Quick Kicks
Heisman watch
Michael Vick, QB, Virginia Tech: It’s difficult to win college football’s top prize while sitting on the bench. Vick’s ankle injury has limited him to pacing the sidelines, with a limp, the last two games.
Drew Brees, QB, Purdue: A Rose Bowl berth would help Brees’ chances a lot. A win against Indiana sends the Boilermakers to Pasadena. Saturday: 279 yards, 1 TD, 3 ints.
Woodrow Dantzler, QB, Clemson: All but out of it. The Tigers did not play Saturday.
Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma: He didn’t score the winning touchdown, but he kept the Sooners close enough to win Saturday: 263 yards, 1 TD, 2 ints.
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, TCU: The nation’s top running back is having trouble keeping up with the quarterbacks in the publicity department. Saturday: 231 yards, 1 TD (50th career) Chris Weinke, QB, FSU: Florida State’s senior citizen has his own recount in mind - the Seminoles would love another shot at Miami. Saturday: 324 yards, 5 TDs.
Mackey, Butkus finalists named
Washington’s Jerramy Stevens is a finalist for the inaugural John Mackey Award.
Stevens, a 6-foot-7, 255-pound sophomore from Olympia, leads the Huskies in receiving yardage with 514 yards.
Arizona State junior Todd Heap also is a finalist for the award, which is named after the Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end. The others are Alge Crumpler of North Carolina, Brian Natkin of Texas-El Paso, Derek Smith of Kentucky, Tony Stewart of Penn State, Tim Stratton of Purdue and Tracey Wistrom of Nebraska.
Juniors Keith Adams of Clemson and Rocky Calmus of Oklahoma, and senior Dan Morgan of Miami were picked as finalists for the Butkus Award, presented to the best linebacker in college football.
Sensational day
Jamal Robertson ran for 307 yards and scored seven touchdowns - including a 74-yard kickoff return - as Ohio Northern beat Marietta 68-27. Robertson carried 26 times to set school marks for net yards, all-purpose yards (401), single-season rushing (1,664) and touchdowns in a game.
Setting records
Charles Roberts ran for 187 yards and two touchdowns as he broke Ron Dayne’s Division I career rushing record in Sacramento State’s 28-24 victory over Northern Arizona. Roberts has 6,553 yards, more than any other runner in Division I-A and I-AA.
Arnold Jackson became the NCAA Division I-A career receptions leader in Louisville’s 38-17 victory over Army. Jackson had seven catches, increasing his career total to 299, one more than Nevada’s Trevor Insley, who set the record last season.
This and that
Alabama athletic director Mal Moore said the Crimson Tide would pay the going annual rate for a top-notch coach. That rate these days starts at $1 million… . Nebraska is 1-5 on the road against Top 25 teams under Frank Solich… . UCLA quarterback Cory Paus got a good look at Husky Stadium in Seattle, where his younger brother, Casey, will be spending his autumn Saturdays. Casey, a highly sought recruit, plans to sign with Washington… . Iowa State has reached seven wins for the first time since 1978 and is in position for its first bowl invitation since that season.
Division I-AA highlights
Robert Kent was 33 of 55 for 383 yards and scored five touchdowns as Jackson State beat New Haven 38-37.
Jeremy Martin passed for 403 yards, including two touchdowns, and ran for two more as Gardner-Webb beat New Hampshire 38-35.
Maurice Hicks ran for 259 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina A&T beat Hampton 31-28.
Tennessee State had a school-record 800 total yards in a 62-40 win over Murray State. The teams combined for 1,377 total yards in a game that had only three punts.
Division I-A stars
Player, school yards TDs
300 yards passing
Josh Fuentes, Utah St. 509 2
David Rivers, NCState 413 3
Luke McCown, LaTech 404 4
Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky 385 2
Bart Hendricks, Boise St. 381 4
Patrick Ramsey, Tulane 380 5
Walt Church, EMich. 372 2
John Welsh, Idaho 366 3
Ryan Schneider, CFlor. 346 3
Chris Weinke, FSU 324 5
Rocky Perez, UTEP 320 3
Craig Ochs, Colorado 307 1
200 yards rushing or close to it
Hodges Mitchell, Texas 264 3
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU 231 1
Michael Turner, N.Ill. 230 2
Travis Henry, Tennessee 214 1
Tony Fisher, Notre Dame 196 2
200 yards receiving or close to it
Aaron Jones, Utah St. 297 2
Kevin Walter, EMich. 199 1
Quincy Morgan, K-State 199 2
Double triple Antwaan Randle El, QB, Indiana: 156 rush, 195 pass.