The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 18, 2001- 9A
Buffs head to
Austin for Big
1 ,showdown
By Jonite Scheyer
For the Daily
The middle of October means only one thing - the
pressure is on. For some teams, it's desperation time,
trying to redeem themselves after a disappointing start.
Such is the case for an anxious
Florida State squad. Other teams ACROSS THE
like Colorado and Stanford have
surpassed all expectations except NATIoN
their own and are still looking to
prove that they'll be around to handle the cold come
December.
No. 14 COLORADO (3-0 BIG 12, 5-1 OVERALL) AT
No. 8 TEXAs (2-1, 5-1), 3:30 P.M., ABC: Hoping to
feed off its momentum after two straight victories over
Kansas State and Texas A&M, Colorado is looking to
waltz in to Austin and bring its five-game winning
streak to six this weekend. But the eighth-ranked
Longhorns don't want to see any dancing, unless it's
Texas wide receiver Roy Williams strutting through
the Colorado endzone come Saturday.
Not only could Colorado end up ranked in the top
ten if it beats the Longhorns, it could stay in contention
with undefeated Nebraska for the Big 12 North title.
For the Longhorns, the Buffaloes will be only the sec-
ond ranked opponent they've encountered this season.
To justify their top ten ranking, Texas will have to
stop the tough Colorado running game. But if the past
is any indication for the future, it doesn't seem like it
will be a problem. The Longhorns haven't allowed a
100-yard rushing game since the opener against New
Mexico State.
Colorado quarterback Craig Ochs has been incon-
sistent in recent weeks, and in order to beat talented
Texas at home, he will need to play well for four quar-
ters. In the past three weeks, the Buffaloes have. lost
standout linebacker Jashon Sykes and wide receiver
John Minardi for the season, and the most recent loss
came against the Aggies, as starting cornerback Roder-
ick Sneed went down with a torn hamstring. These fac-
tors make the forecast seem a little bit cloudy for the
Buffaloes.
Texas, known for losing games it should win, will
come ready to play on Saturday, and beat the upstart
Buffaloes - but not without a fight.
Texas 34, Colorado 24
STANFORD (2-1 PAc 10, 3-1 OVERALL) AT No. 5 ORE-
Second-place Big Ten
foes meet this weekend
By Brian Schick
For the Daily
Texas quarterback Chris Simms and the Longhorns were pushed around in their lone challenge this seas
against Oklahoma, 14-3. Against a surging Colorado squad, Simms will have to step it up in Austin.
GON (3-0, 6-0), 3:30 P.M., ABC: Slipping out of the
Top 25 after a heartbreaking 45-39 loss to red-hot
Washington State was devastating enough for the Car-
dinal. Can Stanford handle another loss this weekend
when it travels to Autzen Stadium, one of the toughest
places to play in the country?
After Florida State's home loss last week to Miami
(Fla.), the undefeated Ducks now have the nation's
longest current home winning streak -23 games. But
who better to challenge the streak than a hungry Stan-
ford team that is out to prove it belongs in the Pac-10
elite? Heisman-hopeful quarterback Joey Harrington
will have to rally his troops after two easy wins at Ari-
zona and California, because Stanford isn't about to
roll over and play dead.
Look for the Oregon special teams to take advantage
of Stanford's weak punting game, hurt by the removal
of Mike Biselli in that role. Can the Ducks really
extend to a 7-0 record for the first time since 1931? It
appears so.
Oregon 31, Stanford 17
No. 21 FLORIDA STATE (2-1 ACC, 3-2 OVERALL) AT
VIRGINIA (2-2, 3-3) 7:45 P.M, ESPN: The Cavaliers
better hope their helmets are on tight. Florida State
isn't about to hold anything back Saturday night when
it takes its frustration out on a Virginia team
coming off two straight losses.
For the first time since 1995, Florida State
two games in the regular season - and it's onl
ber. While Florida State coach Bobby Bow
company have faith in redshirt freshman qua
Chris Rix, it's obvious that Rix wasn't up to h
the speed of then No. 2 ranked Miami (Fla.) las
The Hurricanes came into Tallahassee, destr
longest home win streak in the country an
leave anything standing. Rix was intercept
times and fumbled twice. But that doesn't seer
in character, because in the previous four ga
threw just two interceptions.
The Seminoles are hoping to forget ab
week's beating and concentrate on the task atl
Scott Stadium. Virginia shouldn't be tota
matched, especially with the golden hands of
the nation's best receivers, junior Billy Mc
who has caught 11 passes in each of the ,
games.
The Cavaliers have shown flashes of brillia
season, especially in their upset of Clemson
road. But it's up to Florida State; this is a ch
save face. Look for the Seminoles to turn it upa
FSU 37, Virginia 21
One of the best features of the Big
{ยข Ten is that teams constantly jostle for
position. Although Michigan enters its
bye week with a
perfect 3-0 record, 'AROUND THE
five other teams -
Illinois,* Purdue, BIGT N
N or t hw es tern,
Ohio State and Wisconsin - are right
behind with a 2-1 record. Another
interesting characteristic is that no lead
isever secure in the Big Ten, which
the Buckeyes demonstrated with their
20-17 loss, in a game they led 17-0
late in the first half.
WISCONSIN (2-1 BIG TEN, 4-3 OVER-
ALL) AT ILLINOIS (2-1, 5-1), 12:10
P.M., ESPN: Which Badger team will
show up in Champaign this week, the
one from two weeks ago that lost to
Indiana 63-32, or the one that over-
came a 17-0 Ohio State lead to score
AP PHOTO 20 unanswered points culminating in a
son 20-17 upset victory? Quarterback
Brooks Bollinger looked sharp against
athat is the Buckeyes, completing 12 of his 22
passes for 202 yards and a touchdown,
has lost and running back Anthony Davis
ly Octo- added 103 yards and a touchdown,
den and adding to his season total of 806 yards,
rterback the top mark in the conference.
handling The Illini come into this game after
tweek. rolling by Indiana 35-14, with 21
oyed the points coming in the fourth quarter.
d didn't The offensive dynamic duo of quarter-
ed four back Kurt Kittner and running back
n totally Rocky Harvey, each with two touch-
ames he dowis against the Hoosiers, should be
a big factor against Wisconsin.
out last Kittner will have more of a problem
hand in scoring than Harvey, since Wisconsin
lly out- has the 13th best pass defense, giving
f one of up a stingy 163.9 yards per game. If
Mullen, Illinois can get good blocking up front,
ast two the Illini will count on Harvey to give
them the victory.
nce this Illinois 24, Wisconsin 17
on the
Nance to INDIANA (1-2, 1-4) AT IOWA (1-2, 3-
a notch. 2), 12:10 P.M., ABC: Iowa returns
home after two road losses at Purdue
and Michigan State, and is ready for
its first home conference game. Last
week the Hawkeyes couldn't seem to
overcome the Spartans' offense,
although they traded touchdowns and
remained in stride with Michigan State
after the first quarter. Coming into that
game, Iowa quarterback Kyle McCann
had the highest pass efficiency in the
Big Ten. Although he still holds the
mark coming into the game against the
Hoosiers, it has shrunk significantly
after his four intercetions last week.
Indiana still boasts one of the
league's most exciting players to
watch, quarterback Antwaan Randle
El. Thanks in large part to his maneu-
verability and running skill, Indiana
has the 12th most proficient rushing
attack in the nation.
Since Randle El's receivers have
only caught five touchdowns this sea-
son, look for him, along with running
back Levron Williams, to carry the
workload in this game. But the Iowa
defensive line, led by linemen Aaron
Kampman and Derrick Pickens, only
allows 94.2 yards per game, and that
will cause nightmares for Indiana
coach Cam Cameron's running game.
Iowa 31, Indiana 14
MICHIGAN STATE (1-1, 3-1) AT MIN-
NESOTA (0-3, 1-4), 12:10 P.M.: It's
hard to believe that Minnesota is sec-
ond in the Big Ten in offensive yards
per game (404.0), because the fact that
it is second to last in offensive scoring
(22.0 points per game) is giving coach
Glen Mason fits.
The Gophers' primary running
back, Tellis Redmon, is averaging over
five yards per carry, but has only man-
aged to score twice on the ground so
far. He did gain 143 yards against
Northwestern last week, but had tio
touchdowns to show for it. In the
grind-it-out world of the Big Ten, Min-
nesota needs its offense to step up if it
hopes to have a win in the conference
this season.
Michigan State would seem to have
no trouble with the Gophers, except its
defense has suffered substantial
injuries in the last two weeks. Both
starting corners went down two weeks
ago against Northwestern, and starting
linebacker Seth Mitchell got hurt in
practice last week. This prompted
coach Bobby Williams to switch run-
ning back Tyrell Dortch to cornerback
this week.
Fortunately for Michigan State, the
injuries won't hurt so much against
Minnesota. The Gophers look to the
ground for their offense and the Spar-
tans are healthy up front. Minnesota
will need to work on its passing in
order to keep this game close.
Michigan State 34, Minnesota 20
PE NN STATE (0-3, 0-4) AT No. 22
NORTHWESTERN (2-1, 4-1), 3:30 P.M.,
ABC: No one ever said breaking Bear
Bryant's record for career wins would
be easy. Penn State coach Joe Paterno
is still looking for the elusive win No.
323 that would tie him with the former
Alabama coach. But his team hasn't
been helping at all.
The Nittany Lions enter this game
after scoring just 24 points in their last
three games, including a shutout two
weeks ago against Michigan, the first
under Paterno's tenure. The most
embarrassing statistic for this year's
team is that it has only accumulated
163 yards rushing on the ground.
Northwestern's Damien Anderson, a
preseason Heisman candidate, has
more than three times as many yards
himself Although he has yet to have a
100-yard game in the Big Ten this sea-
son, look for him to have at least 25
carries this weekend. Quarterback Zak
Kustok has benefited from the extra
pressure to stop the run, and coach
Randy Walker has been using Ander-
son more as a receiver than a back in
the past few weeks.
Penn State has answers for neither
Anderson nor Kustok, and they will
both have great performances. Ander-
son will finally reach the century mark
as the Wildcats cruise.
Northwestern 41, Penn State 10
SAN DIEGO STATE (1-2 MOUNTAIN
WEST, 2-4 OVERALL) AT OHIO STATE (2-
1, 3-2), 12:10 P.M.: This game was
originally scheduled for Sept. 15, but
was moved to this weekend after the
events of Sept. 11.
The Buckeyes look to regroup in
this nonconference game after last
week's devastating loss. Much of the
blame landed on the shoulders of quar-
terback Steve Bellisari after last week's
poor performance. Coach Jim Tressel
had pressure on him to bench Bellisari
in favor of Scott McMullen, Ohio
State's backup with little playing expe-
rience. But Tressel stated that he
intends to start Bellisari, hoping he
will reduce his mistakes this weekend.
San Diego State hopes to give the
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