Week 7 Wrap Up

This topsy turvy college football season continues, not a bad week going 8-4-2.  Lets take a look at the wrap ups from week 7:

THE LINE:     Cincinnati by 2 1/2  (LOSS)
Quarterback Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes before leaving the game with an apparent left arm injury leading CINCINNATI 34-17 in over SOUTH FLORIDA and control of the Big East.  Backup quarterback Zach Collaros took off on a quarterback draw for a 75 yard touchdown icing the win.

THE LINE:     Texas by 3 (TIE)
In my Marquee Matchup of the Week, TEXAS got a 32 yard field goal from Hunter Lawrence at 12:43 of the fourth quarter as the Longhorns hung on to beat OKLAHOMA 16-13.   Sooners quarterback was knocked out of the game in the first quarter suffering the same shoulder injury that shelved him for the first 3 1/2 games.  Even with the Horns' winning, Colt McCoy did not put up even close to Heisman type numbers finishing 21 for 39 for 127 yards (1 TD, 1 INT). 

THE LINE:     T.C.U. by 22 (Loss)
TCU used a punishing defense to whip COLORADO ST. 44-6.  The Horned Frogs gear up for their biggest game of the season this Saturday at Provo, UT and the Cougars of B.Y.U.  The T.C.U. defense gave up a total of 182 yards and quarterback Andy Dalton threw for a pair of scores.

THE LINE:     Utah by 16 (Win)
The UTAH Utes got their 600th win in program history playing a very average game before finally pulling away from a terrible U.N.L.V. team 35-15.  Not much to report here other than Utah quarterback Terrence Cain threw for two touchdowns.

THE LINE:     Nebraska by 10 (Loss)
My "Lock of the Week" was picked clean by TEXAS TECH as the Red Raiders upset NEBRASKA in Lincoln, NE 31-10.  Red Raiders backup quarterback Steven Sheffield threw for one touchdown and the Texas Tech defense confused Huskers' quarterback Zac Lee for 3 quarters.  Lee continues to struggle in big games and if this trend continues, Nebraska will have a difficult time winning the Big-12 North.

THE LINE:     Miami, FL by 14 (Win)
Jacory Harris completed 20 of 26 passes for 293 yards and a touchdown in an easy 27-7 win for the Hurricanes of MIAMI over CENTRAL FLORIDA. 

THE LINE:     USC by 10 (Win)
The USC Trojans built a huge second half lead and then watched as the NOTRE DAME Fighting Irish made yet another storied comeback before holding off a last second Jimmy Clausen pass to defeat the Irish 34-27.  Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley threw for a career high 380 yards (2 TD's, 1 INT).  Of course, this game wouldn't end without some controversy as Notre Dame received an extra second on the clock (at the end of regulation) to try one more time to wake up the echoes.....unfortunately for them, they fell on deaf ears !

THE LINE:     Alabama by 17 (Win)
Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram jumped up into the Heisman race as he galloped for a career high 246 yards (1 TD) leading ALABAMA to a 20-6 victory over the visiting SOUTH CAROLINA Gamecocks.  Ingram ran all over the South Carolina defense in keeping the Tide in contro despite a season high four turnovers.   The Alabama defense held the Gamecocks to 278 total yards. Both quarterbacks had very difficult games against each teams stellar defeneses.  With this win, I believe that Alabama has cemented themselves at the most complete team in the nation so far.

THE LINE:     Arizona by 5 (TIE)
ARIZONA running back Nate Grigsby raced 57 yards for the winning touchdown as the Wildcats came back from a 15 point 4th quarter deficit, beating STANFORD 43-38.  Wildcat quarterback also threw for a career high 415 yards and 3 TD's.

THE LINE:     Arizona St. by 6 1/2 (Win)
Danny Sullivan's 50 yards touchdown pass with no time left shocked the entire stadium and the WASHINGTON Husky defense in a 24-17 ARIZONA ST. win.  This win puts the Sun Devils back in contention for a Pac-10 title with the Trojans.

THE LINE:     Michigan St. by 14 (Win)
Kirk Cousins connected on a pair of touchdown strikes to Blair White in the MICHIGAN ST. 24-14 victory over the Wildcats of NORTHWESTERN.  Next up for Sparty, a home date with Big-10 leader Iowa.

THE LINE:     Auburn by 13 1/2 (Loss)
Randall Cobbs 4 yard touchdown run sealed the come back victory for KENTUCKY 21-14 over AUBURN.  This seven point victory was the Wildcats first over Auburn since 1966.  In all, Kentucky rushed for 246 yards and held down the high powered but sputtering Auburn offense.

THE LINE:     Georgia by 8 (Win)
GEORGIA easily handled VANDERBILT taking apart the home town Commodores, 34-10.  The Georgia defense which has been disspaointing this season (ranking 110 nationally) came up with three sacks and an interception.