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Friday, October 5
Updated: October 8, 2:34 PM ET
 
Vols, K-State stumble at home

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No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 38, Troy State 7
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Canes scored 31 straight points after a 7-7 first quarter. Miami struck for 21 in the third quarter, starting with safety Ed Reed's 27-yard interception return for a TD on Troy State's second play of the second half. With FSU looming, the Canes weren't sharp. They didn't dominate an overmatched team. But Ken Dorsey still threw for 299 yards and two TDs, good enough to be singled out in an otherwise routine victory. Oct. 13 at Florida State
Series: Miami leads, 24-20
Last meeting: 2000
Miami 27, FSU 24

No. 2 Florida 44, No. 20 LSU 15
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
LSU's pass defense didn't step up, allowing Rex Grossman & Co. to light up the scoreboard early and often in taking a 21-3 first-quarter lead and 28-10 lead into halftime.Rex Grossman, who after throwing for 300 or more yards in each of his first four games, set a school record with 464 yards through the air and five touchdowns.Florida: Oct. 13 at Auburn
Series: Auburn leads, 39-32-2
Last meeting: 2000
Florida 28, Auburn 6
LSU: Oct. 13 at Kentucky
Series: LSU leads, 35-15-1
Last meeting: 2000
LSU 34, Kentucky 0

No. 3 Oklahoma 14, No. 5 Texas 3
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Oklahoma safety Roy Williams hit Chris Simms near the goal line while he was throwing, forcing the ball to flutter into the hands of linebacker Teddy Lehman, who trotted two yards for a touchdown with under two minutes to play.Start with Roy Williams, the leader of a Sooners defense that scored for the fourth straight game and intercepted Chris Simms a total of four times. But OU backup quarterback Jason White should also be singled out for filling in admirably for an injured Nate Hybl. White's scrambling was key to OU's first touchdown, which came on a fourth-down option play that saw Quentin Griffin run 17 yards for the score.Oklahoma: Oct. 13 at Kansas
Series: Oklahoma leads, 63-27-6
Last meeting: 2000
Oklahoma 34, Kansas 16
Texas: Oct. 13 at Oklahoma State
Series: Texas leads, 13-2
Last meeting: 2000
Texas 42, OSU 7

No. 4 Nebraska 48, Iowa State 14
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Cornhuskers scored on five of their first six possessions to take a 41-0 lead by halftime.Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch, whose four rushing touchdowns set a new NCAA standard by quarterbacks in a career. Crouch now has 51 TDs on the ground in his three seasons in Lincoln. By the way, he finished with 104 yards rushing, while passing for 110 yards.Oct. 13 at Baylor
Series: Nebraska leads, 6-1
Last meeting: 2000
Nebraska 59, Baylor 0

No. 6 Virginia Tech 35, West Virginia 0
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The way the Hokies defense is playing this season, as soon as Keith Burnell took it in from a yard out midway through the first quarter for a 7-0 lead.The Virginia Tech defense, which notched its third shutout in five games. Jim Davis even put an exclamation mark on the whitewash, returning an interception 27 yards for the Hokies' final touchdown. The Mountaineers were held to just 11 first downs and 173 total yards in their worst home loss since 1963.Oct. 13 vs. Boston College
Series: Tech leads, 6-2
Last meeting: 2000
Virginia Tech 48, BC 34

Georgia 26, No. 7 Tennessee 24
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
In the SEC's game of the year thus far, not until five seconds remained and the second touchdown in a span of 44 seconds was scored by Georgia's Verron Haynes on a 6-yard pass from David Greene.David Greene, a redshirt freshman, who drove the Bulldogs 59 yards in 39 seconds for the winning score. He finished 21 of 34 for 303 yards and two TDs against a Vols defense that ranked third in the country in allowing just 222.3 yards a game.Oct. 20 at Alabama
Series: Alabama leads, 42-34-7
Last meeting: 2000
Tennessee 20, Alabama 10

No. 8 Oregon 63, Arizona 28
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Ducks broke open a 14-all game in the second quarter, scoring three consecutive touchdowns in a 10:18 span. It was all over for the Wildcats from there.Oregon's Joey Harrington. The quarterback threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more, and completed 15 of 24 passes for 279 yards -- all in just three quarters. His only blip of the day was being intercepted for the first time in 95 attempts on his first possession.Oct. 13 at California
Series: California leads, 35-27-2
Last meeting: 2000
Oregon 25, California 17

No. 10 Washington 27, USC 24
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
John Anderson capped a wild final 5½ minutes with a 32-yard field goal as time expired. The Trojans had forced a 24-24 tie with just under four minutes to play when Carson Palmer hit a streaking Kareem Kelly up the middle for a 58-yard touchdown.Taylor Barton, who was called on for emergency duty when starting quarterback Cody Pickett went down with a separated shoulder. All he did was complete 11 of 20 passes for 197 yards and two TDs.Oct. 13 at UCLA
Series: UCLA leads, 30-28-2
Last meeting: 2000
Washington 35, UCLA 28

No. 12 South Carolina 42, Kentucky 6
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
South Carolina -- with the Wildcats' help -- scored three first-quarter touchdowns on the way to its biggest scoring day since a 52-14 win over Vanderbilt in 1995.The Gamecocks' backfield duo of Derek Watson, who ran for 135 yards, and fullback Andrew Pinnock, who scored twice and finished with 61 yards on 11 carries.Oct. 13 at Arkansas
Series: Arkansas leads, 5-4
Last meeting: 2000
South Carolina 27, Arkansas 7

Colorado 16, No. 13 Kansas State 6
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Wildcats couldn't shake an apparent hangover from last week's loss to Oklahoma. K-State failed to score during the first three quarters, falling behind 13-0 entering the fourth quarter.Colorado held K-State to just 196 total yards, so give a ball to every Buff on the defensive side of the ball who helped end a four-game losing streak to the Wildcats.Oct. 13 at Texas Tech
Series: Tied, 3-3
Last meeting: 2000
Kansas State 28, Texas Tech 23

No. 15 Michigan 20, Penn State 0
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
A Joe Paterno-coached team had never been shut out at home. So, little did anyone in Happy Valley know that when Hayden Epstein kicked a 29-yard FG for a 3-0 Michigan lead in the first quarter, the Nittany Lions' fifth straight loss was sealed.Michigan's defense did something no team had ever done to a Penn State team coached by Paterno since his arrival in 1966. That's enough for us to give out 11 game balls.Oct. 13 vs. Purdue
Series: Michigan leads, 36-12
Last meeting: 2000
Purdue 32, Michigan 31

Ohio State 38, No. 16 Northwestern 20
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
History said as soon as Jonathan Wells ran 71 yards for a TD on the second play of the game. After all, Northwestern hasn't beaten OSU in 22 meetings over 30 years. History was right, as the Buckeyes built a 38-7 lead.Ohio State running back Jonathan Wells, whose 71-yard sprint was just the start to a 179-yard performance that included two more scoring runs.Oct. 13 vs. Minnesota
Series: Minnesota leads, 46-27-5
Last meeting: 2000
Northwestern 41, Minnesota 35

No. 17 Georgia Tech 37, Duke 10
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
A game, but still winless, Duke kept things interesting for a half and trailed just 17-10 entering the third quarter. But Tech doubled its score and held the Dukies scoreless to take control.George Godsey, after throwing for 295 yards and two touchdowns.Oct. 11 vs. Maryland
Series: Georgia Teach leads, 10-3
Last meeting: 2000
Georgia Tech 35, Maryland 22

No. 18 Purdue 23, Iowa 14
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Purdue quarterback Brandon Hance, who struggled through the air, scampered four yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.With both offenses struggling, the foot of Travis Dorsch came in handy for the Boilermakers. Dorsch kicked three field goals and his last one from 37 yards out with 1:38 to play sealed things.Oct. 13 at Michigan
Series: Michigan leads, 36-12
Last meeting: 2000
Purdue 32, Michigan 31

No. 18 BYU 54, Utah State 34 (Friday night)
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
BYU's Luke Staley ran for three third-quarter touchdowns to help erase a 27-21 halftime deficit.Luke Staley, who reached the end zone five times during a night that saw him run for 207 yards. Staley, who ran for his first touchdown in the first quarter, also caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and finished with 251 total yards.Oct. 13 at New Mexico
Series: BYU leads 37-12-1
Last meeting: 2000
BYU 37, New Mexico 13

No. 22 Texas A&M 16, Baylor 10
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Aggies took a lead into the fourth quarter. Sure, they trailed 10-3 at hafltime. And yes, Baylor threw a couple despiration passes into the end zone as time ran out. But with 13-10 lead after three quarters the game was secure. Why? Texas A&M hasn't allowed a point in the fourth quarter this season.Texas A&M kicker Cody Scates, who made field goals of 48, 30 and 22 yards in the victory.Oct. 13 at Colorado
Series: Colorado leads, 3-1
Last meeting: 2000
Colorado 26, Texas A&M 19

No. 23 Toledo 48, Ohio 41
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
The Rockets nearly saw their stay in the top 25 end, but two touchdown runs by Antwon McCray in the fourth quarter kept Toledo perfect.Toledo quarterback Tavares Bolden, who threw for 387 yards and two TDs. Bolden came up big after Chester Taylor scored the game's first touchdown, but was then not much of a factor after entering the game as the nation's scoring leader and third-leading rusher.Oct. 20 at Ball State
Series: Toledo leads, 13-12-1
Last meeting: 2000
Toledo 31, Ball State 3

No. 25 Maryland 41, Virginia 21
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IT WAS OVER WHEN... GAME BALL GOES TO... UP NEXT
Maryland reversed the momentum in the fourth quarter. The Terrapins let a 24-7 halftime lead dwindle to three points before scoring 17 unanswered points in the final quarter.Bruce Perr, who ran for 143 yards and the fourth-quarter touchdown that gave Maryland the points needed to quell the Cavaliers once and for all.Oct. 11 at Georgia Tech
Series: Georgia Teach leads, 10-3
Last meeting: 2000
Georgia Tech 35, Maryland 22






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