Quick Kicks
Heisman watch
Heisman Trophy voters should take notice of Texas running back Ricky Williams’ performance on Saturday.
Williams became the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history, with a pair of touchdown runs in the final 2:03 as the Longhorns rallied for a victory over the upset-minded Baylor Bears.
Williams now has 428 career points, topping the mark of 416 set by Roman Anderson of Houston in 1989.
Williams also rushed 39 times for 259 yards to become the second-leading career rusher in Division I. He increased his career total to 5,639 yards, passing Charles White of Southern California and closing in on the record of 6,082 by Pittsburgh’s Tony Dorsett.
Cade McNown completed 15 of 27 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 57 yards to lead the second-ranked UCLA Bruins to a 28-16 victory over the California Bears.
Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch completed 34 of 46 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 28-26 loss to the 11th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs.
Too Shay
Emporia State’s Brian Shay became college football’s career rushing leader, running for 213 yards and scoring four second-half touchdowns in a 56-24 victory over Central Missouri State.
Shay’s 75-yard TD run in the fourth quarter gave him 6,367 career yards, breaking the mark of 6,320 by Johnny Bailey of Texas A&I (now Texas A&M-Kingsville) from 1986-1989.
The 5-foot-9, 218-pound senior, finished the day with 6,428 career rushing yards.
Boston TD party
Ohio State junior split end David Boston caught his 27th and 28th career touchdown passes in the second half on 38- and 31-yard receptions from quarterback Joe Germaine in the Buckeyes’ 36-10 win over Northwestern. The touchdown catches enabled Boston to overtake former Buckeye Cris Carter for the Ohio State career record.
Try playing some defense
Juniata’s 61 points in a 62-61 loss at Susquehanna set a NCAA record for most points by a losing team, eclipsing New Haven’s 64-60 loss to Southern Connecticut State in 1991.
Stars
200 yards rushing:
David Winbush, Kansas, 268
Jim Finn, Penn, 259 (6 TDs)
Ronney Jenkins, BYU, 250 (5 TDs)
Jerry Azumah, New Hamp., 235
Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 231 (5 TDs)
Steve Holmes, Bwlng Grn, 220
Ray Robinson, N.C. St., 202
300 yards passing:
Chris Redman, Louisville, 506 (4 TDs)
James Perry, Brown, 483 (5 TDs)
Jonathan Smith, Ore. St., 469
Marc Bulger, W.Virginia, 380
Ryan Eslinger, Colo. St., 370
Chad Pennington, Marshall, 349
Joe Germaine, Ohio State, 342
Shaun King, Tulane, 320 (4 TDs)
The final word:
“Coach Bowden chickened out and let us down. We were out there fighting for him and he left us. Everybody feels like he stabbed us in the back.” - Auburn defensive end Leonardo Carson, following the Tigers’ 32-17 victory over Louisiana Tech, on former coach Terry Bowden’s resignation Friday.