College Football Notes: Week 3

Hello Louisville, welcome to the big time. You definitely separated yourself on Separation Saturday.

The Cardinals, under the direction of coach Bobby Petrino, totally dominated Miami 31-7, to grab the biggest win in school history. Louisville's defense was destructive the whole game and the offense racked up almost 400 yards of total offense.

On the downside, Cardinal QB Brian Brohm tore ligaments in his wrist and will be out of action 4-6 weeks, meaning he won't be on hand for the Big East showdown with West Virginia.

Last week, Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn put himself front and center of the Heisman race with a fantastic performance against Penn State. Yesterday, Quinn took a few steps back in the race with three interceptions in a 47-21 loss to Michigan. Mario Manningham had four catches for 137 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wolverines (3-0).

No. 1 Ohio State (3-0) struggled early with Cincinnati before breaking the game open in the second half for the 37-7 victory. Troy Smith moved to the forefront of the Heisman race with a 21-for-30, 205-yard, two touchdown performance. RB Antonio Pittman collected 154 yards and score.

The Auburn Tigers (3-0) took at step in the right direction in the national championship picture with a hard-fought 7-3 victory over LSU. Brandon Cox ran it in from 1-yard out and the Auburn defense held LSU off late in the game from the Auburn 5.

Dwayne Jarrett had 11 catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns to lead USC to the impressive 28-10 victory over Nebraska. Jarrett now holds the Trojan record for career TD receptions with 31.

Florida (3-0) QB Chris Leak threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns, while the Gator defense limited Tennessee to -11 yards rushing in a 21-20 victory over the Vols in a key SEC contest.

Clemson RB James Davis scored from one yard out with eight seconds left in the game to give the Tigers the 27-20 upset of Florida State in the Bowden Bowl. Clemson coach Tommy Bowden is now 3-5 against his father Bobby.

Oregon scored two touchdowns in the final 1:09 to hand Oklahoma the 34-33 upset. Duck QB Dennis Dixon was 25-of-40 for 315 yards and three touchdowns. Oregon blocked a Sooner 44-yard field goal attempt in the final play to preserve the victory. Oklahoma RB Adrian Peterson finished with 211 yards rushing and a touchdown.

TCU (3-0) made a nice statement in its 12-3 victory over Texas Tech. The Horned Frog defense has allowed only 23 points in three games and shut down the explosive Texas Tech run-and-shoot offense.

Boston College (3-0) stayed unbeaten on the season with its second consecutive overtime win. This one came after DB Jamie Silva intercepted a John Beck pass in double overtime to preserve the 30-23 victory over BYU.

The upset of the week was by Western Michigan, who stunned Virginia 17-10 on the road. The win marked the first time the Cavaliers had ever lost to a MAC team. Mark Bonds had 118 yards rushing with one touchdown to lead the Broncos.

Highlight games for week four include: Louisville at Kansas State; Notre Dame at Michigan State; Penn State at Ohio State; and Arizona State at California.


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