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I 6C Press Sun-Bulletin Sunday, September 18, 2005 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS Reggie McNeal, Texas 349 yards, 5 TO passes, and ran for 100 yards and a TD in 66-8 rout of SM 11.53 Tyrone Moss, Miami: 139 yards, 3 TDs. College Football I Brian Brohm, Louisville: Threw for 368 yards, 5 TDs. 0 I Jayson Davis, R. Island: Ran for 3 TDs, passed for 2. I Mike Orihel, Rowan: Threw for 5 TDs, ran for 2.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Spartan-like at Notre Dame: Michigan St. wins OT thriller Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. Not even Charlie Wcis could stop Michigan State's mas tery over Notre Dame in South Bend. The Spartans overcame a 2 1 -point comeback by the lOth-ranked Fighting Irish and pulled out their fifth straight win at Notre Dame Stadium with a 44-41 overtime victory on Saturday. Jason Teaguedashed 1 9yards with an option pitch for the game-vvinningtouchdown, handing Weis his first loss as Irish coach after starting the season 2-0 on the road.

"I told them you don't get any medals for trying," Weis said. "I'm never content when you end up losing." Drew Stanton led the Spartans offensively, throwing for three touchdowns and running for another. Michigan State amassed 488 yards total offense against the Irish. Stanton was 16 of 27 for 327 yards. "We wanted to show that this program is back in the right direction." Stanton said.

"There's no better way to do that than a rivalry game at Notre Dame." The Spartans (3-0) have made a habit of beating the Irish on their home turf, joining Purdue (1954-62) as the only opponent to win five straight at Notre Dame Stadium. Irish fans, many of them wearing the yeilow of the school's new spirit shirt, booed as the Spartans celebrated the victory at midfield. "It's good coming into a hostile environment and winning a game like this," said Matt Trannon, who had five catches for a career-high 1 36 yards and two touchdowns. Michigan State's 12 wins at Notre Dame are the most by an Irish opponent. 'league, who had been suspended a week earlier for Michigan State's victory over Hawaii, said he had a hard time breathing as his teammates piled on him in the end zone.

"This is the best time of my life." he said. "league credited Stanton for pitching the ball at the right time and his teammates for clearing his path to the end zone. The Fighting Irish (2-1) rallied from 21 points down in the third quarter to tie the score, but had to settle for a 44-yard field goal by D.J. Fitzpatrick on their OT possession. "When you come back like that, you've got a lot of emotion and you feel pretty Penn State's passing game is on target Associalid Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa.

Michael Robinson threw three touchdown passesand ran for another to lead a well-balanced attack that supported a swarming defense, and Penn State routed Central Michigan 40-3 on Saturday. Penn State (3-0) showed an aerial attack that had rarely been on display at Beaver Stadium as the Nittany Lions limped to losing record in four out of the last five seasons. Robinson was 1 4-for-23 for 274 yards and the offense dominated from the start against Central Michigan (1-2), which had allowed an average of 454 yards and 28 points in its first two contests. The game was in hand for Penn State by midway through the third quarter, when Robinson was pulled for backup Anthony Morelli. Deon Butler, a 5-foot-10 freshman who has turned into Robinson's favorite target, had two TD catches while the offensive line provided good protection and helped Tony Hunt run for 60 yards by halftime.

With the Nittany Lions leading 10-0 midway through the second quarter, Robinson hit Butler, one of several speedy newcomers, with a pass at the Chippewas' 15. Corner-back Vincent Hicks lunged but couldn't catch Butler, who ran into the end zone for a score. On Central Michigan's next possession, Jay Alford sacked Smith at the Chippewas' 3 and two plays later Smith was chased by three Penn State defenders before running out of bounds to thwart the drive. Smith had amassed 478 yards of total offense in Central Michigan's 38-37 win last week over Miami (Ohio). Penn State was ready for the nimble passer as Alford and fellow defensive linemen Matthew Rice, Tamba Hali and Scott Paxson were in the Central Michigan backfield all day.

TOP 25 SATURDAY'S GAMES No. 1 SO. CALIFORNIA vs. Arkansas, late Next: at Oregon, Saturday No. 2 TEXAS 51, Rice 10 Next: at Missouri.

Saturday. Oct. 1 Freshman Jamaal Charles ran for 189 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to lead the Longhorns (3-0) over the visiting Owls (0-2). Charles had a pair of 25-yard scoring runs in the first quarter and added another 4-yard TD in the second as Texas built a 42-0 lead by halftime. He had four runs of 20 or more yards in his first 10 carries.

No. 3 LSU (1-0), idle Next: vs. No. 5 Tennessee. Saturday No.

4 VA. TECH 45, Ohio U. 0 Next: vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech, Saturday Marcus Vick threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third, and the host Hokies got their second shutout in a row.

Tech, which blanked Duke 45-0 the Saturday before, turned three turnovers into touchdowns and turned the Bobcats (1-2) away twice deep in Tech territory. Brooks Rossman missed a 36-yard field goal, and an interception ended the other drive. The Hokies limited the Bobcats to 17 yards on 13 plays in the first quarter, then took command by turning a pair of second-quarter turnovers into scoring drives. No. 5 TENNESSEE lost to Florida, 16-7 Next: at No.

3 LSU, Saturday The host Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) held the Volunteers scoreless in the second half and took advantage of three special teams errors. Florida got three second-half field goals from Chris Hetland, who was benched after missing an extra point last week against Louisiana Tech. Each of his kicks followed a special teams blunder for Tennessee In the third quarter, the Vols tried a fake punt on fourth-and-9 from their 32 a rare trick play for coach Phillip Fulmer. Punter Bntton Colquitt's pass was nearly picked off by Tony Joiner. Nonetheless, the Gators got great field position again.

But Leak was sacked for the fifth time, and Florida settled for another field goal to go up 13-7 with about 5 minutes to play in the third. No. 6 FLORIDA 16, Tennessee 7 Next: at Kentucky, Saturday See story above. No. 7 GEORGIA 44, Louisiana-Monroe 7 Next: at Mississippi Saturday Danny Ware rushed for 109 yards and Martrez Mil-ner caught three passes for 79 yards and a touchdown as the backups led the Bulldogs (3-0) past the Indians (0-3).

D.J. Shockley completed 13 of 20 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown, and added a 28-yard touchdown run while playing three quarters for Georgia. Ware started at tailback for Thomas Brown, who was held out with a separated shoulder. Milner filled in at tight end for Leonard Pope, who did not play for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. Georgia also was without injured starting linebacker Jarvis Jackson, but the Bulldogs still gained 543 yards.

Georgia's Brandon Coutu kicked three field goals, including a 58-yarder which tied for the third-longest in school history. Shockley capped Georgia's opening drive with his 28-yard scoring run, and he added a 25-yard scoring pass to Milner in the first quarter. The Bulldogs were held to a 40-yard field goal by Coutu in the second quarter. Coutu missed from 31 yards later in the quarter. No.

8 FLORIDA ST. 28, Boston Col. 17 Next: vs Syracuse, Saturday. Oct. 1 The Seminoles (3-0, 2-0 ACC) gave host Boston College (2-1, 0-1) a rude welcome to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

A.J. Nicholson intercepted two passes, scoring on a 19-yard return on the first play of the game, and Greg Carr caught two touchdown passes to help Florida State spoil the Eagles' ACC debut. Nicholson's interceptions sparked the Seminoles to a 14-0 lead in the first five minutes before BC scored 17 unanswered points to take the lead. The Eagles nursed the lead urtfil quarterback Quinton Porter left with an ankle injury and Florida State took advantage. Drew Weatherford hit Carr on a 6-yard slant across the middle of the end zone with 10:13 left in the fourth to give the Seminoles a 21-17 lead.

After Eagles backup Matthew Ryan's third consecutive three-and-out, Darius McClure blocked a punt deep in BC territory and Lorenzo Booker made up for a goal-line fumble by scoring from 4 yards out to make it 28-17. BC drove to the Florida State 2 in the final three minutes, but couldn't score in seven tries, including a defensive holding penalty and used up most of the clock while trying. No. 9 OHIO ST. 27, San Diego St.

6 Next: vs. No. 21 Iowa, Saturday Santonio Holmes' punt returns set up Troy Smith's two first-half touchdown runs to help the Buckeyes (2-1) shake off their Texas hangover with the win over the visiting Aztecs (0-3). The Buckeyes, who lost 25-22 to No. 2 Texas last week before a record home crowd, took a while to find their bearings trailing 6-0 just 1 1 seconds into the game.

They moved in fits and starts on offense throughout the entire game. San Diego State's offense never advanced past the Ohio State 46 after the game's opening play and finished with just three first downs- the fewest in school history. No. 10 NOTRE DAME lost to Mich. 44-41 Next: at Washington.

Saturday See story this page. No. 11 LOUISVILLE 63, Oregon St. 27 Next- vs. South Florida, Saturday Brian Brohm threw for 368 yards and five touchdowns and the Cardinals (2-0) topped 50 points for the ninth time under coach Bobby Petrino.

Mario Urrutia caught seven passes for 175 yards with two touchdowns. The Beavers are 2-1. Louisville linebacker Brandon Johnson blocked a punt and returned an interception for a score, and defensive end Elvis Dumervil set an NCAA record with nine sacks in consecutive games. Matt Moore finished 25-for-48 for 317 yards for Oregon State, which lost to a ranked opponent on the road for the seventh straight time. The Beavers led 1 0-0 after consecutive 1 1 -play scoring drives, putting the Cardinals down at home for the first time since a 37-7 loss to Memphis in 2003.

With their best stretch of play this season, the Cardinals turned the game into a rout over the next 1 5 minutes, generating two sacks, a fumble, a blocked punt and 35 points. Michigan State coach John L. Smith and Demond after the Spartans beat homestanding Notre good about yourself," Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn said. "And then when you can't come through with the victory, I think there's the ability to be a big letdown." Quinn passed for a school-record five touchdowns and acareer-high 487 yards, the second highest total in Notre Dame history. Smith had said earlier in the week that the game would show whether the Spartans are worth a darn.

It appears they are. "Yeah, we're OK," he said. "We still have to get a lot better. We're by no means where we need to be." Neither are the Irish, though wins over Pittsburgh and Michigan to start the season propelled Notre Dame into the top 10 for the first time since 2002. It appeared for a while Michigan State would win easily when it went ahead 38-17 in the third quarter on a 65-yard TD screen pass from Stanton to Matt Trannon, who had 126 yards on five catches.

The Spartans defense, while it gave up some big plays and 594 yards, came up big when it had to. On the second play of the second half. Sir Darean Adams picked off Associated Press Penn State wide receiver Deon Butler, being con-tratulated by tight end Issac Smolko after a second-quarter TD, had five receptions for 1 08 yards and helped the Nittany Lions to a 40-3 win over Central Michigan. Penn State scored again on its next series with Isaac Smolko making a leaping catch for a 21-yard gain before Robinson hit Butler two plays later for a 23-0 lead. Robinson added a 47-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Golden early in the third quarter.

Defensive end Daniel Bazuin's play provided one of the few bright spots for Central Michigan, getting two sacks by the third quarter and forcing Calvin Lowry to fumble on a punt return that was recovered by Jesse Dailey. who returned 1 5 yards to the Penn State 1 3. It was one of the few times all day that the Chippewas offense was deep in Nittany Lions territory and led to a 31-yard field goal by Rick Albreski. play from scrimmage. Alex Baez added 97 yards and two touchdowns for Ithaca, which rushed for 306 yards.

For Hartwick 1 -1 Matt Willis (Groton) caught 10 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns. Lindy Crea (Windsor) added 97 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Cortland 27, Kcan 6: Dustin Bowser rushed for 103 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown run, as Cortland (3-0, 2-0) broke open a game that was scoreless at halftime. Matt Rickert rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown for the Red Dragons, and Alex Haas returned a fumble 1 Oyards for a a i1 ASMH Iillcd Pl't'SS Texas back Jamaal Charles is on the way to 3 TDs in the rout of visiting Rice on Saturday. No.

12 PURDUE at Arizona, late Next: at Minnesota. Saturday No. 13 MIAMI 36, Clemson 30 Next: vs. Colorado, Saturday Tyrone Moss' 25-yard touchdown run in the third overtime lifted the visiting Hurricanes (1-1 overall and ACC) over the Tigers (2-1 1 -1 Miami avoided its first 0-2 start in 27 years. Moss bounced out to the right side for his scoring run and safety Kenny Phillips intercepted Charlie Whitehurst when the Tigers got their chance in the third extra period.

Moss finished with 139 yards rushing and three touchdowns, two in overtime. His 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter put Miami up, 20-10, and his 3-yard scoring run gave the Hurricanes a brief 27-20 lead in the first overtime. Whitehurst had a 1-yard quarterback-sneak touchdown to cut the lead to three points with 2:58 to go. Then after forcing the Hurricanes to punt, Whitehurst led a 46-yard drive that ended with Jad Dean's tying field goal from 27 yards. No.

14 MICHIGAN 55, E. Michigan 0 Next: at Wisconsin, Saturday Max Martin ran for two touchdowns, then Chad Henne threw two TD passes to Jason Avant as the host Wolverines (2-1) tied a school record with 28 points in the first quarter and went on to roll over the Eagles (1-2). No. 15 CALIFORNIA 35, Illinois 20 Next: at New Mexico State. Fnuay Justin Forsett ran for a career-high 187 yards and two touchdowns, and Tim Mixon returned a fourth-quarter punt 79 yards for a score during California's impressive second-half rally inbeating the visiting lllini (2-1).

Marcus Keith rushed for a late score and caught a 26-yard TD pass from Joe Ayoob for the Golden Bears (3-0), whose injury-plagued offense needed nearly three quarters to warm up. Cal played without top tailback Marshawn Lynch, who sat out with a broken finger, and two starters on its powerful offensive line. Trailing by 10 points at halftime, Cal won its ninth straight home game with four touchdowns in 17 minutes spanning the final quarters. No. 16 GA.

TECH 28, Connecticut 13 Next: at No 4 Virginia Tech, Saturday Redshirt freshman Taylor Bennett threw a touchdown on his first college pass, backup tailback Tashard Choice scored the first two TDs of his career and Yellow Jackets (3-0) defeated the visiting Huskies (2-1). Georgia Tech scored another TD on Kenny Scott's 21 -yard interception return. Starting quarterback Reggie Bell, coming off a career-best 320 yards passing the previous week, began feeling ill Friday and was taken to the hospital Saturday morning, school officials said. He was undergoing tests and scheduled to be kept overnight. Choice, a transfer from Oklahoma who backs up P.J.

Daniels, had a 3-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and a 2-yaid score late in the third to pad the Yellow Jackets' lead. No. 17 BOSTON COL. lost to Florida 28 17 Next: at No. 20 Clemson.

Saturday See story above. No. 18 ARIZONA ST. vs. Northwestern, late Next: at Oregon State, Saturday No.

19 TEXAS TECH 80, S.Houston St. 21 Next: vs. Indiana State. Saturday Cody Hodges threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns in the first half to lead the host Red Raiders (2-0) past the Division l-AA Bearkats (1-2). It was Tech's highest scoring game in 52 years.

No. 20 CLEMSON lost to Miami, 36-30 Next: vs. No. 17 Boston College. Saturday See story above.

No. 21 UCLA 41, Oklahoma 24 Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday, Oct. 1 Drew Olson threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns, UCLA held Adrian Peterson to 58 yards rushing, and the Bruins (3-0) beat the visiting Sooners. The struggling Sooners, who played in the last two BCS national championship games, are 1-2 for the first time since 1 997.

Oklahoma's offense continued to look lost. The Sooners fumbles six times- four by quarterback Rhett Bomar. UCLA recovered three of the fumbles and turned them into 17 points. UCLA pulled away from a 20-1 7 lead with two Olson touchdown passes and Maurice Drew's scoring run in the fourth quarter on the way to beating the Sooners for the first time No. 22 IOWA 45, Northern Iowa 21 Next: at No.

9 Ohio State. Saturday Drew Tate returned from a concussion to throw two touchdown passes and Albert Young ran for two more scores to lead the Hawkeyes (2-1) over the visiting Panthers (2-1). The Hawkeyes scored on four of five first-half possessions and also got a touchdown on Jovon Johnson's 18-yard interception return en route to a 31-7 lead. No. 23 FRESNO ST.

lost to Oregon, 37-34 Next: vs. Toledo, Tuesday, Sept. 27 Kellen Clemens threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Ducks (3-0) over the visiting Bulldogs (1-1). The loss snapped Fresno's seven-game winning streak. Terrence Whitehead took a seemingly routine pass from Clemens and ran 42 yards into the end zone to make it 37-27 for the Ducks with 4:16 left.

No. 24 IOWA ST. (2-0), idle Next: at Army. Friday No. 25 VIRGINIA 27, Syracuse 24 Next: vs.

DuKe, Saturday See story Page 1C. Associated Press Williams share a special moment in South Bend, Dame in overtime on Saturday, 44-41 a pass from Quinn and returned it 30 yards for a TD to give the Spartans a 31-1 7 lead. The Irish appeared ready to close to within a touchdown on first-and-goal from the 1. Notre Dame fullback Asaph Schwapp attempted to lunge across the middle with the ball ahead of him. but Domata Peko knocked the bail out and Scott Smith recovered for the Spartans on the 7.

Soon after Trannon scored to spread the lead to 21 points. The Irish closed it to 38-31 when Darius Walker scored on a 6-yard TD pass and Maurice Stovall, who had eight catches for 1 76 yards, scored on a 7-yard pass. The Irish had a chance to tie it earlier in the fourth quarter, but on fourth-and-1 from the Michigan Stale 20 linebacker David Herron Jr. stuffed Schwapp in a run up the middle. The Irish finally tied the score at 38 with 2:31 left on a TD catch by Jeff Samardzija, his third TD of the game.

Quinn became the first Irish quarterback to have two 400-yard passing games. Joe Theismann holds the school record with 576 yards at Southern California in 1970. QB Kuhn's rushing leads Cornell to win in opener Associated Pross Quarterback Ryan Kuhn rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns to lead Cornell to a season-opening 24-7 win over visiting Bucknell Saturday. Kuhn carried the ball 19 times, including a 1 6-yard score at 1 1 :34 of the first quarter. He completed six of eight passes for 49 yards, A.J.

Weitsman kicked a 45-yard field goal with 6:53 left in the second quarter. Kuhn scored again 20 seconds later on an 8-yard run, following Doug Lempa's interception of a Dante Ross pass. On its next possession, Cornell drove 70 yards in nine plays. Luke Siwula's 6-yard TD run gave the Big Red a 24-0 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter.

Richard Simpson caught a 28-yard pass from Ryan Ahern for Bucknell (0-3). That capped a nine-play, 66-yard drive. Cornell limited the Bison to 195 yards of total offense and blocked a field goal attempt and a punt. Dartmouth 26, Colgate 21: Charlie Rittgers passed for one touchdown while Dartmouth's opportunistic defense caused a safety and created four turnovers, including a touchdown on a 29-yard fumble recovery, in a season-opening victory over visiting Colgate at Hanover, NH. After a scoreless first period.

Ben Evans put Colgate (1-2) into the lead with seven seconds gone in the second quarter, capping 75-yard drive with a 2-yard plunge. Dartmouth stormed back as linebacker Josh Dooley scooped up a fumble by quarterback Lee Sloan in the Raiders' backfield and returned it 29 yard? for a tying touchdown with 12:15 left in the half. Sixty-four seconds later, after an interception by Steve Jensen who returned it to the Colgate 3, Rittgers passed 3 yards to Mark Brogna for the go-ahead score. Jason Bush scored untouched in the fading seconds of the third period on a 1-yard run. Erik Hinterbichler kicked a 42-yard field goal for the Big Green, whose offense had only eight first downs.

Rich Rosabella scored on a 1-yard run for Colgate in the third period and Jordan Scott closed the visitors' scoring with a 33-yard sprint around left end with 9:40 remaining. However, quarterback Mike Saraceno who came in when Sloan was injured while scrambling early in the fourth quarter lost his footing in the end zone and went down for a safety. Ithaca beats Hartwick in shootout From staff reports Josh Felicetti threw three touchdown passes as 16th-ranked Ithaca College outscored Hartwick College 59-41 in an Empire 8 offensive showcase Saturday afternoon. The two Division III teams combined for more than 1,000 yards in total offense and 14 touchdowns. Ithaca took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and held a 45-21 advantage at halftime.

Felicetti threw for 223 yards and three scores. Jamie Donovan rushed for 1 80 yards and two scores for Ithaca (2-0), including a 79-yard touchdown on the Bombers' first.