Two More Top Teams Fall, Ducks and Tigers Prevail, Utah Evades an Upset and More

The theme of upsets carried into this week of College Football as the Michigan State Spartans and the Missouri Tigers fell to their respective opponents. The Iowa Hawkeyes finally brought down the "300" crowd, 37-6. 3 INTs by Kirk Cousins and 3 TD passes by Ricki Stanzi brought down this BCS hopeful. Missouri fell to Nebraska, 31-17, with much of the credit going to their quick RB Roy Helu Jr. who ran for 307 Yards and 3 TDs. These two loses certainly rock the BCS boat.

As for the top two teams, they did just fine. Auburn managed to get by Ole Miss, beating them 51-31. Cameron Newton threw pretty well with 209 Yards and 2 TDs while the rushing attack was lead by Michael Dyer who ran for 180 Yards and 1 TD. As for #2, Oregon went down to the LA Coliseum to take on USC. The Trojans managed to keep pace with the Ducks for a while and even grabbed the lead a couple times. But the Ducks would eventually pull away and win it, 53-32. Oregon's Darron Thomas was a key figure with his 288 Passing Yards, 4 TDs and 1 INT, along with RB LaMichael James who ran for 239 Yards and 3 TDs. The Ducks continue to fly high.

As for some other top teams, Utah would hold off the Air Force long enough to win, 28-23. It was close at the end but the upset was halted, anyway, due to 5 turnovers committed by Air Force. Meanwhile, their MWC rivals, TCU, faced UNLV. The Horned Frogs would beat the Rebels, 48-6. Andy Dalton's 252 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TDs and 1 Rushing TD helps keep his team undefeated. Utah and TCU face off next week in Utah. In the WAC earlier this week, Boise State beat Louisiana Tech, 49-20. Though a win, many are citing a lack of style points from the Broncos. They won the game, didn't they? Isn't that what matters? Oklahoma and Ohio State beat their respective opponents impressively as the Sooners beat Colorado, 43-10, and the Buckeyes beat Minnesota, 52-10. These two victories help keep them close in case more top level teams should fall behind.

Another week passes as Auburn and Oregon remain at the top. Pity about Michigan State and Missouri but they are still alive in their conference as there is no undefeated team in the Big Ten or Big 12. Still a very wild scenario.