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thanks! yeah i thought it was a huge win... I was so worried TCU was going to tie it and send it into OT... They had 3 chances in the 4th quarter but my D held tight each time

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BYU rallies in final minutes to survive weird road game
BYU Football News

How do you overcome THREE defensive TDs by your opponent? By mounting a late comeback, of course.

BYU scored 2 TDs in the last 2 minutes to rally and beat San Diego State on the road 37-32. The Aztecs scored 3 defensive TDs in the 2nd half to turn a 24-12 deficit into a 32-24 lead, but the Cougars got a TD pass to bring them within 2 and won the game with only 18 seconds remaining when sophomore RB Scott Taylor scored on a 1-yard plunge.

"Man, this was a weird game," BYU head coach Kyle Borland said. "Honestly, we dominated them on offense and seemed to have control of the game, but we turn the ball over 6 times and give up 3 defensive TDs. Fortunately, we were able to make a late comeback and still come out with the win. Still, I don't know what to make out of this game."

The Cougars piled up an astonishing 725 yards of offense and 33 first downs, but their 6 turnovers kept the Aztecs in the game. Senior QB Ed Pino broke the BYU school record for passing yards in a game by one yard, finishing with 620 to break the mark set by John Walsh in 1993. Pino completed 35-of-52 passes and 3 TDs, but his 3 interceptions almost doomed the Cougars.

Pino hit his top trio of receivers for some amazing numbers on the day. Heisman leader senior WR Oliver Mason recorded another 200-yard output receiving, finishing with 258 yards on 14 catches and a TD. Helping him out with his 1st career 200-yard game was senior slot WR Chris McCargo, who totaled 205 yards on 11 catches and a TD. Senior WR Sheldon Newman had 133 yards on 9 catches and caught the TD pass to bring BYU within 2.

BYU jumped out to a hot start against SDSU, using a 60-yard TD run from Taylor and 2 TD passes from Pino to build a 24-12 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, Aztec OLB Ricky Gray intercepted a Pino pass and returned it 85 yards to cut BYU's lead to 24-19. Later in the 3rd, the Aztecs got another cheap TD when Mason made a critical mistake when he fumbled a punt return into the end zone, where it was recovered by a backup TE to give SDSU the lead at 25-24.

"It was a bad mistake on my part," Mason said. "I thought I had signalled for fair catch, but the refs didn't see it. I just wanted to field it cleanly but I got hit and the ball popped loose."

San Diego State got another defensive score midway through the 4th quarter as BYU was driving, when Gray intercepted another pass and took this one 73 yards to the house to give SDSU a 32-24 lead. It seemed that BYU's unbeaten streak was all but over.

Unfortunately for SDSU, the Cougars picked themselves up off the ground and fought back, putting together another solid drive and topping it off when Pino hit Newman for an 8-yard score. The ensuing 2-point conversion failed, but BYU still had all 3 timeouts. After a good defensive stop, BYU had one last shot to beat the Aztecs.

Pino led BYU down the field and put them in great position to win. BYU worked the clock and finally put themselves back on top when Taylor scored his 2nd TD of the day with only 18 seconds to go. Taylor finished with 105 yards rushing.

It was a wild game but BYU stays on top of the conference at 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. BYU stays on the road and travels to play New Mexico next week.

Box Score

SDSU 6 : 6 : 13 : 7 - 32
BYU 14 : 10 : 0 : 13 - 37

1st --- SDSU --- Temple 5 run (kick blocked)
1st --- BYU --- Taylor 60 run (Parker kick)
1st --- BYU --- Mason 22 pass from Pino (Parker kick)
2nd --- BYU --- McCargo 74 pass from Pino (Parker kick)
2nd --- SDSU --- Temple 75 run (kick blocked)
2nd --- BYU --- Parker 36 FG
3rd --- SDSU --- Gray 85 INT return (Smith kick)
3rd --- SDSU --- Pearson 1 fumble return (conversion failed)
4th --- SDSU --- Gray 73 INT return (Smith kick)
4th --- BYU --- Newman 8 pass from Pino (conversion failed)
4th --- BYU --- Taylor 1 run (Parker kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs: SDSU --- 11 ... BYU --- 33
Total Offense: SDSU --- 283 ... BYU --- 725
Rushes-Yards: SDSU --- 21-84 ... BYU --- 35-105
Passing (C-A-I): SDSU --- 12-23-1 ... BYU --- 35-52-3
Passing Yards: SDSU --- 199 ... BYU --- 620
Times Sacked: SDSU --- 5 ... BYU --- 7
3rd Down Conversions: SDSU --- 5-11 ... BYU --- 3-10
Turnovers: SDSU --- 1 ... BYU --- 6

Individual Stats

SAN DIEGO STATE

Brandon Wesley, QB --- 12 - 23 - 199 yds, 1 INT

Stevie Temple, RB --- 14 att. - 106 yds, 2 TD

Robert Quinn, WR --- 5 rec. - 128 yds

Stanley Ryan, CB --- 16 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack
Alex McIntire, MLB --- 9 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack, FF
Victor Lynch, FS --- 8 tkls, FF
Matthew Love, OLB --- 8 tkls (4 TFL)
Scott Heckel, DT --- 6 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sacks, FF, FR
Ricky Gray, OLB --- 6 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks, 2 INT, 2 TD
David Pearman, CB ---- 5 tkls, INT, FF

BRIGHAM YOUNG

Ed Pino, QB --- 35 - 52 - 620 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT; 7 att. - (-48) yds

Scott Taylor, RB --- 22 att. - 105 yds, 2 TD
Will Dunn, QB --- 5 att. - 46 yds

Oliver Mason, WR --- 14 rec. - 258 yds, TD; 1 att. - 2 yds
Chris McCargo, WR --- 11 rec. - 205 yds, TD
Sheldon Newman, WR --- 9 rec. - 133 yds, TD

Joey Hobbs, DE --- 6 tkls (4 TFL), 3 sacks
Terence Lewis, MLB --- 5 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks
Kurt Manning, CB --- 5 tkls (1 TFL), INT
Tommy Walker, SS --- 5 tkls

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Top 25 Week 5 Results

#18 Arkansas 34, #1 Tennessee 29
#2 Texas 35, Kansas State 13
#3 LSU 31, Mississippi State 0
#4 Miami 38, Boston College 21
#5 USC 56, Washington State 7
#6 Michigan 42, Indiana 28
#7 Oklahoma State 35, Texas Tech 25
#8 Penn State 44, Minnesota 7
#9 Virginia Tech 34, North Carolina 21
#10 West Virginia 24, Rutgers 14
#11 Texas A&M 49, Baylor 9
#12 Oklahoma 24, Colorado 13
#13 Ohio State 45, Northwestern 3
#14 Florida State 42, Duke 21
#15 Clemson 24, #24 Wake Forest 10
#16 Iowa 42, Michigan State 7
#17 Auburn 52, South Carolina 10
#19 Florida 38, Alabama 24
Washington 34, #20 UCLA 31 (OT)
#21 TCU 38, New Mexico 7
#22 Boise State 36, Hawaii 21
#23 Wisconsin 31, Illinois 24
#25 Arizona 44, Cal 9

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (2) Texas (37)
2 (3) LSU (21)
3 (4) Miami (1)
4 (5) USC (1)
5 (6) Michigan (1)
6 (7) Oklahoma State
7 (8) Penn State
8 (9) Virginia Tech
9 (1) Tennessee
10 (10) West Virginia
11 (11) Texas A&M
12 (12) Oklahoma
13 (14) Florida State
14 (13) Ohio State
15 (15) Clemson
16 (18) Arkansas
17 (16) Iowa
18 (17) Auburn
19 (19) Florida
20 (21) TCU
21 (22) Boise State
22 (23) Wisconsin
23 (25) Arizona
24 (20) UCLA
25 (NR) Washington

Heisman Watch

1) Oliver Mason, WR, BYU >>>
2) Tom Allen, RB, Arkansas >>>
3) Justin Williams, RB, USC >>>
4) Travis Cochran, RB, LSU ^^^
5) Craig Fulton, RB, West Virginia >>>

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Tom Allen, RB, Arkansas
20 att. - 239 yds, 4 TD; 26 rec. yds

Defense:
Ricky Gray, OLB, San Diego State
6 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks, 2 INT, 2 TD

Mountain West Players of the Week

Offense:
Rashaud Schmidt, RB, Air Force
20 att. - 130 yds, 3 TD; 33 rec. yds

Defense:
Ricky Gray, OLB, San Diego State
6 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks, 2 INT, 2 TD

Mountain West Standings (after Week 5)

1) BYU --- 5-0 (2-0 MWC)
2) UNLV --- 2-2 (1-0)
3) Utah --- 2-3 (1-0)
4) TCU --- 4-1 (1-1)
5) Air Force --- 1-3 (1-1)
6) Colorado State --- 2-2 (0-1)
7) New Mexico --- 2-2 (0-1)
8) San Diego State --- 2-3 (0-1)
9) Wyoming --- 1-3 (0-1)

FIU Tracker

Won 31-17 over Arkansas State
Current Record: 2-3 (1-0 Sun Belt)

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BYU beats down on New Mexico to remain unbeaten
BYU Football News

BYU built up a 20-6 halftime lead and held off a furious New Mexico comeback by continuing to put points on the board in a 48-29 road victory. The win keeps BYU unbeaten at 6-0 and atop the Mountain West standings at 3-0.

The Cougars got a solid effort out of their offense and an even better game from their defense in the win. BYU totaled 432 yards on offense and the defense held the Lobos' dangerous runner in Russell Campbell to only 77 yards on the ground.

On offense, it was a very balanced attack for BYU in putting up 48 points. Senior QB Ed Pino, fresh off his record-breaking performance last week, was average against New Mexico but that's all BYU needed. Pino threw for 273 yards and two 4th-quarter TDs on 20-of-32 passing for the day. His big target of the day was senior slot WR Chris McCargo, who went over 100 yards for another week. McCargo had 108 yards and caught a 28-yard TD. Heisman front-runner senior WR Oliver Mason was much quieter than he's been the past few weeks, but still crossed the 100-yard mark receiving on the day. His biggest play of the day was a 77-yard 1st-quarter punt return TD.

Helping out Pino and the passing game was a solid effort from the BYU running attack, led by sophomore Scott Taylor. Taylor ran for a season and career-high 135 yards on 25 carries and 2 TDs to help keep the pressure off of Pino. Junior RB Walter McGrew returned from injury this week but quickly lost his starting job. McGrew re-injured his shoulder on his 1st carry of the game, and was largely ineffective after he returned. McGrew managed only 12 yards on 8 carries and was pulled in favor of Taylor midway through the 2nd quarter after losing a fumble. Freshman FB Jermaine Hunter scored his 1st career rushing TD in the 3rd quarter, and finished with 8 yards.

The BYU defense played similar to the offense - solid but unspectacular - but did just enough to boost the Cougars to victory. Their biggest task of the day was shutting down New Mexico's dynamic RB in Campbell. Campbell scored on a 3-yard run in the 1st quarter, but didn't cause any trouble after that. Campbell finished with only 77 yards on 27 carries for the day.

Lobo QB Terrell Love had a good day throwing the ball, especially in the 2nd half as New Mexico attempted to mount a comeback. Love threw for 250 yards and three 2nd-half TDs.

BYU returns home next week for their 1st recruiting weekend as they welcome Colorado State. The Cougars will have 4 potential interests coming to visit Provo for the game. This could be Coach Borland's 1st big step to building BYU's program.

Box Score

UNM 6 : 0 : 10 : 13 - 29
BYU 14 : 6 : 7 : 21 - 48

1st Quarter
BYU --- Taylor 2 run (Parker kick)
BYU --- Mason 77 punt return (Parker kick)
UNM --- Campbell 3 run (kick blocked)

2nd Quarter
BYU --- Parker 31 FG
BYU --- Parker 29 FG

3rd Quarter
UNM --- Matthews 41 FG
BYU --- Hunter 2 run (Parker kick)
UNM --- Butler 45 pass from Love (Matthews kick)

4th Quarter
BYU --- Taylor 1 run (Parker kick)
UNM --- Butler 43 pass from Love (conversion failed)
BYU --- McCargo 28 pass from Pino (Parker kick)
UNM --- Odom 74 pass from Love (Matthews kick)
BYU --- James 2 pass from Pino (Parker kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs:
UNM --- 11 ... BYU --- 21
Total Offense:
UNM --- 337 ... BYU --- 432
Rushes-Yards:
UNM --- 32-87 ... BYU --- 42-159
Passing (C-A-I):
UNM --- 10-19-0 ... BYU --- 20-32-1
Passing Yards:
UNM --- 250 ... BYU --- 273
Times Sacked:
UNM --- 2 ... BYU --- 1
3rd Down Conversions:
UNM --- 7-14 ... BYU --- 10-16
Turnovers:
UNM --- 0 ... BYU --- 2

Individual Stats

NEW MEXICO

Terrell Love, QB --- 10 - 19 - 250 yds, 3 TD

Russell Campbell, RB --- 27 att. - 77 yds, TD

Isaac Butler, WR --- 2 rec. - 88 yds, 2 TD
Anthony Odom, WR --- 2 rec. - 88 yds, TD

Matt Bullocks, CB --- 9 tkls, FF
Quinton Hill, MLB --- 9 tkls (1 TFL), FF
Arthur Cunningham, SS --- 8 tkls (1 TFL)
John Wilson, MLB --- 7 tkls (3 TFL)
Demetrius Cooper, DE --- 5 tkls (4 TFL), 1 sack, FR

BRIGHAM YOUNG

Ed Pino, QB --- 20 - 32 - 273 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT; 1 att. - (-5) yds

Scott Taylor, RB --- 25 att. - 135 yds, 2 TD
Will Dunn, QB --- 3 att. - 17 yds
Walter McGrew, RB --- 8 att. - 12 yds
Jermaine Hunter, FB --- 4 att. - 8 yds, TD

Chris McCargo, WR --- 7 rec. - 108 yds, TD
Oliver Mason, WR --- 6 rec. - 107 yds; 77-yd PR TD
Brian James, TE --- 1 rec. - 2 yds, TD

Garrett Cooper, MLB --- 7 tkls (1 TFL), 1 blk
Terence Lewis, MLB --- 7 tkls (4 TFL), 1 sack
Rob Jackson, DE --- 6 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack
Tommy Walker, SS --- 6 tkls (1 TFL), 1 blk

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Top 25 Week 6 Results

#12 Oklahoma 38, #1 Texas 24
#19 Florida 21, #2 LSU 17
#3 Miami 28, Duke 14
#4 USC 52, #25 Washington 17
#5 Michigan 31, #17 Iowa 28
#11 Texas A&M 40, #6 Oklahoma State 20
#22 Wisconsin 24, #7 Penn State 21
#18 Auburn 40, #8 Virginia Tech 17
#9 Tennessee 34, Northwestern State 0
#10 West Virginia 63, Syracuse 10
Wake Forest 34, #13 Florida State 31 (OT)
#15 Clemson 31, North Carolina 13
#16 Arkansas 42, FIU 0
#20 TCU 56, Wyoming 8
#21 Boise State 49, Miami (OH) 10
#23 Arizona 52, Washington State 7
#24 UCLA 47, Oregon State 7

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (3) Miami (41)
2 (4) USC (20)
3 (5) Michigan
4 (11) Texas A&M
5 (1) Texas
6 (9) Tennessee
7 (2) LSU
8 (12) Oklahoma
9 (10) West Virginia
10 (6) Oklahoma State
11 (7) Penn State
12 (14) Ohio State
13 (15) Clemson
14 (16) Arkansas
15 (18) Auburn
16 (8) Virginia Tech
17 (19) Florida
18 (22) Wisconsin
19 (13) Florida State
20 (20) TCU
21 (21) Boise State
22 (17) Iowa
23 (NR) Wake Forest
24 (23) Arizona
25 (24) UCLA

Heisman Watch

1) Oliver Mason, WR, BYU >>>
2) Justin Williams, RB, USC ^^^
3) Tom Allen, RB, Arkansas <<<
4) Craig Fulton, RB, West Virginia ^^^
5) Wendell Mitchell, WR, Texas A&M ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Reggie Harris, QB, Arizona State
23 - 32 - 437 yds, 7 TD; 5 att. - 22 yds

Defense:
Josh Coleman, SS, Arizona State
2 INT, 2 TD

Mountain West Players of the Week

Offense:
DeAndre Vincent, RB, TCU
10 att. - 53 yds, 3 TD; 2 rec. - 52 yds

Defense:
Derrick Madison, OLB, TCU
7 tkls, INT, TD

Mountain West Standings (after Week 6)

1) BYU --- 6-0 (3-0 MWC)
2) UNLV --- 3-2 (2-0)
3) TCU --- 5-1 (2-1)
4) Colorado State --- 3-2 (1-1)
5) Utah --- 2-4 (1-1)
6) Air Force --- 1-4 (1-1)
7) New Mexico --- 2-3 (0-2)
8) San Diego State --- 2-4 (0-2)
9) Wyoming --- 1-4 (0-2)

FIU Tracker

Lost 42-0 to #16 Arkansas
Current Record: 2-4 (1-0 Sun Belt)

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BYU still unbeaten after win over Colorado State
BYU Football News

BYU continued their surprising streak to start the year with a decisive 50-20 home victory over the visiting Colorado State Rams. Heisman front-runner senior WR Oliver Mason scored 2 TDs and the BYU defense shut down the Rams to lift the team to the win.

Mason showed once again that he is one of the best players in the NCAA this season, totaling 117 yards receiving and scoring twice, including his 4th punt return TD of the year in the 1st quarter. Mason is already well over 1000 yards receiving and is now closing in on 2000 all-purpose yards.

Mason and the BYU offense got a lot of help from the Cougar defense, which held Colorado State to only 218 total yards and 7 first downs. BYU was led by senior defensive captain MLB Terence Lewis, who was a big playmaker on the day. Lewis recorded a team-high 7 tackles, including 4 for a loss, 3 sacks, forced a fumble and recorded a safety late in the 4th quarter for BYU's final points. Senior SS Tommy Walker also added to the BYU point total when he recovered the fumble Lewis forced and returned it 14 yards for his 1st career defensive TD.

As for the BYU offense, they were good once again as they continue their quest to be the nation's #1 offense. Senior QB Ed Pino had a solid day throwing the ball, totaling 322 yards and 3 TDs on 27-of-44 passing. Unfortunately for Pino, he did throw 3 interceptions and got knocked out of the game early in the 4th quarter due to injury. Pino suffered a sprained elbow and will miss the next two weeks, including BYU's upcoming game with Air Force.

Senior slot WR Chris McCargo had 100 yards receiving and caught 2 TDs, while sophomore RB Scott Taylor totaled 69 yards rushing and a TD. Sophomore QB Will Dunn led BYU with 74 yards on the ground, and will earn his 1st career start against Air Force in a few weeks.

BYU has the week off next week but return to conference play the following week at home against Air Force.

Box Score

CSU 6 : 6 : 8 : 0 - 20
BYU 21 : 10 : 10 : 9 - 50

1st Quarter
BYU --- Mason 24 pass from Pino (Parker kick)
BYU --- Mason 51 punt return (Parker kick)
CSU --- Monroe 72 pass from Raymond (kick blocked)
BYU --- Taylor 1 run (Parker kick)

2nd Quarter
BYU --- McCargo 24 pass from Pino (Parker kick)
CSU --- Williams 3 run (conversion failed)
BYU --- Parker 42 FG

3rd Quarter
BYU --- Parker 35 FG
CSU --- Murphy 9 pass from Raymond (Williams run)
BYU --- McCargo 23 pass from Pino (Parker kick)

4th Quarter
BYU --- T. Walker 14 fumble return (Parker kick)
BYU --- Safety

Team Stats

1st Downs:
CSU --- 7 ... BYU --- 31
Total Offense:
CSU --- 218 ... BYU --- 493
Rushes-Yards:
CSU --- 29-67 ... BYU --- 40-153
Passing (C-A-I):
CSU --- 6-13-1 ... BYU --- 28-46-3
Passing Yards:
CSU --- 151 ... BYU --- 340
Times Sacked:
CSU --- 4 ... BYU --- 0
3rd Down Conversions:
CSU --- 1-9 ... BYU --- 7-16
Turnovers:
CSU --- 2 ... BYU --- 3

Individual Stats

COLORADO STATE

Courtney Raymond, QB --- 6 - 13 - 151 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Tony Williams, RB --- 22 att. - 83 yds, TD

Michael Monroe, WR --- 2 rec. - 77 yds, TD
Jay Murphy, WR --- 1 rec. - 9 yds, TD

Ali Morris, CB --- 12 tkls (2 TFL)
Travis Davis, SS --- 11 tkls (1 TFL)
Dwayne Jackson, OLB --- 9 tkls (2 TFL)
Nate Woods, CB --- 9 tkls, INT
Terry Harris, FS --- 6 tkls, INT

BRIGHAM YOUNG

Ed Pino, QB --- 27 - 44 - 322 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT
Will Dunn, QB --- 1 - 2 - 18 yds; 12 att. - 74 yds

Scott Taylor, RB --- 22 att. - 69 yds, TD
Walter McGrew, RB --- 3 att. - 9 yds
Jermaine Hunter, FB --- 3 att. - 4 yds

Oliver Mason, WR --- 9 rec. - 117 yds, TD; 1 att. - (-2) yds; 51-yd PR TD
Chris McCargo, WR --- 7 rec. - 100 yds, 2 TD
Sheldon Newman, WR --- 6 rec. - 80 yds

Terence Lewis, MLB --- 7 tkls (4 TFL), 3 sacks, FF, caused a safety
Garrett Cooper, MLB --- 5 tkls, 1 blk
Tommy Walker, SS --- 4 tkls, FR, TD

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Top 25 Week 7 Results

#1 Miami 45, #19 Florida State 7
#2 USC 36, Stanford 6
#3 Michigan 36, Minnesota 18
Texas Tech 34, #4 Texas A&M 17
#5 Texas 50, Iowa State 3
#7 LSU 35, Kentucky 10
#8 Oklahoma 58, Missouri 14
#9 West Virginia 51, USF 0
#10 Oklahoma State 30, Nebraska 17
#11 Penn State 42, Purdue 7
#12 Ohio State 31, #18 Wisconsin 21
#13 Clemson 35, N.C. State 6
#15 Auburn 30, #14 Arkansas 20
#16 Virginia Tech 31, #20 TCU 28
#21 Boise State 42, San Jose State 3
#22 Iowa 42, Navy 21
#23 Wake Forest 33, Boston College 21
#25 UCLA 46, SMU 10

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
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1 (1) Miami (33)
2 (2) USC (23)
3 (3) Michigan (4)
4 (5) Texas
5 (6) Tennessee
6 (7) LSU
7 (8) Oklahoma
8 (9) West Virginia (1)
9 (10) Oklahoma State
10 (11) Penn State
11 (12) Ohio State
12 (13) Clemson
13 (4) Texas A&M
14 (15) Auburn
15 (16) Virginia Tech
16 (17) Florida
17 (14) Arkansas
18 (21) Boise State
19 (22) Iowa
20 (23) Wake Forest
21 (18) Wisconsin
22 (24) Arizona
23 (19) Florida State
24 (25) UCLA
25 (20) TCU

Heisman Watch

1) Oliver Mason, WR, BYU >>>
2) Justin Williams, RB, USC >>>
3) Craig Fulton, RB, West Virginia ^^^
4) Tom Allen, RB, Arkansas <<<
5) David Miller, WR, Oklahoma ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Kyle Haynes, QB, Iowa
24 - 34 - 403 yds, 5 TD

Defense:
Kevin Freeman, MLB, Colorado
15 tkls (4 TFL), 2 sacks, INT, TD

Mountain West Players of the Week

Offense:
Oliver Mason, WR, BYU
9 rec. - 117 yds, 2 total TD

Defense:
Reggie Wilson, OLB, UNLV
7 tkls, INT, TD

Mountain West Standings (after Week 7)

1) BYU --- 7-0 (4-0 MWC)
2) UNLV --- 4-2 (3-0)
3) TCU --- 5-2 (2-1)
4) Utah --- 3-4 (2-1)
5) Air Force --- 1-5 (1-2)
6) Colorado State --- 3-3 (1-2)
7) New Mexico --- 3-3 (1-2)
8) San Diego State --- 2-5 (0-3)
9) Wyoming --- 1-5 (0-3)

FIU Tracker

Won 31-24 over Troy
Current Record: 3-4 (2-0 Sun Belt)

BYU's hot start brings in top recruits
BYU Football News

BYU head coach Kyle Borland has gotten off to a really hot start in only his 1st year in coaching the Cougars, leading them to their current 7-0 mark. BYU's unbeaten mark has not only impressed coaches around the Mountain West and experts around the nation, but some top recruits are starting to take notice as well.

BYU received two signed letters of intent this week from some of their in-season targets. It is the 1st of many big steps Coach Borland is looking to take in building the BYU program.

"We are really excited to be bringing in some good talent right away," Coach Borland said recently. "With a solid pipeline base already established, there is much more we can do and we're going to take advantage of that. At FIU, I seemed restricted to recruiting only in-state players. At BYU, I have a wealth of Western states at my disposal."

Recruiting outside of Utah is what Coach Borland has done, as he is going to bring in two recruits that do not hail from BYU's home state.

RB Tim Brewer, a 4-star back out of Flower Mound, Texas, will join the Cougars backfield next fall. A good speed back is what Coach Borland needs for his spread option attack, and Brewer should fill that role.

Joining the BYU defense will be DE Leigh Wilson, a 3-star end out of Davis, California. Wilson is a solid talent who should get some good experience in Coach Borland's aggressive defense.

BYU has a bye next week and will play Air Force at home the week after. Several recruits will be visiting that week as well.

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Top 25 Week 8 Results

#1 Miami 45, Georgia Tech 21
#2 USC 41, Notre Dame 13
#3 Michigan 17, Illinois 3
#4 Texas 48, Baylor 3
#5 Tennessee 49, Alabama 10
#6 LSU 38, #14 Auburn 31
#7 Oklahoma 59, Iowa State 14
#8 West Virginia 34, Louisville 32
#9 Oklahoma State 38, Kansas State 13
#10 Penn State 43, Maryland 10
#19 Iowa 24, #11 Ohio State 17
#15 Virginia Tech 28, #12 Clemson 14
#13 Texas A&M 24, Nebraska 17
#16 Florida 48, Georgia 10
#17 Arkansas 28, Ole Miss 21
#18 Boise State 42, Utah State 14
#20 Wake Forest 40, N.C. State 7
#21 Wisconsin 25, Purdue 20
#23 Florida State 31, #22 Arizona 12
#24 UCLA 52, Stanford 10
#25 TCU 38, Air Force 7

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
Note: Previous Rank in ()

1 (1) Miami (41)
2 (2) USC (20)
3 (3) Michigan
4 (4) Texas
5 (5) Tennessee
6 (6) LSU
7 (7) Oklahoma
8 (8) West Virginia
9 (9) Oklahoma State
10 (10) Penn State
11 (13) Texas A&M
12 (15) Virginia Tech
13 (16) Florida
14 (19) Iowa
15 (17) Arkansas
16 (18) Boise State
17 (12) Clemson
18 (11) Ohio State
19 (14) Auburn
20 (20) Wake Forest
21 (21) Wisconsin
22 (23) Florida State
23 (24) UCLA
24 (25) TCU
25 (NR) BYU

Heisman Watch

1) Oliver Mason, WR, BYU >>>
2) Justin Williams, RB, USC >>>
3) Craig Fulton, RB, West Virginia >>>
4) Damian Cooper, WR, Rutgers ^^^
5) David Miller, WR, Oklahoma >>>

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Drew Tyler, QB, Indiana
21 - 23 - 366 yds, 6 TD; 13 att. - 80 yds

Defense:
John Wilson, CB, Oregon
4 tkls, 2 INT, 2 TD

Mountain West Players of the Week

Offense:
J.D. Hicks, RB, Utah
21 att. - 138 yds, 3 TD; 4 rec. - 72 yds

Defense:
Courtney Nolan, OLB, New Mexico
4 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack, INT, TD

Mountain West Standings (after Week 8)

1) BYU --- 7-0 (4-0 MWC)
2) Utah --- 4-4 (3-1)
3) TCU --- 6-2 (3-1)
4) UNLV --- 4-3 (3-1)
5) Colorado State --- 4-3 (2-2)
6) New Mexico --- 4-3 (2-2)
7) Air Force --- 1-6 (1-3)
8) San Diego State --- 2-6 (0-4)
9) Wyoming --- 1-6 (0-4)

FIU Tracker

Lost 31-21 to North Texas
Current Record: 3-5 (2-1 Sun Belt)