Yardbarker: College Football

Pryor, Buckeyes Earn Key Win At Penn State

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:39:56 -0500

By JOHN P. WISEOne Great Season STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Ohio State's win at Penn State wasn't as shocking as No. 4 Iowa's upset loss to Northwestern 800 miles away, but where the Buckeyes suddenly find themselves now might seem a surprise to some. Visiting OSU muscled its way to a 24-7 defeat of the Nittany Lions in a matchup of the Big Ten's elite, if there could be such a thing this year. In the process, the Buckeyes ripped control of the Big Ten race from Iowa, which saw ...

Zach Collaros Is Right Choice For Cincy

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:33:00 -0500

by Brett McMurphyFiled under: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Big EastCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati senior Tony Pike is rated as the third-best NFL quarterback prospect by NFLDraftScout.com. He likely will make a fine NFL quarterback one day.Yet, the No. 4-ranked Bearcats are better off without him.Last season, Pike led the Bearcats to their first Big East title. This year, he led Cincinnati to a 5-0 start before he re-injured his left (non-throwing) arm - the arm he broke last season.Pike, who had misse...

UCLA vs. Washington Report Card

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:14:43 -0500

More photos » by Francis Specker - AP Kevin Craft sure didn't have this much room to throw last season. The offensive line played their best game in the CRN era. Browse more photos » Let's be honest now. UCLA was far from flawless. While the effort, courage and heart that the Bruins displayed was admirable, you're not going to win many games with five giveaways. Two weeks ago, Arizona was kind ...

Gerhart goes off as Stanford shocks Oregon

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:03:37 -0500

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns as the Cardinal shocked No. 8 Oregon 51-42 on Saturday. From ESPN.com: Andrew Luck completed 12 of 20 for 251 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions to lead Stanford past Oregon, 51-42. Toby Gerhart rushed for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Stanford finished with [...]

At Alabama, Not Even History Can Keep Up With the Jones

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

by Jim HenryFiled under: Alabama, LSUTUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Just when it appeared as if third-ranked Alabama was destined to lose yet another home game to LSU, ending the decade O-fer in five tries, the Crimson Tide looked on familiar faces to save the day. You know them. Mark Ingram (Heisman Trophy candidate). Julio Jones (Welcome back). One of the nation's top defenses (97 yards allowed in the second half). Lynyrd Skynyrd (American rock band). When the final seconds ticked off at Bryant-De...

Refs, Les Miles help Alabama beat LSU

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:58 -0500

Let’s get this out of the way first: Alabama is better than LSU. They play better defense, have more big-time playmakers like Julio Jones and Mark Ingram, and they’re a more complete team overall. That said, the officiating in Alabama’s 24-15 win on Saturday was some of the worst in college football this season. And that’s [...]

Jahvid Best Injured, Taken to ER

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:55:00 -0500

by Brian GrummellFiled under: California, Oregon State, InjuriesCal's electric wizard of a tailback Jahvid Best, once a Heisman Trophy candidate, took a significant spill against Oregon State Saturday night. Best rose high into the air on the way to a touchdown but fell onto his back and/or neck and was left immobile from the play. Cal has taken him for further medical help but that is about all we know at the moment. From the Twitter of Oregonian writer John Canzano: 'Jahvid Best lef...

Cal's Best carted off field in game vs. Oregon St.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:36:33 -0500

Star California tailback Jahvid Best has been carted off the field after he landed on the back of his head when he leapt more than 5 feet in the air and flipped over a defender to score a touchdown in the second quarter against Oregon State on Saturday night. Best's helmet came off on impact. He vaulted into the air over safety Cameron Collins. Paramedics removed his jersey and Best was on oxygen when carted away.

Video: Cal's Jahvid Best Lands On Neck After Leap

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:28:09 -0500

Cal running back Jahvid Best made an ugly landing on his neck after an unbelievable leap over an Oregon State defender for a touchdown tonight. Best was attended to by doctors for a prolonged period on the field before being immobilized on a stretcher. The AP reports: Best’s helmet came off on impact. He vaulted into the air [...]

Just when you thought it was safe, Ohio State has the Big Ten at its feet again

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:17 -0500

Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Ohio State 24, Penn State 7. We don't know exactly how the season is going to play out -- it could very well be, for example, that Penn State just isn't very good. We didn't know much about the Lions coming in, but their offensive malaise and the quiet, steady effectiveness of the Buckeye running game followed exactly the script of Penn State's only other loss this season, i...

Gerhart leads Stanford past No. 7 Oregon 51-42

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:20:07 -0500

No. 3 'Bama Slips Past LSU, Clinches SEC West

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:20:02 -0500

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.(AP) No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game.

Notre Dame's BCS ship officially submarined ... by Navy?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:52:36 -0500

Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Navy 23, Notre Dame 21. Watching a game like this unfold is almost a surreal experience when you stop to size up the absurd physical differences between these two teams, especially between Notre Dame's offense and Navy's defense. It's one thing to think about how difficult it must be for the Midshipmen's secondary to match up with Notre Dame's 6-foot-6 god of a receiver,...

Unbeaten run over for No. 8 Hawkeyes

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:01 -0500

No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of luck. After a 9-0 start that featured four wins by three points of less, the Hawkeyes were stunned by Northwestern on Saturday, 17-10.

Chris Turner is injured

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:23 -0500

From third and 19 from own his own 33, Maryland quarterback Chris Turner was hit on an inside rush and limped off the field with help with 4:33 left before halftime. Turner headed into the Maryland locker room. Backup quarterback Jamarr Robinson entered on Maryland's next possession and fumbled the first snap. The Terps recovered the fumble. But Robinson didn't attempt a pass on his first series, which ended with a blocked Maryland field goal. For those fans who wanted to se...

Iowa’s Stanzi Hurt Against Northwestern

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:24:15 -0500

Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi left the Hawkeyes’ game against Northwestern early in the second quarter with an apparent foot injury. Stanzi was hurt when Wildcats’ defender Corey Wootton sacked him in the end zone. He fumbled and Nwest Marshall Thomas recovered the ball in the end zone for a Northwestern touchdown to cut Iowa’s lead to [...]

Your Weekend Primer: Week 10 Picks & Predictions

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0500

Three things we'll see before Week 10 is in the books.1. The Buckeyes will take a step closer to a game nobody outside of Ohio wants to see them in. Ohio State's destiny is in its own hands. With back-to-back games against Penn State and Iowa, OSU can either clinch a trip to the Rose Bowl or play its way out of a BCS game. The pressure is on Terrelle Pryor, who returns to his native Pennsylvania for the first time since spurning Penn State for The Sweater Vested One. Last season, Pryo...

Collaros to Start, Pike Cleared to Play

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0500

by Brett McMurphyFiled under: CincinnatiCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati senior quarterback Tony Pike has been cleared to play against UConn tonight, but sophomore quarterback Zach Collaros will make his third consecutive start, Coach Brian Kelly said. "Tony has been cleared to play, but we don't want to put him in a risky situation," Kelly said. "We'll really have to see how it plays out to decide when to put him in the game." Collaros replaced Pike in the second half at ...

Your Saturday in Detail: Hear Ducks roar again at Stanford

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:35:29 -0500

Ten hyper-specific predictions. • Despite rumors of his reinstatement this week, suspended Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount doesn't show at all at Stanford -- not that the Ducks need him as they pile up more than 250 yards rushing on more than six yards per carry for the third consecutive week despite also allowing 100 yards to Stanford's Toby Gerhart and finishing in a six-minute hole in overall time of possession. Freshman running back LaMichael James, sitting on 918 rush...

Degrees of Loss Separation: Penn State > Ohio State

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:18:00 -0500

The Degrees of Loss Separation is a simple concept, I go out and find a highly rated team with some losses playing against a crappy team with lots of losses. Next I find a chain of losses which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt (not at all) that the underdog is going to pull the major upset and storm the field. The Final Outcome is calculated simply: Add up the scores of the losers, add up the scores of the winners in the degrees of loss separation and divide both by the # of degrees.

The Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

At the start of the season this is the game that was marked on the Big 10 calendar. What people did not realize was that Iowa was going to be the team that is undefeated and these squads would be sitting with a loss a piece. Regardless the game is still huge as either of these teams will likely get into the BCS if they win out.

3º of Loss Separation : Penn State > Minnesota > Purdon't > Ohio State

The chain of command really begins with the stunning victory by Purdon't over Ohio State. No one really saw it coming but they stifled Terrelle Pryor and co and took home a 26-18 win. Purdon't has lost to many a Big 10 team including Minnesota back on October 10th by a score of 35-20. The loop was completed by a 20-0 shutout of Minnesota by Penn State.

Final Outcome: Penn State 23 Ohio State 13

Joe Pa gets another victory and another step closer to a 2nd consecutive BCS trip. If Northwestern can shock Iowa this weekend, he just might be one step closer to another Rose Bowl.

Game Preview: Vanderbilt Commodores @ Florida Gators – 11/7 – 7:15

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:50:00 -0500

I’ve said it a million times this week, so I’ll lay off it today. But I will say if you happen to be golfing in the Carrollwood Village area of Tampa today and see a man in a suit at the clubhouse bar alone and cursing the institution of marriage, buy him a drink…he’ll need it.10 things for today’s game…1. The game trophy. Last week, Florida defeated Georgia to take home the Okefenokee Oar. This week, if they beat Vanderbilt they get a first edition copy of The First Tycoon:...

Too Much Information: Georgia Bulldogs v. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:25 -0500

If it’s Friday evening, that means the bar is open and it’s time for Too Much Information here at Dawg Sports . . . except that, well, the Georgia Bulldogs are playing the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Granted, tomorrow’s visiting team boasts better records than the host squad, both overall (5-3 to the Bulldogs’ 4-4) and in league action (4-2 to Georgia’s 3-3), but the Golden Eagles tee it up in the Division I-AA Ohio Valley Conference. Accordingly, there’s not a whole lot to say that ...

Stanford loses top LB for season to knee injury

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:33 -0500

The Stanford Cardinal will be without top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season. The school announced Friday that Snyder is sidelined with a knee injury sustained in practice on Tuesday. Snyder leads the team with 61 tackles and has started 42 of 44 games in his career. The injury comes at a bad time for the Cardinal, who need one more win to become bowl eligible for the first time in eight years. Stanford hosts No. 7 Oregon on Saturday and also has games remaining with N...

SEC: Tim Tebow Getting Lit Up Must Not Be Seen

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:18:40 -0500

So the SEC backed itself into a corner after weeks of officiating outrage by announcing that any coach who suggested the refs in the league were anything but perfect robotic paragons of justice would get a fine or a suspension. This was probably a good idea after even Vandy's Bobby Johnson got uppity. Then Urban Meyer, spurred by the firestorm over the Brandon Spikes eye-gouging extravaganza, had a complaint or two about chippy play from the Gators, most prominently an obvious unnece...

Four Reasons to Watch: Boise State and Louisiana Tech, WAC-ky as they wanna be

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:13:01 -0500

That's right, it's another Friday night WAC tilt we're foisting on you, because you know you should care. We care about Boise State at Louisiana Tech, anyway, and here's why (besides the fact that we're addicts):Admit it: Ruston is growing on you. Both teams have already made a pair of Mid-week Madness appearances on national television this season -- the Broncos laid waste to Fresno State and survived a scare at Tulsa; the Bulldogs beat Hawaii and lost to Nevada, both in ...

Wake Forest QB Skinner cleared to play

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:46:19 -0500

Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner has been cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 10 Georgia Tech after sustaining a concussion last week. The school announced Friday that the senior is expected to start his 33rd consecutive game. Skinner was replaced by backup Ryan McManus in the fourth quarter of last week's loss to Miami after taking a hard hit that ripped off his helmet and broke his face mask.

Tim Tebow Messiah Watch: Blessing The Child Edition

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:33 -0500

With apologies to Slate, the Tim Tebow Messiah Watch is our occasional look at the growing body of evidence — quotes, signs and wonders, excessively fawning prose — that the Florida quarterback is the Lamb of God. Witness: 10-year-old Kris Huggins, via the Florida Times-Union's Mark Woods Testimony: Practice wrapped up. The rest of the players were off the field. And Tebow was about to leave, too, when the officers said something to Tebow. He trotted over to where Kris was st...

Dez Bryant heads to the NFL

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:52 -0500

As expected, Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant has opted to leave college and enter the 2010 draft."I feel this is the best decision for me," Bryant said, per Joe Schad of ESPN.com. "It's what God wants me to do. I'm...

BSD Staff Predictions: Ohio State

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:58:48 -0500

More photos » by Carolyn Kaster - AP Browse more photos » Alas, all hate things must come to an end. Here's how we see tomorrow's game shaking out. BSD Mike: Honestly, I can see this game going either way. Both defenses should dominate, and the score should be low. Really low. A big special teams play, or a key turnover could swing the balance. But having said that, I like Penn State's chanc...