COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : LEADING MEN

DREW BREES

Quarterback, Purdue

Brees moved past Jim Everett into third place on Purdue’s career list of touchdown passes and, more important, has yet to take a phantom sack.

Saturday: 24 for 40, 317 yards, 1 TD

Season: 50 for 83, 590 yards, 4 TD

Next: Saturday at Central Michigan

RON DAYNE

Running Back, Wisconsin

For those not interested in the Sosa-McGwire home run watch, here’s the Ron Dayne(Mark)-Ricky (Babe) Williams watch: Dayne reached the rushing yardage Saturday--158--that he needs to average in the Badgers’ final nine games to break Ricky Williams’ all-time record of 6,279.

Saturday: 31 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD

Season: 51 carries, 293 yards, 4 TD

Next: Saturday at Cincinnati

PETER WARRICK

Wide receiver, Florida State

Warning Seminole opponents: Keep track of Warrick at all times. He lined up at quarterback in the first quarter and the next thing Georgia Tech knew, he was in the end zone with a 17-yard touchdown.

Saturday: 8 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD

Season: 16 catches, 263 yards, 2 TD

Next: Saturday, North Carolina State

JARIOUS JACKSON

Quarterback, Notre Dame

Very un-Montana-like in Notre Dame loss: tackled for nine-yard loss with ball at the Purdue 2 on game’s last play; lined up under wrong lineman and couldn’t get off play with time running out in the first half and Irish in position to score. He’s also 0 for 2 against Big Ten.

Saturday: 22 for 34, 267 yards, 1 TD

Season: 49 for 80, 658 yards, 2 TD

Next: Saturday, Michigan State

Also seeking top billing: Shaun Alexander, running back, Alabama; Joe Hamilton, quarterback, Georgia Tech; J.R. Redmond, running back, Arizona State.