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Cats & Dawgs NFL Predictions

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e-mail 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

Ohio State-Michigan Game May Be Cancelled 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 TWIF, As die-hard Mountaineer fans, the Old Gold and Blue would like your assistance in delivering a message to Rich Fraud-riguez and the maize and blue: OH – IO! Go Bucks! Frank Runion and Penny Parrish Columbus/Fairmont, W. Va.

Dear Lorne, Michigan can’t beat Ohio State Dear Frank and Penny, this week. Only Ohio State can beat Consider it done. You fine Ohio State. Mountaineer folk are welcome in And if the Buckeyes commit a Buckeye Nation anytime! rash of turnovers and penalties, I suppose anything is possible. Dear TWIF, But we just got word that The I may be crazy, but it makes Game may be cancelled anyway. me nervous that Ohio State is a big Why? Because Michigan 7/24/08 can’t get favorite to beat Michigan because I M05125_Cin_vFIN.pdf 11:33:59 AM past Toledo! Badabing! don’t think (Coach Jim) Tressel is a

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 importance 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 enjoying 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 critical slant. Conversely, if you were a listener 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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Kings of the Jungle

Ben Utecht By Edward Mauler

You don’t appear to have that traditional 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 fisherman. You have to fish. It’s kind of like hockey. If you don’t play hockey in Minnesota, they think something’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 positions 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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Well, you’re in your first season with the Bengals after playing four years with Peyton Manning and the Colts. What’s the transition been like having caught passes from Manning to now being a target of Carson Palmer? It was a great learning experience 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 quarterback 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 Courtesy of the Cincinnati Bengals

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.

Position: Tight End Height: 6-6 Weight: 250 Birthdate: June 30, 1981 College: Minnesota Hometown: Hastings, Minn. Acquired: 2008, restricted free agent NFL experience: fifth season

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Linebacker Dhani Jones and the Cincinnati Bengals head to Pittsburgh to battle the hated Steelers thursday night on the NFL Network. Pittsburgh leads the series 47-30 and has won four straight in the series, including a 38-10 victory in Cincinnati earlier this season. (Photo Courtesy of the Cincinnati Bengals)

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Coaching Blunders Ruined A Would-Be Bengal Victory 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 players. 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 nauseam – emphasis on the nauseam – it was reinforced last week against the Philadelphia Eagles. Only the bewildering coaching of Lewis allowed the Eagles to escape with a 13-13 tie. It takes something bizarre to produce 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 favorably 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 mid30s, the breeze was blowing and the pressure was huge. This was no ordinary 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 scrimmage. 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.

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Gregg Doyel writes about sports daily for CBS Sports.com and It was like he was playhe has written two books on topics that are immaterial to the ing for field position. Memo focus of this fine magazine. to Marvin: This is sudden death. So what’s with the wave the white flag on third-andhandoff to Kenny Watson, who went seven and then third-and-five. nowhere, forcing the Bengals to punt If I’m mystified, imagine how the on the next play? Bengal players must feel. That saying about bad things hapAs it is, receiver T.J. pening in threes? Houshmandzadeh had enough to be Apparently it works for football mad about. He caught 12 passes for 149 coaches because Lewis made a third yards and a touchdown, but his numbad call. This one came late in the bers would have been better had backthird quarter, with the Bengals leading up quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick not 13-10 but stalled at the Philadelphia 33. been so spooked by the Philadelphia It was fourth-and-16, and the options pass rush. seemed clear: Let Graham try an unFitzpatrick was sacked eight pressurized 50-yarder, or punt the ball. times, and after the last sack, Lewis nixed both and went for it. Houshmandzadeh walked off the field On fourth-and-16. and screamed at Lewis, something It didn’t work, and the Eagles took to the effect, “Get me the (bleeping) over on downs. ball!” From there the teams engaged Good idea, T.J. Too bad Lewis in a battle of field position, which didn’t listen in overtime. Too bad he Philadelphia won by driving for the didn’t listen on third-and-seven from field goal that forced overtime. the Philadelphia 47. Or on third-andOnly the Bengals do it like this. five from the Philadelphia 29. They go for it on fourth-and-16, but Then again, only the Bengals…

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Scouting Report: The Pittsburgh Steelers

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Steelers Look To Sweep Season Series With Bengals So the Bengals get some prime time exposure. Well, if the Cleveland Browns can be handed five nationally televised 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 certainly 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.

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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 DEFENSE

Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin

BENGALS OFFENSE VS. STEELERS DEFENSE

Is Cedric Benson a long-term solution at running back? He’s capable of producing an occasional decent game but his consistency is definitely a question yet answered. But Benson has brought a semblance 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 development has been the improvement of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. He has proven to be at least a respectable backup. Fitzpatrick found Chad Johnson in the end zone twice in the win over Jacksonville. And it’s obvious that the Bengals can’t thrive without both Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh causing headaches for opposing secondaries. None of that will matter much against Pittsburgh, however. The 3-4 Steeler defense is simply too talented, experienced 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

The only hindrance to reaching the playoffs, yet again, for the Steelers could be their offense. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been saddled with a bum shoulder. And featured back Willie Parker has been injured much of the season, 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 having 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 interceptions. The Bengal run defense is in the lower-echelon of the league rankings. But that imbalance could play to their advantage since the Steelers have struggled running the ball.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh When: Thursday, November 20 Where: Heinz Field TV: NFL Network Time: 8:15 p.m. EST Series: 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 hobbling 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

Simply put, the Bengals defense is not opportunistic. They have problems getting off the field, and Roethlisberger is uncanny in converting third downs. SLIGHT ADVANTAGE: Steelers

SPECIAL TEAMS

The 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 returner 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 Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger

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Cats & Dawgs GREGG DOYEL

Kenny Roda

Gregg 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.

cincinnati Steelers. Even if Willie Parker still canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play. Even if Ben Roethlisberger suddenly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play. Even if half the Steelers forget to show up. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still picking Pittsburgh.

houston Browns. Three or four Cleveland players can quit in the second half, and the Browns will win anyway. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the beauty of Texans QB Sage Rosenfels.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Roadmanâ&#x20AC;? brings a real sports perspective to real sports fans as he leads his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Road Crewâ&#x20AC;? every afternoon with the best sports talk on WKNR Radio, and was named Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Sports Talker in Scene Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2006 Best of Cleveland issue.

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Steelers. Whether Carson Palmer returns from injury or not. Whether Big Ben is healthy or not. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter. The Bengals have no chance of beating Pittsburgh in Heinz Field.

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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.

Who knows more about the NFL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Bengals media or the Browns media? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s find out as Gregg Doyel and Kenny Roda go at it like Cats and Dawgs all season long.

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Falcons. Carolina canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the Atlanta running game unless Steve Smith starts suckerpunching various Falcons offensive linemen. And heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that brave.

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Falcons. Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Titans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And stay off my lawn!â&#x20AC;? yells Kerry Collins at that whippersnapper Brett Favre.

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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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NFL Update

Team New York Jets New England Patriots Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills

BUFFALO BILLS

Seattle .....................34-10 @Jacksonville .........20-16 Oakland ...................24-23 @St. Louis ..............31-14 @Arizona ................17-41 Bye San Diego ...............23-14 @Miami ..................16-25 New York Jets .........17-26 @New England........10-20 Cleveland ......................... @Kansas City ................... San Francisco .................. Miami*............................. @New York Jets............... @Denver .......................... New England ....................

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Cincinnati ................17-10 Bye Cleveland ................28-10 @Pittsburgh ... 20-23 (OT) Tennessee ...............10-13 @Indianapolis ...........3-31 @Miami ..................27-13 Oakland ...................29-10 @Cleveland .............37-27 @Houston ...............41-13 @New York Giants ..10-30 Philadelphia ..................... @Cincinnati...................... Washington...................... Pittsburgh ........................ @Dallas ............................ Jacksonville .....................

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 D-1 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

@Pittsburgh ............17-38 Bye @Tennessee ............12-31 @Jacksonville 27-30 (OT) Indianapolis ............27-31 Miami......................29-28 Detroit .....................28-21 Cincinnati ..................35-6 @Minnesota ............21-28 Baltimore ................13-41 @Indianapolis .........27-33 @Cleveland ...................... Jacksonville ..................... @Green Bay ..................... Tennessee ........................ @Oakland......................... Chicago ............................

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PIttSBURgH StEELERS

Houston ..................38-17 @Cleveland ...............10-6 @Philadelphia ...........6-15 Baltimore ....... 23-20 (OT) @Jacksonville .........26-21 Bye @Cincinnati.............38-10 New York Giants .....14-21 @Washington ...........23-6 Indianapolis ............20-24 San Diego ...............11-10 Cincinnati ......................... @New England................. Dallas ............................... @Baltimore ...................... @Tennessee ..................... Cleveland .........................

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Denver ....................14-41 @Kansas City ............23-8 @Buffalo .................23-24 San Diego ...............18-28 Bye @New Orleans ..........3-34 New York Jets .........16-13 @Baltimore .............10-29 Atlanta.......................0-24 Carolina.....................6-17 @Miami ..................15-17 @Denver .......................... Kansas City ...................... @San Diego ..................... New England .................... Houston ........................... @Tampa Bay ....................

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@Miami ..................20-14 New England ...........10-19 @San Diego ............29-48 Arizona....................56-35 Bye Cincinnati ................26-14 @Oakland................13-16 Kansas City .............28-24 @Buffalo .................26-17 St. Louis ...................47-3 @New England34-31 (OT) @Tennessee ..................... Denver ............................. @San Francisco ............... Buffalo ............................. @Seattle........................... Miami...............................

Conf Non-Conf Streak 6-1 1-2 1W 6-3 0-1 1L 2-4 1-2 2L 1-6 0-2-1 1T

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@Tennessee ............10-17 Buffalo ....................16-20 @Indianapolis .........23-21 Houston ......... 30-27 (OT) Pittsburgh ...............21-26 @Denver .................24-17 Bye Cleveland ................17-23 @Cincinnati.............19-21 @Detroit..................38-14 Tennessee ...............14-24 Minnesota ........................ @Houston ........................ @Chicago......................... Green Bay ........................ Indianapolis ..................... @Baltimore ......................

Conf Non-Conf Streak 5-3 2-0 4W 4-4 2-0 1L 5-3 1-1 4W 3-3 2-1 3L

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Div 3-1 2-2 2-1 0-3

Kansas City .............17-10 @New York Jets......19-10 Miami......................13-38 Bye @San Francisco ......30-21 @San Diego ............10-30 Denver ......................41-7 St. Louis .................23-16 @Indianapolis .........15-18 Buffalo ....................20-10 NYJets ........... 31-34 (OT) @Miami ........................... Pittsburgh ........................ @Seattle........................... @Oakland......................... Arizona............................. @Buffalo ..........................

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-13 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-6 N-17 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-15 D-21 D-28

INDIANAPOLIS COLtS

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-27 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-18 D-28

Road 3-2 2-2 2-2 2-3

CLEVELAND BROWNS

@Baltimore .............10-17 Tennessee .................7-24 @NY Giants ... 23-26 (OT) Cleveland ................12-20 @Dallas ...................22-31 @New York Jets......14-26 Pittsburgh ...............10-38 @Houston .................6-35 Jacksonville ............21-19 Bye Philadelphia ............13-13 @Pittsburgh ..................... Baltimore ......................... @Indianapolis .................. Washington...................... @Cleveland ...................... Kansas City ......................

W 10 6 4 3

Home 4-1 4-2 4-2 3-1

NEW ENgLAND PAtRIOtS

CINCINNAtI BENgALS

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-20 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

Pct .700 .600 .600 .556

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-20 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-13 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

*in Toronto, but home game for Buffalo

Team Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs

@Oakland................41-14 San Diego ...............39-38 New Orleans ...........34-32 @Kansas City ..........19-33 Tampa Bay ..............16-13 Jacksonville ............17-24 @New England..........7-41 Bye Miami......................17-26 @Cleveland .............34-30 @Atlanta .................24-20 Oakland ............................ @New York Jets............... Kansas City ...................... @Carolina ........................ Buffalo ............................. @San Diego .....................

T 0 0 0 0

New York Jets .........14-20 @Arizona ................10-31 @New England........38-13 Bye San Diego ...............17-10 @Houston ...............28-29 Baltimore ................13-27 Buffalo ....................25-16 @Denver .................26-17 Seattle .....................21-19 Oakland ...................17-15 New England .................... @St. Louis ....................... @Buffalo* ........................ San Francisco .................. @Kansas City ................... @New York Jets...............

Team Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans

HOUStON tEXANS

L 3 4 4 4

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Team Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals

BALtIMORE RAVENS

AFC SOUTH

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W 7 6 6 5

tENNESSEE tItANS

Jacksonville ............17-10 @Cincinnati...............24-7 Houston ..................31-12 Minnesota ...............30-17 @Baltimore .............13-10 Bye @Kansas City ..........34-10 Indianapolis ............31-21 Green Bay ...... 19-16 (OT) @Chicago................21-14 @Jacksonville .........24-14 New York Jets .................. @Detroit........................... Cleveland ......................... @Houston ........................ Pittsburgh ........................ @Indianapolis ..................

Conf Non-Conf Streak 3-4 3-0 2W 4-4 0-2 1L 2-5 0-3 4L 1-5 0-4 6L SAN DIEgO CHARgERS

S-7 S-14 S-22 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-4 D-14 D-21 D-28

Carolina...................24-26 @Denver .................38-39 New York Jets .........48-29 @Oakland................28-18 @Miami ..................10-17 New England ...........30-10 @Buffalo .................14-23 @New Orleans* ......32-37 Bye Kansas City .............20-19 @Pittsburgh ............10-11 Indianapolis ..................... Atlanta.............................. Oakland ............................ @Kansas City ................... @Tampa Bay .................... Denver .............................

*in London, home game for New Orleans

NFC EAST

S-7 S-15 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-27 D-7 D-14 D-20 D-28

DALLAS COWBOYS

@Cleveland .............28-10 Philadelphia ............41-37 @Green Bay ............27-16 Washington.............24-26 Cincinnati ................31-22 @Arizona ................24-30 @St. Louis ..............14-34 Tampa Bay ................13-9 @New York Giants ..14-35 Bye @Washington .........14-10 San Francisco .................. Seattle .............................. @Pittsburgh ..................... New York Giants .............. Baltimore ......................... @Philadelphia ..................

NFC NORTH S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-11 D-22 D-28

@Indianapolis .........29-13 @Carolina ...............17-20 Tampa Bay ..... 24-27 (OT) Philadelphia ............24-20 @Detroit....................34-7 @Atlanta .................20-22 Minnesota ...............48-41 Bye Detroit .....................27-23 Tennessee ...............14-21 @Green Bay ..............3-37 @St. Louis ....................... @Minnesota ..................... Jacksonville ..................... New Orleans .................... Green Bay ........................ @Houston ........................

Detroit .....................34-21 @Tampa Bay .............9-24 Kansas City .............38-14 @Carolina .................9-24 @Green Bay ............27-24 Chicago ...................22-20 Bye @Philadelphia .........14-27 @Oakland..................24-0 New Orleans ...........34-20 Denver ....................20-24 Carolina............................ @San Diego ..................... @New Orleans ................. Tampa Bay ....................... @Minnesota ..................... St. Louis ..........................

@San Francisco ......23-13 Miami Dolphins.......31-10 @Washington .........17-24 @New York Jets......35-56 Buffalo ....................41-17 Dallas ......................30-24 Bye @Carolina ...............23-27 @St. Louis ..............34-13 San Francisco .........29-24 @Seattle..................26-20 New York Giants .............. @Philadelphia .................. St. Louis .......................... Minnesota ........................ @New England................. Seattle ..............................

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NEW YORK gIANtS

Washington...............16-7 @St. Louis ..............41-13 Cincinnati ....... 26-23 (OT) Bye Seattle .......................44-6 @Cleveland .............14-35 San Francisco .........29-17 @Pittsburgh ............21-14 Dallas ......................35-14 @Philadelphia .........36-31 Baltimore ................30-10 @Arizona ......................... @Washington .................. Philadelphia ..................... @Dallas ............................ Carolina............................ @Minnesota .....................

W 5 5 5 0

L 5 5 5 10

T 0 0 0 0

DEtROIt LIONS

@Atlanta .................21-34 Green Bay ...............25-48 @San Francisco ......13-31 Bye Chicago .....................7-34 @Minnesota ............10-12 @Houston ...............21-28 Washington.............17-25 @Chicago................23-27 Jacksonville ............14-38 @Carolina ...............22-31 Tampa Bay ....................... Tennessee ........................ Minnesota ........................ @Indianapolis .................. New Orleans .................... @Green Bay .....................

L 2 3 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

CAROLINA PANtHERS

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@San Diego ............26-24 Chicago ...................20-17 @Minnesota ............10-20 Atlanta.......................24-9 Kansas City ...............34-0 @Tampa Bay .............3-27 New Orleans .............30-7 Arizona....................27-23 Bye @Oakland..................17-6 Detroit .....................31-22 @Atlanta .......................... @Green Bay ..................... Tampa Bay ....................... Denver ............................. @New York Giants ........... @New Orleans .................

Team Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams

ARIZONA CARDINALS

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Team W Carolina Panthers 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 Atlanta Falcons 6 New Orleans Saints 5

AtLANtA FALCONS

NFC WEST

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Team Chicago Bears Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions

CHICAgO BEARS

NFC SOUTH S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

Team New York Giants Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles

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SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

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T 0 0 0 0

Arizona....................13-23 @Seattle......... 33-30 (OT) Detroit .....................31-13 @New Orleans ........17-31 New England ...........21-30 Philadelphia ............26-40 @New York Giants ..17-29 Seattle .....................13-34 Bye @Arizona ................24-29 St. Louis .................35-16 @Dallas ............................ @Buffalo .......................... New York Jets .................. @Miami ........................... @St. Louis ....................... Washington......................

Pct .900 .600 .600 .550

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Road 3-1 3-1 3-3 2-2-1

Div 3-0 2-2 2-2 0-3

PHILADELPHIA EAgLES

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St. Louis ...................38-3 @Dallas...................37-41 Pittsburgh .................15-6 @Chicago................20-24 Washington.............17-23 @San Francisco ......40-26 Bye Atlanta.....................27-14 @Seattle....................26-7 New York Giants .....31-36 @Cincinnati.............13-13 @Baltimore ...................... Arizona............................. @New York Giants ........... Cleveland ......................... @Washington .................. Dallas ...............................

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

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Road 2-3 1-4 2-3 0-6

Div 3-1 2-2 3-1 0-4

gREEN BAY PACKERS

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Minnesota ...............24-19 @Detroit..................48-25 Dallas ......................16-27 @Tampa Bay ...........21-30 Atlanta.....................24-27 @Seattle..................27-17 Indianapolis ............34-14 Bye @Tennessee ... 16-19 (OT) @Minnesota ............27-28 Chicago .....................37-3 @New Orleans ................. Carolina............................ Houston ........................... @Jacksonville .................. @Chicago......................... Detroit ..............................

Pct .800 .700 .600 .500

Home 6-0 5-0 4-1 4-1

Road 2-2 2-3 2-3 1-4

Div 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2

NEW ORLEANS SAINtS

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-6 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-24 N-30 D-7 D-11 D-21 D-28

Tampa Bay ..............24-20 @Washington .........24-29 @Denver .................32-34 San Francisco .........31-17 Minnesota ...............27-30 Oakland .....................34-3 @Carolina .................7-30 San Diego* .............37-32 Bye @Atlanta .................20-34 @Kansas City ..........30-20 Green Bay ........................ @Tampa Bay .................... Atlanta.............................. @Chicago......................... @Detroit........................... Carolina............................

*in London, home game for New Orleans

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Road 3-3 1-3 1-4 1-5

SEAttLE SEAHAWKS

Div 4-0 2-3 2-2 0-3

@Buffalo .................10-34 San Francisco 30-33 (OT) St. Louis .................37-13 Bye @New York Giants ....6-44 Green Bay ...............17-27 @Tampa Bay ...........10-20 @San Francisco ......34-13 Philadelphia ..............7-26 @Miami ..................19-21 Arizona....................20-26 Washington...................... @Dallas............................ New England .................... @St. Louis ....................... New York Jets .................. @Arizona .........................

Conf Non-Conf Streak 6-0 3-1 5W 5-3 1-1 2L 4-4 2-0 1W 4-4 1-0-1 1T WASHINgtON REDSKINS

S-4 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-3 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

@New York Giants ....7-16 New Orleans ...........29-24 Arizona....................24-17 @Dallas...................26-24 @Philadelphia .........23-17 St. Louis .................17-19 Cleveland ................14-11 @Detroit..................25-17 Pittsburgh .................6-23 Bye Dallas ......................10-14 @Seattle........................... New York Giants .............. @Baltimore ...................... @Cincinnati...................... Philadelphia ..................... @San Francisco ...............

Conf Non-Conf Streak 4-4 1-1 2L 4-3 1-2 1L 4-4 1-1 1W 0-8 0-2 10L MINNESOtA VIKINgS

S-8 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-6 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

@Green Bay ............19-24 Indianapolis ............15-18 Carolina...................20-10 @Tennessee ............17-30 @New Orleans ........30-27 Detroit .....................12-10 @Chicago................41-48 Bye Houston ..................28-21 Green Bay ...............28-27 @Tampa Bay ...........13-19 @Jacksonville .................. Chicago ............................ @Detroit........................... @Arizona ......................... Atlanta.............................. New York Giants ..............

Conf Non-Conf Streak 5-2 3-0 4W 6-2 1-1 2W 4-3 2-1 1L 2-4 3-1 1W tAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-8 D-14 D-21 D-28

@New Orleans ........20-24 Atlanta.......................24-9 @Chicago....... 27-24 (OT) Green Bay ...............30-21 @Denver .................13-16 Carolina.....................27-3 Seattle .....................20-10 @Dallas.....................9-13 @Kansas City . 30-27 (OT) Bye Minnesota ...............19-13 @Detroit........................... New Orleans .................... @Carolina ........................ @Atlanta .......................... San Diego ........................ Oakland ............................

Conf Non-Conf Streak 5-2 2-1 3W 3-6 0-1 1W 2-6 0-2 3L 2-5 0-3 4L S-7 S-14 S-21 S-28 O-5 O-12 O-19 O-26 N-2 N-9 N-16 N-23 N-30 D-7 D-14 D-21 D-28

St. LOUIS RAMS

@Philadelphia ...........3-38 New York Giants .....13-41 @Seattle..................13-37 Buffalo ....................14-31 Bye @Washington .........19-17 Dallas ......................34-14 @New England........16-23 Arizona....................13-34 @New York Jets........3-47 @San Francisco ......16-35 Chicago ............................ Miami............................... @Arizona ......................... Seattle .............................. San Francisco .................. @Atlanta ..........................

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BEARCAT GAME DAY

Pittsburgh Panthers By Edward Mauler Editor, This Week In Football

It’s time for a keg party! With a 28-20 victory over rival Louisville last week, UC now Pittsburgh at Cincinnati stands alone atop the Big East When: Saturday, November 22 standings and has earned possesWhere: Nippert Stadium sion of a much-sought-after keg. Kickoff: 7:15 p.m. EST That is, the Keg of Nails that TV: ESPN2 has eluded the Bearcats since Series: Panthers lead 7-0 2002. Last Meeting: 2007, Panthers won UC, in fact, has its claws on 24-17 in Pittsburgh both the keg (for its win over played this Louisville) and the Victory Bell (for year. its win over Miami) for the first But it’s time since 1997. hard to argue For sure, second-year Coach with the Brian Kelly has made his mark on results. the Bearcat program with all the With Pike Pittsburgh Linebacker Scott “firsts” he has accomplished dursettling in, McKillop ing his short tenure in the Queen Kelly’s passCity. first spread attack has been dazAnd that next “first” is well zling at times, featuring the talent within reach. of wideouts Mardy Gilyard (who It would be the most signifihad a case of the dropsy’s last cant “first” as well: UC’s first ever week) and Dominic Goodman. Big East championship and BCS Furthermore, UC ranks third in the Big bowl berth. If Kelly and the ‘Cats East in points per game (26.8) and total yards win their next two, that dream Pittsburgh Coach Dave (374.9). Even more impressively, in spite of will be a reality. Wannstedt all the shuffling at quarterback, the ‘Cats lead But before the Bearcats can the Big East in passing offense and have tossed start drinking their own proverbial Big East title Kool-Aid, they must take care of busi- 18 touchdown passes to just eight interceptions. And while the run game has been far from ness against Pittsburgh. dominating, ranking next-to-last in the Big East, the Easier said than done. combo of Jake Ramsey and John Goebel has proved The series with the Pitt Panthers is coined the “River City Rivalry,” but since joining the Big East a good enough threat to keep opposing defenses off in 2004, UC has yet to beat the Panthers. Moreover, balance. Pitt’s defense, led by the conference’s leading UC has never beaten Pitt in seven tries. tackler in linebacker Scott McKillop, ranks sixth in So using the term “rivalry” is a bit of a stretch, but regardless, BCS-ranked No. 19 UC (8-2, 4-1) the Big East in points allowed per game (24.8) and must find a way to stop LeSean “The Real” McCoy fourth in total yards allowed (316.6). Yep. Pitt’s ‘D’ is mediocre at best, and Pike and and the No. 20 Panthers (7-2, 3-1), who have at the Co. should effortlessly move the chains again this very least accomplished their first winning season week. in the Coach Dave Wannstedt era. Advantage: Cincinnati

BEARCATS OFFENSE VS. PANTHERS DEFENSE

Without question the UC offense has been as up-and-down as the weather in Cincinnati over the last several weeks. And that’s certainly understandable when taking into consideration all the turmoil at the quarterback position. Injuries to UC’s top two quarterbacks (Dustin Grutza and Tony Pike) have led to a perpetual revolving door behind center as Pittsburgh Running Back five, yes, five quarterbacks have LeSean McCoy 10

THE WAY FASTEDDIE SEES IT

There 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 biggame coach.

CINCINNATI 34-24

of only three Pitt backs to rack up multiple 1,000-yard seasons (Tony Dorsett and Curvin Richards). Coupled with the Big East’s thirdleading 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 quarterback Dan Marino. Slight Advantage: Cincinnati

SPECIAL TEAMS

Welcome 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 kickoff returner in Gilyard (30.3 average and two TDs), second-best punter in Kevin Huber (45.2 per PANTHERS OFFENSE VS. punt) and the dangerous DeAngelo Smith on punt BEARCATS DEFENSE returns. While the Pitt defense is rather hoAdvantage: Cincinnati hum, its offense is quite the contrary. It’s for real and features LeSean “The INTANGIBLES Real” McCoy. It’s the River City Rivalry, so the The sophomore sensation is a final- intensity meter will be matched on both ist for the Doak Walker (best running sides. back) and Maxwell (best college football And it’s the same situation for both: player) Awards. He has eclipsed 1,000 Win out and you’re Big East champs and rushing yards each of his two seasons headed to BCS bowl land. at Pitt. The tiebreaker lies within Nippert Stadium. Yes, a He averages five yards a carry, 116 7:15 p.m. kickoff should give the Bearcat crazies all the yards a game and has rushed for 16 TDs. time necessary to build up that pre-game “edge.” McCoy rushed for a Big East freshSlight Advantage: Cincinnati man record 1,328 yards last year. He’s one Photos courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh

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Big-Time Blowout Possible I feel sorry for Jim Tressel. Seriously. The Ohio State coach is facing an everythingto-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

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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 halftime score.

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. 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

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as you’ll ever see. And the guy can flat-out coach. Of course, I’m not insinuating 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 running 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 rivalry 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.

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The Game. The 105th ediThe Game, Rich Rodriguez. tion. Even he’ll tell you his first It sure doesn’t have the year has been much tougher cache or stakes of the last one than expected. While he knew played in Ohio Stadium two it would take a couple of years years ago. to fully implement his patented A mere 24 months ago it spread offense, he never imagwas No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 ined that Michigan’s program Michigan at (#10) Ohio State Michigan in what was dubbed was so lean on overall talent. When: Saturday, November 22 the Game of The Century. Both Some have perceived his Where: Ohio Stadium teams were unbeaten — 22 comments as whining, but there Time: 12:00 p.m. EST wins between them — with an is some validity to what he says. TV: ABC outright Big Ten title and BCS Fact is, it’s an awful Michigan Series: Michigan leads 57-41-6 National Championship berth team, and as a result the Buckeyes Last Meeting: 2007, OSU won on the line. should be able to enjoy an early 14-3 in Ann Arbor The Game lived up to its Thanksgiving feast. Wolverine is hype, with the Buckeyes holdthe main course. 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! OSU OFFENSE VS. While the Buckeyes are playing for a share of the Big Ten title and possibly a BCS bowl bid, MICHIGAN DEFENSE including the Rose Bowl, this is Michigan’s bowl The only bright aspect of this Wolverine game. There is no postseason for U of M for the team is its defense, and it’s only average as first time in 33 years. it allows 362 yards per game, including 234 About the only thing Michigan has to hang through the air. its winged ‘hat’ on is its amazing success of firstDon’t expect the Buckeye offense to go up year coaches beating Ohio State. So welcome to top very often. In fact, look for a rerun of the

BREAKIN’ IT DOWN

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 completed only 50 percent of his passes with nine

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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 running 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 making gadget plays work is knowing the opposing defense will be overly aggressive. Advantage: Ohio State

SPECIAL TEAMS

Michigan’s K.C. Lopata has been inconsistent. 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, averaging 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. Advantage: Ohio State

Bucksline Many times the team that has nothing 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.

John Corby

Larry Larson

Dave Maetzold

You can never discount the underdog 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. 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.

INTANGIBLES

A 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. Advantage: Ohio State

Members of 610WTVN Radio in Columbus offer their predictions and comments on the Ohio State game.

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 winners. 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.

THE WAY WE SEE IT

As 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

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Championship Chase!

TEAM AVG 1. Alabama .9787 2. Texas Tech .9698 3. Texas .8911 4. Florida .8755 5. Oklahoma .8388 6. USC .7873 7. Utah .7643 8. Penn State .6957 9. Boise State .6559 10. Ohio State .6154 11. Georgia .6129 12. Oklahoma State .5672 13. Missouri .5600 14. BYU .4393 15. Michigan State .4021 16. TCU .3858 17. Ball State .3673 18. LSU .2727 19. Cincinnati .2594 20. Pittsburgh .2171 21. Oregon State .2027 22. North Carolina .1329 23. Miami .1023 24. Oregon .0630 25. Maryland .0550

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TEAM REC Alabama (42) 11-0 Texas Tech (21) 10-0 Florida (2) 9-1 Texas 10-1 Oklahoma 9-1 USC 9-1 Penn State 10-1 Utah 11-0 Boise State 10-0 Ohio State 9-2 Oklahoma State 9-2 Missouri 9-2 Georgia 9-2 Ball State 10-0 TCU 9-2 Brigham Young 10-1 Michigan State 9-2 LSU 7-3 Cincinnati 8-2 Pittsburgh 7-2 Oregon State 7-3 Maryland 7-3 Miami (FL) 7-3 Oregon 8-3 North Carolina 7-3

PTS PVS 1601 1 1574 2 1476 3 1437 4 1369 5 1310 6 1178 7 1158 8 1098 9 1017 10 987 11 913 12 864 13 714 14 659 15 656 16 612 18 526 19 413 22 406 21 389 23 161 NR 139 NR 126 NR 115 17

Others Receiving Votes Boston 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.

2008 BCS Rankings: Week 5

BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings PRV RK PTS % RK PTS % COMP AVG A&H RB CM KM JS 1 1 2789 .9873 1 1508 .9889 2 25 25 22 23 24 24 2 2 2737 .9688 2 1465 .9607 1 24 24 23 25 25 25 3 4 2476 .8765 4 1322 .8669 3 23 23 25 24 23 23 4 3 2532 .8963 3 1373 .9003 5 21 21 24 20 21 20 5 5 2375 .8407 5 1305 .8557 6 20 20 19 22 20 22 6 6 2304 .8156 6 1245 .8164 8 16 22 20 18 17 18 7 8 2014 .7129 7 1113 .7298 4 22 19 21 21 22 21 8 7 2063 .7303 8 1093 .7167 9 17 15 17 13 16 16 9 9 1912 .6768 9 1023 .6708 10 19 16 16 16 14 14 11 10 1748 .6188 10 957 .6257 T-11 15 17 15 14 15 15 10 12 1563 .5533 13 832 .5456 7 18 18 18 19 19 19 13 13 1560 .5522 12 838 .5495 T-11 12 14 12 17 18 17 12 11 1593 .5639 11 894 .5862 13 14 12 14 15 13 11 17 14 1315 .4655 14 690 .4525 15 11 13 11 8 8 10 15 16 1151 .4074 15 654 .4289 16 13 7 13 9 6 8 18 17 1039 .3678 17 533 .3495 14 10 10 7 12 12 12 14 15 1271 .4499 16 613 .4020 T-19 8 5 9 3 0 13 20 18 810 .2867 18 429 .2813 T-19 0 11 1 7 11 6 22 20 688 .2435 20 358 .2348 17 6 8 10 6 7 9 21 19 749 .2651 19 406 .2662 23 9 0 8 0 0 4 NR 21 558 .1975 21 321 .2105 T-21 3 9 5 4 4 7 16 24 206 .0729 27 70 .0459 18 7 0 6 10 10 5 NR 26 165 .0584 26 74 .0485 T-21 5 0 4 11 9 2 NR 22 221 .0782 22 169 .1108 NR 0 6 0 0 0 0 NR 23 207 .0733 23 140 .0918 NR 0 3 0 0 0 0

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TEAM REC Alabama (45) 11-0 Texas Tech (15) 10-0 Florida (1) 9-1 Texas 10-1 Oklahoma 9-1 USC 9-1 Utah 11-0 Penn State 10-1 Boise State 10-0 Ohio State 9-2 Missouri 9-2 Oklahoma State 9-2 Georgia 9-2 Brigham Young 10-1 Michigan State 9-2 Ball State 10-0 TCU 9-2 LSU 7-3 Pittsburgh 7-2 Cincinnati 8-2 Oregon State 7-3 Oregon 8-3 Maryland 7-3 Northwestern 8-3 Boston College 7-3

PTS PVS 1508 1 1465 2 1373 3 1322 5 1305 4 1245 6 1113 7 1093 8 1023 9 957 10 894 11 838 13 832 12 690 14 654 15 613 16 533 18 429 20 406 21 358 22 321 25 169 NR 140 NR 117 NR 97 NR

Others Receiving Votes Miami (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.

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TEAM REC Alabama (9) 11-0 Texas Tech (7) 10-0 Florida (1) 9-1 Texas 10-1 Oklahoma 9-1 USC 9-1 Penn State 10-1 Utah 11-0 Boise State 10-0 Ohio State 9-2 Oklahoma State 9-2 Missouri 9-2 Georgia 9-2 BYU 10-1 Michigan State 9-2 TCU 9-2 LSU 7-3 Ball State 10-0 Oregon State 7-3 Cincinnati 8-2 Pittsburgh 7-2 Maryland 7-3 Oregon 8-3 Boston College 7-3 Miami 7-3

PTS PVS 411 1 410 2 398 3 374 4 359 5 343 6 320 7 294 8 281 9 278 10 254 11 239 12 223 13 197 14 192 15 148 17 146 16 113 20 111 NR 98 23 93 21 55 NR 47 NR 36 NR 28 NR

Others Receiving Votes Northwestern 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.

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Drive To The Title ACC Atlantic Division

Maryland Florida State Wake Forest Boston College Clemson N.C. State

Conference W L 4 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 4

Overall W L 7 3 7 3 6 4 7 3 5 5 4 6

ACC Coastal Division

Miami (FL) Georgia Tech North Carolina Virginia Tech Virginia Duke

Cincinnati Pittsburgh West Virginia Rutgers Connecticut South Florida Louisville Syracuse

Penn State Michigan State Ohio State Northwestern Iowa Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Purdue

4 4 3 3 3 1

2 3 3 3 3 5

BIG EAST 4 3 3 4 3 1 1 1

1 1 1 2 2 4 4 5

BIG TEN 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1

1 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

BIG 12 North Division

Missouri Nebraska Kansas Colorado Kansas State Iowa State

Conference W L 5 2 4 3 3 4 2 5 1 6 0 7

3 3 3 4 5 6

Texas Tech Texas Oklahoma Oklahoma State Baylor Texas A&M

8 7 6 5 7 6 5 2

2 2 3 5 3 4 5 8

East Carolina Memphis Marshall Southern Miss Central Florida UAB

1 2 2 3 4 4 6 5 8 8 8

Overall W L 9 2 7 4 6 5 5 6 4 7 2 9

BIG 12 South Division

7 7 7 6 5 4

10 9 9 8 7 7 5 6 3 3 3

2008 conference standings

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0 1 1 2 5 5

10 10 9 9 4 4

0 1 1 2 7 7

CONF USA East Division 4 3 3 3 2 2

2 3 3 4 4 4

6 5 4 5 3 3

CONF USA West Division

Tulsa Rice Houston UTEP Tulane SMU

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Notre Dame Navy Army Western Kentucky

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8 7 6 5 2 1

2 3 4 5 8 10

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MAC East Division

Buffalo Akron Bowling Green Kent State Temple Miami (OH) Ohio

Conference W L 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 2 4 1 5 1 5

MAC West Division

Ball State Central Michigan Western Michigan Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Toledo USC Oregon State Oregon Arizona California Stanford Arizona State UCLA Washington Washington State

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PAC-10 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 0 0

1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 7 8

SEC East Division

Florida Georgia Vanderbilt South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee

7 6 4 4 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 5

Overall W L 6 4 5 5 5 5 3 7 3 7 2 8 2 8 10 8 9 5 2 2

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1 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 10 10

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SEC West Division

Alabama LSU Mississippi Auburn Arkansas Mississippi State

Conference W L 7 0 3 3 3 3 2 5 1 5 1 5

Boise State Louisiana Tech Nevada San Jose State Hawaii Fresno State Utah State New Mexico State Idaho

6 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1

WAC

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MOUNTAIN WEST

Utah BYU TCU Air Force Colorado State UNLV New Mexico Wyoming San Diego State

7 6 6 5 3 2 2 1 0

SUN BELT

Troy 4 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 Florida Atlantic 3 Florida International 3 Arkansas State 2 Middle Tennessee State 2 Louisiana-Monroe 2 North Texas 0

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powerade previewS Atlantic Division

Florida State at (#25) Maryland

BCMess

By 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

As a matter of... FACT

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

A-28 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-3 O-11 O-25 O-30 N-8 N-14 N-22 N-29 D-6 A-28 S-6 S-13 S-19 S-26 O-4 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-15 N-23 D-6

CINCINNATI (8-2) Eastern Kentucky.....40-7 @Oklahoma...........26-52 Miami (OH)............45-20 @Akron..................17-15 @Marshall.............33-10 Rutgers..................13-10 @Connecticut........16-40 South Florida.........24-10 @W. Virginia.26-23 (OT) @Louisville............28-20 Pittsburgh....................... Syracuse......................... @Hawaii.........................

A-31 S-6 S-17 S-26 O-10 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-14 N-22 D-4

CONNECTICUT (7-3) Hofstra.....................35-3 @Temple......... 12-9 (OT) Virginia..................45-10 Baylor....................31-28 @Louisville............26-21 @North Carolina....12-38 @Rutgers..............10-12 Cincinnati...............40-16 West Virginia.........13-35 @Syracuse............39-14 @South Florida............... Pittsburgh.......................

A-30 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-2 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-22 N-28 D-6

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.

LOUISVILLE (5-5) Kentucky..................2-27 Tennessee Tech.....51-10 Kansas State..........38-29 Connecticut...........21-26 @Memphis............35-28 Middle Tenn. St.....42-23 South Florida.........24-20 @Syracuse............21-28 @Pittsburgh............7-41 Cincinnati...............20-28 West Virginia.................. @Rutgers.......................

RUTGERS (5-5) S-1 Fresno State............7-24 S-11 North Carolina.......12-44 S-20 @Navy...................21-23 S-27 Morgan State...........38-0 O-4 @West Virginia......17-24 O-11 @Cincinnati...........10-13 O-18 Connecticut...........12-10 O-25 @Pittsburgh..........54-34 N-8 Syracuse................35-17 N-15 @South Florida......49-16 N-22 Army............................... D-4 Louisville........................ SOUTH FLORIDA (6-4) A-30 Tennessee-Martin....56-7 S-6 @Central Florida....31-24 S-12 Kansas...................37-34 S-20 @Florida Int.............17-9 S-27 @N.C. State...........41-10 O-2 Pittsburgh..............21-26 O-18 Syracuse................45-13 O-25 @Louisville............20-24 O-30 @Cincinnati...........10-24 N-15 Rutgers..................16-49 N-23 Connecticut.................... D-6 @West Virginia...............

BOSTON COLLEGE (7-3) A-30 vs. Kent State*........21-0 S-6 Georgia Tech.........16-19 S-20 Central Florida.........34-7 S-27 Rhode Island...........42-0 O-4 @N.C. State...........38-31 O-18 Virginia Tech..........28-23 O-25 @North Carolina....24-45 N-1 Clemson................21-27 N-8 Notre Dame.............17-0 N-15 @Florida State.......27-17 N-22 @Wake Forest................ N-29 Maryland........................ *Cleveland Browns Stadium CLEMSON (5-5) A-30 vs. Alabama............10-34 S-6 The Citadel.............45-17 S-13 North Carolina St.....27-9 S-20 South Carolina St....54-0 S-27 Maryland...............17-20 O-9 @Wake Forest.........7-12 O-18 Georgia Tech.........17-21 N-1 @Boston College...27-21 N-8 @Florida State.......27-41 N-15 Duke........................31-7 N-22 @Virginia........................ N-29 South Carolina................ *Atlanta (Georgia Dome) FLORIDA STATE (7-3) S-6 Western Carolina.....69-0 S-13 Chattanooga............46-7 S-20 Wake Forest.............3-12 S-27 vs. Colorado..........39-21 O-4 @Miami (FL)..........41-39 O-16 @N.C. State...........26-17 O-25 Virginia Tech..........30-20 N-1 @Georgia Tech......28-31 N-8 Clemson................41-27 N-15 Boston College......17-27 N-22 @Maryland..................... N-29 Florida............................

A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-16 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

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

SYRACUSE (2-8) A-30 @Northwestern......10-30 S-6 Akron.....................28-42 S-13 Penn State.............13-55 S-20 Northeastern..........30-21 S-27 Pittsburgh..............24-34 O-11 @West Virginia........6-17 O-18 @South Florida......13-45 N-1 Louisville...............28-21 N-8 @Rutgers..............17-35 N-15 Connecticut...........14-39 N-22 @Notre Dame................. N-29 @Cincinnati.................... WEST VIRGINIA (6-3) A-30 Villanova................48-21 S-6 @East Carolina........3-24 S-18 @Colorado.... 14-17 (OT) S-27 Marshall...................27-3 O-4 Rutgers..................24-17 O-11 Syracuse..................17-6 O-23 Auburn...................34-17 N-1 @Connecticut........35-13 N-8 Cincinnati...... 23-26 (OT) N-22 @Louisville..................... N-28 @Pittsburgh................... D-6 South Florida..................

A-28 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-9 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

DUKE (4-6) James Madison.......31-7 Northwestern.........20-24 Navy......................41-31 Virginia....................31-3 @Georgia Tech........0-27 Miami (FL).............31-49 @Vanderbilt.............10-7 @Wake Forest.30-33 (OT) N.C. State..............17-27 @Clemson...............7-31 @Virginia Tech................ North Carolina................

NORTH CAROLINA (7-3) A-30 McNeese State.......35-27 S-11 @Rutgers..............44-12 S-20 Virginia Tech..........17-20 S-27 @Miami (FL)..........28-24 O-4 Connecticut...........38-12 O-11 Notre Dame...........29-24 O-18 @Virginia...... 13-16 (OT) O-25 Boston College......45-24 N-8 Georgia Tech...........28-7 N-15 @Maryland............15-17 N-22 N.C. State....................... N-29 @Duke............................ VIRGINIA (5-5) A-30 USC.........................52-7 S-6 Richmond................16-0 S-13 @Connecticut........10-45 S-27 @Duke.....................3-31 O-4 Maryland.................31-0 O-11 East Carolina.........35-20 O-18 North Carolina.16-13 (OT) O-25 @Georgia Tech......24-17 N-1 Miami (FL).... 17-24 (OT) N-8 @Wake Forest.......17-28 N-22 Clemson......................... N-29 @Virginia Tech................ VIRGINIA TECH (6-4) A-30 vs. East Carolina*..22-27 S-6 Furman....................24-7 S-13 Georgia Tech.........20-17 S-20 @North Carolina....20-17 S-27 @Nebraska............35-30 O-4 Western Kentucky.27-13 O-18 @Boston College...23-28 O-25 @Florida State.......20-30 N-6 Maryland...............23-13 N-13 @Miami (FL)..........14-16 N-22 Duke............................... N-29 Virginia........................... *Charlotte, N.C. (Bank of America Stadium)

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N.C. STATE (4-6) @South Carolina......0-34 William & Mary.....34-24 @Clemson...............9-27 East Carolina.30-24 (OT) South Florida.........10-41 Boston College......31-38 Florida State..........17-26 @Maryland............24-27 @Duke...................27-17 Wake Forest...........21-17 @North Carolina............. Miami (FL)......................

G I B ST A E PITTSBURGH (7-2) Bowling Green.......17-27 Buffalo...................27-16 Iowa.......................21-20 @Syracuse............34-24 @South Florida......26-21 @Navy...................42-21 Rutgers..................34-54 @N. Dame.... 36-33 (OT) Louisville.................41-7 @Cincinnati.................... West Virginia.................. @Connecticut.................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-18 O-25 N-6 N-15 N-22 N-29

Coastal Division

WAKE FOREST (6-4) @Baylor.................41-14 Mississippi............30-28 @Florida State.........12-3 Navy......................17-24 Clemson..................12-7 @Maryland..............0-26 @Miami (FL)..........10-16 Duke............. 33-30 (OT) Virginia..................28-17 @N.C. State...........17-21 Boston College............... Vanderbilt.......................

A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-20 N-29

A-28 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-13 N-20 N-29

GEORGIA TECH (7-3) Jacksonville State..41-14 @Boston College...19-16 @Virginia Tech.......17-20 Mississippi State.....38-7 Duke........................27-0 Gardner-Webb.........10-7 @Clemson.............21-17 Virginia..................17-24 Florida State..........31-28 @North Carolina......7-28 Miami (FL)...................... @Georgia ......................

MIAMI (FL) (7-3) Char. Southern........52-7 @Florida..................3-26 @Texas A&M.........41-23 North Carolina.......24-28 Florida State..........39-41 Central Florida.......20-14 @Duke...................49-31 Wake Forest...........16-10 @Virginia...... 24-17 (OT) Virginia Tech..........16-14 @Georgia Tech............... @N.C. State....................

Connecticut at South Florida

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

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

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

NOTRE DAME (6-4) San Diego State.....21-13 Michigan................35-17 @Michigan State.....7-23 Purdue...................38-21 Stanford.................28-21 @North Carolina....24-29 @Washington..........33-7 Pittsburgh..... 33-36 (OT) @Boston College.....0-17 Navy......................27-21 Syracuse......................... @USC.............................

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

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As a matter of... FACT

The USF media relations department 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.

OPINION

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

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powerade previewS (#15) Michigan St. at (#8) Penn State

Rose Bowl Or Bust

It 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

As a matter of... FACT

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.

OPINION

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

North Division COLORADO (5-6) A-31 vs. Colorado State*.38-17 S-6 East. Washington..31-24 S-18 West Virginia.17-14 (OT) S-27 vs. Florida State**.21-39 O-4 Texas.....................14-38 O-11 @Kansas................14-30 O-18 Kansas State..........14-13 O-25 @Missouri...............0-58 N-1 @Texas A&M.........17-24 N-8 Iowa State.............28-24 N-15 Oklahoma State.....17-30 N-28 @Nebraska..................... *Denver (Invesco Field) **Jacksonville, Fla. (Municipal Stadium) A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

A-30 S-6 S-17 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

KANSAS STATE (4-7) North Texas.............45-6 Montana State.......69-10 @Louisville............29-38 Louisiana-Lafa.......45-37 Texas Tech.............28-58 @Texas A&M.........44-30 @Colorado.............13-14 Oklahoma..............35-58 @Kansas................21-52 @Missouri.............24-41 Nebraska...............28-56 Iowa State......................

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

BAYLOR (4-7) Wake Forest...........13-41 Northwestern St......51-6 Washington St.......45-17 @Connecticut........28-31 Oklahoma..............17-49 Iowa State.............38-10 @Oklahoma State....6-34 @Nebraska............20-32 Missouri................28-31 @Texas..................21-45 Texas A&M............41-21 @Texas Tech...................

INDIANA (3-8) Western Kentucky..31-13 Murray State.............45-3 Ball State................20-42 Michigan State........29-42 @Minnesota.............7-16 Iowa..........................9-45 @Illinois.................13-55 Northwestern..........21-19 Central Michigan....34-37 Wisconsin...............20-55 @Penn State.............7-34 @Purdue..........................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

IOWA (7-4) Maine........................46-3 Florida Int.................42-0 Iowa State................17-5 @Pittsburgh...........20-21 Northwestern..........17-22 @Michigan State....13-16 @Indiana..................45-9 Wisconsin...............38-16 @Illinois.................24-27 Penn State..............24-23 Purdue....................22-17 @Minnesota....................

TEXAS (10-1) A-30 Florida Atlantic.......52-10 S-6 @UTEP..................42-13 S-20 Rice.......................52-10 S-27 Arkansas................52-10 O-4 @Colorado.............38-14 O-11 vs. Oklahoma*.......45-35 O-18 Missouri................56-31 O-25 Oklahoma State.....28-24 N-1 @Texas Tech..........33-39 N-8 Baylor....................45-21 N-15 @Kansas..................35-7 N-27 Texas A&M..................... *Dallas (Cotton Bowl) TEXAS A&M (4-7) A-30 Arkansas State.......14-18 S-6 @New Mexico........28-22 S-20 Miami (FL).............23-41 S-27 Army......................22-17 O-4 @Oklahoma State..28-56 O-11 Kansas State..........30-44 O-18 Texas Tech.............25-43 O-25 @Iowa State..........49-35 N-1 Colorado................24-17 N-8 Oklahoma..............28-66 N-15 @Baylor.................21-41 N-27 @Texas........................... TEXAS TECH (10-0) A-30 Eastern Wash...... 49-24 S-6 @Nevada...............35-19 S-13 SMU........................43-7 S-20 Massachusetts.......56-14 O-4 @Kansas State......58-28 O-11 Nebraska...... 37-31 (OT) O-18 @Texas A&M.........43-25 O-25 @Kansas................63-21 N-1 Texas.....................39-33 N-8 Oklahoma State.....56-20 N-22 @Oklahoma.................... N-29 Baylor.............................

G I B 12

IOWA STATE (2-9) South Dakota St....44-17 Kent State..............48-28 @Iowa.....................5-17 @UNLV......... 31-34 (OT) Kansas...................33-35 @Baylor.................10-38 Nebraska.................7-35 Texas A&M............35-49 @Oklahoma State..17-59 @Colorado.............24-28 Missouri................20-52 @Kansas State...............

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

MISSOURI (9-2) A-30 vs. Illinois*............52-42 S-6 SE Missouri State....52-3 S-13 Nevada...................69-17 S-20 Buffalo...................42-21 O-4 @Nebraska............52-17 O-11 Oklahoma State.....23-28 O-18 @Texas..................31-56 O-25 Colorado..................58-0 N-1 @Baylor.................31-28 N-8 Kansas State..........41-24 N-15 @Iowa State..........52-20 N-29 vs. Kansas**.................. *St. Louis (Edward Jones Dome) **Kansas City, Mo. (Arrowhead Stadium) NEBRASKA (7-4) A-30 Western Michigan.47-24 S-6 San Jose State.......35-12 S-13 New Mexico State....38-7 S-27 Virginia Tech..........30-35 O-4 Missouri................17-52 O-11 @Texas Tech.31-37 (OT) O-18 @Iowa State............35-7 O-25 Baylor....................32-20 N-1 @Oklahoma...........28-62 N-8 Kansas...................45-35 N-15 @Kansas State......56-28 N-28 Colorado.........................

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OKLAHOMA (9-1) A-30 Chattanooga............57-2 S-6 Cincinnati...............52-26 S-13 @Washington........55-14 S-27 TCU.......................35-10 O-4 @Baylor.................49-17 O-11 vs. Texas*..............35-45 O-18 Kansas...................45-31 O-25 @Kansas State......58-35 N-1 Nebraska...............62-28 N-8 @Texas A&M.........66-28 N-22 Texas Tech...................... N-29 @Oklahoma State........... *Dallas (Cotton Bowl) OKLAHOMA STATE (9-2) A-30 vs. Wash State*.....39-13 S-6 Houston.................56-37 S-13 Missouri State.......57-13 S-27 Troy.......................55-24 O-4 Texas A&M............56-28 O-11 @Missouri.............28-23 O-18 Baylor......................34-6 O-25 @Texas..................24-28 N-1 Iowa State.............59-17 N-8 @Texas Tech..........20-56 N-15 @Colorado.............30-17 N-29 Oklahoma....................... *Seattle (Qwest Field)

MICHIGAN (3-8) Utah........................23-25 Miami (OH)............16-6 @Notre Dame.........17-35 Wisconsin...............27-25 Illinois.....................20-45 Toledo.....................10-13 @Penn State...........17-46 Michigan State........21-35 @Purdue.................42-48 @Minnesota.............29-6 Northwestern..........14-21 @Ohio State....................

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

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

PURDUE (3-8) Northern Colorado..42-10 Oregon........... 26-32 (OT) Central Michigan....32-25 @Notre Dame.........21-38 Penn State................6-20 @Ohio State.............3-16 @Northwestern.......26-48 Minnesota.................6-17 Michigan.................48-42 @Michigan State......7-21 @Iowa....................17-22 Indiana.............................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

WISCONSIN (6-5) Akron......................38-17 Marshall..................51-14 @Fresno State........13-10 @Michigan.............25-27 Ohio State...............17-20 Penn State................7-48 @Iowa....................16-38 Illinois.....................27-17 @Michigan State....24-25 @Indiana................55-20 Minnesota...............35-32 Cal Poly...........................

G I B EN T

A-30 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

South Division A-28 S-6 S-13 S-19 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-29

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

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

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-22

OHIO STATE (9-2) Youngstown State....43-0 Ohio........................26-14 @USC.......................3-35 Troy........................28-10 Minnesota...............34-21 @Wisconsin...........20-17 Purdue......................16-3 @Michigan State......45-7 Penn State................6-13 @Northwestern.......45-10 @Illinois.................30-20 Michigan..........................

MINNESOTA (7-4) Northern Illinois......31-27 @Bowling Green.....42-17 Montana State........35-23 Florida Atlantic..........37-3 @Ohio State...........21-34 Indiana......................16-7 @Illinois.................27-20 @Purdue...................17-6 Northwestern..........17-24 Michigan...................6-29 @Wisconsin...........32-35 Iowa.................................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-22

PENN STATE (10-1) Coastal Carolina......66-10 Oregon State..........45-14 @Syracuse.............55-13 Temple......................45-3 Illinois.....................38-24 @Purdue...................20-6 @Wisconsin.............48-7 Michigan.................46-17 @Ohio State.............13-6 @Iowa....................23-24 Indiana......................34-7 Michigan State.................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

(#2) Texas Tech at (#5) Oklahoma

BCS Semi-Final

In all likelihood, the winner of this game will be playing in the BCS National Championship. Either would have no problem 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

As a matter of... FACT

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.

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?

This Week in Football • tri-state edition • Volume 6 , Issue 1 2

powerade SCHEDULES East Division A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 N-5 N-3 N-22 N-28

AKRON (5-5)

@Wisconsin...........17-38 @Syracuse.............42-28 Ball State................24-41 @Army.....................22-3 Cincinnati...............15-17 @Kent State.. 30-27 (OT) Bowling Green.......33-37 @East. Michigan....42-35 Toledo....................47-30 Buffalo.......... 40-43 (OT) @Ohio............................. @Temple.........................

BOWLING GREEN (5-5)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-21 N-28

@Pittsburgh...........27-17 Minnesota..............17-42 @Boise State............7-20 @Wyoming............45-16 Eastern Michigan...21-24 @Akron..................37-33 Miami (OH)............20-27 @Northern Illinois..13-16 Kent State..............45-30 @Ohio......................28-3 Buffalo............................ @Toledo..........................

A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-11 O-18 O-28 N-4 N-13 N-21 N-28

UTEP......................42-17 @Pittsburgh...........16-27 Temple...................30-28 @Missouri..............21-42 @Cent. Michigan....25-27 West. Mich.... 28-34 (OT) Army............. 27-24 (OT) @Ohio....................32-19 Miami (OH)............37-17 @Akron......... 43-40 (OT) @Bowling Green............. Kent State.......................

BUFFALO (6-4)

A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-4 N-11 N-21 N-28

West Division

MIAMI (OH) (2-8)

Vanderbilt...............13-34 @Michigan...............6-16 Charleston Southern.38-27 @Cincinnati............20-45 Temple...................10-28 @Northern Illinois..13-17 @Bowling Green....27-20 Kent State..............21-54 @Buffalo................17-37 Ball State................16-31 @Toledo.......................... Ohio................................

OHIO (2-8)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-21 O-28 N-8 N-22 N-28

@Wyoming............20-21 @Ohio State...........14-26 Central Michigan....28-31 @Northwestern........8-16 VMI........................51-31 @West. Michigan...20-41 @Kent State...........26-19 @Temple................10-14 Buffalo...................19-32 Bowling Green.........3-28 Akron.............................. @Miami (OH)..................

A-29 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-21 N-1 N-12 N-22 N-28

@Army.....................35-7 Connecticut........ 9-12 OT @Buffalo................28-30 @Penn State............3-45 Western Michigan......3-7 @Miami (OH).........28-10 @Cent. Michigan....14-24 Ohio.......................14-10 @Navy........... 27-33 (OT) @Kent State...........38-41 Eastern Michigan............ Akron..............................

TEMPLE (3-7)

BALL STATE (10-0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (8-2)

EASTERN MICHIGAN (2-8)

KENT STATE (4-6)

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

BOISE STATE (10-0)

A-30 S-13 S-20 O-1 O-11 O-17 O-24 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-28

Idaho State............... 49-7 Bowling Green......... 20-7 @Oregon................ 37-32 Louisiana Tech......... 38-3 @Southern Miss...... 24-7 Hawaii...................... 27-7 @San Jose State.... 33-16 @New Mexico St...... 49-0 Utah State.............. 49-14 @Idaho.................. 45-10 @Nevada.......................... Fresno State.....................

S-1 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-25 N-1 N-7 N-15 N-21 N-28

@Rutgers................. 24-7 Wisconsin.............. 10-13 @Toledo......55-54 (2 OT) @UCLA.................. 36-31 Hawaii............ 29-32 (OT) Idaho...................... 45-32 @Utah State........... 30-28 @Louisiana Tech.... 35-38 Nevada................... 28-41 New Mexico State.. 24-17 @San Jose State.............. @Boise State....................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-17 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-22 N-29 D-6

@Florida................. 10-56 Weber State........... 36-17 @Oregon State......... 7-45 San Jose State....... 17-20 @Fresno St.... 32-29 (OT) Louisiana Tech....... 24-14 @Boise State............ 7-27 Nevada................... 38-31 @Utah State........... 14-30 @New Mexico St.... 42-30 Idaho................................ Washington State............. Cincinnati.........................

FRESNO STATE (6-4)

HAWAII (5-5)

TOLEDO (2-8)

WESTERN MICHIGAN (9-2)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-23 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

IDAHO (2-9)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-15 N-22

@Arizona.................. 0-70 Idaho State............. 42-27 Western Michigan.. 28-51 @Utah State........... 17-42 @San Diego State.. 17-45 Nevada................... 14-49 @Fresno State........ 32-45 @Louisiana Tech.... 14-46 New Mexico State.. 20-14 San Jose State....... 24-30 Boise State............. 10-45 @Hawaii...........................

A-30 S-6 S-20 O-1 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

Mississippi State.... 22-14 @Kansas.................. 0-29 Southeastern Louis.17-42 @Boise State............ 3-38 @Hawaii................. 14-24 Idaho...................... 46-14 @Army..................... 7-14 Fresno State........... 38-35 @San Jose State...... 21-0 Utah State.............. 45-38 @New Mexico State......... Nevada.............................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-7 N-15 N-22 N-29

Grambling State..... 49-13 Texas Tech............. 19-35 @Missouri.............. 17-69 @UNLV.................. 49-27 @Idaho.................. 49-14 New Mexico St....... 45-48 Utah State.............. 44-17 @Hawaii................. 31-38 @Fresno State........ 41-28 San Jose State....... 41-17 Boise State....................... @Louisiana Tech..............

LOUISIANA TECH (6-4)

NEVADA (6-4)

NEW MEXICO STATE (3-7)

S-13 S-20 S-27 0-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

@Nebraska............... 7-38 @UTEP................... 34-33 New Mexico........... 24-35 Alcorn State........... 45-10 @Nevada................ 48-45 San Jose State....... 14-31 @Idaho.................. 14-20 Boise State............... 0-49 Hawaii.................... 30-42 @Fresno State........ 17-24 Louisiana Tech................. @Utah State.....................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-11 O-18 O-24 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-21

UC Davis................ 13-10 @Nebraska............. 12-35 San Diego State..... 35-10 @Stanford.............. 10-23 @Hawaii................. 20-17 Utah State................ 30-7 @New Mexico St.... 31-14 Boise State............. 16-33 @Idaho.................. 30-24 Louisiana Tech......... 0-21 @Nevada................ 17-41 Fresno State.....................

SAN JOSE STATE (6-5)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-3 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-29

UTAH STATE (2-9)

@UNLV.................. 17-27 @Oregon................ 24-66 Utah....................... 10-58 Idaho...................... 42-17 BYU........................ 14-34 @San Jose State...... 7-30 @Nevada................ 17-44 Fresno State........... 28-30 Hawaii.................... 30-14 @Boise State.......... 14-49 @Louisiana Tech.... 38-45 New Mexico State............

East Division

NORTHERN ILLINOIS (5-5)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-3 O-11 O-16 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

CENTRAL FLORIDA (3-7)

A-30 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-26 N-2 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

South Carolina State...17-0 South Florida.... 24-31 (OT) @Boston College.........7-34 @UTEP......................13-58 SMU..........................31-17 @Miami (FL).............14-20 @Tulsa......................19-49 East Carolina.... 10-13 (OT) Southern Miss.............6-17 @Marshall.................30-14 @Memphis......................... UAB....................................

EAST CAROLINA (6-4)

A-30 vs. Virginia Tech*......27-22 S-6 West Virginia...............24-3 S-13 @Tulane....................28-24 S-20 @N.C. State...... 24-30 (OT) S-27 Houston.....................24-41 O-11 @Virginia...................20-35 O-18 Memphis...................30-10 N-2 @Cent. Florida.. 13-10 (OT) N-8 Marshall........... 19-16 (OT) N-15 @Southern Miss..........3-21 N-22 @UAB................................. N-28 UTEP.................................. *Charlotte, N.C. (Bank of America Stadium) A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-3 O-18 O-28 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

MARSHALL (4-6)

Illinois State..............35-10 @Wisconsin..............14-51 Memphis...................17-16 @Southern Miss........34-27 @West Virginia............3-27 Cincinnati..................10-33 @UAB........................21-23 Houston.....................37-23 @East Carolina.16-19 (OT) Central Florida...........14-30 @Rice................................. Tulsa...................................

AIR FORCE (8-3)

Southern Utah...........41-7 @Wyoming................28-3 @Houston................31-28 Utah.........................23-30 Navy........................27-33 @San Diego State....35-10 @UNLV....................29-28 New Mexico.............23-10 @Army.......................16-7 Colorado State.........38-17 BYU.........................24-38 @TCU...............................

BYU (10-1)

Northern Iowa..........41-17 @Washington..........28-27 UCLA.........................59-0 Wyoming...................44-0 @Utah State.............34-14 New Mexico...............21-3 @TCU........................7-32 UNLV.......................42-35 @Colorado State......45-42 San Diego State.......41-12 @Air Force...............38-24 @Utah...............................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-2 O-10 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-22 N-29

West Division

MEMPHIS (5-5)

@Mississippi.............24-41 Rice...........................35-42 @Marshall.................16-17 Nicholls State............31-10 Arkansas State..........29-17 @UAB........................33-30 Louisville...................28-35 @East Carolina..........10-30 Southern Miss...........36-30 @SMU.......................31-26 Central Florida.................... Tulane.................................

SOUTHERN MISS (5-6)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-29

Louisiana-Lafayette...51-21 @Auburn...................13-27 @Arkansas State.......27-24 Marshall....................27-34 UTEP................ 37-40 (OT) Boise State..................7-24 @Rice........................40-45 @Memphis................30-36 UAB...........................70-14 @Central Florida..........17-6 East Carolina...............21-3 @SMU................................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-2 O-9 O-18 N-1 N-15 N-22 N-29

Tulsa..........................22-45 @Florida Atlantic.......34-49 @Tennessee................3-35 Alabama State...........45-10 @South Carolina.......13-26 Memphis...................30-33 @Houston.................20-45 Marshall....................23-21 @Southern Miss........14-70 @Tulane....................41-24 East Carolina...................... @Central Florida.................

UAB (3-7)

NEW MEXICO (4-8)

COLORADO STATE (5-6)

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

ARKANSAS STATE (4-5)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-22 N-29 D-6

@Texas A&M...........18-14 Texas Southern........83-10 Southern Miss.........24-27 Middle Tenn State....31-14 @Memphis...............17-29 Lou.-Monroe............37-29 @Lou.-Lafayette.......23-28 @Alabama..................0-35 @Florida Int.............21-22 Florida Atlantic.................. @North Texas.................... @Troy...............................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-30 O-7 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

@Texas....................10-52 UAB..........................49-34 @Michigan State........0-17 @Minnesota...............3-37 @Middle Tenn. St.....13-14 Troy..........................17-30 @West. Kentucky.....24-20 @Lou.-Monroe.........29-28 North Texas..............46-13 Lou.-Lafayette..........40-29 @Arkansas State............... Florida International..........

FLORIDA ATLANTIC (5-5)

This Week in Football • tri-state edition • Vo l u m e 6 , I s s u e 1 2

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-23 N-1 N-8 N-15

TCU...........................3-26 Texas A&M..............22-28 Arizona....................36-28 @Tulsa.....................14-56 @New Mexico St.....35-24 Wyoming...................24-0 @BYU........................3-21 San Diego State.........70-7 @Air Force...............10-23 Utah.........................10-13 @UNLV....................20-27 @Colorado State........6-20

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

Cal Poly...................27-29 @Notre Dame..........13-21 @San Jose State.....10-35 Idaho.......................45-17 @TCU........................7-41 Air Force..................10-35 @New Mexico............7-70 Colorado State.........34-38 @Wyoming..............10-35 @BYU......................12-41 Utah.........................14-63 UNLV................................

SAN DIEGO STATE (1-10)

FLORIDA INT. (4-5)

A-30 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-22 N-29 D-6

@Kansas..................10-40 @Iowa........................0-42 South Florida.............9-17 @Toledo...................35-16 @North Texas...........42-10 Middle Tenn. St........31-21 @Troy......................23-33 @Lou.-Lafayette.......20-49 Arkansas State.........22-21 Lou.-Monroe..................... @Florida Atlantic............... Western Kentucky.............

A-30 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 D-3

@Southern Miss......21-51 @Illinois...................17-20 Kent State................44-27 @Kansas State.........37-45 @Lou.-Monroe.........44-35 @North Texas...........59-30 Arkansas State.........28-23 Florida Int.................49-20 UTEP........................24-37 @Florida Atlantic......29-40 @Troy............................... Middle Tennessee State....

LOU.-LAFAYETTE (5-5)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-9 O-18 O-28 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-28

HOUSTON (6-4)

Southern...................55-3 @Oklahoma State...37-56 Air Force.................28-31 @Colorado State.....25-28 @East Carolina........41-24 UAB.........................45-20 @SMU.....................44-38 @Marshall...............23-37 Tulane.....................42-14 Tulsa.......................70-30 UTEP................................ @Rice..............................

RICE (7-3)

A-29 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-22 N-29

SMU........................56-27 @Memphis..............42-35 @Vanderbilt............21-38 @Texas...................10-52 North Texas.............77-20 @Tulsa....................28-63 Southern Miss........45-30 @Tulane..................42-17 @UTEP....................49-44 Army.......................38-31 Marshall........................... Houston...........................

A-29 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-25 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-29

@Rice.....................27-56 Texas State..............47-36 @Texas Tech.............7-43 TCU...........................7-48 @Tulane..................27-34 @Central Florida.....17-31 Tulsa.......................31-37 Houston..................38-44 @Navy.......................7-34 Memphis.................26-31 @UTEP....................10-36 Southern Miss.................

SMU (1-10)

TCU (9-2)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-16 O-25 N-1 N-6 N-22

@New Mexico............26-3 Stephen Austin..........67-7 Stanford...................31-14 @SMU.......................48-7 @Oklahoma.............10-35 San Diego State.........41-7 @Colorado State........13-7 BYU...........................32-7 Wyoming...................54-7 @UNLV....................44-14 @Utah......................10-13 Air Force...........................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-13 N-22

Utah State................27-17 @Utah......................21-42 @Arizona St.....23-20 (OT) Iowa State........34-31 (OT) Nevada.....................27-49 @Colorado State......28-41 Air Force..................28-29 @BYU......................35-42 TCU.........................14-44 New Mexico.............27-20 Wyoming.................22-14 @San Diego State.............

UNLV (5-6)

LOU.-MONROE (3-8)

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

MID. TENNESSEE ST. (4-6)

A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-30 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-22 D-3

Troy..........................17-31 Maryland..................24-14 @Kentucky...............14-20 @Arkansas State......14-31 Florida Atlantic.........14-13 @Florida Int.............21-31 @Louisville..............23-42 @Mississippi State..22-31 Lou.-Monroe............24-21 @West. Kentucky.....21-10 North Texas....................... @Lou.-Lafayette................

TULANE (2-8)

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-25 O-4 O-11 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29

@Alabama.................6-20 East Carolina...........24-28 Louisiana-Monroe...24-10 SMU........................34-27 Army.......................13-44 @UTEP....................21-24 Rice.........................17-42 @LSU......................10-35 @Houston...............14-42 UAB.........................24-41 @Tulsa............................. @Memphis.......................

A-30 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-26 N-1 N-15 N-22 N-29

@UAB.....................45-22 @North Texas..........56-26 New Mexico............56-14 Central Arkansas.....62-34 Rice.........................63-28 @SMU.....................37-31 UTEP.......................77-35 Central Florida.........49-19 @Arkansas..............23-30 @Houston...............30-70 Tulane.............................. @Marshall........................

A-28 S-6 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-28

@Buffalo.................17-42 Texas.......................13-42 New Mexico State...33-34 Central Florida.........58-13 @So. Miss......40-37 (OT) Tulane ....................24-21 @Tulsa....................35-77 Rice.........................44-49 @Louisiana-Lafa.....37-24 SMU........................36-10 @Houston........................ @East Carolina.................

TULSA (8-2)

UTEP (5-5)

UTAH (11-0)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-2 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-6 N-15 N-22

@Michigan...............25-23 UNLV.......................42-21 @Utah State.............58-10 @Air Force...............30-23 Weber State.............37-21 Oregon State............31-28 @Wyoming................40-7 Colorado State.........49-16 @New Mexico..........13-10 TCU.........................13-10 @San Diego State....63-14 BYU..................................

WYOMING (4-7)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-13 N-22

Ohio.........................21-20 Air Force....................3-28 North Dakota State..16-13 @BYU........................0-44 Bowling Green.........16-45 @New Mexico............0-24 Utah...........................7-40 @TCU........................7-54 San Diego State.......35-10 @Tennessee...............13-7 @UNLV....................14-22 Colorado State..................

NORTH TEXAS (1-9)

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-22 N-29

@Kansas State...........6-45 Tulsa........................26-56 @LSU.........................3-41 @Rice......................20-77 Florida Int.................10-42 Lou.-Lafayette..........30-59 @Lou.-Monroe.........23-35 Troy..........................17-45 @West. Kentucky.....51-40 @Florida Atlantic......13-46 @Middle Tennessee State. Arkansas State..................

A-28 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-7 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 D-6

@Mid. Tenn. State....31-17 Alcorn State...............65-0 @Ohio State.............10-28 @Oklahoma State....24-55 @Florida Atlantic......30-17 Florida Int.................33-23 @North Texas...........45-17 @Lou.-Monroe.........30-31 Western Kentucky......17-7 @LSU.......................31-40 Lou.-Lafayette................... Arkansas State..................

TROY (6-4)

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powerade previewS (#21) Oregon State at Arizona

Rodgers Neighborhood

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 27-23 Legendary 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

As a matter of... FACT

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.

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.

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

ARIZONA (6-4) Idaho.......................70-0 Toledo....................41-16 @New Mexico........28-36 @UCLA..................31-10 Washington...........48-14 @Stanford.............23-24 California...............42-27 USC.......................10-17 @Washington St....59-28 @Oregon...............45-55 Oregon State.................. Arizona State..................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 D-6

CALIFORNIA (6-4) Michigan State.......38-31 @Washington St......66-3 @Maryland............27-35 Colorado State.........42-7 Arizona State.........24-14 @Arizona...............27-42 UCLA.....................41-20 Oregon...................26-16 @USC......................3-17 @Oregon State......21-34 Stanford.......................... Washington....................

West Division ALABAMA (11-0) A-30 vs. Clemson*.........34-10 S-6 Tulane......................20-6 S-13 Western Kentucky...41-7 S-20 @Arkansas............49-14 S-27 @Georgia...............41-30 O-4 Kentucky................17-14 O-18 Mississippi............24-20 O-25 @Tennessee.............29-9 N-1 Arkansas State.........35-0 N-8 @LSU........... 27-21 (OT) N-15 Mississippi State.....32-7 N-29 Auburn............................ *Atlanta (Georgia Dome) ARKANSAS (4-6) A-30 Western Illinois.....28-24 S-6 vs. Louis-Monroe*.28-27 S-20 Alabama.................14-49 S-27 @Texas..................10-52 O-4 Florida.....................7-38 O-11 @Auburn...............25-22 O-18 @Kentucky............20-21 O-25 Mississippi............21-23 N-1 Tulsa......................30-23 N-8 @South Carolina....21-34 N-22 @Mississippi State......... N-28 vs. LSU*......................... *Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium) AUBURN (4-7) A-30 Louisiana-Monroe...34-0 S-6 Southern Miss.......27-13 S-13 @Mississippi State....3-2 S-20 LSU.......................21-26 S-27 Tennessee..............14-12 O-4 @Vanderbilt...........13-14 O-11 Arkansas................22-25 O-23 @West Virginia......17-34 N-1 @Mississippi ..........7-17 N-8 Tennessee-Martin..37-20 N-15 Georgia..................13-17 N-29 @Alabama......................

KENTUCKY (6-5) @Louisville..............27-2 Norfolk State...........28-3 Mid. Tennessee St..20-14 Western Kentucky...41-3 @Alabama.............14-17 South Carolina.......17-24 Arkansas................21-20 @Florida..................5-63 @Mississippi St.....14-13 Georgia..................38-42 Vanderbilt..............24-31 @Tennessee....................

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A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-29

OREGON (8-3) Washington...........44-10 Utah State..............66-24 @Purdue....... 32-26 (OT) Boise State............32-37 @Washington St....63-14 @USC....................10-44 UCLA.....................31-24 @Arizona State......54-20 @California............16-26 Stanford.................35-28 Arizona..................55-45 @Oregon State...............

S-1 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-28 D-6

UCLA (4-6) Tennessee..... 27-24 (OT) @BYU......................0-59 Arizona..................10-31 Fresno State..........31-36 Washington State....28-3 @Oregon...............24-31 Stanford.................23-20 @California............20-41 Oregon State...........6-34 @Washington..........27-7 @Arizona State............... USC................................

OREGON STATE (7-3) @Stanford.............28-36 @Penn State..........14-45 Hawaii......................45-7 USC.......................27-21 @Utah....................28-31 Washington St.......66-13 @Washington........34-13 Arizona State.........27-25 @UCLA....................34-6 California...............34-21 @Arizona........................ Oregon............................

A-30 S-13 S-25 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-29 D-6

USC (9-1) @Virginia.................52-7 Ohio State................35-3 @Oregon State......21-27 Oregon...................44-10 Arizona State...........28-0 @Washington St......69-0 @Arizona...............17-10 Washington.............56-0 California.................17-3 @Stanford.............45-23 Notre Dame.................... @UCLA...........................

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

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

LSU (7-3) A-30 Appalachian State..41-13 S-13 North Texas.............41-3 S-20 @Auburn...............26-21 S-27 Mississippi State...34-24 O-11 @Florida................21-51 O-18 @South Carolina....24-17 O-25 Georgia..................38-52 N-1 Tulane....................35-10 N-8 Alabama........ 21-27 (OT) N-15 Troy.......................40-31 N-28 vs. Arkansas*................. *Little Rock, Ark. (War Memorial Stadium) MISSISSIPPI (6-4) A-30 Memphis...............41-24 S-6 @Wake Forest.......28-30 S-13 Samford.................34-10 S-20 Vanderbilt..............17-23 S-27 @Florida................31-30 O-4 South Carolina.......24-31 O-18 @Alabama.............20-24 O-25 @Arkansas............23-21 N-1 Auburn.....................17-7 N-15 Louisiana-Monroe...59-0 N-22 @LSU............................. N-28 Mississippi State............ MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-7) A-30 @Louisiana Tech...14-22 S-6 SE Louisiana..........34-10 S-13 Auburn.......................2-3 S-20 @Georgia Tech........7-38 S-27 @LSU....................24-34 O-11 Vanderbilt..............17-14 O-18 @Tennessee.............3-34 O-25 Mid. Tennessee St..31-22 N-1 Kentucky................13-14 N-15 @Alabama...............7-32 N-22 Arkansas......................... N-28 @Mississippi..................

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GEORGIA (9-2) A-30 Georgia Southern..45-21 S-6 Central Michigan...56-17 S-13 @South Carolina......14-7 S-20 @Arizona State......27-10 S-27 Alabama.................30-41 O-11 Tennessee..............26-14 O-18 Vanderbilt..............24-14 O-25 @LSU....................52-38 N-1 vs. Florida*............10-49 N-8 @Kentucky............42-38 N-15 @Auburn...............17-13 N-29 Georgia Tech.................. *Jacksonville, Fla. (Municipal Stadium) A-31 S-6 S-13 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-29

SOUTH CAROLINA (7-4) A-28 N.C. State................34-0 S-4 @Vanderbilt...........17-24 S-13 Georgia....................7-14 S-20 Wofford.................23-13 S-27 UAB.......................26-13 O-4 @Mississippi.........31-24 O-11 @Kentucky............24-17 O-18 LSU.......................17-24 N-1 Tennessee................27-6 N-8 Arkansas................34-21 N-15 @Florida..................6-56 N-29 @Clemson...................... TENNESSEE (3-7) S-1 @UCLA......... 24-27 (OT) S-13 UAB.........................35-3 S-20 Florida.....................6-30 S-27 @Auburn...............12-14 O-4 Northern Illinois.......13-9 O-11 @Georgia...............14-26 O-18 Mississippi State.....34-3 O-25 Alabama...................9-29 N-1 @South Carolina......6-27 N-8 Wyoming.................7-13 N-22 @Vanderbilt.................... N-29 Kentucky......................... VANDERBILT (6-4) A-28 @Miami (OH)........34-13 S-4 South Carolina.......24-17 S-13 Rice.......................38-21 S-20 @Mississippi.........23-17 O-4 Auburn...................14-13 O-11 @Mississippi St.....14-17 O-18 @Georgia...............14-24 O-25 Duke........................7-10 N-8 Florida...................14-42 N-15 @Kentucky............31-24 N-22 Tennessee....................... N-29 @Wake Forest................

A-30 S-6 S-13 S-20 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-8 N-15 N-22 D-6

A-28 S-6 S-13 S-25 O-2 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22 N-29 A-28 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 N-1 N-8 N-15 N-22

STANFORD (5-6) Oregon State.........36-28 @Arizona State......17-41 @TCU....................14-31 San Jose State.......23-10 @Washington........35-28 @Notre Dame........21-28 Arizona..................24-23 @UCLA..................20-23 Washington State....58-0 @Oregon...............28-35 USC.......................23-45 @California.....................

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

Ole Miss at (#18) LSU

Rebel Uprising

Go 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 defense, 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

As a matter of... FACT

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.

OPINION

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

This Week in Football • tri-state edition • Volume 6 , Issue 1 2

P resen t s The ohio colle g e scoreboard S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

BALDWIN-WALLACE (5-5) @Franklin..................................35-42 Bye John Carroll...............................21-17 @Marietta..................................45-16 Mount Union...............................3-48 @Otterbein................................28-42 @Muskingum..............................42-7 Heidelberg........................ 34-37 (OT) Ohio Northern..............................10-7 @Wilmington.............................21-27 Capital.........................................17-0

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

CAPITAL (5-5) Adrian........................................34-14 Bye @Heidelberg..............................38-17 Wilmington................................48-28 Marietta.......................................38-6 @Mount Union............................7-49 @John Carroll..............................3-13 Otterbein......................................9-38 Muskingum...............................42-10 @Ohio Northern........................21-36 @Baldwin-Wallace.......................0-17

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

HEIDELBERG (4-6) Westminster..............................62-27 Bye Capital.......................................17-38 @John Carroll............................15-17 Otterbein....................................14-52 Ohio Northern..............................0-41 @Mount Union............................0-49 @Baldwin-Wallace............ 37-34 (OT) Wilmington................................20-23 @Marietta..................................42-40 @Muskingum............................45-41

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18

JOHN CARROLL (5-5) @Thomas More.........................41-14 Bye @Baldwin-Wallace.....................17-21 Heidelberg.................................17-15 Wilmington................................31-17 @Marietta....................................31-6 Capital.........................................13-3

OAC PREVIEW

JOHN CARROLL (cont.) O-25 Ohio Northern............................14-21 N-1 @Mount Union............................7-41 N-8 @Muskingum............................14-15 N-15 Otterbein........................... 17-20 (OT) S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

MARIETTA (2-8) @Thiel.......................................21-18 Bye @Wilmington...............................7-34 Baldwin-Wallace........................16-45 @Capital......................................6-38 John Carroll.................................6-31 @Ohio Northern..........................0-28 Muskingum...............................30-22 @Otterbein..................................0-55 Heidelberg.................................40-42 Mount Union...............................0-49 MOUNT UNION (10-0) St. John Fisher............................33-3 Bye Ohio Northern..............................44-7 @Muskingum............................51-13 @Baldwin-Wallace.......................48-3 Capital.........................................49-7 Heidelberg...................................49-0 @Wilmington...............................55-0 John Carroll.................................41-7 @Otterbein................................49-20 @Marietta....................................49-0 MUSKINGUM (3-7) Defiance.....................................35-10 Bye @Otterbein..................................7-48 Mount Union.............................13-51 @Ohio Northern........................35-21 @Wilmington.............................20-22 Baldwin-Wallace..........................7-42 @Marietta..................................22-30 @Capital....................................10-42 John Carroll...............................15-14 Heidelberg.................................41-45

Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets at Mount Union Purple Raiders S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

OHIO NORTHERN (5-5) Bye @North Central............................3-20 @Mount Union............................7-44 Otterbein......................................7-37 Muskingum...............................21-35 @Heidelberg................................41-0 Marietta.......................................28-0 @John Carroll............................21-14 @Baldwin-Wallace.......................7-10 Capital.......................................36-21 Wilmington..................................24-6 OTTERBEIN (9-1) Bethany.....................................40-17 Bye Muskingum.................................48-7 @Ohio Northern..........................37-7 @Heidelberg..............................52-14 Baldwin-Wallace........................42-28 Wilmington................................30-14 @Capital......................................38-9 Marietta.......................................55-0 Mount Union.............................20-49 @John Carroll................... 20-17 (OT) WILMINGTON (4-6) @Mount St. Joseph......................7-21 Bye Marietta........................................34-7 @Capital.....................................28-48 @John Carroll.............................17-31 Muskingum................................22-20 @Otterbein.................................14-30 Mount Union................................0-55 @Heidelberg...............................23-20 Baldwin-Wallace.........................27-21 @Ohio Northern...........................6-24

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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 featured PLAYER of the week

James Herbert Mount Union

Position: Defensive End Ht: 6-0, Wt: 215 Grade: Junior Hometown: Sagamore Hills, Ohio Noteworthy: 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.

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PANTHER recap

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 season 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).

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

Fred Reeves Defensive End

Ht: 5-9, Wt: 255 Grade: Junior Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Noteworthy: 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.

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S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

ALLEGHENY (5-5) @Juniata...................................34-18 @Westminster..............................2-6 Bye Oberlin......................................24-13 @Wabash...................................7-48 Carnegie Mellon........................14-41 @Dennison...............................10-13 Kenyon.....................................27-22 @Wooster.................................21-35 Wittenberg........................30-27 (OT) Ohio Wesleyan............................10-7 DENISON (6-4) @Kalamazoo.............................49-27 Wabash....................................27-41 Bye Wooster....................................10-21 @Case Western Reserve..........14-45 @Hiram....................................31-13 Allegheny..................................13-10 Chicago....................................26-14 @Wittenberg...............................0-23 Kenyon.......................................21-7 @Earlham.................................25-10 EARLHAM (4-6) @Rose-Hulman........................35-42 @Manchester.............................7-40 Anderson..................................14-47 Bye @Wooster.................................14-16 @Wittenberg.............................13-45 Hiram........................................49-41 @Oberlin...................................56-23 @Kenyon..................................49-42 Ohio Wesleyan............................14-7 Denison....................................10-25

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

HIRAM (3-7) @Gallaudet.......................20-14 (OT) Bye @Kenyon .................................45-39 @Carnegie Mellon......................6-41 Wittenberg..................................7-44 Denison....................................13-31 @Earlham.................................41-49 Case Western Reserve..............14-50 @Ohio Wesleyan........................7-31 Wabash......................................0-63 Oberlin......................................28-19 KENYON (1-9) Case Western Reserve..............27-62 @University of Chicago............39-36 Hiram........................................39-45 Wabash....................................13-55 @Carnegie Mellon....................12-23 @Ohio Wesleyan........................8-24 Oberlin......................................28-31 @Allegheny...............................22-27 Earlham....................................42-49 @Denison...................................7-21 OBERLIN (2-8) Washington and Jefferson........35-49 Bye Case Western Reserve..............21-48 @Allegheny...............................13-24 Ohio Wesleyan..........................28-15 @University of Chicago..............7-33 @Kenyon..................................31-28 Earlham....................................23-56 @Wabash...................................7-60 Wooster......................................7-27 @Hiram....................................19-28

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

OHIO WESLEYAN (2-8) Carnegie Mellon..........................7-35 Bye @Wooster...................................2-20 Wittenberg..................................0-32 @Oberlin...................................15-28 Kenyon.......................................24-8 Case Western Reserve................7-35 @Washington.............................3-24 Hiram..........................................31-7 @Earlham...................................7-14 @Allegheny.................................7-10

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

WABASH (9-1) Bye @Denison.................................41-27 University of Chicago.................49-7 @Kenyon..................................55-13 Allegheny....................................48-7 @Washington...........................37-12 @Wittenberg.............................13-10 Wooster....................................45-24 Oberlin........................................60-7 @Hiram......................................63-0 DePauw....................................14-36

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

WITTENBERG (6-4) Olivet........................................22-10 Bye Washington..............................20-30 @Ohio Wesleyan........................32-0 @Hiram......................................44-7 Earlham....................................45-13 Wabash....................................10-13 @Carnegie Mellon....................21-14 Denison......................................23-0 @Allegheny.......................27-30 (OT) @Wooster...................................6-27

S-6 S-13 S-20 S-27 O-4 O-11 O-18 O-25 N-1 N-8 N-15

WOOSTER (8-2) @Waynesburg............................27-6 Bye Ohio Wesleyan............................20-2 @Denison.................................21-10 Earlham....................................16-14 @Case Western Reserve............7-28 Washington .............................38-13 @Wabash.................................24-45 Allegheny..................................35-21 @Oberlin.....................................27-7 Wittenberg..................................27-6

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High School Scoreboard TRI-STATE

A-23 A-31 S-6 S-13 S-20 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-18 O-24

ARCHBISHOP MOELLER (6-4)

vs. Princeton vs. Mont. Bell (Tenn.) Centerville Findlay @Mentor @La Salle Elder Cathedral Prep (Ind.) St. Edward @St. Xavier

CINCINNATI WOODWARD (10-0)

A-21 A-28 S-4 S-11 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-9 O-16 O-23

Badin Belmont Lockland Milford @Western Hills Withrow @Taft Aiken @Hughes Center Shroder

A-22 A-30 S-5 S-11 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

vs. St. Xavier vs. McKeesport (Pa.) Highlands @Princeton Sycamore Mason @Middletown Fairfield @Lakota West Oak Hills

COLERAIN (9-1)

ELDER (9-1)

A-23 A-30 S-5 S-12 S-20 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-18 O-24

vs. Middletown vs. Warren Central (Ind.) Oak Hills La Salle St. Edward St. Xavier @Archbishop Moeller Covington Catholic Benedictine Western Hills

A-23 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

vs. Taft Mason @Hamilton Columbus DeSales Amelia @Winton Woods Loveland Glen Este @Milford Harrison

ANDERSON (8-2)

KINGS (7-3)

A-21 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

Springboro Talawanda @Harrison @Loveland Winton Woods @Amelia @Turpin Wilmington Little Miami @Walnut Hills

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

@Withrow @Eaton East Central @Wilmington Harrison Cincinnati Northwest Ross @Talawanda @Norwood Mount Healthy

A-22 A-30 S-4 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

TRENTON EDGEWOOD (8-2)

TURPIN (9-1)

Loveland @Badin Indian Hill Cincinnati Northwest @Ross Walnut Hills Kings @Little Miami @Amelia Wilmington

27-17 6-21 34-30 45-32 26-34 24-10 14-28 18-21 33-29 17-14

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

WESTERN BROWN (10-0)

Hillsboro Clermont Northeastern @Blanchester @East Clinton Williamsburg @Goshen @Washington CH @Bethel-Tate New Richmond @Portsmouth

WINTON WOODS (9-1)

38-28 58-0 48-6 22-14 44-0 36-6 16-0 60-14 54-14 30-17

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

vs. La Salle @Roger Bacon Fairfield Bishop Watterson @Kings Anderson Harrison @Milford Loveland @Glen Este

13-8 14-7 33-18 42-27 35-14 48-27 39-42 52-14 35-13 42-0

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

Dunbar North College Hill @Greenville Milton-Union @Bellbrook @Middletown Madison Valley View @Eaton @Brookville Oakwood

FRANKLIN (6-4)

BADIN (7-3)

38-19 24-35 30-7 31-0 52-41 35-15 28-14 56-7 48-14 49-20

A-21 A-30 S-5 S-12 S-20 S-26 O-4 O-10 O-18 O-24

@Cincinnati Woodward Turpin @Wyoming Archbishop McNicholas Archbishop Alter @Purcell Marian Carroll @Roger Bacon Chaminade-Julienne @Bishop Fenwick

56-6 42-13 31-10 17-38 65-0 13-23 52-12 28-21 50-27 56-34

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

@Blanchester Waynesville East Clinton Hillsboro @Miami Trace @London @McClain Washington CH Madison Plains @Jonathan Alder

CLINTON-MASSIE (10-0)

NORTH COLLEGE HILL (7-3)

37-14 33-0 16-35 13-20 21-55 44-6 41-10 38-14 35-27 28-0

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

@Reading @Franklin Madeira Summit Country Day @New Miami @Dayton Christian Cincinnati Country Day Cin. Hills Christian Acad. @Cincinnati Christian Lockland

31-21 51-45 20-23 65-17 28-42 49-7 27-7 48-38 34-24 27-21

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

Wyoming @Madeira Mariemont Cincinnati Christian @Dayton Christian New Miami @Lockland @North College Hill Summit Country Day @Cin. Country Day

6-2 28-14 28-21 31-12 42-14 35-0 10-41 21-16 42-0 42-21

A-22 A-29 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

CHCA (10-0)

EAST CLINTON (7-3)

@Waynesville Williamsburg @Clinton-Massie Western Brown @Goshen Clermont Northeastern New Richmond @Blanchester @Batavia Clark Montessori

28-14 39-0 39-14 39-32 61-14 28-17 55-7 35-21 28-14 41-12 26-20 38-0 28-6 13-28 55-21 23-23 34-21 48-6 35-12 26-21 7-14 24-0 0-23 24-14 27-8 38-14 7-48 21-14 7-32 17-14 28-38 14-28 36-12 35-21 7-56 40-14 43-21 38-21 21-7 42-0 49-0 48-20 28-0 63-0 34-6 26-21 54-16 55-14 27-7 15-7 42-9 0-24 13-16 42-21 33-0 44-0 48-14 14-27 62-19 33-7 13-3 32-9 13-6 63-28 35-7 38-6 35-6 27-14 54-7 24-13 0-14 47-0 0-28 32-39 47-24 34-0 13-12 21-6 55-17 47-7

Division I

Region 1 (1) Cleveland St. Ignatius (9-1) (8) Lakewood St. Edward (6-4) (4) Cleveland Glenville (10-0) (5) Brecksville-Broadview Hts. (7-3)

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

St. Ignatius (37-0) St. Ignatius (8-7) Glenville (35-8) St. Ignatius

(2) Strongsville (9-1) (7) Euclid (7-3)

S’ville (35-28)

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

Mentor (31-2)

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

Hoover (14-7)

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

T’burg (20-11)

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

GlenOak (14-7)

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

B’wick 14-0)

(37-0) S’ville (17-3)

Hoover (13-10) Hoover (14-0)

GlenOak (28-3)

Division II

Region 5 (1) Mayfield (9-1) (8) Kent Roosevelt (8-2) (4) Warren Howland (7-3) (5) Akron Archbishop Hoban (6-4)

Mayfield (27-7) Hoban (16-13, OT) Hoban (21-10) Hoban

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

Madison (35-0)

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

T’madge (24-17)

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

Liberty (34-7)

(17-14)

T’madge (27-7)

Highland (35-0)

(4) Medina Highland (9-1) (5) Avon Lake (8-2)

Highland (35-23)

(2) Sylvania Southview (10-0) (7) Lewis Center Olentangy (7-3)

Southview (28-14)

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

Lex’ton (28-14)

Southview (28-21)

S’view (38-24)

Division III

(4) Columbus Brookhaven (9-1) (5) Worhington Kilbourne (8-2)

Davidson (38-7) Davidson (21-7) Kilbourne (14-6) Central

(2) Upper Arlington (9-1) (7) Marysville (7-3)

UA (28-16)

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

Central (38-21)

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

Colerain (17-10)

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

Wayne (52-0)

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

Northmont (28-27)

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

Elder (52-27)

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

(7-3) Central

Colerain (23-0) Elder

DeSales (20-17) DeSales (31-23) Marion-Frank. (34-28 OT)

(2) Louisville (10-0) (7) Columbus Independence (7-3)

Louisville (60-24)

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

Logan (23-7)

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

DeSales

Winton Woods (58-12) Winton Woods (44-9) Kings (27-24)

Anderson (2) New Carlisle Tecumseh (10-0) Tecumseh (44-21) (24-21) (7) Mount Orab Western Brown (10-0) Ander. (31-1 3) (3) Cincinnati Anderson (8-2) Ander. (55-7) (6) Trenton Edgewood (8-2)

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

Dover (45-0)

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

Canton South (20-7)

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

Licking Vall. (37-6)

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

Poland Semin (27-24)

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

Avon (7-0)

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

Sheridan (33-7)

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

Columbian

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

Big Walnut (18-17)

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

St. Mary’s

(21-18) Big Walnut (24-15)

BigW. (17-12) (21-14)

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(38-21)

L’ville (7-0)

Region 9 (1) Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (7-2) Walsh Jesuit (24-21) (8) Mogadore Field (8-2) Walsh Jesuit (21-17) (4) Youngstown Liberty (8-2) Chagrin Falls (21-0) (5) Chagrin Falls (7-3) Aurora (2) Aurora (8-2) (28-7) Aurora (30-14) (7) Chardon ND-CL (5-5) Aurora (14-7) (3) Hubbard (8-2) Hubbard (40-12) (6) Ravenna (7-3)

Avon (13-6)

(27-20)

Elder (13-10) 2OT

(4) Columbus Marion-Franklin (9-1) (5) Columbus Beechcroft (9-1)

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

(24-16)

Dover (35-14) Lick.Valley (35-28)

Licking Vall. (41-7)

E’moor (28-6) (4) Columbus Eastmoor Academy (9-1)E’moor (48-19) (5) Germantown Valley View (7-3) Eastmoor (2) Circleville Logan Elm (10-0) Logan Elm (21-14) (23-0) (7) Bexley (7-3) L.Elm (28-14) (3) Chillicothe (7-3) Chill. (13-7) (6) Canal Winchester (9-1)

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Division IV

Region 13 (1) Steubenville (10-0) (8) Coshocton (9-1)

Steubenville (61-29) Steubenville (28-14)

(4) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (8-2) Mooney(14-6) (5) Cuy. Va. Christian Academy (9-1)

S’ville

(2) Massillon Tuslaw (9-1) (7) Leavittsburg LaBrae (9-1)

Tuslaw (28-0)

(3) Perry (9-1) (6) Wooster Triway (8-2)

Perry (41-7)

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

Fostoria (33-12)

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

Genoa (47-21)

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

Glandorf (56-12)

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

Pleasant (20-7)

(35-17) Perry (47-0)

Genoa (28-14) Genoa (40-21)

Glandorf (28-21, OT)

Division V

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

Ursuline (27-7)

Ursuline (35-14) (4) Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (9-1) G’mour (48-21) (5) Creston Norwayne (8-2) Ursuline (2) Columbiana Crestview (9-1) (18-17) Crestview (41-12) (7) Apple Creek Waynedale (8-2) Kirtland (41-13) (3) Kirtland (10-0) Kirtland (63-7) (6) North Lima South Range (8-2)

(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)

Division VI

Region 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)

(42-21)

St. Paul (56-7) St. Paul (34-0) (21-7)

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

Ada (56-8)

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

Gilboa (49-0)

(2) Carey (9-1) (7) McComb (7-3)

Carey (35-28)

(3) Delphos St. John’s (8-2) (6) Arlington (7-3)

St. John’s (24-7)

WAYNESVILLE (8-2)

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

Union Local

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

New Lexington (42-14)

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

Ironton (41-31)

McScholar Athletes

Martins Ferry (49-14) (25-6) New Lex.

N. Lex. (38-6)

(21-14) OT

Region 16 (1) Coldwater (10-0) Coldwater (42-0) (8) Cincinnati North College Hill (7-3) Coldwater (35-7) (4) Plain City Jonathan Alder (8-2) Oak. (12-10) (5) Dayton Oakwood (7-3) Alter (2) Clarksville Clinton-Massie (10-0) Badin (33-27 OT) (31-21) (7) Hamilton Badin (7-3) Alter (42-7) (3) Brookville (10-0) Alter (35-7) (6) Kettering Archbishiop Alter (8-2)

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

Portsmouth West (26-7)

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

Ready (21-17)

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

Wheelersburg (14-6)

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

Lib. Union (15-14)

Ready (17-0) Lib.Union (13-3)

Liberty Union (14-7)

Ada (42-14) St. John’s (38-28) St. John’s (21-14)

14-0 20-48 24-20 25-13 41-13 41-15 8-34 68-38 23-7 41-21

A-22 A-29 S-4 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

LOCKLAND (7-3)

@Bethel-Tate Aiken @Cincinnati Woodward New Miami @Summit Country Day @Cincinnati Christian Cin. Hills Christian Acad. @Cin. Country Day Dayton Christian @North College Hill

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(2) Malvern (10-0) (7) Bridgeport (6-4)

Malvern (49-14)

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

Shadyside

Region 24 (1) Mechanicsburg (10-0) (8) Hamilton New Miami (7-3)

Mechanicsburg (42-0)

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

C’ton (56-12)

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

Lehman Catholic (42-7)

A-22 A-30 S-5 S-12 S-19 S-26 O-3 O-10 O-17 O-24

NEW MIAMI (7-3)

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Position: Offensive guard Ht: 5-10, Wt: 250 Grade: Junior, GPA: 4.0 Noteworthy: Adam plans to attend college and pursue a career in the medical field.

John Anevski Elder

Position: Offensive line Ht: 6-4, Wt: 280 Grade: Senior, GPA: 3.9 Noteworthy: John plans to play college football and major in business or marketing.

Dustin Brown Loveland

Kevin Cripe Anderson

Position: Cornerback Ht: 5-11, Wt: 165 Grade: Junior, GPA: 3.8 Noteworthy: Kevin is undecided about his career ambition.

Joe Trimbach Bishop Fenwick

Positions: DB/WR Ht: 5-10, Wt: 170 Grade: Senior, GPA: 3.0 Noteworthy: Joe is undecided about his career ambition.

Will Hogben Ryle

Positions: OG/NT Ht: 6-1, Wt: 210 Grade: Senior, GPA: 3.9 Noteworthy: Will plans to attend college and major in engineering. He hopes to play college football.

(38-14)

Malvern (53-24) (14-3)

Mechanicsburg (40-14) Lehman (28-13)

Lehman (42-6)

(3) Portsmouth Sciotoville Comm. (9-1)Springfield CC (28-19) (6) Springfield Catholic Central (7-3)

22-21 28-14 6-48 13-8 34-9 35-6 6-35 46-20 34-7 7-33

Adam Klever Archbishop Moeller

Position: Offensive line Ht: 6-3, Wt: 280 Grade: Junior, GPA: 3.6 Noteworthy: Dustin plans to attend college and major in education.

Region 23 (1) Hannibal River (10-0) Hannibal River (38-7) Hopewell-Loudon (41-14) (8) Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (6-4) Hopewell-Loudon (30-0) Hannibal River (45-14) (4) Glouster Trimble (8-2) Trimble (26-7) Mogadore (30-14) (5) Caldwell (8-2) Malvern Hope.-Loudon

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

East Clinton @Clinton-Massie Milton-Union Carlisle Preble Shawnee @Dixie @Oakwood Dayton Northridge @Monroe @Middletown Madison

Martins Ferry (20-6)

Region 20 (1) Cin. Hills Christian Academy (10-0) Cin. Hills (43-21) Patrick Henry (38-7) (8) Lees Creek East Clinton (7-3) West Jeff. 20-10) Patrick Henry (21-0) (4) West Jefferson (8-2) West Jeff. (20-7) W’ford (40-34) (5) Casstown Miami East (9-1) Lib.-Benton M. Local (2) Anna (9-1) Marion Local (13-3) (28-0) (21-14) Liberty-Benton (34-0) (7) Maria Stein Marion Local (8-2) M. Local (40-14) Lib.-Benton (42-10) (3) Waynesville (8-2) W’ville (34-9) A’bold (26-6) (6) West Liberty-Salem (9-1)

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

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

50-27 44-8 29-7 8-13 0-33 6-38 47-27 30-20 41-7 32-15

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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 another 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 pushover. 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 (fullback/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.

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

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This is the clash that everyone was clambering

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 quarterback 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 winner 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: Pickerington Central 17, Elder 14

Prediction: St. Francis DeSales 30, Anderson 27

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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 addition, last week’s win was Coach Scott Wetzel’s 100th with Big Walnut.

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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 halftime 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

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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 theory holds up. Upstart Kirtland frightened 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

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Patrick Bustle

Position: Quarterback Height: 6-2, Weight: 190 grade: Senior Noteworthy: Patrick is undecided about his career ambition.

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 hometown of Independence is… that the people are great. One day I hope to… have a successful career. What motivates me the most is… my mother. I certainly will never… do anything 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 jaywalking 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 fingernails. 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 partner if I were to appear on “Dancing With The Stars” is… Eva Mendez. She’s gorgeous! 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.

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Army Strong Players of the Week This Week In Football’s Top Statewide Efforts For Round Three Of The Playoffs Josh Kusan St. Francis DeSales RB/LB

Rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns and recorded two sacks in a 38-21 win over Louisville.

Corey Lisowski Dover Quarterback

Passed 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 Lexington Running back

Rushed for 92 yards in a 21-14 overtime win over Martins Ferry.

Marquis Harrell Avon Running back

Rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown in a 24-15 loss to Big Walnut.

Kyle Slater Anderson Running back

Rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD with 23 seconds remaining, in a 24-21 win over Winton Woods.

Dominique Brown Winton Woods Quarterback

Rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-21 loss to Anderson.

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Allen Jones Ursuline Running back

Rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns in an 18-17 win over Kirtland.

Storm Klein Licking Valley Fullback

Rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-28 win over Dover.

Touche Hopkins Eastmoor Academy Running back

Rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns in a 23-0 win over Logan Elm.

Sam Tennant Liberty Union Placekicker

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

Mark Miller Elder Quarterback

17 of 26 passing for 186 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-20 overtime win over Colerain.

Cory Matlick Dover Wideout

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

Greg Tabar Colerain Quarterback

Rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown in a 27-20 overtime loss to Elder.

Steven Yung Aurora Running back

Rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-7 win over Walsh Jesuit.

Mike Anter St. Ignatius Running back

Rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-0 win over Strongsville.

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