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MONDAY. OCTOBER 22. 2007
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Upsets mark weekend of marquee match-ups
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Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, center, is brought down by members of the Kentucky defense during Florida's 45-37 victory in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Tebow threw for four touchdowns and ran for one.
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NO.4 OKLAHOMA 17,
IOWA STATE 7
The Oklahoma offense, ranked fourth in the nation coming into the game and known for being unstoppable, didn't show up in Ames, Iowa. The Sooner running backs rushed for three yards per carry, and quarterback Sam Bradford was 16-for-28 with an interception. Luckily for Oklahoma, senior cornerback D.J. Wolfe recorded his fourth interception of the year late in the fourth quarter to ensure a Sooner victory.
NO. 15 MISSOURI 41,
NO. 22 TEXAS TECH 10
The much-hyped match-up between two of the nation's most statistically superior quarterbacks turned out to be a mismatch. Although Mizzou quarterback Chase Daniel threw for 199 yards and one touchdown on 14-for-19 passing, he was better than his competitor. Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell, a Heisman candidate coming into the game, threw four interceptions.
NO.19 TEXAS 31,
BAYLOR 10
The Baylor defense held its own against the Texas for three quarters. Baylor forced Texas quarterback
Colt McCoy to throw two interceptions and held running back Jamal Charles to 2.9 yards per carry. But the BU offense fell into a similar trap by throwing four interceptions. In the past two weeks, five different quarterbacks have played for Baylor.
OKLAHOMA STATE 41,
NO.25 KANSAS STATE 39
Last year, Wildcat quarterback Josh Freeman made his first career start against the Cowboys. This year, Freeman had his best career
performance against them with 414 yards and three touchdowns. But the Kansas State rush defense was horrendous and gave up 316 rushing yards. In the end, though, the game came down to a last-second, 25-yard field goal by Oklahoma State.
TEXAS A&M 36,
NEBRASKA 14
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The Aggies handed the Cornhuskers their third consecutive loss, all by at least 20 points. Nebraska's offense looked better behind quarterback Keller's 275 yards but the defense did little to help. Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee rushed for a career-high 167 yards on a helpless Nebraska front-seven.
Texas Tech cornerback Chris Parker jogs off the field as Missouri players congratulate teammate Jeremy Maclin on his 57-yard catch for a touchdown in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday. Missouri won 41-10.
TOP 25 GAMES
NO.1 OHIO STATE 24 MICHIGAN STATE 17
The nation's top-ranked team nearly gave up a 24-point lead by committing two turnovers in the final half.
RUTGERS 30,
NO.2 SOUTH FLORIDA 27
Rutgers scored a touchdown on a fake field goal and set up another one through a fake punt.
NO.5 LSU 30,
NO.5 LSU 30,
NO.18 AUBURN 24
LSU's Demetrius Byrd caught the game-winning touchdown with one second remaining to send visiting
Auburn packing in a thriller.
VANDERBILT 17,
NO.6 SOUTH CAROLINA 6
Commodore sophomore quarterback Mackenzi Adams threw for two touchdowns in the first quarter as his team defeated the highest-ranked team in school history.
NO. 15 FLORIDA 45,
NO. 8 KENTUCKY 37
The two quarterbacks in this game showed why they are Heisman front-runners. Kentucky's Andre Woodson threw for 415 yards and five touchdowns on 35-for-50 passing. But the UK defense had no answer for Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who threw four touchdowns and 256 yards and added 78 rushing yards.
NO. 9 WEST VIRGINIA 38,
MISSISSIPPI STATE 13
Mountainearer quarterback Pat White threw for two touchdowns and ran for one within the first nine minutes of the game.
LSU quarterback Matt Flynn heads off the field after in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday. LSU defeated Auburn 30-24 on a last-second, game-winning touchdown pass.
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UCLA 30,
NO.10 CALIFORNIA 21
UCLA sophomore cornerback Alterraun Verner recorded two interceptions that proved to be the difference in the game.
NO. 13 USC 38,
NOTRE DAME 0
USC showed defensive perfection by holding the Irish to 134 total yards. Mark Sanchez threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns.
ALABAMA 41,
NO.20 TENNESSEE 17
Crimson Tide senior receiver D.J. Hall set the all-time Alabama receptions in game record with 13 catches for 185 yards and 13 touchdowns.
PITTSBURGH 24,
NO. 23 CINCINNATI 17
Panther freshman running back LeSean McCoy ran for 137 yards, his fourth 100-yard performance on the year.
ILLINOIS 17
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Michigan's Carlos Brown, filling in for Mike Hart, rushed for 113 yards, and Chad Henne threw two touchdown passes in the road victory.
BC becomes new BCS No.2
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Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
NO.24 MICHIGAN 27,
NEW YORK — With its toughest test yet just days away, Boston College moved into second place behind Ohio State in the BCS standings Sunday.
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With Boston College playing at Virginia Tech, which is eighth in the standings, on Thursday night, the Eagles' stay at No. 2 could be as short as South Florida's.
But don't look back, BC: Third-place LSU gained ground this week, and two Pac-10 teams are primed to pounce if the teams ahead of them falter.
Ohio State remains No.1 in the BCS standings this week while Boston College moved to No.2.
The Hokies are the highest-ranked team BC has faced this season.
Boston College (7-0), which is tops in the computer ratings, took advantage of South Florida's loss last Thursday night at Rutgers and moved up one spot. The Eagles have a BCS average of .950. LSU (.911 average) also moved up a spot and closed in on the Eagles.
Unbeaten Arizona State (7-0) moved up four spots to fourth place with a .763 average, just ahead of
The Buckeyes (8-0), No. 1 in the Harris and coaches' polls, lead the Bowl Championship Series standings for the second consecutive week with an average of .976 out of a possible 1,000.
The Boston College-Virginia Tech game will start a weekend of college football when seven of the top 12 teams in the BCS play ranked opponents.
Ohio State is also No.1 in the AP Top 25.
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The top two teams in the final standings will play in the BCS national championship game on Jan. 7 in New Orleans.