Week 8 FBS College Football Part 2

This is Steven West with an FBS update.

High expectations for the Clemson Tigers have yielded poor results.  Today, Clemson fired head coach, Tommy Bowden and offensive coordinator Bob Spence, has also been ousted.  After losing to Alabama in week 1, Clemson has had an up and down season, and throughout the last couple of weeks, rumors of Bowden's departure started to stir.  The final straw, came on Thursday after Clemson blew a fourth-quarter lead to (21) Wake Forest.  The final was 12-7.  Clemson must now look ahead with interim head coach Dabo Swinney for the final half of the season, and a potential bowl game.  Next up for the Tigers is Georgia Tech, Saturday at noon.

North Carolina's win against Notre Dame came with a hefty price.  Tar Heels Wide Receiver, Brandon Tate, suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee, tearing his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments.  The Tar Heels (5-1 Overall, 1-1 ACC) moved up to 18th in the latest AP Poll after debuting last week at 22nd.  The Tar Heels are at Virginia Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.

Texas jumped to the top of the polls, this week, from 5 to 1, knocking the Sooners from the top spot to number 4.  Missouri took one of the biggest drops in the polls this week, falling from 3 to 11, courtesy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys.  The Cowboys won on the road at Columbia 28-23, vaulting the Cowboys from 17 to 8th.  Oklahoma State's defense forced three Chase Daniels' interceptions including the game winner under two minutes to go.  Daniels took a bigger hit in the running for the Heisman trophy than Sam Bradford.  In the losing effort, Bradford tossed 5 TDs on 28/39 passing attempts and 387 yards.  Watching the Oklahoma/Texas match was not pretty.  Instant replay blew two big calls because there was no review.  Oklahoma's first drive ended in Bradford's "first" touchdown pass, even though it looked like receiver, Manuel Johnson's knee was done half-a-yard short of the goal-line on third down.  Oklahoma was potentially robbed of an interception, when Lamont Robinson caught the ball in the end zone, but as he hit the ground, the ball popped out, and the play was ruled incomplete.  The refs and instant replay ruined a fantastic game.

More to come later this week.  But before I go, one more shoutout to Toledo University for upsetting the Michigan Wolverines at the Big House on Saturday 13-10.