I dont know. I think i just wrote down the wrong team. I'll verify later which team you're really on, but you didn't play for either team.

I did write down the wrong team, and you did play. Barely. 1 pancake, 0 sacks allowed. :(

[General Mike]

Any other info anybody wants before I hit the advance to offseason button?

[General Mike]

Here are the created prospects for the 3rd recruiting session. All prospects were created as 77 Overalls.

C Jonathan Cringer - Aberdeen, WA - Cringer
ROLB Al Hill - Goodlettsville, TN - Real Deal
FS T.E. Almighty - Mount Pleasant, TX - thealmighty
QB Eric Brignac - Scott, LA - albionmoonlight
CB Craig Scarborough - Lewes, DE - CraigSca
DT Jobu Mack - Liberty Texas - JeeberD #2
HB Jim Carabello - Schuyler, Nebraska - Blade6119 #2
K Justin Apollo - Concord, NH - Sublime #2
K Chris Carrabba - Wooster, OH - mckerney #2
FB Mike Ritschel - Bayonne, NJ - General Mike

[General Mike]

Offseason Begins

Rutgers Graduates and Early Declarers
Stats listed are career stats

Sr. QB Ryan Hart - 90 Overall
625-1020, 7756 yards, 48 TD, 62 INT, 128.5 rating, 1 rushing TD
RS Sr. QB Chris Baker - 76 overall
4-5, 65 yards, 1 INT, 149.2 rating, 14 rec, 200 yards, 1 TD, 1 tackle
RS Jr. HB Markis Facyson - 81 overall
1 INT, 406 car, 2578 yards, 37 TD, 57 rec, 573 yards, 4 TD, 3 tackles, 1 kick return, 5 yards
Sr. FB Brian Leonard - 75 overall
71 car, 252 yards, 10 TD, 21 rec, 167 yards, 10 tackles, 22 pancakes
Sr. WR Shawn Tucker - 81 overall
195 rec, 2991 yards, 18 TD, 15 tackles, 8 pancakes
Sr. LG Randy Boxill - 82 overall
113 pancakes, 14 sacks allowed, 5 tackles
RS Sr. Sameeh McDonald - 77 overall
2 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed, 2 tackles
Sr. LE Val Barnaby - 78 Overall
41 tackles, 11 sacks
Sr. MLB William Gilkison - 87 overall
125 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT, 3 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD, 6 pass deflections
Sr. FS Jason Nugent - 96 overall
226 tackles, 8 sacks, 15 INT, 5 FF, 2 FR, 4 TD, 29 pass deflections, 53 kick returns, 1153 yards, 1 TD, 11 punt returns, 145 yards
Sr. P Joe Radigan - 85 overall
150 punts, 6375 yards, 42.5 average, 33.3 net average, 24 inside the 20, 25-38 FG, long 40, 145-145 XP

Can Schiano convince Markis Facyson to give it one more go in his run for the Heisman?

Early Declarers for the NFL Draft
Stats are season stats.

Quarterbacks
RS Jr. Justin Rascati, Louisville - 92 overall
237-419, 3832 yards, 33 TD, 17 INT, 54 car, 129 yards, 2 TD
RS Jr. Vincent Young, Texas - 99 overall
191-316, 2893 yards, 23 TD, 9 INT, 72 car, 374 yards, 4 TD

Halfbacks
RS Soph. Jason Spadoni, Louisiana State - 95 overall
246 car, 1470 yards, 10 TD, 14 rec, 177 yards, 2 TD, 1549 return yards
RS Soph. Darrell Blackman, North Carolina State - 97 overall
128 car, 670 yards, 6 TD, 31 rec, 393 yards, 2 TD, 28 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF, 589 return yards, 1 TD
RS Jr. Courtney Lewis, Texas A&M - 91 overall
196 car, 938 yards, 15 TD, 35 rec, 472 yards, 4 TD, 1156 return yards, 1 TD
Jr. Albert Young, Iowa - 95 overall
256 car, 1463 yards, 12 TD, 23 rec, 252 yards, 2 TD, 1143 return yards, 1 TD
RS Jr. Jason Colson, West Virginia - 89 overall
272 car, 1534 yards, 9 TD, 18 rec, 218 yards, TD, 314 return yards
Jr. Jerome Jackson, Michigan - 89 overall
241 car, 1302 yards, 8 TD, 22 rec, 271 yards, 4 TD, 91 return yards
Jr. Tyrone Moss, Miami - 95 overall
208 car, 1200 yards, 11 TD, 35 rec, 410 yards, 4 TD, 46 return yards
RS Jr. Lorenzo Booker, Florida State - 99 overall
169 car, 840 yards, 6 TD, 37 rec, 423 yards, 4 TD, 998 return yards, 1 TD
RS Jr. Tristan Walker, Colorado State - 90 overall
336 car, 1874 yards, 17 TD, 34 rec, 391 yards, 7 TD, 1102 return yards
RS Jr. Markis Facyson, Rutgers - 81 overall
299 car, 1927 yards, 22 TD, 43 rec, 432 yards, 3 TD, 3 tackles
Jr. Reggie Bush, Southern Cal
185 car, 1066 yards, 12 TD, 30 rec, 347 yards, 3 TD, 1249 return yards, 2 TD

Fullbacks
No Early Declarers

Wide Receivers
RS Soph. Steve Smith, Southern Cal - 94 overall
56 rec, 1025 yards, 9 TD
RS Jr. Akiem Jolla, Miami - 94 overall
41 rec, 928 yards, 11 TD, 4 car, 30 yards
RS Jr. Antwuan Smith, UCLA - 82 overall
43 rec, 710 yards, 4 TD
Jr. Chijuan Mack, Oklahoma State - 76 overall
59 rec, 928 yards, 6 TD
RS Jr. George Cooper, Georgia Tech - 78 overall
60 rec, 960 yards, 11 TD, 7 car, 13 yards
RS Jr. Terry Furlow, Nevada-Las Vegas - 82 overall
51 rec, 978 yards, 10 TD, 3 car, 10 yards, 242 return yards, 1 TD
RS Jr. Kelvin Grant, Clemson - 85 overall
62 rec, 1130 yards, 9 TD, 3 car, 29 yards, 25 return yards
RS Jr. Terry Richardson, Arizona State - 81 overall
75 rec, 1223 yards, 10 TD, 3 car, 17 yards, 26 return yards

Tight Ends
No Early Declarers

Offensive Tackles
RS Jr. Brandon Gore, Virginia Tech - 90 overall
47 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed
RS Jr. Paris Hodges, Louisiana State - 82 overall
45 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
RS Jr. Brandon Jefferies, Tennessee - 87 overall
40 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
RS Jr. Doug Datish, Ohio State - 91 overall
41 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed
RS Jr. Josh Day, Colorado State - 87 overall
46 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed

Offensive Guards
RS Soph Carlton Powell, Virginia Tech - 95 overall
27 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
RS Jr. Shawn Perkins, Oregon - 84 overall
28 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed

Centers
RS Jr. Mark Fenton, Colorado - 79 overall
36 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed

Defensive Ends
Jr. Mario Williams, North Carolina State - 96 overall
92 tackles, 14 TFL, 9 sacks, 5 FF, 3 pass deflections
RS Jr. Ryan Heise, Nevada-Las Vegas - 83 overall
65 tackles, 11 TFL, 10 sacks, 4 FR, 2 FF, 5 pass deflections
Jr. Harvey Griffith, Bowling Green - 78 overall
62 tackles, 13 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 pass deflection
RS Jr. Larry Birdine, Oklahoma - 89 overall
45 tackles, 13 TFL, 6 sacks, 1 FR, 1 FF, 4 pass deflections
RS Jr. Clifton Ryan, Michigan State - 85 overall
79 tackles, 10 TFL, 6 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR, 2 pass deflections
RS Jr. Jay Richardson, Ohio State - 93 overall
56 tackles, 16 TFL, 10 sacks, 4 FF, 3 FR, 2 pass deflections

Defensive Tackles
No Early Declarers

Outside Linebackers
RS Jr. Kai Parham, Virginia - 93 overall
98 tackles, 16 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 6 FF, 8 pass deflections, TD

Middle Linebackers
RS Soph. Daniel Brooks, Tennessee - 99 overall
77 tackles, 10 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR, 5 pass deflections
RS Soph. Ryan Brown, South Carolina - 84 overall
78 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR, 6 pass deflections, TD
RS Soph. LaMarr Woodley, Michigan - 98 overall
80 tackles, 12 TFL, 3 sacks, INT, 3 FF, 2 FR, 4 pass deflections
RS Jr. Mark Zalewski, Wisconsin - 83 overall
86 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 FF, 3 FR, 5 pass deflections
Jr. Ahmad Brooks, Virginia - 99 overall
110 tackles, 13 TFL, 2 sacks, INT, 1 FF, 1 FR 5 pass deflections[/i]

Cornerbacks
RS Jr. Travarous Bain, Miami - 91 overall
40 tackles, 2 INT, 3 FF, 1 FR, 8 pass deflections
RS Jr. Aaron Miller, Oklahoma - 96 overall
37 tackles, 1 TFL, sack, 3 INT, 1 FR, 12 deflections
RS Jr. Ramzee Robinson, Alabama - 81 overall
32 tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT, 1 FR, 4 pass deflections
RS Jr. Antwan Stewart, Tennessee - 90 overall
36 tackles, 4 INT, 1 FF, 11 pass deflections

Free Safeties
RS Jr. Abe Brown, Louisville - 95 overall
55 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INT, 2 FR, 17 pass deflections

Strong Safeties
Jr. Maurice Nelson, Clemson - 84 overall
36 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 INT, 1 FR, 1 FF, 12 pass deflections

Kickers
No Early Declarers

Punters
No Early Declarers

[General Mike]

A Key Phone Call

For the 2nd straight year, we face the process of losing our starting HB to the NFL. Last year we weren't able to convince Justise Hairston to stay with us for his senior year. Hopefully we will have more success with Markis Facyson. We have 775 recruiting points for week 1 that we can use toward trying to keep Markis here.

A head coach visit will cost 40 points, an assistant coach visit will cost 20, a head coach call will be 10, and a call from the assistant will cost us 5.

Markis Facyson is right in the middle between leaving and stating. I decide to have our head and assistant coaches visit, costing us 60 points.

Markis: OK, you talked me into it. I think I'm gonna stick it out and earn my degree.

Whoo hoo!:p

[General Mike]

Roster Breakdown/ Team Needs

Here is what we have on our roster as we enter the recruiting season.


FR SO JR SR TOT GRD
QB 0 1 0 0 1 C+
HB 2 1 1 1 4 B-
FB 0 0 0 0 1 C-
WR 2 2 0 1 5 C+
TE 0 1 1 0 2 B-
OT 1 1 2 0 4 B-
OG 1 1 0 0 2 B-
C 0 1 1 0 2 C+
DE 0 1 1 0 2 B-
DT 1 3 1 0 5 B-
OLB 1 0 0 2 3 B
MLB 0 1 2 0 3 B
CB 1 2 2 1 6 C+
FS 0 0 1 0 1 C+
SS 1 1 1 0 3 B-
K 1 0 0 0 1 C-
P 0 0 0 0 0 N/A


Quarterbacks: We need at least one freshman QB, if not 2. I'd prefer guys who are dual threats, I might bring in a JuCo to be a backup for 1 year, while a freshman redshirts as well.

Halfbacks: We're pretty set there. If an off the charts guy is interested in playing for us, I'll definitely take a look.

Fullbacks: We need another FB, whether it be a big blocking back, or more of a pass catching threat out of the backfield.

Wide Recievers: I may bring in one extra wide receiver just to redshirt.

Offensive Tackles: We have what we need on the roster. If a great one came along, we would go after him, but its not a priority right now.

Offensive Guards: We have 2 starting quality guards on the roster, but we need to add at least 1, if not 2 guys for depth.

Centers: We're ok here, nothing too special. I'd try to add a guy if he was of a high enough quality.

Defensive Ends: We need 2 more guys here, who can step in and be pass rush threats. We need speed rushers who can out quick the opposing offensive tackles.

Defensive Tackles: We have plenty of depth at DT. We're not even gonna think of recruiting a guy here.

Outside Linbacker: We have our 2 starters here, and our top backup, but I'd like to add 1, if not 2 guys who can just be quality depth on the roster.

Middle Linebackers: Huff, Ricks and Smiley are all quality guys who can just give us quality minutes. No need to add anyone here.

Cornerbacks: We have our top 4 guys plus 2 more guys for depth. Unless the 2nd coming of Deion Sanders is out, there we're set.

Free Safety: Marion Blackmon is solid, but I dont know if he's a starter type. We need a backup FS anyway, so we'll try and get the best available player.

Strong Safety: Our starter's an all american, and we have 2 quality backups. Nothing to address here.

Kicker: I'm not sure about J.D. Williams, but I think I'm gonna give him the nod, unless we get a real good kicker interested in us.

Punter: We need a guy with a big leg here. The guy we get would probably be in charge of kickoffs as well.

[General Mike]

An Indepth Look at the Created Prospects

Cringer
Name: Jonathan Cringer
Location: Aberdeen, WA
Rank: #3 HB (#43 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: San Diego State, Southern Cal, Nevada
40 time: 5.37
Bench Press: 640
Squat: 460
Vertical: 28.0"
GPA: 3.36

Real Deal
Name: Al Hill
Location: Salmon Creek, WA
Rank: #4 OLB (ROLB)(#44 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland
40 time: 4.35
Bench Press: 180
Squat: 535
Vertical: 38.1"
Hands: A+
GPA: 3.32

thealmighty
Name: T.E. Almighty
Location: Mount Pleasant, TX
Rank: #2 FS (#50 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Average
Top 3: UTEP, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
40 time: 4.54
Bench Press: 240
Squat: 545
Vertical: 35.7"
Hands: C+
GPA: 3.32

albionmoonlight
Name: Eric Brignac
Location: Scott, LA
Rank: #5 QB (#51 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Average
Top 3: Texas, Louisville, Southern Cal
40 time: 5.31
Bench Press: 295
Squat: 365
Arm Strength: B+
Pass Accuracy: B+
GPA: 3.50

CraigSca
Name: Craig Scarborough
Location: Lewes, DE
Rank: #5 CB (#52 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Oklahoma, Kansas State, Rutgers
40 time: 4.50
Bench Press: 205
Squat: 360
Vertical: 36.0"
Hands: B+
GPA: 3.36

JeeberD #2
Name: Jobu Mack
Location: Liberty, TX
Rank: #5 DT (#45 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Average
Top 3: Texas, UTEP, Colorado State
40 time: 5.41
Bench Press: 645
Squat: 435
Vertical: 27.1"
GPA: 3.27

Blade6119 #2
Name: Jim Carabello
Location: Schuyler, NE
Rank: #9 HB (#46 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Very Low
Top 3: Colorado State, Iowa, Arkansas
40 time: 4.75
Bench Press: 345
Squat: 545
Vertical: 38.1"
Hands: B
GPA: 3.36

Sublime #2
Name: Justin Apollo
Location: Concord, NH
Rank: #1 K (#47 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas
40 time: 5.31
Bench Press: 205
Squat: 305
Kick Power: A-
Kick Accuracy: A+
GPA: 3.45

mckerney #2
Name: Chris Carrabba
Location: Wooster, OH
Rank: #2 K (#49 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Average
Top 3: Oklahoma, Texas, Southern Cal
40 time: 5.31
Bench Press: 205
Squat: 350
Kick Power: A+
Kick Accuracy: B
GPA: 3.45

General Mike
Name: Mike Ritschel
Location: Bayonne, NJ
Rank: #1 FB (#48 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Georgia, Texas
40 time: 4.65
Bench Press: 360
Squat: 525
Vertical: 36.6"
Hands: A+
GPA: 3.32

[JeeberD]

I hope UTEP gets both Almighty and Jobu... :)

[Sublime]

Let me Kick em for the Scarlet Knights!!

[General Mike]

Originally posted by Sublime
Let me Kick em for the Scarlet Knights!!

If he comes aboard, I'd love to have him. I need someone that can make the 48 yarders look like chipshots.

[General Mike]

Week 1 Targets

After using 60 points to convince Markis Facyson to stay for 1 more year, we've got 715 points and 25 scholarships to offer initially. Here is the 1st batch of guys we are going after.

Name: Tommie Herron
Location: Delaware City, DE
Rank: #9 QB (#71 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Oklahoma State, Marshall, Rutgers
40 time: 4.80
Bench Press: 245
Squat: 410
Arm Strength: C+
Pass Accuracy: B+
GPA: 2.91

Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Brendan Eldridge
Location: Shelby, NC
Rank: #11 QB (#81 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Rutgers, Tennessee, Louisville
40 time: 4.78
Bench Press: 285
Squat: 375
Arm Strength: A+
Pass Accuracy: A
GPA: 2.36

Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Brooks Spencer
Location: New York, NY
Rank: #13 QB
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia, Oklahoma State, Tennessee
40 time: 5.01
Bench Press: 275
Squat: 390
Arm Strength: A-
Pass Accuracy: A+
GPA: 2.77

Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: James Kendrick
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Rank: #31 HB
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Maryland, Tennesse, Iowa
40 time: 4.65
Bench Press: 305
Squat: 500
Vertical: 42.2"
Hands: A-
GPA: 2.18

Points: 12 (HCV, ACV, HCC, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Mike Ritschel
Location: Bayonne, NJ
Rank: #1 FB (#48 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Georgia, Texas
40 time: 4.65
Bench Press: 360
Squat: 525
Vertical: 36.6"
Hands: A+
GPA: 3.32

Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: George Costa
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
Rank: #2 FB (#69 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Georgia, Texas
40 time: 4.69
Bench Press: 315
Squat: 475
Vertical: 36.3"
Hands: A-
GPA: 2.45

Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Jacque Crayton
Location: Middle River, MD
Rank: #15 WR (#48 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Southern Cal, Rutgers, Oklahoma State
40 time: 4.48
Bench Press: 215
Squat: 290
Vertical: 41.3"
Hands: B
GPA: 2.32

Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: DeAndre Braxton (Juco Jr.)
Location: Rutherford, NJ
Rank: #1 TE (#22 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Southern Cal, Central Florida, Auburn
40 time: 4.75
Bench Press: 360
Squat: 425
Vertical: 34.8"
Hands: A+
GPA: 2.73

Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Caleb Randall
Location: Upper Arlington, OH
Rank: #1 T (RT) (#29 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Tennessee, Louisville, Virginia
40 time: 5.35
Bench Press: 520
Squat: 720
Vertical: 29.4"
GPA: 2.00

Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Alexander Cobb
Location: Camarillo, CA
Rank: #1 G (LG) (#10 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Southern Cal, Texas, Oklahoma
40 time: 5.33
Bench Press: 455
Squat: 645
Vertical: 25.0"
GPA: 2.73

Points: 60 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: PLaying Time

Name: Omar Youngblood
Location: Douglas, GA
Rank: #2 G (RG) (#19 overall)
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Texas, Virginia, Miami
40 time: 5.41
Bench Press: 425
Squat: 645
Vertical: 29.2"
GPA: 2.59

Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Dustin McCullough
Location: Encinitas, CA
Rank: #3 G (RG)(#26 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Georgia, Texas
40 time: 4.65
Bench Press: 360
Squat: 525
Vertical: 36.6"
Hands: A+
GPA: 3.32

Points: 60 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name:Aaron Lang
Location: North Brunswick, NJ
Rank: #20 G (LG)
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Rutgers, Tennessee, Virginia Tech
40 time: 5.27
Bench Press: 380
Squat: 560
Vertical: 27.1"
GPA: 2.50

Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Sammie McClellan
Location: Schenectady, NY
Rank: #1 DE (RE) (#20 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Ohio State, Texas, Michigan
40 time: 4.75
Bench Press: 345
Squat: 485
Vertical: 31.5"
GPA: 2.41

Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Reginald Hayes
Location: Shreveport, LA
Rank: #2 DE (RE) (#20 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Miami, Texas, Fresno State
40 time: 4.78
Bench Press: 305
Squat: 445
Vertical: 32.4"
GPA: 2.50

Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Trey Donnelly
Location: Teays Valley, WV
Rank: #13 DE (LE)
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Louisville, Miami, Michigan
40 time: 4.95
Bench Press: 330
Squat: 585
Vertical: 31.5"
GPA: 2.18

Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Shelton Rowland
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Rank: #17 DE (RE)
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Miami, Tennessee, North Carolina State
40 time: 4.99
Bench Press: 345
Squat: 535
Vertical: 31.2"
GPA: 2.77

Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Connor Miller
Location: Oakland Park, FL
Rank: #1 OLB (LOLB) (#1 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Georgia, Texas
40 time: 4.56
Bench Press: 335
Squat: 665
Vertical: 36.3"
Hands: B
GPA: 2.50

Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Brett Irvin
Location: Plainfield, NJ
Rank: #1 FS (#40 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Georgia, Texas
40 time: 4.46
Bench Press: 335
Squat: 535
Vertical: 38.6"
Hands: A+
GPA: 2.68

Points: 15 (HCV, ACV, HCC, ACC)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Daniel Meeks (Juco Jr.)
Location: Fitchburg, WI
Rank: #4 FS
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Michigan, Rutgers, Kansas State
40 time: 4.43
Bench Press: 250
Squat: 460
Vertical: 38.9"
Hands: A-
GPA: 2.82

Points: 16 (ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Melvin Owens
Location: New Castle, IN
Rank: #7 FS
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Michigan, Notre Dame, Arkansas
40 time: 4.41
Bench Press: 275
Squat: 460
Vertical: 38.3"
Hands: C+
GPA: 2.23

Points: 12 (ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Justin Apollo
Location: Concord, NH
Rank: #1 K (#47 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas
40 time: 5.31
Bench Press: 205
Squat: 305
Kick Power: A-
Kick Accuracy: A+
GPA: 3.45

Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Adam Slaughter
Location: Pontotoc, MS
Rank: #1 P
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Texas, Tennessee, Georgia
40 time: 5.44
Bench Press: 215
Squat: 300
Kick Power: A+
Kick Accuracy: A+
GPA: 2.73

Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Corey Bolden (Juco Jr.)
Location: East Cleveland, OH
Rank: #5 P
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: Very High
Top 3: Arkansas, Southern Miss, Rutgers
40 time: 5.50
Bench Press: 185
Squat: 280
Kick Power: A-
Kick Accuracy: A-
GPA: 2.68

Points: 36
Pitch: Playing Time

[General Mike]

Week One Signings

The following players signed with Rutgers during week 1:
QB Tommy Herron
RG Dustin McCullough
LG Aaron Lang

The following Rutgers' targets signed elsewhere.
FB George Costa - Texas

FOFCers

QB Eric Brignac (albionmoonlight) - Tennessee
HB Jim Carabello (Blade6119) - Iowa
DT Jobu Mack (JeeberD) - Texas :(

[JeeberD]

Damn you Jobu!!!

[General Mike]

Week 2 Targets

We have 682 points and 22 scholarships available in week 2.

Existing Targets

QB Brendan Eldridge
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

QB Brooks Spencer
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

HB James Kendrick
Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

FB Mike Ritschel
Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

WR Jacque Crayton
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

TE DeAndre Braxton
Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

RT Caleb Randall
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

LG Alexander Cobb
Points: 60 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

RG Omar Youngblood
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

RE Sammie McClellan
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

RE Reginald Hayes
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

LE Trey Donnelly
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

RE Shelton Rowland
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

OLB Connor Miller
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

FS Brett Irvin
Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

FS Daniel Meeks
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

FS Melvin Owens
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

K Justin Apollo
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

P Adam Slaughter
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

P Cory Bolden
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

New Targets

Name: Clark Clay
Location: Saginaw, MI
Rank: #9 FB
Rating: 4*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Michigan State
40 time: 4.67
Bench Press: 300
Squat: 525
Vertical: 35.1"
Hands: B
GPA: 2.45

Points: 18 (ACV, ACC)
Pitch: Playing Time

Name: Derek Maxwell
Location: Houston, MS
Rank: #1 C (#34 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest in RU: High
Top 3: Virginia Tech, Texas, San Diego State
40 time: 5.24
Bench Press: 370
Squat: 705
Vertical: 25.6"
GPA: 2.82

Points: 16 (ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

[General Mike]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Damn you Jobu!!! It won't be nearly as bad as if I don't get myself to recruit to Rutgers.

[General Mike]

Week Two Signings

The following recruits signed with Rutgers in week 2:
WR Jacque Crayton
FS Brett Irvin
OLB Connor Miller - w00t w00t
QB Brooks Spencer

The following Rutgers' targets signed elsewhere:
TE DeAndre Braxton - Auburn
RT Caleb Randall - Tennessee
C Derek Maxwell - Virginia Tech
RE Sammie McClellan - Louisville
RE Reginald Hayes - Texas

FOFCers
FS T.E. Almighty (thealmighty) - Texas Tech
CB Craig Scarborough (CraigSca) - Kansas State
K Chris Carrabba (mckerney) - Oklahoma

[General Mike]

Week Three Targets

We have 18 scholarships and 582 recruiting points remaining. We still have needs at FB, DE and Punter.

Existing Targets

QB Brendan Eldridge
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

HB James Kendrick
Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

FB Mike Ritschel
Points: 12 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

FB Clark Clay
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

LG Alexander Cobb
Points: 60 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

RG Omar Youngblood
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

LE Trey Donnelly
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

RE Shelton Rowland
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

FS Daniel Meeks
Points: 38 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

FS Melvin Owens
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

K Justin Apollo
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

P Adam Slaughter
Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

P Cory Bolden
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

New Targets

Name: Garret Blount
Location: Gastonia, NC
Rank: #14 FB
Rating: 3*
Interest: Average
Top 3: East Carolina, Indiana, Clemson
40 time: 4.88
Bench Press: 340
Squat: 500
Vertical: 28.9"
Hands: A-
GPA: 2.14

Points: 18 (ACV, HCC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Darin Casalino (Juco Jr.)
Location: West Haven, CT
Rank: #13 WR (#72 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest: High
Top 3: Maryland, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin
40 time: 4.33
Bench Press: 170
Squat: 250
Vertical: 36.3"
Hands: A+
GPA: 2.45

Points: 12 (ACV, HCC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: "Real Deal" Al Hill
Location: Goodlettsville, TN
Rank: #4 OLB (ROLB) (#44 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest: High
Top 3: Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina
40 time: 4.35
Bench Press: 180
Squat: 535
Vertical: 38.1"
Hands: A+
GPA: 3.32

Points: 36 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Elliott Wallace (Juco Jr.)
Location: Bristol, PA
Rank: #5 MLB (#86 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest: High
Top 3: Michigan, West Virginia, North Carolina State
40 time: 4.63
Bench Press: 325
Squat: 645
Vertical: 30.0"
Hands: A-
GPA: 2.95

Points: 18 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Billy Collier
Location: Nutley, NJ
Rank: #17 CB
Rating: 4*
Interest: Very High
Top 3: Rutgers, Oklahoma, Kansas State
40 time: 4.54
Bench Press: 185
Squat: 315
Vertical: 36.3"
Hands: C+
GPA: 2.64

Points: 6 (ACV, HCC)
Pitch: Prestige

[General Mike]

Week Three Signings

The following players signed with Rutgers' in week 3. Its looking like a big recruiting class this year.

QB Brendan Eldridge - w00t w00t
FS Daniel Meeks
FB Mike Ritschel - w00t w00t
RG Omar Youngblood
P Cory Bolden
CB Billy Collier
HB James Kendrick
RE Shelton Rowland
P Adam Slaughter

The following Rutgers' targets signed elsewhere:
FB Clark Clay - Ohio State
FB Garret Blount - East Carolina
MLB Elliott Wallace - Michigan
FS Melvin Owens - Notre Dame

FOFCers
FB Mike Ritschel (General Mike) - Rutgers

I'll wrap up recruiting tomorrow/later today some time.

[JeeberD]

Almighty shunned UTEP for Tech?!?!?!

Dammit, where's the vomiting smiley???

[General Mike]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Almighty shunned UTEP for Tech?!?!?!

Dammit, where's the vomiting smiley???

I don't know if this will make you feel any better, but they did pick up the #1 MLB in the country.


Here's the smiley you're looking for:
http://www.ootp5league.com/forums/html/emoticons/puke.gif

[JeeberD]

Well, at least there's some good news for the Miners. Too bad they're probably going to be shut out of the FOFC sweepstakes...

Ah, and yes, that was the smiley I needed... :D

[CraigSca]

Originally posted by General Mike
Week Two Signings


FOFCers
CB Craig Scarborough (CraigSca) - Kansas State


I look forward to bringing home a national title to KSU. Everyone knows they were just one coverage cornerback away from the NC last year :rolleyes:

Now...where's my car filled with $5000 in stereo equipment?

[Nyarlahotep]

Maurice Clarett stopped by and borrowed it. He said he'll bring it back when he is done with it.

[General Mike]

LOL

[General Mike]

Week Four Targets

We have 9 scholarships and 279 points remaining.

Existing Targets

WR Darin Casalino
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Coaching

LG Alexander Cobb
Points: 45 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Location

LE Trey Donnelly
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

ROLB Al Hill
Points: 36 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Location

K Justin Apollo
Points: 36 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Coaching

New Targets

Name:Chris Brown
Location: San Jose, CA
Rank: #3 FB (#77 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest: Average
Top 3: Fresno State, Southern Cal, New Mexico State
40 time: 4.92
Bench Press: 350
Squat: 445
Vertical: 34.8"
Hands: B+
GPA: 2.50

Points: 45 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Rich Pierce
Location: Saginaw South, MI
Rank: #15 FB
Rating: 3*
Interest: Average
Top 3: Indiana, Wisconsin, Wake Forest
40 time: 4.90
Bench Press: 375
Squat: 485
Vertical: 35.4"
Hands: A
GPA: 2.45

Points: 27 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Terrell Gatlin (Juco Jr.)
Location: Wyoming, MI
Rank: #18 DE (RE)
Rating: 4*
Interest: High
Top 3: North Carolina State, Michigan, Wake Forest
40 time: 4.97
Bench Press: 350
Squat: 495
Vertical: 29.4"
GPA: 2.50

Points: 18 (ACV, HCC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Spencer Blackmon
Location: Warren, PA
Rank: #31 DE (LE)
Rating: 4*
Interest: Very High
Top 3: Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Ohio State
40 time: 5.01
Bench Press: 39
Squat: 555
Vertical: 32.7"
GPA: 2.27

Points: 12 (ACV, HCC)
Pitch: Prestige

[General Mike]

Week Four Signings

The following recruits signed with Rutgers during week 4:
LE Trey Donnelly
K Justin Apollo - w00t w00t

The following Rutgers' targets signed elsewhere:
FB Chris Brown - Southern Cal
FB Rich Pierce - Indiana
LG Alexander Cobb - Southern Cal
RE Terrell Gatlin - North Carolina State
ROLB Al Hill - Tennessee

FOFCers
C Jonathan Cringer - Nevada
ROLB Al Hill - Tennessee
K Justin Apollo -
K Justin Apollo - Rutgers

[General Mike]

Week Five Targets

We still have 7 scholarships and 217 points remaining as we enter the final stage of recruiting.

Existing Targets

WR Darin Casalino
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

DE Spencer Blackmon
Points: 24 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Location

New Targets

Name: Corey Dickerson
Location: Glendora, CA
Rank: #5 OT (LT)
Rating: 4*
Interest: High
Top 3: UCLA, Fresno Stat, Southern Cal
40 time: 5.44
Bench Press: 410
Squat: 680
Vertical: 25.0"
GPA: 2.91

Points: 45 (HCV, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Amos Jones
Location: East Cleveland, OH
Rank: #33 WR
Rating: 4*
Interest: High
Top 3: Clemson, Oklahoma State, Kentucky
40 time: 4.43
Bench Press: 185
Squat: 315
Vertical: 37.8"
Hands: C+
GPA: 2.27

Points: 36
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Brian Hamilton
Location: Chicago, IL
Rank: #8 HB (#33 overall)
Rating: 5*
Interest: Low
Top 3: Northern Illinois, Iowa, Virginia Tech
40 time: 4.39
Bench Press: 335
Squat: 495
Vertical: 34.5"
Hands: C+
GPA: 2.23

Points: 48 (HCV, ACV)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Trey Williamson
Location: Aberdeen, MD
Rank: #5 MLB (#86 overall)
Rating: 2*
Interest: Very High
Top 3: Penn State, Arkansas, Rutgers
40 time: 5.03
Bench Press: 350
Squat: 475
Vertical: 30.0"
Hands: C+
GPA: 2.45

Points: 26 (HCV, ACV, ACC)
Pitch: Prestige

Name: Claude Gatlin
Location: West New York, NJ
Rank: #56 FB
Rating: 2*
Interest: High
Top 3: Auburn, Maryland, Connecticut
40 time: 5.20
Bench Press: 375
Squat: 500
Vertical: 29.4"
Hands: C+
GPA: 2.73

Points: 14 (HCV, ACV, HCC)
Pitch: Location

[General Mike]

Week 5 Signings

The following players signed with Rutgers in the final week of recruiting:
FB Claude Gatlin
FB Trey Williamson

The following Rutgers' targets signed elsewhere:
HB Brian Hamilton - Iowa
WR Darin Casalino - Maryland
WR Amos Jones - Clemson
LT Corey Dickerson - UCLA
LE Spencer Blackmon - Pittsburgh

FOFCers
All FOFCers were signed in previous weeks.

[General Mike]

Signing Day 2005

The Rutgers coaching staff is very pleased to announced the 20 newest members of the football team, our 2005 recruits.

QB Tommie Herron - Delaware City, DE - 5* - 80 overall
QB Brendan Eldridge - Shelby, NC - 5* - 77 overall
FB Mike Ritschel - Bayonne, NJ - 5*- 77 overall
WR Jacque Crayton - Middle River, MD - 5* - 76 overall
RG Omar Youngblood - Douglas, GA - 5* - 79 overall
RG Dustin McCullough - Encinitas, CA - 5* - 79 overall
LOLB Connor Miller - Oakland Park, FL - 5* - 87 overall
FS Brett Irvin - Plainfield, NJ - 5* - 82 overall
FS Daniel Meeks - Fitchburg, WI - 5* - 78 overall
K Justin Apollo - Concord, NH - 5* - 77 overall

QB Brooks Spencer - New York, NY - 5* - 77 overall
HB James Kendrick - Jersey City, NJ - 4* - 77 overall
LG Aaron Lang - North Brunswick, NJ - 4* - 70 overall
LE Trey Donnelly - Teays Valley, WV - 4* - 76 overall
RE Shelton Rowland - Philadelphia, PA - 4* - 78 overall
CB Billy Collier - Nutley, NJ - 4* - 78 overall
P Adam Slaughter - Pontotoc, MS - 4* - 73 overall
P Cory Bolden - East Cleveland, OH - 4* - 73 overall

FB Trey Williamson - Aberdeen, MD - 2* - 67 overall
FB Claude Gatlin - West New York, NJ - 2* - 68 overall

[RealDeal]

Woot I'm a Volunteer!

I should be an interesting OLB. Great Speed and Hands, no strength whatsoever. I'm an OLB in a Safety's body.

[General Mike]

Top Recruiting Classes

Here is a listing of how the recruiting classes were ranked.


Rnk School 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* Ttl
1 Rutgers 10 8 0 2 0 20
2 Southern Cal 9 7 3 2 0 21
3 Tennessee 7 5 3 2 0 17
4 Oklahoma 5 9 3 0 0 17
5 Miami 5 8 2 3 0 18
6 Virginia Tech 2 14 0 0 0 16
7 UCLA 4 7 5 1 1 18
8 Texas 7 3 1 1 0 12
9 Texas A&M 2 10 3 2 1 18
10 North Carolina State 2 9 5 2 0 18
11 Georgia 3 6 7 2 0 18
12 Michigan 3 7 3 2 0 15
13 Auburn 2 6 6 6 1 21
14 Kansas State 3 5 5 4 0 17
15 Fresno State 2 7 6 1 1 17
16 Florida State 2 4 9 6 0 21
17 North Texas 2 5 6 6 3 22
18 San Diego State 1 8 5 3 1 18
19 Bowling Green 2 5 7 2 2 18
20 Texas-El Paso 1 6 7 4 3 21
21 Louisville 1 8 3 3 4 19
22 Arizona State 3 3 6 0 5 17
23 Ohio State 2 6 2 5 0 15
24 Maryland 3 3 5 2 1 14
25 Oklahoma State 2 5 6 0 0 13
Rnk School 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* Ttl
26 Clemson 2 3 5 7 2 19
27 Iowa 4 0 5 2 3 14
28 Louisiana State 1 3 11 2 2 19
29 Southrn Miss 0 7 4 5 3 19
30 Indiana 1 2 9 6 2 20
31 Arkansas 2 2 6 5 0 15
32 Colorado State 1 2 7 6 2 18
33 Alabama 0 3 7 8 3 21
34 Pittsburgh 1 3 3 7 3 17
35 Virginia 0 4 7 3 2 16
36 Minnesota 1 4 1 5 5 16
37 Stanford 0 1 10 6 5 22
38 Nevada 1 1 7 4 5 18
39 Washington State 0 4 5 5 2 16
40 Purdue 0 3 6 5 3 17
41 Central Florida 1 2 1 6 12 22
42 Toledo 0 0 9 8 5 22
43 Texas Tech 1 0 5 6 9 21
44 New Mexico State 0 2 5 8 5 20
45 Air Force 0 2 5 9 3 19
46 South Carolina 0 3 4 5 4 16
47 Penn State 0 1 7 8 1 17
48 Nebraska 0 3 3 6 3 15
49 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 1 3 4 6 15
50 Wisconsin 0 2 5 6 1 14
Rnk School 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* Ttl
51 Central Michigan 0 1 6 7 2 16
52 Buffalo 0 1 6 5 5 17
53 Alabama-Birmingham 0 1 3 9 8 21
54 Vanderbilt 0 0 5 10 5 20
55 Marshall 0 1 3 10 5 19
56 Florida 0 1 6 1 11 19
57 Ole Miss 0 0 6 8 4 18
58 California 0 0 7 4 8 19
59 Rice 0 2 3 4 7 16
60 Houston 0 0 4 11 5 20
61 Eastern Michigan 0 1 7 2 3 13
62 Southern Methodist 0 1 4 6 6 17
63 Colorado 0 2 4 3 4 13
64 Illinois 0 1 5 6 1 13
65 Hawaii 0 1 5 3 7 16
66 Arizona 0 2 2 6 4 14
67 Akron 0 1 3 5 10 19
68 Washington 0 1 3 6 8 18
69 Wake Forest 0 2 2 5 6 15
70 Missouri 0 0 4 9 6 19
71 West Virginia 0 1 4 6 3 14
72 Texas Christian 0 1 5 3 5 14
73 Notre Dame 0 3 1 3 5 12
74 Northwestern 0 3 1 2 7 13
75 Georgia Tech 0 1 2 11 1 15
Rnk School 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* Ttl
76 Miami of Ohio 0 2 1 4 10 17
77 Duke 0 2 2 3 8 15
78 Tulane 0 0 6 3 7 16
79 Oregon 0 1 2 8 5 16
80 Boise State 0 0 5 5 6 16
81 San Jose State 0 0 3 6 11 20
82 Oregon State 0 1 2 6 6 15
83 North Carolina 0 0 3 7 8 18
84 Navy 0 2 0 7 4 13
85 Nevada-Las Vegas 0 0 4 6 5 15
86 Northern Illinois 0 0 3 7 7 17
87 Ball State 0 1 2 3 10 16
88 Michigan State 0 1 2 6 3 12
89 South Florida 0 0 1 8 10 19
90 Louisiana-Monroe 0 0 4 4 6 14
91 Connecticut 0 0 3 7 4 14
92 Temple 0 1 1 6 4 12
93 Troy State 0 0 3 2 10 15
94 Tulsa 0 0 3 3 7 13
95 Memphis 0 1 0 4 8 13
96 Arkansas State 0 1 1 2 7 11
97 Louisiana Tech 0 0 2 5 4 11
98 Boston College 0 0 2 5 4 11
99 Mississippi State 0 0 2 5 3 10
100 Kent State 0 0 1 7 3 11
Rnk School 5* 4* 3* 2* 1* Ttl
101 Kansas 0 0 2 3 6 11
102 Iowa State 0 0 3 1 6 10
103 East Carolina 0 0 2 1 10 13
104 Baylor 0 1 0 2 8 11
105 Army 0 0 1 4 7 12
106 Middle Tennessee St. 0 0 1 2 9 12
107 Utah State 0 0 1 2 8 11
108 Cincinnati 0 0 1 3 6 10
109 Ohio 0 0 1 2 7 10
110 Western Michigan 0 0 1 3 4 8
111 Brigham Young 0 0 0 4 6 10
112 New Mexico 0 0 1 1 6 8
113 Kentucky 0 0 0 3 6 9
114 Wyoming 0 0 0 2 6 8
115 Utah 0 0 0 1 8 9
116 Syracuse 0 0 0 1 7 8
117 Idaho 0 0 0 1 5 6

[General Mike]

Originally posted by RealDeal
Woot I'm a Volunteer!

I should be an interesting OLB. Great Speed and Hands, no strength whatsoever. I'm an OLB in a Safety's body.

More like a really tall cornerback. I'm not sure how they'll use you, but it could be interesting.

[albionmoonlight]

I've always liked "Rocky Top."

[General Mike]

Training Results

Here are the results from the offseason training and conditioning program.

Rutgers
QB Kyle Hobbs - 72 +8 = 80

HB Markis Facyson - 81 +4 = 85
HB Dan York - 76 +4 = 80
HB Andrew Sloan - 76 +3 = 79
HB Seymour Molina - 71 +4 = 75

FB Ramon James - 61 +3 = 64

WR Josh Hendricks - 78 +4 = 82
WR John Galt - 77 +5 = 82
WR Chris Dodd - 74 +6 = 80
WR Corey Barnes - 75 +4 = 79
WR Rodney Monroe - 66 +3 = 69

TE Samuel Johnson - 80 +2 = 82
TE Derrell Humphrey - 72 +4 = 76

LT Chandler Hawkins - 74 +4 = 78
LG Khary McLaughlin - 77 +7 = 84
LG Morgan McClure - 75 +3 = 78
C Kris Blankenship - 75 +6 = 81
C Jonathan Hardee - 73 +8 = 81
RT Frederick Spivey - 79 +10 = 89
RT Brandon Holt - 79 +7 = 86
RT Tommy Cummings - 72 +8 = 80

RE Justin Joiner - 77 +4 = 81
RE Tyson Williams - 75 +5 = 80
DT Nate Robinson - 88 +3 = 91
DT Rich McGrady - 85 +5 = 90
DT Ed Cobb - 84 +5 = 89
DT Elton Bracy - 74 +5 = 79
DT Darrin Mathews - 69 +4 = 73

LOLB William Beckford - 89 +4 = 93
MLB Brady Huff - 87 +7 =94
MLB Rashawn Ricks - 83 +9 = 92
MLB Dwayne Smiley - 77 +4 = 81
ROLB Berkley Hutchinson - 86 +3 = 89
ROLB Dane Gatlin - 75 +3 = 78

CB Tavaris Gant - 83 +3 = 86
CB Pete Kramer - 78 +8 = 86
CB Adrian Gary - 75 +7 = 82
CB Jonathan Duncan - 74 +4 = 78
CB Keith Gutierrez - 71 +2 = 73
CB Fred Lavin - 69 +4 = 73
FS Marion Blackmon - 75 +4 = 79
SS Maximus Meridius - 85 +6 = 91
SS Earnest Bridges - 72 +6 = 78
SS Ryan Sanford - 71 +3 = 74

K J.D. Williams - 63 +5 = 68

FOFCers
HB Paul Tracy, West Virginia - TheLionKing - 80 +2 = 82
LOLB Nyar Lahotep, Notre Dame - Nyarlahotep - 84 +5 = 89
MLB Colton Mayes, Oklahoma - Blade6119 - 85 +6 = 91
LE Jeeber D Mack, Southern Miss - JeeberD - 80 +7 = 87
RG Franklin Brown, UCLA - Franklinnoble - 82 +5 = 87
CB Doug Daniel, Arkansas - Doug5984 - 82 +2 = 84
QB Dave Corson, Virginia Tech - EagleFan - 83 +8 = 91
QB Kevin Mitchell, Central Florida - RGunner - 82 +2 = 84
QB Chris Snow, Tennessee - RendeR - 80 +3 = 83

HB Robert Rupkin, Iowa - atatange1 - 77 +4 = 81
HB Josh Hiscock, Kansas State - Sack Attack - 77 +3 = 80
WR Travis Elkin, Louisville - Travis - 77 +4 = 81
WR BulletHead Jones, Georgia - VPI - 77 +8 = 85
TE Daniel McCarney, Oklahoma - mckerney - 77 +4 = 81
TE J.W. Smith, Southern Cal - Upstate J - 77 +6 = 83
CB Neuqua Man, Ohio State - Neuqua - 77 +5 = 82
CB Ross Wheeler, Ohio State - INDalltheway - 77 +7 = 84
FS Ignatius J Reilly, Wisconsin - Scholes - 77 +3 = 80

[mckerney]

Chris Carrabba and I ended up on the same team. That means I'm gonna have to kick that little bastards ass in practice. :)

[General Mike]

Originally posted by mckerney
Chris Carrabba and I ended up on the same team. That means I'm gonna have to kick that little bastards ass in practice. :)
Don't hurt him too bad, or you'll have to have your punter kick, and then :( :D

[General Mike]

The dynasty will continue HERE (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15194)