Top Players from Week 2

Player of the Week

Melvin Ingram, South Carolina: The 6'2, 280 pound DE became only the third player since 2006 to score a touchdown on both offense and defense. He started his big night off by scampering 68 yards after a fake punt and then finished off his night in the forth quarter after picking up a fumble and heading in for six.

Others

Bray looks to lead the Vol's back

to the top of the SEC East

Case Keenum, Houston: Case is back to his old ways down in Houston as he helped lead the Cougars to a big 48-23 win over North Texas. Case put up more godly numbers while throwing for 458 yards and 5 touchdowns in the win.

Tyler Bray, Tennessee: The sophomore played very well in his first test for the 2011 season. Cincinnati came to town and Bray played almost perfect. He went 34-41 while throwing for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns in a big 45-23 win for the Vols.

Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina: The Heisman candidate in Columbia always comes to play. Lattimore carried the Gamecocks to a huge win on the road over Georgia with his 27 carry, 176 yard and one touchdown performance. When they needed yards they handed the ball off to their workhorse.

Taylor Martinez, Nebraska: The Cornhuskers usually stout "blackshirts" defense struggled throughout the night against Fresno St but Martinez and the offense carried them to a come from behind 42-29 win. Martinez finished the night with 385 total yards (219 passing and 166 rushing) along with three touchdowns(1 pass and 2 rush).

Paul Richardson, Colorado: Richardson had a humongous day on the outside vs Cal. The 6'1 sophomore finished the night with 11 catches for 284 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Pac-12 secondaries better be looking out for the stud from Boulder.

Hilton is averaging over 23 yards

 a catch through the first two games

Denard Robinson, Michigan: The speedy quarterback did more with his arm in the Wolverine's huge comeback thriller under the lights in Ann Arbor. "Shoelace" and the Wolverines trailed 7-24 heading into the 4th quarter but rallied to score 28 of the last 35 points and to get the upset win over the Irish. Robinson ended the game with 338 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 108 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown. His great night was capitalized by the game winning TD pass with 2 seconds left.

T.Y Hilton, Florida International: I do not think the Louisville secondary got the memo that Hilton was a stud. He ended the night with 201 receiving yards and two touchdowns of 74 and 83 yards along with having 67 yards on two kickoff returns. Hilton currently leads the nation in receiving yards with 333.

Ryan Smith, Auburn: The backup safety for the Tigers helped preserve their 17 game win streak. Chris Relf had the Mississippi St Bulldogs driving and was looking at the promise land before Smith came out of no where and upended Relf just inches short of the goal line as time expired.

Week 2 Games to Watch

Thursday

Arizona at #9 Oklahoma St: This will be a battle between two veteran quarterbacks that know how to rack up the passing yards. Justin Blackmon is the nations top receiver and will be Brandon Weeden's top target while Nick Foles top target, Juron Criner, is doubtful for Thursday's matchup. Secondaries will be the difference in this game.

Oklahoma St 34-21

Friday

#21 Missouri at Arizona St: Missouri struggled week one with Miami (OH) while Vontaze Burfict lead a stout Sundevils defense in a rout of UC Davis. First year starter Brock Oweiler played very well and should continue that this Friday. Missouri will need first year starter James Franklin to hit his very good receiving core along with keeping plays alive with his scrambling ability.

Arizona St 28-17

Vick Ballard had 166 yards and three touchdowns

on just 10 carries vs Memphis last week

Saturday

#16 Mississippi St at Auburn: The defending National Champs got a big scare from Utah St while Mississippi St rolled to a big win over Memphis. Barrett Trotter looks to have the Auburn offense ready but the Tigers defense has to improve if they want stop Chris Relf, Vick Ballard and the Bulldogs.

Mississippi St 41-34

#3 Alabama at #23 Penn St: The Crimson Tide head into Happy Valley and face a rowdy crowd in Beaver Stadium. Alabama comes into the game with uncertainty under center but AJ McCarron look to be the man while Trent Richardson looks to run around and through the Nittnay Lions defense. Penn St also has quarterback uncertainty between Matt MGloin and Rob Bolden but found a suitable replacement for running back Evan Royster in Silas Redd.

Alabama 24-10

#25 TCU at Air Force: Coming off of a tough opening weekend loss the Horned Frogs head to Colorado Springs to take on Tim Jefferson and the the triple option. The Horned Frogs were ranked 1st in defense last season and held the Falcons to only 7 points. Tim Jefferson and Co ran for 391 yards in their win over South Dakota in week 1.

TCU 30-24

#12 South Carolina at Georgia: Both teams struggled last week but South Carolina played an easier opponent so they came away with the win. This will be a battle between arguably the two best quarterbacks in the SEC, Stephen Garcia and Aaron Murray. It will be tough for the Gamecocks to win "Between the Hedges" but with a high powered offense and a veteran defense the Gamecocks can do it.

South Carolina 28-20

Denard Robinson had 502 total yards and carried the

Wolverines to a big win in South Bend

BYU at #24 Texas: BYU had a huge comeback win on the road over Ole Miss while the Longhorns beat Rice in their first game on the Longhorn Network. Jake Heaps is the future of Cougar football and will face the harshest environment in his career as a starter. Garrett Gilbert played average in Texas' win over Rice while freshman Malcolm Brown will look to have his first breakout game in burnt orange and white.

Texas 21-20

Notre Dame at Michigan: The Irish suffered a very tough loss against South Florida while Michigan ran over Western Michigan before the game was called due to rain. Both teams showed off their much improved defenses. Denard Robinson was the star in the Wolverines win last year in South Bend and looks to repeat that performance. Tommy Rees will be the starting QB for the Irish as they look to cut down on their five turnover game vs USF. Also look for the new adidas uniforms for both teams.

Notre Dame 31-27