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Across ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE BCS Standings Update - For the second straight week we have a new number one in college football. Notre Dame takes over as Officers the top team in the country after both Kansas State and Oregon lost this past weekend. Alabama moved up to number two, Georgia to number three, and the Florida Gators climb to number four. The Ducks drop to number five following their loss to Stanford, while the President & Chair...... O. Ford Gibson Wildcats tumble five spots to No.6 after being upset by Baylor. The Cardinal made the biggest jump over the weekend, moving up five Chair-Elect...... Andrew P. Hertz spots to No.8, and No.18 Rutgers moved up four following a win over Cincinnati. South Carolina fell out of the top 10, dropping to No.12 Vice Chair...... Luis E. Boué despite a 24-7 victory over Wofford. No.22 Boise State, No.23 Kent State and No.24 Arizona joined the BCS Standings, while Louisiana Vice Chair...... Lee E. Stapleton Tech, Texas Tech, and USC all dropped out. Secretary...... Ann E. Pope Lost in the Shuffle- Lost in the BCS uproar this past weekend was a thrilling Big 12 matchup between West Virginia and No.12 Treasurer...... Shaun M. Davis Oklahoma. A five-yard touchdown toss from Landry Jones to Kenny Stills with 24 seconds to play capped a 50-49 comeback victory for Past President...... Jeffrey T. Roberts the Sooners, who came out on top in a wild performance that saw four lead changes in the fourth quarter. The touchdown catch was Stills CEO...... Eric L. Poms fourth of the contest, and Jones threw for a school-record 554 yards and six touchdowns. On the other side, offensive standout Tavon Austin sets Big 12 record with 572 all-purpose yards, and a school-record with 344 rushing (two touchdowns) on 21 carries. Mountaineer Communications Staff wide out Steadman Bailey matched Stills’ game mark with four touchdown receptions of his own. 305-341-4700 Join the Club - For the third consecutive week, college football had someone top 300 yards rushing in a single game; in fact this week [email protected] there were two. Three weeks ago Kenjon Barner ran for 321 yards in a win over USC, and a week later Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey set a Pac-12 record with 366 yards against Colorado. This past weekend, in addition to Austin’s performance, Temple running back Montell Larry Wahl Harris set a pair of Big East records with 351 rushing yards (on 36 carries) and seven touchdowns. The transfer has VP, Communications & Community Outreach proven how important he is to the Owls’ success. In the three games Harris has received at least 20 carries, the senior has accumulated 626 yards and 10 touchdowns. More importantly, Temple has wins in all three of those contests. Noah Sharfman MAC’s Mr. Football - With the Kansas State and Oregon losing this past weekend, the door has been blown wide-open in the Heisman Communications Associate race. While Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel has garnered a lot of attention (and rightfully so), there’s another dual-threat quarterback breaking records and taking names. Northern Illinois’ Jordan Lynch has run for 100 yards in nine straight games, an NCAA record for Kristina Taylor quarterbacks, and has the Huskies sitting at 10-1 atop the MAC-West. On the season, the first-year starter has collected over 4,000 yards Communications Assistant of offense (2,582 passing, 1,504 rushing) and 38 touchdowns with just four interceptions. In last week’s win over Toledo, he became the first player in college football history to throw for at least 400 yards and rush for at least 150 yards in a single game. Ryan Trapp Communications Assistant Across the ACC No Pain, No Gain - No changes for the ranked ACC pair over the weekend. Thanks to wins over Maryland and N.C.State, respectively, ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN No.10 Florida State and No.11 Clemson hang on to their spots in the rankings. However, things could be shaken up this week as PRESS BOXES THIS WEEK both teams have strong matchups against ranked SEC opponents (the Seminoles host No.4 Florida while the No.12 South Carolina Gamecocks travel to the Tigers). How It’s Gonna Be - The two schools that will play in the 2012 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship were determined over the weekend. Florida State will represent the ACC Atlantic while Georgia Tech will represent the ACC Coastal. The Seminoles have battered their way to a 10-1 record, with the season’s lone blemish coming on a late upset at the hands of N.C. State. After a 2-4 start to the season, the Yellow Jackets have won three in a row and four of their last five to climb back into the ACC title picture at 6-5. Haaaave You Met Tahj? - It’s hard to have a quiet season when you lead the nation in total points, rank second in the country in passer rating, fourth in touchdown passes, eighth in passing yards, seventh in total offense and your team is 10-1 eyeing a BCS berth. Meet Tahj Boyd. The Clemson quarterback is having the best season of his career, and one of the greatest in ACC history. He has the Tigers sprinting down the stretch, with 1,674 yards of offense and 22 total touchdowns over the past four games. His most recent masterpiece Notre Dame at USC...... Jack Seiler and Luis Boué was an ACC-record eight touchdown, 529-yard performance over division-rival N.C. State. Wolfpack quarterback Mike Glennon had big UCONN at Louisville...... Don Slesnick numbers in the contest as well (493 passing yards, five touchdowns) and seniorTobias Palmer set an ACC record with 496 all-purpose Alabama at Auburn...... Eric Poms and Tom Wood yards (277 kickoff yards, 219 receiving yards and three touchdowns). However, it wasn’t enough to down Clemson who now has 10 Georgia at Georgia Tech...... Lynn Washington regular season wins for the first time since 1981. Florida at Florida State...... Leslie Pantin and Andrew Haggard

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Orange Bowl Game Day Fan Zone Tue. Jan. 1 N/A 2013 Discover Orange Bowl (ESPN) Oklahoma Kansas State Kansas State Oklahoma Kansas State Kansas State vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. National Championship Game Day Fan Zone N/A Mon. Jan. 7 Oregon Oregon Stanford LSU Oregon Oregon 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game (ESPN) Weekend Watch List 2013 Discover Orange Bowl and 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game Announce Head Coach Press Conferences Georiga Tech at No.3 Georgia Saturday, Nov. 24, 12:00 p.m. What: 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game Head Coaches Introductory Both schools have secured a spot in their respective Press Conference conference’s title game, so this week presents an opportunity to test some mettle in this in-state rivalry. The Bulldogs have won 10 of the last 11 meetings When: Wednesday, December 5, 2012; 9:30 a.m. in the “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” game, but the red-hot Yellow Jackets have won three in a row Where: NASDAQ MarketSite, behind the quarterback combo of Vad Lee and Tevin Washington. 4 Times Square New York, NY 10036 (Entrance on Broadway at 43rd Street) No.19 Michigan at Ohio State Saturday, Nov. 24, 12:00 p.m. Who: Participating Head Coaches in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship The Wolverines have found something special in Game, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock, Orange Bowl Committee President & junior quarterback Devin Gardner, who has collected Chair Ford Gibson and Orange Bowl CEO Eric Poms. 939 yards of offense, 13 touchdowns, a 190.2 passer rating and three wins in three starts. However, he’ll face arguably his toughest challenge yet in Urban What: 2013 Discover Orange Bowl Head Coaches Press Conference Meyer and the Buckeyes, where Heisman-hopeful Braxton Miller has his team sitting unbeaten coming into “The Game.” With a Michigan win (and a When: Wednesday, December 5, 2012; 4:00 p.m. Nebraska loss), the Wolverines can earn a trip to the second-ever Big Ten title game. No.5 Oregon at No.15 Oregon State Where: Poolside, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, Fla., 33314 Saturday, Nov. 24, 3:00 p.m. (954-327-7625) The Ducks have won four straight in the “Civil War,” but looked lost after Stanford derailed their perfect season last week. A win over the Beavers, who have Who: Participating Head Coaches, Orange Bowl Representatives and Seminole Hard eight wins through 10 games for just the second time Rock Hotel President Phil Madow. since 1962, and a UCLA victory over the Cardinal puts the Ducks back in the Pac-12 North driver seat. No.4 Florida at No.10 Florida State Quick Hits Saturday, Nov. 24, 3:30 p.m. College football has a new touchdown king, or at least co-king. In the second quarter of Wisconsin’s 21-14 overtime loss Florida State has already locked up a spot in the to Ohio State, Badgers’ running back Montee Ball tied the NCAA record for career touchdowns on a seven yard plunge ACC Championship game and Florida is stuck up the middle. It would be the only time Ball found the endzone during the contest, but the senior finished the game with outside the SEC title picture looking in, but a win in 191 yards on a career-high 39 carries in addition to his record 78th career score. Ball still has three opportunities to set the rivalry could prove key for both schools who have a new mark, with a Big Ten Championship game and bowl game berth on the horizon. However, his first opportunity will an outside shot at the BCS National Championship come this weekend at Penn State, who he rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns last season. picture. The Gators lead the series 33-21-2 all time, but recent history favors the Seminoles, who have After a tumultuous weekend in college football, Johnny Manziel has jumped to the top of many Heisman Trophy ballots. won two in a row. The redshirt freshman currently leads the SEC in rushing with 1,114 yards (already an NCAA record for a freshman quarterback), he’s the first freshman to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in a single season and broke the record No.21 Okla. State at No. 13 Oklahoma for total offense by a freshman (he has 4,161 yards so far) during his 367 yard output over the weekend. Saturday, Nov. 24, 3:30 p.m. UCLA and Stanford have a chance to get very familiar with one another over the next two weeks. The two schools meet Landry Jones had a career day in the Sooners’ 50-49 in Pasadena for their regular season finales this weekend, and a Cardinal win means the two would meet again just a win over West Virginia last week (school-record week later for the Pac-12 Championship game. 554 yards, six touchdowns), but he’ll need more big numbers this week to match the nation’s third-ranked Rutgers defense is elite. This past weekend, the Scarlet Knights held Cincinnati (who was the Big East’s highest scoring scoring offense. The Beavers snapped an eight team at 34.2 points per game coming into the contest) to just a field goal in their 10-3 victory over the Bearcats. For game losing streak to Oklahoma last season, and the season, the Rutgers defense ranks fourth in the nation in scoring defense (12.4), ninth in rushing defense (108 look to make two in a row in the Bedlam Series; while yards/game), 14th in yards allowed per game (312.6) and leads the conference in red zone defense, fumbles (12), the Sooners still have a shot at the Big 12 title, but interceptions (15) and turnover margin (+11). need this win (and a Kansas State loss) to claim it. No.8 Stanford at No.17 UCLA Saturday, Nov. 24, 6:30 p.m. UCLA secured the Pac-12 South with last week’s Photo of the Week BCS Standings win over USC, and Stanford can lock down the North this week with a win over Johnathan Franklin and the 1. Notre Dame Bruins. The Cardinal are undefeated since freshman 2. Alabama Kevin Hogan took over under center, highlighted 3. Georgia by an overtime victory over Oregon last weekend 4. Florida where the Stanford defense held the nation’s highest scoring team to just 14 points. They’ll have to 5. Oregon contend with Franklin this week, who has run for at 6. Kansas State least 150 yards in three of the last four contests. 7. LSU No.12 South Carolina at No.11 Clemson 8. Stanford Saturday, Nov. 24, 7:00 p.m. 9. Texas A&M Clemson quarterback has strung together 10. Florida State some impressive numbers recently (1,674 yards of 11. Clemson offense, 22 touchdowns over the past four games), 12. South Carolina and has the Tigers offense rolling into this week’s 13. Oklahoma matchup against Connor Shaw and the Gamecocks. Both teams are in contention for a BCS at-large 14. Nebraska bid, however they’ll need a win in The Battle of the 15. Oregon State Palmetto State to keep those hopes alive. Notre Dame and Alabama are ranked numbers one and two in the latest BCS 16. Texas No.1 Notre Dame at USC Standings, respectively. Should the two schools hold on to those rankings for the 17. UCLA Saturday, Nov. 24, 8:00 p.m. rest of the season, the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game would be 18. Rutgers a rematch of the 1975 Orange Bowl, during which the Irish defeated the Crimson 19. Michigan Ranked number one for the first time in the BCS-era, Tide 13-11. Underdog Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead thanks to a pair of 20. Louisville Notre Dame hopes to finish its season undefeated touchdown runs by Wayne Bullock and Mark McLane. Alabama cut it to 13-3 at for the first time since 1988. However, after watching the half on a 21-yard field goal by Danny Ridgeway. In the fourth quarter, Alabama 21. Oklahoma State former number ones Alabama and Kansas State quarterback Richard Todd hit Russ Schamun on a 48-yard scoring strike and 22. Boise State fall in consecutive weeks, no position is secure as followed it up with a two-point conversion pitch to George Pugh to narrow the gap 23. Kent State heated-rival USC tries to play spoiler. The Trojans to 13-11. The Tide were closing in on field goal range in the final two minutes, but 24. Arizona have to go for the upset without starting quarterback Notre Dames’ Reggie Barnett came up with a late interception (seen above) to Matt Barkley, who is out with a shoulder injury. seal the Irish win. 25. Washington