Fantasy College Football: Update - Week 1

[Thursday] The Big XII season kicked off last night. Iowa St took care of business against North Dakota St, doubling them up 34-17. It was close for a half, but eventually the Cyclone offense pulled away in Paul Rhoads' coaching debut. I'm a man - I'm forty got off to a solid start, with Alexander Robinson (16rush, 83yds, 1td, 3rec, 36yds) as the feature back in three quarters of action. [Saturday] While nearly every team won yesterday, it was a roller coaster of a week around the league. Baylor avenged a home loss from last year, with an upset of Wake Forest on the road 24-21. All-Big XII linebacker Joe Pawelek was around the ball all day, recording 7 tackles (5 solo), 1 sack and 1 interception. The Georgia Bulldogs were extremely physical with Dez Bryant (3rec, 77yds, 2td), looking to deliver a knockout blow all day long. But they couldn't contain him forever as he got loose for a beautiful, full-extension, diving touchdown grab. Unfortunately for Whoooaaa Nelly, LB Orie Lemon tore his ACL and will miss the entire season. In St. Louis, it was more of the same for Missouri, with their annual shellacking of Illinois. Sean Weatherspoon proved once again why he is considered the best defensive player in the conference, harrassing Juice Williams all day and sacking him once. Texas absolutely dominated Louisiana-Monroe in all phases. Colt McCoy (317yds, 3td) and Jordan Shipley (8rec, 180yds, 1td) keyed the offensive onslaught, while Cody Johnson (27yds, 3td) did his best Jerome Bettis impression for the Longhorns. Texas Tech's aerial assault didn't miss a beat against North Dakota, in a 38-13 cupcake devouring win. New signal caller Taylor Potts threw for more than 400 yards and was responsible for 4 touchdowns (2 pass, 2 rush). The strongest game on the ground belonged to Cornhusker RB Roy Helu Jr (152yds, 3td) in a blowout win over Florida Atlantic. But the story of the weekend was the Sooners getting upset by the BYU Cougars.

Jermaine Gresham was ruled out due to a knee injury before the game, but that wasn't the worst of it. Disaster struck with :06 left in the first half, as a shoulder injury to Sam Bradford will cause him to miss extended action. It's only week one, but it appears I'm a man - I'm forty needs to find some help at the quarterback position for the next couple weeks. Texas A&M got off to a fast start against New Mexico, cruising to a 41-6 win in their home opener. Jeff Fuller hauled in an impressive 10 passes for 111 yards and one touchdown. But the high score of week one appears to belong to a Jayhawk. In KU's week one tune-up, Todd Reesing was responsible for 287 yards (79 rush) and 4 touchdowns (2 rush). Fellow backfield mate Jake Sharp (21rush, 123yds, 1td, 2rec, 9yds, 1td) had a field day against the undersized Northern Colorado Bears. The Mangino code of silence didn't do Dez it really matter any favors, as Dezmon Briscoe was suspended for the game, due to offseason issues. It has yet to be determined if he will return to action in week two. [Sunday] The last game of week one was a disappointment on so many different levels. Colorado dropped their rivalry game against Colorado St, and Darrell Scott clearly doesn't have the work ethic to live up to his blue chip amateur status. With Rodney Stewart missing multiple practices due to injury, Scott managed to touch the ball just two times in the opening week. Continue reading for the current scoreboard: