(2) OKLAHOMA 61, (12) OKLAHOMA STATE 41

STILLWATER, Oklahoma Bedlam turned into mayhem, and it resulted in bedlam for the Big 12 Conferences South Division.

Second-ranked Oklahoma downed No. 12 Oklahoma State, 61-41, in The Bedlam game on Saturday to create a three-way tie in the Big 12 South.

Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns for the Sooners (11-1, 7-1 Big 12 South), who have scored more than 60 points in four straight games. The redshirt sophomore completed 30-of-44 attempts and added a rushing score.

Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham had nine catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns.

Zac Robinson completed 18-of-27 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns for Oklahoma State (9-3, 5-3), which was outgained 557-424. The quarterback added 99 yards rushing on 16 carries and a score.

The three-way tie means that the Big 12 Souths representative in the December 6 conference championship against Missouri will be determined by the BCS standings that come out on Sunday.

Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma all took turns beating each other head-to-head, each going 1-1. The BCS standings are the first tiebreaker that can break the deadlock.

The Sooners rumbled to a 21-13 lead at the half, opening the eight-point gap in the final minute when Bradford hit Gresham with a 3-yard pass.

Oklahoma State battled back when Robinson hit Dez Bryant with a 6-yard pass to close the gap to 21-19. However, the Cowboys went for a two-point conversion and it backfired when Frank Alexander picked up a fumble by Robinson and rumbled the length of the field to give Oklahoma two points.

Bradford then sandwiched two touchdowns around a TD by the Cowboys. Bradford and Gresham connected on a 73-yard scoring play when the tight end collected a ball that was tipped into the air and ran to paydirt.

Bradford then scored on a fourth-down play when he picked up a fumbled snap and ran it in to give Oklahoma a 37-26 lead. On the previous play, Bradford scrambled and did a John Elway-like helicopter when hit by Oklahoma State defenders near the goal line.

The teams continued to pummel the scoreboard in the fourth quarter, as Robinson found Bryant for a 17-yard score before the pair teamed on a two-point conversion to make it 37-34.

Bradford and the Sooners then found Brody Elridge from a yard on fourth down to make it 44-34, but Perrish Cox returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards to make it 44-41 as the Cowboys refused to go away.

Bradford came right back, driving the Sooners 65 yards with the final 17 coming on a pass to Juaquin Iglesias that made it 51-41 just past the midway point of the final quarter. It was Bradfords 82nd career touchdown pass, a school record.

(23) GEORGIA TECH 45, (13) GEORGIA 42

ATHENS, Georgia Jonathan Dwyers 60-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second half ignited a 26-point third quarter that carried 23rd-ranked Georgia Tech to a 45-42 upset of No. 13 Georgia.

Roddy Jones rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries as the Yellow Jackets (9-3) rallied from a 28-12 halftime deficit to snap a seven-game losing streak against their biggest rival.

Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson beat Georgia (9-3) in his first attempt – something his predecessor – Chan Gailey – could not do in six seasons.

Georgias Matthew Stafford threw three of his career-high five touchdowns to Mohamed Massaquoi. However, four of Staffords TDs came in the first half.

OREGON 65, OREGON STATE 38

CORVALLIS, Oregon Oregon turned out to be a thorn in Oregon States side, and now its Southern California that may end up smelling the roses.

The 18th-ranked Ducks scored early and often, rolling to a 65-38 victory over the 17th-ranked Beavers in the 112th annual Civil War.

Oregon State (8-4, 7-2 Pac-10) held the tiebreaker with USC after beating the Trojans earlier this season.

All the Beavers needed to wrap up their first Rose Bowl bid since 1965 was a win over the Ducks (9-3, 7-2), but Jeremiah Johnson and Jeremiah Masoli had other plans.

Johnson rushed for 219 yards – 205 in the first half, including an 83-yard touchdown run. Masoli threw for three TDs and ran for another.

Lyle Moevao threw five TD passes for the Beavers, who need USC to lose to UCLA next Saturday to go to the Rose Bowl.

(5) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 38, NOTRE DAME 3

LOS ANGELES One of the biggest mismatches in the history of a storied college football rivalry proved to be all that and more.

Mark Sanchez threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns as fifth-ranked Southern California used a stifling defense to blast Notre Dame, 38-3.

Joe McKnight, C.J. Gable and Stafon Johnson each scored rushing touchdowns and the Trojans defense did not surrender a first down until the final play of the third quarter.

USC (10-1) can clinch a berth in the Rose Bowl with a win over UCLA next Saturday after Oregon State was routed by Oregon, 65-38.

The Trojans have won seven straight meetings with the Fighting Irish, with five of those victories coming by 31 points or more.

Notre Dame (6-6) managed just 91 total yards, four first downs and turned the ball over three times to end a tumultuous regular season that may see the end of coach Charlie Weis tenure in South Bend.

(8) TEXAS TECH 35, BAYLOR 28

LUBBOCK, Texas Graham Harrell tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Detron Lewis with just over six minutes remaining as No. 8 Texas Tech survived a major scare by rallying for a 35-28 victory over Baylor.

The Red Raiders (11-1, 7-1 Big 12 South) suffered a major letdown following last weeks humbling 44-point loss at Oklahoma and fell behind Baylor, 28-14, four minutes into the second half.

They also lost star receiver Michael Crabtree, who did not play in the second half after injuring his right ankle on a 6-yard completion with eight minutes remaining in the first half.

Lewis picked up the slack with eight receptions for 51 yards, including the go-ahead score.

Freshman quarterback Robert Griffin rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns for the Bears (4-8, 2-6).

(3) FLORIDA 45, (24) FLORIDA STATE 15

TALLAHASSEE, Florida Tim Tebow threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading third-ranked Florida to a 45-15 thrashing of No. 24 Florida State.

The reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Tebow completed 12-of-21 passes for 185 yards. The junior also ran for 78 yards on 17 carries.

Jeffrey Demps rushed for 87 yards and a TD while tight end Aaron Hernandez hauled in two scoring catches for the Gators (11-1), who already have clinched the SEC East Division title and a spot in next weekends conference title game.

With a win next Saturday against top-ranked Alabama, Florida likely would gain a berth in the BCS championship game.

(1) ALABAMA 36, AUBURN 0

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama An over-powering rushing attack and a dominating defense helped Alabama easily end a six-year Iron Bowl drought.

Glen Coffee and Mark Ingram combined for 209 yards and three touchdowns as the top-ranked Crimson Tide cruised to a 36-0 victory over rival Auburn.

John Parker Wilson passed for 134 yards and a score for Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC West), which had not beaten the Tigers since 2001.

Auburn (5-7, 2-5) managed just 170 yards from scrimmage en route to its sixth loss in seven games. The Tigers, who were ranked as high as ninth this season, failed to become bowl eligible for the first time since 1999.

KANSAS 40, (11) MISSOURI 37

COLUMBIA, Missouri Todd Reesing threw four touchdown passes and found Kerry Meier for the go-ahead score with 27 seconds remaining, lifting Kansas to a 40-37 upset of No. 11 Missouri in the annual Border Showdown.

Despite squandering a 26-10 cushion to the rival Tigers (9-3, 5-3 Big 12 North), the Jayhawks (7-5, 4-4) regained the lead when Reesing capped a nine-play drive with a 26-yard TD to Meier.

Kansas, which lost this heated rivalry game to Missouri last year, secured the win when Jeff Wolfert missed a 54-yard field goal as time expired.

(22) BOSTON COLLEGE 28, MARYLAND 21

CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts Third-string quarterback Billy Flutie tossed a touchdown pass on a fake field goal and 22nd-ranked Boston College clinched a berth in the ACC title game with a 28-21 victory over Maryland.

The nephew of legendary Eagles quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, Billy Flutie hit Jordon McMichael for a 9-yard score that made it 21-7 with 8:38 left in the third. Dominique Davis threw a pair of scores in his first career start in place of the injured Chris Crane.

Robert Francois sealed the victory by returning an interception 36 yards for a TD. Boston College (9-3, 6-3 ACC Atlantic) will face Virginia Tech in the ACC title game next week.

Chris Turner ran for a score and threw for another for Maryland (7-5, 4-4).

(16) CINCINNATI 30, SYRACUSE 10

CINCINNATI Cincinnati wanted no part of backing into a title.

Tony Pike threw for two touchdowns to lift the 16th-ranked Bearcats to a 30-10 victory over Syracuse and the outright Big East Conference championship.

Although Cincinnati (10-2, 6-1 Big East) already had clinched a share of the conference crown and was assured of the automatic BCS berth and a likely slot in the Orange Bowl, it showed little complacency in dominating the Orange (3-9, 1-6) for its second straight 10-win season and first league title since 1964.

Pike, who is playing with a broken left forearm that sidelined him for two games earlier in the season, finished 28-of-44 for 272 yards and connected on second-half scoring passes to Kazeem Ali and Jacob Ramsey.

The loss ended the Greg Robinson era at Syracuse with a thud. Robinson, who was fired earlier this month, finished 10-37 in his four seasons.

Posted on November 30th, 2008 by admin
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