By JOHN LINDSAY, Scripps Howard News Service
College football capsules including Oklahoma vs. Texas
Capsule previews of Saturday's top college games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
No. 20 OKLAHOMA (3-2) vs. No. 3 TEXAS (5-0), in Dallas, Noon, ABC.
FAVORITE: Texas by 4.
COACHES: Bob Stoops (112-26 in 11th year at Oklahoma) and Mack Brown (120-26 in 12th year at Texas).
LAST WEEK: Oklahoma beat Baylor, 33-7. Texas beat Colorado, 38-14.
College football capsules including Cincinnati-South Florida
Capsule previews for Thursday's Cincinnati-South Florida and Friday's Pitt-Rutgers games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
THURSDAY:
No. 8 CINCINNATI (5-0) at No. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA (5-0), 7:30, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Cincinnati by 4
COACHES: Brian Kelly (27-6 in third year at Cincinnati) and Jim Leavitt (65-35 in 13th year at USF).
Florida's Tim Tebow comes through, now in charge of Heisman race
Tim Tebow has taken charge of the Heisman Trophy race.
This time last week, the Florida quarterback was barely cleared to practice after suffering a concussion. His pursuers could vault past him if Tebow, the 2007 Heisman winner, could not play at LSU.
Lindsay: SEC, Big 12, Pac 10 lead college football mid-term grades
It's mid-term time around college football. Here's how each conference shapes up:
Boise State-Tulsa college football capsule
Capsule preview of Wednesday night's Boise State-Tulsa game. All times Eastern.
No. 6 BOISE STATE (5-0) at TULSA (4-1), 8, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Boise State by 9-1/2.
COACHES: Chris Petersen (40-4 in fourth year at Boise) and Todd Graham (25-8 in third year at Tulsa.
LAST GAME: Boise State beat Cal-Davis, 34-16, on Oct. 3. Tulsa beat Rice, 27-10, on Oct. 3.
Tebow has lead in first SHNS Heisman poll
A traditional predictor of the most prestigious award in college football lives on.
College capsules including Ole Miss-South Carolina
Capsule previews for this week's top college football games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
THURSDAY:
No. 4 OLE MISS (2-0) at SOUTH CAROLINA (2-1), 7:30, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Ole Miss by 4.
COACHES: Houston Nutt (11-4 in second year at Ole Miss) and Steve Spurrier (30-23 in fifth year at South Carolina).
Lindsay: Pick-me-up thoughts around college football
In light of the triple whammy of depressing facts that Debbie Harry is 64, Farrah Fawcett is no more and Olivia Newton John turns 61 Saturday, here's a quick pick-me-up from college football:
College football capsules including Florida vs. Tennessee
Capsule previews for Saturday's college football games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
No. 8 CALIFORNIA (2-0) at MINNESOTA (2-0), Noon, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Cal by 14.
COACHES: Jeff Tedford (61-30 in 8th year at Cal) and Tim Brewster (10-17 in third year at Minnesota).
College football capsules: Georgia Tech-Miami ... more
Capsule previews for Thursday and Friday's top college football games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
THURSDAY:
No. 14 GEORGIA TECH (2-0) at No. 20 MIAMI (1-0), 7:30, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Miami by 4-1/2.
COACHES: Paul Johnson (11-4 in second year at Ga. Tech) and Randy Shannon (13-13 in third year at Miami).
