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Smell The Roses

Jim Tressel and Lloyd Carr tried their best to take themselves out of the story.

In the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, which has been as much about Woody and Bo as blocking and tackling, the coaches are always center stage.

Tressel became the first Ohio State coach to beat Michigan six times in seven years, and the seventh-ranked Buckeyes' 14-3 victory Saturday over their archrival gave them consecutive outright Big Ten titles for the first time in a half-century.

ACC on The Line

Boston College has lost its national championship hopes, and now Clemson would relish spoiling its new rival's shot at the ACC title.

A trip to the conference championship game is at stake Saturday when the 18th-ranked Eagles visit Death Valley to face the No. 15 Tigers in a matchup of teams that have been going in opposite directions.

Back in The Top 25

Wisconsin entered this season with high expectations, but a midseason slump cost it any chance of a BCS berth or Big Ten title.

The 24th-ranked Badgers are back in the Top 25 for the first time in more than a month, though, and look to close out the regular season with a victory over a longtime rival when they visit Minnesota on Saturday.

No Brennan? No Problem

Turns out Colt Brennan isn't the only one who can be a star for No. 13 Hawaii.

Tyler Graunke, playing in place of the injured quarterback, passed for 358 yards and two touchdowns and Dan Kelly kicked a 45-yard field goal with 11.7 seconds left to keep the Warriors undefeated with a 28-26 victory over Nevada Friday night.

Big Ten Matchup in Illinois

For the first 10 weeks of the season, coach Ron Zook was quietly leading a rejuvenated Illinois football program. Last weekend, the resurgence got a lot louder.

After beating the top-ranked team in the country for the first time since 1956, the No. 20 Illini look to close their first winning regular season in six years on a high note when they host Northwestern on Saturday.