Sooners Soon on Top Again

The Sooners are back on top after the first upset-filled weekend of the season shook the ranking tree hard.

Not far behind the Sooners, the Crimson Tide is rising, with a newly appointed No. 2 seating after a whomping 41-30 beating of Georgia. Georgia, after starting the season with a #1 ranking, was down 31 points at halftime to Alabama and simply never recovered.

USC, as time tradition continues, lost pitifully to Oregon State, just weeks after debunking Ohio State.

Two more top-5 teams fell this weekend. Florida was beaten in a push-out at home by Mississippi, 31-30.

Overall, 9 ranked teams lost, 6 of these to unranked teams. Ouch.

The upcoming week is going to be another wild ride, with a continued downward spiral for some debunked teams and a test of brute force for the teams climbing the polls back to their seats.

Is West Virginia getting the recognition they deserve?

West Virginia coach, Bill Stewart, is bringing a throw-down season in his first year with the Mountaineers. He said WV would throw more this season, and he wasn't kidding.

The Mountaineers are setting career-high passes and completions in the first game alone. Pat White, the senior quarterback, threw 5 touchdown passes and set personal marks for attempts and completions.

With only two losses last year based on the fact that the Mountaineers weren't getting room to run the ball, Stewart is bringing a helluva statement in this season by saying that's not going to work this time to Villanova's attempts at cutting off running like Pittsburgh did in 2007.

White finished the game with 25 for 33, giving him a better prospective look from the NFL.

With all said and done, West Virginia had a tougher first round than most of the ranked teams playing "scrimmages." While other teams were getting first game jitters out, West Virginia was doing some harder hitting and better passing. Look for the Mountaineers to throw a few upsets this season.

Ohio State's Devastating Win

A scrimmage against Youngstown State that should've ended with celebration ended in solemnity as Chris "Beanie" Wells, Ohio State's Heisman Trophy prospect, went down with a foot injury in the 3rd quarter.

The game itself was a blow-out, with a 43-0 final score. But the tension rides over all of Ohio State as it's threatened to lose its #2 position to #3 ranked Southern California in two weeks.

Southern California, meanwhile, mowed down UVA, leaving Al Groh, the head coach of the Cavaliers to say of the Trojans, that they may be the most physically fit team he has ever seen in his professional career.

Mark Sanchez, back 100%, is completely ready and preparing for the USC game. Peter Lalich, the Cavaliers quarterback said, "Their speed was pretty unbelievable the whole game. It's something they have across the board, at every position, and they really were able to use it to their advantage."

With Pete Carroll at the helm since 2001, the program has won 11 national championships and is maybe the best program in the country. Ohio State will be a useful indicator into the success Carroll will lead this year.