We interrupt your Boston Red Sox Championship coverage to bring you some college football news and a look at the polls.
The South Carolina Gamecocks football team will honor six students killed in an Ocean Isle Beach fire this past weekend before Saturday’s game. They will wear stickers on their helmets that say “Forever to thee”. A great gesture by Steve Spurrier and his players.
The US Department of Education says in a federal report that Michigan’s Big House is inaccessible for the disabled. The report states that the stadium doesn’t provide enough handicapped seats and also doesn’t offer the same choices in seating to the disabled. If Michigan doesn’t make changes, they could lose millions in financial aid.
LSU’s backup quarterback Ryan Perrilloux and backup linebacker Derrick Odom will miss their game this Saturday as they are suspended for taking part in a brawl at nightclub this past weekend. This is huge as they will face Alabama this weekend. LSU uses Perrilloux in a QB rotation in certain situations. That should make Nick Saban happy.
Florida State will be without their backup quarterback Xaiver Lee for their next two games. He was suspended for a violation of team rules in relation to his academic standing. He will miss the Seminoles big game against #2 Boston College this week and their next game against #11 Virginia Tech.
University of Mississippi linebacker Greg Hardy has been suspended indefinitely from the Rebels football team. Head coach Ed Orgeron would not say why Hardy is suspended but did say he violated team rules. Hardy leads the SEC in sacks with 8. He missed last Saturday’s game against Auburn due to the same violation of team rules.
Nebrask will be without the services of their starting quarterback Sam Keller for the rest of the season. Keller injured his shoulder in last Saturday’s loss to Texas.
My UConn Huskies picked up some more attention nationally as they cracked the rankings for the first time in their Div-1 history. They are #16 in the AP Poll, #20 in the USA Today Poll, and #13 in the BCS.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll |
| 1. Ohio State (59) 9-0 1,615 | 1. Ohio State (56) 9-0 1,495 |
| 2. Boston College (1) 8-0 1,501 | 2. Boston College (3) 8-0 1,414 |
| 3. LSU (3) 7-1 1,478 | 3. LSU 7-1 1,324 |
| 4. Oregon 7-1 1,417 | 4. Oregon (1) 7-1 1,280 |
| 5. Oklahoma 7-1 1,365 | 5. Oklahoma 7-1 1,269 |
| 6. Arizona State (2) 8-0 1,310 | 6. Arizona State 8-0 1,221 |
| 7. West Virginia 7-1 1,286 | 7. West Virginia 7-1 1,177 |
| 8. Kansas 8-0 1,164 | 8. Kansas 8-0 1,108 |
| 9. Missouri 7-1 1,121 | 9. Missouri 7-1 983 |
| 10. Georgia 6-2 949 | 10. Georgia 6-2 791 |
| 11. Virginia Tech 6-2 823 | 11. Hawaii 8-0 769 |
| 12. Hawaii 8-0 776 | 12. Texas 7-2 753 |
| 13. USC 6-2 742 | 13. Virginia Tech 6-2 736 |
| 14. Texas 7-2 728 | 14. Michigan 7-2 701 |
| 15. Michigan 7-2 726 | 15. USC 6-2 679 |
| 16. Connecticut 7-1 555 | 16. Auburn 6-3 454 |
| 17. Alabama 6-2 547 | 17. Florida 5-3 451 |
| 18. Florida 5-3 532 | 18. Alabama 6-2 439 |
| 19. Auburn 6-3 530 | 19. Wisconsin 7-2 422 |
| 20. South Florida 6-2 392 | 20. Connecticut 7-1 419 |
| 21. Wake Forest 6-2 259 | 21. South Florida 6-2 291 |
| 21. Boise State 7-1 259 | 22. Boise State 7-1 218 |
| 23. South Carolina 6-3 196 | 23. Kentucky 6-3 159 |
| 24. Tennessee 5-3 165 | 24. Clemson 6-2 145 |
| 25. Clemson 6-2 146 | 25. South Carolina 6-3 131 |
| Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes |
| Wisconsin 132, California 131, Kentucky 123, Virginia 33, Penn State 30, Purdue 22, Brigham Young 22, TROY 13, Kansas State 12, UCLA 11, Oklahoma State 5, Illinois 4, New Mexico 4, Rutgers 1. | Virginia 119, California 118, Wake Forest 115, Purdue 107, Tennessee 64, Penn State 53, Illinois 21, Kansas State 20, Brigham Young 13, Oklahoma State 11, Cincinnati 8, Texas Tech 8, Vanderbilt 4, Houston 4, Colorado 2, Florida State 2, Oregon State 2. |
| Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings |
| Kentucky 14, California 18, Virginia 21, Penn State 24, Rutgers 25. | Virginia 18, California 20, PENNST 22. |
| BCS Standings |
| 1. Ohio State 9-0 |
| 2. Boston College 8-0 |
| 3. LSU 7-1 |
| 4. Arizona State 8-0 |
| 5. Oregon 7-1 |
| 6. Oklahoma 7-1 |
| 7. West Virginia 7-1 |
| 8. Kansas 8-0 |
| 9. Missouri 7-1 |
| 10. Georgia 6-2 |
| 11. Virginia Tech 6-2 |
| 12. Michigan 7-2 |
| 13. Connecticut 7-1 |
| 14. Hawaii 8-0 |
| 15. Texas 7-2 |
| 16. Auburn 6-3 |
| 17. Alabama 6-2 |
| 18. South Florida 6-2 |
| 19. USC 6-2 |
| 20. Florida 5-3 |
| 21. Wisconsin 7-2 |
| 22. Boise State 7-1 |
| 23. Virginia 7-2 |
| 24. Wake Forest 6-2 |
| 25. Clemson 6-2 |
