If Tennessee (8-0 Southeastern Conference, 11-0 overall) beats Mississippi State in the SEC title game next weekend, the Vols will probably get to play for the national championship in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Vols are currently No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings, ahead of two other undefeated teams, UCLA and Kansas State. The top two teams in the BCS standings will meet in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 4.
UCLA and Kansas State each have a game left next Saturday. The Bruins play at No. 19 Miami, while Kansas State meets No. 6 Texas A&M for the Big 12 championship in St. Louis.
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| AP PHOTO Texas' Ricky Williams set the Division I-A rushing record Friday on a 60-yard touchdown run in Friday's victory over Texas A&M. |
Southern Cal 10, No. 9 Notre Dame 0: With its quarterback sidelined, Notre Dame figured it had no choice but to run against Southern California.
The Trojans knew it, and stacked their defense accordingly.
"You know, it's hard to run when they basically know you're going to run," Notre Dame coach Bob Davie said.
Notre Dame hurt its own cause by committing five turnovers, and managed only 217 yards in total offense - 182 below its previous average.
Southern Cal scored on a 2-yard bootleg by freshman quarterback Carson Palmer, capping a 64-yard, five-play drive.
No. 17 Georgia Tech 21, No. 12 Georgia 19: Brad Chambers kicked a 35-yard field goal with two seconds remaining as Georgia Tech (9-2) ended a seven-year losing streak against Georgia (8-3).
The Yellow Jackets, co-champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, had not beaten Georgia since 1990, losing the last three years by a combined margin of 13 points. Joe Hamilton, who committed three turnovers, redeemed himself by directing a nine-play, 52-yard drive that set up the second field goal of the game by Chambers.
The Bulldogs called two straight timeouts hoping to distract Chambers, who earlier had missed a 37-yarder. But his final kick sailed straight down the middle.
No. 16 Virginia 36, No. 20 Virginia Tech 32: Ahmad Hawkins caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Brooks with 2:01 remaining to cap a big second-half comeback by Virginia.
The Cavaliers, who overcame a 29-7 halftime deficit, marched 93 yards in six plays for the winning score.
Virginia (9-2) is going to the Peach Bowl, while Virginia Tech (8-3) is still waiting for a bowl bid. Officials from the Music City and Gator bowls were among those on hand.
No. 21 Syracuse 66, No. 19 Miami (Fla.): Donovan McNabb ran for three touchdowns and threw for two as the Orangemen won the Big East title and earned a berth in the Bowl Championship Series. Syracuse (6-1, 8-3), which will play in the Orange Bowl or Sugar Bowl, scored the most points against Miami (5-2, 7-3) since the Hurricanes lost to the Orangemen 56-16 in 1970. It was Miami's second-largest margin of defeat behind a 70-14 loss to Texas A&M in 1944.
Williams sets record: As the field opened up before him, Ricky Williams smiled. The record was his.
The Texas star became the leading rusher in Division I-A history Friday in the Longhorns' 26-24 victory over No. 6 Texas A&M. Williams' dazzling 60-yard run in the first quarter smashed the 22-year-old record held by 1976 Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett.
"It was vintage Ricky," Texas center Russell Gaskamp said. "What a great way to break the record."
Williams, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, finished with 259 yards on 44 carries, giving him a career total of 6,279 yards.
Dorsett rushed for 6,082 at Pittsburgh from 1973-76.
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