Columbia Missourian
Page 2B — MONDAY, October 20, 2008
national football
league
college football
BCS Standings
1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Penn St.
4. Oklahoma
5. Southern Cal
6. Oklahoma St.
7. Georgia
8. Texas Tech
9. Ohio St.
10. Florida
11. Utah
12. Boise St.
13. LSU
14. TCU
15. Missouri
16. South Florida
17. Pittsburgh
18. Georgia Tech
19. Tulsa
20. Ball St.
21. BYU
22. Northwestern
23. Kansas
24. Minnesota
25. Florida St.
Rk
1
2
3
4
5
8
9
7
10
6
12
13
11
15
16
14
18
22
21
20
17
26
19
25
23
1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Penn St.
4. Oklahoma
5. Southern Cal
6. Oklahoma St.
7. Georgia
8. Texas Tech
9. Ohio St.
10. Florida
11. Utah
12. Boise St.
13. LSU
14. TCU
15. Missouri
16. South Florida
17. Pittsburgh
18. Georgia Tech
19. Tulsa
20. Ball St.
21. BYU
22. Northwestern
23. Kansas
24. Minnesota
25. Florida St.
Harris
Pts
2838
2692
2631
2357
2327
2046
1997
2179
1814
2225
1679
1498
1750
990
978
1160
763
503
528
578
932
228
634
284
447
AH
25
24
21
17
14
23
18
15
19
16
20
22
5
12
9
2
13
4
11
8
0
10
0
7
1
Pct
.9958
.9446
.9232
.8270
.8165
.7179
.7007
.7646
.6365
.7807
.5891
.5256
.6140
.3474
.3432
.4070
.2677
.1765
.1853
.2028
.3270
.0800
.2225
.0996
.1568
RB
25
24
20
23
22
16
19
7
21
18
15
14
17
13
12
5
0
8
1
0
10
0
11
0
0
SA Today
U
Rk Pts
Pct
1 1522 .9980
2 1436 .9416
3 1413 .9266
5 1218 .7987
4 1264 .8289
8 1083 .7102
9 1067 .6997
6 1210 .7934
10 995 .6525
7 1184 .7764
12 891 .5843
13 786 .5154
11 903 .5921
15 582 .3816
16 551 .3613
14 643 .4216
20 292 .1915
21 282 .1849
19 328 .2151
22 274 .1797
17 464 .3043
24 177 .1161
18 342 .2243
25 165 .1082
23 258 .1692
CM
25
24
21
20
16
23
19
15
22
14
18
17
1
13
4
5
12
8
11
9
2
10
0
7
3
KM
25
24
16
23
t19
22
21
14
t19
15
20
17
7
13
11
5
9
12
6
2
0
10
0
1
0
The AP Top 25
Record
7-0
7-0
8-0
6-1
5-1
5-1
7-0
7-0
6-1
7-1
5-1
8-0
6-0
6-1
7-1
5-2
5-1
6-1
5-2
7-0
6-1
7-0
5-1
5-1
6-1
Pts
1,625
1,543
1,506
1,358
1,307
1,292
1,252
1,194
1,117
1,053
987
943
849
674
643
568
540
412
364
357
338
321
281
190
149
Pvs
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
7
10
12
13
14
15
19
—
11
23
9
16
24
—
—
—
—
—
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 62,
Virginia Tech 62, Vanderbilt 61, Michigan St. 15,
North Carolina 14, Kentucky 10, Maryland 10,
Cincinnati 9, Oregon 8, Arizona 6, California 3,
Oregon St. 2.
USA Today Top 25
The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college
football coaches poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Oct. 18, total
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote, and
previous ranking:
Record
7-0
7-0
8-0
5-1
6-1
7-0
5-1
7-0
6-1
7-1
5-1
8-0
6-0
6-1
7-1
5-2
6-1
5-2
7-0
5-1
6-1
7-0
5-1
6-1
6-1
1. Texas (58)
2. Alabama (1)
3. Penn State (2)
4. Southern California
5. Oklahoma
6. Texas Tech
7. Florida
8. Oklahoma State
9. Georgia
10. Ohio State
11. LSU
12. Utah
13. Boise State
14. South Florida
15. TCU
16. Missouri
17. Brigham Young
18. Kansas
19. Tulsa
20. Pittsburgh
21. Georgia Tech
22. Ball State
23. Florida State
24. Northwestern
25. Minnesota
Pts
1,522
1,436
1,413
1,264
1,218
1,210
1,184
1,083
1,067
995
903
891
786
643
582
551
464
342
328
292
282
274
258
177
165
Pvs
1
2
3
4
6
5
7
10
9
11
14
13
16
20
24
12
8
15
NR
NR
NR
25
NR
NR
NR
postseason
baseball
Boston
Tampa Bay
h
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
bi
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
TAMPA BAY
ab
Iwmra 2b 4
Upton cf
4
CPena 1b 4
Lngoria 3b 3
Crwfrd lf
3
WAybr dh 3
Nvarro c
3
Baldelli rf 3
Gross rf
0
Bartlett ss 3
Totals
30
r
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
h
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
6
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6
0
3
0
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3
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The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive
College Football Poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Oct. 18, total
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote and
previous ranking:
1. Texas (104)
2. Alabama (6)
3. Penn State (3)
4. Oklahoma
5. USC
6. Florida
7. Texas Tech
8. Oklahoma State
9. Georgia
10. Ohio State
11. LSU
12. Utah (1)
13. Boise State
14. South Florida
15. TCU
16. Missouri
17. BYU
18. Pittsburgh
19. Kansas
20. Ball State
21. Tulsa
22. Georgia Tech
23. Florida State
24. Boston College
25. Minnesota
Record
7-0
7-0
8-0
6-1
5-1
5-1
7-0
7-0
6-1
7-1
5-1
8-0
6-0
6-1
7-1
5-2
6-1
5-1
5-2
7-0
7-0
6-1
5-1
5-1
6-1
Pts
2,838
2,692
2,631
2,357
2,327
2,225
2,179
2,046
1,997
1,814
1,750
1,679
1,498
1,160
990
978
932
763
634
578
528
503
447
366
284
Pvs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
9
13
12
14
15
19
NR
11
8
25
16
23
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Other teams receiving votes: Northwestern
228, Virginia Tech 219, Michigan State 81, North
Carolina 74, Vanderbilt 70, Cincinnati 35, Oregon
35, Maryland 28, Arizona 24, California 24,
Illinois 10, Fresno State 9, Kentucky 6, Auburn 5,
Wake Forest 3, Notre Dame 2, Oregon State 1.
North
onference
C
W L PF PA
2 1 96 92
1 2 106101
1 2 42 81
1 2 85 102
1 2 83 96
0 3 50 108
South
Oklahoma St. 3 0 118 57
Texas Tech
3 0 138 84
Texas
3 0 139 80
Oklahoma
2 1 129 93
Baylor
1 2 61 93
Texas A&M
0 3 83 143
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas St.
Nebraska
Iowa St.
All Games
W L PF PA
5 2 237153
5 2 321184
4 3 149175
4 3 273193
4 3 233174
2 5 178204
7
7
7
6
3
2
0
0
0
1
4
5
325144
321148
337123
328145
198188
169241
Saturday’s results
Texas 56, Missouri 31
Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25
Nebraska 35, Iowa St. 7
Oklahoma St. 34, Baylor 6
Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31
Colorado 14, Kansas St. 13
Saturday, Oct. 25
Texas Tech at Kansas, 11 a.m.
Baylor at Nebraska, 11:30 a.m.
Oklahoma at Kansas St., 11:30 a.m.
Oklahoma St. at Texas, 2:30 p.m.
Colorado at Missouri, 5:30 p.m.
Texas A&M at Iowa St., 6 p.m.
Sprint Cup
TUMS QuikPak 500
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0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
1
3
E—Bartlett (2). DP—Tampa Bay 1. LOB—Boston
8, Tampa Bay 3. 2B—Longoria (3), WAybar (1).
HR—Pedroia (3), WAybar (2). SB—Pedroia (2).
CS—Pedroia (1).
Boston
Lester L,0-2
Okajima
Explanation Key
Team percentages are derived by
dividing a team’s actual voting points
by a maximum 2850 possible points
in the Harris Interactive Poll and
1525 possible points in the USA
Today Coaches Poll.
Six computer rankings calculated
in inverse points order (25 for No.
1, 24 for No. 2, etc.) are used to
determine the overall computer
component. The highest and lowest
ranking for each team is dropped,
and the remaining four are added
and divided by 100 (the maximum
possible points) to produce a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six
computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley,
Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff
Sagarin, and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule
strength in its formula.
The BCS Average is calculated
by averaging the percent totals of
the Harris Interactive, USA Today
Coaches and Computer polls.
nascar
Rays 3, Red Sox 1
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0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Pv
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
BIG 12
CONFERENCE
Others receiving votes: Boston College 159,
Michigan State 92, Virginia Tech 77, North
Carolina 28, Oregon 27, Cincinnati 26, Vanderbilt
20, Kentucky 15, Wake Forest 14, Maryland 12,
Arizona 11, Fresno State 4, Illinois 4, California
2, Notre Dame 2, Colorado 1, East Carolina 1.
BOSTON
ab
Crisp cf
4
Pedroia 2b 2
Ortiz dh
3
Yukilis 3b 3
JDrew rf
3
Bay lf
3
Kotsay 1b 4
Varitek c
4
Cora ss
3
Lowrie ph 1
Totals
30
PW
25
24
15
22
17
21
20
18
23
6
13
19
7
14
9
4
10
8
11
16
0
3
0
12
0
BCS
Avg
.9979
.9487
.8666
.8319
.7751
.7727
.7201
.7127
.7030
.6990
.6345
.5870
.4987
.4197
.3682
.3296
.2831
.2405
.2368
.2342
.2171
.1620
.1489
.1426
.1120
Harris interactive
Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press
college football poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Oct. 18, total
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote, and
previous ranking:
1. Texas (65)
2. Alabama
3. Penn St.
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida
6. Southern Cal
7. Oklahoma St.
8. Texas Tech
9. Georgia
10. Ohio St.
11. LSU
12. Utah
13. Boise St.
14. South Florida
15. TCU
16. Missouri
17. Pittsburgh
18. BYU
19. Kansas
20. Ball St.
21. Georgia Tech
22. Tulsa
23. Boston College
24. Florida St.
25. Minnesota
JS
25
24
18
22
16
23
17
14
20
9
21
19
10
15
11
2
8
12
3
13
0
6
0
7
0
omputer
C
Rk
Pct
1 1.000
2 .960
7 .750
4 .870
10 .680
3 .890
6 .760
11 .580
5 .820
12 .540
8 .730
9 .720
t19 .290
13 .530
14 .400
23 .160
15 .390
16 .360
18 .310
17 .320
t25 .020
t19 .290
NR .000
t21 .220
t27 .010
SO
0
0
Tampa Bay
Garza W,2-0
7
2
1
1
3
1
Wheeler
/3 1
0
0
0
1
Howell
/3 0
0
0
0
Bradford
0
0
0
0
1
Price S,1
11/3 0
0
0
1
Garza pitched to 1 batter in the 8th, Bradford
pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBP—by Garza (Pedroia).
Umpires—Home, Brian Gorman; First, Sam
Holbrook; Second, Brian O’Nora; Third, Tim
McClelland; Left, Alfonso Marquez; Right, Angel
Hernandez. T—3:31. A—40,473 (36,048).
WORLD SERIES
Wednesday’s game
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (n)
Thursday’s game
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (n)
Saturday’s game
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (n)
Sunday, Oct. 26
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (n)
Monday, Oct. 27
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, if necessary (n)
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, if necessary (n)
Thursday, Oct. 30
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, if necessary (n)
8
1
9
0
0
0
3
Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, Va.
Lap length: .526 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 504 laps,
149.1 rating, 195 points, $219,161.
2. (10) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 504, 114.4,
170, $121,975.
3. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 504, 121.1, 165,
$145,850.
4. (8) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 504, 120.7, 165,
$136,236.
5. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 504, 105.7, 155,
$121,916.
6. (23) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 504, 97.4, 150,
$93,875.
7. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 504, 100.8, 146,
$131,636.
8. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 504, 82, 147,
$123,416.
9. (5) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 504, 88.2, 138,
$93,675.
10. (18) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 504, 93.1,
134, $110,708.
11. (17) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 504, 89.8, 130,
$84,775.
12. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 504, 90.8, 132,
$87,750.
13. (13) David Ragan, Ford, 504, 81.9, 124,
$85,300.
14. (24) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 503, 73.8,
121, $103,433.
15. (39) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 503, 64.8,
118, $81,425.
16. (37) Bill Elliott, Ford, 503, 57.4, 115,
$89,720.
17. (2) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 503, 81, 112,
$116,233.
18. (31) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 503, 60, 109,
$97,258.
19. (25) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 502, 55.1, 106,
$100,889.
20. (15) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 502, 82.5, 108,
$107,683.
Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 6,073.
2. G.Biffle, 5,924. 3. J.Burton, 5,921. 4.
C.Edwards, 5,875. 5. C.Bowyer, 5,831. 6.
K.Harvick, 5,817. 7. J.Gordon, 5,798. 8.
T.Stewart, 5,735. 9. D.Earnhardt Jr., 5,694. 10.
M.Kenseth, 5,665. 11. D.Hamlin, 5,653. 12.
Ky.Busch, 5,628.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Buffalo
New England
N.Y. Jets
Miami
W
5
3
3
2
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Houston
W
6
3
3
2
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
W
5
3
2
0
Denver
San Diego
Oakland
Kansas City
W
4
3
2
1
East
L T Pct PF PA
1 0 .833 149 118
2 0 .600 89 109
3 0 .500 154 146
4 0 .333 120 130
South
L T Pct PF PA
0 0 1.000 149 66
3 0 .500 124 128
3 0 .500 128 131
4 0 .333 140 179
North
L T Pct PF PA
1 0 .833 141 89
3 0 .500 105 100
4 0 .333 92 106
7 0 .000 98 182
West
L T Pct PF PA
2 0 .667 166 154
4 0 .429 192 162
4 0 .333 97 148
5 0 .167 75 165
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
N.Y. Giants
Washington
Dallas
Philadelphia
W
5
5
4
3
Carolina
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
New Orleans
W
5
5
4
3
Chicago
Green Bay
Minnesota
Detroit
W
4
4
3
0
Arizona
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
W
4
2
2
1
East
L T
1 0
2 0
3 0
3 0
South
L T
2 0
2 0
2 0
4 0
North
L T
3 0
3 0
4 0
6 0
West
L T
2 0
4 0
5 0
5 0
Pct
.833
.714
.571
.500
PF
170
140
189
167
PA
101
128
175
123
Pct
.714
.714
.667
.429
PF
147
161
139
179
PA
104
107
127
163
Pct
.571
.571
.429
.000
PF
196
194
154
97
PA
150
159
167
187
Pct
.667
.333
.286
.167
PF
177
96
158
110
PA
144
178
196
171
Sunday’s results
St. Louis 34, Dallas 14
Tennessee 34, Kansas City 10
Baltimore 27, Miami 13
Chicago 48, Minnesota 41
Buffalo 23, San Diego 14
N.Y. Giants 29, San Francisco 17
Pittsburgh 38, Cincinnati 10
Carolina 30, New Orleans 7
Houston 28, Detroit 21
Washington 14, Cleveland 11
Green Bay 34, Indianapolis 14
Oakland 16, N.Y. Jets 13, OT
Tampa Bay 20, Seattle 10
Open: Arizona, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Jacksonville
Today’s game
Denver at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, noon
St. Louis at New England, noon
Buffalo at Miami, noon
Washington at Detroit, noon
Tampa Bay at Dallas, noon
Oakland at Baltimore, noon
San Diego at New Orleans, noon
Arizona at Carolina, noon
Atlanta at Philadelphia, noon
Cincinnati at Houston, 3:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 3:15 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 3:15 p.m.
Open: Denver, Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota
Monday, Oct. 27
Indianapolis at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.
Rams 34, cowboys 14
Dallas
St. Louis
7
21
0
3
0
7
7 — 14
3 — 34
First Quarter
Dal—Barber 1 run (Folk kick), 9:42.
StL—Avery 42 pass from Bulger (J.Brown kick),
7:51.
StL—Jackson 8 run (J.Brown kick), 4:34.
StL—Jackson 1 run (J.Brown kick), 1:56.
Second Quarter
StL—FG J.Brown 52, 1:47.
Third Quarter
StL—Jackson 56 run (J.Brown kick), 8:55.
Fourth Quarter
StL—FG J.Brown 35, 10:33.
Dal—Bennett 34 pass from B.Johnson (Folk
kick), 1:50.
A—62,035.
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes-yards
Passing
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
Dal
17
341
22-124
217
2-41
4-105
0-0
17-34-3
3-17
5-42.0
2-1
8-56
27:23
StL
18
325
35-180
145
1-10
3-51
3-61
14-19-0
5-28
4-43.0
0-0
5-32
32:37
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Dallas, Barber 18-100, Choice
2-13, Crayton 1-11, B.Johnson 1-0. St. Louis,
Jackson 25-160, Minor 5-15, Avery 1-7, Bulger
4/-2.
PASSING—Dallas, B.Johnson 17-34-3-234. St.
Louis, Bulger 14-19-0-173.
RECEIVING—Dallas, Witten 6-44, Crayton
3-30, Bennett 2-67, Austin 2-43, Owens 2-31,
Barber 1-13, Anderson 1-6. St. Louis, Avery 5-65,
Holt 3-51, Minor 2-17, Jackson 2-16, D.Hall 1-20,
Burton 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Dallas, Folk 46 (WR).
St. Louis, J.Brown 54 (WR).
Titans 34, Chiefs 10
Tennessee
Kansas City
10
0
7
0
3 14 — 34
0 10 — 10
First Quarter
Ten—FG Bironas 49, 7:15.
Ten—White 6 run (Bironas kick), 2:16.
Second Quarter
Ten—White 2 run (Bironas kick), 1:23.
Third Quarter
Ten—FG Bironas 46, :20.
Fourth Quarter
Ten—White 80 run (Bironas kick), 7:45.
KC—FG Novak 26, 4:56.
Ten—Johnson 66 run (Bironas kick), 4:01.
KC—Thigpen 14 run (Novak kick), 2:37.
A—74,200.
First downs
Total Net Yards
Rushes-yards
Passing
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interceptions Ret.
Comp-Att-Int
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
Ten
20
455
40-332
123
2-2
3-51
0-0
11-18-0
0-0
4-43.0
0-0
8-55
30:50
KC
13
272
17-58
214
2-2
7-192
0-0
23-37-0
3-21
7-47.6
1-0
8-60
29:10
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Tennessee, Johnson 18-168,
White 17-149, Ganther 2-11, Hall 1-6, Collins
2/-2. Kansas City, Thigpen 3-21, K.Smith 10-20,
Charles 3-17, Huard 1-0.
PASSING—Tennessee, Collins 11-18-0-123.
Kansas City, Huard 9-16-0-96, Thigpen 5-11-0-76,
Croyle 9-10-0-63.
RECEIVING—Tennessee, Scaife 3-48, Crumpler 2-38, Hawkins 2-11, Johnson 2-4, Hall 1-15,
White 1-7. Kansas City, Bowe 7-86, Gonzalez
6-97, Charles 4-26, K.Smith 2-5, Cox 2-2, Darling
1-11, Bradley 1-8.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Kansas City, Novak
39 (WL), 50 (WR).
Big 12: Colorado’s passing game
still poses concern despite victory
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the fantastic freshman has all
the tools necessary to be a Big
12 quarterback, and a good one,
at that.
Hansen may have had a truncated playbook and a bevy of
bootlegs and draws against
the Wildcats, “but Tyler has a
strong arm and he’s a smart
and tough kid,” Cody Hawkins
said. “He’s not going to be a
package runner all the time. I
mean, he’s a guy who can drop
back and throw it 50 times a
game if he needs to.
“At practice, the guy’s accurate, he has a very strong arm
and he has good feet. So, he’s
the kind of guy who can be a
great program quarterback. A
lot of people might only have
seen him run tonight, but he’s
a great quarterback and he’s a
dual threat.
“If I’m on the sideline, my
most important job is coaching
up Tyler.”
Cody Hawkins, who has struggled to match last year’s solid
debut season, wasn’t exactly
benched. He took 33 snaps on
five drives and Hansen took 49
snaps on eight drives against
Kansas State.
Hansen finished a modest
7-of-14 for 71 yards with one
touchdown and one interception, but he also ran 19 times for
86 yards. Hawkins was 6-of-11
for 35 yards and didn’t attempt
a single rush.
Mired in a three-game slump
in which Matt Ballenger had
replaced Cody Hawkins in consecutive losses to Texas and
Kansas, the Buffaloes realized
this athletic kid who was wowing them at practice had something to offer them that just
couldn’t wait ‘til next year.
“Well, mainly it’s because of
his legs. He can really run,”
Dan Hawkins said. “And so it
was a huge sacrifice for him.
... It’s not something we would
have made him do. We just said,
‘Hey, how do you feel about
it?’ And he didn’t hesitate an
instant.”
Dan Hawkins thanked not
only Hansen but also his son
and his former backup Matt
Ballenger for putting their egos
aside and placing team pursuits
ahead of individual interests.
“Matt ran over and ran the
scout team,” Dan Hawkins said.
“He’s big and he’s the closest
thing we have to Josh Freeman.
And again, that was a huge sacrifice for him, to go over there
and do that.”
But where does this leave
him?
With a three-headed monster
at quarterback?
Probably not.
One doesn’t take a redshirt
season away from a kid for spot
duty, right?
Logic says Hansen will get
more and more of the snaps,
leaving Cody Hawkins to guide
him from the sideline and Ballenger to keep running the
scout team.
“Well, the best thing about
it is, again, I think we’ve got
a number of kids that are just
more concerned about the
team and winning than they
are about themselves,” Dan
Hawkins said.
Even though Hansen sparked
the Buffs to victory, concerns
remain about Colorado’s passing game. Asked about his
level of concern, Dan Hawkins
retorted: “Are you concerned
about the stock market?”
OK, so Hansen is the bailout
then.
And this man of mystery sure
threw the Wildcats for a loop.
“I was like, who is he? I didn’t
even know who the kid was,”
said Kansas State defensive
back Courtney Herndon.
But now that the rabbit is out
of the hat, it’s the Buffs who are
going to have to be even more
creative if they plan to continue
sharing snaps.
Opponents quickly figured
out that running back Demetrius Sumler was the Buffs’ best
pass blocker and whenever he
entered the game, they assumed
a pass was on its way.
They might decipher the
Buffs’ intentions depending on
who’s lining up under center.
The thing is, Dan Hawkins
has never been a fan of playing
more than one quarterback.
“I hate it,” he said. “But it is
what it is. I didn’t like the fact
that I was so slow and short and
not very athletic, either. But I
had to deal with that.”
Of course, they could avoid
all the pitfalls by giving Hansen more of the playbook and
leaving him out there all the
while.
BRADFORD ROLLS: No. 4
Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford put
up the biggest numbers by a Big
12 QB this weekend, throwing
for a school record 468 yards
in OU’s 45-31 shootout win
over Todd Reesing and Kansas,
which fell three spots to No. 19.
“It’s not surprising anymore,
if you give him the time,” Sooners coach Bob Stoops said. “He
throws so many great balls. It’s
a rarity when you see one that
isn’t perfect. I thought everyone else around him really executed well and he delivered like
he always does.”
HUSKERS HAPPY: Like Colorado, Nebraska also ended its
three-game losing streak. The
Cornhuskers beat Iowa State
35-7, holding the Cyclones to
a season-low 218 yards after
getting burned in losses to Missouri and Texas Tech. “I’m not
happy until we hold them to
about 150,” Huskers coach Bo
Pelini said. “That’s what I’m
used to and that’s the kind of
standards we’re going to have
around here.”
Rams: Dallas flops without Romo
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“I just was thinking a little
lighter than I should have about
this ballgame,” Adam Jones
said. “I’m not speaking for this
team, but I was.”
The Rams won 19-17 at Washington last week in their first
game since replacing Scott
Linehan, ending a run of 17 losses in 20 games and four blowout
losses to start the season.
Their response to Haslett,
beginning his second stint as
a head coach, has exceeded
expectations.
“I think it’s just the will of the
players, more than anything,”
Haslett said. “I thought they
played extremely well today, in
all three phases.”
St. Louis defense did its part,
forcing four turnovers for the
second game in a row.
Oshiomogho Atogwe, who
had two interceptions, scored
the lone touchdown against the
Redskins last week on a fumble
recovery.
Jackson pulled a quadriceps
muscle in the fourth quarter
just before Haslett said he was
going to take him out, and was
to undergo an MRI. But Jackson
thought he’d be fine for next
week’s game at New England.
“It’s a little tight,” Jackson
said. “I’m able to walk and I’m
able to bend it, so that’s a good
sign.”
Cowboys linebacker DeMar-
cus Ware tied an NFL record
with a sack in his 10th consecutive game and enjoyed his first
multiple sack game of the season with three, giving him nine
on the season.
Ware matched the mark set
by Denver’s Simon Fletcher
from Nov. 15, 1992 to Sept. 20,
1993, although he remained one
game shy of the franchise mark
by Harvey Martin in 1976-77 —
which ended five years before
the sack was officially recognized.
Marion Barber had 100 yards
on 18 carries and the game’s
opening touchdown for Dallas.
There were not many more
highlights for the Cowboys (43), who lost for the third time
in four games. Newly acquired
wide receiver Roy Williams saw
limited action and said he was
shut out for the first time in his
career.
“This is my fifth year, and
this is my first time to not catch
a ball,” Williams said. “It’s frustrating because I want to help
this team win, and today I didn’t
do that.”
Romo looked fine throwing
in pregame warmups with his
hand wrapped. The team originally believed the injury would
sideline him a month but held
out hope Romo could play until
game day.
“He ended up making that
decision for us, actually, and
that’s the way it should have
been,” Jones said. “He just felt
like he couldn’t help us.”
Johnson was 6-for-18 for 66
yards in the first half while the
Cowboys fell behind 24-7. He
finished 17-for-34 for 234 yards
and throwing his only touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett
inside the 2-minute warning.
The Rams’ 21-point first quarter dwarfed their season output
of just 10 points in their first
five games. They asserted themselves after Barber accounted
for 45 yards on the Cowboys’
opening drive, quickly answering on Marc Bulger’s first
touchdown pass in two starts
with a 42-yarder to rookie Donnie Avery.
Jackson added runs of 8 and
1 yards, the Rams’ first two
touchdowns all season from
inside the 20, for a 21-7 lead. The
first score capitalized on a short
field after Johnson’s fumble on
a shotgun snap led to a punt
from the end zone, and the second came four plays after Will
Witherspoon’s interception of a
tipped pass at the Dallas 18.
Jackson’s 56-yard run down
the right sideline made it 31-7
midway through the third quarter and gave him three rushing
scores for the first time since
the 2006 finale.
Bulger finished 14-for-19 for
173 yards and a touchdown.
Tampa Bay: Price closes ninth,
started season off in Class A
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0-2 pitch put the Rays ahead in
the fifth after Aybar doubled
and Dioner Navarro reached
on an infield single.
Garza took the mound for
the biggest game of his life
with something, perhaps cotton balls, stuffed in his ears
to help drown out the noise at
sold-out Tropicana Field. He
walked David Ortiz after giving up the homer, then quickly
settled into a groove.
The 24-year-old right-hander
struck out nine before shortstop Jason Bartlett booted Alex
Cora’s ground ball for an error,
leading off a tense eighth.
Boston went on to load the
bases when Kevin Youkilis
drew a two-out walk. Price, the
No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft,
became the fifth Tampa Bay
pitcher of the inning — quite a
spot for someone who started
the year in Class A.
Drew, who capped the Game
5 rally with a ninth-inning sin-
gle, struck out with a checkswing on a 97 mph fastball to
end the threat. Price worked
around a leadoff walk in the
ninth and when pinch-hitter
Jed Lowrie grounded out, the
celebration began.
The Rays dropped the “Devil”
from their name before the season and came out with a new
identity: Gone were the laughable losers who finished last
in the AL East in nine of their
first 10 seasons, the snowbird
specials whose quirky Tropicana Field filled with transplanted Bostonians whenever
the Red Sox visited.
After splitting the first two
games of the series at home,
though, it was Tampa Bay
that made itself at home in an
opponent’s ballpark, with B.J.
Upton and the Rays sending
shot after shot sailing over the
Green Monster. In all, the Rays
outscored the Red Sox 29-13
in the three games at Fenway
Park, hitting 10 home runs.
But the young Rays’ postseason inexperience showed
in Game 5, when a normally
trusty bullpen blew a 7-0 lead
over the last three innings,
allowing Boston to save its season with an 8-7 victory.
The Red Sox were the eighth
team to rally from a 3-1 deficit
to force Game 7 of an LCS, and
they are the only club to do it
more than once. The Red Sox
also battled back in 1986, 2004
and 2007, and went on to win
the World Series the past two
times.
With the tarps covering
nearly 5,800 seats in the upper
deck removed for the second straight night, more than
40,000 fans packed the domed
stadium for a rematch of the
starting pitchers from Game
3, won by Tampa Bay 9-1 at
Fenway Park.
No team has repeated as
World Series champion since
the New York Yankees won
three straight from 1998-2000.