From Houston to the Hall of Fame: Coach Roy Hahn (NCAA 14 – XBOX 360)

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ACROSS THE COUNTRY

#1 Alabama defeats Georgia State 59-14

Washington defeats #2 Stanford 48-24

#3 Oregon defeats Colorado 42-3

#4 Florida defeats Arkansas 42-7

#25 Mississippi State defeats #5 LSU 31-28

#7 Notre Dame defeats Arizona State 35-33

Tennessee defeats #8 Georgia 34-31 OT

#9 Nebraska defeats Illinois 38-7

#10 Louisville defeats Connecticut 31-21

#11 UCLA defeats Utah 29-17

#12 Oklahoma defeats TCU 42-7

#13 Texas defeats Iowa State 49-10

#22 Georgia Tech defeats #14 Miami 35-14

#15 North Carolina defeats Virginia Tech 30-10

Kentucky defeats #16 South Carolina 45-42

Oklahoma State defeats #18 Kansas State 24-17

#19 Michigan defeats Minnesota 48-10

Kansas defeats #21 Texas Tech 34-24

Syracuse defeats #23 Clemson 32-28

#24 Florida State defeats Maryland 52-28

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WEBB AGAIN NAMED CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

For the third time this season, Houston quarterback John Webb has been named the American Conference Offensive Player of the Week. In Saturday's game against Tulsa, Webb threw for 25 completions in 39 attempts, garnering 397 yards. He also had 12 carries for 43 yards, with 6 total touchdowns.

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WEEK 7 COACHES POLL RELEASED

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 6, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (33)	4	0	1497
2	3	Oregon (24)	4	0	1431
3	4	Florida (2)	4	0	1392
4	11	UCLA (1)	4	0	1121
5	9	Nebraska (1)	6	0	1100
6	6	Ohio State	3	1	1088
7	7	Notre Dame	4	1	1053
8	10	Louisville	4	1	949
9	2	Stanford	4	1	887
10	12	Oklahoma	3	1	855
11	5	LSU	4	1	839
12	13	Texas	4	1	832
13	15	North Carolina	4	1	776
14	17	Texas A&M	3	2	649
15	19	Michigan	5	1	601
16	22	Georgia Tech	4	1	583
17	20	Boise State	4	1	548
18	8	Georgia	3	2	529
19	14	Miami	4	1	511
20	--	Washington	4	1	446
21	25	Mississippi State	5	1	446
22	24	Florida State	3	2	376
23	18	Kansas State	3	2	306
24	--	Ole Miss	4	2	292
25	--	Oklahoma State	3	2	259

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia (174), South Carolina (103), Virginia Tech (80), Texas Tech (72), Arizona (14)
Dropped Out: South Carolina (#16), Texas Tech (#21), Clemson (#23)

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Note: The "STRK" category in these tables refers to division records.

American (East) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 6, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
UCF	3-2	0.600	2-1	137	114	1-0
Temple	3-2	0.600	1-1	177	111	0-0
USF	3-2	0.600	1-1	114	91	1-0
Connecticut	2-3	0.400	1-1	139	151	0-0
Cincinnati	2-4	0.330	1-2	134	156	0-2
East Carolina	1-4	0.200	1-2	145	207	0-0

American (West) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 6, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Houston	5-0	1.000	2-0	281	110	1-0
SMU	1-3	0.250	1-0	110	148	0-0
Navy	3-1	0.750	2-1	138	115	0-0
Tulsa	3-1	0.750	2-1	143	155	1-1
Tulane	1-4	0.200	1-2	86	161	0-0
Memphis	1-4	0.200	0-3	102	176	0-1

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WEBB MOVES TO SECOND ON ESPN HEISMAN WATCH

Houston quarterback John Webb, despite throwing three interceptions in the Cougars' last game against Tulsa, has moved up to second on ESPN's Heisman Watch list on the basis of his nearly 500 yards passing and over 40 yards rushing, which combined notched him 6 total touchdowns.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 6, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Chad Smith	QB	Nebraska		Last Game: 17-26, 294 Yds, 18 Car, 91 Yds, 5 Total TD
John Webb	QB	Houston		Last Game: 25-39, 497 Yds, 12 Car, 43 Yds, 6 Total TD
Lester Robertson	HB	Stanford		Last Game: 16 Car, 79 Yds, 2 TD, 11 Rec Yds
T.C. Jackson	QB	Oregon		Last Game: 10-19, 138 Yds, 14 Car, 63 Yds, 4 Total TD
Billy Bobo	QB	Texas A&M		Last Game: 21-25, 254 Yds, 16 Car, 38 Yds, 3 Total TD

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TOP STORIES

TIGERS SHAKEN AFTER LOSS
The shocker of the week is #11 LSU falling to SEC rival #21 Mississippi State.

A MULE KICKING!
#9 Stanford suffers humiliating defeat at the hands of #20 Washington.

IN THE ZONE...
#25 Cowboys take care of Big 12 opponent #23 Kansas State 24-17.

HEART-BREAKER!
#18 Georgia loses an overtime stunner to Tennessee.

STILL UNBEATEN!
The #5 Cornhuskers remain unbeaten as they knock off conference foe Illinois.

CONFERENCE COLLISION
#12 Texas should handle #10 Oklahoma in their Big 12 match-up this week.

OVER BEFORE IT STARTED
Vanderbilt gets clobbered in conference play by Missouri 52-28.

A SIGHT OF RELIEF
Michigan State triumphs over Iowa in Big Ten riot.

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Remaining Undefeated Teams
#1 Alabama (4-0)
#2 Oregon (4-0)
#3 Florida (4-0)
#4 UCLA (4-0)
#5 Nebraska (6-0)
Virginia (5-0)
Kansas (4-0)
Houston (5-0)
Bowling Green (5-0)

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GAME PREVIEW: MEMPHIS TIGERS

Matchup Preview *|* October 12, 2013
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Houston Cougars (5-0, 3-0 Away)		Memphis Tigers (1-4, 0-3 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 56.2 (#1) Points Per Game 20.4 (#106) 618.0 (#1) Total Offensive Yards 285.8 (#118) 112.2 (#104) Rushing Yards 109.4 (#108) 505.8 (#1) Passing Yards 176.4 (#107) Defensive Stats Comparison 393.2 (#93) Total Yards Allowed 420.8 (#115) 80.0 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 128.4 (#41) 313.2 (#123) Passing Yards Allowed 292.4 (#120) Injury Report CB C. Calhoun 7W RG J. Clement SEA

Who would have thought that, in Week 7 of college football, the Houston Cougars would be one of the nine remaining undefeated teams in the FBS?

At the start of the season, few believed that when the Houston Cougars (5–0) took on the Memphis Tigers (1–4), that the game would have much significance. Now, the game carries with it not only the hopes of the Cougar nation, but the hopes of nearly the entire American Conference whose membership is wishing for a team to represent them on a national level.

The Cougars enter the matchup heavily favored statistically, with the vaunted #1 offense in the country. In his pregame press conference, Houston head coach James Arnold highly praised first-year offensive coordinator Roy Hahn. “Roy earned his coaching stripes in the SEC and he took the lessons he learned there and applied them here, and the result has been sensational.”

Whereas Houston’s ability to pull away was questioned before last week’s matchup at Tulsa, Memphis’s 120th ranked pass defense is not likely to provide any trouble whatsoever. Expect the Cougars to run rampant over a hapless Tigers D. Meanwhile, with Memphis ranked below 100th in total, rushing and passing offense, expect the Cougars defense to have a field day.

Let’s face it: this one is not going to be close. It would behoove the Cougars to sub out their starters as soon as a victory becomes inevitable, likely near the end of the third quarter. That way, they can avoid injuries and allow their second and third strings to gain some playing time in the event they ever need to start.

Make no mistake about it: this one is Houston’s to lose.