Congratulations, CJ Spiller
September 30, 2009 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Football
People generally aren’t talking about Clemson football this year, but maybe they should be, because there is some real talent on the team. During their Week Four game against TCU, tailback CJ Spiller achieved something that has only been done once before in major college football.
The feat in question? After a 60-yard pass reception, he became the second person to ever have at least 2500 yards rushing, 1500 yards in kick off returns, 1000 yards receiving, and 500 yards in punt returns. The only other person to ever reach those stats was the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush of …read more
College Football Week Four 2009 in Review
September 29, 2009 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Football
Ok, let’s get it out of the way right now and say that ranked teams need to step it up. I already talked about how the AP Top 25 changed drastically this week with a crazy 15 teams moving either up or down three places or more. Three places. Those are huge jumps and drops. It’s uncalled for, especially when you take into account that many teams had games that weren’t supposed to be that hard.
So, at least the top three teams stayed strong. Of course, the big news for #1 Florida, who beat Kentucky into the ground, was that …read more
Week Four is Rough on Top Football Teams
September 28, 2009 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Football
Week Four in college football wasn’t pretty for the AP Top 25. The leaders – #1 Florida, #2 Texas, and #3 Alabama – held on strong, but that was about the only things that stayed the same between Week Three and Week Four. In fact, an astounding 15 teams moved at least three spots on the list, and pollsters reported that this was one of the hardest weeks to vote.
Here’s how the top 25 looks after Week Four. Their Week Three rankings are in parenthesis:
Florida (1)
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Texas (2)
Alabama (3)
LSU (7)
Boise State (8)
Virginia Tech (11)
USC (12)
Oklahoma (10)
Ohio State (13)
Cincinnati (14)
TCU (15)
Houston (17)
Iowa …read more




