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Heisman watch

With a bye week keeping Syracuse’s Donovan McNabb off the field and Hurricane Georges sidelining UCLA’s Cade McNown, the Heisman Trophy race was waiting for Texas running back Ricky Williams to make some noise.

He did.

Williams gained 318 yards and scored six touchdowns in the Longhorns’ 59-21 victory over Rice.

He is second in NCAA career touchdowns and 10th in career rushing yards.

Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch had 406 yards passing and three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ loss at Florida.

Staying late

Pa’tell Troutman’s 26-yard run in the eighth overtime gave Bethune-Cookman a 63-57 victory over Virginia State in the longest game in NCAA Division I history. The previous overtime record was six.

Kansas defeated Alabama-Birmingham 39-37 in four OTs, matching the most overtimes in Division I-A history - remarkable in that I-A now requires two-point conversion attempts in the third OT and beyond.

Held in check

With little moving and shaking going on in the Heisman race other than Texas’ Williams, some other top statistical leaders were being held in check, too.

Boston College halfback Mike Cloud, who came into the game as the nation’s No. 2 rusher at 184 yards per game, carried 21 times for 124 yards against Louisville.

“The other” Ricky Williams, the one who plays for Texas Tech, entered Saturday’s game leading the nation in rushing with an average of 221.7 yards, but was held to 105 yards against Iowa State.

Iowa State’s Darren “The Other” Davis, brother of two-time 2,000-yard rusher Troy Davis, entered the game fourth in the nation at 171 yards ppg. He carried 27 times for 86 yards.

Louisiana Tech, averaging 436.5 passing yards and 550.5 total yards, managed 352 passing and 479 overall against Wyoming. Tech quarterback Tim Rattay completed 31 of 51 for 352 yards, well below his average.

Just for kicks

Marshall’s Billy Malashevich kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:10 to play to give Marshall a 26-23 win over Eastern Michigan. Last week, he kicked a 37-yarder with 2 seconds remaining to beat South Carolina 24-21.

Iowa’s Tim Douglas had field goals of 51, 58 and 51 yards against Illinois to become the third major-college kicker with three 50-plus field goals in a game.

Scampering Shay

Emporia State’s Brian Shay tied an NCAA record with his 11th career 200-yard rushing game as Emporia State beat Southwest Baptist 39-14. Shay rushed for 223 yards and five touchdowns.

Dynamic duo

Florida’s passing offense, directed alternately by Doug Johnson and Jesse Palmer decimated Kentucky’s defense in the Gators’ 51-35 victory.

Johnson was 13 of 23 for 270 yards and Palmer was 9 of 14 for 182 yards. They combined for seven touchdown passes, five by Palmer.

Not much of a legacy

With Wisconsin’s 38-7 victory over Northwestern, Barry Alvarez (53-41-4) surpassed Milt Bruhn as the winningest coach in Wisconsin’s modern history. With 65 victories, only Phil King, who coached against a variety of high schools, small colleges and medical schools at the turn of the century, has more.

Stars 200 yards rushing:

Ricky Williams, Texas, 318

Travis Prentice, Miami, Ohio, 227

Reuben Droughns, Oregon, 214 300 yards passing:

Michael Bishop, Kansas State, 441 (4TDs)

Tim Couch, Kentucky, 406

Tim Lester, Western Michigan, 376

Tim Redmon, Louisville, 362 (5 TDs)

Akili Smith, Oregon, 357

Romaro Miller, Mississippi, 351

Lee Roberts, Southern Miss., 340 (5TDs)

David Neill, Nevada, 328

Daunte Culpepper, Central Florida, 320 (4TDs)

Riley Jensen, Utah State, 317

Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech, 303 200 yards receiving:

Robert Scott, Utah State, 210