Alabama remains No. 1 in AP poll
Steve Spurrier is not sure when AllAmerican defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will be back in the lineup for No. 14 South Carolina.
The Gamecocks coach said the 6foot6, 274pound Clowney had strained muscles around his ribs. He will receive treatment and if healthy,
For the fourth straight week, the top five teams in the Associated Press college football poll are unchanged, led by No. 1 Alabama.
The topranked Crimson Tide received 55 of 60 f irstplace votes after an easy victory and No. 2 Oregon received the other five after its latest blowout. Clemson is No. 3, followed by Ohio State and Stanford.
The Buckeyes and Cardinal were both tested Saturday and stayed unbeaten. Ohio State rallied to win at Northwestern, 4030. The Wildcats slipped three spots to No. 19. Stanford held off Washington 3128. The Huskies dropped only one spot to No. 16.
No. 23 Northern Illinois, No. 24 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Missouri moved into the rankings for the f irst time this season. Arizona State, Mississippi and Maryland dropped out. could return to action when South Carolina (41, 21 Southeastern Conference) plays at Arkansas (33, 02) next weekend.
After further review, California quarterback Jared Goff has set a singlegame school record for passing yards.
Cal announced Sunday a thirdquarter play originally was credited as a 15yard run by Chris Harper was actually a 15yard completion. The change gives Goff 504 yards for the game against Washington State, one more than the school record Pat Barnes set on Nov. 2, 1996, in a quadruple overtime game.
Georgia running back Keith Marshall and wide receiver Justin ScottWesley will miss the rest of the season after injuring their right knees Saturday during a 3431 overtime victory at Tennessee.
Bulldogs coach Mark Richt announced during a teleconference Sunday both players had damage to their anterior cruciate ligaments.
Richt also announced wide receiver Michael Bennett will undergo further evaluation to determine how much time he will miss after injuring his right knee.