The Final Wrap Up

I dropped a little this week going 12-3. Hey there were some tough ones out there ! I lost on Ohio St., Notre Dame and Oklahoma St.

A couple of late games that maybe nobody saw, but a good one in Eugene, OR as Ducks coach Chip Kelly gets his first win 38-36 over a Purdue. A great game that came down to the end. The Oregon defense accounted for 2 TD's and stopped the Boilermakers on a game tying 2 point conversion attempt with 1:01 remaining. Ducks QB Jeremiah Masoli threw for 166 and one score and also rushed for 72 yards (more like it).
FINAL: Oregon 38-Purdue 36

The Utah Utes finally got the ship righted scoring 17 4th quarter points in beating a pesky San Jose St. squad 24-14. Terrance Cain (the National JUCO player of the year) completed 18 of 31 for 247 yards and 1 TD. Utah could have piled up more points but lost 2 fumbles inside Spartan territory and also missed 3 makeable field goals. Coach Whittingham better get the kicking game straightened out because it's going to be a tough Mountain West Conference this year. With the victory, Utah extended the nations longest active winning streak to 16 games.
FINAL: Utah 24-San Jose St. 14

In a pouring rainstorm, the L.S.U. Tigers slogged their way to a 23-9 victory over Vanderbilt. This one was close for most of the night as playing in front of 93,000 didn't stop the Commodores from hanging in. The Tigers led by only 7 with 9:42 remaining, then RB Keiland Williams ran for a pair of scores as the much bigger offensive line of L.S.U. wore down the smaller Commodores. So, far 2-0 for the Bayou Bengals but they have yet to look impressive. With some big upcoming games, the Tigers better get their passing game and their overall team defensive game in gear.
FINAL: L.S.U. 23-Vanderbilt 9

Despite trailing 20-6 late in the third quarter, the Tiger offense finally got rolling behind 124 yards and the game winning touchdown from tailback Derrick Washington. Heralded sophomore QB Blaine Gabbert came back to earth after throwing for only 44 yards in the first half but showed the maturity of a future star finishing the game completing 20-33 for 172 yards and 2 second half TD's.
FINAL: Missouri 27-Bowling Green 20