THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
SPORTS
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Few games challenge top-ranked teams
Georgia players celebrate their 26-23 overtime win against Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Georgia threw the winning touchdown pass after Alabama kicked a field goal.
BY CASE KEEFER
ckeefer@kansan.com
The fourth weekend of college football is traditionally the worst because many teams are finishing up their nonconference schedule with unspectacular opponents.
The set of games was even given the title "Hangover Saturday" by ESPN. But the weekend was sprinkled with a few match-ups that proved to be enthralling and was supplemented with more than a few games that were interesting until the final play.
No.4 Oklahoma 62,
Tulsa 21
The Sooners seemingly scored on every other play after the first quarter. They averaged eight yards per play against the Golden Hurricanes. Running back Allen Patrick rose to the top of the stat sheet this time with 145 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Oklahoma wrapped up its successful nonconference schedule and out-scored opponents 246-47.
No.7 Texas 58.Rice 14
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy finally broke out and played like many expected him to in the victory. He threw for a season-high 333 yards, tossed three touchdowns and committed no interceptions for the first time in 2007. His favorite target, senior wide receiver Limas Sweed, grabbed five receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Miami (FL) 34, No.20 Texas A&M17
This game left only one thing to be debated: which is worse, the A&M pass offense or pass defense? Aggie quarterback Stephen McGee failed to find anywhere to throw the ball and threw for only 109 yards and an interception. Meanwhile, the Aggie defense surrendered 275 yards and two touchdowns to perennially inaccurate Hurricane quarterback Kyle Wright.
No.24 Nebraska 41,
Ball State 40
The Cornhuskers' strengths were running the ball and stopping the pass. Nebraska did neither well on Saturday. The Cardinals limited the Nebraska running backs to 3.2 yards per carry. Cardinal sophomore quarterback Nate Davis assaulted the Nebraska defense aerially for a
career-high 422 yards.
No.25 Missouri 38, Illinois State 17
The Tigers' offense once again exploded, this time for 581 yards. But as usual, the defense was a different story. Redbird quarterback Luke Drone picked apart the Tigers for 242 yards on 22-for-37 passing. Mizzou quarterback Chase Daniel also threw two uncharacteristic interceptions.
Oklahoma State 45 Texas Tech 42
Red Raider freshman-phenomenon receiver Michael Crabtree isn't invincible after all. Crabtree dropped a pass in the end zone with less than 20 seconds remaining that clinched a Cowboy victory. Crabtree did gather 14 catches for 237 yards and three touchdowns before that gaffe, though. Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrel threw for a career-high 645 yards but it wasn't enough to discourage Oklahoma State.
Toledo 36, Iowa State 35
The Rockets' special teams doomed the Cyclones. Iowa State
seemed to take a demanding lead with just more than five minutes to play before Toledo kick returner Jalen Parmele had an 82-yard return and set up a quick touchdown. Iowa State mishandled a punt attempt on fourth down the next possession, and Rocket linebacker Greg Hay recovered the ball for a game-winning touchdown.
Colorado 42, Miami (OH) 0
Either the Buffalo offense felt it had something to prove or the Redhawk defense is horrendous. Colorado's 637 yards of total offense were almost 200 yards more than its previous two game totals combined. The surge was led by senior running back Hugh Charles, who returned from a hamstring injury, with 123 yards and a touchdown.
Baylor 34, Buffalo 21
Baylor quarterback Blake Szymanski threw for three touchdowns and ran for one. The way that Szymanski has played in the last three games makes it hard to believe he had to beat out three other players for the starting quarterback position. In that span, he's thrown for 14
touchdowns and an average of 334 yards per game.
No.1 USC 47,
Washington State 14
The Trojans had primarily relied on their rushing attack so far this season. Against the Cougars, however, quarterback John David Booty threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns on 28-for-35 passing.
No.2 LSU 28, South Carolina 16
Tiger quarterback Matt Flynn was only 8-for-19 for 71 yards. But Flynn's team out-rushed the Gamecocks 288 yards to six yards, rendering his woes unimportant.
Life on the road in the Southeastern Conference made Mississippi face a
young Gators team. The Gators narrowly avoided an upset in Oxford, Miss.
No. 3 Florida 30, Mississippi 24
No. 5 West Virginia 48 East Carolina 7
Mountaineer junior wide receiver Darius Reynaud caught five passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball twice for 58 yards.
No. 6 California 45 Arizona 27
The Golden Bears lost three games last year and have avenged two of them, Tennessee and Arizona. California will wait a month and a half for its shot at USC. Last season's USC game was the third loss for California.
No.8 Ohio State 58 Northwestern7
Questions about the Buckeye offense withered away as quarterback Todd Boeckex exploited the Wildcats' defense for four touchdowns in three quarters.
No.9 Wisconsin 17, Iowa 13
The Badgers haven't looked great so far this season. But for the second game in their last three, fourth-quarter heroes saved the team from an upset.
Michigan 14,
No.10 Penn State 9
"The Big House" remained a house of horrors for the Nittany Lions. Penn State managed only 270 yards and no touchdowns as they lost to Michigan for the ninth straight time.
No.13 Oregon 55 Stanford 31
The Ducks overcame a sluggish first half and used halftime adjustments to shut out the Cardinals offense in the first half.
No.14 Boston College 37, Army17
Eagle seniors Jolonn Dunbar and Jamie Silva combined for 15 tackles
and held the Black Knights to 45 yards rushing.
No.15 Clemson 42, North Carolina State 20
No.22 Georgia 26,
No.16 Alabama 23
Tiger defensive backs Chris Chancellor and Michael Hamlin each recorded diving interceptions in the first quarter that demoralized Wolf Pack quarterback Daniel Evans.
All the talk of the Bulldogs being too young to win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., turned out to be false. Georgia sophomore quarterback Matthew Stafford delivered a 25-yard touchdown pass to Mikey Henderson in overtime to beat Alabama.
No.17 Virginia Tech 44 William & Mary 3
The Hokies' offense only outgained the Tribe's by 25 yards. But in classic Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer's style, the Hokies won with turnovers and special teams.
Syracuse 38,
No.18 Louisville 35
The Cardinals' defense presented a legitimate reason to be called the nation's worst by allowing the Orangemen offense, ranked 116th in the nation, to throw for 423 yards.
No. 21 Kentucky 42 Arkansas 29
The Wildcats fought back and captured their second consecutive comeback victory in two weeks. Running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones combined 305 yards but couldn't prevent the Razorbacks from collapsing for the second straight week in the fourth quarter.
No.23 South Florida 37 North Carolina 10
Tarheel left tackle Kyle Jolly watched Bull defensive end George Selvie sprint into the backfield all day, disrupt the running game and record three sacks.
Edited by Rachael Gray
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