Estill Springs, TN – Disappointment was expressed by some commentators and writers about what they considered over hype about the big time college schedule for September 11, 2010. Some of them were looking for an upset Saturday that did not happen. The closet thing to a loss in the top ten was James Madison beating Virginia Tech thereby dimensioning Boise State's win over Virginia Tech in week 1.
Here is how I rank the teams going into week 3.
1. Alabama
Alabama (2-0) had no trouble with Penn State. Trent Richardson rushed for 144 yards. Next week Mark Ingram and Marcell Dareus return to the team.
2. Ohio State
The Buckeyes beat Miami 36-24. Terrelle Pryor had 12 completions and added 113 yards rushing.
3. Boise State
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4. Oregon
The Quack Attack scored 35 second-half points on its way to a 48-13 victory at Tennessee. The game was tied 13-13 at the half.
5. TCU
The Horned Frogs blasted Tennessee Tech 62-7. Andy Dalton played just long enough to complete 15 of 21 for 187 yards and a touchdown.
6. Iowa
The Hawkeyes cruised to a 35-7 victory against its state rivals. Adam Robinson rushed for a career-high 156 yards on only 14 carries, while quarterback Ricky Stanzi threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
7. Nebraska
The Huskers defeated Idaho 38-17. Nebraska's defense also returned two interceptions for touchdowns, nearly outscoring the Vandals on its own. Nebraska committed 10 penalities.
8. Texas
Rising star sophomore quarterback Garrett Gilbert made his first home start, throwing for 222 yards and a touchdown in the Longhorns' 34-7 victory over Wyoming.
9. Oklahoma
The Sooners clubbed Florida State 47-17. Quarterback Landry Jones completed 30 of 40 for 380 yards and four touchdowns for Oklahoma.
10. Utah
The Utes glided past UNLV 38-10. Cain threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns for the Utes. touchdowns.
11. Michigan
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson rushed for 255 yards in the 28-24 comeback win at Notre Dame. Robinson, who finished with 502 total yards, set the Big Ten record for rushing yards by a quarterback.
12. South Carolina
South Carolina freshman Marcus Lattimore rushed 37 times for 182 yards and two touchdowns as the Gamecocks beat Georgia 17-6. The Gamecocks held Georgia to 61 yards rushing.
13. Wisconsin
The Badgers posted a lackluster 27-14 victory over San Jose State.
14. Florida
Florida broke open a close game at halftime to run away from South Florida 38-14. In the third quarter, the Gators ran off 21 consecutive points.
15. Stanford
Stanford held UCLA to 233 yards, including only 81 yards passing. Andrew Luck also threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns as the Cardinal ended a six-game losing streak to UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
16. Arkansas
The Razorbacks (2-0) routed Louisiana-Monroe 31-7. Quarterback Ryan Mallett put the hammer down against Louisiana-Monroe, throwing for 400 yards and three touchdowns.
17. Auburn
Auburn edged Mississippi State 17-14. Auburn out-gained Mississippi State by more than 100 yards, but still had to hold on down the stretch.
18. LSU
The Tigers beat Vanderbilt, winning 27-3. LSU did not have to survive any second-half comeback. LSU's Steven Ridlay rushed for a career-high 159 yards, 144 coming in the second half.
19. West Virginia
West Virginia downed marshall 24-21 overtime. West Virginia rallied from a 21-6 deficit to remain a perfect 10 in all 10 meetings against the Thundering Herd.
20. Miami
Miami was picked apart by Ohio State 36-24. Four interceptions doomed the Canes.
21. Arizona
Arizona routed The Citadel 52-6 and held the Bulldogs to only 171 yards offense while rolling up 489.
22. USC
The Trojans defeated Virginia 17-14. Matt Barkley completed 20 of 35 for 202 yards for USC (2-0). However, for the second consecutive week the Trojans were out-gained by the opposition while still picking up the victory.
23. Houston
Houston whipped UTEP 52-24. Houston rolled up 656 yards offense against the Miners.
24.California
Cal jumped out to a 31-0 halftime lead and then cruised past Colorado 52-7. Cal looks to move to 3-0 for the third time in the past four years this weekend with a rare trip to a WAC school.
25. Penn State
Rob Bolden, the first true freshman quarterback to start in a season opener for coach Joe Paterno, found out the difference between Youngstown State and Alabama. Bolden was only 13 of 29 for 144 yards with two interceptions in the Nittany Lions' loss at Alabama. His next road start for Penn State (1-1) won't be much easier.
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