College Football Wordplay from A to Z (Week 4)

Right now, Daniel has to be the nation’s front-runner for the Heisman trophy.

Top Five:

1.     Southern California- Ah… the fame, beautiful women, and beaches; it must be tough to play football at USC huh? The Trojans go back to work early next week against Oregon State on Thursday night.

2.      Oklahoma- Sam Bradford had the week and enjoyed the extra half of rest. The Sooners have outscored opponents 164-42 this season.  

3.      Missouri- The Tigers struggled to get things rolling in the first half, turning the ball over three times in Buffalo territory, and still doubled up the Bulls 42-21.

4.      Louisiana State- The Tigers reminded the country that they are the defending national champs, beating Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium.   

5.      Florida- The “third weekend in September” was a good one again for the Gators, as Florida continued their domination over rival Tennessee.    

Upcoming:

Five things to watch for next week:

1.      Alabama vs. Georgia- Alabama gets a chance to prove the Tide are for real and Georgia, well they get a chance to prove it too.

2.      Illinois vs. Penn State- Big early season battle in the Big Ten. It should be a shootout, as both teams are capable of scoring a lot of points.   

3.      TCU vs. Oklahoma- Oklahoma gets a chance for a little revenge. Remember TCU was the last team to beat the Sooners at home, a 17-10 win in the 2005 season opener.

4.       Tennessee vs. Auburn- A better than people think Tennessee team battles a heartbroken Auburn club. It’ll be interesting to see how the Tigers bounce back.

5.      Virginia Tech vs. Nebraska- Nebraska looks to put its name on the map once again against the Hokies and avoid a Florida State incident in Lincoln.

Video of the Week

Usually this section is devoted to a couple of clips that you won’t want to miss, but this week in honor of Ball State receiver Dante Love I will leave it blank.

The star receiver was critically injured in the Cardinal 42-20 victory over Indiana. According to a statement released by the university, Love will “live a happy and normal life,” but will probably not play football again.  

The senior went into this week leading the nation in receiving yards with 144.3 per game and will finish his career second in school history in receiving yards and touchdowns.  

Here’s to you Dante Love, may you have many more highlights in your life off the football field.

Welcome Back

Florida State… sorry I meant Miami.

The Hurricanes looked athletic and like a team with an identity and the Seminoles certainly did not.

Things got so bad in Tallahassee that Bowden benched his starter, then later benched the back-up only to eventually bring his starter back from the bench in a pure act of desperation.

Man he must really want to catch Joe Paterno for all-time career wins, huh?

X-Factor

Guys that probably aren’t a household name, but will be come December.

LB Nate Irving (North Carolina State) LB Joe Pawelek (Baylor) CB Alphonso Smith (Wake Forrest) TE Ron Gronkowski (Arizona)

Your BCS bowl match-ups right now

Rose Bowl: Penn State vs. Missouri

Orange Bowl: Miami vs. BYU

Sugar Bowl: Louisiana State vs. South Florida

Fiesta Bowl:  Wisconsin vs. Florida

National Championship Game: USC vs. Oklahoma

Zzzzzzz: (Teams the country shouldn’t sleep on)

Programs on the rise: Miami, Alabama, Penn State, BYU, Oklahoma State, Boise State.

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