Quick Kicks
Heisman watch
Heisman Trophy contender Michael Vick, playing on a badly sprained right ankle, was ineffective in playing 19 plays as No. 3 Miami beat No. 2 Virginia Tech 41-21. Vick had three carries for five yards and was 2-of-5 passing for 9 yards. He fumbled once and threw an interception.
Drew Brees, QB, Purdue: Did not play Saturday. Has set virtually every Big Ten passing record and has Boilermakers on verge of first Rose Bowl since 1968.
Woodrow Dantzler, QB, Clemson: Fading fast. Seven-for-21 passing, 8 yards rushing vs. Florida State.
Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma: 313 yards, 3 TDs in one half against Baylor.
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, TCU: Ran for 155 yards and two TDs though Horned Frogs suffered first loss.
Chris Weinke, QB, FSU: Piled on 541 yards passing in 54-7 rout of Clemson.
Lombardi Award finalists named
Offensive linemen dominate the short list of finalists for the 31st annual Lombardi Award announced.
Centers Ben Hamilton of Minnesota and Dominic Raiola of Nebraska, and guard Steve Hutchinson of Michigan were among the finalists for the award. Only defensive end Jamal Reynolds of Florida State made it from the defensive line to the final ballot Saturday.
Can you top this?
Emmett White set an NCAA record with 578 all-purpose yards and scored his fourth touchdown with 28 seconds left as Utah State beat New Mexico State 44-37. White had 322 yards on the ground, 134 receiving and 122 on returns. The previous record was 435, set by Central Michigan’s Brian Pruitt against Toledo in 1994.
Kassim Osgood set an NCAA Division I-AA receiving record with 376 yards in Cal Poly SLO’s 43-41 loss to Northern Iowa. Osgood, who had a school-record 17 receptions, broke the mark of 370 set by Michael Lerch of Princeton in 1991 against Brown. Seth Burford was 34 for 49 with four TDs and a school-record 566 yards.
Bryan Harman was 37 of 56 for 514 yards and three touchdowns to lead Fairmont State to a 51-21 win over Concord.
Bowers takes more bows
R.J. Bowers ran for 128 yards to become the first player in NCAA history to rush for 7,000 yards in his career as Grove City beat Carnegie Mellon 14-10. Bowers also set an NCAA all-division record for career points with 550, breaking the record of 544 set by Brian Shay of Emporia State. Bowers has 7,127 yards.
This and that
Oklahoma fans made up about half of the announced crowd of 31,106 for the Sooners’ game at Baylor… . Iowa’s win over Penn State came in the first game either team has ever played to overtime.
Division I-AA highlights
Jimmy Watkins rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns, and Appalachian State rolled up 526 total yards to beat VMI 52-0. Appalachian State had 424 yards rushing while holding VMI to 54. VMI had just 88 total yards and five turnovers to lose its 32nd conference game in a row.
Louis Ivory rushed for 301 yards and three touchdowns to lead Furman to a 45-10 victory over No. 1 Georgia Southern.
Elon failed to complete a pass and gained 251 fewer yards, but forced seven turnovers in a 24-17 win over Liberty. Quarterback Derrick Moore was 0 for 10 passing but scored two touchdowns, and Elon intercepted Biff Parson four times and recovered three fumbles.
Division I-A stars
300 yards passing
Chris Weinke, FSU: 541
Luke McCown, LaTech: 363
Deontey Kenner, Cincy: 351
Kyle Boller, Cal: 349
Rex Grossman, Florida: 334
Cory Paus, UCLA: 328
Rocky Perez, UTEP: 323
Zak Kustok, N’western: 322
Jonathan Smith, Or.St.: 317
Josh Heupel, Nebraska: 313
Drew Henson, Mich: 312
Rashard Casey, Penn St.: 302
Jeff Kelly, SoMiss: 300
200 yards rushing
Emmett White, Utah State: 322
Damien Anderson, N’western: 268
Chester Taylor, Toledo: 230
Hodges Mitchell, Texas: 229
Antwan Randle El, Indiana: 209
Triple triple
Emmett White, Utah State: 322 rushing, 134 receiving, 122 returns.
Double triple
Eric Crouch, Nebraska: 127 rushing (4TDs)
Brooks Bollinger, Wisconsin: 204 passing, 127 rushing
Antwan Randle El, 209 rushing, 130 passing
The last word
“I just thought it was time for me to get on down the pike. I want to check around to see if there’s still something else to do. I don’t even know how to keep score in a bowling game.” - West Virginia coach Don Nehlen, who announced his retirement after 21 years following a 31-27 loss to Syracuse. Nehlen is one win shy of becoming the fifth active coach with 200 career victories.