SLUG-FEST! A UC-Santa Cruz C-a-S Dynasty (NCAA 12)

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WEEK 6 - UC SANTA CRUZ (1-2) at OLE MISS (2-2)

Matchup Preview | October 1, 2011
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UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (1-2, 0-1 Away)		Mississippi Rebels (2-2, 1-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 32.3 Points Per Game 29.0 1256 Total Yards 1683 293 Rushing Yards 958 963 Passing Yards 725 Defensive Stats Comparison 1273 Total Yards Allowed 1130 654 Rushing Yards Allowed 452 619 Passing Yards Allowed 678 Injury Report NONE LG Alex Washington Sprained wrist (5 weeks) Game Notes UC Santa Cruz returns east to play Ole Miss this week, a team perfectly positioned to exploit their major weakness -- the Rebels showcase the #9 rushing attack in college football, going up against a Banana Slugs' defense that has had notorious difficulty against the run. If there's a bright side, it's that the Slugs feature a pretty potent passing attack against a middle-of-the-road pass defense. The other bright side will be the return of QB Johnny Broussard, who returns to action after an abdominal strain.

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REBELS RUN OVER SLUGS, 49-35
Bolden sets school rushing mark with 323 yards

UNIVERSITY, MS -- For the first quarter of Saturday's game between Ole Miss and Santa Cruz, the emerging story was looking to be a rusty Johnny Broussard, who put his team in a two-touchdown hole with interceptions on his first two possessions.

Sixty minutes later, Broussard's struggles were both erased by a fine performance, but reduced to a footnote by Ole Miss halfback Brandon Bolden, who set a school record with 323 rushing yards and five touchdowns -- scoring on runs of 36, 82, 51, 53, and 31 yards.

"There's not much to say when you get beat like that," said Santa Cruz's Ian Baxter. "The kid had a heck of a performance, but we have to own our part of that. For the most part, we didn't shed blocks, we didn't finish tackles, we just didn't execute."

The Rebels got out to a strong start, converting two Broussard picks into 14 points, but then the Banana Slugs settled down and looked like they might make a game of it. First, they rolled off a 14-play, 86-yard drive, capped off by a Terry McCabe touchdown plunge. Unfortunately, the Rebels would get it right back on the first play from scrimmage -- an end-around to Melvin Harris would turn into an untouched 80-yard touchdown scamper. But then the Slugs put another long drive together as the half wound down. However, the drive stalled in the red zone and to make matters worse, Nathan Britt shanked a fairly makeable 30-yard field goal. Ole Miss took over and was content to take a 21-7 lead to the break.

After the break, Ole Miss extended their lead with a pair of long touchdown runs by Bolden, but then Santa Cruz's Trey Lambert decided to join in the fun, springing a run up the gut into a 78-yard score. As the third quarter ticked down, Santa Cruz was on life support, 35-14.

And then, Ole Miss briefly opened a door to let the Slugs back in the game. Even though the run had been working all game, Ole Miss went to the air on their next drive, and Randall Mackey was promptly picked off around midfield. Santa Cruz made the most of the opportunity, driving down for McCabe's second short TD of the day as the 4th quarter started, 35-21.

But the door closed just as quickly, as Bolden broke free again (touchdown #4). UCSC responded with a hurry-up drive that ended in another touchdown with 3:05 left to make it 42-28, but after a failed onside kick, Bolden added his 5th touchdown of the day to make it 49-28. Santa Cruz put one more drive together in the final minute-plus, but at that point, with no timeouts left, Ole Miss was able to take the knee for the two-score win.

"It's tough," said Baxter. "I like that we kept coming back. I like that our two-minute offense was able to have some success. I like that Johnny was able to bounce back from a really rough start and throw with confidence as the game went on. But we have to get stops from our defense. We have to put ourselves in a position where the good stuff counts for something more than a consolation prize."

FINAL: OLE MISS 49, SANTA CRUZ 35

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs at Mississippi Rebels
Oct 1, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (1-2)	0	7	7	21	35
Mississippi Rebels (2-2)	14	7	14	14	49

Team Stats Comparison
	UCSC	MISS
Total Offense	475	442
Rushing Yards	149	406
Passing Yards	326	36
First Downs	18	5
Punt Return Yards	5	19
Kick Return Yards	188	38
Total Yards	668	499
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	8-16	2-6
4th Down Conversion	2-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-0	1-1-0
Penalties	3-35	6-45
Posession Time	21:39	10:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MISS
6:41	(MISS) Logan 9-yard pass from Mackey (Rose kick)	0	7
4:54	(MISS) Bolden 36-yard run (Rose kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MISS
5:46	(UCSC) McCabe 1-yard run (Britt kick)	7	14
5:35	(MISS) Harris 80-yard run (Rose kick)	7	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MISS
7:18	(MISS) Bolden 82-yard run (Rose kick)	7	28
5:00	(MISS) Bolden 51-yard run (Rose kick)	7	35
4:43	(UCSC) Lambert 78-yard run (Britt kick)	14	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MISS
7:31	(UCSC) McCabe 2-yard run (Britt kick)	21	35
4:39	(MISS) Bolden 53-yard run (Rose kick)	21	42
3:05	(UCSC) McCabe 7-yard run (Britt kick)	28	42
2:45	(MISS) Bolden 31-yard run (Rose kick)	28	49
0:33	(UCSC) Stevens 24-yard pass from Broussard (Britt kick)	35	49

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Johnny Broussard 21/42 326 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Lambert 12 128 10.6 1 Terry McCabe 12 40 3.3 3 Johnny Broussard 3 -30 -10.0 0 Shannon Blanks 2 4 2.0 0 Ben Morris 1 8 8.0 0 Jonathan Butler 1 1 1.0 0 Donnell Shaffer 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Darryl Stevens 7 107 15.2 1 Reggie Hairston 3 88 29.3 0 Terry McCabe 3 53 17.6 0 Shannon Blanks 3 18 6.0 0 Jay Meeks 2 22 11.0 0 Trey Lambert 2 15 7.5 0 Donnell Shaffer 1 23 23.0 0

Mississippi Rebels PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Randall Mackey 5/10 36 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Bolden 21 323 15.3 5 Randall Mackey 4 -1 -0.2 0 Melvin Harris 2 81 40.5 1 James Logan 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Logan 2 22 11.0 1 Brandon Bolden 1 7 7.0 0 Tobias Singleton 1 5 5.0 0 Ferbia Allen 1 2 2.0 0

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WEEK 6 - Around the NCAA

#1 Oklahoma State and #2 Florida State both sit this week, letting the other teams jockey for position. Several head-to-head battles in the Top 25 this week, but in single action, the favorites mostly do what they're supposed to. Florida is a team on the move after back-to-back overtime wins, including knocking off former #1 Alabama. Running QBs return to the Heisman conversation -- Mississippi State's Chris Relf and Nebraska's Taylor Martinez shore up lesser passing stats with big ground contributions.

TOP 25 IN ACTION
Head-to-Head:

• #3 Boise State def. #16 Nevada, 48-24
  
• #22 Nebraska def. #5 Wisconsin, 31-28
  
• #17 Florida def. #8 Alabama, 17-10 (OT)
  
• #9 Ohio State def. #12 Michigan State, 28-20
  
• #10 Texas A&M def. #13 Arkansas, 34-21
  
• #23 Utah def. #24 Washington, 34-17
  

Also In Action:

• #4 Oklahoma def. Ball State, 59-7
  
• #6 South Carolina def. Auburn, 24-19
  
• #7 TCU def. SMU, 31-24
  
• #11 Mississippi State def. Georgia, 41-7
  
• #14 Stanford def. UCLA, 24-14
  
• #15 Virginia Tech def. Clemson, 27-7
  
• #18 Texas def. Iowa State, 48-28
  
• #20 Miami def. FCS-Southeast, 59-3
  
• USC def. #21 Arizona, 45-21
  
• #25 WVU def. Bowling Green, 52-21
  

OFF:

• #1 Oklahoma State, #2 Florida State, #19 Oregon

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 3, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma State (36)	4	0	1500
2	2	Florida State (23)	4	0	1446
3	6	South Carolina (1)	5	0	1301
4	3	Boise State	4	0	1246
5	4	Oklahoma	3	1	1122
6	11	Mississippi State	5	0	1085
7	7	TCU	5	0	1028
8	9	Ohio State	4	1	918
9	17	Florida	5	0	888
10	10	Texas A&M	3	1	866
11	15	Virginia Tech	5	0	765
12	5	Wisconsin	4	1	749
13	14	Stanford	3	1	667
14	18	Texas	4	0	650
15	8	Alabama	3	2	603
16	20	Miami	4	0	556
17	12	Michigan State	4	1	541
18	23	Utah	4	0	530
19	13	Arkansas	4	1	494
20	22	Nebraska	4	1	466
21	19	Oregon	2	2	447
22	16	Nevada	3	1	399
23	NR	Michigan	5	0	338
24	25	West Virginia	4	1	252
25	NR	Penn State	4	1	195

Others Receiving Votes: LSU 192, Connecticut 143, Boston College 115, USC 105, Washington 97, Arizona 93, Missouri 13
Dropped Out: #21 Arizona, #24 Washington

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 3, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Ed Wesley	HB	TCU		96-621, 13 TDs
Chris Relf	QB	Mississippi State		59-119, 1014 yards, 10 TDs, 6 INTs / 77-304, 5 rushing TDs
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		88-560, 7 TDs
Joe Bauserman	QB	Ohio State		83-172, 1171 yards, 9 TDs, 1 INT / 50-150, 3 rushing TDs
Taylor Martinez	QB	Nebraska		86-148, 1134 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs / 81-315, 4 rushing TDs

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WEEK 7 - UC SANTA CRUZ (1-3) at #6 MISSISSIPPI STATE (5-0)

Matchup Preview | October 8, 2011
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UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (1-3, 0-2 Away)		#6 Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 33.0 Points Per Game 44.4 1731 Total Offensive Yards 2399 442 Rushing Yards 1264 1289 Passing Yards 1135 Defensive Stats Comparison 1715 Total Yards Allowed 1043 1060 Rushing Yards Allowed 530 655 Passing Yards Allowed 513 Injury Report DT Josh Boyd Foot stress fracture (probable) Game Notes Santa Cruz gets ripped for 400+ on the ground, and as a follow-up, they get to play the #6 team in the nation, with a Heisman-candidate quarterback in Chris Relf. They're Top 10 in rushing offense and passing defense... so pretty much, the Slugs' one strength area on offense, and their Achilles Heel on defense. This should be interesting. On one hand, let's be honest. The probable forecast for Saturday's game is "severe ugliness". On the other hand, much like winning the Powerball, it's fun to think about the "what if"s of knocking off the #6 team in the nation. If there's any path to victory for the B-Slugs, it's that Relf is not an especially accurate passer -- only about 50% completion percentage. So stack the line, make him throw, and hope to force some mistakes. Easy, right?

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TWO HALVES AND TO HOLD
Slugs squander solid first half in 38-0 loss

STARKVILLE, MS -- It wasn't apparent from the final score, but the Santa Cruz Banana Slugs gave the #6 Mississippi State Bulldogs half of a good game. As the first half wound down, the Slugs were only trailing 10-0, having just completed a 14-play drive that came apart on a goal-line interception.

But the final minute of the first half and the second half saw the re-emergence of the same old problems, as halfback Vick Ballard became the second runner in as many weeks to set a school mark for rushing yards. Ballard ended his day with 266 yards and three scores as the Bulldogs cruised to a 38-0 win.

With a little more than two minutes left in the half, the Slugs were at the one foot line, but three runs had proved unsuccessful in punching it in. On 4th and goal, Johnny Broussard decided to try the air, and had Shannon Blanks open for just a moment. But the window closed as corner Corey Broomfield stepped in front of Broussard's pass. It looked for a moment like the game might go to the half scoreless, as a Bulldog holding penalty was followed by a zero-yard option by Chris Relf, but then Ballard shrugged a tackle in the backfield and found a seam off the left tackle for a 90-yard touchdown.

Santa Cruz rallied toward the break, but in a harbinger of things to come, Nathan Britt's attempt to at least get the Slugs on the board with a 41-yard field goal hit the bottom crossbar. Instead of a manageable 10-0 deficit, or even a 17-3 two-possession game, the Slugs went to the locker room trailing 17-0, with the Bulldogs also due to get the ball back.

After the break, in what is becoming a weekly tradition, the Slugs got burned almost immediately after the break. Ballard took a delay handoff and basically ran over linebacker Chad Fowler and was off to the races for a 74-yard touchdown. 24-0 and the rout was on.

Only this time, a new enemy stung the Slugs this week... the holding penalty. Santa Cruz's next three straight drives were dead on arrival thanks to holding calls, and when the line wasn't holding, they were serving as a turnstile, allowing eight sacks on the day.

So while Mississippi State actually stalled out on offense for most of the third quarter, Santa Cruz did nothing to take advantage of it. However, time forced the Slugs to get too aggressive and it ended up backfiring. With about 4:30 left, Santa Cruz got desperate and went for it on their own side of the 50, and Broussard got sacked, setting the Bulldogs up around the Santa Cruz 20. Relf, who otherwise had an un-Heisman-like day, called his own number and slipped two tackles to reach the end zone. The Bulldogs would tack on one more touchdown in garbage time, and this round went to Goliath.

"Right this minute, I'll be content if I never come back to Mississippi in my life," said Coach Baxter. "But we have to pick ourselves up, use the week off, and get ready. Conference play starts next, and we'll have a clean slate there."

FINAL: MISSISSIPPI STATE 38, SANTA CRUZ 0

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs at Mississippi State Bulldogs
Oct 8, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (1-3)	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-0)	3	14	7	14	38

Team Stats Comparison
	UCSC	MSST
Total Offense	200	401
Rushing Yards	-45	350
Passing Yards	245	51
First Downs	14	7
Punt Return Yards	11	35
Kick Return Yards	146	27
Total Yards	357	463
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	6-16	5-11
4th Down Conversion	0-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-0-0	0-0-0
Penalties	6-53	3-40
Posession Time	20:11	11:49

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MSST
1:06	(MSST) DePasquale 43-yard field goal	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MSST
7:45	(MSST) Ballard 43-yard run (DePasquale kick)	0	10
1:00	(MSST) Ballard 90-yard run (DePasquale kick)	0	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MSST
7:44	(MSST) Ballard 74-yard run (DePasquale kick)	0	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UCSC	MSST
4:13	(MSST) Relf 20-yard run (DePasquale kick)	0	31
2:21	(MSST) Carr 58-yard run (DePasquale kick)	0	38

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Johnny Broussard 20/43 245 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trey Lambert 11 19 1.7 0 Johnny Broussard 9 -72 -8.0 0 Terry McCabe 4 5 1.2 0 Shannon Blanks 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Donnell Shaffer 5 65 13.0 0 Trey Lambert 5 37 7.8 0 Darryl Stevens 4 62 15.5 0 Jay Meeks 2 27 13.5 0 Reggie Hairston 2 15 7.5 0 Jon Culver 1 19 19.0 0 Terry McCabe 1 18 18.0 0

Mississippi State Bulldogs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chris Relf 5/17 51 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Vick Ballard 12 266 22.1 3 Chris Relf 12 29 2.4 1 Michael Carr 1 58 58.0 1 Chad Bumphis 1 -3 -3.0 0 Sylverster Hemphill 1 0 0.0 0

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WEEK 7 - Around the NCAA

South Carolina leapfrogs two teams that also won to move into the #1 ranking, but a lot of red ink elsewhere in the Top 25. Underdogs won all three head-to-head matchups, and it was a bad day for non-AQs, as Boise and TCU both lost. Heisman-wise, Garcia is back on the radar and STILL hasn't been picked yet. Will Wesley's support evaporate once TCU is out of the title picture?

TOP 25 IN ACTION
Head-to-Head:

• #14 Texas def. #5 Oklahoma, 20-3
  
• #17 Nebraska def. #8 Ohio State, 31-28
  
• #16 Miami def. #11 Virginia Tech, 24-6

Also In Action:

• #1 Oklahoma State def. Kansas, 40-21
  
• #2 Florida State def. Wake Forest, 31-6
  
• #3 South Carolina def. Kentucky, 20-17 (OT)
  
• Fresno State def. #4 Boise State, 31-24 (OT)
  
• #6 Mississippi State def. UC Santa Cruz, 38-0
• San Diego State def. #7 TCU, 35-32
  
• LSU def. #9 Florida, 34-14
  
• #10 Texas A&M def. Texas Tech, 45-31
  
• #13 Stanford def. Colorado, 20-14
  
• #15 Alabama def. Vanderbilt, 34-10
  
• #18 Utah def. Arizona State, 31-24
  
• Auburn def. #19 Arkansas, 38-6
  
• #21 Oregon def. Cal, 41-14
  
• #22 Nevada def. UNLV, 41-10
  
• Northwestern def. #23 Michigan, 27-24 (OT)
  
• #24 West Virginia def. Connecticut, 33-3
  
• #25 Penn State def. Iowa, 34-7
  

OFF:

• #12 Wisconsin, #17 Michigan State
  

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 10, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	South Carolina (41)	6	0	1505
2	1	Oklahoma State (20)	5	0	1492
3	2	Florida State	5	0	1459
4	6	Mississippi State	6	0	1361
5	14	Texas	5	0	1002
6	10	Texas A&M	4	1	935
7	16	Miami	5	0	913
8	12	Wisconsin	4	1	833
9	18	Utah	5	0	814
10	5	Oklahoma	3	2	790
11	13	Stanford	4	1	790
12	15	Alabama	4	2	692
13	8	Ohio State	4	2	658
14	4	Boise State	4	1	648
15	9	Florida	5	1	631
16	17	Michigan State	4	1	618
17	20	Nebraska	5	1	614
18	11	Virginia Tech	5	1	604
19	7	TCU	5	1	571
20	21	Oregon	3	2	436
21	22	Nevada	4	1	412
22	NR	LSU	3	3	388
23	NR	Boston College	6	0	338
24	24	West Virginia	5	1	334
25	25	Penn State	5	1	294

Others Receiving Votes: Auburn 169, Arkansas 156, USC 136, Washington 98, Arizona 62, Michigan 36, Missouri 19
Dropped Out: #19 Arkansas, #23 Michigan

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 10, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Ed Wesley	HB	TCU		115-736, 14 TDs / 2 receiving TDs
Vick Ballard	HB	Mississippi State		90-718, 8 TDs
Stephen Garcia	QB	South Carolina		93-151, 1253 yards, 19 TDs, 0 INTs
Case Keenum	QB	Houston		139-220, 1982 yards, 17 TDs, 6 INTs / 56-230, 5 rushing TDs
Trent Richardson	HB	Alabama		97-595, 5 TDs

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SLUG TALES PREVIEWS THE WAC!

With Santa Cruz using the off week to regroup for conference play, we thought we'd use the downtime to look at how the WAC is shaping up.


Nevada (4-1, 1-0) is the WAC's lone ranked team at #21. Their signature win was defeating Oregon, which was a Top 10 team at the time. They're the highest-scoring team in the WAC (169 points) and tied for the stingiest defense (116, tied with Hawai'i).
Passing: Tyler Lantrip -- 69-148, 919 yards, 7 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing: Lampford Mark -- 72-417, 6 TDs
Receiving: Rishard Matthews -- 15-223, 3 TDs

Fresno State (4-2, 1-0) just made a big splash this past week by knocking Boise State (#4 at that point) from the ranks of the undefeated. A step below Nevada on offense and defense. Conference win was against Idaho.
Passing: Greg Watson -- 96-183, 1425 yards, 14 TDs, 7 INTs
Rushing: A.J. Ellis -- 143-750, 6 TDs
Receiving: Kulitapa Taumoepeau -- 28-445, 3 TDs

San Jose State (1-5, 1-1) is struggling overall, but does have a conference win against New Mexico State to their credit. Overall, they have the statistically weakest offense (70 points) and defense (182 points).
Passing: Matt Faulkner -- 75-199, 844 yards, 2 TDs, 9 INTs
Rushing: David Freeman -- 44-222, 1 TD
Receiving: Noel Grigsby -- 40-531, 2 TDs

Utah State (3-2, 0-0) is a respectable 3-2 overall, but has not played a conference game yet. Their wins came against FCS-West, BYU (in overtime) and Wyoming.
Passing: Adam Kennedy -- 62-143, 824 yards, 3 TDs, 8 INTs
Rushing: Robert Turbin -- 91-486, 5 TDs
Receiving: Dontel Watkins -- 23-337, 2 TDs

Hawai'i (1-3, 0-0) has a win against UNLV, and losses against Colorado, Washington, and Ole Miss. They seem to have had more byes than some of the other teams so far.
Passing: Bryant Moniz -- 74-149, 914 yards, 4 TDs, 6 INTs
Rushing: Jordan Monico -- 28-121, 1 TD
Receiving: Royce Pollard -- 32-422, 1 TD

New Mexico State (1-4, 0-1) had their only win come against an FCS school; losses were against Minnesota, UTEP, San Jose State, and New Mexico.
Passing: Matt Christian - 61-130, 840 yards, 4 TDs, 9 INTs
Rushing: Kenny Turner -- 105-422, 5 TDs
Receiving: Stephen McIntyre -- 14-239, 1 TD

Idaho (1-4, 0-1) is in the same boat with New Mexico State and Santa Cruz -- only win against an FCS school. They have a conference loss to Fresno State.
Passing: Brian Reader -- 62-136, 868 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTs
Rushing: Princeton McCarty -- 67-314, 1 TD
Receiving: Justin Veltung -- 24-304, 3 TDs

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WEEK 8 - Around the NCAA

Our first BCS poll, and we have a new #1. Mississippi State got to feast on South Carolina's backup quarterback with Steven Garcia out injured, and came up with a 42-7 win. #3 Florida State laid the big egg of the week -- despite being the only Top 5 team not in the head-to-head derby, they lost to an unranked Duke team. Oops.

In the Heisman race, Ed Wesley stayed put on an off week, but Chris Relf is back yet again.

TOP 25 IN ACTION
Head-to-Head:

• #4 Mississippi State def. #1 South Carolina, 42-7
• #2 Oklahoma State def. #5 Texas, 41-38 (OT)
  

Also In Action:

• Duke def. #3 Florida State, 31-28
  
• #6 Texas A&M def. Baylor, 45-17
  
• #7 Miami def. North Carolina, 38-7
  
• #8 Wisconsin def. Indiana, 27-10
  
• #9 Utah def. Pitt, 24-7
  
• #10 Oklahoma def. Kansas, 41-21
  
• #11 Stanford def. Washington State, 49-10
  
• #12 Alabama def. Ole Miss, 38-7
  
• #13 Ohio State def. Illinois, 38-24
  
• #14 Boise State def. Colorado State, 35-17
  
• Auburn def. #15 Florida, 34-10
  
• #16 Michigan State def. Michigan, 34-26
  
• #18 Virginia Tech def. Wake Forest, 38-7
  
• Arizona State def. #20 Oregon, 35-28
  
• #21 Nevada def. New Mexico, 35-3
  
• #22 LSU def. Tennessee, 32-31
  
• #25 Penn State def. Purdue, 42-29
  

OFF:

• #17 Nebraska, #19 TCU, #23 Boston College, #24 West Virginia

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 17, 2011
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Mississippi State	7	0	1.000
2	Oklahoma State	6	0	0.994
3	Utah	6	0	0.989
4	Miami	6	0	0.983
5	Texas A&M	5	1	0.978
6	South Carolina	6	1	0.969
7	Texas	5	1	0.967
8	Oklahoma	4	2	0.949
9	Wisconsin	5	1	0.943
10	Nebraska	5	1	0.939
11	Stanford	5	1	0.937
12	Boise State	5	1	0.936
13	Michigan State	5	1	0.930
14	Alabama	5	2	0.923
15	Virginia Tech	6	1	0.906
16	Florida State	5	1	0.887
17	Boston College	6	0	0.875
18	LSU	4	3	0.875
19	Nevada	5	1	0.869
20	Auburn	4	3	0.866
21	TCU	5	1	0.859
22	Florida	5	2	0.841
23	West Virginia	5	1	0.837
24	Arkansas	4	2	0.828
25	Ohio State	4	3	0.823

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 15, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Ed Wesley	HB	TCU		115-736, 14 TDs / 2 receiving TDs
Chris Relf	QB	Mississippi State		73-159, 1249 yards, 12 TDs, 8 INTs / 101-377, 8 rushing TDs
Doug Martin	HB	Boise State		99-656, 6 TDs / 23-438, 3 receiving TDs
Vick Ballard	HB	Mississippi State		98-745, 8 TDs
Stephen Garcia	QB	South Carolina		93-151, 1253 yards, 19 TDs, 0 INTs