Bourgeois Resigns at Oklahoma

Rhett Bourgeois, coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, has resigned from his position. He was not meeting the lofty expectation of the Sooners this season which included a blowout loss to USC.

Oklahoma has named defensive coordinator Brent Venables as the interim coach. The timing is interesting considering Oklahoma faces Big 12 rival Alabama this week. It has been reported that Bourgeois has been seen wearing LSU gear recently and may join friend Bo Staples staff as an assistant.

Alabama holds off Wisconsin

#5 Alabama went into Camp Randle expecting a tough game, and thats what they got. The unranked Badgers gave the Crimson Tide everything they could handle. Going into halftime the score was all tied up at 13 thanks to a late touchdown pass from Star Jackson to Julio Jones. 

Alabama took a 20-13 in the second half, but Wisconsin capitalized on a fumble by Mark Ingram which was returned 73 yards for a touchdown that tied up the game yet again. Alabama then put together a nice drive capped off by a 3 yard td run by Ingram. They later added a Leigh Tiffin field goal to make it 30-20. Wisconsin answered with 1 of 2 70 plus yard passes on the day for a score. 

The final score was 30-27. Star Jackson was once again the star of the game when he connected on 21 of 30 passes for 318 yards and 2 TD's. One of those touchdowns was to Marquis Maze who had a career day with 9 receptions for 147 yards and the aforementioned touchdown. Alabama takes on rival Oklahoma in their next game.

Bruce Feldman

ESPN

Oregon upsets Oklahoma

Oregon pulled off the first major upset of the year as they defeated Oklahoma. Coach Rhett Bourgeois of Oklahoma was visibly frustrated in the press conference. When Frank Minter of the Oklahoma Times asked him his thoughts on Oregon's QB Jeremiah Masoli, Bourgeois responded, "Their QB was un-hittable. Typical BS." When asked if Bourgeois was upset with the score, the visibly frustrated coach responded "We lost what like 21-14. I don't even *^%$ing know what the score was."

What We Have Learned So Far

- Russel Shephard is for for real

- Shephard has rushed for 193 yards, passed for 676 yards and has 10 total touchdowns for the #1 LSU Tigers

- AP Voters are in love with USC

- USC is #1 in the AP Poll even though they were defeated handily by Alabama. LSU is clearly the top team in the country right now. Good thing the ap poll no longer counts in the BCS.

- Bama's defense may be the best in the country

- Bama's D has given up 31 points in 5 games. They gave up 14 to #3 Ohio St and #2 LSU. With players like Javier Arenas and Rolando Mcclain, they may have the best defense in the country.

- Ben Scott is the man in Austin

- Ben Scott leads the country in sacks and is a top heisman candidate. All this and the guy plays strong safety. Head coach Michael Von Gruben is known for his big time blitzes and Ben Scott is the perfect guy for Texas's defensive system. 

- Florida was overhyped

- Florida was the preseason #1 by a landslide, but they have already lost 2 games in a very early season. The Gators need to get back to the basics, and Tebow needs to give more senior leadership. 

- USC is the king of recruiting

- With 5 commits already USC looks to continue their talent stockpiling for years to come. Coach Varisco is known as one of the best recruiters in the country, and this class is showing it early.

-  The Conference USA Championship will most likely be a semi-final game

- With LSU and Ohio St looking like the best 2 teams in the country, the conference USA championship will probably determine who will play in the national championship. These 2 teams do meet in the regular season. 

- No one will go undefeated

- Alabama, Florida, LSU, Texas, all have at least 1 loss. Ohio St, Penn St, and LSU all at least play one or both of each other. This could be another season like 2007 where a 2 loss team wins the national championship. 

Sweet Home Alabama

The University of Alabama has hired John Freeman to be their new head football coach. They announced it at a press conference this morning in Tuscaloosa at 9:00 am Central Time. University of Alabama Athletic Director Mal Moore introduced Freeman at the conference stating, "We chose Freeman because of his enthusiasm for the game, ability to recruit, and his winning attitude."

Following the great airplane crash of 2009 which was carrying many coaches to the NCAA football coaches conference in Boise, ID, there were many jobs opening up including Florida, LSU, Ohio St, USC, Alabama, and many others. Freeman was offered jobs at Oregon, Penn St (Joepa died naturally), and Virginia Tech, but chose Alabama because he said, "Who would not want to coach for Alabama? This is the most tradition rich school in the country in my mind."

Freeman concluded the press conference by giving a "Roll Tide!" Freeman's defensive coordinator will be John Tenuta who is leaving his job at Notre Dame. He has yet to name an offensive coordinator but stated he wants a coordinator who runs many different formations and can utilize Star Jackson, who he has already named the starter.