Quick Kicks
Heisman watch, the running backs
As the season develops, Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne seems to be solidifying is role as the Heisman favorite. Coming into Saturday’s game against Ball State, he needed to average 158 yards per game to match Ricky Williams’ career rushing yardage record. Dayne gained 158 yards, moving to 11th all-time with 4,856 yards. He passed Ed Marinaro, Mike Rozier and Steve Bartalo.
Miami, Ohio’s Travis Prentice is another career yardage workhorse. He rushed for 163 yards on 29 carries and scored two touchdowns against West Virginia. Prentice moved ahead of Tony Dorsett into fourth place on the major-college career scoring list with 366 points.
Alabama’s Shaun Alexander, who had 194 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns last week at Vanderbilt, had 192 total yards against Houston and scored three more touchdowns.
Heisman Trivia: Who is the only Heisman Trophy winner to win the national championship as a coach?
Punish the punter
Penn State All-American linebacker and Heisman Trophy longshot LaVar Arrington drew two personal foul penalties on one play in the second quarter, hitting punter Greg DeBolt, then laying on top of him. After the first flag, he jumped up and, with referees in his face, shoved DeBolt a second time.
Mascot madness
Uga V ended his decade-long reign as Georgia’s mascot by passing the collar to his 1-year-old son, Uga VI, prior to Saturday’s 24-9 victory over South Carolina. Uga V took over in 1990 at age 3.
A long struggle
Louisiana-Monroe (Northeast Louisiana) dropped to 7-35 against Division I-A opponents since moving up from Division I-AA in 1994.
It’s pointless
Starting the season with a shutout loss tends to make for some ominous scoring droughts by the time that second game rolls around.
Temple (0-2) is yet to score this season, losing to Maryland 6-0 and Kansas State 40-0.
Memphis, which lost to Mississippi 3-0 last week, went another 1 quarters without scoring before getting a TD against Mississippi State.
South Carolina, which was shut out in coach Lou Holtz’s debut last week, went nearly three quarters against Georgia without scoring.
Division I-AA
Sherard Poteete threw for 399 yards and six touchdowns in Southern Illinois’ 58-51 victory over Murray State. The Racers outgained the Salukis 665 yards to 553 and had 33 first downs. Racers quarterback Justin Fuente was 35 of 55 for 553 yards and three touchdowns.
Adrian Zullo tied a Massachusetts record with four touchdown receptions as the Division I-AA national champions opened with a 34-19 victory over New Hampshire.
Seven Western Illinois players scored TDs in a 77-7 rout of Mississippi Valley. The Leathernecks built a 56-7 halftime lead, setting a school mark for points in a half.
Terrance Sims rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns and Brandon Walker added 110 yards and two scores as East Tennessee State rolled past West Virginia Tech 61-0.
Division III
Tony Bray tied a Division III record by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns in Upper Iowa’s 68-13 defeat of Cornell, Iowa.
Division I-A stars
350 yards passing
Mike Moschetti, Colorado: 465
David Neill, Nevada: 429
Patrick Ramsey, Tulane: 404
Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech: 387 (4TDs)
Honorable mention
Brandon Streeter, Clemson: 343
Josh Heupel, Oklahoma: 341 (5TDs)
200 yards rushing
Darren Davis, Iowa St.: 235
Morgan Kane, Wake Forest: 211
150 yards receiving
JaJuan Dawson, Tulane: 218
Trevor Insley, Nevada: 194
Charles Lee, C. Florida: 170
Trivia answer: Steve Spurrier won the Heisman for Florida in 1966. The Gators won the national championship under Spurrier in 1996.