"Dragon Breath" A UAB Dynasty (NCAA12)

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Saturday October 11th, 2013

ORANGE RIVER BLOWOUT
LONGHORNS RUN AWAY FROM SOONERS 42-20

• DALLAS, TX - It was the Sooners rushing for over 200 yards not the Longhorns who lead the country in rushing yards per game. However the teams somehow switched identity and Texas quarterback Ismael Cross threw all over the Sooners for 334 yards and accounted for five touchdowns. A pick 6 followed by a Cross 20 yard option keeper and the Longhorns erased demons from five straight Red River shootout losses. The Longhorns move to 6-0 while #3 Oklahoma falls to 5-1

TOP HEADLINES:

• #19 LSU bounces back in huge way, 38-10 over #22 Florida
• Strong fourth quarter gives #4 Badgers edge over #18 Michigan
  
• Defense steamrolls as #11 Cal grabs 7 int's in win over #16 Utah
• Seminoles chop down the Wood, Miami's Wood sacked 8 times in loss
• Slow start dooms #5 Stanford as they fall to Arizona
• 4-1 Air Force easily handles Fresno State 51-21
• Arkansas State suffers first loss by way of UL Monroe
• Maryland gets blitzed by Georgia Tech
• Pitt wins defensive struggle over Boston College

College Football Top 25 Scoreboard:
#1 Oregon over Arizona State 28-13
#3 Oklahoma falls #17 Texas 42-20
#4 Wisconsin over #18 Michigan 24-14
#5 Stanford falls Arizona 28-25
#6 Miami falls Florida State 31-13
#7 TCU over Baylor
#8 Michigan State over Purdue 30-28
#9 Oklahoma State over Kansas State 21-14
#11 Cal over #16 Utah 41-14
#12 Georgia Tech over Maryland 51-10
#13 Boston College falls #23 Pittsburgh 17-9
#14 Auburn over Arkansas 29-27
#19 LSU over #22 Florida 38-10
#20 Notre Dame over Rutgers 31-26
#21 Virginia Tech over Washington State 35-21
#25 Georgia over Tennessee 31-17

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October 13th, 2014

AROUND THE NCAA:

• Uncharted waters: (5-1) Seminoles are now contenders in the ACC
• Trap or die: Utah hoping the hometown fans get them past the Ducks
• Hide the Children: Auburn and Florida knows this is make or break
• Big brother vs lil Brother: #4 Spartans travel to the big house
• Terrell Richard is gaining Heisman buzz as Notre Dame's quarterback
• BC's John Williams puts up 251 yard in a loss but is still Heisman favorite
• Losing its Luster: Arkansas has lost 6 straight at home
• Blazers Tom Cox looking for sack record

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Oregon (40)	5-0	1450
2	Iowa (10)	5-0	1405
3	Wisconsin (8)	6-0	1382
4	Michigan State	5-0	1243
5	Cal (1)	6-0	1222
6	TCU	5-1	1176
7	Georgia Tech	5-0	1164
8	UAB	5-0	1080
9	Oklahoma State	4-1	1000
10	Illinois	4-1	921
11	Oklahoma	5-1	868
12	Texas	6-0	741
13	Auburn	5-1	659
14	Miami	6-1	642
15	Stanford	5-1	608
16	Pittsburgh	5-0	594
17	LSU	5-1	580
18	Notre Dame	5-1	414
19	Boston College	4-2	410
20	Virginia Tech	4-1	308
21	Utah	5-1	251
22	Michigan	4-1	216
23	Florida State	5-1	181
24	Mississippi	3-2	156
25	Georgia	4-2	142

• Dropped from rankings: Florida 22

• Others receiving votes: Florida, Alabama, Penn State, North Carolina, UCF, Nevada, Boise State

RECRUITING NEWS: ESPN TOP 10 PROSPECTS

Player	Grade	Pos	School
1. Travis Wallace		HB	OU, Wyo, Bama
2. Jacob Sanders		WR	ALABAMA
3. Antonio Cole		HB	UF, Bama, Ore
4. Joel Morton		ATH	Ore, Iow, SC
5. James Brown		ATH	Boise, Ore, SC
6. Patrick Hodges		WR	ALABAMA
7. Bobby Snyder		HB	OU, Iow, Ore
8. William Clark		WR	UT, Wisc, GT
9. Josh Brown		ATH	Bama, TCU, OU
10. Courtney Goss		WR	ND, Aub, Bama

HEADLINES:

• Despite seeing Sooners lose on a visit to the red river shooutout #3 rated running back Bobby Snyder still favors Oklahoma
• Florida back BJ Frederick (#5) wasn't impressed on visit to GT, sets visits up with canes and Gators
• Boise State extends offer to Texas WR William Clark (3)
• Ira Keyes is thinking Wolverines after visit. Keyes #1 WR in Connecticut
• LSU grabs commit from #3 Linebacker Dustin Dixon
• "OU failed last weekend" Top corner Rufus Robinson now down to Ducks and LSU
• Bama continues to impress, land #1 and #2 safeties

Its time for the Heisman talk as we're mid way through the season and players are trying to separate themselves among the nations best.
This week's Heisman Hopeful is Boston College's John Williams, despite two blemishes on the Golden Eagles recordhe's done everything he can to help them win games including a 251 yard performance in a 17-9 loss to unbeaten Pitt.
STATS:

• 1,141 yards 13 touchdowns
• 190.2 ypg
• 6.6 ypc
• 33 broken tackles and 155 yards after contact

TOP GAME FOR WEEK 8


#15 Stanford (5-1, 3-1) at Washington (5-2, 4-0)
On paper Stanford is the more dominate team but after a upset loss to unranked Arizona a week ago, Washington now looks like a viable threat to Stanford. With Cal and Oregon seemingly running away with the North division Washington will have a major say if they beat Stanford. Consistent play from quarterback J. Harris and a solid run game from T. Johnson has the Huskies thinking upset. Stanfords D. Paris should be licking his chops however, a poor Huskie pass defense could have the quarterback who has thrown 16 touchdowns to just 3 interception in for a big day.


#1 Oregon (5-0, 2-0) at #21 Utah (5-1, 2-1)
Utah will look to bounce back after a poor effort against Cal last week. This time around they get to host. For Oregon this could be a test as Utah matches up very well against the Ducks. The Utes may find trouble on offense again this week as the Ducks bring in the nations 5th ranked pass defense. Sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris has done a good job in handle the nations number one team. Expect a hard fought effort from the Ute's.


#13 Auburn (5-1, 2-1) at Florida (5-1, 3-1)
The Gators were a hot team the first five games then ran into a upset LSU team in death valley. Now they get to be the upset team as they host the Auburn Tigers in the Swamp.
The second leg of a three game death trip has the Gators confident than ever led by a strong and active defensive line. Theyll need to get after it because Auburn brings in a tough rush attack with Eddie White in the backfield. Quarterback Jeff Darby brings in a dual threat style as well. If Florida is to have a chance they'll need to protect the quarterback. Florida gave up seven sacks a week ago. Another top flight SEC matchup should be interesting to watch.



COLLEGE GAMEDAY GAME OF THE WEEK
#4 Michigan State (5-0, 2-0) at #22 Michigan (4-1, 1-1)
For the most part little brother (Michigan State) hasn't had a challenge yet beating the likes of Purdue and Eastern Michigan as well as teams who are having down years like Arkansas, Penn State and West Virginia. Michigan on the other took #3 Wisconsin to the wire before the Badgers pulled away late. A key part in the Spartans early season success has been quarterback A. Jacobs. He's been very efficient with his passes completing 68 percent while throwing 14 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions. His receiver N. Merriman has found ways to make the big catches as we saw him do in a two point win a week ago against Purdue. J. Miller for Michigan has been equally as good but has been even better on his feet. The Wolverines bring the one two punch of Miller and running back Q. Washington if they can get rolling Michigan State better watch out.


OTHER GAMES OF NOTE:
Hawaii (4-2) at Air Force (4-1)
North Carolina (4-2) at #7 Georgia Tech (5-0)
#24 Mississippi State (3-2) at Texas A&M (4-1)
Nevada (5-1) at Boise State (5-2)

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Wed October 15th, 2014

BLAZERS IN TOP 10:
BLAZERS COME OUT OF THE BYE WEEK
RANKED NO.8 IN THE LATEST AP POLL

BIRMINGHAM, ALA- As the Blazers started practice on Monday, there was a bit of excitement in the air. The UAB Blazers moved up seven spots in the AP despite playing a game. "I wish it was that easy." Chuckled head coach Travis Rhatigan. "There were a lot of good football games on this past weekend and they had a lot to do with us moving up."
Rhatigan is referring to the games of Oklahoma, Stanford, Miami and Boston College. All which had been in the top 15 three of which in the top 10. "That just goes to show, we have to take care of business, or we may be the next upset victims."
The Blazers practiced two days last week before heading home for the fall break. They Practiced lightly on Monday and got back after it fully padded on Tuesday and today Wednesday. They'll shut it down Thursday before a scheduled walk through on Friday. The Blazers will face a 3-3 South Carolina team that has under achieved. Game is slated for a 3:30 kickoff on ESPN.

NO. 8 BLAZERS PLAY HOST TO SOUTH CAROLINA

Matchup Preview | October 18, 2014
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South Carolina Gamecocks (3-3, Away)		#8 UAB Blazers (5-0, Home)

Birmingham, Ala - The UAB Blazers are back in action Saturday as the South Carolina Gamecocks visit Legion Field for a 3:30 p.m. CT kickoff. The game will be televised on the ESPN Network and will also serve as UAB's 2011 Homecoming Game.
The Blazers (5-0, 3-0 SEC) are coming off a 49-3 win two weeks ago against Auburn. Coming off the bye week UAB has the No. 1 overall defense led by Defensive end Tom Cox and his 12 sacks.
South Carolina (3-3, 2-2) comes to Birmingham fresh off a 52-16 victory over Kentucky last Saturday. Cougars' QB Case Keenum threw for 534 yards and nine TDs in the game, while WR Patrick Edwards had seven catches for 318 yards.
Keenum needs 267 yards passing on Saturday to break the NCAA career yardage record of 17,072 which Is currently held by former Hawaii QB Timmy Chang.
The Cougars are currently ranked No. 1 nationally in total offense (612.4), passing offense (453.3) and scoring offense (52.3). Their average margin of victory in eight games is +27.5 (52.3 - 24.8).
Houston is looking to 9-0 in a season for the first time in school history.

"Coming off a bye week you look to see whose in shape who worked out the little things. We cant afford to slip up this week." Stated head coach Travis Rhatigan.
The Gamecocks are led by running back John Waters whose averaging five yards per carry and a little under 100 yards per game. Receiver Brandon Perkins is their most viable threat. The conference leader in yards is averaging 17 yards per catch. He had a 90 yard touchdown reception a few weeks back against Alabama.
"We know Bama is down this year, but South Carolina went into Tuscaloosa and handle business. We have to keep a eye out and know where Perkins is at all times."
With a good offense however comes a very bad defense for South Carolina giving up 372.6 yards per game. The problem is they dont force turnovers through six games they have only six takeaway's.



THINGS TO WATCH ON SOUTH CAROLINA:

• Receiver Brandon Perkins, He's the Gamecocks big play receiver and leads the conference in receiving yards
• Quarterback J. Pittman decision making against UAB's defense, he's turned the ball over 11 times this season
• South Carolina's defense, will they get pressure and force turnovers

THINGS TO WATCH ON UAB:

• UAB has a whole, will they come out with that same intensity after a bye week
• UAB's defense, will they pressure Pittman or sit back and allow him to make mistakes
• Adam Dyks has been on fire will he avoid the careless interception
• Will the Home coming crowd affect the Gamecocks as they did Auburn

South Carolina at No. 8 UAB
Saturday, Oct 18, 2011
Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala.
3:30 p.m. CT
(ESPN)
TV: ESPN - Dave Ryan (pbp), Rich Rodriguez (color) and Krisa Blunk (sidelines) call the action.
RADIO: Blazer IMG Sports Network - David Crane (pbp), John Whitcomb (color) and Sam Miller (sidelines) have the call. The game can also be heard on WUHT 107.7 FM in Birmingham.

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Tweaked my sliders a bit, right now im in a 10-10 game with South Carolina in the third quarter, athlough I think the windy weather has a lot to do with it lol

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THE CAMPUS GAZETTE
UAB UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER
Saturday Oct 18, 2014

GRINNED OUT

(GORE BREAKS OFF THIS 75 YARD RUN THANKS TO THE BLOCK FROM FRESHMEN FB BRAD FRYE)
RUNNING BACK CODY GORE AND HUGE DEFENSIVE FOURTH QUARTER HELP BLAZERS TO 34-17 WIN

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ASSOCIATED PRESS____

Birmingham, Ala - A balanced offense and bothersome defense helped the UAB football team return home in style Saturday with a 34-17 win over South Carolina. All wasn't well for the 8th-ranked Blazers. Battling a 16 mile per hour cross wind and rain, South Carolina gave the Blazers everything they could for three quarters.

"We needed a game like that, (smh) I told them if they look past this team they could beat us, and they almost did," UAB head coach Travis Rhatigan said with a irritated mind state.
Quarterback Adam Dyks did as much as he could throwing two touchdown passes to receiver Travis Jackson. But two red zone interceptions helped keep the Gamecocks in the game.
"I knew the wind would affect our passing game and Cody Gore stepped up big time for us in the second half." Said Rhatigan.
Ever since taking over the starting job in week three Gore has performed. He finished with 158 yards rushing and two scores on 22 carries. It was the fourth game in a row that the versatile runner had hit the 100-yard mark, he would've had a third touchdown after breaking for 66 yards but a clipping penalty nullified the score. As for the receivers, RS- Freshmen Travis Jackson grabbed a game high 153 yards receiving just four yards shy of his career high he had during the season opener against Troy. Matt Ford re-injured his back, a injury he sustained last season that saw him miss the rest of the year. More word on his later this week.
While the Jackson's number's state a big day, the next receiver was Dan Sims who had three catches for just 21 yards.

The defense once again turned in a top notch performance forcing four turnovers and grabbing four sacks.
"When the game is close and we need a play I expect one of us to make a play." said free safety Carl Holycross, who forced a fumble and also deflected a pass that turned into a Adam Love interception.
Senior defensive end Tom Cox once again lived in the offensive backfield as he registered two sacks of his own. The consistent pressure from him and the defensive line was just too much for the South Carolina offensive line.
"We made it real simple for those guys," Cornerback Adam Love said. "We'll worry about the receivers you guys just pin your ears back and get after them."
Love and Cox both had five tackles on the day. Love held the conference leading receiver to just two catches batting down three intended passes his way.

It took UAB less than two minutes to get the scoring started. Dyks would fire a pass down the seam that saw Travis Jackson extending and making a great grab for the score. But the Blazers wouldn't reach the end zone again until the fourth quarter. Defensively it didnt matter the defense constantly gave the Blazers opportunities forcing two fumbles in the first half and would eventually go into the half up 10-3.
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(FORCED FUMBLES BY LOVE AND HOLYCROSS HELPED UAB HOLD ON TO A 10-3 LEAD HEADING INTO HALFTIME)

With the score set at 10-3 to open up the third quarter and virtually no offense out of the Gamecocks the first two quarters, the Gamecocks came out throwing desperation heaves. It took them just three plays to go 86 yards to tie the game. Do it all receiver Brandon Perkins grabbed a 80 yard catch and run before finishing the drive on a four yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone. It was the first touchdown pass the Blazers had given up all season. Just like that it was a game. South Carolina defense finally stepped up forcing two straight three and outs before UAB finally got 42 yard field goal from freshmen S. Jordan. South Carolina now had all the momentum heading into the fourth quarter and the Gamecocks did something no team has done all year which was score two offensive touchdowns on the Blazers when running back John Waters took a first down carry and sprinted 75 yards for the score.
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(THE GAMECOCK PLAYMAKERS PUT IN BACK TO BACK SCORES MAKING IT THE FIRST TIME A UAB TEAM HAS TRAILED IN THE FOURTH QURTER THIS SEASON)

It was the first time the Blazers had trailed in the fourth quarter all season long.
"It was like a punch to the gut, like no way this isn't happening." Said quarterback Adam Dyks.
The Blazers didnt panic, instead of the usual three and four wide set the Blazers came out in a three back power I set. starting on their own 18 yard line. Two straight hand offs saw Gore nearly break the second after a 8 yard gain. Then on the third play of the of the drive Gore broke for 75 giving UAB back the lead 20-17.
"My Oline and fullbacks get all that credit, all I had to do was take the hand off." Gore said after running through a gaping hole.
With the crowd back into it the defense went back to their usual ways, a first down interception by Adam love set up a 40 yard touchdown reception off the playaction to Travis Jackson. Up 10 the Blazers got back to back sacks and on third down set up another interception, this time by Harvey Nelson. The Blazers would ultimately try to run out the clock but a powerful running game saw Core run in his second score and clinching UAB's win 34-17.
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(HARVEY NELSON'S PICK ALL BUT SEALED, THEN GORE ICED THE CAKE WITH A DAZZLING MOVE AT THE GOAL LINE FOR THE BLAZERS)

Despite the close game the Blazers defense held the Gamecocks to 1-6 on third downs. just 200 yards before giving up that 75 yard rush.
Next up for the Blazers is a 12:30 home game against Kentucky next week.

BOX SCORE:

UAB 34 - SOUTH CAROLINA 17
(CORNERBACK ADAM LOVE HAD A TOUGH ASSIGNMENT BUT PASSED HOLDING THE SEC'S RECEIVING YARD LEADER BRANDON PERKINS TO JUST TWO RECEPTIONS)

Photos | Season Stats | Game Book | Quotes | Notes

	1	2	3	4	F
#8 UAB (6-0, 4-0)	7	3	3	21	34
SOUTH CAROLINA (3-4, 2-3)	0	3	7	7	17

Quick Stats	UAB	S. CAR
Total Yards	383	279
Passing Yards	216	149
Rushing Yards	167	130
First Downs	10	6
Turnovers	2	4
Penalties - Yards	6-70	7-57
3rd Down Conversions	6-10	1-6
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-0
Sacks	4	0
Time of Possession	15:10	8:50

Statistical Leaders - UAB
Passing	C-A	Yards	TD/Int	Long
A. Dyks	11-21	216	2/2	57
Rushing	Rushes	Yards	TD	Long
C. Gore	22	158	2	72
L. Sullivan	4	20	0	10
Receiving	Rec	Yards	TD	Long
T. Jackson	4	153	2	57
D. Sims	3	21	0	13
M. Ford	1	21	0	21
Defensive	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	TO
T. Cox	5	2	3	0
A. Love	5	0	0	1 INT
D. Rhodes	4	1.5	2	0

Statistical Leaders - South Carolina
Passing	C-A	Yards	TD/Int	Long
J. Pittman	8-15	149	1/2	80
Rushing	Rushes	Yards	TD	Long
J. Waters	10	129	1	75
B. Perkins	2	29	0	24
Receiving	Rec	Yards	TD	Long
B. Perkins	2	84	1	80
D. Little	2	22	0	20
C. Howard	2	14	0	12
Defensive	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	TO
B. Jacobs	6	0	0	0
M. Sanders	5	0	0	1 INT
C. Hawkins	4	1.0	0	1 INT

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October 18th, 2014

BIG WIN IN THE BIG HOUSE:
#4 MICHIGAN STATE SUFFERS FOURTH QUARTER COLLAPSE IN LOSS.

• Ann Arbor, MI - Through three quarters it looked like #4 Michigan State finally got over the lil brother hump. Up 14-0 with three minutes to go and a few first downs away from the win the Spartans failed miserably a big time hit on B. Hollaway gave Michigan the ball. Then Big B. Robinson took the triple option up the middle for the score. The first play of Michigan States next series saw the Wolverines grab the interception. Michigan quarterback J. Miller took a option keeper 42 yards for the score in less than 30 seconds the game was tied at 14. Michigan force State to punt with 1:15 left. Two big runs by Washington and The Wolverines kicked in a 41 yard field goal as time expired for the upset win at home.

TOP HEADLINES:

• No.2 Hawkeye's stay unbeaten after 49-0 romp of Northwestern
• Fans storm field after Utes upset No.1 Oregon
  
• Stunned: Tar Heels shut Tech's option attack down
• Penn State improves to 6-1 after OT win
• Florida State's continues to impress 31-14 over NC State
• UCF shocked at home by Troy
• Mountaineers wake up against Irish 38-21
• Stanford mauls Huskies 33-14
• Badgers keep winning (7-0)
• Gators fall in the swamp as Auburn rolls
• Wolfpack hand Boise third loss improve to 6-1
• Cal gets past Cougars, stay unbeaten

College Football Top 25 Scoreboard:
#1 Oregon falls #21 Utah 24-21
#2 Iowa over Northwestern 49-0
#3 Wisconsin over Indiana 30-17
#4 Michigan State falls #22 Michigan 17-14
#5 Cal over Washington State 29-14
#6 TCU over Missouri 38-14
#7 Georgia Tech falls North Carolina 33-17
#8 UAB over South Carolina 34-17
#9 Oklahoma State over Iowa State 42-32
#10 Illinois over Nebraska 23-14
#11 Oklahoma over Kansas 45-21
#13 Auburn over Florida 34-17
#14 Miami over Duke 34-13
#15 Stanford over Washington 33-14
#16 Pittsburgh over Clemson 49-7
#18 Notre Dame fall to West Virginia 38-21
#19 Boston College falls Wake Forest 29-22
#20 Virginia Tech over Syracuse 42-21
#23 Florida State over North Carolina State 31-14
#24 Mississippi State falls Texas A&M 38-34

#25 Georgia over Vanderbilt 48-7

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October 20th, 2014

RETURN OF DOMINANCE:
SEMINOLES RETURN TO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT COMES WITH HARD WORK

• Tallahassee, FL - It's been a while since the Seminoles seen this type of success, in fact this is the best season the Seminoles have had since Jimbo Fisher has taken over. The Seminoles have the second ranked offense in the ACC and the third ranked defense. More importantly they have a opportunity at their firs trip to the ACC championship in years. With wins over Virginia Tech and Miami a win over Pitt this weekend could all but seal the deal. The Seminoles are back.

AROUND THE NCAA:

• Rogers and the #4 Golden Bears continue to shock the college football world
• Hawkeye's/Badgers open up 1 and 2 in the First BCS poll
• Blazers Tom Cox having record type year for sacks (14) in 6 games
• Canes ready for the Georgia Tech Challenge
• Game of the week puts #13 Pittsburgh at #22 Florida State
• Spartans hope to bounce back against a tough Irish team
• Texas A&M looking to take control of the SEC west at Auburn this weekend
• Davis the reason! Iowa No. 1 and looks to stay there

BCS TALK:

• The season's first polls have come out and so far its been a wild college football season. Iowa has found themselves back to the No.1 spot followed by division foe Wisconsin. The two will meet on the season finale Nov. 29th in Iowa City but right now they both have to survive whats left of a tough schedule. UAB despite being in the last two national championships opened the season unranked. But a unruly defense has the Blazers opening up at No.3. This years surprise start off with No.'s 4 and 5. Those being Cal and Texas who both looked like they could very easily be No. 1's. Its the midway point in the season with a lot of big games left to play. Here are the first BCS rankings for 2014:

		BCS
RK	TEAM	AVG	PVS	RECORD
1	Iowa	1.0000	--	6-0
2	Wisconsin	.9419	--	7-0
3	UAB	.9333	--	6-0
4	Cal	.8476	--	7-0
5	Texas	.7901	--	6-0
6	TCU	.7687	--	6-1
7	Oregon	.7408	--	5-1
8	Oklahoma State	.6827	--	5-1
9	Oklahoma	.6553	--	6-1
10	Illinois	.6374	--	5-1
11	Auburn	.5190	--	6-1
12	Michigan State	.4977	--	5-1
13	Utah	.4794	--	6-1
14	Pittsburgh	.4603	--	6-0
15	Miami	.4218	--	7-1
16	Stanford	.4119	--	6-1
17	LSU	.3883	--	5-1
18	Michigan	.3869	--	5-1
19	Georgia Tech	.3504	--	5-1
20	Florida State	.2606	--	6-1
21	Virginia Tech	.1918	--	5-1
22	North Carolina	.1305	--	5-2
23	Georgia	.1233	--	5-2
24	Penn State	.0876	--	6-1
25	Nevada	.0584	--	6-1

RECRUITING NEWS: ESPN TOP 10 PROSPECTS

Player	Grade	Pos	School
1. Travis Wallace		HB	OU, Wyo, Bama
2. Jacob Sanders		WR	ALABAMA
3. Antonio Cole		HB	UF, Bama, Ore
4. Joel Morton		ATH	Ore, Iow, SC
5. James Brown		ATH	Boise, Ore, SC
6. Patrick Hodges		WR	ALABAMA
7. Bobby Snyder		HB	OKLAHOMA
8. William Clark		WR	UT, Wisc, GT
9. Josh Brown		ATH	Bama, TCU, OU
10. Courtney Goss		WR	ND, Aub, Bama

HEADLINES:

• No.3 RB Bobby Snyder commits to Sooners
• Gators nab Speedster David Russell
• Pair of 5 stars commits to Badgers "Nick Houston WR" "Adam Morris HB"
• Blazers grab first commit
• SC gets 6'4 prospect at wr Sam Bennett
• Ducks get two, #1 DT/TE commit
• Oklahoma receiver down to Anthony Goodwin down to 3
• Big win keys Jenkins decision to go with Wolverines
• #1 MLB says its down to Tide and Sooners

Another Heisman talk this week. We highlight Iowa's super sophomore quarterback Mark Davis. Davis has not only led Iowa to a freshmen year BCS title but this season has them back at No.1
He's completing 65 percent of his passes. His true test are coming up late in the year when he and the Hawkeye's go on three straight road games to #19 Michigan #11 Michigan State and #9 Illinois before finishing at home vs #2 Wisconsin.

• 21 Touchdowns, 5 interceptions
• 148.8 passer rating
• 439 yards rushing 6 touchdowns
• 20-0 record as a starter

TOP GAMES FOR WEEK 9


Arizona (4-2, 2-1) at #7 Oregon (5-1,2-1)
The invincible cloak Oregon had on for the first 8 weeks of the season has now wore off and with Arizona feeling a bit upsetty the Ducks may have another problem. Arizona upset Stanford a few weeks back at Stanford. But the "Zoo" poses a different challenge for the Wildcats. They'll face a angry Oregon team who was completely shut down by Utah last week.Quarterback Brandon Harris will need to be better than his 3-15 day a week ago and Arizona will need to be sound to match the speed of the Ducks backfield.


#14 Miami (7-1, 4-1) at #16 Georgia Tech (5-1, 3-1)
The #3 rush offense (GT) meats the #1 Total Offense (Mia) Georgia Tech is trying to stay atop the ACC Coastal Divisionas they are in a three way tie with one loss Miami and Virginia Tech. The Hurricanes stumbled on the road a few weeks back to the Seminoles and face a similar challenge this week. They have to contend with the ACC #1 defense the Yellow Jackets give up only 289.3 yards a games the bend but dont break defense has forced a ton of FG. But if Miami is Smart they'll study GT's loss last week to North Carolina. They ran the football and gave GT a dose of their own Medicine. Miami has the athletes but do they have the will.


Texas A&M (5-1,4-1) at #12 Auburn (6-1, 3-1)
Right now LSU is still the favorite in the west but a down year for Bama makes it a little easier for the other teams. The other teams are the Aggies and the Tigers. A&M has rebounded nicely from a dismal first year in the SEC and a win over Auburn can catapult them to being the contender in the West. Auburn's lone loss came by way of #3 UAB but that hasn't stopped them run producing the top rushing offense in the SEC led by tailback E. White. He will be key to Auburn's success and his play will open up the playaction quarterback J. Darby has excelled in. The Aggies play defense which is ranked 3rd in the always tough SEC. Cornerback C. Bellamy has truly been a lock-down corner and is tied second with 4 interceptions the Aggies are tied in the SEC with 13 overall interceptions with non other than the Tigers from Auburn, who makes the most defenisve plays win this one.





College Gameday Game of the Week


#14 Pittsburgh (6-0, 5-0) at #20 Florida State (6-1, 4-1)
Pittsburgh has made their living on the road this season as they've won four of their 6six games on the road. But Tallahassee is different says Seminoles defensive tackle Andy Clark who leads the team with 6.0 sacks. In fact the Seminoles have four players with at least 5.0 sacks. While Cornerback Tyler Marshall is securing the air ways with his 4 interceptions.
The Seminoles are long ways from the team that lost 31-24 to Syracuse earlier this season with wins over #20 Virginia Tech and #13 Miami they understand big games. Pittsburgh however has quietly been brewing a lethal storm since joining the ACC a year ago, Their clam to fame are wins over the Tar heels and BC. Quarterback Brent Cowan has been as precise as anyone throwing 13 touchdowns and just two interceptions more importanlty he's only been sacked only 8 times this season. When he has time Sophomore Josh Hopkins is usually on the receiving end. The defense is solid ranking them second in the ACC behond hard nose linebacker R. Hardy. This game is for first place in the ACC Atlantic division.

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