Nebraska Tops Miami in Coaches’ Poll

Miami remains a shaky No. 1 in the Associated Press media poll, but the Hurricanes have dropped to No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll.

The Hurricanes (8-0) held off Boston College, 18-7, on Saturday, then held off No. 2 Nebraska (11-0) in Sunday’s balloting by the 72 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel.

Miami wasn’t as lucky in the coaches’ poll, where Nebraska took over the No. 1 spot, with the Hurricanes second.

In the AP top 25, Miami received 44 first-place votes and 1,768 points, with Nebraska collecting the other 28 first-place votes and 1,756 points.

Last week, Miami led Nebraska by 36 points. The Huskers are 12 points behind now. Nebraska beat Kansas State, 31-21, on Saturday.

Oklahoma (9-1), the defending national champion, remained No. 3, followed by No. 4 Florida (8-1), No. 5 Texas (9-1), No. 6 Tennessee (7-1), No. 7 Oregon (9-1), No. 8 BYU (10-0), No. 9 Washington State (9-1) and No. 10 Maryland (9-1).

The top seven teams are the same as last week; BYU moved up one spot, Washington State two places and Maryland three.

UCLA dropped three spots, to 20th, after its third straight loss, 21-20 to Oregon.

Florida State tumbled 11 places to No. 21 after a 34-28 loss to unranked North Carolina State. The Seminoles (6-3), who play at Florida on Saturday, are in danger of dropping out of the AP poll for the first time since Sept. 17, 1989, a streak of 210 consecutive polls.

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Damien Anderson, Northwestern’s career rushing leader, won’t play again for the Wildcats, opting to have surgery on his dislocated left shoulder.

Anderson, who rushed for 2,063 yards last season but only 757 this season, wants to have the operation as soon as possible, so he can take part in NFL combine workouts in February, he told the Chicago Sun-Times.

He was hurt a week ago against Purdue and missed Saturday’s 59-16 loss to Iowa.

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Florida defensive end Clint Mitchell was suspended indefinitely for violating university policy. Mitchell, a sophomore, served a six-game suspension to start the season, then played two games, but sat out the 54-17 victory Saturday over South Carolina.... Brock Forsey’s four-yard touchdown run with 3:15 to play gave Boise State a 28-21 victory over Hawaii late Saturday in Honolulu. Boise State (6-4, 5-2) trails Western Athletic Conference leader Louisiana Tech by half a game. Hawaii (6-3, 5-3) saw its five-game winning streak end.