6B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Colorado loses heartbreaker,starts 0-4
Iowa State (2-2)-14
No. 7 Texas (3-1) - 37
The Good - Texas wide receiver
Limas Sweed: seven receptions,
106 yards and one touchdown
The Bad - Iowa State's offensive
line allowed seven sacks resulting
in 21队 rushing yards
No. 8 Louisville (4-0) = 24
Kansas State (3-1) - 6
The Interesting - Texas hasn't lost a conference opener since 1998, when it lost to No. 5 Kansas State 48-7.
The Good - Louisville running backs: 190 rushing yards, two touchdowns and 5.14 yards per carry
The Bad - Kansas State passers:
17-for-49, 139 yards, two interceptions, no touchdowns and
12 straight incompletions at one point
The Interesting - Kansas State had six three-and-out drives and was 3-for-16 on third-down conversions.
Colorado (0-4)-13
*The Good* - Georgia quarterback
Joe Cox: 10-for-13, 154 yards and two touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter
The Bad - Georgia rushing attack:
27 attempts, 88 yards, no touchdowns and 2.0 yards per carry The Interesting - Georgia blocked Colorado kicker Mason Crosby's 26-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, which ultimately decided the game.
Middle Tennessee State (2-2)-0
The Bad - Middle Tennessee State quarterbacks: 6-for-20, 73 yards, three interceptions and no touchdowns
No. 17 Oklahoma (3-1) - 59
The Good - Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson: 27 carries,
149 yards, three touchdowns and
4.7 yards per carry
The Interesting - Oklahoma held the Middle Tennessee State offense to just 95 yards of total offense and forced five turnovers.
Troy (1-3)-0
The Bad -Troy offense:140 total yards of offense, three turnovers and no red zone chances
No. 25 Nebraska (3-1) - 30
The Good - Nebraska running
back Marlon Lucky; 10 carries, 156
yards, three touchdowns and 15.6
vards per carry
touchdowns
The interesting - Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor threw his first interception of the season in the second quarter, breaking a streak of 83 straight passes without a pick.
the good mississippi wide receiver William Franklin: four catches, 99 yards and two
Ohio (2-2)-6
Missouri (4-0)-31
The Bad – Ohio running back
Kevin McRae: 10 rushes, 25 yards
and one dumble
The Interesting – Missouri broke
into the AP Top 25 on Sunday,
coming in at No. 25.
The Good - Missouri junior
Louisiana Tech (1-2) - 14
Texas A&M (4-0) - 45
The Good - Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee: 19-for-28, 318 yards and three touchdowns The Bad - Louisiana Tech defense: Surrendered 489 total yards and allowed Texas A&M to score on all four of its red-zone opportunities
The Interesting – Texas A&M is 4-0 to start a season for the first time under coach Dennis Franchione. The last time the Aggies started a season 4-0 was 2001.
Shrade: 15 tackles, 10 solo, 1.5 tackles for losses and one sack
The Bad – Baylor: Has led going into halftime in all three of its losses this season
four touchdowns, 11 carries and
42 rushing yards
Southeastern Louisiana (1-3)-0
Texas Tech (4-0) - 62
The Good - Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell: 20-for-29, 245 yards and four touchdowns
The Bad - Southeastern Louisiana quarterbacks: 12-for-19, 61 yards and sacked five times
The Interesting - After missing the first three games of the season, Texas Tech wide receiver Jarrett Hicks was granted an academic eligibility waiver by the NCAA and caught three passes for 59 yards and a touchdown.
The Bad – Oklahoma State running back Mike Hamilton: six carries, six yards and no touchdowns The Interesting – Houston, which lost to Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl last December, ended an eight-game losing streak to teams from the Big 12. Its last victory against a Big 12 team came in 1988 at Missouri.
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s Tech (4-0) - 62
The Interesting - Army improved its all-time record in overtime games to 3-0. Its first came against Louisville in 1999, and its second came two weeks ago against Kent State.
Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshroyer@kansan.com.
Army (2-2) - 27 (OT)
The Good - Army linebackers Barrett Scruggs and Cason
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Baylor (1-3)-20
The Good - Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb: 21-for-28, 313 yards.
Oklahoma State (3-1) - 25
Houston (4-0) - 34
Louisville linebacker Nate Harris, left, and cornerback Gavin Smart break up a pass intended for Kansas State tight end Jeron Mastrud during the second quarter of the Kansas State-Louisville game on Saturday in Manhattan. Louisville won the game 24-6.
"Chris is doing well and we anticipate a full recovery," team physician Dr. Joe Diaco said in a brief statement, adding the 26-year-old son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms was in stable condition.
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There was no immediate word on how long the fourth-year pro might be sidelined.
The recuperation time for a normal person is four to six weeks, though it's unclear how long it might take to heal enough to play football.
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits in 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers and was resting comfortably in 'a hospital Sunday night.
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Simms had a blood transfusion as part of his treatment and was expected to be hospitalized for several days, Peter King said during a break on NBC's Sunday Night Football, citing a conversation the Sports Illustrated reporter had with Simms' mother, Diana Simms.
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The spleen is an organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, storing blood and breaking down old blood cells to help the body fight infections. Many people live productive, healthy lives without it.
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Simms, who left the game briefly but returned, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, a few blocks from Raymond James Stadium.
Coach Jon Gruden said during his postgame news conference that Simms hurt his ribs early in the game and was also battling dehydration.
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