It's all about playoff seeding as week nine comes to a close in high school football. Some are playing for district championships while others are just fighting for spots.

Take a look below to see how your favorite team did this week as we roll on towards the post seeason.

Week 9

6A
FRIDAY

Bartlesville 47, Memorial 17
Broken Arrow 62, Claremore 7
Ed. Memorial 35, Edmond North 3
Enid 34, Ponca City 16
Jenks 34, Muskogee 6
Midwest City 45, Norman 7
Moore 29, Southmoore 26
Mustang at Del City
Union 55, OKC Grant 6
Owasso 41, Yukon 0
Putnam West 21, Putnam City 7
Sand Springs 48, Sapulpa 13
Stillwater 43, Choctaw 23
Westmoore at Lawton Ike


Class 5A

FRIDAY

Ada 27, Tahlequah 7
Ardmore 46, Harrah 7
B.T. Washington 71, Skiatook 27
Bixby 68, Rogers 0
Carl Albert 42, Durant 7
Coweta 50, Central 16
Duncan 52, Western Heights 10
East Central 26, McAlester 7
Edison 21, Stilwell 14
Edmond Deer Creek at Altus
El Reno 26, OKC Northwest 6
Guthrie 44, OKC Capitol Hill 0
Kelley 35, Hale 0
Lawton Mac 50, Chickasha 14
Pryor at Miami
Shawnee 28, Noble 21


Class 4A

FRIDAY

Broken Bow at Muldrow
Fort Gibson at Poteau
Glenpool 58, Tecumseh 0
Grove at Locust Grove
Jay at Catoosa
McGuinness 56, Southeast 8
McLoud at Cleveland
Oologah 33, McLain 28
Piedmont 36, Guymon 12
Sallisaw 37, Wagoner 14
Seminole 45, Cushing 19
Star Spencer 57, Mannford 14
Vinita at Collinsville
Weatherford at Elk City
Webster at Hilldale
Woodward at OKC Douglass


Class 3A

THURSDAY

Bethany 59, OKC Northeast 0

FRIDAY

Berryhill 40, Victory Christian 20
Bristow at Hugo
Cascia Hall 34, Cl. Sequoyah 6
Checotah 48, Idabel 0
Clinton 21, Elgin 19
Dickson 34, Lone Grove 19
Inola at Blackwell
Madill at Marlow
Metro Christian 42, Kellyville 0
Newcastle at Blanchard
OKC Santa Fe South at Cache
Pauls Valley at Purcell
Perkins 21, Dewey 18
Roland 24, Okmulgee 20
Tuttle 35, Anadarko 0


Class 2A

THURSDAY

OKC Heritage Hall 51, OKC Marshall 0
Valliant 19, Heavener 12

FRIDAY

Antlers at Stigler
Beggs 20, Henryetta 12
Bethel 27, Meeker 6
Chandler 49, Okemah 10
Coalgate at Atoka
Colcord d. Kansas
Comanche at Lindsay
Davis 60, Kingston 18
Fairview at Kingfisher
Frederick at Hobart
Holdenville at Prague
Lexington 26, Little Axe 12
Lincoln Christian 49, Wyandotte 0
Morris at Eufaula
Newkirk 42, OKC St. Mary 20
Nowata 48, Chelsea 0
OKC Crooked Oak at Bridge Creek
OKC Millwood 24, OKC Centennial 0
Perry at Alva
Riverside at Washington
Seeworth Academy at Jones
Sperry 67, Caney Valley 7
Spiro at Hartshorne
Sulphur 35, Plainview 7
Tah. Sequoyah 50, Adair 13
Tishomingo at Marietta
Verdigris 44, Pawhuska 13
Vian 56, Keys 15
Westville 33, Chouteau 0
Wilburton 36, Panama 8


Class A

FRIDAY

Apache at Burns Flat
Barnsdall at Liberty
Bray-Doyle at Ringling
Chisholm at Hennessey
Christian Heritage at Thomas
Cordell at Hinton
Dewar at Wewoka
Elmore City at Healdton
Empire at Waurika
Foyil at Salina
Gore at Haileyville
Haskell at Pawnee
Hominy 21, Drumright 16
Hulbert at Okay
Keota at Sallisaw Central
Ketchum at Fairland
Konawa at Dibble
Mangum at Hollis
Morrison at Woodland
Mounds at Wayne
Okeene 63, Hooker 0
Oklahoma Bible at Mooreland
Oklahoma Christian at Crescent
Oklahoma Union at Afton
Pioneer at Beaver
Quapaw at Commerce
Rush Springs at Velma-Alma
Savanna at Quinton
Sayre at Snyder
Stroud at Minco
Talihina at Pocola
Turpin at Texhoma
Walters at Carnegie
Warner at Porum
Watonga at Luther
Wellston at Cashion
Wilson at Maysville
Wynnewood at Stratford
Yale at Tonkawa

Class B

FRIDAY

Caddo at Marlow Central
Cave Springs at Oaks
Davenport at Bowlegs
Deer Creek-Lamont at Geary
Fox at Cyril
Gans at Welch
Garber at Canton
Macomb at Allen
Merritt at Pond Creek
Paoli at Depew
Porter at South Coffeyville
Prue at Edmond OCA
Ringwood at Cherokee
Ryan at Alex
Watts at Copan
Waukomis at Laverne
Weleetka at Kiefer
Wetumka 54, Agra 6


Class C

THURSDAY

Shattuck 52, Goodwell 6

FRIDAY

Boise City at Buffalo
Cl. Christian at Rejoice Christian
Corn Bible at Destiny Christian
Duke at Mountain View
Forgan at Waynoka
Grandfield at Temple
Kinta at Bluejacket
Kremlin-Hillsdale at Seiling
Maud 54, White Oak 8
Medford at Coyle
Midway 54, Sasakawa 6
Sharon-Mutual at Tyrone
Thackerville at Victory Life
Timberlake at Braman
Tipton at Cement
Webbers Falls at Bokoshe
Wesleyan Christian at Covington-Douglas


Independents

THURSDAY

Southwest Covenant 54, Summit Christian 28

FRIDAY

Holland Hall at OKC Casady
OKC Patriots at Southwest Christian
Windsor Hills at Community Christian

SATURDAY

NOAH at Springfield, Mo., Christian

We're in the crunch time part of the college football schedule but that also means we're close to the beginning of college hoops.

The first CNN/USA Today coaches poll is out and the North Carolina Tar Heels are number one. Take a look below for the entire line-up.

It's time for college football awards to begin shortening their "best of lists. Several of those have already been announced but there was one more on Thursday.

Matt Fodge of Oklahoma State is on the latest list, just read the release from OSU below to find out all about it.

STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State senior Matt Fodge is one of only 10 punters included on the list of semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award presented to the top punter in the nation, it was announced today. This year 53 punters were nominated for the honor. The nominees were evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team. Particular emphasis was placed on the following categories: net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line, average return yardage, and percentage not returned.

"It's an honor to be included in the top 10 for the Ray Guy Award," Fodge said. "It's the top individual honor you can receive as a punter and I'm flattered to be a semifinalist. It's a credit to my teammates and coaches that I am in this position."

Fodge has punted 20 times this year for a net average of 43.0 yards per punt, with 13 of his punts being downed inside the 20-yard line. The Garland, Texas product is the primary reason why the Cowboys rank fourth nationally in net punting. He has not had any of his punts find the endzone for a touchback and through eight games, Oklahoma State's opponents have mustered a staggeringly-low total of only five punt return yards.

The award is named for football legend, Ray Guy, the first punter ever inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (2004).

A national voting body of Bowl Subdivision coaches, sports information directors, national media, and former Ray Guy Award winners will decide the three award finalists, and ultimately the winner of this year's award. The winner will be announced live on ESPN during the ESPNU - Home Depot College Football Awards show, Thursday, December 11, 2008. The winner will again be honored at the Greater Augusta Sports Award Gala in early 2009.

2008 Ray Guy Award Semifinalists

Bryan Anger................ California........................ Freshman

Derek Epperson......... Baylor.............................. Sophomore

Ryan Donahue........... Iowa................................. Sophomore

Matt Fodge.................. Oklahoma State.............. Senior

Chas Henry................. Florida............................. Sophomore

Kevin Huber................ Cincinnati....................... Senior

Pat McAfee.................. West Virginia.................. Senior

Zoltan Mesko.............. Michigan......................... Junior

Louie Sakoda.............. Utah................................. Senior

A.J. Trapasso............. Ohio State....................... Senior

Think Otis Campbell from Mayberry. John Daly may have a shot to sober up in jail in North Carolina. Poilce were called to a Hooters restaurant in Winston-Salem N.C. to check out an unconscious person.

It turned out that Daly was that person and he was intoxicated. Daly "appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative," refused to be taken to the hospital, and was asked to leave the restaurant several times by workers.

Read the story here.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Series champions. The Phils finished off a game that began on Monday as they beat the Devil Rays 4-3 to take the series four games to one.

Pedro Feliz bottom of the 7th RBI was the key blow the Phillies won their second World Series title and first since 1980.

Cole Hamels was named the series MVP and deservedly so. Hamels had five postseason starts, going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA.

Read the game recap as you celebrate with the Phils and their fans.

National Pastime

30 million The estimated number of hot dogs consumed at major league ballparks in 2008.
Source: National Hot Dog and Sausage Council $46 million

Retail sales of hot dogs in Philadelphia in 2007, the fourth largest total in the nation. Only New York, Los Angeles and Washington/Baltimore spent more on hot dogs. Source: Information Statistics Inc.

1908
The year when the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was written by Jack Norworth and composed by Albert Von Tilzer. Cracker Jack -- a blend of peanuts, popcorn and caramel -- is immortalized with the third line, "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack." Source: Cracker Jack

$5
Price for a 21-ounce draft beer at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. This price is the cheapest in the major leagues, according to Team Marketing Report. At Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, $5 gets you 16 ounces of beer. Source: 2008 Team Marketing Report

Tampa Bay (Rays) 19th
Where Tampa Bay (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.) ranked on the list of the nation's most populous metropolitan areas. This area's estimated population on July 1, 2007, was 2.7 million. Source: Population estimates

26%
Percentage of Tampa Bay's residents age 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2007; 87 percent had at least graduated from high school.

18%
In 2007, the proportion of Tampa Bay's residents age 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home.

25.6 minutes
Average amount of time it took Tampa Bay's residents to get to work in 2007. Eighty-one percent of the metro area's workers drove to work alone, 9 percent carpooled and 1 percent took public transportation.

$46,607
Median household income in 2007 for Tampa Bay. The national median income was $50,740.

$203,300
The median value for owner-occupied housing units in Tampa Bay in 2007. The national median value was $194,300.

11.3%
Tampa Bay's poverty rate in 2007. The national poverty rate was 13 percent.

Philadelphia (Phillies)
5th
Where the Philadelphia metro area (Philadelphia-Camden, N.J.-Wilmington, Del.) ranked on the list of the nation's most populous metropolitan areas. This area's estimated population on July 1, 2007, was 5.8 million. Source: Population estimates

31%
Percentage of the Philadelphia metro area's residents ages 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2007; 87 percent had at least graduated from high school.

14%
In 2007, the proportion of the Philadelphia metro area's residents age 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home.

28.2 minutes
Average amount of time it took Philadelphia metro area residents to get to work. Seventy-four percent of the area's workers drove to work alone, 9 percent carpooled and 9 percent took public transportation.

$58,309
Median household income in 2007 for the Philadelphia metro area.

$240,300
The median value for owner-occupied housing units in the Philadelphia metro area in 2007.

11.5%
The Philadelphia metro area's poverty rate in 2007.

The Oklahoma City Thunder had an impressive crowd, impressive show, and impressive amount of attention but weren't very impressive on the court.

With NBA commissioner David Stern on hand along with over 19,000 others, the Thunder trailed by as many as 24 before losing to the Milwaukee Bucks 98-87. The OKC starting five went 14-40 from the field and Kevin Durant was held scoreless in the first half.

Read the game recap here and we'll all hope it gets better when the Thunder visit Houston Saturday night.

Zac Robinson of OSU is one of 13 semi-finalists for the Dave O'Brien award. The award goes to the nations best quarterback and has been won by some of the best players in the history of the game.

Robinson is not the only QB in the state in the last 13. Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and David Johnson of Tulsa are also in that group.

See the entire release about the O'Brien folks heading to Stillwater below.

O'Brien Award Bringing Fan Vote Campaign To Stillwater Saturday

FORT WORTH, Texas (OSU Athletics) -- The Davey OBrien National Quarterback Award will launch its on-the-road campaign Saturday at the Oklahoma State-Iowa State game at Boone Pickens Stadium.

OSU junior quarterback Zac Robinson is one of 13 semifinalists for the prestigious award, and the on-the-road campaign will have an O'Brien display at Saturday's game to promote the Cowboy signal caller. Fans will be able to vote for Robinson at the display. The display will open prior to kickoff and continue through the first half of the game.

Fans who vote at Saturday's display will be entered into the "Defend Your Pride. Vote The O'Brien Sweepstakes," for a chance to win a trip to the 2009 O'Brien Awards Dinner.

If fans are not able to vote at Saturday's display, they can vote online at www.VoteOBrien.org. The list of semifinalists will be narrowed to three finalists on Nov. 24. Fans are able to vote for semifinalist candidates once daily. The voting will continue throughout the finalist round with five percent of the final tally coming directly from the fan vote.

Oklahoma State may have lost to Texas but they gained national respect. The Cowboys dropped just a few spaces Monday and their quarterback, Zac Robinson has been named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien award. Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and Tulsa's David Johnson are also on the list of 13 finalists.You can read that release below.

Tulsa remained unbeaten after the 49-19 win over UCF. Damaris Johnson was named the C-USA special teams player of the week and James Lockett is the conference defensive player of the week.

Oklahoma wasn't left out. The Sooners Travis Lewis is the Big 12 defensive player of the week.

Read all the official releases below.

(October 27, 2008) - The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award^® (The O'Brien) today proudly announced its 2008 Semifinalist List. The list highlights 13 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) quarterbacks who will vie for the award honoring the nation's best quarterback until Finalists are announced November 24.

2008 O'Brien Semifinalists

Sam Bradford SO Oklahoma Big 12

Daryll Clark JR Penn State Big Ten

Chase Daniel SR Missouri Big 12

Max Hall JR BYU MWC

Graham Harrell SR Texas Tech Big 12

David Johnson SR Tulsa C-USA

Colt McCoy JR Texas Big 12

Todd Reesing JR Kansas Big 12

Zac Robinson JR Oklahoma State Big 12

Mark Sanchez JR USC Pac-10

Matthew Stafford JR Georgia SEC

Tim Tebow JR Florida SEC

John Parker Wilson SR Alabama SEC

"These candidates represent a high level of talent from coast to coast," said Danielle Moorman, executive director of the Davey O'Brien Foundation. "The O'Brien is proud to highlight these young men, not only for their elite quarterback skills, but for their qualities of character and leadership that the award is committed to honoring."

Semifinalists were selected by The O'Brien Selection Committee, comprised of journalists, broadcasters, commentators and former winners, as well as fans across the country with the top three quarterbacks from The O'Brien Fan Vote being added to the list. The Selection Committee is asked to evaluate each candidate on his quarterback skills, athletic ability, academics, character, leadership, sportsmanship and reputation as a team player. For a complete listing of O'Brien Selection Committee members, click here.

These 13 Semifinalists will contend for the award until the list is narrowed to three Finalists on November 24. All Finalists will be in attendance in Orlando, Fla., where The O'Brien Winner will be announced during The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show airing December 11. The recipient will be honored February 16, 2009, at the 32nd Annual O'Brien Awards Dinner at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Fans are able to vote for Semifinalist candidates once daily at www.VoteOBrien.org. The voting will continue throughout the Semifinalist and Finalist rounds with 5% of the final tally coming directly from the Fan Vote.

About The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award^®

The O'Brien honors the nation's best college quarterback of the year and inspires student-athletes to triumph both on and off the field. By recognizing and honoring athletes who excel in both sports and academics while exhibiting strong character and leadership, The O'Brien aims to help instill a lifelong moral fiber in each candidate. The O'Brien is overseen by the Davey O'Brien Foundation, which was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The Foundation has given away more than $750,000 in scholarships and university grants to help high school and college athletes transform leadership on the field into leadership in life. For more information, visit www.DaveyOBrien.org.

October 27 C-USA Football Players of the Week

Two Tulsa players are joined by Memphis running back as this week's honorees

	Damaris Johnson

OSU alum and billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens has made yet another gift to the Oklahoma State family. Read the release from OSU below and don't fret Cowboy fans, your millions are still there!

Pickens makes $63 million gift; OSU on schedule to complete west end zone

STILLWATER, Ok., October 27, 2008 -- T. Boone Pickens, the noted oil and gas industry leader and philanthropist, said today he has contributed an additional $63 million to Oklahoma State University for the completion of the university's football stadium and its west end zone.

Pickens and OSU also criticized news coverage, based on unsubstantiated blog and message board reports, that his earlier contributions of $165 million, managed by his BP Capital hedge fund, have been lost due to market losses. Pickens said his fund has not been immune to the global economic downturn and the remaining $125 million in the fund is being returned to the school's athletic department this week.

With today's gift, the net value of Pickens' gifts is now $188 million after the market decline.

"Once again, Boone has stepped up at an important time to support Oklahoma State University. In spite of the unsettled economic situation, OSU has experienced record levels of giving for academic and athletic programs in the past year. We remain most appreciative to Boone for his unwavering generosity to Oklahoma State," said Burns Hargis, President of OSU.

"With Boone's support and the continuing involvement of other donors, we are able to continue working toward the completion of our stadium project," said Mike Holder, OSU VP for Athletics. "It is our number one priority, and we will finish that before moving onto other athletic initiatives, including an indoor practice facility and other aspects of our athletic village."

"Combined with this $63 million, OSU is continuing forward with improvements to its athletic initiatives," said Pickens, noting he has been motivated, in part, by the continuing improvements in the school's football program which lost a close 28-24 game to the number one ranked University of Texas Longhorns on Saturday, but remains a top ten team in national polls. "I'm excited at the performance of our coaches and players, both on and off the field."

"Boone's generosity has helped to transform our football stadium and facilities to a level where we can compete with any program in the country," said OSU head football coach Mike Gundy. "Thanks to Boone and many others who have stepped up in a big way the past couple of years to support our football program the future is very promising for us."

"We are pleased progress will continue on the west end zone project and we are grateful to Boone for helping to make it possible," said Doug Burns, chairman of OSU's Board of Regents. "With supporters like Boone and many others who have generously given the past year, Oklahoma State is well positioned to move ahead academically and athletically. The Regents completely support plans to complete the west end zone project and begin the athletic village projects when the economic climate improves."

Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant system that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for a new world. Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 32,000 students across its five-campus system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and about 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world. CREATE - INNOVATE - EDUCATE - GO STATE!

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Oklahoma stayed at #4, OSU dropped a little and Tulsa is up a bit. That's the story across the board in college football after another big weekend.

Check below for all the polls to see where your favorite team is ranked.

AP Top 25
RANK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS	LAST
1	Texas (65)	8-0	1625	1
2	Alabama	8-0	1542	2
3	Penn St.	9-0	1503	3
4	Oklahoma	7-1	1361	4
5	Florida	6-1	1337	5
6	Texas Tech	8-0	1280	8
7	Southern Cal	6-1	1234	6
8	Georgia	7-1	1212	9
9	Oklahoma St.	7-1	1168	7
10	Utah	8-0	1027	12
11	Boise St.	7-0	946	13
12	TCU	8-1	848	15
13	Ohio St.	7-2	834	10
14	Missouri	6-2	791	16
15	LSU	5-2	649	11
16	Florida St.	6-1	558	24
17	BYU	7-1	553	18
18	Ball St.	8-0	542	20
19	Tulsa	7-0	527	22
20	Minnesota	7-1	438	25
21	North Carolina	6-2	228	NR
22	Michigan St.	7-2	219	NR
23	Oregon	6-2	188	NR
24	South Florida	6-2	100	14
25	Maryland	6-2	89	NR
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 73, California 42, Kansas 40, Pittsburgh 33, Connecticut 30, Virginia 25, Georgia Tech 19, Louisville 15, Notre Dame 11, Oregon St. 11, Virginia Tech 6, Northwestern 5, Troy 5, Air Force 4, Boston College 4, Navy 2, Arizona 1. Oct. 26, 2008 Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1. Texas (58) 8-0 1,522 1 2. Alabama 8-0 1,439 2 3. Penn State (3) 9-0 1,414 3 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,265 5 5. Texas Tech 8-0 1,246 6 6. Southern California 6-1 1,228 4 7. Florida 6-1 1,199 7 8. Georgia 7-1 1,137 9 9. Utah 8-0 987 12 10. Oklahoma State 7-1 972 8 11. Boise State 7-0 894 13 12. TCU 8-1 813 15 13. Ohio State 7-2 752 10 14. Missouri 6-2 740 16 15. LSU 5-2 573 11 16. Florida State 6-1 546 23 17. Brigham Young 7-1 545 17 18. Tulsa 7-0 524 19 19. Ball State 8-0 445 22 20. Minnesota 7-1 403 25 21. Michigan State 7-2 292 NR 22. North Carolina 6-2 232 NR 23. South Florida 6-2 153 14 24. Oregon 6-2 150 NR 25. Maryland 6-2 71 NR Bowl Championship Series standings Oct. 26, 2008 • Extended computer rankings Team Rank Harris Poll USA TODAY Computer rank BCS Avg. Last week 1 Texas 1 0.9961 1 0.9980 1 1.000 .9981 1 2 Alabama 2 0.9460 2 0.9436 2 0.960 .9499 2 3 Penn State 3 0.9298 3 0.9272 3 0.920 .9257 3 4 Oklahoma 4 0.8316 4 0.8295 4t 0.820 .8270 4 5 Southern California 7 0.7912 6 0.8052 6 0.750 .7822 5 6 Georgia 8 0.7453 8 0.7456 4t 0.820 .7703 7 7 Texas Tech 5 0.8021 5 0.8170 10t 0.610 .7431 8 8 Florida 6 0.7923 7 0.7862 10t 0.610 .7295 10 9 Oklahoma State 9 0.6565 10 0.6374 7t 0.730 .6746 6 10 Utah 10 0.6323 9 0.6472 7t 0.730 .6698 11 11 Boise State 11 0.5923 11 0.5862 7t 0.730 .6362 12 12 Ohio State 12 0.5088 13 0.4931 10t 0.610 .5373 9 13 Texas Christian 13 0.5063 12 0.5331 13 0.480 .5065 14 14 Missouri 14 0.4688 14 0.4852 14 0.470 .4747 15 15 Florida State 18 0.3368 16 0.3580 18 0.320 .3383 25 16 Ball State 17 0.3414 19 0.2918 15t 0.380 .3377 20 17 Minnesota 20 0.2730 20 0.2643 15t 0.380 .3057 24 18 Tulsa 19 0.3263 18 0.3436 20 0.220 .2966 19 19 LSU 16 0.3793 15 0.3757 23t 0.120 .2917 13 20 Brigham Young 15 0.3933 17 0.3574 23t 0.120 .2902 21 21 Michigan State 21 0.1635 21 0.1915 19 0.280 .2117 NR 22 North Carolina 22 0.1372 22 0.1521 17 0.340 .2098 NR 23 South Florida 23 0.1007 23 0.1003 0 0.000 .0670 16 24 Oregon 24 0.0772 24 0.0984 26 0.020 .0652 NR 25 Connecticut 30 0.0137 31 0.0157 21t 0.160 .0631 NR

The NFL weekend had an upset or two and some ugly wins as well. The Dallas Cowboys had 173 total yards of offense yet still beat Tampa Bay 13-9.

Check all the scores below from a beautiful fall weekend of football!

NFL Standings

Oakland 10 vs. Baltimore 29 Final Arizona 23 vs. Carolina 27 Final Tampa Bay 9 vs. Dallas 13 Final Washington 25 vs. Detroit 17 Final Buffalo 16 vs. Miami 25 Final St. Louis 16 vs. New England 23 Final San Diego 32 vs. New Orleans 37 Final Kansas City 24 vs. N.Y. Jets 28 Final Atlanta 14 vs. Philadelphia 27 Final Cleveland 23 vs. Jacksonville 17 Final Cincinnati 6 vs. Houston 35 Final N.Y. Giants 21 vs. Pittsburgh 14 Final Seattle 34 vs. San Francisco 13 Final

Oklahoma State couldn't convert a fourth and six with just over two minutes to play and lost to Texas 28-24. The Pokes fought from behind all day and had a final chance with :07 to play but Zac Robinson's Hail Mary fell short and the Longhorns held on for the win.

See the gamecenter recap of one terrific ballgame.

In Manhattan, Kansas it was all Oklahoma. The Sooners overcame some early defensive struggles to beat the Wildcats 55-28. K-State tied the game at 28 each late in the first quarter but that was the last hurrah for the Cats.

Check the scoreboard below for the latest scores from all over the land!

NCAA Football

Nevada vs. Hawaii Game begins at 12 :05 AM ET Boston College 24 vs. North Carolina 45 Final Cincinnati 16 vs. Connecticut 40 0:00 4th Illinois 17 vs. Wisconsin 27 Final Northwestern 3 vs. Indiana 0 5:48 1st Texas Tech 63 vs. Kansas 21 Final Wake Forest 10 vs. Miami 16 Final Minnesota 17 vs. Purdue 6 Final E. Michigan 16 vs. Ball St. 38 Final Cent. Michigan 24 vs. Toledo 23 Final Northeastern 0 vs. Maine 20 Final Towson 14 vs. New Hampshire 42 Final Kentucky 5 vs. Florida 63 Final Baylor 20 vs. Nebraska 32 7:00 4th Oklahoma 58 vs. Kansas St. 35 9:39 4th Cornell 7 vs. Brown 27 Final Penn 9 vs. Yale 7 Final Louisiana Tech 7 vs. Army 14 6:27 4th Colgate 52 vs. Bucknell 28 Final Cent. Connecticut St. 20 vs. Monmouth, N.J. 30 Final Bryant 7 vs. Massachusetts 42 7:38 4th Georgia Southern 10 vs. W. Carolina 31 10:34 4th Lehigh 21 vs. Holy Cross 35 2:41 4th Iona 7 vs. Marist 28 Final Lafayette 48 vs. Fordham 13 4:14 4th Florida A&M 28 vs. Norfolk St. 21 1:31 4th Morehead St. 21 vs. Butler 31 1:33 4th Harvard 24 vs. Princeton 20 0:56 4th Rhode Island 24 vs. William & Mary 34 1:12 4th Sacred Heart 29 vs. Duquesne 17 Final San Diego 29 vs. Jacksonville 20 6:33 4th Robert Morris 35 vs. Wagner 3 Final Delaware St. 3 vs. Morgan St. 20 Final Valparaiso 7 vs. Dayton 43 Final Howard 20 vs. N. Carolina A&T 21 8:23 4th VMI 13 vs. Gardner-Webb 34 12:33 4th Hampton 0 vs. S. Carolina St. 7 9:35 3rd Bethune-Cookman 6 vs. Winston-Salem 6 12:03 3rd UNLV 21 vs. BYU 21 11:45 3rd Davidson 10 vs. Drake 17 10:23 3rd Tennessee St. 17 vs. SE Missouri 3 7:22 3rd S. Dakota St. 22 vs. Indiana St. 0 13:03 3rd Montana 24 vs. N. Colorado 3 10:29 3rd N. Dakota St. 18 vs. Illinois St. 0 0:20 2nd S. Illinois 3 vs. Missouri St. 0 0:00 2nd Duke 0 vs. Vanderbilt 0 15:00 2nd Fresno St. 7 vs. Utah St. 7 5:20 1st Rice 28 vs. Tulane 0 13:27 2nd Texas Southern 7 vs. Alcorn St. 14 13:04 2nd The Citadel 7 vs. Samford 7 10:15 2nd Delaware 7 vs. Hofstra 0 10:39 2nd E. Illinois 0 vs. E. Kentucky 7 13:11 2nd Wofford 14 vs. Elon 0 14:00 2nd Georgetown, D.C. 0 vs. Richmond 17 9:47 2nd Sam Houston St. 3 vs. Northwestern St. 14 5:37 2nd Texas St. 24 vs. Stephen F.Austin 7 2:04 1st Virginia Tech 0 vs. Florida St. 0 10:49 1st Georgia 7 vs. LSU 7 8:58 1st UCLA 0 vs. California 3 9:37 1st Virginia 3 vs. Georgia Tech 0 8:11 1st South Florida 0 vs. Louisville 0 7:20 1st N.C. State 0 vs. Maryland 0 12:10 1st Michigan St. 7 vs. Michigan 0 9:30 1st SMU 0 vs. Navy 7 9:33 1st Oklahoma St. 0 vs. Texas 0 6:39 1st Rutgers 7 vs. Pittsburgh 7 7:40 1st Furman 0 vs. Appalachian St. 6 7:52 1st Lincoln, Mo. 0 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff 0 7:30 1st Kent St. 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) 0 10:46 1st Charleston Southern 0 vs. Liberty 0 11:30 1st James Madison 0 vs. Villanova 0 12:20 1st Alabama A&M 7 vs. Alabama St. 0 9:11 1st

The playoffs are almost here for high school football and the area teams are playing for home field advantage.

Not many surprises on a chilly Friday around our fair state. Check below for all the scores down the stretch of the 2008 season.

Class 6A

FRIDAY

Broken Arrow 56, Memorial 0
Ed. Memorial 32, Lawton Ike 3
Edmond North at Putnam West
Enid 42, OKC Grant 0
Jenks 50, Bartlesville 13
Midwest City 49, Putnam City 7
Muskogee 35, Sapulpa 0
Mustang 38, Putnam North 14
Owasso 49, Choctaw 14
Sand Springs 26, Claremore 7
Southmoore at Norman North
Stillwater 43, Yukon 12
Union 61, Ponca City 0


Class 5A

FRIDAY

B.T. Washington 66, Rogers 8
Bixby 46, Skiatook 13
Carl Albert 49, Ardmore 0
Chickasha at Ed. Deer Creek
Coweta 55, Stilwell 12
Durant 28, Harrah 3
East Central 37, Ada 28
El Reno 42, Western Heights 0
Guthrie 35, Shawnee 17
Kelley 38, Pryor 7
Lawton Mac 49, Altus 7
McAlester 52, Tahlequah 31
OKC Capitol Hill at Noble
OKC Northwest at Duncan


Class 4A

FRIDAY

Broken Bow 27, Poteau 12
Collinsville 22, McLain 6
Elk City 14, Woodward 13
Glenpool 42, Cushing 0
Grove 31, Catoosa 7
Jay 50, Locust Grove 27
McLoud 46, Mannford 6
Muldrow 3, Fort Gibson 0, OT
OKC Douglass 28, Weatherford 7
OKC McGuinness 49, Guymon 12
OKC Southeast at Piedmont
Oologah 27, Vinita 3
Sallisaw 48, Hilldale 7
Seminole 24, Tecumseh 12
Star Spencer 42, Cleveland 20
Wagoner 55, Webster 0


Class 3A

FRIDAY

Anadarko 40, OKC Santa Fe South 6
Blanchard at Clinton
Cache at Tuttle
Cascia Hall 34, Dewey 7
Checotah 41, Roland 0
Cl. Sequoyah 55, Blackwell 19
Elgin at Newcastle
Hugo at Kellyville
Idabel at Okmulgee
Lone Grove at Madill
Marlow at Dickson
Metro Christian at Bristow
OKC Northeast at Pauls Valley
Perkins at Berryhill
Purcell at Bethany
Victory Christian at Inola


Class 2A

FRIDAY

Adair at Colcord
Alva at OKC Marshall
Atoka at Tishomingo
Bridge Creek at Frederick
Chelsea at Caney Valley
Chouteau at Keys
Comanche at Washington
Davis at Sulphur
Eufaula at Okemah
Hartshorne at Panama
Heavener at Antlers
Hobart at Riverside
Holdenville at Henryetta
Jones at Lexington
Kingfisher 49, Perry 3
Lincoln Christian at Pawhuska
Lindsay at OKC Crooked Oak
Marietta at Coalgate
Morris at Chandler
OKC Heritage Hall at Newkirk
OKC Millwood at Bethel
OKC St. Mary at Fairview
Plainview at Kingston
Prague at Beggs
Seeworth Academy at Meeker
Sperry at Nowata
Stigler 16, Valliant 12
Tah. Sequoyah at Kansas
Verdigris at Wyandotte
Vian 34, Westville 0
Wilburton at Spiro


Class A

FRIDAY

Afton 28, Foyil 20
Beaver at Turpin
Burns Flat at Sayre
Carnegie at Apache
Cashion at Oklahoma Christian
Chisholm at Pioneer
Commerce at Ketchum
Crescent at Watonga
Dibble at Wynnewood
Drumright at Barnsdall
Fairland at Salina
Haileyville at Warner
Haskell at Woodland
Healdton at Rush Springs
Hinton at Hollis
Hooker at Oklahoma Bible
Hulbert at Quapaw
Keota at Porum
Liberty at Pawnee
Luther at Christian Heritage
Maysville at Bray-Doyle
Minco at Wellston
Mooreland at Texhoma
Morrison 20, Tonkawa 12
Okay at Oklahoma Union
Okeene 17, Hennessey 7
Ringling at Elmore City
Sallisaw Central at Quinton
Savanna 40, Pocola 14
Snyder at Mangum
Stratford at Dewar
Stroud at Konawa
Talihina 31, Gore 0
Velma-Alma at Empire
Walters at Cordell
Waurika at Wilson
Wayne at Thomas
Wewoka at Mounds
Yale at Hominy


Class B

FRIDAY

Agra at Weleetka
Alex at Fox
Allen at Ryan
Bowlegs at Wetumka
Caddo at Thackerville
Canton at Geary
Cherokee at Merritt
Copan at Porter
Cyril at Paoli
Davenport 46, Edmond OCA 0
Depew 50, Kiefer 0
Laverne at Garber
Marlow Central at Macomb
Pond Creek at Waukomis
Ringwood at Timberlake
Riverfield CD at Prue
South Coffeyville at Cave Springs
Welch at Watts


Class C

FRIDAY

Balko at Tyrone
Bokoshe at Maud
Braman at Kremlin-Hillsdale
Buffalo at Forgan
Cement at Grandfield
Cl. Christian at Sasakwa
Covington-Douglas at Medford
Deer Creek-Lamont 54, Coyle 18
Goodwell at Boise City
Midway at Webbers Falls
Mountain View at Corn Bible
Seiling at Wesleyan Christian
Shattuck at Sharon-Mutual
Temple at Duke
Victory Life at Tipton
White Oak at Kinta


Independents

FRIDAY

NOAH d. Decatur, Ark., forfeit
Evangelistic Temple at Life Christian
Holland Hall 38, Houston St. John's 0
OKC Casady at Houston Episcopal
Rejoice Christian 46, Windsor Hills 0
Springfield, Mo. at OKC Patriots
SW Christian at Destiny Christian

SATURDAY

OSD at Arkansas SD

With 13 first-place votes and 399 total points in the poll, Oral Roberts, the defending league champion and an NCAA Tournament qualifier, edged out North Dakota State by five points. The Bison received six first-place votes and 394 points to finish second just ahead of Oakland, who received the second-highest total of first-place votes with 10, and totaled 391 points in the poll. IUPUI, who received one first-place vote, placed fourth with 315 points. Rounding out the voting was IPFW in fifth followed by UMKC, Southern Utah, South Dakota State, Western Illinois and Centenary.

Woodside, a first team All-Summit League selection last season, returns as the league's top scorer in 2008-09. The senior averaged 20.7 points per game, a total that would have placed 25th nationally but NDSU did not count toward official NCAA statistics because of its reclassification to Division I. He is joined on the preseason first team by teammate Brett Winkelman, the Summit League's leading rebounder (8.3 rpg) and second-leading returning scorer (19.2 ppg) from last season and a 2007-08 first teamer.

Oakland also placed a pair of its players on the first team in forward Derick Nelson, a 2007-08 first team all-league choice and the third-leading rebounder in the Summit League (7.4 rpg), and guard Johnathon Jones, the Summit League's leading assist man (6.0 apg), a second team selection last season and the lone non-senior on this year's preseason first team.

Also on the first team is Oral Roberts' guard Robert Jarvis, the 2007-08 Summit League Sixth Man of the Year and a first team all-league selection. Rounding out the first team is Dane Brumagin of UMKC, who ranked 14th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and the fourth-highest scoring average (17.1) among league returnees.

Five players from five different schools comprise The Summit League's preseason second team, including a third all-league selection for both North Dakota State and Oakland in guards Mike Nelson (NDSU), the league's top three-point shooter a year ago (.461 pct), and Erik Kangas (OU), who led the league in three-point field goals per game (3.35). Oral Roberts' forward Marcus Lewis, a member of the 2007-08 All-Summit League Newcomer team, also earned a second team selection. Rounding out the second team are IUPUI's Gary Patterson, the team's leading returning scorer, and South Dakota State forward Kai Williams, the lone non-senior on the second team and the Jackrabbits' leading scorer (14.0 ppg) and rebounder (7.8 rpg) last season.

The Summit League Men's Basketball Championship moves to Sioux Falls, S.D., this season with tournament dates set for March 7-10. The league's top eight seeds will advance to Sioux Falls Arena to compete for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

IUPUI will be the first Summit League team to tip-off the season when it faces Northeastern on Nov. 11 in Ann Arbor, Mich., as part of the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer. The league schedule begins Dec. 2 when Southern Utah hosts Oakland.

The Summit League Men's and Women's Basketball Media Teleconference is slated for 10 a.m. (CST) Wednesday, Oct. 29.

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Rank School (first-place votes) Pts.

1. Oral Roberts (13).......................... 399

2. North Dakota State (6).................. 394

3. Oakland (10)................................ 391

4. IUPUI (1)..................................... 315

5. IPFW........................................... 225

6. UMKC.......................................... 199

7. Southern Utah.............................. 194

8. South Dakota State...................... 154

9. Western Illinois.............................. 115

10. Centenary...................................... 64

First Team

Name, School Pos. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG

Dane Brumagin, UMKC G Sr. Montgomery City, Mo. 17.1 4.8 1.2

Robert Jarvis, Oral Roberts G Sr. Humble, Texas 16.1 2.4 2.0

Johnathon Jones, Oakland G Jr. Okemos, Mich. 14.9 2.9 6.0

Derick Nelson, Oakland F Sr. Lansing, Mich. 17.3 7.4 1.5

Brett Winkelman, North Dakota State F Sr. Morris, Minn. 19.2 8.3 2.1

Ben Woodside, North Dakota State G Sr. Albert Lea, Minn. 20.7 2.7 5.1

Second Team

Erik Kangas, Oakland G Sr. DeWitt, Mich. 14.6 1.7 1.1

Marcus Lewis, Oral Roberts F Sr. Long Beach, Calif. 8.6 5.5 1.6

Mike Nelson, North Dakota State G Sr. Madison, Wis. 13.8 4.3 2.5

Gary Patterson, IUPUI G Sr. East Chicago, Ind. 12.9 2.3 2.6

Kai Williams, South Dakota State F Jr. Regina, Saskatchewan 14.0 7.8 1.6

Preseason Player of the Year

Ben Woodside, North Dakota State

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High school football is important in Oklahoma but Ohio just went a step overboard. A coach there decided to pay some of his players to try and win games. Read the story and feel free to leave your thoughts below.

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio -- A governing body says an Ohio high school football team is forfeiting two games because the head coach paid players for their performances.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association says the payments violate rules regarding the amateur standing of the athletes.

In addition to forfeiting the two games, East Liverpool head coach Pat McNicol has been suspended for the team's final game.

Tommy Wade, a college basketball coach for nearly two decades and the head coach at Oklahoma City University, has been hired as the director of player development for coach Travis Ford and the Cowboy Basketball program, it was announced today.

"I'm very excited to have Coach Wade as a part of our staff," said Ford. "He's someone that I've known for a long time. He's somebody who has a great reputation of being very organized, very detailed. He has a great reputation of having a great knowledge of the game of basketball. Obviously, his success speaks for itself; the national titles that he's won the last 6-8 years as a part of different staffs. We feel very fortunate to have him as a part of our staff and he will be a huge asset to us all."

Wade, who comes to Oklahoma State after a three-year stint at Oklahoma City, had been a member of the Stars' coaching staff during their back-to-back NAIA Division I championship seasons the past two years. With Wade's assistance, OCU went 95-17 with three NAIA national title game appearances, three Sooner Athletic Conference championships and two SAC Tournament titles in three seasons. He also coached six All-Americans.

Prior to OCU, Wade was an assistant at Kentucky Wesleyan, which won the 2001 NCAA Division II championship, reached four national championship games, won three regular-season Great Lakes Valley Conference crowns, three conference tournament titles and posted four 30-win seasons in six years. Kentucky Wesleyan went 161-24 during Wade's tenure as an assistant.

Wade has been a part of three NCAA Tournament teams. At South Alabama, Wade aided in winning two Sun Belt Conference championships and two NCAA Tournament berths working as an assistant coach for Bill Musselman and Bob Weltich. Wade was also part of an Ohio Valley Conference championship team at Murray State.

"For me to be a part of Coach Ford's staff and Oklahoma State's basketball tradition is like a dream come true for me," Wade said. "Working for Coach Ford, whom I've known for a long, long time and respect him - I think he's one of the top young coaches in the country. For me to have the opportunity to work for him and this staff, it's an exciting time for me and I'm looking forward to it."

Wade's appointment fills Coach Ford's initial staff at Oklahoma State.

You would have to live under a rock to not know that Austin, Texas will have even more orange than normal this weekend. The Oklahoma State Cowboys (#6 BCS) hit the road to play the Texas Longhorns (#1 everywhere) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

The Pokes have certainly played big games against highly ranked teams. Back in 1984, arguably the biggest of all bedlam games took place. No. 3/2 Oklahoma State visited No. 2/3 Oklahoma to decide who would represent the Big Eight in the Orange Bowl. The game was tied 7-7 at the half, and OSU led 14-7 in the third quarter before OU scored 17 unanswered points for a 24-14 win.

But with all that being said, is this the biggest game in the history of Cowboy football? Please leave your thoughts and comments below so we can get this week rolling!

The OSU win over Mizzou got great national attention for the Pokes. A #6 BCS ranking, #7 in the AP poll and now some national TV attention as well.

ABC has decided to pick up the Cowboys game with Iowa State November 1st.

See the entire release below.

OSU-Iowa State Selected By ABC

IRVING, TX - The Big 12 Conference has announced that the Oklahoma State-Iowa State football game, scheduled for Nov. 1 in Stillwater, will be televised by ABC with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff.

The game will be Oklahoma State's second straight on ABC. The Cowboys face top-ranked Texas 2:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC.

Oklahoma State is currently 7-0 with a 3-0 Big 12 record. The Cowboys are sixth in the first edition of the Bowl Championship Series standings, seventh in the latest Associated Press poll and eighth in the USA Today coaches' poll.

For tickets, or more information, call the OSU ticket office at 1-877-ALL-4OSU or visit www.okstate.com and click on tickets

Tulsa has spent a lot of time at the top of Conference USA rankings and honors. That is no different this week as the Hurricane have two of the top players of the week again.

Take a look below at the C-USA release to read which players got the awards.

Tulsa's Duo of Brennan Marion and Damaris Johnson Earn C-USA Player of the Week Honors

Tulsa has now had five players honored with the weekly award
Irving, Texas -- University of Tulsa's Brennan Marion and Damaris Johnson were honored as the Conference USA Football Players of the Week, it was announced today by the C-USA office. Marion was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while Johnson picked up the honor for Special Teams.

Marion, a 6'1" senior receiver, set a new Conference USA record for yards per catch (38.8), grabbing six passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns to earn offensive honors. He started things off for the Hurricane in a 77-35 win over UTEP last Saturday with a 97-yard touchdown reception to tie the score 7-7. On the next possession, Marion's 51-yard TD reception put the Hurricane ahead 14-7. He added a 40-yard TD reception in the third quarter.

The 5'8" true freshman Johnson set a school record for kickoff return yards in a single game with 211 yards on six returns for a 35.2 average that earned him the special teams recognition. After Tulsa fell behind 28-21 in the first quarter, Johnson took the subsequent kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown to knot the score at 28-28 and give Tulsa the momentum. The Hurricane never trailed after that. He ended the game with 296 all-purpose yards.

This year Tulsa has had five players earn Conference USA Player of the Week honors. Quarterback David Johnson, safety Charles Davis and defensive end Un'Tavious Scott have earned the honor previously this season.

USA Today would like to get your vote for the college football player of the week especially since two of the nominees are from our state. Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and Tulsa receiver Brennan Marion are both up for the award.

Just go to this link and vote to make your voice heard!

We all love to look at the polls. We angst over them, talk about them, and complain about them.

But the first BCS poll of the year doesn't leave a lot of room for us to not like. Sure, Texas is first but after they beat Oklahoma that makes sense. The good news is that the Sooners are fourth and Oklahoma State came in number six. Tulsa even cracked the poll at number 19. The Hurricane are getting some national attention nowadays. Take a look at the Dennis Dodd article on CBS Sportsline.com before you check all the numbers.

Check out the entire poll below and remember, there is a lot of football to play!

Bowl Championship Series standings

Oct. 19, 2008

• Extended computer rankings

Team	Rank	Harris Poll		USA TODAY		Computer rank		BCS Avg.
1	Texas	1	0.9958	1	0.9980	1	1.000	.9979
2	Alabama	2	0.9446	2	0.9416	2	0.960	.9487
3	Penn State	3	0.9232	3	0.9266	7	0.750	.8666
4	Oklahoma	4	0.8270	5	0.7987	4	0.870	.8319
5	Southern Cal	5	0.8165	4	0.8289	10	0.680	.7751
6	Oklahoma State	8	0.7179	8	0.7102	3	0.890	.7727
7	Georgia	9	0.7007	9	0.6997	6	0.760	.7201
8	Texas Tech	7	0.7646	6	0.7934	11	0.580	.7127
9	Ohio State	10	0.6365	10	0.6525	5	0.820	.7030
10	Florida	6	0.7807	7	0.7764	12	0.540	.6990
11	Utah	12	0.5891	12	0.5843	8	0.730	.6345
12	Boise State	13	0.5256	13	0.5154	9	0.720	.5870
13	LSU	11	0.6140	11	0.5921	19t	0.290	.4987
14	Texas Christian	15	0.3474	15	0.3816	13	0.530	.4197
15	Missouri	16	0.3432	16	0.3613	14	0.400	.3682
16	South Florida	14	0.4070	14	0.4216	23	0.160	.3296
17	Pittsburgh	18	0.2677	20	0.1915	15	0.390	.2831
18	Georgia Tech	22	0.1765	21	0.1849	16	0.360	.2405
19	Tulsa	21	0.1853	19	0.2151	18	0.310	.2368
20	Ball State	20	0.2028	22	0.1797	17	0.320	.2342
21	Brigham Young	17	0.3270	17	0.3043	25t	0.020	.2171
22	Northwestern	NR	0.0800	24	0.1161	19t	0.290	.1620
23	Kansas	19	0.2225	18	0.2243	NR	0.000	.1489
24	Minnesota	25	0.0996	25	0.1082	21t	0.220	.1426
25	Florida State	23	0.1568	23	0.1692	27t	0.010	.1120

The Tennessee Titans are still perfect in the NFL and they are all alone. The Titans hammered Kansas City 34-10 to move to 6-0.

Dallas comtinued to struggle as the Cowboys lost to St. Louis 34-14 without Tony Romo and Houston beat Detroit 28-21.

You can see all the scores from the weekend below.

NFL Standings

San Diego 14 vs. Buffalo 23 Final New Orleans 7 vs. Carolina 30 Final Minnesota 41 vs. Chicago 48 Final Pittsburgh 38 vs. Cincinnati 10 Final Tennessee 34 vs. Kansas City 10 Final Baltimore 27 vs. Miami 13 Final San Francisco 17 vs. N.Y. Giants 29 Final Dallas 14 vs. St. Louis 34 Final Detroit 21 vs. Houston 28 Final Indianapolis 14 vs. Green Bay 34 Final N.Y. Jets 13 vs. Oakland 16 Final Cleveland 11 vs. Washington 14 Final Seattle 10 vs. Tampa Bay 20 Final

Boston got down three games to one in the ALCS but hung in there and made it tough. But the Red Sox didn't have the magic this time as Tampa Bay wins game seven 3-1 to take the series and go to their first World Series ever.

Matt Garza shut down the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 and is the MVP of the series.

Tampa Bay is trying to become the first team to go from the worst record in baseball to World Series champion in a year.

Tulsa finally cracked the major polls while Oklahoma State continues their climb toward the top five. The good news continues as all three teams are in the poll for the first time since 1945.

After walloping UTEP 77-35 Tulsa joins the AP poll at number 22 and the Coaches poll at an even more impressive 19. The Hurricane have a big ESPN game coming up with defending Conference USA champ Central Florida next Sunday night.

OSU is up one spot in the AP poll to number seven after their easy homecoming win over Baylor. The Pokes jump from 10th to 8th in the coaches poll. The Cowboys have a chance to make a BIG move this week when they play at number one Texas on Saturday night.

Oklahoma goes from 6th to 5th in the coaches poll after their win over a ranked Kansas team. The AP voters didn't seem to be impressed, they left OU at number 4 in their rankings.

See all the polls below.

Tulsa hung 77 on UTEP, Oklahoma State ran away from Baylor and Oklahoma bounced back from the Texas loss with a win over a ranked Kansas team.

The college football weekend got back to normal with three wins for our three FBS teams. Tulsa and UTEP combined for eight first quarter touchdowns before the Hurricane defense settled down and crushed the Miners 77-35. David Johnson threw for 434 yards and five touchdowns while TU ran up 791 total yards. Tulsa is 7-0 and will almost certainly be ranked when the new polls come out Sunday afternoon.

Oklahoma State had little trouble with Baylor, winning 34-6 in Stillwater. Dez Bryant caught 11 passes for 212 yards and two scores in the win. The game recap is right here and it's pretty impressive! The Pokes have a HUGE game next weekend at Texas.

Bob Stoops is now 10-0 the week after the Texas game and he got there with a 45-31 thumping of Kansas. Sam Bradford was his usual self throwing for 468 yards as the Sooners stay in the Big 12 title hunt. Read about the game and watch where OU winds up in the new polls.

Take a look at all the scores we could find below.

NCAA Football

Georgia Tech 21 vs. Clemson 17 Final Connecticut 10 vs. Rutgers 12 Final Wisconsin 16 vs. Iowa 38 Final Memphis 10 vs. East Carolina 30 Final Wake Forest 0 vs. Maryland 26 Final Purdue 26 vs. Northwestern 48 Final Syracuse 13 vs. South Florida 45 Final Texas Tech 43 vs. Texas A&M 25 Final William & Mary 27 vs. Delaware 3 Final Miami (Ohio) 27 vs. Bowling Green 20 Final W. Michigan 28 vs. Cent. Michigan 38 Final New Hampshire 33 vs. Northeastern 21 Final Villanova 44 vs. Rhode Island 7 Final Holy Cross 44 vs. Dartmouth 26 Final Vanderbilt 14 vs. Georgia 24 Final Nebraska 35 vs. Iowa St. 7 Final Lehigh 24 vs. Harvard 27 Final Colgate 38 vs. Cornell 22 Final Columbia 10 vs. Penn 15 Final Albany, N.Y. 26 vs. Sacred Heart 21 Final Duquesne 23 vs. Cent. Connecticut St. 35 Final Robert Morris 7 vs. Bryant 20 Final Akron 42 vs. E. Michigan 35 Final Norfolk St. 17 vs. Hampton 35 Final N. Carolina A&T 7 vs. Delaware St. 42 Final Jacksonville 40 vs. Morehead St. 9 Final Brown 31 vs. Princeton 10 Final Wagner 17 vs. St. Francis, Pa. 13 Final Yale 10 vs. Fordham 12 Final Morgan St. 31 vs. Howard 30 Final Bucknell 27 vs. Georgetown, D.C. 24 Final Dayton 41 vs. Davidson 22 Final W. Carolina 14 vs. Wofford 42 Final The Citadel 20 vs. Furman 34 Final W. Washington 32 vs. North Dakota 42 Final Elon 42 vs. Chattanooga 7 Final Campbell 0 vs. Drake 45 Final Savannah St. 20 vs. MVSU 22 Final Colorado St. 16 vs. Utah 49 Final Butler 48 vs. Valparaiso 21 Final SE Missouri 21 vs. E. Illinois 24 Final Baylor 6 vs. Oklahoma St. 34 Final Southern Miss. 40 vs. Rice 45 Final Appalachian St. 37 vs. Georgia Southern 36 Final Charleston Southern 19 vs. Stony Brook 20 Final Alabama St. 7 vs. Grambling St. 27 Final Missouri St. 34 vs. Illinois St. 28 Final Hofstra 40 vs. Maine 41 Final McNeese St. 28 vs. Sam Houston St. 17 Final Stephen F.Austin 50 vs. Nicholls St. 39 Final E. Washington 34 vs. Montana St. 17 Final Sacramento St. 7 vs. Montana 43 Final N. Colorado 10 vs. Weber St. 17 Final Mississippi 20 vs. Alabama 24 Final Miami 49 vs. Duke 31 Final Kansas 31 vs. Oklahoma 45 Final Army 24 vs. Buffalo 27 Final Middle Tennessee 23 vs. Louisville 42 Final Ohio St. 45 vs. Michigan St. 7 Final Pittsburgh 42 vs. Navy 21 Final North Carolina 13 vs. Virginia 16 Final Southern Cal 69 vs. Washington St. 0 Final Lafayette 35 vs. Liberty 21 Final Richmond 30 vs. Massachusetts 15 Final Marshall 21 vs. UAB 23 Final Stanford 20 vs. UCLA 23 Final Cent. Arkansas 31 vs. Texas St. 24 Final Toledo 7 vs. N. Illinois 38 Final S. Illinois 33 vs. Youngstown St. 0 Final Utah St. 17 vs. Nevada 44 Final Indiana St. 0 vs. W. Illinois 56 Final Michigan 17 vs. Penn St. 46 Final Prairie View 15 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff 0 Final Murray St. 21 vs. Jacksonville St. 31 Final N. Dakota St. 13 vs. N. Iowa 23 Final Austin Peay 34 vs. Tennessee St. 37 Final Presbyterian 21 vs. Gardner-Webb 47 Final San Diego St. 7 vs. New Mexico 70 Final Arkansas 20 vs. Kentucky 21 Final Kansas St. 13 vs. Colorado 14 Final Idaho 14 vs. Louisiana Tech 46 Final Fla. International 23 vs. Troy 33 Final Florida Atlantic 24 vs. W. Kentucky 20 Final Mississippi St. 3 vs. Tennessee 34 Final Oregon St. 34 vs. Washington 13 Final North Texas 23 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 35 Final Alcorn St. 13 vs. Alabama A&M 20 Final N.C. Central 10 vs. Coastal Carolina 35 Final Arkansas St. 23 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 28 Final Florida A&M 52 vs. Southern U. 49 Final Cal Poly 42 vs. S. Dakota St. 28 Final Northwestern St. 21 vs. SE Louisiana 26 Final Virginia Tech 23 vs. Boston College 28 Final Indiana 13 vs. Illinois 55 Final LSU 24 vs. South Carolina 17 Final Houston 44 vs. SMU 38 Final Missouri 31 vs. Texas 56 Final San Jose St. 31 vs. New Mexico St. 14 Final UTEP 35 vs. Tulsa 77 Final Jackson St. 30 vs. Texas Southern 14 Final N. Arizona 52 vs. Idaho St. 30 Final Iona 24 vs. UC Davis 55 Final California 27 vs. Arizona 42 2:30 4th Air Force 29 vs. UNLV 28 Final

Fall break for schools provides us with two days of games! Some of the teams played on Thursday and some will hook 'em up on Friday.

Union went to Choctaw and won with ease while Broken Arrow had little trouble with Sand Springs.

Take a look at the Thursday scores and Friday schedule below.

Class 6A
THURSDAY

Bartlesville 34, Sapulpa 13
Broken Arrow 49, Sand Springs 16
Del City 25, Norman North 21
Ed. Santa Fe 42, Putnam North 14
Lawton 46, Southmoore 0
Lawton Ike 35, Putnam West 7
Midwest City 56, Ed. North 0
Muskogee 10, Claremore 7
Mustang 55, Moore 7
Owasso 42, Ponca City 19
Putnam City 14, Norman 7
Stillwater 42, OKC Grant 0
Union 58, Choctaw 0
Yukon 33, Enid 17

FRIDAY

Edmond Memorial at Westmoore
Jenks at Memorial


Class 5A
THURSDAY

Ada 42, Stilwell 0
Altus 24, OKC Northwest 10
B.T. Washington 63, Hale 0
Bixby 52, Pryor 7
Carl Albert 16, Guthrie 13
Chickasha 27, Western Heights 25
Durant 51, OKC Capitol Hill 7
El Reno 10, Edmond Deer Creek 3
McAlester 39, Central 14
Miami 57, Rogers 15
Noble 29, Harrah 14
Shawnee 42, Ardmore 14
Tahlequah 41, Edison 6

FRIDAY
Duncan at Lawton Mac
East Central at Coweta
Skiatook at Kelley


Class 4A
THURSDAY

Broken Bow 31, Wagoner 27
Cleveland 54, Cushing 32
Collinsville 18, Jay 0
Elk City 49, Piedmont 14
Glenpool 38, McLoud 0
Grove 41, Oologah 20
Hilldale 13, Fort Gibson 10
McLain 46, Locust Grove 12
Muldrow 41, Webster 18
Star Spencer 42, Seminole 7
Sallisaw 31, Poteau 7
Tecumseh 8, Mannford 6
Vinita 28, Catoosa 23
Weatherford 50, OKC Southeast 26
Woodward 55, Guymon 28

FRIDAY
OKC McGuinness at OKC Douglass


Class 3A
THURSDAY

Berryhill 16, Blackwell 6
Bethany 41, Dickson 14
Blanchard 31, Anadarko 7
Cascia Hall 24, Perkins 0
Checotah 54, Metro Christian 41
Cl. Sequoyah 28, Inola 6
Elgin 57, OKC Santa Fe South 20
Idabel 28, Bristow 0
Lone Grove 48, OKC Northeast 14
Madill 31, Pauls Valley 10
Hugo 21, Okmulgee 14, OT
Purcell 7, Marlow 6
Roland 48, Kellyville 6
Tuttle 33, Newcastle 2

FRIDAY

Cache at Clinton
Dewey at Victory Christian


Class 2A
THURSDAY

Alva 48, Newkirk 0
Bethel 7, Little Axe 6
Bridge Creek 34, Hobart 20
Chandler 52, Holdenville 10
Colcord 40, Chouteau 6
Comanche 57, Riverside 0
Davis 32, Marietta 6
Eufaula 47, Beggs 26
Hartshorne 34, Valliant 20
Heavener 36, Panam 8
Jones 34, OKC Centennial 14
Keys 40, Adair 18
Kingfisher 41, OKC Marshall 0
Lexington 22, Meeker 0
Lincoln Chr. 55, Caney Valley 6
Lindsay 49, Frederick 7
Morris 27, Henryetta 16
OKC Millwood 61, Seeworth Academy 6
Perry 34, OKC St. Mary 21
Plainview 63, Atoka 28
Prague 38, Okemah 19
Sperry 25, Pawhuska 0
Stigler 40, Spiro 14
Sulphur 55, Coalgate 6
Tah. Sequoyah 29, Westville 15
Tishomingo 51, Kingston 8
Verdigris 21, Nowata 7
Vian 47, Kansas 0
Washington 42, OKC Crooked Oak 7
Wilburton 22, Antlers 6
Wyandotte 14, Chelsea 7

FRIDAY
Fairview at OKC Heritage Hall


Class A
THURSDAY

Apache 34, Cordell 20
Carnegie 68, Burns Flat 20
Cashion 34, Watonga 8
Chr. Heritage 24, Crescent 14
Commerce 56, Salina 0
Dewar 61, Dibble 8
Empire 28, Healdton 24
Foyil 44, Oklahoma Union 12
Gore 34, Porum 16
Hennessey 45, Oklahoma Bible 7
Hollis 25, Walters 18
Konawa 30, Wellston 26
Luther 54, Thomas 48
Morrison 48, Haskell 18
Okay 33, Quapaw 0
Okeene 56, Mooreland 19
Oklahoma Christian 33, Minco 13
Pawnee 47, Drumright 12
Pioneer 30, Hooker 14
Ringling 42, Maysville 0
Sallisaw Central 20, Pocola 0
Savanna 44, Haileyville 0
Sayre 36, Mangum 13
Snyder 34, Hinton 31
Stratford 48, Mounds 28
Stroud 57, Wynnewood 0
Talihina 49, Keota 8
Texhoma 27, Beaver 0
Tonkawa 34, Hominy 0
Turpin 34, Chisholm 3
Velma-Alma 54, Wilson 14
Wayne 40, Wewoka 12
Woodland 47, Liberty 0
Yale 27, Barnsdall 21

FRIDAY
Afton at Fairland
Bray-Doyle at Waurika
Elmore City at Rush Springs
Ketchum at Hulbert
Quinton at Warner


Class B
THURSDAY

Alex 50, Caddo 30
Allen 58, Marlow Central 8
Canton 26, Ringwood 21
Cherokee 26, Forgan 6
Copan 53, Cave Springs 6
Cyril 8, Macomb 0
Davenport 30, Wetumka 6
Depew 66, Agra 20
Fox 42, Duke 18
Garber 42, Pond Creek-Hunter 8
Kiefer 49, Prue 0
Laverne 48, Geary 12
Oaks 28, Gans 8
Porter 46, Watts 30
Ryan 42, Paoli 0
Sasakwa 60, Edmond OCA 12
South Coffeyville 28, Arkoma 14
Waukomis 46, Merritt 0
Welch 20, Summit Christian 14
Weleetka 50, Bowlegs 22


Class C
THURSDAY

Bluejacket 34, White Oak 22
Bokoshe 51, Kinta 6
Buffalo 40, Goodwell 22
Cl. Christian 38, Webbers Falls 14
Corn Bible 54, Grandfield 0
Covington-Douglas 24, DCLA 14
Maud 48, Midway 46
Seiling 47, Medford 0
Sharon-Mutual at Boise City
Shattuck 52, Balko 0
Thackerville 48, Temple 0
Timberlake 46, Coyle 0
Tipton at Mountain View-Gotebo
Tyrone at Waynoka
Victory Life at Cement

FRIDAY

Wesleyan Christian at Kremlin-Hillsdale


Independents
THURSDAY

Destiny Christian 72, Community Christian 66
Rejoice Christian 43, Life Christian 14
Southwest Covenant 66, Braman 20

FRIDAY

Evangelistic Temple at Eagle Point
Houston Episcopal at Holland Hall
Houston St. John's at OKC Casady
OKC Patriots at Windsor Hills
Springfield, Mo. at NOAH
Southwest Christian at Riverfield

The Boston Red Sox looked like they were done. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays led 7-0 in the bottom of the 7th when Boston exploded for an 8-7 win.

The Sox scored four in the 7th and followed that up with three more in the 8th before winning on a J.D. Drew single in the bottom of the 9th.

Read the game recap and see if the Devil Rays can come back in game six on Saturday in St. Petersburg.

It's almost old hat. Courtney Paris is the per-season Big 12 womens player of the year. The Oklahoma star has already won the award two straight years and looks to be hands down the best player again.

Paris is joined on the first team by Oklahoma State guard Andrea Riley and OU's Whitney Hand is co-incoming freshman of the year. See all the lists below from the Big 12.

Big 12 Coaches Vote Hand, Paris

Oklahoma players named Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year.

Oct. 15, 2008

IRVING, Texas -- There must be something in the water at the Lloyd Noble Center.

After becoming the first school to sweep the Big 12's preseason vote for No. 1 team in men's and women's basketball, Oklahoma swept the league's picks for preseason player of the year and freshman of the year.

Wednesday, the Big 12 Conference named Courtney Paris its Preseason Player of the Year for a third consecutive season and Whitney Hand, who tied with Texas A&M's Tyra White, its Co-Preseason Freshman of the Year in a vote of the league's head coaches.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.

The notice was made following Tuesday's announcement of the Big 12 men's basketball preseason honors, which included Oklahoma's Blake Griffin as player of the year and Willie Warren as freshman of the year, and last week's release of the Big 12 preseason basketball polls.

"Year in and year out the Big 12 conference is flooded with great players," OU head coach Sherri Coale said, "so for us to have two off of our roster singled out for preseason honors is truly humbling.

"Courtney's collegiate statistics are mind boggling, so the expectations for her, in this her senior season, are not surprising."

Paris is a reigning two-time Big 12 Player of the Year who became the conference's first three-time consensus All-America First Team selection last season. The Piedmont, Calif., native averaged 19 points and led the nation in rebounding with 15 per game. The senior enters the 2008-09 as the owner of 15 NCAA records and nearly 50 Big 12 Conference records.

"The freshman award always feels a bit dicey, as none of us have any way of knowing which of the talented cadre brought into our league each year will actually excel at this level. However, in 13 years of coaching in the Big 12, I have never had a freshman more prepared to make an impact than Whitney Hand."

Hand finished her prep career as the second-leading scorer in Texas' history with 3,649 and was named a High School All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Fort Worth, Texas, native led Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas) to consecutive state championships in 2007 and 2008. Hand led all divisions in the state by making 108 3-pointers and 85 percent of her free throws.

Paris led the Preseason All-Big 12 team completed by guards Shalee Lehning (Kansas State), Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State) and Takia Starks (Texas A&M) and forward Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska). All five were 2008 All-Big 12 First Team members.

The top vote-getter for Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year was Texas A&M junior Tanisha Smith, a 6-0 forward/guard who transferred from Arkansas-Fort Smith.

Oklahoma begins its season with the 1,000th game in the program's history as its opens the Preseason WNIT hosting UC-Riverside in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m.

The Sooners precede the regular season with exhibitions at home on Nov. 6 against Western State College of Colorado and Nov. 11 against Oklahoma Christian. Both games tip at 7 p.m.

The OU women will also hold an exclusive scrimmage for Fast Break Club members and season-ticket holders Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m.

2008-09 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Preseason All-Big 12 Team
(Coaches not allowed to vote for own players.)

Preseason Player of the Year
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, C, 6-4, Sr, Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont

Preseason Co-Freshmen of the Year
Whitney Hand, Oklahoma, G, 6-1, Fr, Fort Worth, Texas/Liberty Christian School
Tyra White, Texas A&M, G, 6-0, RSFr, Kansas City, Mo./Hickman Mills

Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Tanisha Smith, Texas A&M, G/F, 6-0, Jr, Kansas City, Mo./Lincoln Prep/Arkansas/Arkansas-Fort Smith

Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Shalee Lehning, G, Kansas State
Kelsey Griffin, F, Nebraska
Courtney Paris, C, Oklahoma
Andrea Riley, G, Oklahoma State
Takia Starks, G, Texas A&M

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically by school)
Rachel Allison and Jessica Morrow (Baylor), Alison Lacey (Iowa State), Brittainey Raven (Texas) and Danielle Gant (Texas A&M)

Everyone knows Oklahoma sophomore Blake Griffin is one fine college basketball player. Big 12 has confirmed those feelings Tuesday when they named Griffin he pre-season Big 12 player of th year.

Griffin was a unanimous choice by the leagues coaches. Griffin wasn't the only Sooner honored. Willie Warren was named pre-season freshman of the year.

Take a look below at the complete list of Big 12 honors.

Sophomore forward Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) has been named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, it was announced. Junior guard Mario Little (Kansas) was chosen as Preseason Newcomer of the Year, while guard Willie Warren (Oklahoma) earned Preseason Freshman of the Year accolades. Players honored in preseason voting were selected by the league head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.

Griffin is one of two All-Big 12 First Team performers back for this season. The sophomore forward led the Sooners in scoring (14.7 ppg) rebounding (9.1) and field goal percentage (.568) a year ago. The scoring average was the highest by an OU freshman in 24 seasons. He had 10 double-doubles, including his last seven against squads that competed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Little arrives in Lawrence after leading his junior college team to a 68-5 record over the last two seasons. He averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists a year ago at Chipola College. Little shot 55 percent from the floor, including 40.3 percent from 3-point range. The junior guard was rated as the No. 1 JUCO player in the country by Rivals.com.

Warren was a consensus top 20 player nationally by the various recruiting services after his senior campaign. The freshman guard finished with 24.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.4 steals per game in 2007-08. The 2008 Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-America selection, he helped his team to a 38-1 record and the Class 5A state title.

Griffin is the third Oklahoma athlete (Taj Gray, 2005-06; Hollis Price, 2002-03) to earn preseason player accolades. Little is the first Kansas newcomer recognized by the Big 12, while Warren is the second from OU (Drew Lavender, 2003-04) touted as the top freshman.

The Preseason All-Big 12 team was also announced. In addition to Griffin, the following players were recognized - Curtis Jerrells (Baylor), Sherron Collins (Kansas), A.J. Abrams and Damion James (Texas). Jerrells is the other returning All-Big 12 First Team choice back from a season ago.

Preseason Player of the Year
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma, F, 6-10, 251, So., Oklahoma City, Okla./Oklahoma Christian School**

Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Mario Little, Kansas, G, 6-5, 210, Jr., Chicago, Ill./Washington/Chipola CC [Fla.]

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Willie Warren, Oklahoma, G, 6-4, 207, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas/North Crowley**

2008-09 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Curtis Jerrells, Sr., Baylor G
Sherron Collins, Jr., Kansas G
Blake Griffin, So., Oklahoma F
A.J. Abrams, Sr., Texas G
Damion James, Jr., Texas G/F

Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically by school): DeMarre Carroll, Leo Lyons, Missouri; James Anderson, Byron Eaton, Oklahoma State; Connor Atchley, Texas; Josh Carter, Bryan Davis, Texas A&M.

With college basketball about to begin, it's time for all the pre-season "best of" lists.

Conference USA released their pre-season rankings and their player honors and Tulsa did well. The Hurricane is picked third in the poll and TU center Jerome Jordan is on the all conference team

Look below at all the rankings and individual picks from C-USA.

The Oklahoma City Thunder got their first exhibition win in Tulsa Tuesday night at the BOK center. Unfortunately it didn't carry over to Wednesday at the Ford Center as the Clippers beat OKC 90-88.

Kevin Durant led the way with 18 points but couldn't hit the three late in the game that might have given the Thunder the win. OKC now gets back to practice until October 32rd when they visit the Phoenix Suns.

Monday is news conference day at Oklahoma State University. Head coach Mike Gundy as well as assistant coaches and players as well meet with the media and answer all of the weeks questions.

Take the time to read some of the questions and answers below as the Pokes prepare for Homecoming 2008 and the Baylor Bears.

Coach Mike Gundy
Opening Statement:

"We had a great weekend. It's a very exciting time for our football team and for everyone who's involved with Oklahoma State athletics. We were able to get back into town around 1:30 and we had a great following at the airport, which was very special for the players to experience that. The players will be here this afternoon to get back to work. I know the question is going to come up of how we're going to handle the team now with all the national attention and the media. Our staff and our players believe in preparation and hard work. One thing we're consistent about is that we believe in working tirelessly as a staff and as a team in preparing to put ourselves in a position to win on Saturday, no matter who we play or no matter what the situation is. It will be the same this week. I'm not trying to deflect the excitement that's here and on campus. It's tremendous. The players have worked very hard and they deserve it. But what's important is the preparation for the task at hand, getting back to work today and preparing for Saturday. It will be another big game for us."

On Homecoming weekend:

"We have the best homecoming in the country and it's the largest homecoming in the country. My wife and I are very proud to be involved with Oklahoma State and our homecoming. Anybody that hasn't been to our Friday night walk-around and experienced it, like when we've had new coaches experience it, are amazed at what it's like."

On the players' attitude:

"I think our players have handled themselves very well. I think they understand that you're only as good as your next game. Part of our job as coaches is to bring them back to earth. I got hit with a question yesterday about how long do we let them enjoy this. I don't think you ever take that from them. I think they will remember that game for the rest of their lives. So let them enjoy it and keep it in their pocket. But when we get in meetings and practice we will get focused and get ready to play."

On Baylor:

"They're playing very well. Offensively they're very athletic with their quarterback. They're doing some really nice things moving the ball and scoring points. Defensively they're loading up to stop the run. Their free safety, Jordan Lake, may be as good a tackler as we have in the league. When backs or quarterbacks come through the front seven, he squares up and tackles very well. He tackled Dantrell Savage last year in open field, which is not an easy thing to do. He's a good player. By looking at the tape our players will understand that we have to work hard and prepare and get ready to play. We don't have a day to waste. "

On Dez Bryant:

"He's very competitive and likes to play. When he goes down, you get concerned. He is a very physical person and I joke with him at times that he's like tackling a bowling ball. Because he's competitive and he's not scared to across the middle, at times he is vulnerable, but the good ones are. The guys that really have a chance to excel at this level and beyond this level are not concerned with going across the middle. He's a part of our team and one of the reasons we're having success. He kind of makes us go and he continues on. We don't ever like to see players go down. When he got hit that first time he got hit right up under the chin and he took a pretty good blow. But he came back in four or five plays later."

Linebacker Andre Sexton
On being 6-0 and already being bowl eligible:
"We take one game at a time, but still they rank Baylor and us at the bottom of the South every year. So, they don't expect big things from us, but Baylor is a really good team this year in everything that I have seen from them so far. They have great talent. They are young. They are not a team that you just come out and take lightly, so we really have to come out and practice hard this week. We have to focus on correcting our mistakes and getting more pressure on the quarterback because that is going to be really important this week."

On growing as a team:
"It's really important. We have been in situations where we have been up in games and somehow thrown them away. This year, it is finally going to work in our favor. We have the composure and maturity to pull off those games. Like this week. The plan is we have to go after the quarterback early. We've got to put up points on offense. They can put up points, too, given the opportunity. We cannot take anyone lightly in the Big 12. It seems like anytime someone gets in the top 10, they slip out of there right away. We have to try to stay focused and move ahead like we want to."

Linebacker Orie Lemon
On how things have changed:
"We are just brothers. We treat each other as brothers - on and off the field. We stay together as a family. It changed so much from last year. The seniors really want to go out on top. Overall, our effort has been way better than what it was in past years."

On defensive performance at Missouri:
"I give us an A, but we could have played much better than we did. The game would not have been close if we would have played better in certain situations. We made some mistakes that we have to correct. We are going to watch film, get that fixed and just get better every day."

Defensive End Derek Burton
On what it will take to slow down the Baylor offense:
"We have to contain. They have skill players that can play, and their quarterback is really, really fast. We have to keep him off-balance a little bit and try to contain him."
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With a win over previously number three Missouri, Oklahoma State jumped into the top ten of just about every poll.

That win has also paid off in several national awards and some other attention.

Read about new TV games, cool stuff at Homecoming 2008, and player honors below.

Fans Can Vote For OSU's Kendall Hunter To Win National Player Of The Week

Fans can text message VOTE to 51234 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.

ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2008 - Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the seventh week of college football action, and now it's up to fans to determine the winner. Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter, University of Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley, University of Arkansas running back Michael Smith and University of Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes have been selected by ESPN as this week's top candidates, based on the players' outstanding performances over the weekend. Fans can text message VOTE to 51234 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.

Hunter stole the spotlight in #17 Oklahoma State's 28-23 defeat of #3 Missouri when he rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown. Shipley caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown, and had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the #5 Longhorns 45-35 win over the top-ranked Sooners in their annual Red River Rivalry. Smith rushed for 176 yards on 35 carries and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 63-yard run in the fourth quarter to lead Arkansas in a 25-22 win over #20 Auburn. Spikes, only the second defensive player to be nominated this year for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week Award, intercepted two passes and returned one for a touchdown in #11 Florida's 51-21 rout of SEC conference rival #4 LSU.

"This is truly an exciting season of college football, due in part to the play of these exceptional and passionate student-athletes," said Tim McGhee, director of corporate sponsorships for AT&T. "And while we are excited to present the opportunity, it is now all in the fans hands to pick the week seven recipient of the AT&T All-America Player of the Week Award."

Fans have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced during Thursday's ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Applebee's. Standard text messaging rates apply.

There is no limit on fan voting, and each vote counts as one entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2009 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game in Miami. Full sweepstakes rules can be found at www.espnallamerica.com/rules.aspx.

In December, four finalists for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year Award will be announced during a one-hour special on ESPN in conjunction with the announcement of the AT&T ESPN All-America Team as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.

Cowboy Football Named Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team Of The Week

DALLAS (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) -- Following their 28-23 win at No. 3 Missouri last Saturday night, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, along with the Texas Longhorns, have been named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Teams of the Week for games the weekend of Oct. 11.

The 17th-ranked Cowboys travelled to Columbia, Mo., and knocked off Mizzou to improve to 6-0 for just the third time in school history and the first time since 1997.

Quarterback Zac Robinson led the OSU offense against the Tigers as the junior tossed a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score. And the Cowboy defense, led by Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week Andre Sexton, stifled Mizzou's high-powered offense and recorded three interceptions.

With the win, OSU vaulted into the Top 10 in the nationals polls, entering the Associated Press poll at No. 8. That ranking marks the first time the Cowboys have been in the AP's Top 10 since 1988. They are also ranked 10th in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

For more information on the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, go to www.footballwriters.com.

Andre Sexton has been named the Big 12 Conference's Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Mizzou.