Week Nine NCAA News

For a second consecutive the Texas Longhorns remain a unanimous no. 1, receiving all 65 first-place votes. The rest of the top five remained unchanged no. 2 Alabama, followed by Penn State, Oklahoma and the Florida Gators.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders moved up to their highest ranking in the Top 25 in 32 years to the no. 6 spot as they...

Saturday Night in Knoxville, the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will be looking to remain perfect while trying to avoid a third straight road loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. Odds makers call the Tide a 5 point favorite on the road.

The SEC's lone undefeated team is 7-0 Alabama and as long as they stay unbeaten, the Crimson Tide should be playing in Miami on Jan. 8 for the BCS Championship.

A week ago the Crimson Tide survived a second-half rally from Ole' Miss before holding on for a 24-20 victory. Their halftime lead was 24-3.

Saturday night on ABC the Penn State Nittany Lions face-off with the Ohio State Buckeyes in a prime-time Big Ten match-up. Odds makers call the Nittany Lions a 2 point road favorite with the total sitting at.

The conference lead will be on the line as no. 3 Penn State looks to snap a 10 game losing streak against ranked opponents. The Lions have not beat no. 10 Ohio State in Columbus since 1978.

Penn State has the seventh best scoring offense in the country, averaging 45.4 points per game...

The 7th ranked Georgia Bulldogs head to Baton Rouge to take on the 13th ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday. Odds maker are calling the Tigers a 1 point favorite at home with the total sitting at 50.

Both Georgia and LSU came into the season with high expectations, Georgia a preseason no. 1 and the Tigers defending national champs. Now, with each team having suffered a blowout loss, one more setback would end derail either's hopes of getting back to the top.

Georgia comes in at 6-1, 3-1 in the conference...

Saturday afternoon the no. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns host the no. 7 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys in Austin. Odds makers have the Longhorns as a 12 1/2 point favorite with the total sitting at 67.

The 7-0 Longhorns coasted through the first five games of their schedule staying under the radar. However, since knocking off then ranked no. 1 Oklahoma and then Missouri a week ago, Texas has burst into the national spotlight and are now the first unanimous no.1 team in the nation since Ohio State in 2006.

"We're playing at a high level, but we're not a great team yet," said Texas coach Mack Brown...

Friday night the Boise State Broncos head to San Jose to take on the Spartans. Odds makers are calling 6-0 Boise State a 7 1/2 point favorite on the road with the total sitting at 41.

The 13th ranked Broncos come into Spartan Stadium with, as usual, one of the nation's top rated scoring offenses. However, this season their defense is making a name for themselves as well.

The unbeaten Broncos are scoring more than 32 points per game...

The Auburn Tigers head into Morgantown Thursday night to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers. Odds makers are calling the Mountaineers a 3 1/2 point home favorite.

This pre-season top 10 match-up may have lost its luster as both teams are struggling. The preseason Top 25 poll had the Mountaineers at no. 8 and Auburn ranked 10^th. Midway through the season, these two are only shells of their early expectations.

For both teams this can be considered a must-win. The 4-3 Tigers...

There is Tuesday night action in NCAA College Football this week as the Temple Owls host the Ohio Bobcats at Lincoln Financial Filed in Philadelphia. Odds makers have the Owls as a 3 point home favorite with the total sitting at 43 in this MAC East battle.

It has been a rough 2-5 start for the Bobcats with five of their first seven games played away from home. However, with a 1-2 conference record, Ohio is just a half game back of the Eastern Division lead...