Quick Hits

This saturday could be characterized in word, crazy.

Alabama lost for the first time in 19 games. South Carolina played great by starting of the game to a 21 to 3 lead. Alabama did claw their way back, but The Gamecocks showed some real poise. When Alabama pushed, South Carolina pushed back even harder. Marcus Lattimore was the real difference with 3 touchdowns. Only 2 weeks ago QB Steven Garcia was pulled from a game against Auburn. This week he showed great leadership, and made the plays he had to. The gamecocks QB was 17 for 20 with 201 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He did a great job of finding his best wide receiver, Alshon Jeffery. This sophomore was nothing short of unstoppable. 7 receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns. Greg McElroy of Alabama did all he could, he had 315 yards passing for 3 scores. That was not enough however, as South Carolina went on to win 35 to 21. Now the SEC race is a wide open one.

People were calling for Les Miles's job last week, after some poor clock management. This week the mad scientist made a call that could have lost his job. You may remember this call in 2007 against South Carolina. On a apparent field goal, the holder threw the ball over his shoulder as the kicker caught it and run for a touchdown. It was a 52 yard field goal last night. This year Miles tried it again, but it did not go quite as planned. The ball bounced on the ground, and the kicker still caught it and ran for a first down. There was a large debate whether the ball bounced in front of the kicker, which would make it a forward pass. The officials took a very long look at it, and ruled it a backwards lateral. LSU proceeded to go down the field, and scored a touchdown. They went on to beat Florida 33 to 29. LSU has had some really ugly wins, but watch out because The Tigers are 6 and 0.

A team finally stopped Denard Robinson, and looked really good while doing it. Michigan State forced Robinson to throw 3 interceptions in a 34 to 17 win for Sparty. Michigan State is a major contender for the Big 10, Michigan is not. One player has defined that team for the first half of the season, and I do not see that changing.-Josh Neighbors

Saturday Scare

Alabama is in the rough stretch of their schedule, and they have to take a trip to South Carolina this week. The recharged Gamecocks are coming off of a bye week. Their last game they lost a close one to Auburn. Watch out for South Carolina, they will be looking for the upset at home this week with the crowd on their side. This Gamecocks offense has the dynamic attack of QB Stephen Garcia and freshman RB Marcus Lattimore. Garcia will be looking for his standout sophomore WR Alshon Jeffery. Alabama needs to stay tough on defense. On offense, if they do what they have been doing and they will do well. So it will come down to how does this Alabama defense plays.-Josh Neighbors

Picks Week 6

Do not be surprised to see a lot of upsets this week.

Nebraska vs Kansas State:      Andrew/Josh/Nash/Connor/Taylor.Neb          Vincent/Ranny/Nash/.KSU

UConn vs Rutgers:       Andrew/Nash/Josh/ Connor/Taylor.UConn          Vincent/Ranny/.Rutgers

Indiana vs Ohio State:      .IU        Andrew/Vincent Ranny/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.OSU

Boston College vs NC State:      Ranny.BC        Vincent/Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.NCSU

Illinois vs Penn State:        Vincent/Ranny.ILL         Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.PSU

Baylor vs Texas Tech:       Vincent/Ranny/Nash/Connor/Taylor.Baylor        Andrew/Josh.TTU

Tennessee vs Georgia:     Vincent/Andrew/Ranny/Nash/Taylor.Tenn       Josh/Connor.UGA

Alabama vs South Carolina:        Andrew/Josh/Connor/Taylor.Ala         Vincent/Ranny.USC

Arkansas vs Texas A&M:       Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.Ark               Vincent/Ranny .TAMU

Michigan State vs Michigan:       Vincent/Andrew/Ranny.MSU       Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.Mich

Oregon State vs Arizona:    Andrew/Ranny/Nash.OSU       Vincent/Josh/Connor/Taylor.AU

Colorado vs Mizzouri:       Vincent/Ranny/Taylor.Colo         Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/.Mizz  

LSU vs Florida:      Nash/Josh/.LSU       Andrew/Ranny/Connor/Taylor.Fla

Purdue vs Northwestern:    Vincent/Ranny.PU      Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.NW           

Florida State vs Miami:      Vincent/Andrew/Ranny/Nash.FSU        Josh/Connor/Taylor.Miami

Southern Cal vs Stanford:        Andrew/Ranny.USC        Vincent/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.Stan          

Arizona State vs Washington:        Vincent/Ranny.ASU       Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/Taylor.Wash

Hawaii vs Fresno State:      Ranny/Taylor.Hawaii       Vincent/Andrew/Nash/Josh/Connor/.FSU        

Clemson vs North Carolina:      Josh/Connor/.Clem      Vincent/Andrew/Ranny/Nash/Taylor.UNC

UCLA vs Calfornia:         Andrew/Nash/Connor/Taylor.UCLA         Vincent/Ranny/Josh/.Cal

All Week Team

A great performance at quarterback highlights this week's all week team.

Quarterback: Denard Robinson. Michigan: Shoelace continues to impress us. He had 277 yards passing, with 2 touchdowns. He ran for 217 yards and another 2 touchdowns. Almost 500 total yards is very worthy of quarterback of the week.

Running back: LaMichael James. Oregon: James was fantastic against Stanford. He handled the ball 31 times for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns. James does a great job of putting up big numbers in that big time Duck offense.

Wide Receiver: Jeff Fuller. Texas A&M: On a night where quarterback Jerrod Johnson struggled, Jeff Fuller did not. He caught 8 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns. Fuller broke the all-time record for touchdowns at A&M. He is now the record holder at 21 scores and counting.

Wide Receiver: Leonard Hankerson. Miami: Hankerson had a massive day against Clemson. He caught 7 passes for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns. On a day where production was low from the other big play threat Travis Benjamin.

Defense: Jayron Hosely. Virginia Tech: I have to give this guy some serious props. Russell Wilson threw 4 interceptions all of last year. Last saturday he threw 3 to the same guy. Hosley did a good job of being in the right spot at the right time to make those plays. I already mentioned this guy in quick hits, but he is worthy of this. He is the one man defense of the week.-Josh Neighbors

Results Week 5

Things are starting to get interesting as we hit the middle of the season, and everyone is still in the race. Here are this weeks' results.

Connor Jones:This week(16-4) overall(64-16)
Ranny Kennon:This week(16-4) overall(62-18)
Taylor Bostic:This Week(17-3) overall(59-21)
Nash Wiley:This week(18-2) overall(57-23)
Josh Neighbors:This week(15-5) overall(56-24)
Andrew Reed:This week(15-5) overall(51-29)
Vincent Steenburgh:This week(14-6) overall(50-30)

Quick Hits

A fantastic saturday in college football was capped off by 2 massive statement games last night. First statement comes from Alabama. They rolled Florida 31 to 6. I am starting to wonder if Alabama is ever going to lose again. Unrealistic, but this year it is a very possible for Bama to win out. The Tide mixed short passes with strong runs last night. Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson may be the best duo in the country, rivaled by Darren Thomas and LaMichael James of Oregon. Ingran has 10 carries for 47 yards and 2 touchdowns and Richardson had 10 carries for 63 yards. Not stellar numbers, but respectable against a good Florida defense. Wide receiver Marquis Maze tossed a touchdown. Other then that the passing game was dismal. Greg McElroy was 11/17 for 84 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. The outcome was expected, as the Tide beat up on a depleted Gator squad.

Oregon made the other statement. They defeated the Stanford Cardinal 54 to 31. Oregon went down 21 to 3 early. I watched this game, and I personally felt like it was still a close game. Sure enough the offense got going. They scored, got an onside kick, and scored again. The high powered Ducks offense cannot be denied. They will find a way to score no matter who they are playing. Darren Thomas as a sophomore is developing into Chip Kelley's system very nicely. He is a good passer, and a freak of an athlete. He was 20/29 for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns. He just needs to limit his interceptions, he did throw 2 last night. Then there is his backfield counterpart, LaMichael James. James put up some X box numbers. 31 carries, 257 yards, and 3 touchdowns. He is my all week running back. Darren Thomas also contributed to the run game, with 117 yards on 15 carries and a score. Now lets give some credit to Stanford's Andrew Luck. He threw for 341 yards in a very hostile environment. I believe this game will help his draft stock rise despite the 2 picks he threw. Now here is where the debate comes in. Does Oregon slip to number 3 in the country? Or does Boise State maintain the ranking? This week they beat New Mexico State 59 to 0. I believe Boise should, and will stay number 3. But this opinion will change on a week to week basis due to there week to week performance.

Quick Note: Michigan State got an emotional 34 to 24 win over Wisconsin. With coach Mark Dantonio back in the booth after his heart attack, The Spartans looked recharged. Look out Iowa and Ohio State. Here comes Sparty!

Quick Note: Virginia Tech beat NC State yesterday. NC State Quarterback Russel Wilson threw 3 interceptions.......to the same guy. Jayron Hosely, The Hokies sophomore corner. This Virginia Tech defense is very young, but they are improving under Bud Foster. In a year or 2 The Hokies will have one on the top 5 defenses in the country.-Josh Neighbors

Who is who?

If week 2 was monster saturday. There is no word to describe this saturday. We have 3 huge games on the college landscape today. We are really going to do some separating from the contenders and pretenders. I will focus in on 2 because I have already broken down the Stanford Oregon game.

#8 Oklahoma vs #21 Texas
The storyline heading into this game is how will the Longhorns react after the shocking loss to UCLA last week? Garret Gilbert is still learning as a quarterback, and this will be his most important start he has made thus far in his career. Look for Fozzy Whittaker and Tre' Newton to be carrying the ball more then usual early on in this game. Now as for Gilbert Mac Brown will most likely ease him into the game with some short passes. That will open things up for there big play WR Malcolm Williams.
The key for Oklahoma is simple, keep the offense moving and limit you mistakes. A mixed attack of running and passing will beat this Texas team. Look for Landry Jones to connect with his favorite target Ryan Broyels, who looks to add to his TD total which stands at 4. Dimarco Murray's ability to run the football will also keep this Texas D honest, which will make defensive coordinator, Will Muschamp's job harder. There are going to be many points scored in this game, but in the end Oklahoma has to much fire power.

#7 Florida @ #1 Alabama
Florida has been having some Offensive issues to say the least. Execution has been there problem. Bad snaps, wrong route running, interceptions, and fumbles have all been problems. Now they walk into Alabama coming off a blowout win over Kentucky, with a possible solution to these woes. His name is Trey burton. This 6,2 freshman can really run the football. He ran for 6 TD's against Kentucky, and this ability may be able to keep this hungry Alabama defense at bay. Of course he cannot win this game alone, he is going to need some help from John Brantley, the original starting quarterback. He has thrown for 6 touchdowns and 1 interception, but has been inconsistent. Success will not come easy tonight, but I believe Brantley will play well, and make this game very respectable.

Now for the raining Champions. They nearly escaped Arkansas. This defense has never looked better. They forced Ryan Mallet to throw 3 interceptions. Mark Baron has really emerged as the leader of this defense to me. He had 2 interceptions against Penn State, and just seems to be in the right place at the right time to make good plays, Next comes the offense. Greg McElroy needs to improve. Throwing 2 interceptions against a weak Arkansas defense will not cut it. He needs to start finding Julio Jones and Marquis Maze more. The running back tandem of Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson is the highlight of this offense, that is why they will win this game.-Josh Neighbors