| NCAA Football: |
| Upsets put E. Carolina in Top 25 at 14 (AP) |
| East Carolina can't play the underdog role anymore. After opening the season by upsetting two ranked teams, the Pirates earned themselves a place in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nine years. East Carolina was No. 14 in the media poll released Sunday. Southern California remained No. 1 and Georgia was No. |
| Ohio St. starts prepping for Trojans (AP) |
| Ohio State coach Jim Tressel would never admit it, but the Buckeyes' lackluster victory against Ohio University might make his job a little easier this week. No doubt he'll have his players' complete attention and they'll be even more eager to wipe away the memories of that ugly performance as they prepare for the nonconference game of the year at No. |
| ECU plots next step after upset wins (AP) |
| Skip Holtz always has viewed national powers Virginia Tech and West Virginia as two benchmarks for his growing East Carolina program. The Pirates needed only two weeks to surge past both of them in the polls, so maybe he should instead compare them to another recent upset victim: Boise State. After all, it wasn't lost on East Carolina's players that last year's Hawaii Bowl victory came against... |
| Kansas CB Harper released from hospital (AP) |
| Kansas cornerback Kendrick Harper was released from the hospital Sunday, a day after being taken from Memorial Stadium on a stretcher with an apparent neck injury. "He underwent a battery of tests and everything seems to be fine and he feels a lot better," Kansas coach Mark Mangino said in a statement Sunday. |
| Willingham tries to regroup Washington (AP) |
| Perpetually stuck watching his teams at Washington fall short, the latest setback might be the toughest for coach Tyrone Willingham to digest. Saturday's 28-27 loss to No. 18 BYU was as ulcer-inducing as they come for the Huskies, and only continues to add fuel to the raging fan dissent directed at Willingham for his inability to resurrect the downtrodden Washington program. |
| Miami optimistic despite loss to Florida (AP) |
| Miami coach Randy Shannon believes no good comes from receiving phone calls after midnight, since that usually means someone is in trouble. He didn't mind early Sunday. After Miami's 26-3 loss at No. 4 Florida on Saturday night, Shannon said he and his coaching staff were still fielding calls at 4 a.m. |
| Penn State DE Hayes out for season (AP) |
| Penn State defensive end Jerome Hayes is out for the year after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The injury occurred while Hayes was covering a punt return in the fourth quarter of No. 17 Penn State's 45-14 win Saturday over Oregon State. The junior had made his first career start. |
| Weis ready for Irish to make progress (AP) |
| The best thing Notre Dame might have going for it following a humbling victory over San Diego State is that its next opponent is Michigan. The upcoming game against the Wolverines (1-1) will help the Fighting Irish (1-0) put Saturday's effort behind them faster, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said Sunday. |
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