Top Performances

This week's college football players have done well, but who stood out most?
Big 12
Top Performers: Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
A huge game by Bryant, including a great 46 yard touchdown catch was able to power Oklahoma State past Georgia 24-10.
Kendall Wright, Baylor
A huge play by Wright where a run to the right turned into an amazing cutback and a touchdown in Baylor's 24-21 win over Wake. Wright averaged nearly 13 yards per carry.
Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
Gabbert tossed 3 huge touchdowns in Missouri's 37-9 win over Illinois.Gabbert threw for 319 yards and no picks as well.

ACC
C.J Spiller, Clemson
In 113 years of Clemson football, no one had ever returned the opening kickoff for a score. Spiller changed that as he kicked off a 37-14 win over Middle Tennessee State.
Jacoby Ford, Clemson
A 61 yard punt return by Ford and an amazing catch and touchdown run helped power Clemson past Middle Tennessee State Saturday. Ford had 3 catches for 70 yards and a score.
Josh Nesbitt, Georgia Tech
Nesbitt threw for 141 yards and a score, no picks for Georgia Tech, and he ran for 93 yards and a score on 14 carries in Georgia Tech's 37-17 win over Jacksonville State.

SEC
Terrence Toliver, LSU
The Tigers had a career night from Toliver, with 2 touchdowns that both involved jukes. The Tigers defeated Washington 31-23.
Mark Ingram, Alabama
Ingram had 150 yards and a score on 26 carries. His long was 39 yards and he caught a touchdown pass in Alabama's 34-24 win over Virginia Tech.
Dexter McCluster, Mississippi
McCluster had 9 carries for 50 yards and a score [5.5 yards per carry] and 6 carries for 65 yards and a score. He also had an amazing run that set up his running TD.

Big Ten
Eric Decker, Minnesota
Decker had 9 receptions and 183 yards and some big catches on the game tying drive that helped Minnesota beat Syracuse 23-20 in OT.
Broderick Binns, Iowa
Binns had the block the first time on UNI kicker Billy Hallgren in Iowa's crazy 17-16 win over Northern Iowa.
Ralph Bolden, Purdue
Bolden ran for 2 scores and 234 yards on 21 carries, which is an average of 11.2 yards per carry. He led Purdue over Toledo 52-31.

Pac-10
Jahvid Best, California
Best ran for 73 and 2 yard touchdown runs in Cal's 52-13 win over Maryland. Best had 10 carries for 137 yards.
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
Rodgers ran for 3 scores and 103 yards on 16 carries in Oregon State's 34-7 blowout of Portland State. His brother James returned a kick for a score as well.
Matt Barkley, USC
The true freshman threw for 233 yards and a score in his debut for the Trojans. The Trojans beat San Jose State 56-3.

Big East
Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
Lewis had 2 scores and 129 yards on 20 carries, and he caught a TD pass all before halftime as Pitt beat Youngstown State 38-3
Jordan Todman, Connecticut
Todman was a big part in Uconn's 23-16 win over Ohio. He had a 5 yard score and 157 yards on 25 carries.
Victor Anderson, Louisville
Anderson had 2 scores and 95 yards on 14 carries as Louisville beat Indiana State 30-10. Can Louisville avoid a 3rd straight season without a bowl game?

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