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Dear TWIF,If Michigan was to upset Ohio

State this week, where would it rank among Ohio State’s all-time greatest chokes. Think hard because there have been a lot of Buckeye chokes over the years, especially against Michigan.

Lorne, Sylvania

Dear Lorne,Michigan can’t beat Ohio State

this week. Only Ohio State can beat Ohio State.

And if the Buckeyes commit a rash of turnovers and penalties, I suppose anything is possible.

But we just got word that The Game may be cancelled anyway. Why? Because Michigan can’t get past Toledo! Badabing!

Dear TWIF,As die-hard Mountaineer fans,

the Old Gold and Blue would like your assistance in delivering a mes-sage to Rich Fraud-riguez and the maize and blue: OH – IO! Go Bucks!

Frank Runion and Penny Parrish

Columbus/Fairmont, W. Va.

Dear Frank and Penny,Consider it done. You fine

Mountaineer folk are welcome in Buckeye Nation anytime!

Dear TWIF,I may be crazy, but it makes

me nervous that Ohio State is a big favorite to beat Michigan because I don’t think (Coach Jim) Tressel is a

very good motivator. He better get the message to

his players that Michigan is still Michigan, and they’re never to be taken lightly.

Jan, Marion

Dear Jan,I wouldn’t worry about Tress

getting the team ready for Michigan. When it comes to The Game, Tress ‘gets it,’ and appreciates the impor-tance of the rivalry as much as Woody did.

Dear TWIF,I’m a regular listener of your

Sunday morning sports show “This Week In Football” which airs on AM 610 WTVN from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.).

I thought it was interesting that you guys are getting drilled for being negative about the Buckeyes. Bleeding scarlet and gray is enjoy-ing the good and bad with the Bucks and then discussing it. It is not a bad thing to expect the absolute best.

Telling it like it is and being critical of a program that is so very good comes with the territory. Keep up the good work and keep being positive and negative! That makes a

great show!Bill, Springfield

Dear Bill,My co-host, Dave Maetzold and

I, do not pre-plan our show to be necessarily positive or negative on any given week. We simply react to Ohio State’s effort the day prior.

It just so happens that this Buckeye bunch has underachieved in so many areas, especially on the offensive line. As a result, some of our shows have taken a more criti-cal slant.

Conversely, if you were a lis-tener last year you’d know that we were sugary sweet almost every week because that team over-achieved.

In short, the Buckeyes create the tone of our show, not us.

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Meet YOUR Bengals!

By Edward Mauler

Well, you’re in your first sea-son with the Bengals after playing four years with Peyton Manning and the Colts. What’s the transi-tion been like having caught pass-es from Manning to now being a target of Carson Palmer?

It was a great learning experi-ence playing with Peyton Manning because he’s such a student of the game. He taught me so much about football and he helped me grow so much as a professional. And now to come here and play with another Pro Bowl quarter-back is just such a huge blessing.

Your alma mater, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, have had a good season and next year they open up TCF Bank Stadium. Have you purchased your tickets yet?

It looks incredible. I went online and did the virtual tour

the other day. It’s going to bring a lot to the program and it’s going to be very important because it’ll help bring back the great tradition of Minnesota football.

You don’t appear to have that tradition-al Dutch accent many Minnesotans are blessed with. Did growing up in Minnesota feel like the movie “Fargo”? You know, with the common phrases such as “Ya, you bet-cha” and “Ay”?

(Laughing) No, no. Not like the movie. But when I go home for an extended period of time, I do notice that I’ll come back with the accent a little bit.

You miss Minnesota?It’s beautiful and is full of lakes. And I love

being on the water. You can’t find a better state than Minnesota. Does that answer your question?

Yeah, certainly does. What about fishing? Growing up there, you had to have been a fisher-man.

You have to fish. It’s kind of like hockey. If you don’t play hockey in Minnesota, they think some-thing’s wrong with you.

What’s the toughest part about playing tight end in the NFL?

It’s one of those positions that isn’t given enough respect. We have to know everything that the offensive line knows as well as what the wide receivers know. It really is one of the toughest posi-tions because we have to know everything and do everything, blocking, receiving, etc. It’s a difficult job, but it’s one I really enjoy.

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The Bengals might be good enough to overcome the other team, assuming the other team isn’t terribly good.

The Bengals might even be good enough, on the occasional Sunday, to overcome some of their crappy play-ers.

What the Bengals are not good enough to overcome is their head coach.

Cincinnati isn’t good enough to win in spite of Marvin Lewis.

As if that hasn’t been made clear again and again and again, ad nau-seam – emphasis on the nauseam – it was reinforced last week against the Philadelphia Eagles. Only the bewil-dering coaching of Lewis allowed the Eagles to escape with a 13-13 tie.

It takes something bizarre to pro-duce a tie in the NFL. You have to go back to 2002 for the last one. And Lewis’ decisions against Philly were nothing if not bizarre.

Working backward, there was Lewis’ decision late in overtime to be content with a 47-yard field goal

attempt. The Bengals had the ball at the

Eagles’ 29, facing a third-and-five, when Lewis ran Cedric Benson into the line, trying to position the ball favor-ably for placekicker Shayne Graham.

Benson gained zero yards, leaving Graham a 47-yard attempt, which he missed by inches.

Now then, Graham had been six of six on kicks between 40 and 49 yards this season. Lewis will no doubt hide behind those numbers, but it’s a flimsy disguise.

The temperature was in the mid-30s, the breeze was blowing and the pressure was huge. This was no ordi-nary 47-yard field goal try, but with enough time on the clock to call any play he wanted, Lewis called for Benson to run into the line of scrim-mage. Weak.

But not surprising. Earlier in overtime, Lewis had

abandoned another scoring chance when he called for a running play on third-and-seven from the Eagles’ 47.

It was like he was play-ing for field position. Memo to Marvin: This is sudden death. So what’s with the handoff to Kenny Watson, who went nowhere, forcing the Bengals to punt on the next play?

That saying about bad things hap-pening in threes?

Apparently it works for football coaches because Lewis made a third bad call. This one came late in the third quarter, with the Bengals leading 13-10 but stalled at the Philadelphia 33. It was fourth-and-16, and the options seemed clear: Let Graham try an un-pressurized 50-yarder, or punt the ball. Lewis nixed both and went for it.

On fourth-and-16.It didn’t work, and the Eagles took

over on downs. From there the teams engaged

in a battle of field position, which Philadelphia won by driving for the field goal that forced overtime.

Only the Bengals do it like this. They go for it on fourth-and-16, but

wave the white flag on third-and-seven and then third-and-five.

If I’m mystified, imagine how the Bengal players must feel.

As it is, receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh had enough to be mad about. He caught 12 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown, but his num-bers would have been better had back-up quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick not been so spooked by the Philadelphia pass rush.

Fitzpatrick was sacked eight times, and after the last sack, Houshmandzadeh walked off the field and screamed at Lewis, something to the effect, “Get me the (bleeping) ball!”

Good idea, T.J. Too bad Lewis didn’t listen in overtime. Too bad he didn’t listen on third-and-seven from the Philadelphia 47. Or on third-and-five from the Philadelphia 29.

Then again, only the Bengals…

Coaching Blunders Ruined A Would-Be Bengal Victory With gregg Doyel

Eye of the TigerGregg Doyel writes about sports daily for CBS Sports.com and

he has written two books on topics that are immaterial to the focus of this fine magazine.


So the Bengals get some prime time exposure.

Well, if the Cleveland Browns can be handed five nationally tele-vised games, Cincinnati is certainly entitled to one.

Not that fans across the country will be knocking over furniture in a rush to their TVs to view the Bengals and Steelers.

Though the Bengals have played better recently, and will not be the first NFL team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to produce a winless season, this still could very well be a decisive Steeler victory.

The Steelers just know how to win, particularly at home, despite a myriad of offensive problems. They rise to the occasion in the fourth quarter and finish off teams, unlike their divisional rivals excluding Baltimore.

Pittsburgh has already mashed the Bengals this year, 38-10, in Cincinnati, so a repeat could certain-ly be in the works Thursday night.

And here’s another recurring theme: The Bengals are playing for pride. The Steelers are playing for the playoffs.

Nothing ever seems to change in the AFC North.

BENGALS OFFENSE VS.STEELERS DEFENSEIs Cedric Benson a long-term

solution at running back? He’s capa-ble of producing an occasional decent game but his consistency is definitely a question yet answered.

But Benson has brought a sem-blance of a ground game to the team, averaging four yards a carry since taking over for Chris Perry as the

featured back.The other positive devel-

opment has been the improve-ment of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. He has proven to be at least a respectable back-up.

Fitzpatrick found Chad Johnson in the end zone twice in the win over Jacksonville. And it’s obvious that the Bengals can’t thrive with-out both Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh causing headaches for opposing sec-ondaries.

None of that will mat-ter much against Pittsburgh, however.

The 3-4 Steeler defense is simply too talented, experi-enced and aggressive for the Bengals. The pass-rushing combo of linebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley is arguably the most feared in the NFL.

Safety Troy Polamalu

has performed brilliantly, as usual, though injuries to cornerbacks Deshea Townsend and Bryant McFadden have weakened the secondary a bit.

Still, this defense is good, if not the NFL’s best.

ADVANTAGE: Steelers

STEELERS OFFENSE VS.BENGALS DEFENSEThe only hindrance to reach-

ing the playoffs, yet again, for the Steelers could be their offense.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been saddled with a bum shoul-der. And featured back Willie Parker has been injured much of the sea-son, though backup Mewelde Moore has performed admirably in Parker’s absence.

Moreover, the offensive line has been unable to protect Roethlisberger nor open up running lanes. Pittsburgh averages a very un-Steeler-like 3.5 yards a carry this season.

On the flip side, the Bengals are a strong pass rush away from hav-ing a respectable defense. They rank 10th in the NFL in pass defense, but are second-to-last in sacks with nine. They’ve recorded just five intercep-tions.

The Bengal run defense is in the lower-echelon of the league rank-ings. But that imbalance could play to their advantage since the Steelers have struggled running the ball.

Simply put, the Bengals defense is not opportunistic. They have problems getting off the field, and Roethlisberger is uncanny in con-verting third downs.

SLIGHT ADVANTAGE: Steelers

SPECIAL TEAMSThe Steelers were far from thrilled

by the performance of punter Mitch Berger, so they released him in favor of Paul Ernster, who isn’t exactly an exciting alternative.

Placekicker Jeff Reed nailed his first 13 field goal attempts, and Mewelde Moore is acceptable as both a kickoff and punt returner.

The Bengals are receiving decent field position from kickoff return-er Glenn Holt and punt returner Antonio Chatman, but neither has taken one to the house.

Meanwhile, punter Kyle Larson continues to be mediocre, though placekicker Shayne Graham remains very dependable.

SLIGHT ADVANTAGE: Bengals

BY MARtY gItLINBengals Game Day Scouting Report: The Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers Look To Sweep Season Series With Bengals

Cincinnati at PittsburghWhen: Thursday, November 20

Where: Heinz FieldTV: NFL Network

Time: 8:15 p.m. ESTSeries: Steelers lead 47-30

Last Meeting: Oct. 19, Steelers won 38-10 in Cincinnati

MARTY MAKES THE CALL

Though Cedric Benson has shown flashes of brilliance, the Bengals must pass to win. A hob-bling Pittsburgh secondary might provide a glimpse of hope, but the offensive line needs to keep the Steelers’ fierce pass rush off quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and provide him time to throw.

That’s not likely.Though the Black and Gold

are all but a shoo-in to win this one, the score is tough to call because of their injuries and the progress of the Bengals both offensively and defensively, which is difficult to gage.

Close loss, lopsided loss – it doesn’t matter. You can add a number to the old loss column for the Bengals.

STEELERS 23-13

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Cats & DawgsKenny Roda“The Roadman” brings a real sports perspective to real sports fans as he leads his “Road Crew” every afternoon with the best sports talk on WKNR Radio, and was named Cleveland’s Best Sports Talker in Scene Magazine’s 2006 Best of Cleveland issue.

GReGG doyeLGregg Doyel writes about sports

daily for CBS Sports.com and he has written two books on topics that are immaterial to

the focus of this fine magazine.

Who knows more about the NFL — The Bengals media or the Browns media? Let’s find out as Gregg Doyel and Kenny Roda go at it like Cats and Dawgs all season long.

Steelers. Even if Willie Parker still can’t play. Even if Ben Roethlisberger suddenly can’t play. Even if half the Steelers forget to show up. I’m still picking Pittsburgh.

Steelers. Whether Carson Palmer returns

from injury or not. Whether Big Ben is healthy or not. It won’t matter. The Bengals have no chance of beating Pittsburgh in Heinz Field.

Browns. Three or four Cleveland players can quit in the second half, and the Browns will win anyway. That’s the beauty of Texans QB Sage Rosenfels.

Browns. With lousy Houston coming to

town, the Browns have a better than excellent chance of a big win in front of the home folks. Texans QB Sage Rosenfels will make sure of that.

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Falcons. Carolina can’t stop the Atlanta running game unless Steve Smith starts sucker-punching various Falcons offensive line-men. And he’s not that brave.

Falcons. Who’d a thunk this would be a great

match-up prior to the season? Rookie Falcon QB Matt Ryan has lived up to his billing.

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Titans. “And stay off my lawn!” yells Kerry Collins at that whippersnapper Brett Favre.

Jets. The Brett Favre magic act returns. A

week after knocking off the Patriots, Favre pulls yet another rabbit out of the hat and leads the streaking Jets to a huge road win.

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Cardinals. Kurt Warner dials back time and pass-es for 400 yards in my upset special. I’m 0-for-2008 on upset specials, by the way.

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son. But I’m still not sold. The Giants are the Super Bowl champs and playing like it. Zona still has a ways to go to play with the likes of the G-Men.

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INDIANAPOLIS COLtSS-7 Chicago ...................13-29S-14 @Minnesota ............18-15S-21 Jacksonville ............21-23S-28 ByeO-5 @Houston ...............31-27O-12 Baltimore ..................31-3O-19 @Green Bay ............14-34O-27 @Tennessee ............21-31N-2 New England ...........18-15N-9 @Pittsburgh ............24-20N-16 Houston ..................33-27N-23 @San Diego .....................N-30 @Cleveland ......................D-7 Cincinnati .........................D-14 Detroit ..............................D-18 @Jacksonville ..................D-28 Tennessee ........................

JACKSONVILLE JAgUARSS-7 @Tennessee ............10-17S-14 Buffalo ....................16-20S-21 @Indianapolis .........23-21S-28 Houston ......... 30-27 (OT)O-5 Pittsburgh ...............21-26O-12 @Denver .................24-17O-19 ByeO-26 Cleveland ................17-23N-2 @Cincinnati .............19-21N-9 @Detroit ..................38-14N-16 Tennessee ...............14-24N-23 Minnesota ........................D-1 @Houston ........................D-7 @Chicago .........................D-14 Green Bay ........................D-18 Indianapolis .....................D-28 @Baltimore ......................

tENNESSEE tItANSS-7 Jacksonville ............17-10S-14 @Cincinnati ...............24-7S-21 Houston ..................31-12S-28 Minnesota ...............30-17O-5 @Baltimore .............13-10O-12 ByeO-19 @Kansas City ..........34-10O-27 Indianapolis ............31-21N-2 Green Bay ...... 19-16 (OT)N-9 @Chicago ................21-14N-16 @Jacksonville .........24-14N-23 New York Jets ..................N-27 @Detroit ...........................D-7 Cleveland .........................D-14 @Houston ........................D-21 Pittsburgh ........................D-28 @Indianapolis ..................

AtLANtA FALCONSS-7 Detroit .....................34-21S-14 @Tampa Bay .............9-24S-21 Kansas City .............38-14S-28 @Carolina .................9-24O-5 @Green Bay ............27-24O-12 Chicago ...................22-20O-19 ByeO-26 @Philadelphia .........14-27N-2 @Oakland ..................24-0N-9 New Orleans ...........34-20N-16 Denver ....................20-24N-23 Carolina............................N-30 @San Diego .....................D-7 @New Orleans .................D-14 Tampa Bay .......................D-21 @Minnesota .....................D-28 St. Louis ..........................

CAROLINA PANtHERSS-7 @San Diego ............26-24S-14 Chicago ...................20-17S-21 @Minnesota ............10-20S-28 Atlanta.......................24-9O-5 Kansas City ...............34-0O-12 @Tampa Bay .............3-27O-19 New Orleans .............30-7O-26 Arizona ....................27-23N-2 ByeN-9 @Oakland ..................17-6N-16 Detroit .....................31-22N-23 @Atlanta ..........................N-30 @Green Bay .....................D-8 Tampa Bay .......................D-14 Denver .............................D-21 @New York Giants ...........D-28 @New Orleans .................

NEW ORLEANS SAINtSS-7 Tampa Bay ..............24-20S-14 @Washington .........24-29S-21 @Denver .................32-34S-28 San Francisco .........31-17O-6 Minnesota ...............27-30O-12 Oakland .....................34-3O-19 @Carolina .................7-30O-26 San Diego* .............37-32N-2 ByeN-9 @Atlanta .................20-34N-16 @Kansas City ..........30-20N-24 Green Bay ........................N-30 @Tampa Bay ....................D-7 Atlanta..............................D-11 @Chicago .........................D-21 @Detroit ...........................D-28 Carolina............................*in London, home game for New Orleans

tAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSS-7 @New Orleans ........20-24S-14 Atlanta.......................24-9S-21 @Chicago ....... 27-24 (OT)S-28 Green Bay ...............30-21O-5 @Denver .................13-16O-12 Carolina.....................27-3O-19 Seattle .....................20-10O-26 @Dallas .....................9-13N-2 @Kansas City . 30-27 (OT)N-9 ByeN-16 Minnesota ...............19-13N-23 @Detroit ...........................N-30 New Orleans ....................D-8 @Carolina ........................D-14 @Atlanta ..........................D-21 San Diego ........................D-28 Oakland ............................

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakNew York Jets 7 3 0 .700 4-1 3-2 3-1 5-3 2-0 4WNew England Patriots 6 4 0 .600 4-2 2-2 2-2 4-4 2-0 1LMiami Dolphins 6 4 0 .600 4-2 2-2 2-1 5-3 1-1 4WBuffalo Bills 5 4 0 .556 3-1 2-3 0-3 3-3 2-1 3L

BUFFALO BILLSS-7 Seattle .....................34-10S-14 @Jacksonville .........20-16S-21 Oakland ...................24-23S-28 @St. Louis ..............31-14O-5 @Arizona ................17-41O-12 ByeO-19 San Diego ...............23-14O-26 @Miami ..................16-25N-2 New York Jets .........17-26N-9 @New England ........10-20N-17 Cleveland .........................N-23 @Kansas City ...................N-30 San Francisco ..................D-7 Miami* .............................D-14 @New York Jets ...............D-21 @Denver ..........................D-28 New England ....................*in Toronto, but home game for Buffalo

MIAMI DOLPHINSS-7 New York Jets .........14-20S-14 @Arizona ................10-31S-21 @New England ........38-13S-28 ByeO-5 San Diego ...............17-10O-12 @Houston ...............28-29O-19 Baltimore ................13-27O-26 Buffalo ....................25-16N-2 @Denver .................26-17N-9 Seattle .....................21-19N-16 Oakland ...................17-15N-23 New England ....................N-30 @St. Louis .......................D-7 @Buffalo* ........................D-14 San Francisco ..................D-21 @Kansas City ...................D-28 @New York Jets ...............*in Toronto, but home game for Buffalo

NEW ENgLAND PAtRIOtSS-7 Kansas City .............17-10S-14 @New York Jets ......19-10S-21 Miami ......................13-38S-28 ByeO-5 @San Francisco ......30-21O-12 @San Diego ............10-30O-20 Denver ......................41-7O-26 St. Louis .................23-16N-2 @Indianapolis .........15-18N-9 Buffalo ....................20-10N-13 NYJets ........... 31-34 (OT)N-23 @Miami ...........................N-30 Pittsburgh ........................D-7 @Seattle ...........................D-14 @Oakland .........................D-21 Arizona .............................D-28 @Buffalo ..........................

NEW YORK JEtSS-7 @Miami ..................20-14S-14 New England ...........10-19S-22 @San Diego ............29-48S-28 Arizona ....................56-35O-5 ByeO-12 Cincinnati ................26-14O-19 @Oakland ................13-16O-26 Kansas City .............28-24N-2 @Buffalo .................26-17N-9 St. Louis ...................47-3N-13 @New England 34-31 (OT)N-23 @Tennessee .....................N-30 Denver .............................D-7 @San Francisco ...............D-14 Buffalo .............................D-21 @Seattle ...........................D-28 Miami ...............................

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakNew York Giants 9 1 0 .900 6-0 3-1 3-0 6-0 3-1 5WWashington Redskins 6 4 0 .600 3-3 3-1 2-2 5-3 1-1 2LDallas Cowboys 6 4 0 .600 3-1 3-3 2-2 4-4 2-0 1WPhiladelphia Eagles 5 4 1 .550 3-2 2-2-1 0-3 4-4 1-0-1 1T

DALLAS COWBOYSS-7 @Cleveland .............28-10S-15 Philadelphia ............41-37S-21 @Green Bay ............27-16S-28 Washington .............24-26O-5 Cincinnati ................31-22O-12 @Arizona ................24-30O-19 @St. Louis ..............14-34O-26 Tampa Bay ................13-9N-2 @New York Giants ..14-35N-9 ByeN-16 @Washington .........14-10N-23 San Francisco ..................N-27 Seattle ..............................D-7 @Pittsburgh .....................D-14 New York Giants ..............D-20 Baltimore .........................D-28 @Philadelphia ..................

NEW YORK gIANtSS-4 Washington ...............16-7S-14 @St. Louis ..............41-13S-21 Cincinnati ....... 26-23 (OT)S-28 ByeO-5 Seattle .......................44-6O-13 @Cleveland .............14-35O-19 San Francisco .........29-17O-26 @Pittsburgh ............21-14N-2 Dallas ......................35-14N-9 @Philadelphia .........36-31N-16 Baltimore ................30-10N-23 @Arizona .........................N-30 @Washington ..................D-7 Philadelphia .....................D-14 @Dallas ............................D-21 Carolina............................D-28 @Minnesota .....................

PHILADELPHIA EAgLESS-7 St. Louis ...................38-3S-15 @Dallas ...................37-41S-21 Pittsburgh .................15-6S-28 @Chicago ................20-24O-5 Washington .............17-23O-12 @San Francisco ......40-26O-19 ByeO-26 Atlanta.....................27-14N-2 @Seattle ....................26-7N-9 New York Giants .....31-36N-16 @Cincinnati .............13-13N-23 @Baltimore ......................N-27 Arizona .............................D-7 @New York Giants ...........D-15 Cleveland .........................D-21 @Washington ..................D-28 Dallas ...............................

WASHINgtON REDSKINSS-4 @New York Giants ....7-16S-14 New Orleans ...........29-24S-21 Arizona ....................24-17S-28 @Dallas ...................26-24O-5 @Philadelphia .........23-17O-12 St. Louis .................17-19O-19 Cleveland ................14-11O-26 @Detroit ..................25-17N-3 Pittsburgh .................6-23N-9 ByeN-16 Dallas ......................10-14N-23 @Seattle ...........................N-30 New York Giants ..............D-7 @Baltimore ......................D-14 @Cincinnati ......................D-21 Philadelphia .....................D-28 @San Francisco ...............

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakDenver Broncos 6 4 0 .600 3-2 3-2 2-1 3-4 3-0 2WSan Diego Chargers 4 6 0 .400 3-1 1-5 2-1 4-4 0-2 1LOakland Raiders 2 8 0 .200 1-4 1-4 1-2 2-5 0-3 4LKansas City Chiefs 1 9 0 .100 1-4 0-5 1-2 1-5 0-4 6L

DENVER BRONCOSS-8 @Oakland ................41-14S-14 San Diego ...............39-38S-21 New Orleans ...........34-32S-28 @Kansas City ..........19-33O-5 Tampa Bay ..............16-13O-12 Jacksonville ............17-24O-20 @New England ..........7-41O-26 ByeN-2 Miami ......................17-26N-6 @Cleveland .............34-30N-16 @Atlanta .................24-20N-23 Oakland ............................N-30 @New York Jets ...............D-7 Kansas City ......................D-14 @Carolina ........................D-21 Buffalo .............................D-28 @San Diego .....................

KANSAS CItY CHIEFSS-7 @New England ........10-17S-14 Oakland .....................8-23S-21 @Atlanta .................14-38S-28 Denver ....................33-19O-5 @Carolina .................0-34O-12 ByeO-19 Tennessee ...............10-34O-26 @New York Jets ......24-28N-2 Tampa Bay ..... 27-30 (OT)N-9 @San Diego ............19-20N-16 New Orleans ...........20-30N-23 Buffalo .............................N-30 @Oakland .........................D-7 @Denver ..........................D-14 San Diego ........................D-21 Miami ...............................D-28 @Cincinnati ......................

OAKLAND RAIDERSS-8 Denver ....................14-41S-14 @Kansas City ............23-8S-21 @Buffalo .................23-24S-28 San Diego ...............18-28O-5 ByeO-12 @New Orleans ..........3-34O-19 New York Jets .........16-13O-26 @Baltimore .............10-29N-2 Atlanta.......................0-24N-9 Carolina.....................6-17N-16 @Miami ..................15-17N-23 @Denver ..........................N-30 Kansas City ......................D-4 @San Diego .....................D-14 New England ....................D-21 Houston ...........................D-28 @Tampa Bay ....................

SAN DIEgO CHARgERSS-7 Carolina...................24-26S-14 @Denver .................38-39S-22 New York Jets .........48-29S-28 @Oakland ................28-18O-5 @Miami ..................10-17O-12 New England ...........30-10O-19 @Buffalo .................14-23O-26 @New Orleans* ......32-37N-2 ByeN-9 Kansas City .............20-19N-16 @Pittsburgh ............10-11N-23 Indianapolis .....................N-30 Atlanta..............................D-4 Oakland ............................D-14 @Kansas City ...................D-21 @Tampa Bay ....................D-28 Denver .............................*in London, home game for New Orleans

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakArizona Cardinals 7 3 0 .700 4-0 3-3 4-0 5-2 2-1 3WSan Francisco 49ers 3 7 0 .300 2-4 1-3 2-3 3-6 0-1 1WSeattle Seahawks 2 8 0 .200 1-4 1-4 2-2 2-6 0-2 3LSt. Louis Rams 2 8 0 .200 1-3 1-5 0-3 2-5 0-3 4L

ARIZONA CARDINALSS-7 @San Francisco ......23-13S-14 Miami Dolphins.......31-10S-21 @Washington .........17-24S-28 @New York Jets ......35-56O-5 Buffalo ....................41-17O-12 Dallas ......................30-24O-19 ByeO-26 @Carolina ...............23-27N-2 @St. Louis ..............34-13N-10 San Francisco .........29-24N-16 @Seattle ..................26-20N-23 New York Giants ..............N-27 @Philadelphia ..................D-7 St. Louis ..........................D-14 Minnesota ........................D-21 @New England .................D-28 Seattle ..............................

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERSS-7 Arizona ....................13-23S-14 @Seattle ......... 33-30 (OT)S-21 Detroit .....................31-13S-28 @New Orleans ........17-31O-5 New England ...........21-30O-12 Philadelphia ............26-40O-19 @New York Giants ..17-29O-26 Seattle .....................13-34N-2 ByeN-10 @Arizona ................24-29N-16 St. Louis .................35-16N-23 @Dallas ............................N-30 @Buffalo ..........................D-7 New York Jets ..................D-14 @Miami ...........................D-21 @St. Louis .......................D-28 Washington ......................

SEAttLE SEAHAWKSS-7 @Buffalo .................10-34S-14 San Francisco 30-33 (OT)S-21 St. Louis .................37-13S-28 ByeO-5 @New York Giants ....6-44O-12 Green Bay ...............17-27O-19 @Tampa Bay ...........10-20O-26 @San Francisco ......34-13N-2 Philadelphia ..............7-26N-9 @Miami ..................19-21N-16 Arizona ....................20-26N-23 Washington ......................N-27 @Dallas ............................D-7 New England ....................D-14 @St. Louis .......................D-21 New York Jets ..................D-28 @Arizona .........................

St. LOUIS RAMSS-7 @Philadelphia ...........3-38S-14 New York Giants .....13-41S-21 @Seattle ..................13-37S-28 Buffalo ....................14-31O-5 ByeO-12 @Washington .........19-17O-19 Dallas ......................34-14O-26 @New England ........16-23N-2 Arizona ....................13-34N-9 @New York Jets ........3-47N-16 @San Francisco ......16-35N-23 Chicago ............................N-30 Miami ...............................D-7 @Arizona .........................D-14 Seattle ..............................D-21 San Francisco ..................D-28 @Atlanta ..........................

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakPittsburgh Steelers 7 3 0 .700 3-2 4-1 3-0 6-1 1-2 1WBaltimore Ravens 6 4 0 .600 3-1 3-3 3-1 6-3 0-1 1LCleveland Browns 3 6 0 .333 1-4 2-2 1-3 2-4 1-2 2LCincinnati Bengals 1 8 1 .150 1-3-1 0-5 0-3 1-6 0-2-1 1T

BALtIMORE RAVENSS-7 Cincinnati ................17-10S-14 ByeS-21 Cleveland ................28-10S-29 @Pittsburgh ... 20-23 (OT)O-5 Tennessee ...............10-13O-12 @Indianapolis ...........3-31O-19 @Miami ..................27-13O-26 Oakland ...................29-10N-2 @Cleveland .............37-27N-9 @Houston ...............41-13N-16 @New York Giants ..10-30N-23 Philadelphia .....................N-30 @Cincinnati ......................D-7 Washington ......................D-14 Pittsburgh ........................D-20 @Dallas ............................D-28 Jacksonville .....................

CINCINNAtI BENgALSS-7 @Baltimore .............10-17S-14 Tennessee .................7-24S-21 @NY Giants ... 23-26 (OT)S-28 Cleveland ................12-20O-5 @Dallas ...................22-31O-12 @New York Jets ......14-26O-19 Pittsburgh ...............10-38O-26 @Houston .................6-35N-2 Jacksonville ............21-19N-9 ByeN-16 Philadelphia ............13-13N-20 @Pittsburgh .....................N-30 Baltimore .........................D-7 @Indianapolis ..................D-14 Washington ......................D-21 @Cleveland ......................D-28 Kansas City ......................

CLEVELAND BROWNSS-7 Dallas ......................10-28S-14 Pittsburgh .................6-10S-21 @Baltimore .............10-28S-28 @Cincinnati .............20-12O-5 ByeO-13 New York Giants .....35-14O-19 @Washington .........11-14O-26 @Jacksonville .........23-17N-2 Baltimore ................27-37N-6 Denver ....................30-34N-17 @Buffalo ..........................N-23 Houston ...........................N-30 Indianapolis .....................D-7 @Tennessee .....................D-15 @Philadelphia ..................D-21 Cincinnati .........................D-28 @Pittsburgh .....................

PIttSBURgH StEELERSS-7 Houston ..................38-17S-14 @Cleveland ...............10-6S-21 @Philadelphia ...........6-15S-29 Baltimore ....... 23-20 (OT)O-5 @Jacksonville .........26-21O-12 ByeO-19 @Cincinnati .............38-10O-26 New York Giants .....14-21N-3 @Washington ...........23-6N-9 Indianapolis ............20-24N-16 San Diego ...............11-10N-20 Cincinnati .........................N-30 @New England .................D-7 Dallas ...............................D-14 @Baltimore ......................D-21 @Tennessee .....................D-28 Cleveland .........................

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakTennessee Titans 10 0 0 1.000 5-0 5-0 4-0 7-0 3-0 10WIndianapolis Colts 6 4 0 .600 3-2 3-2 2-2 5-2 1-2 3WJacksonville Jaguars 4 6 0 .400 1-4 3-2 2-2 3-6 1-0 1LHouston Texans 3 7 0 .300 3-2 0-5 0-4 2-6 1-1 3L

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakChicago Bears 5 5 0 .500 3-2 2-3 3-1 4-4 1-1 2LMinnesota Vikings 5 5 0 .500 4-1 1-4 2-2 4-3 1-2 1LGreen Bay Packers 5 5 0 .500 3-2 2-3 3-1 4-4 1-1 1WDetroit Lions 0 10 0 .000 0-4 0-6 0-4 0-8 0-2 10L

CHICAgO BEARSS-7 @Indianapolis .........29-13S-14 @Carolina ...............17-20S-21 Tampa Bay ..... 24-27 (OT)S-28 Philadelphia ............24-20O-5 @Detroit ....................34-7O-12 @Atlanta .................20-22O-19 Minnesota ...............48-41O-26 ByeN-2 Detroit .....................27-23N-9 Tennessee ...............14-21N-16 @Green Bay ..............3-37N-23 @St. Louis .......................N-30 @Minnesota .....................D-7 Jacksonville .....................D-11 New Orleans ....................D-22 Green Bay ........................D-28 @Houston ........................

DEtROIt LIONSS-7 @Atlanta .................21-34S-14 Green Bay ...............25-48S-21 @San Francisco ......13-31S-28 ByeO-5 Chicago .....................7-34O-12 @Minnesota ............10-12O-19 @Houston ...............21-28O-26 Washington .............17-25N-2 @Chicago ................23-27N-9 Jacksonville ............14-38N-16 @Carolina ...............22-31N-23 Tampa Bay .......................N-27 Tennessee ........................D-7 Minnesota ........................D-14 @Indianapolis ..................D-21 New Orleans ....................D-28 @Green Bay .....................

gREEN BAY PACKERSS-8 Minnesota ...............24-19S-14 @Detroit ..................48-25S-21 Dallas ......................16-27S-28 @Tampa Bay ...........21-30O-5 Atlanta.....................24-27O-12 @Seattle ..................27-17O-19 Indianapolis ............34-14O-26 ByeN-2 @Tennessee ... 16-19 (OT)N-9 @Minnesota ............27-28N-16 Chicago .....................37-3N-24 @New Orleans .................N-30 Carolina............................D-7 Houston ...........................D-14 @Jacksonville ..................D-22 @Chicago .........................D-28 Detroit ..............................

MINNESOtA VIKINgSS-8 @Green Bay ............19-24S-14 Indianapolis ............15-18S-21 Carolina...................20-10S-28 @Tennessee ............17-30O-6 @New Orleans ........30-27O-12 Detroit .....................12-10O-19 @Chicago ................41-48O-26 ByeN-2 Houston ..................28-21N-9 Green Bay ...............28-27N-16 @Tampa Bay ...........13-19N-23 @Jacksonville ..................N-30 Chicago ............................D-7 @Detroit ...........................D-14 @Arizona .........................D-21 Atlanta..............................D-28 New York Giants ..............

Team W L T Pct Home Road Div Conf Non-Conf StreakCarolina Panthers 8 2 0 .800 6-0 2-2 2-1 5-2 3-0 4WTampa Bay Buccaneers 7 3 0 .700 5-0 2-3 2-1 6-2 1-1 2WAtlanta Falcons 6 4 0 .600 4-1 2-3 1-2 4-3 2-1 1LNew Orleans Saints 5 5 0 .500 4-1 1-4 1-2 2-4 3-1 1W


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By Edward MaulerEditor, This Week In Football

It’s time for a keg party!With a 28-20 victory over

rival Louisville last week, UC now stands alone atop the Big East standings and has earned posses-sion of a much-sought-after keg.

That is, the Keg of Nails that has eluded the Bearcats since 2002.

UC, in fact, has its claws on both the keg (for its win over Louisville) and the Victory Bell (for its win over Miami) for the first time since 1997.

For sure, second-year Coach Brian Kelly has made his mark on the Bearcat program with all the “firsts” he has accomplished dur-ing his short tenure in the Queen City.

And that next “first” is well within reach.

It would be the most signifi-cant “first” as well: UC’s first ever Big East championship and BCS bowl berth. If Kelly and the ‘Cats win their next two, that dream will be a reality.

But before the Bearcats can start drinking their own proverbial Big East title Kool-Aid, they must take care of busi-ness against Pittsburgh.

Easier said than done. The series with the Pitt Panthers is coined the

“River City Rivalry,” but since joining the Big East in 2004, UC has yet to beat the Panthers. Moreover, UC has never beaten Pitt in seven tries.

So using the term “rivalry” is a bit of a stretch, but regardless, BCS-ranked No. 19 UC (8-2, 4-1) must find a way to stop LeSean “The Real” McCoy and the No. 20 Panthers (7-2, 3-1), who have at the very least accomplished their first winning season in the Coach Dave Wannstedt era.

BEARCATS OFFENSE VS.

PANTHERS DEFENSEWithout question the UC

offense has been as up-and-down as the weather in Cincinnati over the last several weeks.

And that’s certainly under-standable when taking into con-sideration all the turmoil at the quarterback position.

Injuries to UC’s top two quar-terbacks (Dustin Grutza and Tony Pike) have led to a perpetual revolving door behind center as five, yes, five quarterbacks have

played this year.

But it’s hard to argue with the results.

With Pike settling in, Kelly’s pass-first spread attack has been daz-zling at times, featuring the talent of wideouts Mardy Gilyard (who had a case of the dropsy’s last week) and Dominic Goodman.

Furthermore, UC ranks third in the Big East in points per game (26.8) and total yards (374.9). Even more impressively, in spite of all the shuffling at quarterback, the ‘Cats lead

the Big East in passing offense and have tossed 18 touchdown passes to just eight interceptions.

And while the run game has been far from dominating, ranking next-to-last in the Big East, the combo of Jake Ramsey and John Goebel has proved a good enough threat to keep opposing defenses off balance.

Pitt’s defense, led by the conference’s leading tackler in linebacker Scott McKillop, ranks sixth in the Big East in points allowed per game (24.8) and fourth in total yards allowed (316.6).

Yep. Pitt’s ‘D’ is mediocre at best, and Pike and Co. should effortlessly move the chains again this week.

Advantage: Cincinnati

PANTHERS OFFENSE VS.BEARCATS DEFENSEWhile the Pitt defense is rather ho-

hum, its offense is quite the contrary. It’s for real and features LeSean “The

Real” McCoy.The sophomore sensation is a final-

ist for the Doak Walker (best running back) and Maxwell (best college football player) Awards. He has eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards each of his two seasons at Pitt.

He averages five yards a carry, 116 yards a game and has rushed for 16 TDs.

McCoy rushed for a Big East fresh-man record 1,328 yards last year. He’s one

of only three Pitt backs to rack up mul-tiple 1,000-yard seasons (Tony Dorsett and Curvin Richards).

Coupled with the Big East’s third-leading passer, Bill Stull, McCoy and the Panthers are one formidable offense, leading the conference in points per game (30.9) and rank second in total offense (381.8 yards per game).

Still, this is the same offense that was held to 17 points by Bowling Green, 27 by Buffalo and 21 by Iowa.

So the Pitt offense can be slowed, especially if McCoy is stopped. Stull, while certainly effective, will not hearken memories of former Pitt quarter-back Dan Marino.

Slight Advantage: Cincinnati

SPECIAL TEAMSWelcome back Jake Rogers. You have

returned. Now, please go back to where you came from.

After starting the season erratically, but then playing like a Groza Award finalist much of the season, Rogers has fallen back to the dark side he came from.

He missed three field goals against Louisville and made a chore of several extra points. Hopefully a return to Nippert Stadium this week will get Rogers set straight.

Rogers’ counterpart, Connor Lee, is 18 of 20 on field goals, but is the lone bright spot on Pitt’s special teams.

UC, meanwhile, boasts the Big East’s best kick-off returner in Gilyard (30.3 average and two TDs), second-best punter in Kevin Huber (45.2 per punt) and the dangerous DeAngelo Smith on punt returns.

Advantage: Cincinnati

INTANGIBLESIt’s the River City Rivalry, so the

intensity meter will be matched on both sides.

And it’s the same situation for both: Win out and you’re Big East champs and headed to BCS bowl land.

The tiebreaker lies within Nippert Stadium. Yes, a 7:15 p.m. kickoff should give the Bearcat crazies all the time necessary to build up that pre-game “edge.”

Slight Advantage: Cincinnati

THE WAY FASTEDDIE SEES ITThere is no denying it. This is THE MOST

IMPORTANT GAME in the history of the Bearcat football program.

Beat Pitt, and UC is sitting pretty. Following the Panthers is Big East doormat Syracuse and a mini-bowl at Hawaii in December.

Pitt, while loaded offensively, can be thwarted by loading up the box to shut down LeSean McCoy. UC definitely has an advantage in the trenches with Terrill Byrd and Connor Barwin on the defensive line.

Here’s guessing Brian Kelly outfoxes Dave Wannstedt, who has yet to prove he’s a big-game coach.

CINCINNATI 34-24

Pittsburgh at CincinnatiWhen: Saturday, November 22

Where: Nippert StadiumKickoff: 7:15 p.m. EST

TV: ESPN2Series: Panthers lead 7-0

Last Meeting: 2007, Panthers won 24-17 in Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh Panthers

Pittsburgh Coach Dave Wannstedt

Pittsburgh Running Back LeSean McCoy

B E A R C A T G A M E D A Y

Photos courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Linebacker Scott McKillop


I feel sorry for Jim Tressel. Seriously.The Ohio State coach is facing an everything-

to-lose situation this week. Even if his Buckeyes beat arch rival Michigan a school record fifth straight time and seventh in his eight seasons in Columbus, he’ll still be subject to scrutiny from the ‘faithful.’

That’s because the worst Michigan team ever is coming to town. Worst ever! Let’s face it: An Ohio State win is a foregone conclusion.

I mean, have you seen the Wolverines play? They lost at home to Toledo, a team that’s so bad that its coach was fired a few weeks later. Think about that: Even a win over Michigan didn’t impress the Rockets’ administration!

Tressel’s problem is that Buckeye Nation is aching for a big-time blowout. Opportunities like this come along like. . . well, this would be the first time, and possibly the last for another century.

Buckeye Nation needs to vent. Don’t know about you but I haven’t forgotten the 1990s. Three unbeaten Buckeye teams had their national title dreams destroyed by Michigan.

And though Tressel’s record against Michigan is a mind-blowing 6-1, that lone 2003 defeat cost the Bucks a repeat trip to the BCS National

Championship.And then there’s that damn Desmond Howard

Heisman pose clip that all the networks love to run in their pre-game promos. God, I hate that.

Yeah, I’d like to see a 52-0 win Saturday. You know Woody would approve. As would good old 9-3 Earle. And Coop? He wants that to be the half-time score.

But the reality is that the Buckeyes will be victorious this week in a very pedestrian fashion. You’ll have to live with a 31-13 or 28-17 type of score. The outcome will never really be in doubt, but you may feel a bit unfulfilled afterward because you’ll be pondering what might have been.

Know this: If the man on the other sideline ever gets a chance to humiliate the Buckeyes, he’ll do so. Rich Rodriguez may be arrogant and potty-mouthed, but he is as intense a competitor

as you’ll ever see. And the guy can flat-out coach.

Of course, I’m not insinu-ating that I’d like Tressel to be more like Rodriguez, but I wouldn’t mind seeing the Vest let loose just this one time. So coach, please don’t burn the playbook when you’re ahead 28-3 in the third quarter. Let’s get to at least 42 points before run-ning dive play after dive play after dive play.

Some of you might be thinking I’m Buckeye nuts for even being concerned about the margin of victory. A win, period, should be enough, you may believe.

And you may want to remind me of 1969, when Ohio State’s seemingly best team ever went to Ann Arbor and was humbled, 24-12.

Yes, I do realize anything can happen in rival-ry games and it is indeed possible for Michigan to pull off a monumental upset. For that to happen, Ohio State would have to commit three or four turnovers, get whistled for a bunch of personal fouls and false starts and struggle in the red zone offensively.

Hmmm. I’m starting to get nervous. OK, let’s just win.

Big-Time Blowout Possible

And then there’s that damn Desmond Howard Heisman pose clip that all the networks love to run in their pre-game

promos. God, I hate that.

Ken Halloy is the publisher of This Week In Football, with editions in the

Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati markets. He is also co-host of the This

Week In Football radio show, which airs every Sunday during the football season

from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on 610 WTVN in Columbus.

With Ken HalloyPresents The Good Stuff


The Game. The 105th edi-tion.

It sure doesn’t have the cache or stakes of the last one played in Ohio Stadium two years ago.

A mere 24 months ago it was No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Michigan in what was dubbed the Game of The Century. Both teams were unbeaten — 22 wins between them — with an outright Big Ten title and BCS National Championship berth on the line.

The Game lived up to its hype, with the Buckeyes hold-ing on for a thrilling 42-39 victory.

On Saturday Michigan brings its worst team ever to the ‘Shoe. Worst ever! The two teams have combined for a mere 12 wins. Wow!

While the Buckeyes are playing for a share of the Big Ten title and possibly a BCS bowl bid, including the Rose Bowl, this is Michigan’s bowl game. There is no postseason for U of M for the first time in 33 years.

About the only thing Michigan has to hang its winged ‘hat’ on is its amazing success of first-year coaches beating Ohio State. So welcome to

The Game, Rich Rodriguez. Even he’ll tell you his first

year has been much tougher than expected. While he knew it would take a couple of years to fully implement his patented spread offense, he never imag-ined that Michigan’s program was so lean on overall talent.

Some have perceived his comments as whining, but there is some validity to what he says. Fact is, it’s an awful Michigan team, and as a result the Buckeyes should be able to enjoy an early Thanksgiving feast. Wolverine is the main course.

BREAKIN’ IT DOWNOSU OFFENSE VS.

MICHIGAN DEFENSEThe only bright aspect of this Wolverine

team is its defense, and it’s only average as it allows 362 yards per game, including 234 through the air.

Don’t expect the Buckeye offense to go up top very often. In fact, look for a rerun of the

30-20 win over Illinois. You’ll see a smattering of passes from quarterback Terrelle Pryor early, but once a two-touchdown lead is established, it will be Beanie left, Beanie right and Beanie up the middle. Sprinkled in will be Pryor keeps and draws.

It won’t be overly fun to watch, but we’re OK with it because the only way Michigan can hang in this game is for Ohio State to make a lot of mistakes offensively. That’s not going to happen if Wells gets 35 carries and Pryor adds 10-15.

While the Buckeyes could probably score 45 if it opened up the offense, it should still score 30 with the yawner approach.

In sum, we’re not concerned about style points when it comes to The Game. Just win, baby!

Advantage: Ohio State

MICHIGAN OFFENSE VS. OSU DEFENSE

We’re not sure who we’ll see running Michigan’s spread, but it doesn’t matter. Steve Threet, who has been the starter most of the season but missed some time the last two weeks due to a concussion, has struggled. He’s com-pleted only 50 percent of his passes with nine

Michigan at (#10) Ohio StateWhen: Saturday, November 22

Where: Ohio StadiumTime: 12:00 p.m. EST

TV: ABCSeries: Michigan leads 57-41-6Last Meeting: 2007, OSU won

14-3 in Ann Arbor

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TDs against seven interceptions.Nick Sheridan started in last week’s home

loss to Northwestern, but his inability to lead caused Rodriguez to turn to Threet in the third quarter.

Sam McGuffie and Brandon Minor have combined for more than 900 rushing yards, but neither is what you’d expect in a Michigan run-ning back. They’re average.

We’d like to see the Buckeye defense blitz as much as it did at Illinois, but don’t count on it. That’s because the Wolverines are likely to try a lot of trickeration to score, and the key to mak-ing gadget plays work is knowing the opposing defense will be overly aggressive.


SPECIAL TEAMSMichigan’s K.C. Lopata has been inconsis-

tent. He’s made 10 of 14 field goals, including a 50-yarder. But he’s missed three from within 30 yards.

Punter Zoltan Mesko has been solid, aver-aging 44 yards, with one-third of his 63 boots being downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

Michigan’s return teams are decent. Keep an eye on Martavious Odoms who has returned a punt 73 yards for a score.

Buckeye punter A.J. Trapasso and kicker Ryan Pretorious are certainly better than their Wolverine counterparts, while OSU’s return men continue to be forgettable.


INTANGIBLESA fourth straight Big Ten title, a school

record fifth consecutive win over its arch rival and a potential BCS bowl bid are at stake for Ohio State. Michigan is just trying to avoid being embarrassed.


THE WAY WE SEE ITAs much as we’d love to see Ohio State take

Michigan to the woodshed, look for another workman-like win over the Wolverines.

OHIO STATE 31-13

John Corby

Many times the team that has noth-ing to lose has won this game. However, that’s not been the case during the Tressel era and won’t be this year either! OSU 45-10.

Larry Larson

You can never discount the under-dog in college football’s greatest rivalry. Then again, Michigan has been so downright bad. Their loss to Toledo is unexplainable. And it would be inexcusable for the Bucks to lose this one. OSU 34-6.

Dave Maetzold

The best part of Saturday will be honoring great Buckeye seniors like James Laurinaitis and Malcolm Jenkins. The Game won’t live up to the pre-game as Ohio State beats Michigan for the fifth straight time. OSU 31-14.

Matt McCoy

On paper, this should be easy – but it’s “The Game,” which is never easy. Nonetheless, Laurinaitis, Jenkins, Robiskie and company go out win-ners. OSU 20-14.

Dave Purdy

Michigan brings their worst record in history to Ohio Stadium. Could it be an old fashion Ohio State/Michigan game (who can run the ball and avoid turnovers)? Michigan is really good at one thing: turning it over. OSU 24-17.

Joel Riley

Michigan has everything to gain and the Bucks have way too much to lose. Matt McCoy tells me the newbie coach has a huge advantage in the game, winning five of the last six. I think not this year. OSU 38-28.

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2008 BCS Rankings: Week 5 BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings TEAM AVG PRV RK PTS % RK PTS % COMP AVG A&H RB CM KM JS PW 1. Alabama .9787 1 1 2789 .9873 1 1508 .9889 2 25 25 22 23 24 24 .9602. Texas Tech .9698 2 2 2737 .9688 2 1465 .9607 1 24 24 23 25 25 25 .9803. Texas .8911 3 4 2476 .8765 4 1322 .8669 3 23 23 25 24 23 23 .9304. Florida .8755 4 3 2532 .8963 3 1373 .9003 5 21 21 24 20 21 20 .8305. Oklahoma .8388 5 5 2375 .8407 5 1305 .8557 6 20 20 19 22 20 22 .8206. USC .7873 6 6 2304 .8156 6 1245 .8164 8 16 22 20 18 17 18 .7307. Utah .7643 7 8 2014 .7129 7 1113 .7298 4 22 19 21 21 22 21 .8508. Penn State .6957 8 7 2063 .7303 8 1093 .7167 9 17 15 17 13 16 16 .6409. Boise State .6559 9 9 1912 .6768 9 1023 .6708 10 19 16 16 16 14 14 .62010. Ohio State .6154 11 10 1748 .6188 10 957 .6257 T-11 15 17 15 14 15 15 .60011. Georgia .6129 10 12 1563 .5533 13 832 .5456 7 18 18 18 19 19 19 .74012. Oklahoma State .5672 13 13 1560 .5522 12 838 .5495 T-11 12 14 12 17 18 17 .60013. Missouri .5600 12 11 1593 .5639 11 894 .5862 13 14 12 14 15 13 11 .53014. BYU .4393 17 14 1315 .4655 14 690 .4525 15 11 13 11 8 8 10 .40015. Michigan State .4021 15 16 1151 .4074 15 654 .4289 16 13 7 13 9 6 8 .37016. TCU .3858 18 17 1039 .3678 17 533 .3495 14 10 10 7 12 12 12 .44017. Ball State .3673 14 15 1271 .4499 16 613 .4020 T-19 8 5 9 3 0 13 .25018. LSU .2727 20 18 810 .2867 18 429 .2813 T-19 0 11 1 7 11 6 .25019. Cincinnati .2594 22 20 688 .2435 20 358 .2348 17 6 8 10 6 7 9 .30020. Pittsburgh .2171 21 19 749 .2651 19 406 .2662 23 9 0 8 0 0 4 .12021. Oregon State .2027 NR 21 558 .1975 21 321 .2105 T-21 3 9 5 4 4 7 .20022. North Carolina .1329 16 24 206 .0729 27 70 .0459 18 7 0 6 10 10 5 .28023. Miami .1023 NR 26 165 .0584 26 74 .0485 T-21 5 0 4 11 9 2 .20024. Oregon .0630 NR 22 221 .0782 22 169 .1108 NR 0 6 0 0 0 0 .00025. Maryland .0550 NR 23 207 .0733 23 140 .0918 NR 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000

USA Today Top 25 PollWeek 11

No. TEAM REC PTS PVS 1. Alabama (45) 11-0 1508 1 2. Texas Tech (15) 10-0 1465 2 3. Florida (1) 9-1 1373 3 4. Texas 10-1 1322 5 5. Oklahoma 9-1 1305 4 6. USC 9-1 1245 6 7. Utah 11-0 1113 7 8. Penn State 10-1 1093 8 9. Boise State 10-0 1023 910. Ohio State 9-2 957 1011. Missouri 9-2 894 1112. Oklahoma State 9-2 838 1313. Georgia 9-2 832 1214. Brigham Young 10-1 690 1415. Michigan State 9-2 654 1516. Ball State 10-0 613 1617. TCU 9-2 533 1818. LSU 7-3 429 2019. Pittsburgh 7-2 406 2120. Cincinnati 8-2 358 2221. Oregon State 7-3 321 2522. Oregon 8-3 169 NR23. Maryland 7-3 140 NR24. Northwestern 8-3 117 NR25. Boston College 7-3 97 NR

Others Receiving VotesMiami (FL) 74, North Carolina 70, Georgia Tech 67, Florida State 43, West Virginia 19, Western Michigan 16, Connecticut 12, Virginia Tech 7, Iowa 6, Air Force 4, South Carolina 4, Wake Forest 3, Central Michigan 3, Nebraska 2.

AP Top 25 PollWeek 11

No. TEAM REC PTS PVS 1. Alabama (42) 11-0 1601 1 2. Texas Tech (21) 10-0 1574 2 3. Florida (2) 9-1 1476 3 4. Texas 10-1 1437 4 5. Oklahoma 9-1 1369 5 6. USC 9-1 1310 6 7. Penn State 10-1 1178 7 8. Utah 11-0 1158 8 9. Boise State 10-0 1098 910. Ohio State 9-2 1017 1011. Oklahoma State 9-2 987 1112. Missouri 9-2 913 1213. Georgia 9-2 864 1314. Ball State 10-0 714 1415. TCU 9-2 659 1516. Brigham Young 10-1 656 1617. Michigan State 9-2 612 1818. LSU 7-3 526 1919. Cincinnati 8-2 413 2220. Pittsburgh 7-2 406 2121. Oregon State 7-3 389 2322. Maryland 7-3 161 NR23. Miami (FL) 7-3 139 NR24. Oregon 8-3 126 NR25. North Carolina 7-3 115 17

Others Receiving VotesBoston College 79, Northwestern 44, Georgia Tech 34, Central Michigan 13, Western Michigan 12, Florida State 11, Iowa 8, West Virginia 6, South Carolina 5, Ole Miss 4, Nebraska 3, Air Force 3, Connecticut 2, California 2, Virginia Tech 1.

Legends PollWeek 11

No. TEAM REC PTS PVS 1. Alabama (9) 11-0 411 1 2. Texas Tech (7) 10-0 410 2 3. Florida (1) 9-1 398 3 4. Texas 10-1 374 4 5. Oklahoma 9-1 359 5 6. USC 9-1 343 6 7. Penn State 10-1 320 7 8. Utah 11-0 294 8 9. Boise State 10-0 281 910. Ohio State 9-2 278 1011. Oklahoma State 9-2 254 1112. Missouri 9-2 239 1213. Georgia 9-2 223 1314. BYU 10-1 197 1415. Michigan State 9-2 192 1516. TCU 9-2 148 1717. LSU 7-3 146 1618. Ball State 10-0 113 2019. Oregon State 7-3 111 NR20. Cincinnati 8-2 98 2321. Pittsburgh 7-2 93 2122. Maryland 7-3 55 NR23. Oregon 8-3 47 NR24. Boston College 7-3 36 NR25. Miami 7-3 28 NR

Others Receiving VotesNorthwestern 26, North Carolina 15, Florida State 9, Wake Forest 5, Nebraska 4, Tulsa 4, Connecticut 3, Iowa 3, Minnesota 3, West Virginia 2, Georgia Tech 1, Houston 1, Virginia Tech 1.


Drive To The Title 2008 cOnFerence STanDIngS

ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION Conference Overall W L W LMaryland 4 2 7 3Florida State 4 3 7 3Wake Forest 4 3 6 4Boston College 3 3 7 3Clemson 3 4 5 5N.C. State 2 4 4 6

ACC COASTAL DIVISIONMiami (FL) 4 2 7 3Georgia Tech 4 3 7 3North Carolina 3 3 7 3Virginia Tech 3 3 6 4Virginia 3 3 5 5Duke 1 5 4 6

BIG EASTCincinnati 4 1 8 2Pittsburgh 3 1 7 2West Virginia 3 1 6 3Rutgers 4 2 5 5 Connecticut 3 2 7 3South Florida 1 4 6 4Louisville 1 4 5 5Syracuse 1 5 2 8

BIG TENPenn State 6 1 10 1Michigan State 6 1 9 2Ohio State 6 1 9 2Northwestern 4 3 8 3Iowa 4 3 7 4Minnesota 3 4 7 4Illinois 3 4 5 6Wisconsin 3 5 6 5Michigan 2 5 3 8Indiana 1 6 3 8Purdue 1 6 3 8

BIG 12 NORTH DIVISION Conference Overall W L W LMissouri 5 2 9 2Nebraska 4 3 7 4Kansas 3 4 6 5Colorado 2 5 5 6Kansas State 1 6 4 7Iowa State 0 7 2 9

BIG 12 SOUTH DIVISIONTexas Tech 6 0 10 0Texas 6 1 10 1Oklahoma 5 1 9 1Oklahoma State 5 2 9 2Baylor 2 5 4 7Texas A&M 2 5 4 7

CONF USA EAST DIVISIONEast Carolina 4 2 6 4Memphis 3 3 5 5Marshall 3 3 4 6Southern Miss 3 4 5 6Central Florida 2 4 3 7UAB 2 4 3 7

CONF USA WEST DIVISIONTulsa 5 1 8 2Rice 5 1 7 3Houston 5 1 6 4UTEP 4 2 5 5Tulane 1 5 2 8SMU 0 7 1 10

INDEPENDENTS W L W LNotre Dame - - 6 4Navy - - 6 4Army - - 3 7Western Kentucky - - 2 9

MAC EAST DIVISION Conference Overall W L W LBuffalo 4 2 6 4Akron 3 3 5 5Bowling Green 3 3 5 5Kent State 2 4 3 7Temple 2 4 3 7Miami (OH) 1 5 2 8Ohio 1 5 2 8

MAC WEST DIVISIONBall State 6 0 10 0Central Michigan 6 0 8 2Western Michigan 6 1 9 2Northern Illinois 4 3 5 5Eastern Michigan 1 5 2 8Toledo 1 5 2 8

PAC-10USC 7 1 9 1Oregon State 6 1 7 3Oregon 6 2 8 3Arizona 4 3 6 4California 4 3 6 4Stanford 4 4 5 6Arizona State 3 4 4 6UCLA 3 4 4 6Washington 0 7 0 10Washington State 0 8 1 10

SEC EAST DIVISIONFlorida 7 1 9 1Georgia 6 2 9 2Vanderbilt 4 3 6 4South Carolina 4 4 7 4Kentucky 2 5 6 5Tennessee 1 5 3 7

SEC WEST DIVISION Conference Overall W L W LAlabama 7 0 11 0LSU 3 3 7 3Mississippi 3 3 6 4Auburn 2 5 5 6Arkansas 1 5 4 6Mississippi State 1 5 3 7

WACBoise State 6 0 10 0Louisiana Tech 4 2 6 4Nevada 4 2 6 4San Jose State 4 3 6 5Hawaii 4 3 5 5Fresno State 3 3 6 4Utah State 2 5 2 9New Mexico State 1 5 3 7Idaho 1 6 2 9

MOUNTAIN WESTUtah 7 0 11 0BYU 6 1 10 1TCU 6 1 9 2Air Force 5 2 8 3Colorado State 3 4 5 6UNLV 2 5 5 6New Mexico 2 6 4 8Wyoming 1 6 4 7San Diego State 0 7 1 10

SUN BELTTroy 4 1 6 4Louisiana-Lafayette 4 1 5 5Florida Atlantic 3 2 5 5Florida International 3 2 4 5Arkansas State 2 2 4 5Middle Tennessee State 2 3 4 6Louisiana-Monroe 2 4 3 8North Texas 0 5 1 9


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OPiNiON With Michigan out of bowl contention, FSU is now tops in consecutive bowl appearances with 27. Who was it that said the game has passed Bobby Bowden? Probably was us.

As a matter of...fACT

Florida State has won at least seven games for the 27th con-secutive season and have a .500 or better record for the 32nd straight season.

Atlantic Division Coastal DivisionFlorida State at (#25) MarylandBCMessBy the time the dust settles on the

messy ACC title race, there’s a good chance that the conference champion will be heading to a BCS bowl unranked and with four losses. It’s just another reason the BCS should be blown up. Maryland controls its destiny in the Atlantic Division, and after some schizophrenic play early (a win over Cal and a loss to Middle Tennessee State), the Terps seem to have their act together. Plus, they are unbeaten at home. The Seminoles have dropped two of their last three, with their defense doing them in.

PREDICTION: Maryland 31-27

Legendary Insight“Anybody can beat anybody in this conference, so in such situations it’s more logical to go with the home team. ” – George Welsh

OPiNiON We’re assuming WVU is throwing in a couple of folding chairs for its final home game – which hap-pens to be against USF – to reclaim student section bragging rights.


the USF media relations depart-ment boasts that the school has the largest student fan section in the Big East with 12,501. Who’s second? West Virginia with 12,500.

Connecticut at South FloridaFor You Trivia Buffs

Quick: Who’s the nation’s second-leading rusher? Wrong. It’s UConn junior tailback Donald Brown, averaging a meaty 156 yards a game. That’s the good news. The bad news for the Huskies is that they’ve won only four Big East road games since joining the conference in 2004. Conversely, the Bulls are pretty good about taking care of business at home, especially when future NFL quarterback Matt Grothe is on his game. There’s not much at stake here other than improving bowl locations. In USF’s case, all potential destinations are worse than its home in Tampa.

PREDICTION: South Florida 23-17

Legendary Insight“South Florida was supposed to contend for the Big East title, but their inconsistency on offense has hurt them. UConn has a pretty good defense so this will be a close game with USF pulling it out.” – Don Nehlen

i N D e P e N D e N T s

DUKE (4-6)A-30 James Madison ......31-7S-6 Northwestern ........20-24S-13 Navy .....................41-31S-27 Virginia ...................31-3O-4 @Georgia Tech .......0-27O-18 Miami (FL) ............31-49O-25 @Vanderbilt ............10-7N-1 @Wake Forest 30-33 (OT)N-8 N.C. State .............17-27N-15 @Clemson ..............7-31N-22 @Virginia Tech ...............N-29 North Carolina ...............

gEORgIA tECH (7-3)A-28 Jacksonville State .41-14S-6 @Boston College ..19-16S-13 @Virginia Tech ......17-20S-20 Mississippi State ....38-7O-4 Duke .......................27-0O-11 Gardner-Webb ........10-7O-18 @Clemson ............21-17O-25 Virginia .................17-24N-1 Florida State .........31-28N-8 @North Carolina .....7-28N-20 Miami (FL) .....................N-29 @Georgia ......................

MIAMI (FL) (7-3)A-28 Char. Southern........52-7S-6 @Florida .................3-26S-20 @Texas A&M ........41-23S-27 North Carolina ......24-28O-4 Florida State .........39-41O-11 Central Florida ......20-14O-18 @Duke ..................49-31O-25 Wake Forest ..........16-10N-1 @Virginia ..... 24-17 (OT)N-13 Virginia Tech .........16-14N-20 @Georgia Tech ..............N-29 @N.C. State ...................

NORtH CAROLINA (7-3)A-30 McNeese State ......35-27S-11 @Rutgers .............44-12S-20 Virginia Tech .........17-20S-27 @Miami (FL) .........28-24O-4 Connecticut ..........38-12O-11 Notre Dame ..........29-24O-18 @Virginia ..... 13-16 (OT)O-25 Boston College .....45-24N-8 Georgia Tech...........28-7N-15 @Maryland ...........15-17N-22 N.C. State ......................N-29 @Duke ...........................

VIRgINIA (5-5)A-30 USC ........................52-7S-6 Richmond ...............16-0S-13 @Connecticut .......10-45S-27 @Duke ....................3-31O-4 Maryland ................31-0O-11 East Carolina ........35-20O-18 North Carolina 16-13 (OT)O-25 @Georgia Tech .....24-17N-1 Miami (FL) ... 17-24 (OT)N-8 @Wake Forest ......17-28N-22 Clemson ........................N-29 @Virginia Tech ...............

VIRgINIA tECH (6-4)A-30 vs. East Carolina* .22-27S-6 Furman ...................24-7S-13 Georgia Tech.........20-17S-20 @North Carolina ...20-17S-27 @Nebraska ...........35-30O-4 Western Kentucky 27-13O-18 @Boston College ..23-28O-25 @Florida State ......20-30N-6 Maryland ..............23-13N-13 @Miami (FL) .........14-16N-22 Duke ..............................N-29 Virginia ..........................*Charlotte, N.C. (Bank of America Stadium)

BOStON COLLEgE (7-3)A-30 vs. Kent State* .......21-0S-6 Georgia Tech.........16-19S-20 Central Florida ........34-7S-27 Rhode Island ..........42-0O-4 @N.C. State ..........38-31O-18 Virginia Tech .........28-23O-25 @North Carolina ...24-45N-1 Clemson ...............21-27N-8 Notre Dame ............17-0N-15 @Florida State ......27-17N-22 @Wake Forest ...............N-29 Maryland .......................*Cleveland Browns Stadium

CLEMSON (5-5)A-30 vs. Alabama............10-34S-6 The Citadel ............45-17S-13 North Carolina St. ...27-9S-20 South Carolina St. ..54-0S-27 Maryland ..............17-20O-9 @Wake Forest ........7-12O-18 Georgia Tech.........17-21N-1 @Boston College ..27-21N-8 @Florida State ......27-41N-15 Duke .......................31-7N-22 @Virginia .......................N-29 South Carolina ...............*Atlanta (Georgia Dome)

FLORIDA StAtE (7-3)S-6 Western Carolina ....69-0S-13 Chattanooga ...........46-7S-20 Wake Forest ............3-12S-27 vs. Colorado .........39-21O-4 @Miami (FL) .........41-39O-16 @N.C. State ..........26-17O-25 Virginia Tech .........30-20N-1 @Georgia Tech .....28-31N-8 Clemson ...............41-27N-15 Boston College .....17-27N-22 @Maryland ....................N-29 Florida ...........................

MARYLAND (7-3)A-30 Delaware .................14-7S-6 @Middle Tenn. St. 14-24S-13 California ..............35-27S-20 Eastern Michigan ..51-24S-27 @Clemson ............20-17O-4 @Virginia ................0-31O-18 Wake Forest ............26-0O-25 N.C. State .............27-24N-6 @Virginia Tech ......13-23N-15 North Carolina ......17-15N-22 Florida State ..................N-29 @Boston College ...........

N.C. StAtE (4-6)A-28 @South Carolina .....0-34S-6 William & Mary ....34-24S-13 @Clemson ..............9-27S-20 East Carolina 30-24 (OT)S-27 South Florida ........10-41O-4 Boston College .....31-38O-16 Florida State .........17-26O-25 @Maryland ...........24-27N-8 @Duke ..................27-17N-15 Wake Forest ..........21-17N-22 @North Carolina ............N-29 Miami (FL) .....................

WAKE FORESt (6-4)A-28 @Baylor ................41-14S-6 Mississippi ...........30-28S-20 @Florida State ........12-3S-27 Navy .....................17-24O-9 Clemson .................12-7O-18 @Maryland .............0-26O-25 @Miami (FL) .........10-16N-1 Duke ............ 33-30 (OT)N-8 Virginia .................28-17N-15 @N.C. State ..........17-21N-22 Boston College ..............N-29 Vanderbilt ......................

CINCINNAtI (8-2)A-28 Eastern Kentucky ....40-7S-6 @Oklahoma ..........26-52S-20 Miami (OH) ...........45-20S-27 @Akron .................17-15O-3 @Marshall ............33-10O-11 Rutgers .................13-10O-25 @Connecticut .......16-40O-30 South Florida ........24-10N-8 @W. Virginia 26-23 (OT)N-14 @Louisville ...........28-20N-22 Pittsburgh ......................N-29 Syracuse ........................D-6 @Hawaii ........................

CONNECtICUt (7-3)A-28 Hofstra ....................35-3S-6 @Temple ........ 12-9 (OT)S-13 Virginia .................45-10S-19 Baylor ...................31-28S-26 @Louisville ...........26-21O-4 @North Carolina ...12-38O-18 @Rutgers .............10-12O-25 Cincinnati ..............40-16N-1 West Virginia ........13-35N-15 @Syracuse ...........39-14N-23 @South Florida ..............D-6 Pittsburgh ......................

LOUISVILLE (5-5)A-31 Kentucky .................2-27S-6 Tennessee Tech ....51-10S-17 Kansas State .........38-29S-26 Connecticut ..........21-26O-10 @Memphis ...........35-28O-18 Middle Tenn. St. ...42-23O-25 South Florida ........24-20N-1 @Syracuse ...........21-28N-8 @Pittsburgh ...........7-41N-14 Cincinnati ..............20-28N-22 West Virginia .................D-4 @Rutgers ......................

PIttSBURgH (7-2)A-30 Bowling Green ......17-27S-6 Buffalo ..................27-16S-20 Iowa ......................21-20S-27 @Syracuse ...........34-24O-2 @South Florida .....26-21O-18 @Navy ..................42-21O-25 Rutgers .................34-54N-1 @N. Dame ... 36-33 (OT)N-8 Louisville ................41-7N-22 @Cincinnati ...................N-28 West Virginia .................D-6 @Connecticut ................

RUtgERS (5-5)S-1 Fresno State ...........7-24S-11 North Carolina ......12-44S-20 @Navy ..................21-23S-27 Morgan State ..........38-0O-4 @West Virginia .....17-24O-11 @Cincinnati ..........10-13O-18 Connecticut ..........12-10O-25 @Pittsburgh .........54-34N-8 Syracuse ...............35-17N-15 @South Florida .....49-16N-22 Army ..............................D-4 Louisville .......................

SOUtH FLORIDA (6-4)A-30 Tennessee-Martin ...56-7S-6 @Central Florida ...31-24S-12 Kansas ..................37-34S-20 @Florida Int. ...........17-9S-27 @N.C. State ..........41-10O-2 Pittsburgh .............21-26O-18 Syracuse ...............45-13O-25 @Louisville ...........20-24O-30 @Cincinnati ..........10-24N-15 Rutgers .................16-49N-23 Connecticut ...................D-6 @West Virginia ..............

SYRACUSE (2-8)A-30 @Northwestern .....10-30S-6 Akron ....................28-42S-13 Penn State ............13-55S-20 Northeastern .........30-21S-27 Pittsburgh .............24-34O-11 @West Virginia .......6-17O-18 @South Florida .....13-45N-1 Louisville ..............28-21N-8 @Rutgers .............17-35N-15 Connecticut ..........14-39N-22 @Notre Dame ................N-29 @Cincinnati ...................

WESt VIRgINIA (6-3)A-30 Villanova ...............48-21S-6 @East Carolina .......3-24S-18 @Colorado ... 14-17 (OT)S-27 Marshall ..................27-3O-4 Rutgers .................24-17O-11 Syracuse .................17-6O-23 Auburn ..................34-17N-1 @Connecticut .......35-13N-8 Cincinnati ..... 23-26 (OT)N-22 @Louisville ....................N-28 @Pittsburgh ..................D-6 South Florida .................

ARMY (3-7)A-29 Temple ....................7-35S-6 New Hampshire ....10-28S-20 Akron ......................3-22S-27 @Texas A&M ........17-21O-4 @Tulane ................44-13O-11 Eastern Michigan ..17-13O-18 @Buffalo ...... 24-27 (OT)O-25 Louisiana Tech ........14-7N-1 Air Force .................7-16N-8 @Rice ...................31-38N-22 @Rutgers ......................D-6 vs. Navy* .......................*Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)

NAVY (6-4)A-30 Towson .................41-13S-5 @Ball State ...........23-35S-13 @Duke ..................31-41S-20 Rutgers .................23-21S-27 @Wake Forest ......24-17O-4 @Air Force ............33-27O-18 Pittsburgh .............21-42O-25 SMU .......................34-7N-1 Temple ......... 33-27 (OT)N-15 Notre Dame ..........21-27N-25 @Northern Illinois .........D-6 vs. Army* ......................*Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)

NOtRE DAME (6-4)S-6 San Diego State ....21-13S-13 Michigan ...............35-17S-20 @Michigan State ....7-23S-27 Purdue ..................38-21O-4 Stanford ................28-21O-11 @North Carolina ...24-29O-25 @Washington .........33-7N-1 Pittsburgh .... 33-36 (OT)N-8 @Boston College ....0-17N-15 Navy .....................27-21N-22 Syracuse ........................N-29 @USC ............................

WEStERN KENtUCKY (2-9)A-30 @Indiana ..............13-31S-6 @East. Kentucky ...37-13S-13 @Alabama ..............7-41S-20 Murray State ...........50-9S-27 @Kentucky .............3-41O-4 @Virginia Tech ......13-27O-11 Ball State ................7-24O-18 Florida Atlantic ......20-24N-1 North Texas ..........40-51N-8 @Troy .....................7-17N-15 Middle Tenn. St. ...10-21D-6 @Florida Int. ..................


OPiNiON So why isn’t this guy being mentioned for the Heisman Trophy? One rea-son: The Spartans aren’t a national title contender and have seldom been televised nationally this season.


MSU running back Javon Ringer leads the nation in rushing yards (1,548), touchdowns (20) and scoring (120). He averages 32 carries a game, and has nearly 100 more than anyone else in the FBS.

(#15) Michigan St. at (#8) Penn StateRose Bowl Or BustIt may be Rose Bowl or bust

for Penn State. What a difference a loss to Iowa makes, eh? Here’s the deal: A win over MSU sends PSU to Pasadena. A loss puts the Nits on shaky ground in terms of getting an at-large BCS bid. Though PSU beat Ohio State, the BCSers may favor the Buckeyes because the Nits will have lost two of their final three games, while OSU will have won three straight. If MSU can control the tempo via Javon Ringer’s rushing and if quarterback Brian Hoyer avoids the costly pick, we can see Mark Dantonio’s boys pulling off the upset.

PREDICTION: Michigan State 27-17

Legendary Insight“Penn State can’t afford another slow start and expect to beat a solid Michigan State team. If the Spartans can stick to their plan of giving the ball to Ringer, I think they’ll win.” – John Cooper

OPiNiON Tech also has the nation’s longest winning streak at 12. For those who think Coach Mike Leach will leave for a ‘better’ job, forget it. He has as much talent as any school in the country. Why leave?


texas tech is 10-0 for the first time in 70 years. the 1938 squad went 10-0 in the regular season, before dropping a 20-13 decision to St. Mary’s in tech’s first Cotton Bowl appearance.

(#2) Texas Tech at (#5) OklahomaBCS Semi-Final

In all likelihood, the winner of this game will be playing in the BCS National Championship. Either would have no prob-lem disposing of Mizzou in the conference title game, so it all comes down to this. It’s become cliché to refer to these Big 12 showdowns as shootouts, but that’s what this will be. The nation’s top QBs, Tech’s Graham Harrell and OU’s Sam Bradford are featured, though the former benefits more from throwing to all-everything wideout Michael Crabtree. Tech’s ‘D’ is a wee-bit better as well.

PREDICTION: Texas Tech 42-34

Legendary Insight“It seems everyone’s waiting for Texas Tech to fall apart, but I don’t see it happening. Though they score a lot, it’s their defense that has made them a title contender. They’ll win a close one.” – Gene Stallings

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ILLINOIS (5-6) A-30 vs. Missouri* .........42-52S-6 Eastern Illinois .......47-21S-13 Louisiana-Lafayette 20-17S-27 @Penn State .........24-38O-4 @Michigan ............45-20O-11 Minnesota ..............20-27O-18 Indiana ...................55-13O-25 @Wisconsin ..........17-27N-1 Iowa .......................27-24N-8 vs. W. Michigan** .17-23N-15 Ohio State ..............20-30N-22 @Northwestern ...............*St. Louis (Edward Jones Dome) **Detroit (Ford Field)

INDIANA (3-8)A-30 Western Kentucky..31-13S-6 Murray State ............45-3S-20 Ball State ...............20-42S-27 Michigan State .......29-42O-4 @Minnesota ............7-16O-11 Iowa .........................9-45O-18 @Illinois ................13-55O-25 Northwestern .........21-19N-1 Central Michigan ...34-37N-8 Wisconsin ..............20-55N-15 @Penn State ............7-34N-22 @Purdue .........................

IOWA (7-4)A-30 Maine .......................46-3S-6 Florida Int. ...............42-0S-13 Iowa State ...............17-5S-20 @Pittsburgh ..........20-21S-27 Northwestern .........17-22O-4 @Michigan State ...13-16O-11 @Indiana .................45-9O-18 Wisconsin ..............38-16N-1 @Illinois ................24-27N-8 Penn State .............24-23N-15 Purdue ...................22-17N-22 @Minnesota ...................

MICHIgAN (3-8)A-30 Utah .......................23-25S-6 Miami (OH)............16-6 S-13 @Notre Dame ........17-35S-27 Wisconsin ..............27-25O-4 Illinois ....................20-45O-11 Toledo ....................10-13O-18 @Penn State ..........17-46O-25 Michigan State .......21-35N-1 @Purdue ................42-48N-8 @Minnesota ............29-6N-15 Northwestern .........14-21N-22 @Ohio State ...................

MICHIgAN StAtE (9-2)A-30 @California ............31-38S-6 Eastern Michigan ...42-10S-13 Florida Atlantic .........17-0S-20 Notre Dame .............23-7S-27 @Indiana ...............42-29O-4 Iowa .......................16-13O-11 @Northwestern ......37-20O-18 Ohio State ................7-45O-25 @Michigan ............35-21N-1 Wisconsin ..............25-24N-8 Purdue .....................21-7N-22 @Penn State ...................

MINNESOtA (7-4)A-30 Northern Illinois .....31-27S-6 @Bowling Green ....42-17S-13 Montana State .......35-23S-20 Florida Atlantic .........37-3S-27 @Ohio State ..........21-34O-4 Indiana .....................16-7O-11 @Illinois ................27-20O-25 @Purdue ..................17-6N-1 Northwestern .........17-24N-8 Michigan ..................6-29N-15 @Wisconsin ..........32-35N-22 Iowa ................................

NORtHWEStERN (8-3)A-30 Syracuse ................30-10S-6 @Duke ...................24-20S-13 Southern Illinois ......33-7S-20 Ohio .........................16-8S-27 @Iowa ...................22-17O-11 Michigan State .......20-37O-18 Purdue ...................48-26O-25 @Indiana ...............19-21N-1 @Minnesota ..........24-17N-8 Ohio State ..............10-45N-15 @Michigan ............21-14N-22 Illinois .............................

OHIO StAtE (9-2)A-30 Youngstown State ...43-0S-6 Ohio .......................26-14S-13 @USC ......................3-35S-20 Troy .......................28-10S-27 Minnesota ..............34-21O-4 @Wisconsin ..........20-17O-11 Purdue .....................16-3O-18 @Michigan State .....45-7O-25 Penn State ...............6-13N-8 @Northwestern ......45-10N-15 @Illinois ................30-20N-22 Michigan .........................

PENN StAtE (10-1)A-30 Coastal Carolina .....66-10S-6 Oregon State .........45-14S-13 @Syracuse ............55-13S-20 Temple .....................45-3S-27 Illinois ....................38-24O-4 @Purdue ..................20-6O-11 @Wisconsin ............48-7O-18 Michigan ................46-17O-25 @Ohio State ............13-6N-8 @Iowa ...................23-24N-15 Indiana .....................34-7N-22 Michigan State ................

PURDUE (3-8)S-6 Northern Colorado .42-10S-13 Oregon .......... 26-32 (OT)S-20 Central Michigan ...32-25S-27 @Notre Dame ........21-38O-4 Penn State ...............6-20O-11 @Ohio State ............3-16O-18 @Northwestern ......26-48O-25 Minnesota ................6-17N-1 Michigan ................48-42N-8 @Michigan State .....7-21N-15 @Iowa ...................17-22N-22 Indiana ............................

WISCONSIN (6-5)A-30 Akron .....................38-17S-6 Marshall .................51-14S-13 @Fresno State .......13-10S-27 @Michigan ............25-27O-4 Ohio State ..............17-20O-11 Penn State ...............7-48O-18 @Iowa ...................16-38O-25 Illinois ....................27-17N-1 @Michigan State ...24-25N-8 @Indiana ...............55-20N-15 Minnesota ..............35-32N-22 Cal Poly ..........................

COLORADO (5-6)A-31 vs. Colorado State* 38-17S-6 East. Washington..31-24S-18 West Virginia 17-14 (OT)S-27 vs. Florida State** 21-39O-4 Texas ....................14-38O-11 @Kansas ...............14-30O-18 Kansas State .........14-13O-25 @Missouri ..............0-58N-1 @Texas A&M ........17-24N-8 Iowa State ............28-24N-15 Oklahoma State ....17-30N-28 @Nebraska ....................*Denver (Invesco Field)**Jacksonville, Fla.(Municipal Stadium)

IOWA StAtE (2-9)A-28 South Dakota St. ..44-17S-6 Kent State .............48-28S-13 @Iowa ....................5-17S-20 @UNLV ........ 31-34 (OT)O-4 Kansas ..................33-35O-11 @Baylor ................10-38O-18 Nebraska ................7-35O-25 Texas A&M ...........35-49N-1 @Oklahoma State .17-59N-8 @Colorado ............24-28N-15 Missouri ...............20-52N-22 @Kansas State...............

KANSAS (6-5)A-30 Florida Int .............44-17S-6 Louisiana Tech ........29-0S-12 @South Florida .....34-37S-20 Sam Houston St. ..38-14O-4 @Iowa State .........35-33O-11 Colorado ...............30-14O-18 @Oklahoma ..........31-45O-25 Texas Tech ............21-63N-1 Kansas State .........52-21N-8 @Nebraska ...........35-45N-15 Texas ......................7-35N-29 vs. Missouri* .................*Kansas City, Mo. (Arrowhead Stadium)

KANSAS StAtE (4-7)A-30 North Texas ............45-6S-6 Montana State ......69-10S-17 @Louisville ...........29-38S-27 Louisiana-Lafa. .....45-37O-4 Texas Tech ............28-58O-11 @Texas A&M ........44-30O-18 @Colorado ............13-14O-25 Oklahoma .............35-58N-1 @Kansas ...............21-52N-8 @Missouri ............24-41N-15 Nebraska ..............28-56N-22 Iowa State .....................

MISSOURI (9-2)A-30 vs. Illinois* ...........52-42S-6 SE Missouri State ...52-3S-13 Nevada ..................69-17S-20 Buffalo ..................42-21O-4 @Nebraska ...........52-17O-11 Oklahoma State ....23-28O-18 @Texas .................31-56O-25 Colorado .................58-0N-1 @Baylor ................31-28N-8 Kansas State .........41-24N-15 @Iowa State .........52-20N-29 vs. Kansas** .................*St. Louis (Edward Jones Dome) **Kansas City, Mo. (Arrowhead Stadium)

NEBRASKA (7-4)A-30 Western Michigan 47-24S-6 San Jose State ......35-12S-13 New Mexico State ...38-7S-27 Virginia Tech .........30-35O-4 Missouri ...............17-52O-11 @Texas Tech 31-37 (OT)O-18 @Iowa State ...........35-7O-25 Baylor ...................32-20N-1 @Oklahoma ..........28-62N-8 Kansas ..................45-35N-15 @Kansas State......56-28N-28 Colorado ........................

BAYLOR (4-7)A-28 Wake Forest ..........13-41S-6 Northwestern St. ....51-6S-13 Washington St. .....45-17S-19 @Connecticut .......28-31O-4 Oklahoma .............17-49O-11 Iowa State ............38-10O-18 @Oklahoma State ...6-34O-25 @Nebraska ...........20-32N-1 Missouri ...............28-31N-8 @Texas .................21-45N-15 Texas A&M ...........41-21N-29 @Texas Tech ..................

OKLAHOMA (9-1)A-30 Chattanooga ...........57-2S-6 Cincinnati ..............52-26S-13 @Washington .......55-14S-27 TCU ......................35-10O-4 @Baylor ................49-17O-11 vs. Texas* .............35-45O-18 Kansas ..................45-31O-25 @Kansas State......58-35N-1 Nebraska ..............62-28N-8 @Texas A&M ........66-28N-22 Texas Tech .....................N-29 @Oklahoma State ..........*Dallas (Cotton Bowl)

OKLAHOMA StAtE (9-2)A-30 vs. Wash State* ....39-13S-6 Houston ................56-37S-13 Missouri State ......57-13S-27 Troy ......................55-24O-4 Texas A&M ...........56-28O-11 @Missouri ............28-23O-18 Baylor .....................34-6O-25 @Texas .................24-28N-1 Iowa State ............59-17N-8 @Texas Tech .........20-56N-15 @Colorado ............30-17N-29 Oklahoma ......................*Seattle (Qwest Field)

tEXAS (10-1)A-30 Florida Atlantic ......52-10S-6 @UTEP .................42-13S-20 Rice ......................52-10S-27 Arkansas ...............52-10O-4 @Colorado ............38-14O-11 vs. Oklahoma* ......45-35O-18 Missouri ...............56-31O-25 Oklahoma State ....28-24N-1 @Texas Tech .........33-39N-8 Baylor ...................45-21N-15 @Kansas .................35-7N-27 Texas A&M ....................*Dallas (Cotton Bowl)

tEXAS A&M (4-7)A-30 Arkansas State ......14-18S-6 @New Mexico .......28-22S-20 Miami (FL) ............23-41S-27 Army .....................22-17O-4 @Oklahoma State .28-56O-11 Kansas State .........30-44O-18 Texas Tech ............25-43O-25 @Iowa State .........49-35N-1 Colorado ...............24-17N-8 Oklahoma .............28-66N-15 @Baylor ................21-41N-27 @Texas ..........................

tEXAS tECH (10-0)A-30 Eastern Wash ..... 49-24S-6 @Nevada ..............35-19S-13 SMU .......................43-7S-20 Massachusetts ......56-14O-4 @Kansas State......58-28O-11 Nebraska ..... 37-31 (OT)O-18 @Texas A&M ........43-25O-25 @Kansas ...............63-21N-1 Texas ....................39-33N-8 Oklahoma State ....56-20N-22 @Oklahoma ...................N-29 Baylor ............................


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AIR FORCE (8-3)A-30 Southern Utah ..........41-7S-6 @Wyoming ...............28-3S-13 @Houston ...............31-28S-20 Utah ........................23-30O-4 Navy .......................27-33O-11 @San Diego State ...35-10O-18 @UNLV ...................29-28O-23 New Mexico ............23-10N-1 @Army ......................16-7N-8 Colorado State ........38-17N-15 BYU ........................24-38N-22 @TCU ..............................

BYU (10-1)A-30 Northern Iowa .........41-17S-6 @Washington .........28-27S-13 UCLA ........................59-0S-20 Wyoming ..................44-0O-3 @Utah State ............34-14O-11 New Mexico ..............21-3O-16 @TCU .......................7-32O-25 UNLV ......................42-35N-1 @Colorado State .....45-42N-8 San Diego State ......41-12N-15 @Air Force ..............38-24N-22 @Utah ..............................

COLORADO StAtE (5-6)A-31 vs. Colorado* .........17-38S-6 Sacramento State ...23-20S-20 Houston ..................28-25S-27 @California ...............7-42O-4 UNLV ......................41-28O-11 TCU...........................7-13O-18 @Utah .....................16-49O-25 @San Diego State ...38-34N-1 BYU ........................42-45N-8 @Air Force ..............17-38N-15 New Mexico ..............20-6N-22 @Wyoming ......................*Denver (Invesco Field) ..............

NEW MEXICO (4-8)A-30 TCU...........................3-26S-6 Texas A&M .............22-28S-13 Arizona ...................36-28S-20 @Tulsa ....................14-56S-27 @New Mexico St. ...35-24O-4 Wyoming ..................24-0O-11 @BYU .......................3-21 O-18 San Diego State ........70-7O-23 @Air Force ..............10-23N-1 Utah ........................10-13N-8 @UNLV ...................20-27N-15 @Colorado State .......6-20 SAN DIEgO StAtE (1-10)

A-30 Cal Poly ..................27-29S-6 @Notre Dame .........13-21S-13 @San Jose State.....10-35S-27 Idaho ......................45-17O-4 @TCU .......................7-41O-11 Air Force .................10-35O-18 @New Mexico ...........7-70O-25 Colorado State ........34-38N-1 @Wyoming .............10-35N-8 @BYU .....................12-41N-15 Utah ........................14-63N-22 UNLV ...............................

tCU (9-2)A-30 @New Mexico ...........26-3S-6 Stephen Austin .........67-7S-13 Stanford ..................31-14S-20 @SMU ......................48-7S-27 @Oklahoma ............10-35O-4 San Diego State ........41-7O-11 @Colorado State .......13-7O-16 BYU ..........................32-7O-25 Wyoming ..................54-7N-1 @UNLV ...................44-14N-6 @Utah .....................10-13N-22 Air Force ..........................

UNLV (5-6)A-30 Utah State ...............27-17S-6 @Utah .....................21-42S-13 @Arizona St.. ..23-20 (OT)S-20 Iowa State .......34-31 (OT)S-27 Nevada ....................27-49O-4 @Colorado State .....28-41O-18 Air Force .................28-29O-25 @BYU .....................35-42N-1 TCU.........................14-44N-8 New Mexico ............27-20N-13 Wyoming ................22-14N-22 @San Diego State ............

UtAH (11-0)A-30 @Michigan ..............25-23S-6 UNLV ......................42-21S-13 @Utah State ............58-10S-20 @Air Force ..............30-23S-27 Weber State ............37-21O-2 Oregon State ...........31-28O-11 @Wyoming ...............40-7O-18 Colorado State ........49-16N-1 @New Mexico .........13-10N-6 TCU.........................13-10N-15 @San Diego State ...63-14N-22 BYU .................................

WYOMINg (4-7)A-30 Ohio ........................21-20S-6 Air Force ...................3-28S-13 North Dakota State .16-13S-20 @BYU .......................0-44S-27 Bowling Green ........16-45O-4 @New Mexico ...........0-24O-11 Utah ..........................7-40O-25 @TCU .......................7-54N-1 San Diego State ......35-10N-8 @Tennessee ..............13-7N-13 @UNLV ...................14-22N-22 Colorado State .................

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CENtRAL FLORIDA (3-7)A-30 South Carolina State ..17-0S-6 South Florida ... 24-31 (OT)S-20 @Boston College ........7-34S-27 @UTEP .....................13-58O-4 SMU .........................31-17O-11 @Miami (FL) ............14-20O-26 @Tulsa......................19-49N-2 East Carolina ... 10-13 (OT)N-8 Southern Miss ............6-17N-15 @Marshall ................30-14N-22 @Memphis ........................N-29 UAB ...................................

EASt CAROLINA (6-4) A-30 vs. Virginia Tech* .....27-22S-6 West Virginia ..............24-3S-13 @Tulane....................28-24S-20 @N.C. State ..... 24-30 (OT)S-27 Houston ....................24-41O-11 @Virginia ..................20-35O-18 Memphis ..................30-10N-2 @Cent. Florida . 13-10 (OT)N-8 Marshall .......... 19-16 (OT)N-15 @Southern Miss .........3-21N-22 @UAB ................................N-28 UTEP .................................*Charlotte, N.C. (Bank of America Stadium)

MARSHALL (4-6)A-30 Illinois State .............35-10S-6 @Wisconsin .............14-51S-13 Memphis ..................17-16S-20 @Southern Miss .......34-27S-27 @West Virginia ...........3-27O-3 Cincinnati .................10-33O-18 @UAB .......................21-23O-28 Houston ....................37-23N-8 @East Carolina 16-19 (OT)N-15 Central Florida ..........14-30N-22 @Rice ................................N-29 Tulsa ..................................

MEMPHIS (5-5)A-30 @Mississippi ............24-41S-6 Rice ..........................35-42S-13 @Marshall ................16-17S-20 Nicholls State ...........31-10S-27 Arkansas State .........29-17O-2 @UAB .......................33-30O-10 Louisville ..................28-35O-18 @East Carolina .........10-30O-25 Southern Miss ..........36-30N-8 @SMU ......................31-26N-22 Central Florida ...................N-29 Tulane ................................

SOUtHERN MISS (5-6)A-30 Louisiana-Lafayette ..51-21S-6 @Auburn ..................13-27S-13 @Arkansas State ......27-24S-20 Marshall ...................27-34O-4 UTEP ............... 37-40 (OT)O-11 Boise State .................7-24O-18 @Rice .......................40-45O-25 @Memphis ...............30-36N-1 UAB ..........................70-14N-8 @Central Florida .........17-6N-15 East Carolina ..............21-3N-29 @SMU ...............................

UAB (3-7)A-30 Tulsa .........................22-45S-6 @Florida Atlantic ......34-49S-13 @Tennessee ...............3-35S-20 Alabama State ..........45-10S-27 @South Carolina ......13-26O-2 Memphis ..................30-33O-9 @Houston ................20-45O-18 Marshall ...................23-21N-1 @Southern Miss .......14-70N-15 @Tulane....................41-24N-22 East Carolina .....................N-29 @Central Florida ................

AKRON (5-5)A-30 @Wisconsin ..........17-38S-6 @Syracuse ............42-28S-13 Ball State ...............24-41S-20 @Army ....................22-3S-27 Cincinnati ..............15-17O-4 @Kent State . 30-27 (OT)O-11 Bowling Green ......33-37O-18 @East. Michigan ...42-35N-5 Toledo ...................47-30N-3 Buffalo ......... 40-43 (OT)N-22 @Ohio ............................N-28 @Temple ........................

BOWLINg gREEN (5-5)A-30 @Pittsburgh ..........27-17S-6 Minnesota .............17-42S-13 @Boise State ...........7-20S-27 @Wyoming ...........45-16O-4 Eastern Michigan ..21-24O-11 @Akron .................37-33O-18 Miami (OH) ...........20-27O-25 @Northern Illinois .13-16N-1 Kent State .............45-30N-8 @Ohio .....................28-3N-21 Buffalo ...........................N-28 @Toledo .........................

BUFFALO (6-4)A-28 UTEP .....................42-17S-6 @Pittsburgh ..........16-27S-13 Temple ..................30-28S-20 @Missouri .............21-42S-27 @Cent. Michigan ...25-27O-11 West. Mich. .. 28-34 (OT)O-18 Army ............ 27-24 (OT)O-28 @Ohio ...................32-19N-4 Miami (OH) ...........37-17N-13 @Akron ........ 43-40 (OT)N-21 @Bowling Green ............N-28 Kent State ......................

KENt StAtE (4-6)A-30 vs. Boston College* 0-21S-6 @Iowa State ..........28-48S-13 Delaware State ........24-3S-20 @Louis-Lafayette ..27-44S-27 @Ball State ...........20-41O-4 Akron ........... 27-30 (OT)O-11 Ohio ......................19-26O-25 @Miami (OH) ........54-21N-1 @Bowling Green ...30-45N-12 Temple ..................41-38N-18 Northern Illinois .............N-28 @Buffalo ........................*Cleveland (Cleveland Browns Stadium)

MIAMI (OH) (2-8)A-28 Vanderbilt ..............13-34S-6 @Michigan ..............6-16S-13 Charleston Southern 38-27S-20 @Cincinnati ...........20-45O-4 Temple ..................10-28O-11 @Northern Illinois .13-17O-18 @Bowling Green ...27-20O-25 Kent State .............21-54N-4 @Buffalo ...............17-37N-11 Ball State ...............16-31N-21 @Toledo .........................N-28 Ohio ...............................

OHIO (2-8)A-30 @Wyoming ...........20-21S-6 @Ohio State ..........14-26S-13 Central Michigan ...28-31S-20 @Northwestern .......8-16S-27 VMI .......................51-31O-4 @West. Michigan ..20-41O-11 @Kent State ..........26-19O-21 @Temple ...............10-14O-28 Buffalo ..................19-32N-8 Bowling Green ........3-28N-22 Akron .............................N-28 @Miami (OH) .................

tEMPLE (3-7)A-29 @Army ....................35-7S-6 Connecticut ....... 9-12 OTS-13 @Buffalo ...............28-30S-20 @Penn State ...........3-45S-27 Western Michigan .....3-7O-4 @Miami (OH) ........28-10O-11 @Cent. Michigan ...14-24O-21 Ohio ......................14-10N-1 @Navy .......... 27-33 (OT)N-12 @Kent State ..........38-41N-22 Eastern Michigan ...........N-28 Akron .............................

BALL StAtE (10-0)A-28 Northeastern ..............48-14S-5 Navy ..........................35-23S-13 @Akron ......................41-24S-20 @Indiana ...................42-20S-27 Kent State ..................41-20O-4 @Toledo .......................31-0O-11 @Western Kentucky ....24-7O-25 Eastern Michigan .......38-16N-5 Northern Illinois .........45-14N-11 @Miami (OH) .............31-16N-19 @Central Michigan .............N-25 Western Michigan ............... CENtRAL MICHIgAN (8-2)

A-28 Eastern Illinois ...........31-12S-6 @Georgia ...................17-56S-13 @Ohio ........................31-28S-20 @Purdue ....................25-32S-27 Buffalo .......................27-25O-11 Temple .......................24-14O-18 Western Michigan ......38-28O-25 @Toledo .....................24-23N-1 @Indiana ...................37-34N-12 @N. Illinois ....... 33-30 (OT)N-19 Ball State ............................N-28 @Eastern Michigan ............. EAStERN MICHIgAN (2-8)

A-28 Indiana State ................52-0S-6 @Michigan State .......10-42S-13 Toledo ........................17-41S-20 @Maryland ................24-51S-27 Northern Illinois ...........0-37O-4 @Bowling Green ........24-21O-11 @Army .......................13-17O-18 Akron .........................35-42O-25 @Ball State ................16-38N-1 @Western Michigan ..10-31N-22 @Temple .............................N-28 Central Michigan .................

NORtHERN ILLINOIS (5-5)A-30 @Minnesota ...............27-31S-6 @Western Michigan ..26-29S-20 Indiana State ................48-3S-27 @Eastern Michigan ......37-0O-4 @Tennessee .................9-13O-11 Miami (OH) ................17-13O-18 Toledo ..........................38-7O-25 Bowling Green ...........16-13N-5 @Ball State ................14-45N-12 Cent. Michigan .. 30-33 (OT)N-18 @Kent State ........................N-25 Navy ...................................

tOLEDO (2-8)S-6 @Arizona...................16-41S-13 @Eastern Michigan ....41-17S-20 Fresno State .. 54-55 (2 OT)S-27 Florida International ...16-35O-4 Ball State .....................0-31O-11 @Michigan .................13-10O-18 @Northern Illinois .......7-38O-25 Central Michigan ........23-24N-5 @Akron ......................30-47N-15 @Western Michigan ..17-27N-21 Miami (OH) .........................N-28 Bowling Green .................... WEStERN MICHIgAN (9-2)

A-30 @Nebraska ................24-27S-6 Northern Illinois .........29-26S-13 @Idaho ......................51-28S-20 Tennessee Tech............41-7S-27 @Temple ........................7-3O-4 Ohio ...........................41-20O-11 @Buffalo ........... 34-28 (OT)O-18 @Central Michigan ....28-38N-1 Eastern Michigan .......31-10N-8 vs. Illinois* ................23-17N-15 Toledo ........................27-17N-25 @Ball State .........................*Detroit (Ford Field)

BOISE StAtE (10-0)A-30 Idaho State .............. 49-7S-13 Bowling Green ........ 20-7S-20 @Oregon ............... 37-32O-1 Louisiana Tech ........ 38-3O-11 @Southern Miss ..... 24-7O-17 Hawaii ..................... 27-7O-24 @San Jose State ... 33-16N-1 @New Mexico St. .... 49-0N-8 Utah State ............. 49-14N-15 @Idaho ................. 45-10N-22 @Nevada .........................N-28 Fresno State ....................

FRESNO StAtE (6-4)S-1 @Rutgers ................ 24-7S-13 Wisconsin ............. 10-13S-20 @Toledo .....55-54 (2 OT)S-27 @UCLA ................. 36-31O-4 Hawaii ........... 29-32 (OT)O-11 Idaho ..................... 45-32O-25 @Utah State .......... 30-28N-1 @Louisiana Tech ... 35-38N-7 Nevada .................. 28-41N-15 New Mexico State . 24-17N-21 @San Jose State .............N-28 @Boise State ...................

HAWAII (5-5)A-30 @Florida ................ 10-56S-6 Weber State .......... 36-17S-13 @Oregon State ........ 7-45S-27 San Jose State ...... 17-20O-4 @Fresno St. .. 32-29 (OT)O-11 Louisiana Tech ...... 24-14O-17 @Boise State ........... 7-27O-25 Nevada .................. 38-31N-1 @Utah State .......... 14-30N-8 @New Mexico St. .. 42-30N-22 Idaho ...............................N-29 Washington State ............D-6 Cincinnati ........................

IDAHO (2-9)A-30 @Arizona ................. 0-70S-6 Idaho State ............ 42-27S-13 Western Michigan . 28-51S-20 @Utah State .......... 17-42S-27 @San Diego State . 17-45O-4 Nevada .................. 14-49O-11 @Fresno State ....... 32-45O-18 @Louisiana Tech ... 14-46O-25 New Mexico State . 20-14N-1 San Jose State ...... 24-30N-15 Boise State ............ 10-45N-22 @Hawaii ..........................

LOUISIANA tECH (6-4)A-30 Mississippi State ... 22-14S-6 @Kansas ................. 0-29S-20 Southeastern Louis 17-42O-1 @Boise State ........... 3-38O-11 @Hawaii ................ 14-24O-18 Idaho ..................... 46-14O-25 @Army .................... 7-14N-1 Fresno State .......... 38-35N-8 @San Jose State ..... 21-0N-15 Utah State ............. 45-38N-22 @New Mexico State ........N-29 Nevada ............................

NEVADA (6-4)A-30 Grambling State .... 49-13S-6 Texas Tech ............ 19-35S-13 @Missouri ............. 17-69S-27 @UNLV.................. 49-27O-4 @Idaho ................. 49-14O-11 New Mexico St. ..... 45-48O-18 Utah State ............. 44-17O-25 @Hawaii ................ 31-38N-7 @Fresno State ....... 41-28N-15 San Jose State ...... 41-17N-22 Boise State ......................N-29 @Louisiana Tech .............

NEW MEXICO StAtE (3-7)S-13 @Nebraska .............. 7-38S-20 @UTEP .................. 34-33S-27 New Mexico .......... 24-350-4 Alcorn State .......... 45-10O-11 @Nevada ............... 48-45O-18 San Jose State ...... 14-31O-25 @Idaho ................. 14-20N-1 Boise State .............. 0-49N-8 Hawaii ................... 30-42N-15 @Fresno State ....... 17-24N-22 Louisiana Tech ................N-29 @Utah State ....................

SAN JOSE StAtE (6-5)A-30 UC Davis ............... 13-10S-6 @Nebraska ............ 12-35S-13 San Diego State .... 35-10S-20 @Stanford ............. 10-23S-27 @Hawaii ................ 20-17O-11 Utah State ............... 30-7O-18 @New Mexico St. .. 31-14O-24 Boise State ............ 16-33N-1 @Idaho ................. 30-24N-8 Louisiana Tech ........ 0-21N-15 @Nevada ............... 17-41N-21 Fresno State ....................

UtAH StAtE (2-9)A-30 @UNLV.................. 17-27S-6 @Oregon ............... 24-66S-13 Utah ...................... 10-58S-20 Idaho ..................... 42-17O-3 BYU ....................... 14-34O-11 @San Jose State ..... 7-30O-18 @Nevada ............... 17-44O-25 Fresno State .......... 28-30N-1 Hawaii ................... 30-14N-8 @Boise State ......... 14-49N-15 @Louisiana Tech ... 38-45N-29 New Mexico State ...........

ARKANSAS StAtE (4-5)A-30 @Texas A&M ..........18-14S-6 Texas Southern .......83-10S-13 Southern Miss ........24-27S-20 Middle Tenn State ...31-14S-27 @Memphis ..............17-29O-11 Lou.-Monroe ...........37-29O-18 @Lou.-Lafayette ......23-28N-1 @Alabama .................0-35N-8 @Florida Int. ...........21-22N-22 Florida Atlantic .................N-29 @North Texas ...................D-6 @Troy............................... FLORIDA AtLANtIC (5-5)

A-30 @Texas....................10-52S-6 UAB .........................49-34S-13 @Michigan State .......0-17S-20 @Minnesota ..............3-37S-30 @Middle Tenn. St. ...13-14O-7 Troy .........................17-30O-18 @West. Kentucky ....24-20O-25 @Lou.-Monroe ........29-28N-8 North Texas .............46-13N-15 Lou.-Lafayette .........40-29N-22 @Arkansas State ..............N-29 Florida International .........

FLORIDA INt. (4-5)A-30 @Kansas .................10-40S-6 @Iowa .......................0-42S-20 South Florida ............9-17S-27 @Toledo ..................35-16O-4 @North Texas ..........42-10O-11 Middle Tenn. St. ......31-21O-18 @Troy......................23-33N-1 @Lou.-Lafayette ......20-49N-8 Arkansas State ........22-21N-22 Lou.-Monroe ....................N-29 @Florida Atlantic ..............D-6 Western Kentucky ............

LOU.-LAFAYEttE (5-5) A-30 @Southern Miss .....21-51S-13 @Illinois ..................17-20S-20 Kent State ...............44-27S-27 @Kansas State ........37-45O-4 @Lou.-Monroe ........44-35O-11 @North Texas ..........59-30O-18 Arkansas State ........28-23N-1 Florida Int. ...............49-20N-8 UTEP .......................24-37N-15 @Florida Atlantic .....29-40N-22 @Troy...............................D-3 Middle Tennessee State ...

LOU.-MONROE (3-8)A-30 @Auburn ...................0-34S-6 vs. Arkansas* .........27-28S-13 Alabama A&M .........37-15S-20 @Tulane ..................10-24O-4 Lou.-Lafayette .........35-44O-11 @Arkansas State .....29-37O-18 North Texas .............35-23O-25 Florida Atlantic ........28-29N-1 Troy .........................31-30N-8 @Mid. Tennessee St. 21-24N-15 @Mississippi .............0-59N-22 @Florida International ......*Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium) MID. tENNESSEE St. (4-6)

A-28 Troy .........................17-31S-6 Maryland .................24-14S-13 @Kentucky ..............14-20S-20 @Arkansas State .....14-31S-30 Florida Atlantic ........14-13O-11 @Florida Int. ...........21-31O-18 @Louisville .............23-42O-25 @Mississippi State .22-31N-8 Lou.-Monroe ...........24-21N-15 @West. Kentucky ....21-10N-22 North Texas ......................D-3 @Lou.-Lafayette ...............

NORtH tEXAS (1-9)A-30 @Kansas State ..........6-45S-6 Tulsa .......................26-56S-13 @LSU ........................3-41S-27 @Rice .....................20-77O-4 Florida Int. ...............10-42O-11 Lou.-Lafayette .........30-59O-18 @Lou.-Monroe ........23-35O-25 Troy .........................17-45N-1 @West. Kentucky ....51-40N-8 @Florida Atlantic .....13-46N-22 @Middle Tennessee State N-29 Arkansas State .................

tROY (6-4)A-28 @Mid. Tenn. State ...31-17S-13 Alcorn State ..............65-0S-20 @Ohio State ............10-28S-27 @Oklahoma State ...24-55O-7 @Florida Atlantic .....30-17O-18 Florida Int. ...............33-23O-25 @North Texas ..........45-17N-1 @Lou.-Monroe ........30-31N-8 Western Kentucky .....17-7N-15 @LSU ......................31-40N-22 Lou.-Lafayette ..................D-6 Arkansas State .................

HOUStON (6-4)A-30 Southern ..................55-3S-6 @Oklahoma State ..37-56S-13 Air Force ................28-31S-20 @Colorado State ....25-28S-27 @East Carolina .......41-24O-9 UAB ........................45-20O-18 @SMU ....................44-38O-28 @Marshall ..............23-37N-8 Tulane ....................42-14N-15 Tulsa ......................70-30N-22 UTEP ...............................N-28 @Rice .............................

RICE (7-3)A-29 SMU .......................56-27S-6 @Memphis .............42-35S-13 @Vanderbilt ...........21-38S-20 @Texas...................10-52S-27 North Texas ............77-20O-4 @Tulsa ...................28-63O-18 Southern Miss .......45-30O-25 @Tulane .................42-17N-1 @UTEP ...................49-44N-8 Army ......................38-31N-22 Marshall ..........................N-29 Houston ..........................

SMU (1-10)A-29 @Rice ....................27-56S-6 Texas State .............47-36S-13 @Texas Tech ............7-43S-20 TCU ..........................7-48S-25 @Tulane .................27-34O-4 @Central Florida ....17-31O-11 Tulsa ......................31-37O-18 Houston .................38-44O-25 @Navy ......................7-34N-8 Memphis ................26-31N-15 @UTEP ...................10-36N-29 Southern Miss ................

tULANE (2-8)S-6 @Alabama ................6-20S-13 East Carolina ..........24-28S-20 Louisiana-Monroe ..24-10S-25 SMU .......................34-27O-4 Army ......................13-44O-11 @UTEP ...................21-24O-25 Rice ........................17-42N-1 @LSU .....................10-35N-8 @Houston ..............14-42N-15 UAB ........................24-41N-22 @Tulsa ............................N-29 @Memphis ......................

tULSA (8-2)A-30 @UAB ....................45-22S-6 @North Texas .........56-26S-20 New Mexico ...........56-14S-27 Central Arkansas ....62-34O-4 Rice ........................63-28O-11 @SMU ....................37-31O-18 UTEP ......................77-35O-26 Central Florida ........49-19N-1 @Arkansas .............23-30N-15 @Houston ..............30-70N-22 Tulane .............................N-29 @Marshall .......................

UtEP (5-5)A-28 @Buffalo ................17-42S-6 Texas ......................13-42S-20 New Mexico State ..33-34S-27 Central Florida ........58-13O-4 @So. Miss .....40-37 (OT)O-11 Tulane ...................24-21O-18 @Tulsa ...................35-77N-1 Rice ........................44-49N-8 @Louisiana-Lafa. ...37-24N-15 SMU .......................36-10N-22 @Houston .......................N-28 @East Carolina ................


OPiNiON Coaches always preach that if you can run the ball and play good defense. . . and this is why Oregon State is on the verge of winning the Pac-10 and playing in the Rose Bowl.


Oregon State has averaged 209 yards rushing in its wins this season, while dipping to 90 yards per outing in its losses. the OSU defense has allowed just five tDs in the last 20 quarters.

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Someone forgot to tell Oregon State that the Pac-10’s Rose Bowl spot has been reserved for USC. Never mind that the Beavers manhandled the Trojans back in September. Oregon State just doesn’t have the pedigree. But it does have the brothers Rodgers. James (1,486 yards) and Jacquizz (1,477) have accounted for more than half of OSU’s all-pupose yardage this season. The latter, who leads the Pac-10 in rushing, is a diminutive water bug who’s hard to see and impossible to catch. And get this: He’s only a freshman. Mike Stoops’ Wildcats are vastly improved, so this will be nip-and-tuck all the way.

PREDICTION: Oregon State 27-23Legendary Insight“Both teams have been pleasant surprises this year. I think Oregon State likes the fact no one’s paying attention to them. I think they’ll win out and go to the Rose Bowl.” – Terry Donahue

OPiNiON It makes you wonder why LSU ever agrees to play-ing a home game in the afternoon. We’re assuming it’s because of television, which feeds the Tigers their almighty dollars.


LSU prefers to play its home games at night. Why? Since 1960, the tigers are 209-59-4 (.775) under the lights and only 21-24-3 (.469) during the day in tiger Stadium.

Ole Miss at (#18) LSURebel UprisingGo ahead and laugh. You

mock us for making this the featured SEC game of the week. But listen up. None of Ole Miss’ losses have been by more than a touchdown, and the Rebels already own a huge win in The Swamp! Can we agree that Florida is vastly superior than LSU, hmmm? OK then. The shaky Tiger ‘D’ hasn’t held any conference opponent to less than 21 points, and the home field aura has dissipated with a pair of losses this season. Old Houston may be a Nutt, but he still knows how to lead a Rebel uprising.

PREDICTION: Ole Miss 27-24

Legendary Insight“It’s tough to win when you don’t play good de-fense, and that’s been LSU’s problem this season. They’ll probably pull out a win over Ole Miss, but a Rebel victory wouldn’t be much of an upset.” – Pat Dye

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ARIZONA (6-4)A-30 Idaho ......................70-0S-6 Toledo ...................41-16S-13 @New Mexico .......28-36S-20 @UCLA .................31-10O-4 Washington ..........48-14O-11 @Stanford ............23-24O-18 California ..............42-27O-25 USC ......................10-17N-8 @Washington St. ..59-28N-15 @Oregon ..............45-55N-22 Oregon State .................D-6 Arizona State .................

ARIZONA StAtE (4-6)A-30 Northern Arizona ..30-13S-6 Stanford ................41-17S-13 UNLV ........... 20-23 (OT)S-20 Georgia .................10-27O-4 @California ...........14-24O-11 @USC .....................0-28O-25 Oregon ..................20-54N-1 @Oregon State .....25-27N-8 @Washington .......39-19N-15 Washington State ...31-0N-28 UCLA .............................D-6 @Arizona .......................

CALIFORNIA (6-4)A-30 Michigan State ......38-31S-6 @Washington St. ....66-3S-13 @Maryland ...........27-35S-27 Colorado State ........42-7O-4 Arizona State ........24-14O-18 @Arizona ..............27-42O-25 UCLA ....................41-20N-1 Oregon ..................26-16N-8 @USC .....................3-17N-15 @Oregon State .....21-34N-22 Stanford .........................D-6 Washington ...................

OREgON (8-3)A-30 Washington ..........44-10S-6 Utah State .............66-24S-13 @Purdue ...... 32-26 (OT)S-20 Boise State ...........32-37S-27 @Washington St. ..63-14O-4 @USC ...................10-44O-11 UCLA ....................31-24O-25 @Arizona State .....54-20N-1 @California ...........16-26N-8 Stanford ................35-28N-15 Arizona .................55-45N-29 @Oregon State ..............

OREgON StAtE (7-3)A-28 @Stanford ............28-36S-6 @Penn State .........14-45S-13 Hawaii .....................45-7S-25 USC ......................27-21O-2 @Utah ...................28-31O-11 Washington St. .....66-13O-18 @Washington .......34-13N-1 Arizona State ........27-25N-8 @UCLA ...................34-6N-15 California ..............34-21N-22 @Arizona .......................N-29 Oregon ...........................

StANFORD (5-6)A-28 Oregon State ........36-28S-6 @Arizona State .....17-41S-13 @TCU ...................14-31S-20 San Jose State ......23-10S-27 @Washington .......35-28O-4 @Notre Dame .......21-28O-11 Arizona .................24-23O-18 @UCLA .................20-23N-1 Washington State ...58-0N-8 @Oregon ..............28-35N-15 USC ......................23-45N-22 @California ....................

UCLA (4-6)S-1 Tennessee .... 27-24 (OT)S-13 @BYU .....................0-59S-20 Arizona .................10-31S-27 Fresno State .........31-36O-4 Washington State ...28-3O-11 @Oregon ..............24-31O-18 Stanford ................23-20O-25 @California ...........20-41N-8 Oregon State ..........6-34N-15 @Washington .........27-7N-28 @Arizona State ..............D-6 USC ...............................

USC (9-1)A-30 @Virginia ................52-7S-13 Ohio State ...............35-3S-25 @Oregon State .....21-27O-4 Oregon ..................44-10O-11 Arizona State ..........28-0O-18 @Washington St. ....69-0O-25 @Arizona ..............17-10N-1 Washington ............56-0N-8 California ................17-3N-15 @Stanford ............45-23N-29 Notre Dame ...................D-6 @UCLA ..........................

WASHINgtON (0-10)A-30 @Oregon ..............10-44S-6 BYU ......................27-28S-13 Oklahoma .............14-55S-27 Stanford ................28-35O-4 @Arizona ..............14-48O-18 Oregon State ........13-34O-25 Notre Dame ............7-33N-1 @USC .....................0-56N-8 Arizona State ........19-39N-15 UCLA ......................7-27N-22 @Washington State .......D-6 @California ....................

WASHINgtON StAtE (1-10)A-30 vs. Oklahoma St.* 13-39S-6 California ................3-66S-13 @Baylor ................17-45S-20 Portland State .........48-9S-27 Oregon ..................14-63O-4 @UCLA ...................3-28O-11 @Oregon State .....13-66O-18 USC ........................0-69N-1 @Stanford ..............0-58N-8 Arizona .................28-59N-15 @Arizona State .......0-31N-22 Washington ...................N-29 @Hawaii ........................*Seattle (Qwest Field) ...............

FLORIDA (9-1)A-30 Hawaii ...................56-10S-6 Miami (FL) ..............26-3S-20 @Tennessee ............30-6S-27 Mississippi ...........30-31O-4 @Arkansas .............38-7O-11 LSU ......................51-21O-25 Kentucky .................63-5N-1 vs. Georgia* .........49-10N-8 @Vanderbilt ..........42-14N-15 South Carolina ........56-6N-22 The Citadel .....................N-29 @Florida State ...............*Jacksonville, Fla. (Municipal Stadium)

gEORgIA (9-2)A-30 Georgia Southern .45-21S-6 Central Michigan ..56-17S-13 @South Carolina .....14-7S-20 @Arizona State .....27-10S-27 Alabama ................30-41O-11 Tennessee .............26-14O-18 Vanderbilt .............24-14O-25 @LSU ...................52-38N-1 vs. Florida* ...........10-49N-8 @Kentucky ...........42-38N-15 @Auburn ..............17-13N-29 Georgia Tech..................*Jacksonville, Fla. (Municipal Stadium)

KENtUCKY (6-5)A-31 @Louisville .............27-2S-6 Norfolk State ..........28-3S-13 Mid. Tennessee St. 20-14S-27 Western Kentucky...41-3O-4 @Alabama ............14-17O-11 South Carolina ......17-24O-18 Arkansas ...............21-20O-25 @Florida .................5-63N-1 @Mississippi St. ...14-13N-8 Georgia .................38-42N-15 Vanderbilt .............24-31N-29 @Tennessee ...................

SOUtH CAROLINA (7-4)A-28 N.C. State ...............34-0S-4 @Vanderbilt ..........17-24S-13 Georgia ...................7-14S-20 Wofford ................23-13S-27 UAB ......................26-13O-4 @Mississippi ........31-24O-11 @Kentucky ...........24-17O-18 LSU ......................17-24N-1 Tennessee ...............27-6N-8 Arkansas ...............34-21N-15 @Florida .................6-56N-29 @Clemson .....................

tENNESSEE (3-7)S-1 @UCLA ........ 24-27 (OT)S-13 UAB ........................35-3S-20 Florida ....................6-30S-27 @Auburn ..............12-14O-4 Northern Illinois ......13-9O-11 @Georgia ..............14-26O-18 Mississippi State ....34-3O-25 Alabama ..................9-29N-1 @South Carolina .....6-27N-8 Wyoming ................7-13N-22 @Vanderbilt ...................N-29 Kentucky ........................

VANDERBILt (6-4)A-28 @Miami (OH)........34-13S-4 South Carolina ......24-17S-13 Rice ......................38-21S-20 @Mississippi ........23-17O-4 Auburn ..................14-13O-11 @Mississippi St. ...14-17O-18 @Georgia ..............14-24O-25 Duke .......................7-10N-8 Florida ..................14-42N-15 @Kentucky ...........31-24N-22 Tennessee ......................N-29 @Wake Forest ...............

ALABAMA (11-0)A-30 vs. Clemson* ........34-10S-6 Tulane .....................20-6S-13 Western Kentucky...41-7S-20 @Arkansas ...........49-14S-27 @Georgia ..............41-30O-4 Kentucky ...............17-14O-18 Mississippi ...........24-20O-25 @Tennessee ............29-9N-1 Arkansas State ........35-0N-8 @LSU .......... 27-21 (OT)N-15 Mississippi State ....32-7N-29 Auburn ...........................*Atlanta (Georgia Dome)

ARKANSAS (4-6)A-30 Western Illinois.....28-24S-6 vs. Louis-Monroe* 28-27S-20 Alabama ................14-49S-27 @Texas .................10-52O-4 Florida ....................7-38O-11 @Auburn ..............25-22O-18 @Kentucky ...........20-21O-25 Mississippi ...........21-23N-1 Tulsa .....................30-23N-8 @South Carolina ...21-34N-22 @Mississippi State ........N-28 vs. LSU* ........................*Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium)

AUBURN (4-7)A-30 Louisiana-Monroe ..34-0S-6 Southern Miss ......27-13S-13 @Mississippi State ...3-2S-20 LSU ......................21-26S-27 Tennessee .............14-12O-4 @Vanderbilt ..........13-14O-11 Arkansas ...............22-25O-23 @West Virginia .....17-34N-1 @Mississippi .........7-17N-8 Tennessee-Martin .37-20N-15 Georgia .................13-17N-29 @Alabama .....................

LSU (7-3)A-30 Appalachian State .41-13S-13 North Texas ............41-3S-20 @Auburn ..............26-21S-27 Mississippi State ..34-24O-11 @Florida ...............21-51O-18 @South Carolina ...24-17O-25 Georgia .................38-52N-1 Tulane ...................35-10N-8 Alabama ....... 21-27 (OT)N-15 Troy ......................40-31N-28 vs. Arkansas* ................*Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium)

MISSISSIPPI (6-4)A-30 Memphis ..............41-24S-6 @Wake Forest ......28-30S-13 Samford ................34-10S-20 Vanderbilt .............17-23S-27 @Florida ...............31-30O-4 South Carolina ......24-31O-18 @Alabama ............20-24O-25 @Arkansas ...........23-21N-1 Auburn ....................17-7N-15 Louisiana-Monroe ..59-0N-22 @LSU ............................N-28 Mississippi State ...........

MISSISSIPPI StAtE (3-7)A-30 @Louisiana Tech ..14-22S-6 SE Louisiana .........34-10S-13 Auburn ......................2-3S-20 @Georgia Tech .......7-38S-27 @LSU ...................24-34O-11 Vanderbilt .............17-14O-18 @Tennessee ............3-34O-25 Mid. Tennessee St. 31-22N-1 Kentucky ...............13-14N-15 @Alabama ..............7-32N-22 Arkansas ........................N-28 @Mississippi .................


BALDWIN-WALLACE (5-5)S-6 @Franklin .................................35-42S-13 ByeS-20 John Carroll ..............................21-17S-27 @Marietta .................................45-16O-4 Mount Union ..............................3-48O-11 @Otterbein ...............................28-42O-18 @Muskingum .............................42-7O-25 Heidelberg ....................... 34-37 (OT)N-1 Ohio Northern .............................10-7N-8 @Wilmington ............................21-27N-15 Capital ........................................17-0

CAPItAL (5-5)S-6 Adrian .......................................34-14S-13 ByeS-20 @Heidelberg .............................38-17S-27 Wilmington ...............................48-28O-4 Marietta ......................................38-6O-11 @Mount Union ...........................7-49O-18 @John Carroll .............................3-13O-25 Otterbein .....................................9-38N-1 Muskingum ..............................42-10N-8 @Ohio Northern........................21-36N-15 @Baldwin-Wallace ......................0-17

HEIDELBERg (4-6)S-6 Westminster .............................62-27S-13 ByeS-20 Capital ......................................17-38S-27 @John Carroll ...........................15-17O-4 Otterbein ...................................14-52O-11 Ohio Northern .............................0-41O-18 @Mount Union ...........................0-49O-25 @Baldwin-Wallace ........... 37-34 (OT)N-1 Wilmington ...............................20-23N-8 @Marietta .................................42-40N-15 @Muskingum ...........................45-41

JOHN CARROLL (5-5)S-6 @Thomas More ........................41-14S-13 ByeS-20 @Baldwin-Wallace ....................17-21S-27 Heidelberg ................................17-15O-4 Wilmington ...............................31-17O-11 @Marietta ...................................31-6O-18 Capital ........................................13-3

JOHN CARROLL (cont.)O-25 Ohio Northern ...........................14-21N-1 @Mount Union ...........................7-41N-8 @Muskingum ...........................14-15N-15 Otterbein .......................... 17-20 (OT)

MARIEttA (2-8)S-6 @Thiel ......................................21-18S-13 ByeS-20 @Wilmington ..............................7-34S-27 Baldwin-Wallace .......................16-45O-4 @Capital .....................................6-38O-11 John Carroll ................................6-31O-18 @Ohio Northern..........................0-28O-25 Muskingum ..............................30-22N-1 @Otterbein .................................0-55N-8 Heidelberg ................................40-42N-15 Mount Union ..............................0-49

MOUNt UNION (10-0)S-6 St. John Fisher ...........................33-3S-13 ByeS-20 Ohio Northern .............................44-7S-27 @Muskingum ...........................51-13O-4 @Baldwin-Wallace ......................48-3O-11 Capital ........................................49-7O-18 Heidelberg ..................................49-0O-25 @Wilmington ..............................55-0N-1 John Carroll ................................41-7N-8 @Otterbein ...............................49-20N-15 @Marietta ...................................49-0

MUSKINgUM (3-7)S-6 Defiance ....................................35-10S-13 ByeS-20 @Otterbein .................................7-48S-27 Mount Union ............................13-51O-4 @Ohio Northern........................35-21O-11 @Wilmington ............................20-22O-18 Baldwin-Wallace .........................7-42O-25 @Marietta .................................22-30N-1 @Capital ...................................10-42N-8 John Carroll ..............................15-14N-15 Heidelberg ................................41-45

OHIO NORtHERN (5-5)S-6 ByeS-13 @North Central ...........................3-20S-20 @Mount Union ...........................7-44S-27 Otterbein .....................................7-37O-4 Muskingum ..............................21-35O-11 @Heidelberg ...............................41-0O-18 Marietta ......................................28-0O-25 @John Carroll ...........................21-14N-1 @Baldwin-Wallace ......................7-10N-8 Capital ......................................36-21N-15 Wilmington .................................24-6

OttERBEIN (9-1)S-6 Bethany ....................................40-17S-13 ByeS-20 Muskingum ................................48-7S-27 @Ohio Northern..........................37-7O-4 @Heidelberg .............................52-14O-11 Baldwin-Wallace .......................42-28O-18 Wilmington ...............................30-14O-25 @Capital .....................................38-9N-1 Marietta ......................................55-0N-8 Mount Union ............................20-49N-15 @John Carroll .................. 20-17 (OT)

WILMINgtON (4-6)S-6 @Mount St. Joseph .....................7-21S-13 ByeS-20 Marietta .......................................34-7S-27 @Capital ....................................28-48O-4 @John Carroll ............................17-31O-11 Muskingum ...............................22-20O-18 @Otterbein ................................14-30O-25 Mount Union ...............................0-55N-1 @Heidelberg ..............................23-20N-8 Baldwin-Wallace ........................27-21N-15 @Ohio Northern...........................6-24

Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets at Mount Union Purple Raiders

What do ya know?The Mount Union Purple Raiders are in the

playoffs once again. It’s their 20th postseason appearance if you’re keeping track.

The No. 1 team in Division III finished 10-0 and will be seeking an unheard of 10th Division III national championship.

Along the way Mount Union collected its 17th consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference title and its 20th overall.

But it’s been two years since the Raiders last won a national title. So Coach Larry Kehres, who’s 270-21-3 in 23 seasons with Mount Union,

will certainly have his Raiders hungry for yet another trophy to fill the old display case.

First up are the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets (6-4) out of Ashland, Va., who make the journey to Alliance, Ohio, after winning their final four to qualify for the playoffs.

PREDICTION: Mount Union 42-10

OAC PREVIEW

P R E S E N t S t H E O H I O C O L L E g E S C O R E B O A R D

OAC fEAtuREd PLAYER Of thE WEEk

James HerbertMount Union

Position: Defensive EndHt: 6-0, Wt: 215grade: JuniorHometown: Sagamore Hills, OhioNoteworthy: Herbert led the OAC in sacks (12) and tackles for a loss (18). And, he’s second on the team in tackles with 50. He’ll be a three-year letterwinner for the Purple Raiders after the season.


ALLEgHENY (5-5)S-6 @Juniata ..................................34-18S-13 @Westminster .............................2-6S-20 ByeS-27 Oberlin .....................................24-13O-4 @Wabash ..................................7-48O-11 Carnegie Mellon .......................14-41O-18 @Dennison ..............................10-13O-25 Kenyon ....................................27-22N-1 @Wooster ................................21-35N-8 Wittenberg .......................30-27 (OT)N-15 Ohio Wesleyan ...........................10-7

DENISON (6-4)S-6 @Kalamazoo ............................49-27S-13 Wabash....................................27-41S-20 ByeS-27 Wooster ...................................10-21O-4 @Case Western Reserve .........14-45O-11 @Hiram ...................................31-13O-18 Allegheny .................................13-10O-25 Chicago ...................................26-14N-1 @Wittenberg ..............................0-23N-8 Kenyon ......................................21-7N-15 @Earlham ................................25-10

EARLHAM (4-6)S-6 @Rose-Hulman .......................35-42S-13 @Manchester ............................7-40S-20 Anderson .................................14-47S-27 ByeO-4 @Wooster ................................14-16O-11 @Wittenberg ............................13-45O-18 Hiram .......................................49-41O-25 @Oberlin ..................................56-23N-1 @Kenyon .................................49-42N-8 Ohio Wesleyan ...........................14-7N-15 Denison ...................................10-25

HIRAM (3-7)S-6 @Gallaudet ......................20-14 (OT)S-13 ByeS-20 @Kenyon ................................45-39S-27 @Carnegie Mellon .....................6-41O-4 Wittenberg .................................7-44O-11 Denison ...................................13-31O-18 @Earlham ................................41-49O-25 Case Western Reserve .............14-50N-1 @Ohio Wesleyan .......................7-31N-8 Wabash......................................0-63N-15 Oberlin .....................................28-19

KENYON (1-9)S-6 Case Western Reserve .............27-62S-13 @University of Chicago ...........39-36S-20 Hiram .......................................39-45S-27 Wabash....................................13-55O-4 @Carnegie Mellon ...................12-23O-11 @Ohio Wesleyan .......................8-24O-18 Oberlin .....................................28-31O-25 @Allegheny ..............................22-27N-1 Earlham ...................................42-49N-8 @Denison ..................................7-21

OBERLIN (2-8)S-6 Washington and Jefferson .......35-49S-13 ByeS-20 Case Western Reserve .............21-48S-27 @Allegheny ..............................13-24O-4 Ohio Wesleyan .........................28-15O-11 @University of Chicago .............7-33O-18 @Kenyon .................................31-28O-25 Earlham ...................................23-56N-1 @Wabash ..................................7-60N-8 Wooster .....................................7-27N-15 @Hiram ...................................19-28

OHIO WESLEYAN (2-8)S-6 Carnegie Mellon .........................7-35S-13 ByeS-20 @Wooster ..................................2-20S-27 Wittenberg .................................0-32O-4 @Oberlin ..................................15-28O-11 Kenyon ......................................24-8O-18 Case Western Reserve ...............7-35O-25 @Washington ............................3-24N-1 Hiram .........................................31-7N-8 @Earlham ..................................7-14N-15 @Allegheny ................................7-10

WABASH (9-1)S-6 ByeS-13 @Denison ................................41-27S-20 University of Chicago ................49-7S-27 @Kenyon .................................55-13O-4 Allegheny ...................................48-7O-11 @Washington ..........................37-12O-18 @Wittenberg ............................13-10O-25 Wooster ...................................45-24N-1 Oberlin .......................................60-7N-8 @Hiram .....................................63-0N-15 DePauw ...................................14-36

WIttENBERg (6-4)S-6 Olivet .......................................22-10S-13 ByeS-20 Washington .............................20-30S-27 @Ohio Wesleyan .......................32-0O-4 @Hiram .....................................44-7O-11 Earlham ...................................45-13O-18 Wabash....................................10-13O-25 @Carnegie Mellon ...................21-14N-1 Denison .....................................23-0N-8 @Allegheny ......................27-30 (OT)N-15 @Wooster ..................................6-27

WOOStER (8-2)S-6 @Waynesburg ...........................27-6S-13 ByeS-20 Ohio Wesleyan ...........................20-2S-27 @Denison ................................21-10O-4 Earlham ...................................16-14O-11 @Case Western Reserve ...........7-28O-18 Washington ............................38-13O-25 @Wabash ................................24-45N-1 Allegheny .................................35-21N-8 @Oberlin ....................................27-7N-15 Wittenberg .................................27-6

Yet Another Successful Season For The Panthers

The Ohio Dominican Panthers will not play again this season as they did not qualify for the NAIA postseason despite knocking off No. 13 Malone College last week, 34-24.

Needless to say, that’s a somber thought for Coach Dale Carlson and the Panthers.

But ODU can take refuge in the fact it was yet again a successful season.No tears can be shed about a second-place finish in the Mid-States

Football Association Mideast League. ODU won four straight to finish the sea-son 7-3 overall and 4-2 in league play.

And the Panthers topped the season by earning a No. 16 national ranking in the final NAIA poll.

But ODU must say goodbye to record-setting quarterback Chris Reisert, who set the NAIA career record for passing touchdowns (120) and passing yards (13,338).

PANthER RECAP

Fred ReevesDefensive End

Ht: 5-9, Wt: 255grade: JuniorHometown: Cleveland, OhioNoteworthy: Reeves played in all 12 games for ODU last year as a sophomore and collected 32 tackles. He was even better this year, racking up 30 tackles in 10 games and a team-leading 4.5 sacks.

OHIO DOMINICAN (7-3)A-30 @Marian College .. 70-7S-6 ByeS-13 @Campbellsville . 50-14S-20 Wisc.-Oshkosh ... 16-17S-27 McKendree ........... 59-0O-4 @St. Francis ......... 0-35O-11 St. Xavier ........... 14-17O-18 ByeO-25 Taylor ................... 24-6N-1 @Walsh .............. 24-22N-8 Urbana ................. 56-0N-15 @Malone ............ 34-24

fEAtuREd PANthER Of thE WEEk


TRI-STATETRI-STATE

High School ScoreboardARCHBISHOP MOELLER (6-4)

A-23 vs. Princeton 27-17A-31 vs. Mont. Bell (Tenn.) 6-21S-6 Centerville 34-30S-13 Findlay 45-32S-20 @Mentor 26-34S-26 @La Salle 24-10O-3 Elder 14-28O-10 Cathedral Prep (Ind.) 18-21O-18 St. Edward 33-29O-24 @St. Xavier 17-14

CINCINNATI WOODWARD (10-0)A-21 Badin 38-28A-28 Belmont 58-0S-4 Lockland 48-6S-11 Milford 22-14S-19 @Western Hills 44-0S-26 Withrow 36-6O-3 @Taft 16-0O-9 Aiken 60-14O-16 @Hughes Center 54-14O-23 Shroder 30-17

COLERAIN (9-1)A-22 vs. St. Xavier 13-8A-30 vs. McKeesport (Pa.) 14-7S-5 Highlands 33-18S-11 @Princeton 42-27S-19 Sycamore 35-14S-26 Mason 48-27O-3 @Middletown 39-42O-10 Fairfield 52-14O-17 @Lakota West 35-13O-24 Oak Hills 42-0

ELDER (9-1)A-23 vs. Middletown 38-19A-30 vs. Warren Central (Ind.) 24-35S-5 Oak Hills 30-7S-12 La Salle 31-0S-20 St. Edward 52-41S-26 St. Xavier 35-15O-3 @Archbishop Moeller 28-14O-10 Covington Catholic 56-7O-18 Benedictine 48-14O-24 Western Hills 49-20

ANDERSON (8-2)A-23 vs. Taft 56-6A-29 Mason 42-13S-5 @Hamilton 31-10S-12 Columbus DeSales 17-38S-19 Amelia 65-0S-26 @Winton Woods 13-23O-3 Loveland 52-12O-10 Glen Este 28-21O-17 @Milford 50-27O-24 Harrison 56-34

KINGS (7-3)A-21 Springboro 37-14A-29 Talawanda 33-0S-5 @Harrison 16-35S-12 @Loveland 13-20S-19 Winton Woods 21-55S-26 @Amelia 44-6O-3 @Turpin 41-10O-10 Wilmington 38-14O-17 Little Miami 35-27O-24 @Walnut Hills 28-0

TRENTON EDGEWOOD (8-2)A-22 @Withrow 31-21A-29 @Eaton 51-45S-5 East Central 20-23S-12 @Wilmington 65-17S-19 Harrison 28-42S-26 Cincinnati Northwest 49-7O-3 Ross 27-7O-10 @Talawanda 48-38O-17 @Norwood 34-24O-24 Mount Healthy 27-21

TURPIN (9-1)A-22 Loveland 6-2A-30 @Badin 28-14S-4 Indian Hill 28-21S-12 Cincinnati Northwest 31-12S-19 @Ross 42-14S-26 Walnut Hills 35-0O-3 Kings 10-41O-10 @Little Miami 21-16O-17 @Amelia 42-0O-24 Wilmington 42-21

WESTERN BROWN (10-0)A-22 Hillsboro 28-14A-29 Clermont Northeastern 39-0S-5 @Blanchester 39-14S-12 @East Clinton 39-32S-19 Williamsburg 61-14S-26 @Goshen 28-17O-3 @Washington CH 55-7O-10 @Bethel-Tate 35-21O-17 New Richmond 28-14O-24 @Portsmouth 41-12

WINTON WOODS (9-1)A-22 vs. La Salle 26-20A-29 @Roger Bacon 38-0S-5 Fairfield 28-6S-12 Bishop Watterson 13-28S-19 @Kings 55-21S-26 Anderson 23-23O-3 Harrison 34-21O-10 @Milford 48-6O-17 Loveland 35-12O-24 @Glen Este 26-21

FRANKLIN (6-4)A-22 Dunbar 7-14A-29 North College Hill 24-0S-5 @Greenville 0-23S-12 Milton-Union 24-14S-19 @Bellbrook 27-8S-26 @Middletown Madison 38-14O-3 Valley View 7-48O-10 @Eaton 21-14O-17 @Brookville 7-32O-24 Oakwood 17-14

BADIN (7-3)A-21 @Cincinnati Woodward 28-38A-30 Turpin 14-28S-5 @Wyoming 36-12S-12 Archbishop McNicholas 35-21S-20 Archbishop Alter 7-56S-26 @Purcell Marian 40-14O-4 Carroll 43-21O-10 @Roger Bacon 38-21O-18 Chaminade-Julienne 21-7O-24 @Bishop Fenwick 42-0

CLINTON-MASSIE (10-0)A-22 @Blanchester 49-0A-29 Waynesville 48-20S-5 East Clinton 28-0S-12 Hillsboro 63-0S-19 @Miami Trace 34-6S-26 @London 26-21O-3 @McClain 54-16O-10 Washington CH 55-14O-17 Madison Plains 27-7O-24 @Jonathan Alder 15-7

NORTH COLLEGE HILL (7-3)A-22 @Reading 42-9A-29 @Franklin 0-24S-5 Madeira 13-16S-12 Summit Country Day 42-21S-19 @New Miami 33-0S-26 @Dayton Christian 44-0O-3 Cincinnati Country Day 48-14O-10 Cin. Hills Christian Acad. 14-27O-17 @Cincinnati Christian 62-19O-24 Lockland 33-7

CHCA (10-0)A-22 Wyoming 13-3A-29 @Madeira 32-9S-5 Mariemont 13-6S-12 Cincinnati Christian 63-28S-19 @Dayton Christian 35-7S-26 New Miami 38-6O-3 @Lockland 35-6O-10 @North College Hill 27-14O-17 Summit Country Day 54-7O-24 @Cin. Country Day 24-13

EAST CLINTON (7-3)A-22 @Waynesville 0-14A-29 Williamsburg 47-0S-5 @Clinton-Massie 0-28S-12 Western Brown 32-39S-19 @Goshen 47-24S-26 Clermont Northeastern 34-0O-3 New Richmond 13-12O-10 @Blanchester 21-6O-17 @Batavia 55-17O-24 Clark Montessori 47-7

Division IIRegion 5(1) Mayfield (9-1)

(8) Kent Roosevelt (8-2)

(4) Warren Howland (7-3) (5) Akron Archbishop Hoban (6-4)

(2) East Cleveland Shaw (9-0) (7) Madison (7-3)

(3) Parma Padua Franciscan (8-2) (6) Tallmadge (7-3)

Region 6(1) Toledo Central Catholic (10-0) (8) Powell Olentangy Liberty (7-3)

(4) Medina Highland (9-1) (5) Avon Lake (8-2) (2) Sylvania Southview (10-0)(7) Lewis Center Olentangy (7-3)

(3) Lexington (10-0) (6) Lodi Cloverleaf (8-2)

Region 7(1) Col. St. Francis DeSales (10-0) (8) Col. Bishop Watterson (5-5)

(4) Columbus Marion-Franklin (9-1) (5) Columbus Beechcroft (9-1) (2) Louisville (10-0) (7) Columbus Independence (7-3)

(3) Logan (10-0) (6) Dublin Jerome (6-4)

Region 8(1) Cincinnati Winton Woods (9-1) (8) Dayton Dunbar (8-2)

(4) Cincinnati Turpin (9-1) (5) Kings Mills Kings (7-3)

(2) New Carlisle Tecumseh (10-0) (7) Mount Orab Western Brown (10-0)

(3) Cincinnati Anderson (8-2) (6) Trenton Edgewood (8-2)

Division IIIRegion 9(1) Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (7-2) (8) Mogadore Field (8-2)

(4) Youngstown Liberty (8-2) (5) Chagrin Falls (7-3)

(2) Aurora (8-2) (7) Chardon ND-CL (5-5)

(3) Hubbard (8-2) (6) Ravenna (7-3)

Region 10(1) Avon (10-0) (8) Defiance (8-2)

(4) Bellevue (8-2) (5) Tiffin Columbian (8-2)

(2) Clyde (9-1) (7) Sunbury Big Walnut (8-2)

(3) Tipp City Tippecanoe (9-1) (6) St. Mary’s Memorial (8-2)

Region 11(1) Dover (9-1) (8) New Philadelphia (8-2)

(4) Canton South (7-3) (5) Canal Fulton Northwest (8-2)

(2) Newark Licking Valley (9-1) (7) Rayland Buckeye Local (7-3)

(3) Poland Seminary (8-2) (6) Granville (8-2)

Region 12(1) Thornville Sheridan (10-0) (8) Franklin (6-4)

(4) Columbus Eastmoor Academy (9-1) (5) Germantown Valley View (7-3)

(2) Circleville Logan Elm (10-0) (7) Bexley (7-3) (3) Chillicothe (7-3) (6) Canal Winchester (9-1)

Division IRegion 1(1) Cleveland St. Ignatius (9-1) (8) Lakewood St. Edward (6-4)

(4) Cleveland Glenville (10-0) (5) Brecksville-Broadview Hts. (7-3) (2) Strongsville (9-1) (7) Euclid (7-3)

(3) Mentor (8-2) (6) Willoughby South (8-2)

Region 2(1) North Canton Hoover (9-1) (8) Massillon Washington (6-4)

(4) Twinsburg (8-2) (5) Amherst Steele (8-2)

(2) Canton GlenOak (8-2) (7) Canton McKinley (6-4)

(3) Brunswick (9-1) (6) Macedonia Nordonia (7-3)

Region 3(1) Hilliard Davidson (9-1) (8) Grove City (6-4)

(4) Columbus Brookhaven (9-1) (5) Worhington Kilbourne (8-2) (2) Upper Arlington (9-1) (7) Marysville (7-3)

(3) Pickerington Central (10-0) (6) Delaware Hayes (7-3)

Region 4(1) Cincinnati Colerain (9-1) (8) Cin. Archbishop Moeller (6-4)

(4) Huber Heights Wayne (7-3) (5) Cincinnati Woodward (10-0)

(2) Clayton Northmont (9-1) (7) Kettering Fairmont (7-3)

(3) Cincinnati Elder (9-1) (6) Centerville (7-3)

St. Ignatius (37-0)

Glenville (35-8)

S’ville (35-28)

Mentor (31-2)

Hoover (14-7)

T’burg (20-11)

GlenOak (14-7)

B’wick 14-0)

Davidson (38-7)

Kilbourne (14-6)

UA (28-16)

Central (38-21)

Colerain (17-10)

Wayne (52-0)

Northmont (28-27)

Elder (52-27)

Mayfield (27-7)

Hoban (21-10)

Madison (35-0)

T’madge (24-17)

Liberty (34-7)

Highland (35-23)

Southview (28-14)

Lex’ton (28-14)

DeSales (20-17)

Marion-Frank. (34-28 OT) Louisville (60-24)

Logan (23-7)

Winton Woods (58-12)

Kings (27-24)

Tecumseh (44-21)

Ander. (55-7)

Walsh Jesuit (24-21)

Chagrin Falls (21-0)

Aurora (30-14)

Hubbard (40-12)

Avon (7-0)

Columbian (21-18)

Big Walnut (18-17)

St. Mary’s (21-14)

Dover (45-0)

Canton South (20-7)

Licking Vall. (37-6)

Poland Semin (27-24)

Sheridan (33-7)

E’moor (48-19)

Logan Elm (21-14)

Chill. (13-7)

St. Ignatius (8-7)

S’ville (17-3)

Hoover (13-10)

GlenOak (28-3)

Davidson (21-7)

Central (24-16)

Colerain (23-0)

Elder (13-10)

Hoban (16-13, OT)

T’madge (27-7)

Highland (35-0)

S’view (38-24)

DeSales (31-23)

L’ville (7-0)

Winton Woods (44-9)

Ander. (31-1 3)

Walsh Jesuit (21-17)

Aurora (14-7)

Avon (13-6)

BigW. (17-12)

Dover (35-14)

Licking Vall. (41-7)

E’moor (28-6)

L.Elm (28-14)

St. Ignatius(37-0)

Hoover

(14-0)

Central(7-3)

Elder

(27-20)

2OT

Hoban(17-14)

Southview

(28-21)

DeSales(38-21)

Anderson

(24-21)

Aurora(28-7)

Big Walnut

(24-15)

Lick.Valley(35-28)

Eastmoor

(23-0)


WAYNESVILLE (8-2)A-22 East Clinton 14-0A-29 @Clinton-Massie 20-48S-5 Milton-Union 24-20S-12 Carlisle 25-13S-19 Preble Shawnee 41-13S-26 @Dixie 41-15O-3 @Oakwood 8-34O-10 Dayton Northridge 68-38O-17 @Monroe 23-7O-24 @Middletown Madison 41-21

LOCKLAND (7-3)A-22 @Bethel-Tate 22-21A-29 Aiken 28-14S-4 @Cincinnati Woodward 6-48S-12 New Miami 13-8S-19 @Summit Country Day 34-9S-26 @Cincinnati Christian 35-6O-3 Cin. Hills Christian Acad. 6-35O-10 @Cin. Country Day 46-20O-17 Dayton Christian 34-7O-24 @North College Hill 7-33

NEW MIAMI (7-3)A-22 @Chil. Southeastern 50-27A-30 @Middletown Christian 44-8S-5 Batavia 29-7S-12 @Lockland 8-13S-19 North College Hill 0-33S-26 @Cin. Hills Christian Acad. 6-38O-3 Cincinnati Christian 47-27O-10 @Summit Country Day 30-20O-17 Cincinnati Country Day 41-7O-24 @Dayton Christian 32-15

The 2008 McScholar Athletes are

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McScholar Athletes

Division VIRegion 21(1) Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (10-0) (8) Columbiana (7-3)

(4) Mogadore (9-1)

(5) Leetonia (8-2) (2) Norwalk St. Paul (10-0) (7) East Canton (7-3)

(3) McDonald (10-0) (6) Berlin Center Western Reserve (8-2)

Region 22(1) Ada (10-0) (8) West Unity Hilltop (8-2)

(4) Pandora-Gilboa (9-1) (5) Mt. Blanchard Riverdale (8-2)

(2) Carey (9-1) (7) McComb (7-3) (3) Delphos St. John’s (8-2) (6) Arlington (7-3)

Region 23(1) Hannibal River (10-0) (8) Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (6-4)

(4) Glouster Trimble (8-2) (5) Caldwell (8-2) (2) Malvern (10-0) (7) Bridgeport (6-4)

(3) Shadyside (8-2) (6) Beallsville (9-1)

Region 24(1) Mechanicsburg (10-0)

(8) Hamilton New Miami (7-3)

(4) Covington (8-2) (5) Lockland (7-3)

(2) Sidney Lehman Catholic (8-1) (7) Ansonia (7-3)

(3) Portsmouth Sciotoville Comm. (9-1) (6) Springfield Catholic Central (7-3)

Division IVRegion 13(1) Steubenville (10-0) (8) Coshocton (9-1)

(4) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8-2) (5) Cuy. Va. Christian Academy (9-1) (2) Massillon Tuslaw (9-1) (7) Leavittsburg LaBrae (9-1)

(3) Perry (9-1)

(6) Wooster Triway (8-2)

Region 14(1) Fostoria (9-1) (8) Sparta Highland (6-4)

(4) Genoa Area (10-0) (5) Huron (8-2)

(2) Lorain Clearview (10-0) (7) Ottawa-Glandorf (6-4)

(3) Marion Pleasant (9-1) (6) Pemberville Eastwood (8-2)

Region 15(1) Martins Ferry (9-1) (8) Columbus Bishop Hartley (6-3)

(4) Belmont Union Local (9-1) (5) St. Clairsville (7-3)

(2) New Lexington (9-1) (7) Pomeroy Meigs (8-2)

(3) Ironton (7-3) (6) Williamsport Westfall (8-2)

Region 16(1) Coldwater (10-0) (8) Cincinnati North College Hill (7-3)

(4) Plain City Jonathan Alder (8-2) (5) Dayton Oakwood (7-3)

(2) Clarksville Clinton-Massie (10-0) (7) Hamilton Badin (7-3)

(3) Brookville (10-0) (6) Kettering Archbishiop Alter (8-2)

Division VRegion 17(1) Youngstown Ursuline (10-0) (8) Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights (9-1)

(4) Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-1) (5) Creston Norwayne (8-2) (2) Columbiana Crestview (9-1) (7) Apple Creek Waynedale (8-2)

(3) Kirtland (10-0) (6) North Lima South Range (8-2)

Region 18(1) Hamler Patrick Henry (10-0) (8) Ashland Crestview (9-1)

(4) Sherwood Fairview (9-1) (5) Bucyrus Wynford (10-0)

(2) Findlay Liberty-Benton (10-0) (7) Delphos Jefferson (9-1)

(3) Liberty Center (9-1) (6) Archbold (8-2)

Region 19(1) Portsmouth West (10-0) (8) West Lafayette Ridgewood (8-2)

(4) Johnstown-Monroe (8-2) (5) Columbus Bishop Ready (6-2)

(2) Wheelersburg (9-1) (7) Minford (8-2)

(3) Nelsonville-York (8-2) (6) Baltimore Liberty Union (9-1)

Region 20(1) Cin. Hills Christian Academy (10-0) (8) Lees Creek East Clinton (7-3)

(4) West Jefferson (8-2) (5) Casstown Miami East (9-1) (2) Anna (9-1) (7) Maria Stein Marion Local (8-2)

(3) Waynesville (8-2) (6) West Liberty-Salem (9-1)

Steubenville (61-29)

Mooney(14-6) Tuslaw (28-0)

Perry (41-7)

Fostoria (33-12)

Genoa (47-21)

Glandorf (56-12)

Pleasant (20-7)

Martins Ferry (20-6)

Union Local (25-6)

New Lexington (42-14)

Ironton (41-31)

Coldwater (42-0)

Oak. (12-10)

Badin (33-27 OT)

Alter (35-7)

Ursuline (27-7)

G’mour (48-21) Crestview (41-12)

Kirtland (63-7)

Patrick Henry (38-7)

W’ford (40-34)

Liberty-Benton (34-0)

A’bold (26-6)

Portsmouth West (26-7)

Ready (21-17)

Wheelersburg (14-6)

Lib. Union (15-14)

Cin. Hills (43-21)

West Jeff. (20-7)

Marion Local (13-3)

W’ville (34-9)

Hopewell-Loudon (41-14)

Mogadore (30-14)

St. Paul (56-7)

McDonald (21-7)

Ada (56-8)

Gilboa (49-0)

Carey (35-28)

St. John’s (24-7)

Hannibal River (38-7)

Trimble (26-7) Malvern (49-14)

Shadyside (14-3)

Mechanicsburg (42-0)

C’ton (56-12)

Lehman Catholic (42-7)

Springfield CC (28-19)

Steubenville (28-14)

Perry (47-0)

Genoa (28-14)

Glandorf (28-21, OT)

Martins Ferry (49-14)

N. Lex. (38-6)

Coldwater (35-7)

Alter (42-7)

Ursuline (35-14)

Kirtland (41-13)

Patrick Henry (21-0)

Lib.-Benton (42-10)

Ready (17-0)

Liberty Union (14-7)

West Jeff. 20-10)

M. Local (40-14)

Hopewell-Loudon (30-0)

St. Paul (34-0)

Ada (42-14)

St. John’s (21-14)

Hannibal River (45-14)

Malvern (53-24)

Mechanicsburg (40-14)

Lehman (42-6)

S’ville(35-17)

Genoa

(40-21)

New Lex.(21-14)OT

Alter

(31-21)

Ursuline(18-17)

Lib.-Benton

(28-0)

Lib.Union(13-3)

M. Local

(21-14)

Hope.-Loudon(42-21)

St. John’s

(38-28)

Malvern(38-14)

Lehman

(28-13)

Adam KleverArchbishop MoellerPosition: Offensive guardHt: 5-10, Wt: 250Grade: Junior, GPA: 4.0

Noteworthy: Adam plans to attend college and pursue a career in the medical field.

John AnevskiElderPosition: Offensive lineHt: 6-4, Wt: 280Grade: Senior, GPA: 3.9

Noteworthy: John plans to play college football and major in business or marketing.

Dustin BrownLovelandPosition: Offensive lineHt: 6-3, Wt: 280Grade: Junior, GPA: 3.6

Noteworthy: Dustin plans to attend college and major in education.

Kevin CripeAndersonPosition: CornerbackHt: 5-11, Wt: 165Grade: Junior, GPA: 3.8

Noteworthy: Kevin is undecided about his career ambition.

Joe Trimbach Bishop FenwickPositions: DB/WRHt: 5-10, Wt: 170Grade: Senior, GPA: 3.0

Noteworthy: Joe is undecided about his career ambition.

Will HogbenRylePositions: OG/NTHt: 6-1, Wt: 210Grade: Senior, GPA: 3.9

Noteworthy: Will plans to attend college and major in engi-neering. He hopes to play college football.


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Presents playoff Previews for semi-finalsBy Marty Gitlin

St. Ignatius (12-1) vs. Hoover (12-1)For nearly a generation, St. Ignatius winning the

Division I state title was as expected as the sun rising in the east.

From 1988 to 2001, the Wildcats clawed their way to nine championships. But the last six have slipped away.

Well, it appears that they’re ready to start anoth-er run, at least based on their stunningly dominant 37-0 dismantling of a very tough Strongsville team last week.

The defense that limited powerful Glenville to just seven points the week prior held the Mustangs without a first down on their first 15 possessions.

The Hoover Vikings, meanwhile, are no push-over. They will be making their first state semifinal appearance since 1984 because of a stifling defense and a strong offense led by bullish running back Erick Howard.

Prediction: St. Ignatius 27, Hoover 13

Pickerington Central (13-0) vs. Elder (12-1)

Hey, Ohio State fans. If you want to watch a couple kids who’ll be

donning the Scarlet and Gray next year, check this game out.

Pickerington Central is led by future Buckeyes Jamie Wood (wideout/safety) and Zach Boren (full-back/linebacker). Each led Central’s staunch defense in a 7-3 win over Hilliard Davidson last week.

Defending Elder won’t be as easy, though. Particularly because of the way quarterback Mark Miller has been performing.

Miller passed for 186 yards and three scores in a thrilling 27-20 overtime win over mighty Colerain last week.

And the Panther faithful will be excited as Elder has reached the state semifinals for the first time since 2003 when it won its second consecutive Division I championship.

Prediction: Pickerington Central 17, Elder 14

St. Francis DeSales (13-0) vs. Anderson (11-2)

This is the clash that everyone was clambering for.

The Division II favorite vs. the reigning champs.It doesn’t get any better than that.St. Francis DeSales has been deemed the heir

apparent with talented players such as running back Josh Kusan, defensive end Davon Custis and quar-terback Thomas Gentile, all of whom strutted their stuff in a 38-21 triumph over Louisville last week.

Yet another Stallion standout is Adam Griffin, son of Ohio State’s two-time Heisman Trophy win-ner Archie Griffin.

Anderson showed it’s ready to defend its crown by emerging with a 24-21 win over Winton Woods last week. Workhorse junior running back Kyle Slater rushed for 223 yards and a pair of scores.

Prediction: St. Francis DeSales 30, Anderson 27


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Presents playoff Previews for semi-finals

Aurora (11-2) vs. Big Walnut (11-2)Big Walnut is going to be a Big

Problem for Aurora, though the Greenmen are on a roll of their own thanks in large part to the running of Steven Yung.

Yung rushed for 159 yards and all four touchdowns in a 28-7 win over Walsh Jesuit last week.

Big Walnut, meanwhile, proved their guile by forcing this showdown with a 24-15 win over Avon. Linebacker Will Studlien, a Northwestern recruit, recorded an interception against Avon and leads a very tough Eagle defense.

And for sure, this is nothing new for the defending state champs. Big Walnut will be making its sixth appearance in the state semifinals. In addi-tion, last week’s win was Coach Scott Wetzel’s 100th with Big Walnut.

Prediction: Big Walnut 18, Aurora 12

Licking Valley (12-1) vs. Eastmoor Academy (12-1)There is never any secret to

Licking Valley’s offensive game plan.Quarterback Drew Ryan takes the

snap from center, turns around and slams the ball into the gut of senior fullback and future Buckeye Storm Klein.

The strategy worked quite well in a 35-28 win over Dover last week. Klein scored three touchdowns as the Panthers “stormed” out to a 21-0 half-time lead.

And speaking of stud running backs, Eastmoor Academy’s Touche Hopkins rushed for 205 yards and three TDs in a 23-0 win over undefeated Logan Elm last week.

This will mark the first state semifinal appearance for the Warriors, who are just the second Columbus City League team to reach this level. Brookhaven, which snagged the 2004 Division II state championship, was the other.

Prediction: Licking Valley 30, Eastmoor Academy 9

Ursuline (13-0) vs. Liberty Union (12-1)A good scare can be good for a

team. More often than not, it can bring

out a team’s best the following week.Ursuline certainly hopes that the-

ory holds up. Upstart Kirtland fright-ened the bejeebers out of Ursuline last week as the Fighting Irish escaped with an 18-17 win.

The Irish were whistled for 105 penalty yards, a number they must cut down if they are to beat Liberty Union, which advanced with a 13-3 win over Bishop Ready last week.

The Lions weren’t exactly explosive, however, managing just 49 total yards of offense.

But if they get close enough for placekicker Sam Tennant, you can stick three points on the board. He booted field goals of 50 and 47 yards in the hard-fought victory.

Prediction: Ursuline 31, Liberty Union 6


Three words that describe me on the field are… focused, drive and motivated.

Two words that describe me off the field are… funny and caring.

A word my mother would use to describe me is… busy.

(Blank) is really important in my life… Family

My favorite thing about my home-town of Independence is… that the people are great.

One day I hope to… have a suc-cessful career.

What motivates me the most is… my mother.

I certainly will never… do any-thing to jeopardize my future.

The biggest stress in my life is… girls.

The scariest moment of my life was… when I hit a kid that was jay-walking with my car. Luckily he wasn’t hurt.

When I daydream, I usually think about… what it would be like to be a

millionaire. A bad habit I should

break is… biting my finger-nails.

I laugh whenever I think of… the Oompa-Loompas from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

My favorite TV show is… “CSI.”

My choice as dance part-ner if I were to appear on “Dancing With The Stars” is… Eva Mendez. She’s gor-geous!

A celebrity who really needs to shut up is… Andy Dick. He’s annoying.

A sport I’ll never watch on TV is… tennis.

A football position I don’t play but would love to is… running back. I like to run the ball.

My favorite pre-game meal is… a salad and a lot of fruit.

Patrick BustlePosition: QuarterbackHeight: 6-2, Weight: 190grade: SeniorNoteworthy: Patrick is undecided about his career ambition.

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me on the field are…drive and motivated.

me off the field are… and caring.

Head shot courtesy of Simon Kenton High School. Action photo courtesy of www.skpioneersfootball.com.


Army StrongPlayers of the WeekThis Week In Football’s Top Statewide Efforts For Round Three Of The Playoffs

Josh KusanSt. Francis DeSalesRB/LBRushed for 211

yards and three touchdowns and recorded two sacks in a 38-21 win over Louisville.

Corey LisowskiDoverQuarterbackPassed for 310

yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 76 yards and two TDs in a 35-28 loss to Licking Valley.

Brett Wycinski New LexingtonRunning backRushed for 92

yards in a 21-14 overtime win over Martins Ferry.

Marquis HarrellAvonRunning backRushed for 102

yards and a touchdown in a 24-15 loss to Big Walnut.

Kyle SlaterAndersonRunning backRushed for 223

yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD with 23 seconds remain-ing, in a 24-21 win over Winton Woods.

Dominique BrownWinton WoodsQuarterbackRushed for 121

yards and three touchdowns in a 24-21 loss to Anderson.

Allen JonesUrsulineRunning backRushed for 165

yards and two touchdowns in an 18-17 win over Kirtland.

Storm KleinLicking ValleyFullbackRushed for 112

yards and three touchdowns in a 35-28 win over Dover.

touche HopkinsEastmoor AcademyRunning backRushed for 205

yards and three touchdowns in a 23-0 win over Logan Elm.

Sam tennantLiberty UnionPlacekickerKicked two field

goals of 47 and 50 yards in a 13-3 win over Bishop Ready.

Mark MillerElderQuarterback17 of 26 passing

for 186 yards and three touch-downs in a 27-20 overtime win over Colerain.

Cory MatlickDoverWideout11 receptions for

168 yards and a touchdown in a 35-28 loss to Licking Valley.

greg tabarColerainQuarterbackRushed for 121

yards and a touchdown in a 27-20 overtime loss to Elder.

Steven YungAuroraRunning backRushed for 159

yards and four touchdowns in a 28-7 win over Walsh Jesuit.

Mike AnterSt. IgnatiusRunning backRushed for 126

yards and two touchdowns in a 37-0 win over Strongsville.

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