COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 2 : HOW THE TOP 25 FARED
1. FLORIDA STATE (1-0) did not play. The Seminoles get a Top 10 opponent this week, but it’s at Doak Campbell Stadium, where they are 40-0-1 since 1991.Next: Georgia Tech, Saturday
2. PENN STATE (2-0) beat Akron, 70-24. Arizona, Akron, Pittsburgh--it’s one patsy after another for Nittany Lions, until Sept. 18 game against Miami in Florida.Next: Pittsburgh, Saturday
3. TENNESSEE (0-0) vs. Wyoming.Next: at Florida, Sept. 18.
4. FLORIDA (0-0) vs. Western Michigan.Next: Central Florida, Saturday.
5. NEBRASKA (1-0) beat Iowa, 42-7. Cornhusker defense stifling on a brutally hot day in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes’ only points came on a blocked punt return.Next: California, Saturday.
6. TEXAS A&M; (0-0) vs. LOUISIANA TECH.Next: Tulsa, Sept. 18.
7. MICHIGAN (1-0) beat Notre Dame, 26-22. Celebrate this, Irish. Wolverines use two Notre Dame penalties to pull out classic.Next: Rice, Saturday.
8. MIAMI (1-0) vs. Florida A&M.Next;: Penn State, Sept. 18.
9. WISCONSIN (1-0) beat Murray State, 49-10. This is no way to win a Heisman. Ron Dayne sat out the second half after running for 135 yards in first half.Next: Ball State, Saturday.
10. GEORGIA TECH (0-0) beat Navy, 49-14.Next: Florida State, Saturday.
11. VIRGINIA TECH (0-0) vs. James Madison.Next: Alabama Birmingham, Saturday.
12. GEORGIA (0-0) vs. Utah State.Next: South Carolina, Saturday.
13. OHIO STATE (0-1) did not play.Next: UCLA, Saturday.
14. COLORADO (0-0) vs. Colorado State.Next: San Jose State, Saturday.
15. ARIZONA (0-1) did not play. Let’s see, last Pac-10 team to play Horned Frogs got embarrassed. Speaking of embarrassed, Wildcats try to recover from Penn State.Next: at TCU, today.
16. NOTRE DAME (1-1) lost to Michigan, 26-22. Isn’t the move Bobby Brown made to draw an excessive celebration penalty similar to one Shaquille O’Neal does.Next: at Purdue, Saturday.
17. UCLA (0-0) vs. Boise State.Next: at Ohio State, Saturday.
18. ARKANSAS (0-0) vs. Southern Methodist.Next: Northeast Louisiana, Sept. 18.
19. KANSAS STATE (0-0) did not play.Next: Temple, Saturday.
20. ALABAMA (1-0) beat Vanderbilt, 28-17.Next: Houston, Saturday.
21. USC (0-0) vs. Hawaii.Next: San Diego State, Sept. 18.
22. PURDUE (0-0) vs. Central Florida.Next: Notre Dame, Saturday.
23. VIRGINIA (1-0) defeated North Carolina, 20-17.Next: at Clemson, Saturday.
24. NORTH CAROLINA STATE (1-0) defeated South Carolina, 10-0.Next: William & Mary, Saturday.
25. ARIZONA STATE (0-0) did not play.Next: Texas Tech, Monday.
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