Week Five of Can’t Miss College Football
College football should be as exciting as ever this fall. Here is a look at the top college games for the fifth week of 2009.
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Week 5
LSU@Georgia
Saturday, October 3, 3:30pm, Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia, CBS Sports
LSU Preview
Head Coach Les Miles has yet to beat the Georgia Bulldogs in his five years at LSU. The No. 4 ranked team in the country is not dominating in the numbers column. The Tigers are last in the Southeastern Conference in offense at 310.0 yards per game and their defense ranks 10th giving up 333.5 yards per game. WR Brandon LaFell has caught 5 TD’s in 4 weeks to lead the offense. On defense, LSU needs DE Rahim Alem to put some pressure on Georgia QB Joe Cox to win Saturday.
Georgia Preview
With a -9 turnover ratio in four games, it is hard to believe the Bulldogs are 3 and 1. Quarterback Joe Cox has thrown 5 picks(2 returned for TD’s) and the team has fumbled 7 times. Cox has 9 touchdowns and 980 yards passing to boost his offense. His favorite target is AJ Green, who has 25 catches for 428 yards and 4 scores. Sophomore DE Justin Houston was tabbed the SEC Defensive Lineman of the week with 2 tfl’s and a sack.
LSU@Georgia
Oklahoma Preview
Sooners Coach Bob Stoops has a good problem as junior reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford is set to return to his lineup. Fill-in QB Landry Jones is ready to take the starting nod if Stoops wants him to. Jones has been a stellar replacement for Bradford completing 43 of 69 passes for 673 yards and 9 touchdowns. Jones tied a National record for a freshman with 6 TD tosses against Tulsa. Coach Stoops does not want to rush Bradford. The Sooners have won their last two contests 109-0. Oklahoma’s run defense is ranked No.1 in the country giving up a mere 40 yards per contest.
The Hurricanes are not favored after a bruising 31-7 loss to Virginia Tech. QB Jacory Harris was held to a 9-25 passing day for only 150 yards. Miami Coach Randy Shannon’s running game is not helping Harris at all. The Canes are 93rd in the country on the ground. LB Colin McCarthy leads the defense with 8 tackles per game, but his team could be in trouble against Oklahoma as they rank 86th against the run. Miami looks to be headed to their 2nd straight loss.
Week 1 College Football Notables
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To the shock and dismay of many Sooner football fans, Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford will spend the next several weeks on the sideline watching his team play.
Bradford suffered a shoulder sprain in Saturday’s loss to BYU.
Last years Heisman winner wanted to pull an Archie Griffin and double his Heisman pleasure, but that is no longer going to happen.
Oklahoma will look to Landry Jones to keep the team on course. Jones is not only named after former Dallas Cowboy Coach Tom Landry, but he is the nephew of former QB Danny White.
Sooners fans pray this will reflect on his playing ability.
Speaking of playing ability, Cinderella doesn’t play QB for Syracuse.
Former Duke point guard Greg Paulus was named the starter by ‘Cuse Head Coach Doug Marrone when he showed up to visit.
Paulus didn’t show up Saturday going 9 of 31 for 167 yards with 1 TD and a pick.
Penn State will look forward to showing the “feel good story” a look at Happy Valley.
Maybe the Dean Dome wasn’t so bad after all Gregy Poo.
And bad is what happened to Nicholls State on Saturday as Air Force assaulted them with a 72-0 bashing.
The score at halftime was 45-0.
One website said that Nicholls State was looking forward to next weeks home game against Duquesne.
Colonels fans may want to opt out of that game for a trip to Jacksonville State to watch their women’s soccer team!
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