Ada High appears to be on the march to the playoffs. Ohio State is on the march to nowhere since they are on probation. The weather is marching toward Indian summer, or so we hope. Presidential debate "scoring" appears to make rudeness not only advisable but mandatory. I am so tired of this political campaign. Since Alex Rodriguez is probably finished as a Yankee, so perhaps he should run for president.
High School Division: Ada High was 8-0 going into this Friday night and faced an opponent with only 2 losses in Delphos Jefferson. The game started in the rain, and the wet field in Ada slowed down both teams. Ada got two touchdowns on screen passes and kicked their first field goal of the season on route to a 17-0 victory. Next weekend, Ada of division VI, smallest schools, faces Lima Central Catholic of division V, somewhat larger schools, for the Northwest Conference championship.
Division III: Ohio Northern's furious fourth-quarter rally fell just short 28-23 at John Carroll. Washington U celebrated their head coach's 60th birthday with an 18-13 victory at Denison. Guilford edged Randolph Macon 38-35, turning Randolph Macon's homecoming into a real downer.
Division FCS (I-AA): Michael Strauss threw four TD passes in his first college start to lead Richmond's waltz over James Madison 35-29. Villanova thumped Georgia State 49-24. Northern Colorado steamrolled Idaho State 52-14 for the second win of the season for the Bears.
Rivalry and Trophy Games: #20 Stanford outgained Cal 2-1 and otherwise dominated the Bears 21-3 to retain the Stanford Axe. Michigan kicked a late field goal to overtake Michigan State for a 12-10 win. Thus Michigan regained the Paul Bunyan Trophy that had resided in East Lansing for the past three years. As they usually do, Wisconsin trampled Minnesota 38-13 to retain Paul Bunyan's Axe. Duke scored the winning TD with 14 seconds to go to topple North Carolina 33-30 and win the Victory Bell.
Ranked vs. Ranked: Jeff Driskel threw for only 93 yards but completed 4 TD passes as #2 Florida walloped #7 South Carolina 44-11 to take command of the SEC Eastern Division. #18 Texas A & M led #6 LSU 9-0 at the end of the first quarter, outgained the Tigers for the game, and even had more time of possession than the hard-running Tigers, but the Aggies gave the ball away five times while the Tigers held onto it, so LSU was able to overcome a determined A & M challenge 24-19 in College Station. Seth Doege threw 7 TD passes to lead #17 Texas Tech to a 56-53 win at #23 TCU in three overtimes. #4 Kansas State beat #13 West Virginia in a landslide 55-14.
Our Teams Triumphant: Zac Stacy, already holder of the Vandy record for rushing for a season, became the career rushing leader as well as he led Vandy to a 17-13 win over an Auburn team that has only won one game this year. In a war of religion and strong defenses, Notre Dame edged Brigham Young 17-14 in South Bend.
Vale of Tears: In a game that will have great impact on who will play in the ACC championship game, Virginia Tech outgained #19 Clemson and held down the normally efficient Clemson offense. Unfortunately, Tech gave the ball away four times to one for Clemson and gave the game away as well 38-17. #3 Oregon scored 43 points in the first half against Arizona State and refrained thereafter, outracing the Sun Devils 43-21. Wake Forest came off a bye to dump error-prone Virginia 16-10. Matt Barkley threw six touchdown passes and claimed his school's record for career TD passes as#10 Southern Cal rendered the Colorado Golden Buffaloes extinct 50-10. North Carolina State kicked a field goal with 23 seconds left to take a 20-18 lead over Maryland, and the Terps managed an unsuccessful field goal attempt with two seconds left in a tense loss.
Say What??: Toledo led #21 Cincinnati throughout the game and held off an attempted last-minute comeback to upend the Bearcats 29-23 in Toledo. #11 Georgia underestimated Kentucky but managed to pull out a 29-24 victory.
Corrections Report: Ohio State's star QB, sophomore Braxton Miller, was injured in the third quarter and was taken to the hospital as the game continued with OSU down by a touchdown. Junior Kenny Guiton replaced Miller. Guiton had a rough start, but he led a last-minute drive and threw a TD pass with 3 seconds on the clock. Guiton then coolly completed a pass for the 2-point conversion to tie the game. Ohio State scored a TD on their overtime possession, and Purdue could muster neither a first down or a touchdown. #8 (ESPN) Ohio State 29-22 over the Boilermakers. (Incidentally, Braxton Miller was released from the hospital, apparently OK.) Penn State dominated Iowa in every category en route to clubbing the Hawkeyes 38-7 (early 4th quarter).
Pentagon Papers: New Mexico outgained Air Force by almost 100 yards, but the Falcons were able to slip past the Lobos 28-23. Navy squeaked past Indiana 31-30 for their first victory over a Big Ten team since 1979. Eastern Michigan won their first game of the season by overwhelming Army 48-38.
Undefeated and Untied This Week: Emory, Peabody Conservatory, William and Mary, Miami of Ohio.
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