Week #13 College Football Schedule

Today's News Links:


Ed Orgeron's success as the Trojans' interim head coach has complicated USC's search for a new head coach.  Full story here.

A North Carolina appeals court has preserved the Atlantic Coast Conference's lawsuit against Maryland for a $52 million exit fee.  Maryland, along with Rutgers, will join the Big Ten Conference in the summer of 2014.  Full story here.

Syracuse Defensive Back Julian Whigham suffered a lung contusion as a result of his injury during last week's game at Florida State.  Full story here.

Miami (FL) and Cincinnati agree to play a home-and-home series for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.  Full story here.


NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) College Football Schedule for Week #13

All Times Eastern


Tuesday, November 19th

8:00PM
Buffalo at Miami (OH) - ESPNU
Kent State at Ohio - ESPN2


Wednesday, November 20th

8:00PM
#16 Northern Illinois at Toledo - ESPN2


Thursday, November 21st

7:30PM
Rutgers at #18 UCF - ESPN
Rice at UAB - FOX Sports 1

9:30PM
UNLV at Air Force - ESPNU


Friday, November 22nd - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States.

9:30PM
Navy at San Jose State - ESPN2


Saturday, November 23rd

12:00PM
Citadel at #7 Clemson
#13 Michigan State at Northwestern - ESPN
#20 Oklahoma at Kansas State - FOX Sports 1
Memphis at #21 Louisville
Old Dominion at North Carolina
Duke at Wake Forest - ESPN2
Cincinnati at Houston - ESPNNEWS
Michigan at Iowa - Big Ten Network
Virginia at Miami (FL) - ESPNU
Illinois at Purdue - Big Ten Network

12:21PM
Mississippi State at Arkansas

12:30PM
East Carolina at North Carolina State
Pittsburgh at Syracuse

1:00PM
Coastal Carolina at #11 South Carolina
Massachusetts at Central Michigan
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan

1:30PM
Alabama A&M at Georgia Tech

2:00PM
Chattanooga at #1 Alabama
Georgia Southern at Florida
Hawaii at Wyoming

3:00PM
Georgia State at Arkansas State
New Mexico State at Florida Atlantic

3:30PM
Idaho at #2 Florida State - ESPNU
Indiana at #3 Ohio State - ABC or ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
#5 Oregon at Arizona - ABC or ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
#12 Texas A&M at #22 LSU - CBS
#19 Wisconsin at #25 Minnesota - ESPN
Brigham Young at Notre Dame - NBC
Boston College at Maryland 
Nebraska at Penn State - Big Ten Network
UTSA at North Texas
Utah at Washington State - PAC-12 Network
Colorado State at Utah State - CBS Sports Network
Middle Tennessee at Southern Miss
UTEP at Tulane

4:00PM
California at #9 Stanford - FOX Sports 1
New Mexico at #15 Fresno State - ESPNNEWS

6:00PM
Marshall at Florida International

7:00PM
#17 Arizona State at #14 UCLA - FOX
Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama
Southern Methodist at South Florida
Kentucky at Georgia - ESPNU
Connecticut at Temple
Western Kentucky at Texas State - Longhorn Network
Tulsa at Louisiana Tech - CBS Sports Network
Vanderbilt at Tennessee - ESPN2

7:45PM
#8 Missouri at #24 Ole Miss - ESPN

8:00PM
#4 Baylor at #10 Oklahoma State - ABC
Kansas at Iowa State - FOX Sports 1

9:30PM
#23 USC at Colorado - PAC-12 Network

10:30PM
Boise State at San Diego State - CBS Sports Network
Washington at Oregon State - ESPN2

Week #13 BCS Standings, Jerry Palm's Bowl Predictions, and Today's News Links

Today's News Links:  

Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer criticized the BCS as a "flawed system."  Full story here.

Today's New York Times has an article about interim head football coach Ed Orgeron and his role in revitalizing the USC Trojans football program.  Full story here.

Washington State has extended head football coach Mike Leach's contract through 2018.  Full story here.

Missouri has listed James Franklin as starting Quarterback for its upcoming game against Ole Miss this weekend.   Full story here.



FULL BCS STANDINGS - WEEK #13

A team's BCS ranking is determined by averaging the percentage totals from three components:  The USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll, and the six computer rankings.

BCS		Harris Poll			USA Today			Computer Rankings
RK	TEAM	AVG	PVS	RK	PTS	%	RK	PTS	%	AVG	A&H	RB	CM	KM	JS	PW	%
1	Alabama	.9914	1	1	2620	.9981	1	1544	.9961	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	.980
2	Florida State	.9661	2	2	2517	.9589	2	1487	.9594	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	.980
3	Ohio State	.8869	3	3	2375	.9048	3	1404	.9058	5	4	3	4	6	5	7	.850
4	Baylor	.8856	5	4	2343	.8926	4	1386	.8942	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	.870
5	Oregon	.7917	6	5	2102	.8008	5	1231	.7942	6	6	4	9	5	10	6	.780
6	Auburn	.7860	7	7	1967	.7493	7	1145	.7387	3	5	7	3	3	6	3	.870
7	Clemson	.7681	8	6	2019	.7691	6	1217	.7852	7	9	6	6	8	12	5	.750
8	Missouri	.7231	9	8	1919	.7310	8	1129	.7284	8	7	11	7	9	9	8	.710
9	Stanford	.6238	4	11	1584	.6034	12	865	.5581	8	8	8	8	7	11	9	.710
10	Oklahoma State	.5890	12	9	1660	.6324	9	1030	.6645	14	12	12	15	20	8	18	.470
11	South Carolina	.5883	10	12	1459	.5558	11	882	.5690	10	10	9	11	11	7	10	.640
12	Texas A&M	.5394	11	10	1626	.6194	10	928	.5987	17	16	18	16	13	19	14	.400
13	Michigan State	.4646	16	13	1269	.4834	13	729	.4703	15	14	16	14	15	16	15	.440
14	UCLA	.4615	13	15	1110	.4229	14	700	.4516	13	13	13	17	12	15	12	.510
15	Fresno State	.4134	14	14	1126	.4290	16	622	.4013	16	18	19	13	25	13	13	.410
16	Northern Illinois	.3729	15	18	864	.3291	21	418	.2697	12	21	10	12	14	3	16	.520
17	Arizona State	.3414	19	22	570	.2171	22	352	.2271	11	11	22	10	10	14	11	.580
18	UCF	.3033	17	20	793	.3021	20	446	.2877	18	20	14	18	22	17	17	.320
19	Wisconsin	.2907	22	19	794	.3025	17	511	.3297	20	19	24	21	18	20	20	.240
20	Oklahoma	.2760	18	21	746	.2842	18	502	.3239	21	15	17	19	23	24	23	.220
21	Louisville	.2664	20	16	1010	.3848	15	627	.4045	26	NR	15	25	NR	NR	NR	.010
22	LSU	.2645	21	17	880	.3352	19	478	.3084	23	NR	21	NR	17	21	21	.150
23	USC	.1070	NR	23	202	.0770	25	115	.0742	22	17	23	20	21	23	24	.170
24	Ole Miss	.1048	NR	NR	110	.0419	NR	35	.0226	19	22	20	24	16	18	19	.250
25	Minnesota	.0604	NR	25	183	.0697	23	173	.1116	28	NR	NR	23	NR	NR	NR	.000

JERRY PALM'S CURRENT BOWL PROJECTIONS

Mr. Palm's analysis of his BCS selections can be found at his website via CBS Sports.

BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
BCS Title Game	Jan. 6	Pasadena, Calif..	BCS vs BCS	Alabama vs. Florida State
Orange	Jan. 3	Miami, Fla.	ACC/BCS vs BCS	Clemson vs. Wisconsin
Sugar	Jan. 2	New Orleans, La.	SEC/BCS vs BCS	Auburn vs. UCF
Fiesta	Jan. 1	Glendale, Ariz.	Big 12/BCS vs BCS	Baylor vs. Fresno State
Rose	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Big Ten/BCS vs Pac-12/BCS	Ohio State vs. Oregon
Non-BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
GoDaddy.com	Jan. 5	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2	N. Illinois vs. W. Kentucky
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA	Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Tex.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Oklahoma State vs. LSU
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC	Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Michigan State vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA	Boston College* vs. Rice
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6	Minnesota vs. Ole Miss
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5	Miami (FL) vs. Missouri
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9	Marshall vs. Tennessee
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Tex.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	North Carolina vs. UCLA
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7	Arizona* vs. Georgia Tech
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5	Arizona State vs. Texas
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. Stanford
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7	Syracuse vs. Georgia
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Tex.	MWC vs. Navy	San Diego State vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Phoenix, Ariz.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5	Texas Tech vs. Michigan
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3	Louisville vs. Virginia Tech
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5	Houston vs. Duke
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	New York, N.Y.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4	Notre Dame* vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU	Washington vs. BYU
Texas	Dec. 27	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6	Kansas State vs. Iowa
Military	Dec. 27	Washington, D.C.	ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA	Maryland vs. North Texas
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MWC No. 2 vs. Army	Utah State vs. Buffalo*
Little Caesars	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8	Ball State vs. Wash. State*
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MWC vs. C-USA	Colorado State vs. Middle Tenn.
Beef O'Brady's	Dec. 23	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American No. 6 vs. C-USA	Toledo* vs. East Carolina
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC No. 3 vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. Ark. State*
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Las Vegas, Nev.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Boise State vs. USC
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7	San Jose State vs. Oregon State

* - Replacement team. All games are on ESPN, except for the Sun (CBS), Cotton (FOX), Heart of Dallas (ESPNU) and Gator (ESPN2). If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Week #13 Non-BCS College Football Rankings

The Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll rankings have been released and Alabama is again number one in both polls.  I have some reservations with this development since the Crimson Tide, in last night's game against Mississippi State, only scored twenty points against a Bulldogs team with a losing record.  Even ESPN's postgame recap described last night's Alabama team as "lethargic, uninspired, sloppy and downright ordinary against a middling Southeastern Conference team."  Still, the AP and the Coaches Poll ranked Alabama ahead of Florida State, Baylor, and Ohio State, three teams that dominated their opponents yesterday.  Speaking of Ohio State, the Buckeyes are still in the top five in both polls.  However, the AP decided to move them from third to fourth despite their win over Illinois (OSU's place in the Coaches Poll is unchanged).  Last weekend's biggest loser though, was undoubtedly Stanford.  After their loss to an unranked USC, the Cardinals fell five places in the AP to tenth place and seven spots in the Coaches Poll to twelfth.  This development has once again put Oregon (now ranked 5th in both polls) in a position where they could secure a BCS-level bowl bid after their 44-21 win over Utah last night.   As for the rest of the top ten in the AP, #6 Auburn, #7 Clemson, #8 Missouri, and #9 Texas A&M each moved up one place as a result of Stanford's loss.  Texas, Miami (FL), and Georgia were dropped from the AP Top 25 after their losses to Oklahoma State, Duke, and Auburn, respectively.  The Howell Report will post the full BCS rankings and Jerry Palm's revised Bowl projections in Monday's blog entry.  Enjoy the evening, everybody!


 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

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

USA TODAY COACHES POLL

This poll represents one third of the BCS rankings.

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (56)	10-0	1544
2	Florida State (6)	10-0	1487
3	Ohio State	10-0	1404
4	Baylor	9-0	1386
5	Oregon	9-1	1231
6	Clemson	9-1	1217
7	Auburn	10-1	1145
8	Missouri	9-1	1129
9	Oklahoma State	9-1	1030
10	Texas A&M	8-2	928
11	South Carolina	8-2	882
12	Stanford	8-2	865
13	Michigan State	9-1	729
14	UCLA	8-2	700
15	Louisville	9-1	627
16	Fresno State	9-0	622
17	Wisconsin	8-2	511
18	Oklahoma	8-2	502
19	LSU	7-3	478
20	UCF	8-1	446
21	Northern Illinois	10-0	418
22	Arizona State	8-2	352
23	Minnesota	8-2	173
24	Duke	8-2	131
25	USC	8-3	115

Numbers in parentheses represent amount of first-place votes.

Gameday - Week #12: Murphy's Law

In terms of my ability to talk about college football today, it has been one setback after another.   With that in mind, I decided to add the term "Murphy's Law" in today's Gameday post.  Murphy's Law basically states that "If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong."  The man responsible for coming up with the law was Captain Edward Murphy, an aerospace engineer who worked at Wright Field Aircraft Lab and Edwards Air Force base in California in the 1940s.  The law originated from an event at Edwards AFB in 1949.  According to Wikipedia: 


       The law's namesake was Capt. Ed Murphy, a development engineer from Wright Field Aircraft Lab.  Frustration with a strap transducer which was malfunctioning due to an error in wiring the strain gage bridges caused him to remark – "If there is any way to do it wrong, he will" – referring to the technician who had wired the bridges at the Lab.


For me, Murphy's Law occurred in three phases.  First, there were unanticipated work obligations that lasted for the entire morning.  Unfortunately, that is when I normally watch College Gameday, and the time when I normally write my gameday blog entries.  By the time I was ready to write my post, the second setback occurred:  my cable and internet service went down.  By the time my cable/internet service provider restored service, the games that began at noon eastern were almost over.  One of those games in question was Indiana vs. #22 Wisconsin.  The result of that game was a  humiliating loss for Indiana.  Final score:  Wisconsin 51, Indiana 3.  Since Indiana has Ohio State and Purdue left on its schedule, it is highly unlikely that the Hoosiers will earn a post-season bowl bid.  In addition, West Virginia lost to Kansas by a score of 31-19.  So, with work obligations, internet & cable service interruptions, and both my teams losing have made this day into an experience best characterized as an example of Murphy's Law. 

My experiences today, however, have not dampened my enthusiasm for college football.  There are still plenty of exciting games on today's schedule.  One of them is #16 Michigan State vs. Nebraska, which I am watching as I type this blog entry.  With 3:30 left in the first quarter, Michigan State leads Nebraska 10-0.  It is a beautiful day in Lincoln, with temperatures in the mid-60s and light winds.  There is a lot riding on this game in the Big Ten.  Both teams are playing for a Rose Bowl bid and the opportunity to face the Leaders division champion (most likely Ohio State) in the Big Ten Championship.  Michigan State is still undefeated in the conference but Nebraska has two losses overall.  Since this game is important for both teams, one has to wonder why ESPN chose to hold College Gameday in Los Angeles for the #4 Stanford-USC game.  USC is not in contention for a BCS-level bowl game and even though Stanford is #4 in the BCS standings, it seems like the only thing that both teams are playing for at this point in time is bragging rights.  Indeed, #19 Arizona State is currently in first-place in the PAC-12 South division while unranked USC is in third.  Speaking of Arizona State, the Sun Devils host the Oregon State Beavers at 9:30 PM Eastern on the PAC-12 Network. 

In the BIG XII, #12 Oklahoma State is playing #24 Texas in Austin.  Texas is still undefeated in the conference but they are not ranked high enough at this time to be considered for an at-large BCS bid.  A victory over the Cowboys would improve the Longhorns chances of playing their postseason in either the Orange Bowl or the Sugar Bowl if Baylor clinches a Fiesta Bowl berth.  As for the #5 Baylor Bears, they will host Texas Tech tonight at 7:00 PM Eastern on FOX. 

Finally, in the SEC, #7 Auburn currently leads #25 Georgia 20-7.  Auburn's only loss this year has been to LSU but they are still in contention for a BCS-level game.  This is the Tigers' last game before their highly-anticipated match with Alabama in the Iron Bowl on November 30th.  In the SEC East division, #9 Missouri has a bye this week but #10 South Carolina hosts an unranked Florida team this evening at 7:00 Eastern on ESPN2.  Enjoy the rest of the day, everybody!

Week #12 College Football Scores

Today's News Links:


Baylor Bears football coach Art Briles received a ten year contract extension.  His new contract will last until the 2023 season, when he will be sixty-eight years old.  Full story here.

Tallahassee, Florida, police are investigating whether Florida State freshman Quarterback Jameis Winston was involved in a sexual assault incident dating back to 2012.  ESPN is reporting that Winston's lawyer has witnesses that corroborate Winston's account of the event.

Scientists researching Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) at UCLA and TauMark have been inundated with requests from well over one hundred former football players to undergo tests to see if they have CTE.  The requests came after the researchers recently determined that they could detect the disease in a living person.  Full story here.

The Mountain West Conference is projected to make $11 million payout from the BCS if Fresno State qualifies in a BCS-level bowl game.  Full story here.


NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) Final Scores for Week #12

Rankings Reflect BCS Standings.


Tuesday, November 12th

Bowling Green shuts out Ohio, 49-0.                                    Box Score
Toledo runs away from Buffalo, 51-41.                                 Box Score


Wednesday, November 13th

Kent State grounds Miami (OH), 24-6.                                 Box Score
#15 Northern Illinois pounds Ball State, 48-27.                    Box Score


Thursday, November 14th

#8 Clemson mauls Georgia Tech, 55-31.                               Box Score
Marshall thunders past Tulsa, 45-34.                                     Box Score


Friday, November 15th

#13 UCLA rushes past Washington, 41-31.                           Box Score


Saturday, November 16th

Ole Miss sacks Troy, 51-21.                                                   Box Score
Cincinnati mauls Rutgers, 52-17.                                           Box Score
#18 Oklahoma downgrades Iowa State, 48-10.                     Box Score
Penn State derails Purdue, 45-21.                                          Box Score
#17 Central Florida avoids a loss to Temple, 39-36.              Box Score
#22 Wisconsin annihilates Indiana, 51-3.                              Box Score
#3 Ohio State handily beats Illinois, 60-35.                           Box Score
Kansas knocks down West Virginia, 31-19.                          Box Score
Central Mich. defeats Western Mich., 27-22.                        Box Score
Vanderbilt de-claws Kentucky, 22-6.                                     Box Score
Boston College soars over NC State, 38-21.                          Box Score
North Carolina slides past Pittsburgh, 34-27.                        Box Score
Maryland beats Virginia Tech in overtime, 27-24.                 Box Score
Florida Atlantic embarrasses Southern Miss., 41-7.              Box Score
Akron squeezes past Massachusetts, 14-13.                           Box Score
Old Dominion roughs up Campbell, 42-14.                           Box Score
Washington State brings down Arizona, 24-17.                     Box Score
Louisiana-Lafayette drills Georgia State, 35-21.                   Box Score
Southern Methodist runs down UCONN, 38-21.                   Box Score
East Carolina blasts Alabama-Birmingham, 63-14.               Box Score
Brigham Young pulverizes Idaho State, 59-13.                      Box Score
#2 Florida State ransacks Syracuse, 59-3.                              Box Score
#12 Oklahoma State ropes #24 Texas, 38-13.                        Box Score
Navy bombards South Alabama, 42-14.                                 Box Score
Duke upsets #23 Miami (FL), 48-30.                                     Box Score
Kansas State barely beats Texas Christian, 33-31.                 Box Score
#16 Michigan State overwhelms Nebraska, 41-28.                Box Score
#6 Oregon defeats Utah, 44-21.                                             Box Score
Michigan beats Northwestern in overtime, 27-19.                 Box Score
#7 Auburn escapes #25 Georgia, 43-38.                                Box Score
Colorado takes down California, 41-24.                                Box Score
Texas-El Paso undermines Florida International, 33-10.       Box Score
Arkansas State silences Texas State, 38-21.                           Box Score
USC upsets #4 Stanford, 20-17.                                             Box Score
#1 Alabama barely survives Mississippi State, 20-7.             Box Score
#5 Baylor destroys Texas Tech, 63-34.                                   Box Score
#10 South Carolina survives Florida, 19-14.                          Box Score
Rice routs Louisiana Tech, 52-14.                                          Box Score
Colorado State beats New Mexico in a shootout, 66-42.        Box Score
#20 Louisville muzzles Houston, 20-13.                                Box Score
Memphis stops South Florida, 23-10.                                     Box Score
Nevada trounces San Jose State, 38-16.                                 Box Score
San Diego State beats Hawaii in overtime, 28-21.                 Box Score
Boise State routs Wyoming, 48-7.                                           Box Score
#19 Arizona State holds off Oregon State, 30-17.                  Box Score

Week #12 College Football Schedule

Today's News Links:

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was "very disappointed" in Wide Receiver Evan Spencer's recent comments about Alabama and Florida State.  Full story here.

Virginia Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver will resign his position next month for health reasons after sixteen years.  Full story here.

Mississippi State Quarterback Dak Prescott has been listed as "questionable" for the Bulldogs' upcoming game against Alabama because of an elbow injury.  Full story here.


NCAA FBS (Division 1-A) College Football Schedule for Week #12

All Times Eastern


Tuesday, November 12th

7:30PM
Ohio at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Toledo - ESPNU


Wednesday, November 13th

8:00PM
Ball State at #15 Northern Illinois - ESPN2
Miami (OH) at Kent State - ESPNU


Thursday, November 14th

7:30PM
Georgia Tech at #8 Clemson - ESPN
Marshall at Tulsa - FOX Sports 1


Friday, November 15th

9:00PM
Washington at #13 UCLA - ESPN2


Saturday, November 16th

12:00PM
#3 Ohio State at Illinois - ESPN
#17 UCF at Temple
Iowa State at #18 Oklahoma - FOX Sports 1
Indiana at #22 Wisconsin - ESPN2
Troy at Ole Miss - ESPNU
Cincinnati at Rutgers - ESPNNEWS
Purdue at Penn State - Big Ten Network
West Virginia at Kansas
Central Michigan at Western Michigan

12:21PM
Kentucky at Vanderbilt

12:30PM
North Carolina State at Boston College
North Carolina at Pittsburgh
Maryland at Virginia Tech
Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss

1:00PM
Akron at Massachusetts
Campbell at Old Dominion

2:00PM
Washington State at Arizona - PAC-12 Network
UAB at East Carolina
Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia State

3:00PM
Idaho State at Brigham Young
Connecticut at Southern Methodist

3:30PM
Syracuse at #2 Florida State - ABC or ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
#25 Georgia at #7 Auburn - CBS
#12 Oklahoma State at #24 Texas - FOX
#16 Michigan State at Nebraska - ABC or ESPN2 - Check Local Listings
#23 Miami (FL) at Duke - ESPNU
Michigan at Northwestern - Big Ten Network
TCU at Kansas State
South Alabama at Navy - CBS Sports Network

4:00PM
Utah at #6 Oregon - FOX Sports 1

5:30PM
California at Colorado - PAC-12 Network

7:00PM
Texas Tech vs. #5 Baylor* - FOX
Florida at #10 South Carolina - ESPN2
Houston at #20 Louisville - ESPNU
Memphis at South Florida
Colorado State at New Mexico
Louisiana Tech at Rice - CBS Sports Network
* - Game at neutral location

7:30PM
Texas State at Arkansas State

7:45PM
#1 Alabama at Mississippi State - ESPN

8:00PM
#4 Stanford at USC - ABC
Florida International at UTEP

9:30PM
Oregon State at #19 Arizona State - PAC-12 Network

10:15PM
Wyoming at Boise State - ESPN2

10:30PM
San Diego State at Hawaii - CBS Sports Network
San Jose State at Nevada - ESPNU

Week #12 BCS Standings, Jerry Palm's Bowl Predictions, and Today's News

Today's News Links:

Indiana sophomore running back Tevin Coleman will not play in the Hoosiers' upcoming game against Wisconsin because of a sprained ankle.  Full story here.

The New York Times' Greg Bishop has an article about the recent federal court decision in the O'Bannon vs. NCAA case.  Full story here.

"We Are Marshall" - This Thursday the Marshall Thundering Herd football team will honor the 75 players, coaches, and staff that died in the plane crash 43 years ago with a helmet decal.  Full story here.


FULL BCS STANDINGS - WEEK #12 

A team's BCS ranking is determined by averaging the percentage totals from three components:  The USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll, and the six computer rankings.

BCS		Harris Poll			USA Today			Computer Rankings
RK	TEAM	AVG	PVS	RK	PTS	%	RK	PTS	%	AVG	A&H	RB	CM	KM	JS	PW	%
1	Alabama	.9958	1	1	2625	1.0000	1	1546	.9974	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	.990
2	Florida State	.9619	2	2	2514	.9577	2	1485	.9581	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	.970
3	Ohio State	.8926	4	3	2373	.9040	3	1401	.9039	4	4	4	4	6	5	3	.870
4	Stanford	.8689	5	5	2240	.8533	5	1307	.8432	3	5	3	3	3	3	4	.910
5	Baylor	.8618	6	4	2304	.8777	4	1376	.8877	5	3	6	5	7	4	8	.820
6	Oregon	.7665	3	6	1968	.7497	7	1162	.7497	6	6	5	8	5	7	6	.800
7	Auburn	.7206	9	9	1843	.7021	9	1069	.6897	7	8	8	6	4	8	5	.770
8	Clemson	.7200	7	7	1940	.7390	6	1164	.7510	9	9	7	9	10	13	9	.670
9	Missouri	.7118	8	8	1855	.7067	8	1083	.6987	8	7	10	7	8	9	7	.730
10	South Carolina	.5584	12	12	1417	.5398	12	830	.5355	10	10	9	12	13	10	12	.600
11	Texas A&M	.5473	15	10	1582	.6027	11	898	.5794	13	15	16	13	12	17	14	.460
12	Oklahoma State	.4671	14	11	1545	.5886	10	965	.6226	22	14	20	18	NR	22	25	.190
13	UCLA	.4548	19	16	1026	.3909	15	641	.4135	11	13	13	17	11	11	11	.560
14	Fresno State	.4317	16	13	1124	.4282	14	646	.4168	14	17	17	11	25	12	13	.450
15	Northern Illinois	.3505	18	18	825	.3143	21	445	.2871	14	24	12	20	17	6	10	.450
16	Michigan State	.3417	17	15	1090	.4152	16	620	.4000	21	18	21	15	22	23	22	.210
17	UCF	.3411	21	19	791	.3013	19	468	.3019	16	16	11	14	19	16	16	.420
18	Oklahoma	.2926	10	20	732	.2789	17	510	.3290	17	12	15	16	23	NR	23	.270
19	Arizona State	.2833	22	22	475	.1810	22	262	.1690	12	11	23	10	9	18	15	.500
20	Louisville	.2806	20	14	1104	.4206	13	653	.4213	28	NR	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	.000
21	LSU	.2757	13	17	919	.3501	18	476	.3071	24	NR	19	NR	16	21	21	.170
22	Wisconsin	.2612	24	21	674	.2568	20	460	.2968	18	22	22	NR	18	19	18	.230
23	Miami (FL)	.1471	11	23	457	.1741	23	228	.1471	25	21	NR	21	21	NR	24	.120
24	Texas	.1092	NR	24	247	.0941	24	176	.1135	25	20	14	24	24	24	NR	.120
25	Georgia	.0857	NR	25	102	.0389	NR	44	.0284	22	19	24	22	15	25	20	.190

JERRY PALM'S CURRENT BOWL PROJECTIONS

Mr. Palm's analysis of his BCS selections can be found at his website via CBS Sports.

BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
BCS Title Game	Jan. 6	Pasadena, Calif..	BCS vs BCS	Alabama vs. Florida State
Orange	Jan. 3	Miami, Fla.	ACC/BCS vs BCS	Clemson vs. Oregon
Sugar	Jan. 2	New Orleans, La.	SEC/BCS vs BCS	South Carolina vs. UCF
Fiesta	Jan. 1	Glendale, Ariz.	Big 12/BCS vs BCS	Baylor vs. Fresno State
Rose	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Big Ten/BCS vs Pac-12/BCS	Ohio State vs. Stanford
Non-BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
GoDaddy.com	Jan. 5	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2	Ball State vs. W. Kentucky
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA	Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Tex.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Oklahoma State vs. LSU
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC	Michigan State vs. Missouri
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA	Iowa vs. Rice
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6	Michigan vs. Auburn
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5	Miami (FL) vs. Georgia
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9	Marshall vs. Tennessee
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Tex.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	North Carolina vs. Washington
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7	Notre Dame* vs. Duke
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5	Arizona State vs. Texas
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. UCLA
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7	Maryland vs. Ole Miss
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Tex.	MWC vs. Navy	San Diego State vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Phoenix, Ariz.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5	Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3	Louisville vs. Virginia Tech
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5	Houston vs. Georgia Tech
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	New York, N.Y.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4	West Virginia vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU	USC vs. BYU
Texas	Dec. 27	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6	Kansas State vs. Minnesota
Military	Dec. 27	Washington, D.C.	ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA	Syracuse vs. North Texas
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MWC No. 2 vs. Army	Boise State vs. Toledo*
Little Caesars	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8	N. Illinois vs. Troy*
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MWC vs. C-USA	Colorado State vs. Middle Tenn.
Beef O'Brady's	Dec. 23	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American No. 6 vs. C-USA	Buffalo* vs. East Carolina
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC No. 3 vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State*
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Las Vegas, Nev.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Utah State vs. Arizona
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7	San Jose State vs. Oregon State

* - Replacement team. All games are on ESPN, except for the Sun (CBS), Cotton (FOX), Heart of Dallas (ESPNU) and Gator (ESPN2). If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.