A New Era In College Park: A Maryland Terrapins Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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Alabama, Ohio State still 1-2 in new AP poll

NEW YORK--Alabama and Ohio State retained their commanding lead in the new Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday, maintaining a 100-point margin over third-ranked Florida following a weekend of upsets.

A.J. McCarron and the Crimson Tide continued their stay as the top-ranked team following a 26-14 win over Mississippi in Tuscaloosa. Braxton Miller and the Buckeyes narrowed the Crimson Tide's lead though, after a nailbiting 27-26 win over Wisconsin at home.

Losses by Stanford and Oklahoma pushed Florida to the No. 3 spot after the fifth-ranked Gators cruised to a 28-21 win over Kentucky. Louisville jumped from sixth to fourth in a bye week. Texas, also on a bye, moved from fifth to seventh.

Oklahoma State moved from eighth to sixth following a 41-27 win over West Virginia in Morgantown. Oklahoma dropped to seventh from No. 4 following a 49-30 road loss to 18th-ranked Notre Dame.

Texas A&M moved from ninth to eighth after crushing Arkansas 52-6 in Fayetteville. Nebraska, off after a 4-0 start, remained at No. 10.

Notre Dame made the second-biggest jump in the polls, moving from No. 18 to No. 11 after beating the Sooners in South Bend. Their win bumped Georgia from No. 11 to No. 12 after the Bulldogs needed an overtime field goal to escape LSU 45-42.

USC also fell one spot, from No. 12 to No. 13, despite a 23-17 win on the road against Arizona State. Northwestern stayed at No. 14 following a 52-7 win over FCS opponent Maine.

Michigan State moved two spots during their bye week, from No. 17 to No. 15. UCF jumped into the polls at No. 16 following a 27-20 win over 21st-ranked South Carolina in Orlando, the first time since 2010 the Knights have been ranked.

13th-ranked North Carolina fell to No. 17 after a 28-17 loss to Maryland at home, while 16th-ranked Wisconsin fell to No. 18 following a 27-26 loss to Ohio State. The Badgers nearly beat the Buckeyes in a thriller, losing only after Joel Stave was strip-sacked near midfield with seconds remaining.

UCLA moved up one spot during their bye week, from No. 19 to No. 20. Fresno State moved into the top 25 behind the Bruins after a 14-7 overtime win over Hawaii that pushed the Bulldogs to 5-0.

TCU fell from 15th to 21st after a 38-24 loss to rival SMU. Ball State jumped into the poll after a 34-28 win over 25th-ranked Toledo, moving in at No. 22 for the school's first AP ranking since 2008.

Miami fell from No. 19 to No. 23 following a 27-21 loss to South Florida in Tampa. Tennessee remained at No. 24 after a 31-16 win over South Alabama.

Maryland jumped into the poll at No. 25 following their win over 13th-ranked North Carolina, the first time since 2010 the Terrapins have been ranked.

No. 21 South Carolina, No. 22 Michigan, No. 23 Florida State, and No. 25 Toledo all dropped out of the poll after losses.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 29, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (34)	4	0	1497
2	2	Ohio State (27)	5	0	1467
3	5	Florida	4	0	1351
4	6	Louisville	4	0	1134
5	7	Texas	4	0	1097
6	8	Oklahoma State	4	0	1061
7	4	Oklahoma	3	1	1017
8	9	Texas A&M	4	1	997
9	3	Stanford	3	1	974
10	10	Nebraska	4	0	904
11	18	Notre Dame	4	1	851
12	11	Georgia	4	1	752
13	12	USC	4	0	708
14	14	Northwestern	4	0	677
15	17	Michigan State	3	1	635
16	NR	UCF	4	0	571
17	13	North Carolina	3	1	541
18	16	Wisconsin	4	1	457
19	20	UCLA	2	1	420
20	NR	Fresno State	5	0	383
21	15	TCU	3	1	341
22	NR	Ball State	5	0	333
23	19	Miami	3	1	300
24	24	Tennessee	4	1	291
25	NR	Maryland	5	0	243

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Offensive woes doom Florida State in loss to No. 25 Maryland

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Jameis Winston didn't expect his first season starting under center quite like this.

Winston and the Florida State Seminoles were supposed to be the sole challenger able to topple the Clemson Tigers, but Florida State's offense sputtered for the third time in four ACC contests, managing only a field goal in a 17-3 loss to the Maryland Terrapins.

Winston threw for 172 yards and James Wilder Jr. gouged a stout Terps run defense for 74 yards, but the Seminoles were stopped three times deep in Maryland territory.

One led to Roberto Aguayo's chip-shot field goal, but Florida State failed to convert on fourth down the other two times, including a fourth quarter drive that stalled three yards from the end zone.

Two interceptions by C.J. Brown kept the Seminoles in the game until the final moments. One came on a late fourth quarter series for Maryland that eventually set up Florida State's failed last-gasp drive.

Stefon Diggs was his usual stellar self, catching two touchdown passes to give the sophomore sensation 11 touchdown catches on the season, one shy of Torrey Smith's school record set in 2010.

Brandon Ross's streak of consecutive 100-yard rushing games ended at five, as the running back was held to just 78 yards on 19 carries.

Brad Craddock's third quarter field goal was the first for the Australian rules footballer in 2013.

Maryland Terrapins at Florida State Seminoles
October 5, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#25 Maryland Terrapins (6-0, 3-0 ACC)	7	7	3	0	17
Florida State Seminoles (2-3, 1-3 ACC)	0	3	0	0	3

Team Stats Comparison
	MD	FSU
Total Offense	245	271
Rushing Yards	99	99
Passing Yards	146	172
First Downs	10	10
Punt Return Yards	45	0
Kick Return Yards	60	0
Total Yards	350	271
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	4-8	2-9
4th Down Conversion	0-0	2-4
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2	1-2
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	10:21	9:39

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MD	FSU
2:39	(MD) Stefon Diggs, 20 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MD	FSU
4:32	(FSU) Roberto Aguayo, 20 yard field goal	7	3
0:03	(MD) Stefon Diggs, 19 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	14	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MD	FSU
1:56	(MD) Brad Craddock, 30 yard field goal	17	3

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.J. Brown 9-14 146 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Ross 19 78 4.1 0 C.J. Brown 3 23 7.6 0 Wes Brown 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Stefon Diggs 5 125 25.0 2 Brandon Ross 2 0 0.0 0 Deon Long 1 20 20.0 0 Wes Brown 1 1 1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Ryan Doyle 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Anthony Nixon 6 0 0 0 Bradley Johnson 5 0 0 0 Zeke Riser 4 3 0 0 Sean Davis 4 0 0 0 Dexter McDougle 4 0 0 0 Isaac Goins 2 0 0 0 Keith Bowers 2 0 0 0 Marcus Whitfield 1 1 0 0 Cole Farrand 1 0 0 0 Alex Twine 1 0 0 0 Darius Kilgo 1 0 0 0 Jeremiah Johnson 1 0 0 0 Stefon Diggs 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brad Craddock 1-1 2-2 5 31 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Nathan Renfro 1 31 31.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Stefon Diggs 1 39 39.0 0 Isaac Goins 1 21 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 2 45 22.5 0

Florida State Seminoles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jameis Winston 14-20 172 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jameis Winston 10 21 2.1 0 James Wilder Jr. 7 74 10.5 0 Kenny Shaw 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Wilder Jr. 4 23 5.7 0 Rashad Greene 3 56 18.6 0 Kelvin Benjamin 2 15 7.5 0 Isaiah Jones 1 34 34.0 0 Nick O'Leary 1 23 23.0 0 Kenny Shaw 1 12 12.0 0 Chad Abram 1 9 9.0 0 Christian Green 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Josue Matias 1 0 Bobby Hart 0 2 Tre' Jackson 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Karlos Williams 7 0 1 0 Matthew Thomas 5 0 0 0 Nick Waisome 3 0 0 0 Demonte McAllister 3 0 0 0 Christian Jones 3 0 0 0 Tyler Hunter 2 0 0 0 Timmy Jernigan 2 0 0 0 Telvin Smith 2 0 0 0 Lamarcus Joyner 2 0 1 0 Isaiah Jones 1 0 0 0 Dan Hicks 1 1 0 0 Cason Beatty 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Roberto Aguayo 1-1 0-0 3 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cason Beatty 2 80 40.0 0

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Stanford continues freefall in latest AP Poll

NEW YORK--After dropping their second straight game, Stanford continued to plunge in the polls, moving from No. 9 to No. 18 in the new Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

Stanford was ranked third two weeks ago after opening the season 3-0, but back-to-back losses to Washington State and Washington have dropped the Cardinal nearly to the brink of falling out of the top 25.

There was no change in the top eight teams in the poll, although Ohio State cut into Alabama's lead atop the poll slightly.

Alabama crushed new FBS school Georgia State 45-0 to move to 5-0, while Ohio State breezed by 14th-ranked Northwestern 49-23.

Florida stayed at No. 3 following a 27-20 win over Arkansas. Louisville opened American Athletic Conference play with a 38-14 win over Temple to remain at No. 4.

Texas beat Iowa State 27-12 to stay ranked No. 5, while conference foe Oklahoma State crushed Kansas State 38-3 to keep their sixth-ranked spot in the poll. In-state Big 12 rival and seventh-ranked Oklahoma walloped 21st-ranked TCU 52-21, moving within 15 votes of the Cowboys.

Texas A&M, on a bye week, remained at No. 8. Nebraska moved from No. 10 to No. 9, taking Stanford's spot after beating Illinois 35-14.

Notre Dame moved up one spot, from No. 11 to No. 10, after crushing Arizona State 34-7. Georgia moved back into the No. 11 ranking after being bounced by the Fighting Irish last week. The Bulldogs narrowly won against Tennessee in Knoxville 45-42. USC also moved up one spot, from No. 13 to No. 12, while on their bye week.

Michigan State jumped from No. 15 to No. 13 after a 34-20 win over Iowa. UCF moved from No. 16 to No. 14 after beating Memphis 38-28, while Wisconsin jumped from No. 18 to No. 15 during their bye week.

Northwestern slid from No. 14 to No. 16 after their loss to Ohio State. UCLA moved from No. 19 to No. 17 after a 33-10 win over Utah.

Behind Stanford, Fresno State moved from No. 20 to No. 19 after crushing Idaho 51-14. Maryland jumped from No. 25 to No. 20 following a 17-3 win over Florida State in Tallahassee.

Four new teams entered the poll from Nos. 21 to 24. Washington entered at No. 21 after their upset over Stanford. Undefeated Kansas jumped in at No. 22 following a 20-15 win over Texas Tech. Fellow unbeaten Louisiana-Lafayette slotted in at No. 23 following a 37-7 beatdown of Texas State.

Georgia Tech moved in at No. 24 following their win over 23rd-ranked Miami 41-20. Conference foe North Carolina slotted in behind the Yellow Jackets at No. 25 following a 24-18 loss to Virginia Tech.

No. 21 TCU, No. 22 Ball State, No. 23 Miami and No. 24 Tennessee all dropped out of the poll after losses.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 6, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (34)	5	0	1489
2	2	Ohio State (28)	6	0	1477
3	3	Florida (3)	5	0	1343
4	4	Louisville	5	0	1126
5	5	Texas	5	0	1100
6	6	Oklahoma State	5	0	1058
7	7	Oklahoma	4	1	1043
8	8	Texas A&M	4	1	983
9	10	Nebraska	5	0	969
10	11	Notre Dame	5	1	921
11	12	Georgia	5	1	863
12	13	USC	4	0	731
13	15	Michigan State	4	1	694
14	16	UCF	5	0	657
15	18	Wisconsin	4	1	642
16	14	Northwestern	4	1	638
17	19	UCLA	3	1	523
18	9	Stanford	3	2	486
19	20	Fresno State	6	0	475
20	25	Maryland	6	0	440
21	NR	Washington	4	1	320
22	NR	Kansas	4	0	298
23	NR	Louisiana Lafayette	5	0	266
24	NR	Georgia Tech	4	1	214
25	17	North Carolina	3	2	202

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McDougle's interception seals win for Maryland over Virginia

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--Up eight points with Virginia driving late in the game, Randy Edsall admitted he thought the Terrapins were going to be headed to overtime.

Luckily for Edsall and the Terrapins, it never happened.

Senior cornerback Dexter McDougle jumped a David Watford pass with 14 seconds left in the game, returning it 81 yards for a touchdown to seal a 21-6 win for Maryland over the Cavaliers.

Watford threw for 176 yards, but threw two costly interceptions to McDougle on second half drives. Virginia had another drive stopped early in the second quarter that led to Ian Frye's first field goal.

Frye's two field goals were the only points Virginia could muster.

A strong running game led by Brandon Ross helped keep the Cavaliers behind throughout the game. Ross ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns, his sixth 100-yard rushing game.

C.J. Brown added 53 yards on the ground, but struggled through the air, completing only 4-of-10 passes for 86 yards.

Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins
October 12, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Virginia Cavaliers (3-2, 1-2 ACC)	0	3	0	3	6
#20 Maryland Terrapins (7-0, 4-0 ACC)	7	0	0	14	21

Team Stats Comparison
	UVA	MD
Total Offense	229	264
Rushing Yards	53	156
Passing Yards	176	108
First Downs	12	10
Punt Return Yards	0	5
Kick Return Yards	0	81
Total Yards	229	350
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	2-8	2-5
4th Down Conversion	3-3	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-3	2-3
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	11:06	8:54

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UVA	MD
2:58	(MD) Brandon Ross, 2 yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UVA	MD
4:35	(UVA) Ian Frye, 19 yard field goal	3	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UVA	MD
2:55	(UVA) Ian Frye, 33 yard field goal	6	7
1:34	(MD) Brandon Ross, 4 yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	6	14
0:07	(MD) Dexter McDougle, 81 yard interception return (Brad Craddock kick)	6	21

Virginia Cavaliers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT David Watford 18-27 176 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kevin Parks 11 42 3.8 0 David Watford 6 9 1.5 0 Billy Skrobacz 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Darius Jennings 4 48 12.0 0 Dominique Terrell 4 45 11.2 0 Jake McGee 4 39 9.7 0 Tim Smith 2 22 11.0 0 Zachary Swanson 2 1 0.5 0 E.J. Scott 1 27 27.0 0 Kevin Parks 1 -6 -6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Ross Burbank 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Kirk Garner 4 0 0 0 Maurice Canady 3 0 1 0 Henry Coley 3 0 0 0 D.J. Hill 3 0 0 0 Brandon Phelps 3 0 0 0 Anthony Harris 2 0 0 0 Demeitre Brim 2 0 0 0 Rijo Walker 2 0 0 0 Eli Harold 1 1 0 0 Brent Urban 1 0 0 0 Miles Gooch 1 0 0 0 Mike Moore 1 0 0 0 DreQuan Hoskey 1 0 0 0 David Dean 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ian Frye 2-2 0-0 6 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Alec Vozenilek 1 41 41.0 0

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.J. Brown 4-10 86 0 1 Ricardo Young 1-1 22 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Ross 20 104 5.2 2 C.J. Brown 3 52 17.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Stefon Diggs 2 46 23.0 0 Deon Long 2 40 20.0 0 P.J. Gallo 1 22 22.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK De'Onte Arnett 1 0 Mike Madaras 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Anthony Nixon 5 0 0 0 Jeremiah Johnson 4 1 0 0 Isaac Goins 4 0 0 0 Bradley Johnson 4 0 0 0 Marcus Whitfield 3 1 0 0 Zeke Riser 3 0 0 0 Dexter McDougle 2 0 2 1 Cole Farrand 2 0 0 0 Alex Twine 2 1 0 0 Sean Davis 2 0 0 0 Milan Collins 1 0 0 0 Keith Bowers 1 0 0 0 Quinton Jefferson 1 0 0 0 C.J. Brown 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brad Craddock 0-1 3-3 3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 3 81 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 1 5 5.0 0

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Oklahoma jumps to No. 5 in AP Poll following Texas upset

NEW YORK--Oklahoma jumped to No. 5 in the new AP poll Sunday, one day after topping Texas in the Red River Shootout in Dallas.

Oklahoma jumped from seventh to fifth after beating Texas 24-17 in the Red River Shootout. The Longhorns fell to No. 9 after suffering their first loss of the season.

Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, and Louisville stayed steady as the teams ranked No. 1 to No. 4. The Crimson Tide crushed Kentucky 48-7, opening up their lead over an idle Ohio State for the No. 1 spot.

Florida cruised to a 41-7 win, while Louisville needed overtime to escape Rutgers in a 37-34 win.

Oklahoma State, on a bye week, stayed at No. 6. Texas A&M moved from No. 8 to No. 7 after a 38-10 win over Mississippi, while Nebraska went from No. 9 to No. 8 following a 38-13 win over Purdue.

Behind Texas, Notre Dame remained at No. 10 during their bye week.

Georgia, USC, Michigan State and UCF held onto their spots from No. 11 to No. 14. Georgia, USC, and Michigan State all won, while UCF was idle.

15th-ranked Wisconsin dropped to No. 19 after a 27-24 loss to 16th-ranked Northwestern, who claimed the Badgers' spot at No. 15.

UCLA moved from No. 17 to No. 16 behind the Wildcats after a 34-10 win over California. Maryland jumped from No. 20 to No. 17 after beating Virginia 21-6. Fresno State, on a bye week after winning their first six games, moved from No. 19 to No. 18.

Unbeaten Louisiana Lafayette, also on a bye, jumped from No. 23 to No. 20. Georgia Tech also moved up three spots, from No. 24 to No. 21, after a 21-20 win over Wake Forest.

Ball State moved back into the poll at No. 22 following a 41-10 win over Kent State. TCU also rejoined the poll a week after falling out of it, moving back in at No. 23 after upsetting 22nd-ranked Kansas 24-21.

Oregon also jumped back into the top 25, slotting in at No. 24 after beating 21st-ranked Washington 45-28. North Carolina, on a bye, remained at No. 25.

18th-ranked Stanford dropped out of the poll following a 43-29 loss to Utah, three weeks after they were ranked No. 3. No. 21 Washington and No. 22 Kansas also dropped out of the poll after losses.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 13, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (35)	6	0	1492
2	2	Ohio State (27)	6	0	1480
3	3	Florida (2)	5	0	1363
4	4	Louisville	6	0	1247
5	7	Oklahoma	5	1	1134
6	6	Oklahoma State	5	0	1077
7	8	Texas A&M	5	1	1043
8	9	Nebraska	6	0	990
9	5	Texas	5	1	971
10	10	Notre Dame	5	1	945
11	11	Georgia	6	1	889
12	12	USC	5	0	767
13	13	Michigan State	5	1	703
14	14	UCF	5	0	682
15	16	Northwestern	5	1	661
16	17	UCLA	4	1	652
17	20	Maryland	7	0	599
18	19	Fresno State	6	0	516
19	15	Wisconsin	4	2	402
20	23	Louisiana Lafayette	5	0	367
21	24	Georgia Tech	4	1	309
22	NR	Ball State	6	1	281
23	NR	TCU	4	2	243
24	NR	Oregon	4	2	205
25	25	North Carolina	3	2	191

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Diggs sets school touchdown reception mark in win over Wake Forest

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--C.J. Brown returned to form, Stefon Diggs had another outstanding performance, and the Maryland Terrapins rolled to another win and their best start in 12 years.

Diggs caught three touchdown passes in a 28-7 win over Wake Forest, breaking Torrey Smith's school record of 12 in 2010. The sophomore from Gaithersburg, Md., has an NCAA-leading 14 touchdown catches on the year.

Maryland is off to its first 8-0 start since 1976. The Terrapins went 7-0 in 2001 before losing to 10th-ranked Florida State in their eighth game that year.

Two Diggs touchdown catches and a four-yard touchdown run by Brandon Ross put the Demon Deacons in a 21-0 hole at halftime. A successful flanker sweep by Sherman Ragland III briefly got Wake Forest back in the game, but Diggs's third touchdown grab sealed the win for the Terrapins.

After struggling in Maryland's last three games, Brown bounced back against a porous Wake Forest defense, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns. The senior did have an interception, coming off a tipped pass to tight end Dave Stinebaugh on a drive in the red zone during the third quarter.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Maryland Terrapins
October 19, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-5, 2-3 ACC)	0	0	7	0	7
#17 Maryland Terrapins (8-0, 4-0 ACC)	14	7	0	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	WAKE	MD
Total Offense	174	375
Rushing Yards	47	158
Passing Yards	127	217
First Downs	10	21
Punt Return Yards	0	9
Kick Return Yards	0	51
Total Yards	174	435
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	2-7	4-6
4th Down Conversion	1-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-2	4-5
Penalties	2-10	0-0
Posession Time	8:29	11:31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WAKE	MD
3:41	(MD) Brandon Ross, 4 yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	0	7
1:04	(MD) Stefon Diggs, 9 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WAKE	MD
0:21	(MD) Stefon Diggs, 10 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	0	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WAKE	MD
1:49	(WAKE) Sherman Ragland III, 11 yard run (Chad Hedlund kick)	7	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WAKE	MD
3:45	(MD) Stefon Diggs, 2 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	7	28

Wake Forest Demon Deacons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tanner Price 12-18 127 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Harris 8 35 4.3 0 Tanner Price 7 -10 -1.4 0 Deandre Martin 3 11 3.6 0 Sherman Ragland III 1 11 11.0 1 Airyn Willis 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Airyn Willis 3 38 12.6 0 Brandon Terry 3 34 11.3 0 Matt James 1 14 14.0 0 Sherman Ragland III 1 14 14.0 0 Josh Harris 1 11 11.0 0 Anthony Rook 1 9 9.0 0 Michael Campanaro 1 5 5.0 0 Deandre Martin 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Whit Barnes 1 0 Antonio Ford 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A.J. Marshall 7 0 0 0 Jalen Latter 5 2 0 0 Duran Lowe 5 0 0 0 Zach Thompson 4 0 0 0 Justin Jackson 3 0 1 0 Mike Olson 3 0 0 0 Kevin Johnson 3 0 0 0 Nikita Whitlock 2 0 0 0 Kristopher Redding 2 0 0 0 Allen Ramsey 2 0 0 0 Merrill Noel 1 0 0 0 Deonte Davis 1 0 0 0 Tylor Harris 1 0 0 0 Daniel Vogelsang 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chad Hedlund 0-0 1-1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Alexander Kinal 3 108 36.0 1

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.J. Brown 14-18 217 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Ross 21 136 6.4 1 C.J. Brown 5 26 5.2 0 Wes Brown 1 -4 -4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Stefon Diggs 8 103 12.8 3 Marcus Leak 3 67 22.3 0 Deon Long 2 32 16.0 0 Dave Stinebaugh 1 15 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK De'Onte Arnett 0 1 Nick Klemm 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Sean Davis 6 0 0 0 Isaac Goins 4 1 0 0 Marcus Whitfield 3 0 0 0 Milan Collins 3 0 0 0 Anthony Nixon 3 0 0 0 Jeremiah Johnson 2 0 0 0 Cole Farrand 2 0 0 0 Bradley Johnson 1 0 0 0 Keith Bowers 1 1 0 0 Zeke Riser 1 0 0 0 Darius Kilgo 1 0 0 0 Alex Twine 1 0 0 0 Nick Klemm 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brad Craddock 0-0 4-4 4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 1 27 27.0 0 Stefon Diggs 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 1 9 9.0 0

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Alabama, Ohio State top AP Poll after upsets

NEW YORK--Alabama and Ohio State stand alone atop the AP Top 25 Poll released Sunday, following losses by four of the other eight teams in the top 10.

The two teams lead the rest of the poll by nearly a 300-point margin, continuing their climb after blowout conference wins. Alabama crushed Arkansas 56-30, while Ohio State continued its win streak by rolling over Iowa 48-17.

Oklahoma, the highest-ranked one-loss team, moved from No. 5 to No. 3 after a 45-3 blowout win over Kansas. Texas A&M slotted behind the Sooners at No. 4, moving up from No. 7 after beating Auburn 55-21 in College Station.

Nebraska (6-0) and Texas (5-1), both on bye weeks, moved from No. 8 and No. 9 in last week's poll to No. 5 and No. 6 this week, respectively.

The USC Trojans were the biggest risers in the AP Poll, jumping five spots from No. 7 to No. 12 after upsetting Notre Dame 31-17. Georgia slotted in behind the Trojans, moving from No. 11 to No. 8 after beating Vanderbilt 32-21 in Nashville.

UCF also jumped into the top 10, rising from No. 14 to No. 9 after a 34-23 upset over fourth-ranked Louisville, their highest ranking in school history. The Cardinals fell behind UCF in the latest poll, dropping from No. 4 to No. 10 after UCF's win.

Michigan State rose two spots, from No. 13 to No. 11, following a 28-13 win over Purdue.

Northwestern jumped from No. 15 to No. 12 after beating Minnesota 31-21, the school's highest ranking since the Wildcats reached No. 14 in October 2001. Rising behind Northwestern was Maryland, which moved to No. 13 from No. 17 after a 28-7 win over Wake Forest.

Notre Dame fell from No. 10 to No. 14 after a 31-17 loss to 18th-ranked USC. The Fighting Irish are one of three teams in the AP Top 25 Poll with two losses.

Fresno State rose again in the AP Poll despite a tight 26-21 win over UNLV. The school's 7-0 start is its best since 2001, when David Carr led the Bulldogs to six wins in their first six games.

Florida fell to No. 16 in the latest AP Poll following an upset loss at Missouri. The Gators started off the season 6-0, but their offense sputtered against the Tigers, reaching the red zone just once in the game.

Oklahoma State fell 11 spots from No. 6 to No. 17 after a 40-21 loss to TCU in Stillwater. The Cowboys had six turnovers in the loss, including two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the fourth quarter. TCU jumped from No. 19 to No. 23 after the win.

Wisconsin remained at No. 19 after beating Illinois 34-24. Georgia Tech moved from No. 21 to No. 20 during its bye week. Oregon jumped from No. 24 to No. 21 after a 47-20 win over Washington State. Ball State remained at No. 22 following a 31-25 win over Western Michigan.

Two-loss Michigan moved into the poll at No. 23 after besting Indiana 35-18. Two-loss Cincinnati slotted behind the Wolverines at No. 24 after a 35-26 win over Connecticut.

Buffalo moved into the AP Poll at No. 25 after a 34-7 win over Massachusetts, the first time in school history the team has been ranked. Buffalo's only loss this season was against Ohio State on Aug. 31.

UCLA (No. 16), Louisiana-Lafayette (No. 20), and North Carolina (No. 25) all dropped out of the poll following losses.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 20, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (35)	7	0	1581
2	2	Ohio State (29)	7	0	1542
3	5	Oklahoma	5	1	1271
4	7	Texas A&M	6	1	1206
5	8	Nebraska	6	0	1159
6	9	Texas	5	1	1131
7	12	USC	6	0	1112
8	11	Georgia	6	1	976
9	14	UCF	6	0	951
10	4	Louisville	6	1	928
11	13	Michigan State	6	1	857
12	15	Northwestern	6	1	781
13	17	Maryland	8	0	704
14	10	Notre Dame	5	2	591
15	18	Fresno State	7	0	564
16	3	Florida	5	1	532
17	6	Oklahoma State	5	1	528
18	23	TCU	5	2	448
19	19	Wisconsin	5	2	409
20	21	Georgia Tech	4	1	351
21	24	Oregon	5	2	333
22	22	Ball State	7	1	217
23	NR	Michigan	5	2	208
24	NR	Cincinnati	5	2	171
25	NR	Buffalo	6	1	123

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Ross, Terps power past Clemson in second half

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--After a slow start that saw Maryland and Clemson combine for just 14 points through three quarters, Brandon Ross and the 13th-ranked Terrapins came alive in the fourth quarter en route to a 35-14 win.

Ross ran for a career-high 216 yards and three touchdowns, two of which came in a 21-point fourth quarter for the Terps. Maryland led 21-0 after Ross's second touchdown run, but two quick Tajh Boyd touchdown passes put the Tigers right back into the game.

Ross ran for a third touchdown on a quick drive following Boyd's 69-yard touchdown to Sammy Watkins. A short pass from C.J. Brown to Deon Long to C.J. Brown with 32 seconds left in the game sealed the victory for the Terps.

Through nine games, Ross has rushed for 1,199 yards and 16 touchdowns. The redshirt sophomore ranked second on ESPN's recent Heisman Watch list, behind Texas A&M quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.

Brown also threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Dave Stinebaugh in the first quarter to give the Terps an early 7-0 lead. Clemson punted on each of its next four drives, while Brown's fumble in the second quarter and a 45-yard missed field goal in the third ended two long Maryland drives.

The victory gave the Terrapins a chance to clinch the ACC's Atlantic Division against Syracuse next week. A win will ensure the Terps finishing no worse than second-place Clemson with the division tiebreaker in hand.

Clemson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins
Oct 26, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Clemson Tigers (4-4, 4-3 ACC)	0	0	0	14	14
#13 Maryland Terrapins (9-0, 5-0 ACC)	7	0	0	21	35

Team Stats Comparison
	CLEM	MD
Total Offense	181	384
Rushing Yards	-7	249
Passing Yards	188	135
First Downs	6	17
Punt Return Yards	16	11
Kick Return Yards	0	74
Total Yards	197	469
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	3-9	5-7
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0	6-5-0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	7:20	12:40

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CLEM	MD
1:24	(MD) Dave Stinebaugh, 12 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	0	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CLEM	MD
2:40	(MD) Brandon Ross, 2 yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	0	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CLEM	MD
4:57	(MD) Brandon Ross, 5 yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	0	21
4:05	(CLEM) Sam Cooper, 7 yard pass from Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro kick)	7	21
2:25	(CLEM) Sammy Watkins, 69 yard pass from Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro kick)	14	21
2:07	(MD) Brandon Ross, 12 yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	14	28
0:32	(MD) Deon Long, 1 yard pass from C.J. Brown (Brad Craddock kick)	14	35

Clemson Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tajh Boyd 10-20 188 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Roderick McDowell 5 32 6.4 0 Tajh Boyd 9 -39 -4.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Sammy Watkins 1 69 69.0 1 Martavis Bryant 2 55 27.5 0 Germone Hopper 3 49 16.3 0 Charone Peake 1 11 11.0 0 Sam Cooper 2 3 1.5 1 D.J. Howard 1 1 1.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Brandon Thomas 0 3 Gifford Timothy 0 2 Tyler Shatley 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Travis Blanks 8 0 0 0 Tony Steward 7 0 0 0 Corey Crawford 4 1 0 0 Robert Smith 4 0 0 0 Quandon Christian 3 0 0 0 Garry Peters 3 0 0 0 Stephone Anthony 2 1 0 0 Mackensie Alexander 2 0 0 0 Martin Jenkins 2 0 0 0 Grady Jarrett 2 0 0 0 Adam Humphries 2 0 0 0 Bashaud Breeland 2 0 0 0 DeShawn Williams 1 0 0 0 Darius Robinson 1 0 0 0 Josh Watson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chandler Catanzaro 0-0 2-2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Bradley Pinion 4 172 43.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Zac Brooks 1 16 16.0 0

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.J. Brown 7-10 135 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Ross 29 216 7.4 3 Wes Brown 2 24 12.0 0 C.J. Brown 5 9 1.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyrek Cheeseboro 1 48 48.0 0 Stefon Diggs 2 34 17.0 0 Deon Long 2 28 14.0 1 Dave Stinebaugh 2 25 12.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Mike Madaras 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Anthony Nixon 4 0 0 0 Sean Davis 4 0 0 0 Zeke Riser 3 2 0 0 Marcus Whitfield 3 1 0 0 Alex Twine 2 2 0 0 Isaac Goins 2 0 0 0 Keith Bowers 1 1 0 0 Milan Collins 1 1 0 0 Zach Dancel 1 0 0 0 Mike Madaras 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Brad Craddock 0-1 5-5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Nathan Renfro 1 44 44.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 2 53 26.5 0 Stefon Diggs 1 21 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Isaac Goins 3 11 3.6 0