THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 2007
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LSU loses No.1 spot, Nebraska's Callahan loses job
BY CASE KEEFER ckeefer@kansan.com
NO.10 OKLAHOMA 49
OKLAHOMA STATE 17
Injuries couldn't hold the Sooners back from routing their in-state rivals and clinching a spot in the Big 12 Championship. Freshman quarterback Sam Bradford wasn't cleared to play until Friday but threw for four touchdowns on 11-for-15 passing. Senior running back Allen Patrick compensated for the absence of leading rusher DeMarco Murray by rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
TEXAS A&M 38,
NO.13 TEXAS 30
Texas had survived all season by coming back to win games in the fourth quarter. But the Aggies weren't going to falter in the final 15 minutes. Texas A&M junior quarterback Stephen McGee threw two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. McGee threw for a career-high 362 yards. Aggies coach Dennis Franchione announced his resignation less than an hour after the win. Franchione, 32-28 at A&M, won't coach in the team's bowl game.
COLORADO 65,
NEBRASKA 51
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan celebrates after defeating Boise State 39-27 in Hawaii's Friday. Brennan throw for 495 yards and fun touchdowns.
The Cornhusker defense cemented itself as one of the worst in the nation by giving up an appropriate 65 points to end the season. The holes were gaping for Colorado senior running back Hugh Charles, who ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns. The receivers were wide open for Colorado freshman quarterback Cody Hawkins, who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns. For the
FRESNO STATE 45,
KANSAS STATE 29
second time in four years, Nebraska is not bowel eligible. Nebraska coach Bill Callahan paid for it as he was fired the day after the死.
Kansas State's goal this season was to reach the Big 12 Championship game. Little did the Wildcats know that they wouldn't even be bowl eligible at the end of the year. Senior wide receiver Jordy Nelson ended his fabled career with 165 yards and 15 receptions, but K-State dropped its fourth straight game.
Arkansas junior running back Darren McFadden ran for 206 yards and three touchdowns in the triple-overtime victory that ruined LSU's national championship hopes.
ARKANSAS 50,
NO.1 LSU 48
NO.3 WEST VIRGINIA 66,
NO.20 CONNECTICUT 21
Connecticut had relied on suffocating defense to lead it to the best football season in school history. But against the Mountaineers, the Huskies' defense looked helpless as it gave up 624 total yards.
NO. 6 GEORGIA 31,
GEORGIA TECH 17
Although the Bulldogs beat their in-state rival for the seventh straight year, they lost what they wanted most: an SEC Championship appearance. Tennessee won against Kentucky, which kept Georgia out of the championship game next week.
NO.11 USC 44.
Either Arizona State's offensive
line was really bad or Southern California's defensive line was really good. But it was most likely a little of both. Led by Lawrence Jackson's four sacks, the Trojans put pressure on Sun Devil quarterback Rudy Carpenter nearly every play.
NO. 8 VIRGINIA TECH 33,
NO. 16 VIRGINIA 21
Freshman quarterback Tyroli Taylor didn't start in the game, but he made an impact whenever he was subbed in. He ran for two touchdowns. The Hokies are headed to the ACC Championship game in Jacksonville, Fla., next Saturday.
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UCLA 16,
NO.9 OREGON 0
Just how lost were the Ducks without superstar quarterback Dennis Dixon? The three backup quarterbacks who played against the Bruins went a combined 11-for-39 for 105 yards and three interceptions.
NO.12 FLORIDA 45,
FLORIDA STATE 12
Gator sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow put the finishing touches on his Heisman Trophy résumé. He threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
NO.14 HAWAII 39,
NO.17 BOISE STATE 27
NO.15 BOSTON COLLEGE 28,
MIAMI 14
Behind junior wide receiver Davone Bess' 15 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns, the Warriors clinched the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
The Eagles beat the Hurricanes
for the first time in 23 years, earning a berth in the ACC Championship, where they will play Virginia Tech.
NO. 19 TENNESSEE 52,
KENTUCKY 50
Kentucky received opportunities aplenty to put Tennessee away in this quadruple-overtime showdown in Lexington, Ky. But Volunteer senior quarterback Erik Ainge threw seven touchdown passes to win the SEC East Division championship.
NO. 22 CLEMSON 23,
SOUTH CAROLINA 21
Clemson kicker Mark Buchholz booted a 35-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Tigers a victory over their in-state rival.
NO.25 AUBURN 17,
ALABAMA 10
Even Alabama coach Nick Saban, college football's highest-paid coach, couldn't stop Auburn from winning its fifth straight Iron Bowl. The
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy fumbles the ball as he is hit by Texas A&M's Lucas Patterson during the third quarter Friday in College Station, Texas. Texas A&M beat Texas 38-30 in A&M coach Dennis Franchise's last game with the Aggies, Franchise resigned shortly after the game.
Tigers' five-year streak in the rivalry is the longest in 50 years.
Edited by Matt Erickson
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Arkansas running back darren McFadden scores a touchdown as he slips away from LSU safety Danny McCray in the first half in Baton Rouge, La., Friday. Arkansas won 50-48 in triple overtime, eliminating LSU from national championship contention. McFadden ran for 206 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw for a touchdown while lined up as a quarterback in the Razorbacks' "Wild Hog" formation.
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