The number 2 ranked Irish of Notre Dame had to fight hard to get by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 14-10. QB Brady Quinn found himself under a lot of pressure throughout much of the game. A tough Tech defense proved that the powerful ND offense could be checked. But a slimmed down Notre Dame defense was up to the task, managing to hold off repeated forays by the Tech combo of QB Reggie Ball and WR Calvin Johnson (7 rec. 111 yds, 1 TD). ND RB Darius Walker had 99 yards on 22 carries and scored 1 TD.
But Notre Dame (-6 ½ ) didn’t cover and the over/under was 50 ½. So much for high scoring offenses.
Michigan got by a tough Vanderbilt club 27-7. Michigan (- 26 ½ ) did not cover. If you had Vanderbilt in this contest, you did well.
The big upset saw number 9 California lose to number 23 Tennessee by a score of 18-35. California had hoped to challenge for number 1 this year.
Of the top ten teams, Ohio State, Texas, USC, Auburn, West Virginia, Florida and LSU all won and covered.
Of the top 10 teams three did not cover—Oklahoma, which won, along with California and Notre Dame. Look for California to no longer be in the top ten next week.
Tomorrow at 8 pm Florida State (#11) takes on Miami (#12). Miami is -3 ½, which translates into home field advantage.
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