No Oregon? No Auburn? No problem! Miscellaneous musings from Saturday:
* North Carolina State takes care of North Carolina on the road 17-10.
* Michigan takes one too many haymakers from #6 Wisconsin at home, losing 48-28 (MICH was down 24-0 at the half).
* Purdue was no match for Michigan State as the Spartans won 35-31.
* #12 Oklahoma State doesn't want turkey for Thanksgiving... they want Jayhawk instead! They won 48-14 at Kansas.
* Rice played at home and crushed the Pirates 62-38.
* A rare win for Eastern Michigan, as they won 21-17 at Buffalo.
* How about this- Georgetown actually WINS a football game! They beat Marist 14-7(?).
* Colorado tamed the Kansas State Wildcats 44-36 in Boulder.
* Dallas' SMU takes down Marshall 31-17.
* #7 Stanford hammers California 48-14. No band needed here.
* #14 Virginia Tech blows away #24 Miami 31-17 in Miami.
* #8 Ohio State survived 20-17 at #21 Iowa.
* BIG win for #18 Texas A&M! They upset the #9 Nebraska Cornhuskers in a field goal shootout- a 9-6 win.
* [Yet another] Close shave for LSU. They win 43-36 against Mississippi.
* Texas had target practice against Florida Atlantic, winning 51-17. A win against Texas A&M will make Texas bowl-eligible.
* Western Kentucky saw their winning hopes fade as Middle Tennessee State wins 27-26 on the road.
* Connecticut overrated Syracuse, beating the Orange 23-6 at the Carrier Dome.
* Houston's lackluster season continues as they fell 59-41 at Southern Mississippi.
* #16 Oklahoma punches down Baylor 53-24.
* San Diego State still sucks, but they fought valiantly by losing 38-34 to #25 Utah.
* Wrigley Field saw Illinois and Northwestern go at it with a weird set of rules for safety. Illinois won 48-27 over Northwestern.
* The New Yankee Stadium saw Army and Notre Dame play again in the Bronx. Notre Dame won 27-3 against the Black Knights.
* I don't have scores, but Division 3 powers like Ohio Northern, Mount Union, and Wisconsin-Whitewater all won their respective playoff games in the NCAA Division 3 playoffs.
Late in the year is when college football is at its best with all the rivalry games. Enjoy this upcoming holiday weekend of college football!