USC freshman QB Matt Barkley showed some veteran skills on the Trojan's final offensive drive as the Men Of Troy derailed any hopes of Ohio State playing for a National Championship this year. USC ,as for much of this decade, is putting itself in a position to be in the BCS championship discussion. While the Buckeyes chance are not 100% over they do not control their own destiny and will need help.
Speaking freshman QB's. Michigan pulled off a win that many thought was unexpected, myself included. The Wolverine's were covered in controversy just a week prior to the season starting and were undecided at starting QB when the opening kickoff arrived to weeks ago. With a convincing win over Western Michigan and now a big win over the Irish, Michigan is putting those issues behind them. Tate Forcier, with winning performance against the Irish, has cemented himself as the starter.
As predicted on this blog Oklahoma State laid an egg against Houston. This should be no surprise as Houston almost got the Cowboys last year.
A big surprise was the offensive explosion that took place between the hedges as Georgia dropped South Carolina. No one saw this coming after the 14-7 Bulldog win last year and how both offenses performed in week one.
My picks for the week weren't as strong as week 1 but all the games missed were decided by close scores and provided great football viewing. The Irish, Buckeyes and UConn Huskies all let me down. Houston came through for me along with the Deamon Deacons.
On the quick Heisman watch: Tim Tebow was superman again throwing for five TD's and making Troy State look like a high school JV team. Colt McCoy (Texas), Jahvid Best (Cal) and Max Hall (BYU) all had solid performances.
Don't look now but the Big 12 may be the best conference in football. Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas are all ranked. Texas Tech, also a Big 12 member, is putting up those gaudy offensive numbers again as Red Raider QB Taylor Potts threw for over 400 yards for the second game in a row.
Anyone catch the score of the FSU/ Jacksonville State game?. FSU wins 19-9 needing scores in the final two minutes to get and seal the victory. FSU QB Christian Ponder threw for 324 yards but again the running game wasn't there and pass defense showed for the second consecutive week it is a weakness. The Noles travel to BYU next weekend and Cougar quarterback Max Hall will be licking his chops after seeing the game film on this one and the Miami loss.
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