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17 points in the 4th quarter and LSU pulls off the comeback against Auburn, winning 30-24.

Update 11:30 PM

Michigan slips by Illinois tonight, winning 27-17.

Meanwhile, Virginia has a 15 play, 90 yard drive to put the game winning touchdown into the endzone with 28 seconds left, and they beat Maryland 18-17. Simpson, Virginia’s Tight End, has 271 total yards and 2 touchdowns in this game.

Also, Tulane and Southern Methodist are heading to overtime, tied at 34.

Update 11:11 PM

Michigan kicks another field goal and goes up 10 27-17 with 3:48 to go

Update 10:59 PM

A wide receiver-to-wide receiver touchdown pass puts Michigan up 24-17 with 8:12 to go. Meanwhile, LSU gets to within a touchdown by kicking a field goal. It’s now 17-10 Auburn in the 3rd quarter.

Also, a 24 point 4th quarter gives Oregon the win over Washington 55-34.

Update 10:42 PM

Oklahoma State kicks a last second field goal to defeat Kansas State 41-39.

Finals:

Boise State 45, Louisiana Tech 31

Update 10:32 PM

Oregon puts yet more points on the board and takes a lead over Washington 38-31 with 12:45 left

Finals:

Toledo 43, Ohio 40

Update 10:24 PM

Illinois kicks a field goal to tie them with Michigan at 17. Meanwhile, Auburn goes up 17-7 on LSU and threatens to cause the 5th top 10 team to lose this weekend (again).

Meanwhile, an upset alert is up for a 6th top 10 team: Oregon and Washington are tied at 31 heading into the 4th quarter.

Finals!:

Stanford 21, Arizona 20
Louisiana Monroe 28, Florida International 14
Houston 49, UAB 10

Update 9:05 PM

Kansas improves to 7-0 as they defeat Colorado 19-14. Meanwhile, the other Kansas team - Kansas State - is in a tussle with Oklahoma State 21-17 in the 3rd quarter.

Oregon is also leading Washington, but not by much, 24-14. Illinois also leads Michigan 14-10.

Auburn and LSU is just underway.

Finals:

North Carolina State 34, East Carolina 20
Fresno State 30, San Jose State 0
Florida Atlantic 39, Louisiana Lafayette 32, OT
Brigham Young 42, Eastern Washington 7
7:57 PM

You know that team that beat Michigan in the first weekend of the year? Well, Appalachian State just lost their 2nd game of the year, this time to Georgia Souther 38-35. Getting 3 teams into the I-AA tournament isn’t unheard of for the Southern Conference, but Appalachian State better win out or else they may not even get the chance to win 3 in a row.

By the way, Kansas is trying to move to 7-0, leading Colorado 13-7 going into the 4th quarter.

Update 7:34

Syracuse holds on to beat Buffalo 20-12.  It’s pretty bad when at least 3 Syracuse bloggers live blog this came as “the game of the year” for Syracuse.  It’s Buffalo.  At least Syracuse won said game.

Finals:

Central Florida 44, Tulsa 23

Update 7:26 PM

Syracuse starts to run the clock out, picking up a big 3rd down on their own 36.

Update 7:19 PM

Buffalo puts another 3 up on the board, but they’ll need to start sticking it in the endzone if they want to win. 20-12 Syracuse with 4:42 to go.

Update 7:16 PM

Buffalo once again must go for it on 4th down and once again gets it. The Bulls are down to the Syracuse 14.

Oops: Florida State fumbles, Miami recovers for a touchdown and suddenly it’s 37-29 with 1:04 to go.

Update 7:14 PM

Miami scores a late touchdown and retakes the lead on Florida State 30-29 with 1:15 to go in that game.

Update 7:13 PM

Too little, too late: Kentucky scores a touchdown on the last play of the game. Unfortunately for them, it only makes it 45-37.

Update 7:09 PM

Syracuse puts up 3 more points and expands their lead to 20-9.

Update 7:08 PM

Another top 10 loses, and it’s California once again as they fall to the Bruins of UCLA 30-21. If the Florida game finishes as it is, we’ll have 4 top 10 teams lose this weekend once again (South Florida and South Carolina).

USC finally finishes off Notre Dame 38-0. What was that about Notre Dame finally finding a quarterback? The Irish are now officially bowl ineligible.

Update 7:06 PM

Kentucky just hasn’t been able to stop Florida today. Tebow has been able to move the ball at will. Florida goes back up by 14 45-31 with only 1:33 left.

Missouri grinds Texas Tech into the ground 41-10 to create even more chaos in the Big 12.

Finals:

Bowling Green 31, Kent State 20.

Update 6:59

4th down fortunes. Buffalo picks up a 4th and 5 on the Syracuse 30 to keep their drive alive, and follows it up with a 29 yard field goal to make it 17-9 Syracuse with 10:25 to go.

Meanwhile, Kentucky hits a touchdown on 4th down to once again narrow their lead against Florida back to 7, 38-31, but with only 3:35 to go.

Cal looks like they’re going down two weeks in a row and UCLA extends their lead to 30-21 with only a minute to go.

Update 6:48 PM

UCLA retakes the lead on California 23-21 with 3 minutes to go.

Finals:

Troy 45, North Texas 7
West Virginia 38, Mississippi State 13

Update 6:43 PM

End of 3 in Syracuse and the Orange leads 17-6.

Update 6:39 PM

Another quick kick by Syracuse on 3rd and 30 on their own 14, and pin Buffalo down on their own 15. This is the third time that a team has been pinned and punted and pinned the other team. Huge changes in field position on special teams today.

It’s over: Ohio State 24, Michigan State 17. And this was perhaps Ohio State’s easiest of their remaining games.

Update 6:30 PM

Florida says “not so fast” to a Kentucky comeback, scoring another touchdown and expanding their lead back to 14, 38-24.

Also, Buffalo kicks another field goal, and it’s now 17-6 Syracuse.

Meanwhile, Michigan State, perhaps unwisely, kicks off after their last field goal, and it appears Ohio State will successfully be able to run out the clock.

More finals: Memphis defeats Rice 38-35. Middle Tennessee defeats Arkansas State 24-7.

Update 6:21 PM

It’s a one score game in Columbus as Michigan State kicks a field goal to make it 24-17. The only problem is that there is only 3:42 to go.

Update 6:15 PM

Just under 6 minutes to go in Columbus, but the Spartans are driving again.

Update 6:12PM

Kentucky scores another touchdown and it’s a game again in Lexington as Florida’s lead is cut to 31-24.

Meanwhile, California finally retakes the lead against UCLA 21-20 in the 3rd quarter.

More finals: Nevada 31, Utah State 28 and Utah State remains winless.

Update 6:09 PM

Syracuse marches into Buffalo territory, but the drive stalls on the 38 and they have to punt.

Update 6:05 PM

Kentucky holds Florida to a field goal, but the Gators still lead 31-17 in the 3rd quarter.

Meanwhile, Miami retakes the lead over Florida State again in the 3rd quarter, 24-23.

5:59 PM

Kentucky makes a really gutsy call and kicks an onsides kick after the kickoff, but Florida recovers after an official review.

Update 5:53 PM

Return of the Spartans?  Michigan State puts up another touchdown and it’s suddenly 24-14 in Columbus.

Update 5:50 PM

Return of the Wildcats? They score a touchdown and get back to within 28-17.

Michigan State finally gets on the board, but still trails Ohio State 24-7.

Update 5:43 PM

Some halftime stats for you:

Total yards: Syracuse 297, Buffalo 180
Passing: Syracuse is 9 for 16 for 170 yards; Buffalo is 14 for 17 for 128 yards.
Rushing: Syracuse 127 yards, Buffalo 52 yards

Update 5:39 PM

Florida is rolling over Kentucky now as they go up 28-10. Also, UCLA takes the lead on California again 20-14.

Meanwhile, Ohio State piles on another touchdown to lead Michigan State 24-0.

Update 5:35 PM

Syracuse picks up another touchdown on a 11 yard touchdown pass, and suddenly Syracuse is up 17-3 just before halftime.

Ball State defeats Western Michigan 27-23.

Update 5:29 PM

Syracuse picks up a fumble on Buffalo’s kickoff return and get it on the Buffalo 26.

In finals: Air Force defeats Wyoming 20-12 while time finally runs out Nebraska as they fall to Texas A&M 36-14.

Update 5:26 PM

Syracuse completes a 99 yard drive with a touchdown and goes up 10-3 against Buffalo.

Update 5:22 PM

Once I say that, Syracuse gets a huge pass and gets into Buffalo territory for at least the 3rd time today.

Update 5:21 PM

Syracuse gets a nice run to get a first down and get from under the shadow of their own goal posts, but the play comes back for holding. Penalties are killing both of these teams today.

Update 5:17 PM

Buffalo drives into Orange territory, but the drive stalls and they have to punt. However, the Bulls down the punt at the 1.

Texas A&M puts the final nail in the coffin against Nebraska, going up 36-14 with 4 and a half to go.

Arkansas defeats Mississippi 44-8.

Update 5:04 PM

Syracuse marches to inside the Syracuse 20, then throws an interception in the endzone. Neither team wants to score in this game it seems.

Update 5:02 PM

Florida extends their lead on Kentucky to 21-10 just before halftime.

Update 5:01 PM

Just reported that Brinkley will not return in the game after a 6 rushes for 40 yards game.

Elsewhere, USC puts up 7 more against the Irish and now leads Notre Dame 14-0.

Update 4:56 PM

Buffalo gets inside the Syracuse 20, but gets a personal foul penalty and Buffalo has to punt.

Update 4:50 PM

End of the 1st quarter in Syracuse, tied at 3.

UCLA kicks a field goal to pull to 14-13 with Cal. Texas Tech finally gets on the board, but still trails Missouri 10-7.

Another final: Western Kentucky 56, Indiana State 7.

Update 4:46 PM

Kentucky kicks a field goal to pull within 14-10 of Florida with 2:38 left in the 1st half.

Update 4:44 PM

Syracuse finally able to respond as they march down the field and get a field goal to tie the game at 3. Unfortunately, Brinkley injured his ankle on the drive.

Meanwhile, Texas A&M puts up another TD on Nebraska and goes up 30-14.

Update 4:36

Florida State takes the lead over Miami 17-14 in the 2nd quarter. Cal also now leads UCLA 14-10 (it was actually UCLA that was ahead 10-7 before).

Update 4:33 PM

Brinkley gets another good run to give the Orange some breathing room out to the 26.

Update 4:30 PM

Buffalo can’t get out from under their own endzone and has to punt, but, a big punt, a Syracuse fumble on the punt catch, and a penalty pushes Syracuse back to their own 11. From the Buffalo 10 to the Syracuse 11. Syracuse just blew a chance to get great field position.

Update 4:23 PM

Syracuse moves down to the Buffalo 34, but a false start on a would-be 4th and 5 that Syracuse was going to go for forces the Orange to punt. However, Syracuse downs the ball at the 2 yard line.

Update 4:21

Meanwhile, Texas A&M scores again and extends their lead over Nebraska to 23-14. Florida State also draws closer to Miami, pulling to within 14-10. Cal leads UCLA 10-7, USC takes a 7-0 lead over Notre Dame, and Ohio State extends their lead over Michigan State 17-0.

Update 4:16 PM

Miami leads in the battle of Florida over Florida State 14-3. Meanwhile, Missouri leads Texas Tech in a Big 12 tussle 10-0.

Update 4:14 PM

Florida takes their first lead on Kentucky on a 66 yard touchdown pass, going up 14-7.

Update 4:12 PM

Buffalo strikes first, kicking a 31 yard field goal and going up 3-0.

In finals, Wake Forest defeats Navy 44-24.

Update 4:10 PM

Kentucky misses a field goal, and they remain tied with Florida at 7. Meanwhile, Ohio State jumps out to a good start against Michigan State, leading 10-0.

Update 4:08 PM

Texas pulls away from Baylor in the 4th quarter to win 31-10.

Meanwhile, Buffalo is already driving in their first drive against the Orange.

Update 4:04 PM

Buffalo gets the ball first. Syracuse actually wearing blue shirts at home this time.

Update 4:02 PM

Alabama takes over the game in the 2nd half and dumps Tennessee 41-17. This means the winner of the Kentucky/Florida game pretty much controls their own destiny for the SEC East title.

4:01 PM

This thread is going to largely going to be a live thread for the Syracuse vs. Buffalo game, but I’ll also keep updating updates of other games, especially the Florida vs. Kentucky game.

Update 3:58 PM

Oklahoma survives Iowa State 17-7.  Meanwhile, Texas A&M leads Nebraska 16-14 at the half.  Florida and Kentucky are also tied at 7 in the 1st quarter.

Update 3:40 PM

Temple continues to turn the football world upside down as they finish off Miami (OH) 24-17 and move to 3-5.

Also, a note about North Dakota State that I grabbed from the Bristol Blog: Minnesota is the 2nd I-A team they’ve defeated this year (Central Michigan being the other), they’re currently ranked #1 in the I-AA (watch out Appalachian State!), and they have the longest winning streak in division I at 11 games.

Update 3:35 PM

Penn State dashes Indiana’s hopes for glory, defeating the Hoosiers 36-31. Georgia Tech also defeats Army 34-10.

Update 3:32 PM

Another Top 10 upset: Vanderbilt defeats #6 South Carolina 17-6. Is this the first time Spurrier ever lost to the Commodores? Meanwhile, in another upset, Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati 24-17.

Meanwhile, Purdue rolls over Iowa 31-6.

Update 3:27 PM

Clemson emphatically shows there was nothing to worry about, as they roll over Central Michigan 70-14.

Meanwhile, we’re on the verge of two Top-25 upsets, including another top-1o upset.

Update 3:17 PM

At least Syracuse isn’t like Minnesota….yet. North Dakota State just defeated the Golden Gophers 27-21. Didn’t Minnesota go 6-7 last year? Then fire their coach? The similarities are eerie between Minnesota and Syracuse.

Update 3:10 PM

We have our first final as Wisconsin obliterates Northern Illinois 44-3. Meanwhile, Oklahoma finally takes the lead on Iowa State 14-7 with 13:50 to go.

Update 3:01 PM

This can’t be a good sign for Syracuse. A team that Syracuse lost to (Miami-OH) is currently losing to Temple (yes, that Temple) 24-7. Temple, meanwhile, lost to Buffalo 42-7. I’ll try to live blog the Buffalo/Syracuse game later, by the way.

In other games, Penn State and Indiana are still locked in a tough battle, where the Nittany Lions currently lead 29-24. Cincinnati is trying not to lose two in a row, but Pittsburgh is giving them a game, with the Bearcats only up by 1, 17-16.

Oklahoma is in serious upset alert mode now as, nearing the 4th quarter, they’re only tied with Iowa State at 7. Texas must also watch out, as they’re only leading Baylor 10-7 halfway through the 3rd quarter.

However, South Carolina has the biggest upset alert of all, losing to Vanderbilt 17-6 at the start of the 4th quarter. Meanwhile, Alabama has pulled a little further ahead of Tennessee and now lead 27-17.

Update 2:08 PM

Some games are moving into halftime now, and we have several possible upsets brewing, once again some of them involving top-1o teams against unranked teams.

Perhaps the most surprising is Iowa State shutting out Oklahoma in the first half, leading 7-0 at halftime. Also, Vanderbilt is leading South Carolina 17-6 at halftime.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati is leading Pittsburgh, but not by much, 17-10 at the half.

Perhaps the best looking game of the day has been Alabama vs. Tennessee, where the Tide lead 24-17 at halftime.

Update 1:17 PM

Clemson decided to start playing, as they now lead Central Michigan 21-7.

However, elsewhere, Indiana leads Penn State 14-13, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh are tied at 10, Georgia and Army are also tied at 10, Minnesota and North Dakota State are tied at 14, Iowa State leads Oklahoma 7-0, and Vanderbilt leads top-10 South Carolina 17-0.

Update 12:44 PM

At the end of one, Clemson and Central Michigan are tied at 7, Indiana still leads Penn State 7-0, and North Dakota State leads Minnesota 14-7.

12:18 PM

Tommy Bowden’s chair will be as hot as the sun if Clemson loses to Central Michigan. I know it’s still early, but the Chippewas are up 7-0. Meanwhile, Indiana also leads Penn State 7-0.

Update 12:04 AM

Will a 6th undefeated team fall? Washington leads Arizona State 17-13 at halftime.

PS, today’s games are once again doing an number on my top 25 rankings…

Finals:

Tulsa 38, Marshall 31
Middle Tennessee State 21, Memphis 7

Update 10:57 PM

Auburn kicks their 3rd field goal of the day to beat Arkansas in a shootout 9-7.

More finals:

Louisiana Tech 22, New Mexico State 21
North Texas 31, Louisiana Monroe 21

Update 10:49 PM

The fifth undefeated team falls today: Louisville defeats Cincinnati 28-24.

And in the “where the hell are the points” game of the day: Alabama 7, Auburn 6 with less than a minutes to go.

Also:

Southern Miss 28, Southern Methodist 7

Update 10:46 PM

Ok, this is apparently what happened in Berkeley:

Cal was going to try to take a couple shots at getting a touchdown before kicking a field goal. However, with no one open on the play, instead of throwing the ball away, Cal quarterback Keven Riley tries to run the ball up the middle. In a rush, the Cal coaches try to rush the field goal team on the field, but cant set up before time expires.

Two dumb moves here: First, getting intentional grounding, but having the clock stopped is better than running with 14 seconds to go and with no time outs.

Second, wouldn’t it have been better to try to spike the ball THEN run your field goal unit onto the field instead of trying to get set up in like, 8 seconds?

With decision making like that by both the quarterback and the coaches, Cal pretty much deserved to lose.

Update 10:39 PM

Well, it’s apparently over in Berkely with #2 Cal losing to Oregon State 31-28. I’m not sure what happened since I’m not watching on TV, but from what I can see, Oregon State got called for pass interference with 14 seconds to go, which moved the ball down to the 12, and then Cal ran the ball for 3 yards to move it to the 9 and then…the game ended.

Surely Cal didn’t try to run the ball with 14 seconds to go with no time outs did they? In any case, both the #1 and #2 teams lost this week.

In Cincinnati, Louisville is about to pad their lead with under 3 minutes to go.

Update 10:35 PM

In field goal range! Cal hits a 37 yard pass to get down to the Oregon State 27 with 18 seconds to go.

Also, Cincy is forced to go 3-and-out.

Update 10:34 PM

In reality, Cal doesn’t have to go the entire 63. Getting about 30 more may due since they only need a field goal to tie.

Update 10:33 PM

Clutch. Cal throws a 20 yard pass on 3rd and 17, but they only have 34 seconds go to 63 yards now.

Update 10:29 PM

Cincinnati finally gets the ball back themselves with 5 minutes to go in their game. And Cal has 79 seconds to go 94 yards.

Update 10:28 PM

Oregon State goes 3-and-out and is forced to punt the ball back to Cal with about a minute and a half to go.

More Finals:

UAB 26, Tulane 21

Update 10:24 PM

Talk about guts. Louisville goes for it on 4th and 1 on their own 29 yard line, and make it to keep their drive alive and to keep running down the clock against Cincinnati. Also, Cal fails to recover the onsides kick.

Also, to add to the teams who I started to hype who immediately fell on their faces: Indiana loses to Michigan State 52 - 27.

Update 10:21 PM

California throws a 65 yard touchdown pass to claw back to within 3, 31-28, but there is only 2:31 to go in the game.

Update 10:19 PM

Missouri scores another late touchdown, but it’s too little, too late as Missouri becomes the 3rd undefeated team to fall today, losing to Oklahoma 41-31.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati kicks a field goal, but is still down to Louisville 28-24 with just under 9 minutes to go.

Also:

Arkansas State 52, Louisiana Lafayette 21

Update 10:09 PM

Boston College and South Florida must be loving this - Oregon State now has a 10 point lead on California, 31-21. Meanwhile, Louisville has taken a touchdown lead on Cincinnati 28-21.

Update 10:00 PM

Oklahoma puts the finishing blow on Missouri, taking a 41-24 lead with under 3 minutes left. Meanwhile Oregon State retakes the lead on Cal 26-21 halfway through the 4th quarter.

Update 9:44 PM

Cal has retaken the lead on Oregon State 21-20. Meanwhile Louisville ties Cincinnati at 21.

Update 9:38 PM

Just as I say that, Oklahoma scores again to make it 35-24.

Update 9:35 PM

We now may seriously have both the #1 and #2 teams lose. Oregon State leads Cal 20-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

Elsewhere, Georgia pulls it out against Vanderbilt, winning 20-17. meanwhile, Missouri has made it a game again in Norman, with the Sooners only leading 29-24 in the 4th quarter. Cincinnati still leads Louisville 21-14 in the 3rd quarter.

Other Final:

Air Force 45, Colorado sTate 21

Update 8:52 PM

Georgia ties up their game with Vanderbilt at 17 with about 3 minutes to go. Meanwhile, Oklahoma puts up another 6 on Missouri and leads 23-10. Oregon State closes the gap against Cal to 1, 14-13, at halftime.

More Finals:

Texas Christian 38, Stanford 36
Temple 24, Akron 20

Update 8:35 PM

Cal retakes the lead on Oregon State 14-10.

Update 8:24 PM

Will #2 fall as well? Oregon State pulls ahead of Cal 10-7 late in the 2nd quarter. When was the last time the #1 and #2 teams both lost on the same day?

Meanwhile, another final:

Fresno State 37, Idaho 24

Update 8:18 PM

Don’t forget about Kansas still being undefeated as well after their win over Baylor today while Hawaii kept their undefeated season going Friday. One other undefeated team already lost today - Connecticut. Cincinnati and Missouri try to keep their unbeaten seasons going in games currently in progress while Arizona State tries to keep their undefeated season intact tonight against Washington.

P.S. If Arizona State and Cal both win tonight, then Cal has UCLA next week, and if they can beat the Bruins, we’re looking at a Cal vs. Arizona State undefeated match-up on the 27th. And people thought that the Pac 10 game of the year would involve USC in some way (and it still might).

Update 8:15 PM

Ohio State, Boston College, and South Florida all took care of business in their hunt for the national championship. Can Cal, the heir apparent for the #1 ranking now, do it as well? Oregon State tries to tell them no and the two are tied at 7 in the 2nd quarter.

Meanwhile, Missouri puts up a touchdown on Oklahoma to close the gap to 17-10 at halftime. Georgia scores again to close their gap against Vanderbilt to 17-14 in the 3rd quarter. Also, Cincinnati leads Louisville 14-7 in the 2nd quarter.

Update 8:01 PM

#1 falls for the 2nd week in a row as Kentucky stops LSU on 4th down to win in triple overtime 43-37.

Update 8:00 PM

LSU now faces a 4th and 2 in overtime down 43-37. LSU has not missed a 4th down conversion all season before today.

Update 7:57 PM

Kentucky scores a touchdown but misses the 2 point conversion, putting the wildcats ahead 43-37.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma extends their lead on Missouri to 17-7 in the 2nd quarter.

Update 7:44 PM

LSU holds Kentucky on 3 and out, but Kentucky is able to exchange LSU’s field goal for their own and it’s now 37-37 going into the 3rd overtime. Remember, you can’t kick PATs any more starting with the 3rd overtime. Are we going to have another one of those fabled 7 overtime SEC classics again?

Update 7:41 PM

LSU is forced to settle for a 38 yard field goal in the 2nd overtime, but now lead 37-34.

Also, Boston College makes sure Notre Dame returns back to their losing ways, with the Eagles winning 27-14.

Update 7:32 PM

LSU quickly responds to tie Kentucky at 34 and we’re going to a 2nd overitme.

Update 7:28 PM

Kentucky scores a touchdown to start off overtime, with help of a roughing the passing penalty on LSU. They now lead 34-27.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma leads Missouri 10-7 early in the 2nd quarter. The SEC may get even crazier later as Vanderbilt leads Georgia 17-7 at halftime.

More Finals:

Houston 56, Rice 48
Western Michigan 17, Northern Illinois 13

Updated 7:17 PM

LSU just misses the field goal, and we’re going to overtime.

Updated 7:16 PM

LSU looks like, instead of throwing it into the end zone, that they’ll try a 57 yard field goal with a kicker who hasn’t kicked a field goal longer than 45 yards. However, we have our 3rd straight time out, so we’ll see which choice LSU makes.

Updated 7:14 PM

4th and 9 on the Kentucky 40 with 1 second left. LSU looks like they’ll take a shot at the end zone on the last play of regulation.

Updated 7:10 PM

LSU drives down the field, down to the Kentucky 41 with 39 seconds to go.

Updated 6:58 PM

LSU is able to hold Kentucky to just another field goal, but the game is now tied at 27.

Updated 6:57 PM

Southern California survives Arizona 20-13.

Updated 6:55 PM

Kentucky drives against LSU, moving the ball down to the LSU 16.

South Carolina survives a late comeback by North Carolina to win 21-15.

Also, Oregon finishes their rout of Washington State, winning 53-7.

Updated 6:50 PM

Kentucky kicks a field goal to narrow the margin against LSU to 27-24, them promptly gets an interception and they have it 1st and 10 in LSU territory.

Meanwhile, Texas Tech wipes out Texas A&M 35-7 as that’s a final now.

Updated 6:45 PM

Penn State finally finishes off Wisconsin 38-7. Virginia also survives Connecticut 17-16 as that moves to be a final. Central Michigan also defeats Army 47-23.

6:37 PM

LSU is on upset alert again this week as they only Lead Kentucky 27-21 in the 4th quarter. The same goes for Southern Cal, who only leads Arizona 17-13, also in the 4th quarter.

Meanwhile, Connecticut is trying to get some respect, but they currently trail Virginia 17-16 late in the 4th quarter.

Wisconsin is about to drop completely out of the Big 10 race as Penn State gets back on their feet in convincing fashion. The Nittany Lions currently lead the Badgers 38-7 late in the 4th quarter.

Texas Tech is well on their way to being a force to be reckoned with in the Big 12 South as they’re rolling all over Texas A&M 35-7 in the 4th quarter.

Next, some finals to catch us up:

Who would have thought that Buffalo would be the best Division I-A team in the state of New York? That may very well be the case as Buffalo wins their third game of the season by defeating Toledo 43-33.

Also, just as I finish about how the polls were dissing “only Wyoming” they go and make a fool out of me by losing to New Mexico 20-3.

In other finals:

Ball State 35, Western Kentucky 12
Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 21
Utah 23, San Diego State 7
Miami (OH) 47, Bowling Green 14

Updated 4:11

Minnesota tries to finish off Northwestern on a two-point conversion in the 2nd overtime, but fails.  Northwestern wins 49-48.
Meanwhile, Mississippi can’t quite come back against Alabama, losing 27-24.

Also, Texas finishes of their blowout of Iowa State 56-3.
Updated 3:51

One overtime isn’t enough for Minnesota and Northwestern as they’re tied at 42 going into a 2nd overtime.

Meanwhile, Ohio defeats Eastern Michigan 48 - 42.

Also, Oklahoma State blows out Nebraska 45-14 to say “not so fast” on the Big 12 north being the better division this year.

Updated 3:39

Minnesota and Northwestern head to overtime tied at 35 to see who will reside in the cellar on the Big Ten.

More blowouts:

Rutgers 38, Syracuse 14
Virginia Tech 43, Duke 14
Michigan 48, Purdue 21

Updated 3:17 PM

Georgia Tech ends up pulling it out against Miami 17-14.

Otherwise, may the blowouts commence:

Ohio State 48, Kent State 3

Updated 2:53

Illinois finally impressed enough pollsters to get ranked, then immediately blows it. The Illini throw and interception in the red zone with around a minute left and lose to Iowa 10-6.

Updated 2:46 PM

Alabama and Mississippi are in a fight right now, tied at 17 in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Meanwhile, time is running out for Illinois, with only a couple minutes left to go in that game.

Updated 2:26 PM

Illini in trouble? They’re currently down to Iowa 10-6 halfway through the 4th quarter. Meanwhile, Rutgers is ahead of Syracuse, but not by much, leading 24-14 in the middle of the 3rd quarter.

Georgia Tech and Miami are also in a good game with the Yellow Jackets leading 14-7 in the 3rd quarter.

Meanwhile, Buffalo is well on their way to getting their 3rd win of the season, with the Bulls leading Toledo 30-13 in the 2nd quarter.

1:02 pm

Is Syracuse only good against good teams? They are currently tied with Rutgers at 14 early in the 2nd quarter. Also in the Big East, South Florida is having no problem with their cross-state rival UCF, leading 19-7.

Michigan also looks like they’re going to continue to roll, leading Purdue 17-7 at the start of the 2nd quarter.

The upset of the day is easily Stanford taking advantage of a weak-looking Southern Cal and winning 24-23.  USC becomes the 2nd top 5 team to lose today.  The other Los Angeles team goes amiss as well as UCLA hands Notre Dame their first win of the season 20-6.

In rivalry games with conference championship implications, Oklahoma bounces back to defeat Texas in the Red River Shootout 28-21 to keep Oklahoma in the Big 12 South race.  Meanwhile, Texas A&M mounts a huge comeback, scoring 24 of the last 30 points to beat Oklahoma State 24-23.

In the SEC, newly minted #1 LSU scores with around a minute left to play to get by Florida 28-24.  Meanwhile, Tennessee runs all over Georgia  35-14 and now leads the SEC East along with South Carolina and Kentucky.  Tennessee is the only team who has played both Florida and Georgia.

In the ACC, Virginia Tech beat up Clemson 41-23.  That puts Clemson 2 games behind Boston College in the Atlantic Division while the two Virginia teams are the only remaining teams still undefeated in conference play in the Coastal Division.

In the Big 10, Ohio State made a statement against Purdue, winning 23-7.

In the Big East, Cincinnati shows that they are for real by getting past Rutgers 28-23.

Temple, Buffalo, and Army, three much maligned teams, all pick up wins today.  Temple defeated Northern Illinois 16-15, Buffalo ran over Ohio 31-10, while Army squeezes past Tulane in overtime 20-17.

Only three games are still in progress.  Tulsa leads UTEP late in the 4th quarter 47-41, Missouri is running all over Nebraska 41-6 with 10 minutes to go, and Hawaii leads Utah State 7-3 halfway through the 1st quarter.

Other Finals:

Wake Forest 41, Duke 36
Wyoming 24,  Texas Christian 21
Mississippi 24, Louisiana Tech 0
Mississippi State 30, UAB 13
Miami (OH) 20, Kent State 13
Alabama 30, Houston 24
Penn State 27, Iowa 7
Florida State 27, North Carolina State 10
South Florida 35, Florida Atlantic 23
San Jose State 28, Idaho 20
Arizona State 23, Washington State 20
Oregon State 31, Arizona 16
Fresno State 49, Nevada 41
San Diego State 24, Colorado State 20
Troy 34, Florida International 16
Toledo 35, Liberty 34
Louisiana Lafayette 38, North Texas 29
Virginia 23, Middle Tennessee State 21
Texas Tech 42, Iowa State 17
Akron 39, Western Michigan 38
Louisiana Monroe 30, Arkansas State 13
Arkansas 34, Chattanooga 15
Colorado 43, Baylor 23
East Carolina 52, Central Florida 38
Air Force 31, UNLV 14

Update - 3:44

Four straight incomplete passes in overtime my Michigan State hands Northwestern the win in overtime, 48-41.

Meanwhile, Central Michigan easily handles Ball State 58-38 to move to 3-0 in the MAC Western Division.

Finally, I may not be around to blog about games much until this evening, so if I don’t post anything in a while, you know why.

Update - 3:39

North Carolina finishes their game against Miami, winning 33-27 as Miami continues their up and down season.

Northwestern strikes first in overtime, scoring a touchdown and taking a 48-41 lead.

Two teams known for losing are on track to pick up wins today as well. Buffalo leads Ohio 24-10 in the middle of the 4th quarter while Temple leads Northern Illinois 13-6 early in the 4th quarter.

Meanwhile, Auburn easily handles SEC East Surprise-Wannabe Vanderbilt 35-7.

Update - 3:33
Close finishes (and upsets) galore!

The Top 10 slaughter continues this week as Illinois defeats Wisconsin 31-26 to move to 5-1.

Kansas State didn’t waste any time wasting their new Top 25 ranking by losing to in-state rival Kansas 30-24. Kansas is now 5-0.

Meanwhile, Northwestern misses a 36 yard field goal as time expires to push their game against Michigan State into overtime tied at 41.

Update - 3:29

Maryland survives. Georgia Tech scores 23 of the final 30 points in the game, but a holding penalty late in Georgia Tech’s final drive pushes them back, forcing them to kick a 52 yard field goal instead of a 42 yard field goal (or closer). They missed. Maryland pulls it out 28-26.

Meanwhile, Indiana moves to 5-1 by defeating Minnesota 40-20. Boston College also dispatches of Bowling Green 55-24 making Boston College the first bowl eligible team of 2007.

Update - 3:22

Just when Michigan looked like they had finally rebounded from their 0-2 start, they play a tight game with Eastern Michigan. Yes, Michigan won 33-22, but it’s Eastern Michigan.

Update - 3:14

West Virginia finally ends Syracuse’s misery, winning 55-14. Syracuse had a total of 217 yard of offense while allowing 486. However, I think this may be the first game Syracuse actually rushed for over 100 yards (I’ll need to check that).

Update - 3:12

Pulling Away: UNC pulls farther ahead of Miami, increasing their lead to 33-20 with 8 minutes to go. Also, it looks like yet another Top 10 team will fall as Illinois pulls farther ahead of Wisconsin 31-19 with under 5 minutes to go.

Update - 3:10

Closing Up: Kansas State gets within 3 of Kansas, 27-24 with under 7 minutes to go while Georgia Tech pulls to within 2 of Maryland, 28-26, also with under 7 minutes to go.

Update - 2:58

Breathing Room? UNC puts up another field goal to expand their lead to 10 over Miami, 30-20 early in the 4th quarter. Also, Northwestern and Michigan State continue their death match tied at 34, also early in the 4th.

Georgia Tech is also mounting a comeback against Maryland, now down only 28-20, also early in the 4th quarter.

And for those of you wondering whether Syracuse could pull off another miracle…forget about it. The Mountaineers are crushing them 55-14. A full 1/3 of Syracuse’s 184 total yards came on a single 61 yard touchdown pass in the 3rd quarter and the Orange are on the verge of allowing yet another 500 yards of offense.

Update - 2:41

Hurricanes blow back? Miami charges back and closes the gap to 27-20 against UNC in the 3rd quarter. Meanwhile, Kansas takes a 21-17 lead on Kansas State at the end of the 3rd quarter. Illinois also still leads Wisconsin, though barely, 24-19, also at the end of the 3rd quarter.

Update - 1:41 PM

Michigan State tries to stay in the Big Ten race, but Northwestern is giving them all they can handle, leading 20-13 at halftime. Indiana, meanwhile, looks like they’re well on their way to going to 5-1 as they lead Minnesota 27-14 at halftime. Wisconsin tries to hang in the game with Illinois, closing the gap to 17-6 by halftime.

1:18 PM

Ouch! North Carolina is obliterating Miami 27-0 and it isn’t even halftime yet. Miami is tied for the Coastal Division lead in the ACC. Doesn’t look like they will be after today. Continuing on the ACC blowout theme, Maryland is easily handling Georgia Tech 21-3, also in the 2nd quarter.

And are we gonna have another Top 10 slaughter? Perhaps as Illinois leads Wisconsin 17-0. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Northwestern is trying to mess with Michigan State with both teams currently tied at 13.

In the Big East, West Virginia is making sure that what happened to Louisville doesn’t happen to them as they lead Syracuse 21-7.

Kansas and Kansas State are also currently tied at 7.

Nevermind 11:46

USC gets the onsides kick.

Speak of the Devil 11:45

Just as I say that Washington would have to pull a miracle - they score a touchdown with 34 seconds to go to pull to within 3 of USC. It’s now 27-24, but they must get the onsides kick.

Do we have to be ranked? 11:42

ESPN Notes that 9 ranked teams have lost. On top of the 5 top-10 teams I’ve already listed, there was #11 Oregon, #13 Clemson, #21 Penn State, and #22 Alabama.

USC should pull out their game as Washington is down 10 with only a little over a minute left. Meanwhile, the only other ranked teams still playing - Cincinnati and Arizona State - are both rolling either at halftime, or just about there, so unless someone can rally off a big 2nd half or Washington can pull a last minute miracle, the number of Top 25 dead will remain at 9 for this weekend.

Noooo! The Streak Ends! 11:33

No I-AA over I-A upsets this week. New Mexico State kicks a field goal at the end of the game to defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20-17. Assuming Yahoo isn’t lying again.

Update 11:29

There’s still life in Seattle. USC drives down to the Washington 16, but Booty throws a pick and Washington takes over on the 20 with 3:06 left and only down a touchdown. Half the top-10 has lost this weekend already (#3 Oklahoma, #4 Florida, #5 West Virginia, #7 Texas, and #10 Rutgers) so what’s another. Let’s make it a whole majority of the top 10!

Oops! Yahoo lies! USC keeps the ball and kicks a field goal. OK, there is still life in Seattle, just not as much. It’s now 27-17 Trojans.

Update 11:24

Auburn kicks 43 yard field goal as time expires to defeat Florida 20-17 in Gainesville. Where have we seen this before?

Finals:

Ohio State 30, Minnesota 7

The I Want Overtime Update 11:14

Florida stops Auburn, then goes 3-and-out themselves, so Auburn gets the ball back on their own 40 with 3:34 left in the game. They’re still tied at 17 in Gainesville. Meanwhile, Washington has closed to within a touchdown by putting up a field goal, but USC still leads 24-17 with just under 8 to go.

Chompity Chomp Update 11:01

Florida ties Auburn at 17 with 7:36 to go in the game.

And I have another final:

East Carolina 37, Houston 35

Top Teams Asserting Themselves Update 10:40

Are the top teams finally asserting themselves? Southern Cal pads their lead with a touchdown. They now lead Washington 24-14. Meanwhile, just inside the start of the 4th quarter, Florida closes to gap on Auburn to 17-10.

Update 10:36

USC still leaving itself wide open for an upset - and a loss of their #1 ranking even if they don’t lose - by allowing Washington to hang with them. It’s still 17-14 USC late in the 3rd quarter.

Meanwhile, New Mexico State is trying to continue the trend of every week so far having a I-AA over I-A upset. They are currently tied with Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 17 a piece in the 3rd quarter.

And a plethora of finals coming in:

Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7
Middle Tennessee State 47, Florida International 6
Western Michigan 42, Toledo 28
Texas Tech 75, Northwestern State 7
Arkansas 66, North Texas 7
Troy 24, Louisiana Monroe 7
Tulsa 38, UAB 30

Update 10:25

Can they hit 80?

Texas Tech leads Northwestern State 75-7 with 6 minutes to go.

More Games going too late Update 10:23

Did I perhaps suggest that UCLA was in trouble earlier? Fuggetiaboutit. UCLA romps over Oregon State 40-14.

Oh, and Auburn has added a field goal to extend their lead over Florida to 17-3.

In other finals:

Texas Christian 24, Colorado State 12
Virginia 44, Pittsburgh 14
Oklahoma State 39, Sam Houston State 3

The Games go too late Update 10:05

Florida just can’t handle Auburn it seems. The Tigers lead 14-3 in the 3rd quarter. Also, Washington is giving Southern California all it can handle at halftime with the Trojans only leading 17-14 (LSU loves both of those results).

More Finals!

Central Florida 37, Louisiana Lafayette 19
Bowling Green 41, Western Kentucky 21

Update 8:45

Middle Tennessee State 47, Florida International 0

at Halftime.

Ouch!

Football Match-ups between college teams in the College Bowl Subdivision which have concluded:

Hawaii 48, Idaho20
Florida State 21, Alabama 14

Update 8:24

Florida State is actually looking like, well, Florida State tonight as they are beating up on Alabama 21-7 late in the 4th quarter. Hawaii also strives to be the next BCS darling as they destroy Idaho 48-13, also in the 4th quarter.

And what’s up with UCLA? They’re down to Oregon State 14-6 at halftime. And poor Pittsburgh. Virginia is humiliating them 30-7 near halftime.

Finals!

San Jose State 34, UC Davis 14
Nevada 27, UNLV 20
UTEP 38, Southern Methodist 35 OT

Aren’t we gonna have a I-AA over I-A upset this week? The prospects look dim.

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Two top 10 teams face very close games against unranked teams. One Wins, and one Loses:

Wisconsin 37, Michigan State 34

Maryland 34, Rutgers 24

Update 7:09

California wins the battle of the west over Oregon 31-24 so set up a showdown later in the season with USC.

Kansas State also finishes the deal against Texas 41-21. So both big Big 12 South teams lose today. Finally Georgia Tech upsets Clemson 13-3. Tiger fans can’t be happy about that.

More Finals!

Kent State 33, Ohio 25
Louisville 29, N. C. State 10

Update 6:46

Looks like the Big East will once again be a three team race between…South Florida, Connecticut, and Cincinnati? Sure looks that way as Maryland now has a 10 point lead on Rutgers in the middle of the 4th quarter.

Also, Kansas State has pretty much taken care of Texas, now leading 41-21, also middle of the 4th.

Update 6:28

Well, that didn’t go well. Syracuse gets a sack, then 3 straight incompletions to hand the ball back to Miami at the foot of the endzone. Miami just runs out the clock to defeat the Orange 17-14.

Meanwhile, Georgia Tech adds yet another field goal to expand their lead to 13-3 over Clemson in the 4th quarter.

Update 6:22

Miami goes 3 and out, running about a minute and a half off the clock. Syracuse gets the ball back on their own 11 with 2:29 to go.

Also, Maryland retakes the lead against Rutgers 20-17 late in the 3rd quarter and Kansas State drops another 10 on Texas to expand their lead to 34-21, now in the 4th quarter.

Georgia Tech tacks on a field goal to expand their lead over Clemson to 10-3 in the 4th as well. Meanwhile, California finds their offense in the 2nd half as they take the lead over Oregon 24-17 in the 4th quarter.

Finals:

Utah 34, Utah State 18

Update 6:16

Not Dead Yet: Syracuse drives down the field to put another TD on the board, closing the gap to 17-14 against Miami with 4 minutes to go.

Update 6:06

Miami tries to seal the deal by scoring a field goal and going up 17-7 in the middle of the 4th quarter. It could have been worse if it wasn’t for a goal line stand by the Syracuse defense. Syracuse has once again given up over 400 yards of offense.

In other games, Wisconsin expands their lead over Michigan State to 10 in the 3rd quarter: 34-24. Maryland also comes back and ties Rutgers at 17 in the 3rd quarter. Louisville is in another close game as N.C. State is behind, but still is in the game, down 16-10 in the 3rd. Finally, Texas has closed the gap to 24-21 against Kansas State.

Update 5:40

Wisconsin tacks on another field goal, as they lead Michigan State 27-21 at halftime. Rutgers retakes the lead in their game, 17-14.

Another final:

Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17

Update 5:14

The Syracuse from last week returns? Robinson throws a 43 yard pass to Mike Williams to pull the Orange to within seven, 14-7.

Also, Wisconsin takes a 24-21 lead over Michigan State, and Kansas State pulls to a 24-14 lead over Texas. Also, Oregon leads California 10-3.

Update 5:06

Syracuse avoids going down by three touchdowns by intercepting a Miami pass deep in Syracuse territory.

Maryland and Rutgers exchange touchdowns as the Terps continue to lead 14-10 nearing halftime. Michigan State and Wisconsin also swap another pair of touchdowns as they are tied up 21-21 in the 2nd quarter.

Update 5:00

Colorado pulls the huge upset over Oklahoma, winning 27-24 on a game ending field goal.

Update 4:44

Colorado recovers a fumble on an Oklahoma punt return, and follows up by putting it in the endzone to tie Oklahoma at 24 with 4 minutes to go.

Update 4:37

Maryland takes the lead on Rutgers 7-3 in the 2nd quarter. Also, Wisconsin and Michigan State exchange touchdowns, making that game 14-14, also in the 2nd quarter.

More:

Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14

Update 4:17

Syracuse appears to be their old self again as they go down another touch down to Miami (OH), who now leads 14-0. Syracuse has 81 yards of offense so far in the 1st half.

Elsewhere:

Georgia 45, Mississippi 17
Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17

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Let’s start off with some more finals:

Indiana 38, Iowa 20
Army 37, Temple 21
Texas A&M 34, Baylor 10
Navy 31, Air Force 20
South Carolina 38, Mississippi State 21

Meanwhile, Boston College has a relatively close game with I-AA Massachusetts, leading 24-14 with about 8 minutes to go in the game. For once, Oklahoma is also being kept down to a reasonable number of points as they lead Colorado 24-10 after 3 quarters.

Elsewhere, Wisconsin and Michigan State are tied at 7 in the first quarter, Rutgers leads Maryland in the 1st quarter, Miami (OH) leads Syracuse 7-0 in the 2nd quarter, Texas and Kansas State are tied at 7 in the 1st quarter, and Clemson leads Georgia Tech 3-0 in the first quarter.