Our weekly digest of everything fantasy college football. Facts don't lie and The Drill is full of 'em. Projections for the weekend of Oct. 25-Oct. 29. Stats through Oct. 24:


Ball State, QB
Comment: He's the best quarterback that nobody's ever heard of. In last week's win at Western Michigan, Davis threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns. This year, he's tossed 20 touchdowns against just three picks in eight games.

Rutgers, RB
Comment: Now this is the Ray Rice we expected from the get-go. Although he's out of the Heisman running, he's really hitting his stride now. Rice backed up a 199-yard, three-TD effort against Syracuse with a monstrous 181-yard showing in the Scarlet Knights' win over South Florida last Thursday.

Clemson, WR
Comment: Kelly has turned himself into a bona fide stud at the wideout spot. He caught 11 balls for 174 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech, and two weeks later lit up Central Michigan for 121 yards and two scores.

Florida, TE
Comment: Tim Tebow's thrown 17 touchdown passes, and a team-high five have gone to his tight end. A 10-yard score at Kentucky last Saturday made it three straight weeks in the end zone for Ingram.

Fresno State, K
Comment: The last two weeks, the Bulldog senior has given his fantasy owners a tremendous boost — three field goals against both Idaho and San Jose State. Four of the six kicks have come from 40 yards or farther.

Defense
Comment: The Utes tore up TCU in their 27-20 win last week, sacking Frog QB Andy Dalton four times while picking off four of his passes. This came a week after smothering San Diego State for five sacks and two turnovers in a 23-7 romp.
Buffalo, QB
Comment: The important thing is the Bulls have found a home in the MAC. Wait a minute, who are we kidding? Willy has not thrown a touchdown in three of the last four weeks, so he's not worth considering — even against a suspect Akron this week.

Illinois, RB
Comment: His luck should change this week against Ball State, but it's nonetheless noteworthy that Mendenhall's averaged just 76 yards and hasn't scored the last two weeks at Iowa and versus Michigan, both Illini losses.

Vanderbilt, WR
Comment: Bennett's like the moon — sometimes he's there, sometimes he's not. The last three weeks, he's been a no-show, catching just nine balls in games against Auburn, Georgia and South Carolina.

Nevada, TE
Comment: After recording six touchdown receptions in the Pack's first five games, Bishop has just one catch the last two weeks. And remember, one of those games was a 69-67 loss to Boise State. Quarterback Luke Lippincott just isn't finding him in the red zone.

Bowling Green, K
Comment: The junior college transfer has quite a leg, but the supposedly potent Falcons just aren't giving him many chances to show it off. Vrvilo's had just two field goal attempts (he converted both) in the last three weeks.

Defense
Comment: We never saw this coming. The Seminole defense smothered the run through the first five games, including holding Colorado to minus-27 yards. But the last two weeks, it's been a different story. Both Wake Forest and Miami topped the 150-yard mark.


Missouri, QB
Comment: After a modest effort in last week's rout of Texas Tech, Mizzou's general could have a field day. Daniel leads a Tiger attack that is ruthless at home, and Iowa State shouldn't do anything to end that trend.

Purdue, QB
Comment: Ohio State and Michigan beat up on Painter pretty good, but he shredded a vaunted Iowa defense last week. On Saturday, the Boilermakers get Northwestern at home, which has the designs of an up-and-down boxscore beauty.

Wisconsin, RB
Comment: Reports out of Madison indicated Hill could lose carries, but he squelched those rumors with a 185-yard day against Northern Illinois. We'll wager that he'll get another full workload against Indiana, against whose defense he found the end zone three times last season.

Tulane, RB
Comment: If you've heard of the guy, it's a no-brainer; if not, where've you been? After a modest first three years in New Orleans, Forte is the nation's leading rusher. He's run for 1,261 yards and 13 touchdowns in seven games, including 342 yards and four scores last week. Memphis on Saturday is his next victim.

California, WR
Comment: Considering his hype, his 41 catches, 453 yards and four scores are rather modest. But he's made for the spotlight. He scored twice at Oregon and twice more at UCLA, so regardless of the game's outcome, Jackson will surely get his.

North Texas, WR
Comment: Fitzy's been a bright spot in an otherwise brutal season for the Mean Green. He got our attention with a 327-yard receiving day at SMU and has been steady since. Give him a shot this week against Middle Tennessee State.

Marshall, TE
Comment: Slate's caught touchdown passes in the last three games and five of the last six. They've all come in losses, but as long as he's being fed, Marshall's record is irrelevant. The Thundering Herd should score a ton of points against hapless Rice.

Colorado, TE
Comment: DeVree's coming off a huge seven-catch, 90-yard effort against Kansas. Visiting Texas Tech this week, the Buffs will have to take to the air, and CU coach Dan Hawkins is running plays for DeVree in the red zone.

Wake Forest, K
Comment: Not only does he have a killer name, but he's got killer game, too, doing the punting and the kicking for the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest is really moving the ball the last two weeks, and should against Carolina, too. That spells opportunities for Swank.

Tulsa, K
Comment: Tracy's been far from great, hitting just 6-of-11 field-goal attempts, but the SMU D has a way of fixing what's wrong in an offense. The Golden Hurricane ought to invade the red zone at will, giving Tracy plenty of target practice from close range.

Defense
Comment: The Wildcats have given up 120 points the last three games, but the schedule lightens up significantly going forward, beginning Saturday at home against Missisippi State. The 'Cats are going to make some plays against the Bulldogs, whose quarterback situation is a bad one.

Defense
Comment: The Bruins have been the butt of many a joke in the Karl Dorrell era, but last week's win over Cal further showed that the UCLA D is alive and well. They'll visit Corvallis this weekend; start the Bruins with confidence.


South Florida, QB
Comment: If you've had Grothe in your starting lineup, it's time to give him a week off. The game is enormous for UConn, and it's not a good spot for South Florida to recollect itself after losing to Rutgers. If the Huskies D (16 INTs, third-best in the country) can frustrate Brian Brohm, Grothe just isn't a good start.

South Carolina, QB
Comment: Yes, John Parker Wilson, a very ordinary QB, tore up Tennessee. But South Carolina has to worry about what's going on in its own huddle. Smelley's still a freshman that's walking into a jam-packed Neyland Stadium.

Stanford, RB
Comment: A rash of injuries has just slaughtered some real talent in the Cardinal backfield. What's left is McGraw, who ran for 50 yards last week and gets the nod at Oregon State Saturday, but he's still a risky play.

Virginia, RB
Comment: Simpson blew up in what was basically his Cavalier debut — 119 rushing yards, 152 receiving yards and two scores. But we're not ready to anoint the former tight end as the next Thomas Jones. He could very well explode, but we've seen one-day dandies before. Proceed with caution.

Penn State, WR
Comment: Ohio State has allowed just three passing touchdowns this season, and Butler, while nice between the 20s, is a red-zone afterthought. Really, no receiver is a good start against the Buckeyes...unless he's named Percy Harvin, of course.

Louisville, WR
Comment: Before suffering an ankle injury that caused him to miss two games, Douglas was a monster. Since his return, the explosion just hasn't been there. Bench him until he proves he's all the way back.

Ohio, TE
Comment: Tight ends important to an offense don't just disappear, but that's what happened last week. Carter logged zero catches against Toledo. he seems to be nothing more than a check-down option for the Bobcats, who are a run-happy bunch anyway.

Texas, TE
Comment: With Limas Sweed down, Finley's been a nice tertiary target for quarterback Colt McCoy. This week, though, the UT ground game ought to move the chains with ease against rival Nebraska.

Texas A&M, K
Comment: Szymanski's 7-for-7 from 32 yards in; 4-for-12 beyond that. Given that track record, we're surprised the Aggies haven't looked elsewhere. Kansas comes in this week having surrendered just three field goals all season.

Utah State, K
Comment: You can usually count on Louisiana Tech for a porous D, but not this season. The 'Dogs haven't thrown opposing kickers a bone either, giving up just five field goals through seven games.

Defense
Comment: Last week we told you to start 'em, but it just isn't a good idea to trot the Trojans out there against high-flying Oregon. They held Dennis Dixon in check during last season's 35-10 win, but this isn't the same Dixon or the same Oregon offense.

Defense
Comment: The Golden Gophers' D is remarkably bad, but Minnesota shouldn't be categorized as such. Freshman Adam Weber is just finding his bearings, and he's shown to be capable of scalding opposing secondaries, having thrown for four-or-more scores three times this year. Michigan's not a bad play, just not a terribly good one.


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123 Rushing yards that Arizona freshman Nicholas Grigsby has piled up in three road games this season; it's also his average yards per game in three home games. Be careful — the Wildcats travel to Washington this weekend.

70 Points allowed by Central Michigan in last week's loss at Clemson. It was the most points the Chippewas had given up since losing 82-6 to Florida in 1997. Gator QB Doug Johnson threw for seven touchdowns in that nailbiter.

17 Years since Temple has won three straight games until the Owls posted a 3-0 October by beating Northern Illinois, Akron and Miami (Ohio) in succession. The teams they beat in 1990? Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Boston College.

3 Touchdown passes thrown by Maryland quarterbacks this season, only better than Georgia Tech's two. The Terps host Clemson, the country's third-best pass defense according to yardage (146.7 ypg), on Saturday.


Pittsburgh, RB
Comment: Pittsburgh's brutal season took a turn for the better last week when the Panthers roared back to beat Cincinnati. And it's no wonder that their star freshman was right in the middle. Exhibiting blazing speed, McCoy has rushed for 805 yards and scored nine times in his first seven games. He's well on his way to becoming the first Pitt back since Kevan Barlow in 2000 to break 1,000 in a season. If he can reach 1,500, he'd be the third Panther (Tony Dorsett, Craig Heyward) to do so. Between him and classmate Pat Bostick, coach Dave Wannstedt has the nucleus for his offense for the next three years.



vs. West Virginia defense
Comment: Rutgers has had two gigantic games this season — vs. Cincinnati and South Florida — and Teel's come up small in each, throwing three picks against the Bearcats and completing an abysmal 11-of-29 passes against South Florida. The Scarlet Knights will need him this week going up against a very underrated Mountaineer D.

vs Vernon Gholston
Comment: Cadogan has to protect Anthony Morelli's backside if the Nittany Lions are to have a chance against top-ranked Ohio State. Morelli needs time to go through the progressions, something the Buckeyes' All-America-caliber defensive end specializes in preventing.

vs. Dennis Dixon
Comment: Dixon's among the top few in the Heisman discussion. The comparisons to Vince Young might be premature, but Oregon playcaller is a darn good one. Maualuga and the linebacking corps will be chasing Dixon sideline to sideline, and if USC's to prevail, their success will play a big part.



Saturday 3:00 p.m. ET
Only one team's BCS title hopes will survive this one. A lot of people left the Trojans for dead after getting upset by Stanford, but their schedule's tough enough where they can convince some voters of their worth. A stout USC secondary will make Dennis Dixon and the Oregon offense work, something that, aside from in the loss to Cal, it has hardly had to do in bludgeoning opponents week after week.

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