Ten thoughts from around the college football landscape, straight from the mind of Lloyd Ribner III.
1) LSU gave up the most rushing yards in school history this weekend when Auburn ran all over them to the tune of 440 yards on the ground. The LSU rush defense was previously ranked number six in the nation. While putting on the ground and pound beat down, Cameron Newton set the SEC single season rushing record for a quarterback with 1,077 yards…and he still has four games left to catch the NCAA single-season record of 1,649 yards. That mark is held by the world renowned Jayson Foster of Georgia Southern University, who accomplished the feat in 2007.
2) The SEC West has 4 teams in the top 25, the WAC has 2 teams
College Football Insiders founder Daniel Mogollon ranks the top 25 teams.
7:30 – UCLA #2 Oregon (ESPN): The Ducks come in a bit wounded on the defensive side of the ball, and will likely be without the services of RB/KR Kenjon Barner (concussion). However, the good news is that Darron Thomas (probable/shoulder) is expected to go. Oregon is third in the nation in rushing and UCLA is just eighth in the Pac-10 in rush defense, which doesn’t make for a good match-up on the field or the scoreboard.