The University of Saint Augustus Monarchs: A Massachusetts Dynasty

[morsdraconis]

SAU Wins Again, Blows Out Houston

Houston was the third victim this season in the continuing streak of winning games, now up to 21 straight games, by SAU.

SAU came out determined not to let that streak end as they continually drove the football down the field, scoring on all but two drives throughout the course of the game.

The SAU defense once again played well, but once again allowed a significant amount of yards, though quite a bit of them was in the 4th quarter when the game was out of reach for Houston. Star MLB Allen Sands had another spectacular game, recording 4 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, and a forced fumble.

Carlos Marquardt had another solid day on the ground carrying the ball 21 times for 96 yards and 2 TDs before being relieved of duty in the 4th quarter.




QB Daniel Kelly completes a 38 yard pass to redshirt Senior WR Clint House



QB Daniel Kelly completes a 53 yard bomb to Junior impact WR Martin Olsen that goes for a TD



Daniel Kelly completes a strike of 19 yards to Senior All-American and impact WR Thomas Moses for a touchdown



Senior All-American and impact WR Thomas Kelly catches one of his five receptions from QB Daniel; this one for 19 yards



19 yard catch - One of five receptions by Junior impact WR Martin Olsen from QB Daniel Kelly

[morsdraconis]

Week 3 In Review

Other notable games around the league:

Clemson 13 - #25 Auburn 9
#18 Arkansas 45 - #23 Georgia 17
#9 Georgia Tech 27 - #17 North Carolina 17


Game of the Week:

#2 Texas @ Texas Tech
45-42

In a game that would need a TD by Texas with 2:19 left in the game to win it, it was a game of offenses. Unfortunately, it was more a game of turnovers, as Texas Tech dug their own grave by turning the ball over 5 times to Texas's 2. What kept Texas Tech in the game though were the overly abundant amount of penalties committed by Texas (15 for 95 yards). In the end, Texas Tech just couldn't convert one last 3rd down to put them in FG range to win the game.

Upset Game of the Week:

# 5 Nebraska @ Washington
7-40

A game that surprised everyone outside of the state of Washington, Washington just absolutely manhandled the Cornhuskers, including star QB Jake Locker completing 26/33 passes for 439 yards and 5 TDs to go along with 42 yards rushing on 22 attempts. The Washington offense just couldn't be stopped as Nebraska couldn't muster more than 226 yards on the ground against the Huskies' defense.

Other Big East Scores


Top 25 Changes

#5 Nebraska down to #16 after blowout loss to Washington
Washington new to the top 25 at #18
SAU still at #19
#17 North Carolina down to #22 after loss to #8 Georgia Tech
Oklahoma State new at #24
Clemson new at #25

Recruiting and Injury Notes

Texas starting QB Sophomore Garrett Gilbert out 9 weeks with partially torn ACL
Cincinnati WR RS Senior Vidal Hazelton out for the season with broken wrist


Senior CB George Butler of SAU out 3 weeks with knee bruise
Senior WR J.J. Perry of SAU still questionable



The #47 rated OLB (#451 overall), Johnnie Bowers, committed to SAU

[Kingpin32]

That same result with Nebraska and Washington happened in my dynasty. Not the same score, but same result so I wonder if EA doesn't think Nebraska can beat Washington.

[morsdraconis]

Week 4 In Review


Other notable games around the league:#7 Miami 40 - #13 Pittsburgh 30
#2 Texas 29 - UCLA 17
#12 Boise State 41 - #15 Oregon State 24

Game of the Week:

West Virginia 38 at #21 LSU 35

In what would have been the upset of the week had it not been for the Virginia Tech at Boston College game, Noel Devine showed once again that as he goes so does WVU's chances of winning the Big East as he ran for 185 yards and 2 TDs on 33 carries and also caught 3 passes for 36 yards and a TD. It would be Devine's touchdown run from 2 yards out with 3:22 left in the game that would be the final score of the game, giving WVU the lead. The defensive star would be Travis Garvin with 11 total tackles (6 solo and 5 assisted), 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception.

Upset of the Week:

#4 Virginia Tech at Boston College
10 - 24

Boston College came into Blacksburg with upset on their mind and they left to the whispers of a stunned Hokie crowd. Winning for just the 7th time in their 19 meetings, Boston College completely shutdown the vaunted Virginia Tech running game, holding star and Heisman hopeful RB Ryan Williams to just 76 yards and 1 TD on 28 carries.


Other Big East Scores



Top 25 Changes

#4 Virginia Tech down to #13 after upset by Boston College
Boston College new to rankings at #16
#13 Pittsburgh falls to #17 after loss to #7 Miami
#19 SAU up to #18 after bye week
#15 Oregon State down to #20 after loss to #12 Boise State
#17 Arkansas down to #21 after loss to #1 Alabama


Recruiting and Injury Notes

Georgia Tech DT T.J. Barnes out for season with an Upper Arm Fracture

[CLW]

SAU looking good so far. Kelly really lit up that Houston secondary. I'm following.

[morsdraconis]

SAU looking good so far. Kelly really lit up that Houston secondary. I'm following.

Yeah, I'm starting to have an issue with it being a bit too easy. Part of it is that my WRs are so freakin' tall, they bail me out a lot but man, wait until you see the Vandy game.

[HuskerBlitz]

Yeah, looks good. I wish my tables would have transferred so they look halfway decent like yours.

[morsdraconis]

SAU Breathes Sigh Of Relief; Survives Commodores

In what many thought would be a blowout victory for SAU turned out to be the closest game played by SAU since their 10-6 win over Hawai'i last season. The SAU offense constantly struggled to convert 3rd downs, mainly because of poor passing from QB Daniel Kelly, who completed just 15 of 33 passing attempts, a paltry 45% completion percentage.

Defense was the star on both sides of the ball as the defenses combined for 11 sacks (6 by Vanderbilt and 5 by SAU). SAU's defense forced two turnovers, an interception and a fumble, but it would be the big plays allowed that would hurt both teams' efforts.

Vanderbilt allowed a 57 yard TD bomb at the end of the 1st half from SAU QB Daniel Kelly to WR Thomas Moses along with two other 25+ completions to WRs Martin Olsen and Ryan Patrick.

The SAU defense was a bit more stout but still allowed 61 yard and 41 yard TD passes not to mention failing to bottle up Vandy RB Zach Stacy who had 81 yards and 2 TDs on 19 carries.

In the end, sheer willpower from SAU's talented backfield pushed them over the hump and secured the victory for the Monarchs.

Pretty sure Coach Xavier won't allow the Monarchs to look past an opponent again.




QB Daniel Kelly completes a 22 yard strike to WR Thomas Moses for a touchdown



QB Daniel Kelly bombs it 57 yards to WR Thomas Moses for a touchdown

[morsdraconis]

Week 5 In Review


Other notable games around the league:

#24 Oklahoma State 9 - Texas A&M 29
#6 Miami 31 - #25 Clemson 14
#16 Boston College 31 - Notre Dame 10
#5 Wisconsin 26 - Michigan State 13
#9 USC 24 - #15 Washington 21


Game of the Week:

#3 Florida at #1 Alabama
17-31

In what many people thought would be a closer game, Alabama ran away with it as QB McElroy completed 32/46 passes for 280 yards and 4 TDs and the Alabama defense intercepted Florida QB Brantley was intercepted 4 times and Florida was held to just 29 yards rushing and 280 yards of total offense.

Upset of the Week:

#2 Texas at #10 Oklahoma
13-30

The Red River Shootout continued it's legacy of insane outcomes as Oklahoma dominated this game from start to finish. The Oklahoma offensive efficiency was on display as Oklahoma converted 13 of 25 3rd downs and scored 4 of their 5 times in the Texas red zone. Neither team had much luck passing the ball efficiently (Texas completing only 33% of their passes and Oklahoma completing just 48% of theirs), but the Oklahoma defense was able to return an interception for a touchdown and that combined with special teams play (Oklahoma kicker O'Hara converted 3 of 4 kicks and all 3 extra points) was what put them over the top.

Other Big East Scores



Top 25 Changes

#5 Wisconsin jumps to #2
#10 Oklahoma jumps to #5
#3 Florida falls to #8
#2 Texas falls to #9
#4 Iowa falls to #11
#18 SAU stays the same
Utah is new at #24
Stanford is new at #25
#24 Oklahoma State and #25 Clemson fall off Top 25

Recruiting and Injury Notes

#1 ranked FS (#25 overall), Cliff Stewart, commits to Oklahoma
#6 ranked HB (#83 overall), Josh Thompson, commits to Oklahoma
#7 ranked WR (#84 overall), Antonio Butler, commits to Oklahoma

* - All rankings per ESPNU's Top 150 list
#28 ranked OT (#411 overall), George Horton, commits to SAU

[morsdraconis]

SAU Crushes Connecticut in 1st ever Chowder Bowl Game

In the first annual Chowder Bowl game between SAU and Connecticut, it was over by halftime as early in the 3rd quarter SAU cleared it's bench.

Carlos Marquardt broke the school's longest rush record with his 92 yard scamper for a touchdown on his way to 14 rushes for 160 yards and a TD.

Thomas Moses showed yet again why he's the biggest threat on the team with two long TD receptions (1 of 59 yards and 1 of 68 yards) on his way to 4 receptions for 209 yards and 2 TDs.



Senior SS Jamie Wallace forces fumble that's recovered by DE Jeremy Bailey



Junior MLB Josh Daniels recovers a failed pitch out from Connecticut and takes the ball 8 yards for the touchdown



QB Daniel Kelly throws a bomb to star WR Thomas Moses for a 59 yard touchdown



Freshman sensation Carlos Marquardt takes a power-O play 92 yards for the touchdown

[morsdraconis]

Week 6 In Review

Other notable games around the league:

#14 Nebraska 30 - Kansas State 23
#6 Ohio State 30 - Rutgers 10
#19 Washington 28 - Arizona State 12
#2 Wisconsin 40 - Minnesota 23
#20 Oregon State 24 - Arizona 10
Clemson 31 - #22 North Carolina 17
Texas A&M 28 - #21 Arkansas 13
#15 Boston College 27 - NC State 24 (in OT)

Games/Upsets of the Week:

LSU at #8 Florida
29 - 15

In just one of THREE upsets this week, LSU played hard nosed defense and power football to the win.

#25 Stanford at #7 USC
24 - 12

In game two of the three part upset special, Stanford converted just enough 3rd downs to seal the victory, including 2 converted 4th downs along with converting in the red zone to propel themselves to yet another win over USC.

#23 Florida State at #3 Miami

In game three of one of the more crazy weeks in the 2013 season, Florida State kept the strange numbers game going. In a game where FSU converted just 25% of their third downs, FSU scored 5 times in the red zone to Miami's 3 and, in the end, that plus an interception returned for a TD was the difference for FSU in this game.

Other Big East Scores


Top 25 Changes

#3 Miami drops to #9
#15 Boston College jumps to #10 (and receives a vote for being #1)
#7 USC drops to #14
#18 SAU jumps to #15
#25 Stanford jumps to #18
#8 Florida drops to #20
Texas A&M new at #23
Michigan new at #24
#21 Arkansas and #22 North Carolina drop from Top 25

Recruiting Notes

The #3 ranked CB (#33 overall), Ivan Parks, commits to LSU
The #4 ranked CB (#35 overall), Dane Jefferson, commits to Florida
The #2 ranked TE (#38 overall), Trevor Hill, commits to Texas
The #4 ranked OG (#43 overall), Mike Patton, commits to Ohio State
The #4 ranked OLB (#48 overall), Anthony Landrum, commits to Florida
The #5 ranked OLB (#58 overall), Kenneth Tyler, commits to LSU
The #7 ranked OG (#61 overall), Will Gibbons, commits to LSU
The #5 ranked DE (#64 overall), Cory Brown, commits to Oklahoma
The #7 ranked OT (#72 overall), Bobby Clark, commits to Michigan
The #4 ranked FS (#86 overall), John Hayden, commits to Michigan
The #7 ranked CB (#91 overall), Shane Cain, commits to Oklahoma
The #10 ranked DE (#106 overall), Mike Evans, commits to Oregon
The #12 ranked OG (#114 overall), Ryan Jacobs, commits to Penn State
The #18 ranked DE (#137 overall), Shannon Madison, commits to Miami
The #12 ranked OT (#144 overall), Mark Merrill, commits to Michigan

* - All rankings per ESPNU's Top 150 list

#27 ranked WR (#302 overall), Jon Smith, commits to SAU

[morsdraconis]

Week 7 In Review

Other notable games around the league:

#23 Texas A&M 23 - Missouri 15
#11 TCU 41 - BYU 26
#19 Washington 23 - #21 Oregon State 15

Games/Upsets of the Week:

Good god, an even more crazy week of football!

#3 Georgia Tech - Middle Tennessee State
24 - 21

Boy, what a game! Georgia Tech was taken to the ropes by MTSU but Georgia Tech was able to get the win in the end with a rushing TD with just 1:11 left.

#22 Florida State - #10 Boston College
33 - 10

Boston College came into Tallahassee and was just absolutely manhandled by Florida State. Christian Ponder exploded once again going 28/38 for 325 yards and 2 TDs.

Iowa State - #4 Oklahoma
19 - 16

In what was going to be THE game of the week (but just wait, there is MUCH more) Iowa State defeated Oklahoma for the first time since 1990 (and only the 9th time in 75 meetings). The game came down to a final drive in which Iowa State drove down to the 36 yard line where they hit a 53 yard FG to win the game as time expired.

#5 Ohio State - #2 Wisconsin
21 - 9

Ohio State shut Wisconsin down in all forms (including holding them to 3 FGs in the red zone and no TDs) of the game which resulted in Ohio State running away with this game and ending Wisconsin's best start to their season since 2006 where they went 12-1 for the season.

#6 Texas 38 - #13 Nebraska (in 3OTs)
38 - 30

A game where third down was the bane of both offenses (Texas was 5-18 on third down and Nebraska was 1-17 on third down), Texas pulled off the win in the third overtime with a TD and 2-point conversion and then held Nebraska out of the endzone.


Other Big East Scores


Top 25 Changes

Wisconsin drops to #7
#15 SAU jumps to #9
#18 Stanford jumps to #11
#4 Oklahoma drops to #14
#10 Boston College drops to #17
#13 Nebraska drops to #19
#22 Florida State moves to #20
Clemson returns to top 25 at #23
#20 Florida drops out of the Top 25

Recruiting Notes

#2 ranked player, DT Josh Perry, commits to LSU
The #2 ranked ATH (#26 overall), Steven Jordan, commits to Oklahoma
The #4 ranked DE (#30 ranked overall), Michael Hughes, commits to Oklahoma
The #3 ATH (#31 overall), Tommy Guidry, commits to Florida
The #3 MLB (#32 overall), Rory Hodges, commits to Virginia Tech
The #2 ranked OC (#34 overall), Fred Murphy, commits to Alabama
The #3 ranked OLB (#36 overall), Joe Washington, commits to Oregon
The #2 ranked HB (#39 overall), Curtis Smith, commits to Texas
The #4 ranked QB (#41 overall), Maurice Davis, commits to Oklahoma
The #2 ranked WR (#42 overall), David Grimes, commits to Penn State
The #2 ranked SS (#44 overall), Earl Smith, commits to USC
The #6 ranked OG (#50 overall), Jason Gray, commits to USC
The #3 ranked SS (#52 overall), Steve Davis, commits to Virginia Tech
The #4 ranked WR (#53 overall), Adam Bullock, commits to Alabama
The #3 ranked OC (#54 overall), Chad Rhodes, commits to Penn State
The #4 ranked MLB (#60 overall), Jonathan Jacobs, commits to Georgia
The #4 ranked ATH (#62 overall), Clint Wilson, commits to Texas A&M
The #6 ranked DT (#65 overall), Bryan Parks, commits to Tennessee
The #8 ranked DT (#71 overall), Joe Carlson, commits to North Carolina
The #6 ranked WR (#76 overall), Tony Bryant, commits to Penn State
The #1 ranked FB (#78 overall), Tommy Banks, commits to Georgia
The #6 ranked OLB (#79 overall), Tony Benson, commits to Miami
The #9 ranked OG (#80 overall), Brandon Griffin, commits to TCU
The #4 ranked SS (#81 overall), Sean Freeman, commits to LSU
The #10 ranked OG (#92 overall), Joe McRae, commits to Tennessee
The #6 ranked SS (#93 overall), Collin Smith, commits to Florida
The #7 ranked OLB (#95 overall), Nathan Lindsey, commits to Oregon
The #5 ranked FS (#101 overall), Marcus McGee, commits to Nebraska
The #9 ranked QB (#108 overall), Jason Rivera, commits to TCU
The #7 ranked SS (#109 overall), T.J. Campbell, commits to Miami
The #11 ranked HB (#133 overall), Matt Watkins, commits to North Carolina
The #10 ranked QB (#136 overall), Joe McDonald, commits to Georgia Tech

* - All rankings per ESPNU's Top 150 list

The #14 ranked CB (#200 overall), Emmanuel Parks, commits to SAU
The #18 ranked DT (#249 overall), Keith Baker, commits to SAU
The #30 ranked QB (#557 overall), Brian Marcus, commits to SAU
The #25 ranked ATH (#562 overall), Joey Wright, commits to SAU
The #17 ranked FB (#782 overall), Adam Raymond, commits to SAU
The #58 ranked ATH (#1313 overall), Tony Wilkerson, commits to SAU

[CLW]

Moses torched the UConn secondary. Moving up the Top 25 Poll as well. Looking really good for SAU early. Hopefully, if the Ws keep piling up some blue chip recruits will take notice.

[SmoothPancakes]

Great win man! Definitely nice to have those easy victories after having a near blowup against someone like Vandy. Hopefully the Monarchs can keep it on a roll!

[morsdraconis]

Great win man! Definitely nice to have those easy victories after having a near blowup against someone like Vandy. Hopefully the Monarchs can keep it on a roll!

Thanks.

My next one was my toughest challenge yet! Pittsburgh gave me all KINDS of trouble and the Monarchs had to respond from adversity for the first time this season (the worst kind of adversity too).

[SmoothPancakes]

Ooh, sounds like this next game recap is gonna be a doozy to see. I'm looking forward to it!

[morsdraconis]

SAU Survives Trip To Pittsburgh; Loses QB Kelly

In a game that wouldn't be decided until the 4th quarter, the Monarchs fought there way out of their toughest game of the season.

The game started with Pittsburgh methodically marching down the field and scoring on their opening drive. The Monarchs wouldn't be able to respond and failed a 4th down conversation in an attempt to keep their drive alive. The Monarch defense would step up and get the stop and give the ball back to the offense which would finally find the endzone on a 21 yard strike from Kelly to Moses.

The second quarter would see a flurry of points scored by both teams with Pittsburgh pouring on the most (27 points) with the first being a score by Dion Lewis from 2 yards out to go back up 14-7. SAU would respond with it's own drive and a 31 yard strike from Kelly to WR J.J. Perry to tie it up 14-14.

Pittsburgh would respond three more times, scoring on a 13 yard pass, a 45 yard pass, and a FB blast up the middle but would miss an extra point. SAU would respond just once more with a 3 yard TD pass from Kelly to WR Ryan Patrick.

The score was 34-21 at halftime with the SAU defense looking for answers on how to stop the vaunted Panther offense.

The third quarter would be the quarter that would change everything for SAU. The worst thing that any team could have happen to them happened, QB Daniel Kelly, 3 year starter and school leading passer in nearly every category went down with broken ribs that are guaranteed to have him out until at least the bowl game (which SAU clinches with just 1 more win in conference).

"When I went down," said Kelly. "I just felt something snap on my side and then it really hurt to breathe. I won't lie, I was a bit scared at first."

"It really hurt to lose [Daniel Kelly]," said Coach Xavier. "He's been a big part of our offense the past four years," (he redshirted his Junior year because of a lingering foot injury suffered during spring camp last year) "and being in the Big East now, we need him more than ever but we're confident Pat [Bass, redshirt Sophomore and #2 QB on the depth chart] can keep us going in the direction we are going now. He really showed some moxy against Pittsburgh."

The middle of the third quarter, when Bass took over as the signal caller really seemed to be the true turning point of the game for SAU. The offense started to convert 3rd downs and run the ball more which lead to the only third quarter score, a 4 yard scamper by RB Marquardt.

The fourth quarter was when the offense with Bass at the helm really started to shine, as they methodically marched down the field to score the go ahead TD on a 19 yard power-O run by backup RB Tommy Mitchell

Then Bass put a stamp on his ability to throw the ball with a 53 yard bomb to WR Marcus Olsen that put SAU up 42-34 and put the game out of reach.

"It felt good to have a chance to play when the game really mattered," said Bass. "Everyone goes to college on a football scholarship to play, no matter how important it is for them to play early, they still want a chance to play in the big games, when it's do or die time and this was that time and it felt great to have that chance."

SAU has already announced that redshirt Sophomore Pat Bass will be the starting QB for the squad.

[SmoothPancakes]

Damn man, that sucks about Kelly. Glad to see the Monarchs pull out the win, but hopefully they can keep it rolling with Bass under center.

[morsdraconis]

Week 8 In Review

Other notable games around the league:

#21 Texas A&M 43 - Kansas 21
#15 Penn State 33 - Minnesota 20
#8 Miami 28 - North Carolina 13
#19 Nebraska 27 - Oklahoma State 10
#2 Georgia Tech 54 - #24 Clemson 28


Game/Upset of the Week:

#7 Wisconsin at #6 Iowa
34 - 40 (in triple OT)

In game that would have nearly identical stats for both teams, it was 4th down conversions that would be the deciding factor as it was a 4th down stop in the 3rd OT that would ultimately decide the game.

Maryland at #17 Boston College
23 - 20

Boston College dropped another ACC game, this time to the Terps as Maryland just out defensed them in the end. Terps defense collected 3 turnovers to just 1 by the Terps offense which would ultimately decide the game.

Other Big East Scores


BCS Rankings (Top 10)


Top 25 Changes (Coaches' Poll)

#6 Iowa to #4
#9 SAU to #6 (and 6 first place votes)
#11 Stanford to #8 (and 1 first place vote)
#7 Wisconsin to #13
#16 Pittsburgh to #20
7-0 Nevada new at #24
#17 Boston College down to #25
#23 Clemson drops from Top 25

Recruiting Notes

The #3 overall ranked player, OT Dustin Miller, commits to USC
The #4 overall ranked player, OT Will Forte, commits to Oklahoma
The #5 overall ranked player, ATH Joe Higdon, commits to Penn State
The #3 ranked OT (#10 overall), Joel Nobles, commits to Oklahoma
The #2 ranked OG (#11 overall), Reggie Gray, commits to Texas
The #4 ranked OT (#12 overall), Greg Weaver, commits to Texas
The #2 ranked QB (#13 overall), Willis Patrick, commits to LSU
The #1 ranked TE (#14 overall), Brandon Ware, commits to USC
The #1 ranked WR (#15 ranked), Walter Babcock, commits to Alabama
The #1 ranked MLB (#16 ranked), Cameron Rushing, commits to Tennessee
The #1 ranked CB (#17 overall), Jason Kelly, commits to LSU
The #2 ranked OLB (#19 overall), Kyle Johnson, commits to Miami
The #3 ranked DE (#22 overall), Nick McClellan, commits to Michigan
The #1 ranked C (#24 overall), Anthony Cowan, commits to USC
The #1 ranked HB (#27 overall), E.J. McNeal, commits to Texas
The #2 ranked MLB (#29 overall), Drew Brown, commits to Auburn
The #3 ranked TE (#40 overall), Matt Williams, commits to Wisconsin
The #3 ranked DT (#49 overall), Steve Jackson, commits to Oregon
The #3 ranked FS (#56 overall), Jeff White, commits to Boise State
The #4 ranked DT (#57 overall), Brian Meeks, commits to Michigan
The #5 ranked DT (#59 overall), David Faulk, commits to Miami
The #6 ranked CB (#73 overall), Elton Prater, commits to WVU
The #4 ranked HB (#74 overall), Harrison Douglas, commits to Auburn
The #8 ranked OG (#75 overall), Matt Hill, commits to Boise State
The #7 ranked HB (#85 overall), Kris Cronin, commits to UCLA
The #8 ranked WR (#88 overall), Cedric Golden, commits to Notre Dame
The #9 ranked OT (#90 overall), Andre McFarland, commits to Alabama
The #11 ranked OG (#100 overall), Seth Moore, commits to Clemson
The #10 ranked OT (#111 overall), Mike O'Donnell, commits to TCU
The #9 ranked HB (#113 overall), Anthony Hammond, commits to Illinois
The #10 ranked HB (#115 overall), Adam Parham, commits to Illinois
The #9 ranked WR (#116 overall, Aaron Sanders, commits to North Carolina
The #6 ranked MLB (#117 overall), Cory Nelson, commits to NC State
The #9 ranked DT (#119 overall), Brad Carroll, commits to Auburn
The #14 ranked OG (#120 overall), Kelly Levine, commits to Miami
The #10 ranked OLB (#121 overall), Kendall Jones, commits to Pittsburgh
The #12 ranked DE (#124 overall), John Arnold, commits to Cal
The #15 ranked DE (#128 overall), Justin Gold, commits to Arizona State
The #10 ranked DT (#131 overall), Howard Griffin, commits to Clemson
The #7 ranked TE (#134 overall), Brandon Carpenter, commits to BYU
The #17 ranked DE (#135 overall), Edwin Hart, commits to Wisconsin
The #8 ranked CB (#138 overall), Jim Adkins, commits to Texas Tech
The #19 ranked DE (#140 overall), Daniel Maxwell, commits to Texas A&M
The #11 ranked OT (#142 overall), Rashad Mitchell, commits to Arizona State
The #6 ranked OC (#143 overall), Desi Scott, commits to Pittsburgh
The #8 ranked TE (#146 overall), Matt Williams, commits to Cincinnati

* - All rankings per ESPNU's Top 150 list

The #7 ranked OC (#158 overall), Brandon Neal, commits to SAU
The #16 ranked HB (#218 overall), Freddie kent, commits to SAU
The #32 ranked SS (#614 overall), Brian Harley, commits to SAU

[morsdraconis]

Week 9 In Review

Other notable games around the league:

Clemson 32 - #25 Boston College 0
#16 Texas A&M 49 - Texas Tech 27
#12 USC 28 - Oregon 14
#24 Nevada 38 - Utah State 3

Game/Upset of the Week:

Michigan State at #4 Iowa
27 - 13

Michigan State came out firing on all cylinders scoring 17 unanswered points in the 1st quarter and then held on for the huge upset.

#8 Stanford at #17 Washington
19 - 26

Jake Locker and Washington showed once again why they are considered by some the front runners to win the Pac 10 (of which they are currently winning) with a spectacular performance by Locker to the tune of 27/37 for 383 yards and 2 TDs.

Other Big East Scores


BCS Rankings (Top 10)


Top 25 Changes (Coaches' Poll)

#6 SAU to #3
#16 Texas A&M to #11
#8 Stanford down to #14
#4 Iowa down to #16
Michigan State new at #21
#15 Penn State down to #22
Clemson new at #25
#18 Nebraska and #25 Boston College out of Top 25

Recruiting Notes

The #1 ranked SS (#8 overall), Cedrick Patterson, commits to LSU
The #2 ranked DE (#9 overall), Chris Abrams, commits to Boise State
The #1 ranked OLB (#18 overall), Chris Morris, commits to Texas
The #2 ranked CB (#20 overall), Richard Harris, commits to Georgia
The #3 ranked QB (#23 overall), Mario Love, commits to Georgia
The #5 ranked SS (#82 overall), Malcolm Ostrander, commits to Oklahoma State
The #4 ranked OC (#97 overall), J.R. Berry, commits to Nebraska
The #8 ranked HB (#99 overall), Kelvin Shaw, commits to Tennessee
The #8 ranked QB (#102 overall), Justin Kennedy, commits to Michigan
The #11 ranked DE (#122 overall), Dan Brown, commits to Virginia Tech
The #13 ranked DE (#125 overall), Cody Davis, commits to UCLA
The #6 ranked FS (#130 overall), Demetrius Nichols, commits to North Carolina
The #10 ranked SS (#139 overall), Chris Hunter, commits to Texas A&M
The #11 ranked DT (#141 overall), Brett Stephens, commits to Ole Miss
The #10 ranked WR (#149 overall), Kyle Wade, commits to Alabama

* - All rankings per ESPNU's Top 150 list