Campus Confidential

BY MIKE ROSE

No. 1 Texas held on and beat No. 6 Oklahoma State, 28-24.

The key stats:

Colt McCoy, Texas -- 38 of 45 for 391 yards and a touchdown. Unless he has a huge collapse, McCoy is the Heisman Trophy winner.

Jordan Shipley, Texas -- 15 catches for 168 yards and a touchdown.

Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State -- 18 carries for 161 yards and a touchdown.

The Cowboys hung in there all game, but just couldn't get the big play when they need it. The Longhorns, however, have another tough one next week, heading to No. 8 Texas Tech.

But make no mistake -- Texas is No. 1. The Longhorns have beaten Oklahoma, Missouri and now Oklahoma State in order. But beating Texas Tech on the road will be a tough task.

Georgia, which was the preseason No. 1 team in the country, played like a No. 1 today. The No. 7 Bulldogs went to Death Valley and came away with a 52-38 win over No. 13 LSU.

The key players: Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford was 17 of 26 for 249 yards and two touchdowns, running back Knowshon Moreno rushed for 163 yards and wide receiver A.J. Green had three catches for 89 yards and a big touchdown. AND Darryl Gamble returned two interceptions for touchdowns.

The proud LSU defense has now given up more than 50 points twice this season, the first time being at Florida.

No. 17 Pittsburgh really looked awful today, losing at home to what had been a struggling Rutgers team, 54-34. Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel threw for 361 yards and SIX touchdowns.

The ACC is one again enjoying a wild, wild weekend. No. 25 Florida State took care of business and beat Virginia Tech at home, 30-20. The Seminoles are really starting to play well, especially quarterback Christian Ponder, who completed 11 of 19 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown today.

Virginia went on the road and beat No. 18 Georgia Tech 24-17. The Cavaliers got pasted by USC -- 52-3 -- in the opener. But the Cavaliers are no 5-3 and sitting alone atop the Coastal Division standings at 3-1.

No. 21 BYU avoided another loss, rallying to beat UNLV 42-35.

And Michigan State finally won at The Big House, beating Michigan 35-21.