Week #6 College Football Rankings

The Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll rankings are now available for week #6.  As with last week, the rankings for the top five teams in both polls (AP - Alabama, Oregon, Clemson, Ohio State, and Stanford; USA Today - Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, Clemson, Stanford) are unchanged.  For this coming weekend, only two teams in the top 5 will be playing against ranked opponents (#4 Ohio State vs #16 Northwestern and #15 Washington vs. #5 Stanford) and ESPN's College Gameday will be in Evanston, Illinois.  Notre Dame and Wisconsin were dropped from the rankings after their losses to Oklahoma and Ohio State, respectively, while Arizona State and Maryland have moved into the AP Top 25.  Oklahoma State dropped to #21 after their loss to an un-ranked West Virginia squad.  This week's games will start with Texas playing Iowa State at Ames, Iowa, at 7:30PM on Thursday.    Enjoy the week, everybody! 


ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

RK	TEAM	RECORD	CONFERENCE
1	Alabama (55)	4-0	SEC
2	Oregon (5)	4-0	PAC-12
3	Clemson	4-0	ACC
4	Ohio State	5-0	Big Ten
5	Stanford	4-0	PAC-12
6	Georgia	3-1	SEC
7	Louisville	4-0	AAC
8	Florida State	4-0	ACC
9	Texas A&M	4-1	SEC
10	LSU	4-1	SEC
11	Oklahoma	4-0	BIG XII
12	UCLA	3-0	PAC-12
13	South Carolina	3-1	SEC
14	Miami (FL)	4-0	ACC
15	Washington	4-0	PAC-12
16	Northwestern	4-0	Big Ten
17	Baylor	3-0	BIG XII
18	Florida	3-1	SEC
19	Michigan	4-0	Big Ten
20	Texas Tech	4-0	BIG XII
21	Oklahoma State	3-1	BIG XII
22	Arizona State	3-1	PAC-12
23	Fresno State	4-0	MWC
24	Ole Miss	3-1	SEC
25	Maryland	4-0	ACC

USA TODAY COACHES POLL

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (59)	4-0	1546
2	Oregon (2)	4-0	1479
3	Ohio State	5-0	1397
4	Clemson (1)	4-0	1352
5	Stanford	4-0	1325
6	Georgia	3-1	1148
7	Louisville	4-0	1147
8	Florida State	4-0	1129
9	Texas A&M	4-1	1072
10	Oklahoma	4-0	964
11	LSU	4-1	931
12	South Carolina	3-1	860
13	UCLA	3-0	812
14	Miami (FL)	4-0	727
15	Northwestern	4-0	620
16	Baylor	3-0	573
17	Michigan	4-0	546
18	Washington	4-0	545
19	Florida	3-1	515
20	Oklahoma State	3-1	330
21	Fresno State	4-0	270
22	Texas Tech	4-0	231
23	Northern Illinois	4-0	131
24	Arizona State	3-1	118
25	Nebraska	3-1	71

Numbers in parentheses represent number of first-place votes.   

Gameday - Week #5

Another Saturday has arrived and that means it is time for another great day of college football!  ESPN's College Gameday is currently live from Athens, Georgia, for today's feature SEC game between #6 LSU and #9 Georgia (3:30PM - CBS).  Today's games also feature three other matches between ranked opponents, including #14 Oklahoma vs. #22 Notre Dame (3:30PM NBC), #21 Ole Miss vs. #1 Alabama (6:30 PM - ESPN), and #23 Wisconsin vs. #4 Ohio State (8:00PM - ABC).  The Big Ten Conference also has a big rivalry game between Iowa and Minnesota (3:30 PM ABC/ESPN2), where both teams play for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, which looks like this:

Speaking of rivalry games, #10 Texas A&M plays Arkansas later this evening at 7:00PM (ESPN2) in the annual Southwest Classic.  The name of this game derives from when both teams were part of the now defunct Southwest Conference.  Like last week, I plan to use the comment thread to provide scoring and news updates for as many of today's games that I can follow.  In the meantime, I would like to ask a question to my readers:  What did you think about North Dakota State hosting ESPN's College Gameday?  Enjoy the day, everybody!

Week #5 College Football Scores

09-29-2013 - BREAKING NEWS:  USC fires head coach Lane Kiffin after their loss to Arizona State last night.  More details can be found via ESPN

NCAA FBS (DIVISION 1-A) Final Scores for Week #5 


Thursday, September 26th

Virginia Tech holds off Georgia Tech, 17-10.                 Box Score
Iowa State defeats Tulsa, 38-21.                                   Box Score


Friday, September 27th

News Bulletin:  Electronic Arts has announced that, as part of a settlement with many college football players,  it will no longer produce college football video games.  Full story found on ESPN

Utah State crushes San Jose State, 42-10.                     Box Score
Brigham Young trounces Middle TN State, 37-10.         Box Score


Saturday, September 28th

Illinois routs Miami (OH), 50-14.                                    Box Score
Northern Illinois takes down Purdue, 55-24.                 Box Score
TCU crushes Southern Methodist, 48-17.                      Box Score
#15 Miami (FL) manhandles South Florida, 49-21.          Box Score
#12 S. Carolina barely beats Central Florida, 28-25.     Box Score
Tennessee survives South Alabama, 31-24.                   Box Score
Pittsburgh squeaks by Virginia, 14-3.                             Box Score
West Virginia upsets #11 Oklahoma State, 30-21.         Box Score     
East Carolina overwhelms North Carolina, 55-31.        Box Score
Western Kentucky demotes Navy, 19-7.                        Box Score
Bowling Green unzips Akron, 31-14.                            Box Score
Ball State grounds Toledo, 31-24.                                  Box Score
Duke narrowly beats Troy, 38-31.                                  Box Score
Oregon State chomps Colorado, 44-17.                          Box Score
Iowa buries Minnesota, 23-7.                                         Box Score
#3 Clemson annihilates Wake Forest, 56-7.                    Box Score
#14 Oklahoma defeats #22 Notre Dame, 35-21.             Box Score
Buffalo pounds UCONN, 41-12.                                     Box Score
North Carolina State pounds Central Mich., 48-14.        Box Score
#8 Florida State survives Boston College, 48-34.           Box Score
#9 Georgia outlasts #6 LSU, 44-41.                                Box Score
Colorado State undermines Texas-El Paso, 59-42.          Box Score
Houston mauls Texas-San Antonio, 59-28.                     Box Score
Idaho barely beats Temple, 26-24.                                   Box Score
Old Dominion muzzles Albany, 66-10.                           Box Score
Army lances Louisiana Tech, 35-16.                               Box Score
#1 Alabama shuts out #21 Ole Miss, 25-0.                       Box Score
#20 Florida takes down Kentucky, 24-7.                         Box Score
#16 Washington defeats Arizona, 31-13.                         Box Score
#10 Texas A&M beats Arkansas, 45-33.                         Box Score
Tulane holds off Louisiana-Monroe, 31-14.                    Box Score
Kent State pounds Western Michigan, 32-14.                 Box Score
Missouri mauls Arkansas State, 41-19.                           Box Score
Vanderbilt extinguishes Alabama-Birmingham, 52-24.   Box Score
#4 Ohio State outlasts #23 Wisconsin, 31-24.                  Box Score
San Diego State defeats New Mexico St., 26-16.            Box Score
UNLV wins a shootout over New Mexico, 56-42.           Box Score
Nevada barely grounds Air Force, 45-42.                        Box Score
#5 Stanford routs Washington State, 55-17.                     Box Score
Boise State destroys Southern Mississippi, 60-7.             Box Score
#2 Oregon crushes California, 55-16.                               Box Score
Arizona State knocks out USC, 62-41.                             Box Score


Sunday, September 29th
#25 Fresno State defeats Hawaii, 42-37.                          Box Score      

Week #5 College Football Schedule

Special News Updates:

1.  NCAA has decided to gradually reinstate Penn State's football scholarships starting in 2014.
Full report found here.

2.  Paul Dietzel, former head coach of Louisiana State who led the Tigers to their first national championship in 1958, has passed away.  He was 89.  Obituary found at ESPN.


NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) College Football Schedule for Week #5

Thursday, September 26th

7:30PM
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech - ESPN
Iowa State at Tulsa - FOX Sports 1

Friday, September 27th

9:00PM
Utah State at San Jose State - ESPN
Middle Tennessee at Brigham Young - ESPNU

Saturday, September 28th

12:00PM
#11 Oklahoma State at West Virginia - ESPN
#12 South Carolina at UCF - ABC
#15 Miami (FL) at South Florida - ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Illinois - Big Ten Network
Northern Illinois at Purdue - ESPN2
Southern Methodist at TCU - FOX Sports 1

12:21PM
South Alabama at Tennessee

12:30PM
East Carolina at North Carolina
Virginia at Pittsburgh

2:00PM
Navy at Western Kentucky - ESPN NEWS

2:30PM
Akron at Bowling Green

3:00PM
Troy at Duke
Colorado at Oregon State - PAC-12 Network
Toledo at Ball State

3:30PM
Wake Forest at #3 Clemson - ESPNU
#6 LSU at #9 Georgia - CBS
#8 Florida State at Boston College - ABC or ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
#14 Oklahoma at #22 Notre Dame - NBC
UTEP at Colorado State - CBS Sports Network
Iowa at Minnesota* - ABC or ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
Central Michigan at North Carolina State
Connecticut at Buffalo
* - Iowa and Minnesota play for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy

4:00PM
Army vs. Louisiana Tech - FOX Sports 1
Houston at UTSA

5:00PM
Temple at Idaho

6:00PM
Albany at Old Dominion

6:30PM
#21 Ole Miss at #1 Alabama - ESPN

7:00PM
#10 Texas A&M at Arkansas - ESPN2
Arizona at #16 Washington - FOX
#20 Florida at Kentucky - ESPNU
Florida Atlantic at Rice
Wyoming at Texas State - Longhorn Network
Tulane at Louisiana-Monroe
Kent State at Western Michigan

7:30PM
Arkansas State at Missouri
UAB at Vanderbilt

8:00PM
#23 Wisconsin at #4 Ohio State - ABC
San Diego State at New Mexico State
UNLV at New Mexico
Air Force at Nevada - CBS Sports Network

10:00PM
#5 Stanford at Washington State - ESPN

10:15PM
Southern Miss at Boise State - ESPNU

10:30PM
California at #2 Oregon - PAC-12 Network
USC at Arizona State - ESPN2

Sunday, September 29th

12:00PM
#25 Fresno State at Hawaii

Week #5 College Football Rankings

The Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll rankings are now available for week #5 of the NCAA season and, to no surprise, Alabama retains the #1 spot in both polls.  Additionally, there was no movement this week among the Top 5 in either poll from Week #4.  One team, Arizona State, was dropped from the rankings of both polls after their loss to Stanford and Michigan State was dropped from the USA Today Coaches Poll after their loss to Notre Dame.  What I don't understand is why an undefeated Oklahoma State, along with an undefeated UCLA, are not in the top 10 while two one-loss SEC teams (Georgia and Texas A&M) are, in the AP Top 25.  Enjoy the week, everybody! 

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	CONFERENCE
1	Alabama (56)	3-0	SEC
2	Oregon (4)	3-0	PAC-12
3	Clemson	3-0	ACC
4	Ohio State	4-0	Big Ten
5	Stanford	3-0	PAC-12
6	LSU	4-0	SEC
7	Louisville	4-0	AAC
8	Florida State	3-0	ACC
9	Georgia	2-1	SEC
10	Texas A&M	3-1	SEC
11	Oklahoma State	3-0	BIG XII
12	South Carolina	2-1	SEC
13	UCLA	3-0	PAC-12
14	Oklahoma	3-0	BIG XII
15	Miami (FL)	3-0	ACC
16	Washington	3-0	PAC-12
17	Northwestern	4-0	Big Ten
18	Michigan	4-0	Big Ten
19	Baylor	3-0	BIG XII
20	Florida	2-1	SEC
21	Ole Miss	3-0	SEC
22	Notre Dame	3-1	Independent
23	Wisconsin	3-1	Big Ten
24	Texas Tech	4-0	BIG XII
25	Fresno State	3-0	MWC

USA TODAY COACHES POLL

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (59)	3-0	1547
2	Oregon (3)	3-0	1480
3	Ohio State	4-0	1399
4	Clemson	3-0	1332
5	Stanford	3-0	1312
6	LSU	4-0	1161
7	Louisville	4-0	1140
8	Florida State	3-0	1121
9	Texas A&M	3-1	1044
10	Georgia	2-1	1020
11	Oklahoma State	3-0	909
12	Oklahoma	3-0	863
13	South Carolina	2-1	825
14	UCLA	3-0	731
15	Miami (FL)	3-0	613
16	Northwestern	4-0	560
17	Michigan	4-0	534
18	Baylor	3-0	465
19	Florida	2-1	449
20	Washington	3-0	427
21	Ole Miss	3-0	331
22	Notre Dame	3-1	317
23	Fresno State	3-0	156
24	Wisconsin	3-1	98
25	Texas Tech	4-0	92

Numbers in Parentheses indicate amount of first-place votes in both polls.  

 

Sunday Commentary: Texas beats Kansas State; Now What?

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Last night, for the first time since 2003, a revitalized Texas Longhorns team managed to beat Kansas State by ten points.  Texas's offense, led by QB David Ash, who had sat out last Saturday's match against Ole Miss because of a concussion, had 452 total yards (225 passing, 227 rushing) and a 17-point lead over the Wildcats until the fourth quarter.  Texas's defense, under recently hired coordinator Greg Robinson, forced three turnovers and limited Kansas State's offense, which averaged 4.9 yards per rush prior to last night's game, to 3.0 yards.  With yesterday's win in Austin, Mack Brown not only beat a team he had struggled with for nearly a decade.  Consequently, he also avoided the distinction of being the first Texas head coach since 1956 to lead his team to a 1-3 record.  Had this outcome occurred one could argue that the media, given its current focus on Coach Brown's future with the Longhorns, would increase its calls for Texas’s athletic department to begin searching for a replacement.

In fact, yesterday's game revealed that some Longhorn fans were already considering the idea of a Texas football program without Mack Brown.  On ESPN's post-game analysis website there is photo of a fan wearing a "Saban 2014" T-shirt.  The possibility of Texas hiring current Alabama head coach Nick Saban came from an Associated Press report discussing how two regents (one current, one former) from the University of Texas had contacted Saban's agent last January about the idea of him taking over the Longhorns football program after Mack Brown retired.  While subsequent discussions between the two parties failed to produce anything significant, (Coach Saban on his weekly radio show even said that "I'm just too damn old to start all over some place else") the AP story only added to the overall speculation about Mack Brown's future at Texas.  Indeed, the AP article and Saban's response simply begs the questions of (1) Why Texas would consider replacing Mack Brown and (2) Who would be the candidate to take his place?  At this point in the season, there does not seem to be any answer to the second question.  By contrast, we can provide some answer to the first.  

Mack Brown is currently in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Longhorns.  Under his leadership, the Longhorns have accumulated an 152-45 record.  This figure includes nine consecutive seasons with 10+ victories (2001-2009), two postseason Cotton Bowl wins, one Fiesta Bowl win,  and two Rose Bowl victories that include the 2006 BCS National Championship game.  Coach Brown even lead his 2009 team to a second BCS National Championship appearance, which was a game Alabama won 37-21.  That game might have had a different outcome (I am not saying the Longhorns would have won) if Texas Senior QB Colt McCoy had not been injured during the first quarter.  Unfortunately, the seasons following that loss have not been what Texas fans and media pundits have come to historically expect from Mack Brown's teams.  In 2010 Coach Brown had a 5-7 record, his first losing season since he became head coach of the Longhorns back in 1998.  Seasons subsequent to that year have been a little better (2011:  8-5 overall, 4-5 conference; 2012:  9-4 overall, 5-4 conference) and, in all three years, Texas has not been able to beat its main interstate rival Oklahoma.  In the 2010 Red River Rivalry Texas lost 28-20, but in both the 2011 and 2012 editions of that match-up, the results were not as close.  Texas lost to Oklahoma by a score of 55-17 in 2011 and the margin of loss in 2012 was wider, 63-21.  It is also important to mention that Mack Brown's record in the Big XII after 2009 has only been 12-15.  Hence, it is because of the Longhorns performance of the last three seasons that fans and pundits have expressed doubts of whether Mack Brown can restore Texas football its earlier prominence.  

Mack Brown attempted to reverse the decline of his program after the 2010 season in part by making changes in his staff.  Four members, including Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis and Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp, left the program after the Longhorns went 5-7 that year. Their replacements, including Manny Diaz (Defensive Coordinator), Darrell Wyatt (co/Offensive Coordinator), and Major Applewhite (co/Offensive Coordinator) enabled Texas to earn two more winning seasons and postseason victories in the 2011 Holiday Bowl and the 2012 Alamo Bowl.  However, the start of the 2013 season revealed that Texas was not in a position to build on the modest success of the last two seasons.  In the Longhorns' losses to Brigham Young and Ole Miss, the team's defense gave up 822 rushing yards and 306 passing yards.   But, in all three games (including the win against New Mexico State) the defense gave up 1474 total yards, the 2nd most allowed yards in the first three games of a season in the program's history.  As a result, Coach Brown fired Manny Diaz and replaced him with former Syracuse head coach Greg Robinson, who had previously worked under Brown as Defensive Coordinator during the 2004 season.  

Based on the results of yesterday's game against Kansas State, it would appear that adding Robinson has helped revitalize the Longhorns' defense.  And the fact that Texas was able to defeat Kansas State, an opponent that it has not beaten since 2003, provides Coach Brown and his team with a much-needed rise in morale.  Unfortunately, it is still too early to tell if Texas can accomplish its goal of winning the Big XII regular season championship.  The rest of its schedule includes ranked opponents like #11 Oklahoma State (Nov. 16th), #14 Oklahoma (Oct. 12th - Cotton Bowl Stadium), #19 Baylor (December 7th), and #24 Texas Tech (Nov. 28th) as well as away games at Iowa State (Oct. 3rd), Texas Christian (Oct. 26th), and West Virginia (Nov. 9th).  Texas has a formidable schedule ahead of them, but starting a season with two losses is not the worst thing that can happen to a program.  For instance, back in 2011 the Georgia Bulldogs under Mark Richt lost their first two games, but then they won the rest of their regular season and subsequently played in the SEC championship game.  Can Texas do something similar?  It would make an interesting news story if the Longhorns could go 10-2 for the regular season.  At this point though, Texas has two weeks before it plays its next game against Iowa State.  But the Longhorns' upset of Kansas State may give the media something else to discuss about Texas football, at least in the short-term, rather than simply focusing on Mack Brown's future in Austin. 

Gameday Week #4

Another Saturday has arrived and while there is only one game between ranked opponents today (#23 Arizona State vs. #5 Stanford), there are a lot of great games on throughout the country.  College Gameday is being broadcast live from Fargo, North Dakota, bringing some media attention to the North Dakota State Bison, the current #1 team in the FCS division and the defending national champions.  They play the Delaware State Hornets later this afternoon.  Today's schedule even has some rivalry games, including Michigan State vs. #22 Notre Dame in South Bend; West Virginia plays border rival Maryland in Baltimore, Houston plays old Southwest Conference intra-city rival Rice, and Cincinnati will play Miami (OH) for the Victory Bell trophy.  I plan to be on my blog starting at noon updating scores and providing a news-feed for nationally-televised games and games available in my area.  But first, I would like to ask a question to the fans:  Which, in your opinion, is a better day for college football outside of Saturday?  Thursday or Friday?  Enjoy the day, everybody!

As of 12:06PM Eastern, I am online.  

As of 3:58PM, I have deleted the comments concerning the games that started at 12 Noon.  I will now post comments for the games that started at 3:30 PM Eastern.

Week #4 College Football Scores

NCAA Division 1-A (FBS) Final Scores for Week #4

Thursday, September 19th.
#3 Clemson defeats North Carolina State, 26-14.     Box Score

Friday, September 20th.
Fresno State narrowly beats Boise State, 41-40.       Box Score

Saturday, September 21st.
Iowa shuts down Western Michigan, 59-3.                       Box Score
#4 Ohio State shuts out Florida A&M, 76-0.                      Box Score
Vanderbilt defeats Massachusetts, 24-7.                           Box Score
Toledo rockets over Central Michigan, 38-17.                  Box Score
#7 Louisville shuts out Florida International, 72-0.             Box Score
Minnesota buries San Jose State, 43-24.                         Box Score
Georgia Tech defeats North Carolina, 28-20.                   Box Score
Kansas gets a big win over Louisiana Tech, 13-10.          Box Score
Wake Forest stops Army, 25-11.                                       Box Score
Middle TN beats Florida Atlantic in overtime, 42-35.        Box Score
Virginia Tech defeats Marshall in 4 overtimes, 29-21.     Box Score
#9 Georgia holds off North Texas, 45-21.                          Box Score
Pittsburgh beats Duke in a shootout, 58-55.                     Box Score
Syracuse crushes Tulane, 52-17.                                       Box Score
Ball State overwhelms Eastern Michigan, 51-20.             Box Score
Ohio shuts out Austin Peay, 38-0.                                     Box Score
Jacksonville St. beats Georgia St. in overtime, 32-26.      Box Score
#17 Washington shuts out Idaho State, 56-0.                    Box Score
UAB takes down Northwestern State, 52-28.                    Box Score
Houston squeaks by Rice, 31-26.                                      Box Score
#18 Northwestern defeats Maine, 35-21.                          Box Score
#19 Florida chomps Tennessee, 31-17.                             Box Score
#24 Wisconsin derails Purdue, 41-10.                               Box Score
Southern California barely stops Utah State, 17-14.         Box Score
Maryland shuts out West Virginia, 37-0.                           Box Score
Rutgers gets a big win over Arkansas, 28-24.                   Box Score
Nebraska husks South Dakota State, 59-20.                      Box Score
Bowling Green annihilates Murray St., 48-7.                   Box Score
Penn State rolls over Kent State, 34-0.                              Box Score
Virginia shuts out Virginia Military Inst., 49-0.                Box Score
Cincinnati shuts out Miami (OH), 14-0.                            Box Score
#22 Notre Dame barely beats Michigan State, 17-13.       Box Score
Memphis mauls Arkansas State, 31-7.                               Box Score
#20 Baylor drills Louisiana-Monroe, 70-7.                       Box Score
#8 Florida State embarrasses Bethune-Cookman, 54-6.    Box Score
Old Dominion squeezes by Citadel, 59-58.                       Box Score
Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Akron, 35-30.                        Box Score
#16 Miami (FL) blows away Savannah St., 77-7.              Box Score
Western Kentucky pounds Morgan State, 58-17.               Box Score
#1 Alabama holds off Colorado State, 31-6.                      Box Score
#5 Stanford survives Arizona St., 42-28.                           Box Score
N. Illinois wins a shootout over E. Illinois, 43-39.            Box Score
Mississippi State sacks Troy, 62-7.                                    Box Score
#15 Michigan outlasts Connecticut, 24-21.                       Box Score
UT-San Antonio runs past UT-El Paso, 32-13.                  Box Score
Missouri trounces Indiana, 45-28.                                      Box Score
Nevada pounces on Hawaii, 31-9.                                      Box Score
Texas beats Kansas St. for the first time since 2003.         Box Score
Final Score:  31-21. 
#6 Louisiana State drowns Auburn, 35-21.                        Box Score
#10 Texas A&M overwhelms SMU, 42-13.                       Box Score
#13 UCLA embarrasses New Mexico St., 59-13.              Box Score
Washington State shuts out Idaho, 42-0.                             Box Score
Wyoming grounds Air Force, 56-23.                                  Box Score
Utah beats BYU in the Holy War, 20-13.                           Box Score
Oregon State narrowly beats San Diego St., 34-30.           Box Score
Nevada-Las Vegas pounds Western Illinois, 38-7.             Box Score
#25 Texas Tech raids Texas State, 33-7.                             Box Score

Week #4 College Football Schedule

NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) Football Schedule - Week #4 - All Times Eastern


Thursday, September 19th

7:30PM
#3 Clemson at North Carolina State - ESPN

Friday, September 20th

9:00PM
Boise State at Fresno State - ESPN

Saturday, September 21st

12:00PM
Florida A&M at #4 Ohio State - Big Ten Network
Florida International at #7 Louisville
North Carolina at Georgia Tech - ESPN
Vanderbilt at Massachusetts - ESPN News
San Jose State at Minnesota - ESPN2
Marshall at Virginia Tech - ESPNU
Wake Forest at Army - CBS Sports Network
Toledo at Central Michigan
Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic
Western Michigan at Iowa - Big Ten Network
Louisiana Tech at Kansas - FOX Sports 1

12:21PM
North Texas at #9 Georgia

12:30PM
Pittsburgh at Duke
Tulane at Syracuse

1:00PM
Ball State at Eastern Michigan

2:00PM
Austin Peay at Ohio
Jacksonville State at Georgia State

3:00PM
Idaho State at #17 Washington - PAC-12 Network
Northwestern State at UAB
Houston vs. Rice*
* - game played at neutral location

3:30PM
Maine at #18 Northwestern - Big Ten Network
Tennessee at #19 Florida - CBS
Michigan State at #22 Notre Dame - NBC
Purdue at No. 24 Wisconsin - ABC/ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
Utah State at USC - ABC/ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
West Virginia at Maryland - ESPNU
South Dakota State at Nebraska - Big Ten Network
Arkansas at Rutgers - ESPN
Murray State at Bowling Green
Kent State at Penn State - Big Ten Network
Virginia Military Institute at Virginia

4:00PM
Louisiana-Monroe at #20 Baylor - FOX Sports 1
Cincinnati at Miami (OH)

4:30PM
Arkansas State at Memphis

6:00PM
Bethune-Cookman at #8 Florida State
Citadel at Old Dominion
Louisiana-Lafayette at Akron

7:00PM
Colorado State at #1 Alabama - ESPN2
#23 Arizona State at #5 Stanford - FOX
Southern Methodist at #10 Texas A&M - ESPNU
Savannah State at #16 Miami (FL)
Texas State at #25 Texas Tech
Morgan State at Western Kentucky
Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois

7:30PM
Oregon State at San Diego State - CBS Sports Network
Troy at Mississippi State

7:45PM
Auburn at #6 LSU - ESPN

8:00PM
#15 Michigan at Connecticut - ABC
Missouri at Indiana - Big Ten Network
Kansas State at Texas - ABC
UTSA at UTEP

8:05PM
Hawaii at Nevada

9:00PM
Western Illinois at UNLV

10:15PM
Utah at Brigham Young - ESPN2
Wyoming at Air Force - ESPNU

10:30PM
New Mexico State at #13 UCLA - PAC-12 Network
Idaho at Washington State - PAC-12 Network

News from The Internet:

Former Nebraska QB Tommie Frazier criticizes the Nebraska defensive coaching staff:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9681726/need-tommy-frazier-criticism

Chances that Fresno State-Colorado will be rescheduled appear slim: 
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/23681211/fresno-st-colorado-options-bleak-cal-cant-help

NCAA president Mark Emmert will not consider the idea of paying college athletes:  http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9682086/ncaa-budge-paying-college-athletes

Week #4 College Football Rankings

The Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll rankings are now available for Week #4 and Alabama is still ranked #1 in both polls.  Oregon remains second in both polls while the rest of the top 5 occupy different spots in both polls.  (AP - #3 Clemson, #4 Ohio State, #5 Stanford)  (USA Today - #3 Ohio State, #4 Clemson, #5 Stanford).  Unless Alabama plays poorly in its upcoming game against Colorado State, there is little chance for any other team in the top #5 to dislodge the Crimson Tide from the top spot in either poll.  Texas A&M fell to #10 in the AP while holding the #9 rank in the Coaches Poll.  Nebraska and TCU were both dropped from the polls after their losses to UCLA and Texas Tech, respectively.  Wisconsin fell to #24 in the AP while the Coaches Poll dropped the Badgers altogether, even though their loss was a result of poor decision-making by the officiating crew during the final seconds of the Arizona State game.  Since that game PAC-12 Commissioner Larry Scott has reprimanded the officials responsible for the mistakes they made last Saturday.  The rankings for this week can be found below:

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

   

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	CONFRENCE
1	Alabama	2-0	SEC
2	Oregon	3-0	PAC-12
3	Clemson	2-0	ACC
4	Ohio State	3-0	Big Ten
5	Stanford	2-0	PAC-12
6	LSU	3-0	SEC
7	Louisville	3-0	AAC
8	Florida State	2-0	ACC
9	Georgia	1-1	SEC
10	Texas A&M	2-1	SEC
11	Oklahoma State	3-0	Big XII
12	South Carolina	2-1	SEC
13	UCLA	2-0	PAC-12
14	Oklahoma	3-0	Big XII
15	Michigan	3-0	Big Ten
16	Miami (FL)	2-0	ACC
17	Washington	2-0	PAC-12
18	Northwestern	3-0	Big Ten
19	Florida	1-1	SEC
20	Baylor	2-0	Big XII
21	Ole Miss	3-0	SEC
22	Notre Dame	2-1	Independent
23	Arizona State	2-0	PAC-12
24	Wisconsin	2-1	Big Ten
25	Texas Tech	3-0	Big XII

USA TODAY COACHES POLL

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS
1	Alabama (61)	2-0	1549
2	Oregon (1)	3-0	1477
3	Ohio State	3-0	1398
4	Clemson	2-0	1331
5	Stanford	2-0	1314
6	Louisville	3-0	1128
7	LSU	3-0	1121
8	Florida State	2-0	1113
9	Texas A&M	2-1	1033
10	Georgia	1-1	1022
11	Oklahoma State	3-0	908
12	Oklahoma	3-0	839
13	South Carolina	2-1	811
14	Michigan	3-0	743
15	UCLA	2-0	699
16	Northwestern	3-0	582
17	Miami (FL)	2-0	559
18	Florida	1-1	398
19	Baylor	2-0	375
20	Washington	2-0	361
21	Notre Dame	2-1	331
22	Ole Miss	3-0	303
23	Arizona State	2-0	176
24	Michigan State	3-0	131
25	Fresno State	2-0	75

Parentheses indicate number of first place votes.  


 

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