Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
Newser - Current News - Breaking Stories

« Back to the grid | Next story »

WVU, Mizzou Rumble Toward BCS Collision

Posted Nov 25, 07 6:10 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – In a season with eight different No. 2 ranked teams, Missouri and West Virginia are each a win away from the BCS title game. New No. 1 Missouri has the tougher road of the two, playing Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Saturday while the Mountaineers host Pitt in the annual "Backyard Brawl." Ohio State looms if either falls.

If both happen to lose, then it's anyone's guess who would play the Buckeyes, reports Fox Sports. A number of conference champs with two losses would be in the mix including Southern Cal, LSU, Virginia Tech and Oklahoma. Georgia, currently No. 4 in the BCS, would have something to say as well. Hawaii, despite being unbeaten, has no title shot.
Sources: Fox News, Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • 5 Football Saturdays to Savor

    Aug 23, 08 9:31 AM CDT
    5 Football Saturdays to Savor With the college football season set to kick off Thursday, blogger The Kid outlines the five weekends that will help decide who plays in the national championship game on Jan. 8 in Miami.

    • Aug. 30: Illinois and Missouri square off in St. Louis; Clemson and Alabama meet in Atlanta. “Grilled sausages will be distributed according to need,” Kid writes.
    More »

  • LSU Roars Past Ohio State for National Title

    Jan 8, 08 3:00 AM CST
    LSU Roars Past Ohio State for National Title Ohio State coach Jim Tressel must have felt a sense of deja vu last night: his team played poorly and lost to a Southeastern Conference team in the BCS title game—just as it did in January 2007. This year's opponent, LSU, beat the Buckeyes, 38-24, backed by four TD passes by fifth-year quarterback Matt Flynn, writes the Columbus Dispatch. More »

  • Mountaineers Soar Past Sooners

    Jan 3, 08 4:26 AM CST
    Mountaineers Soar Past Sooners University of Phoenix stadium has become a house of horrors for No. 3 Oklahoma, which yesterday lost its second straight Fiesta Bowl there, 48-28, to West Virginia. Pat White rushed for 150 yards and threw for 176 yards and two scores for the Mountaineers, who put aside the distraction surrounding the departure of coach Rich Rodriguez, reports AP. More »

  • Oklahoma Upends No. 1 Missouri

    Dec 2, 07 5:51 AM CST
    Oklahoma Upends No. 1 Missouri Missouri may have company in ranks of toppled top-5 teams (12 other Caseys have struck out this season), but that's little comfort for a team whose sights were dead set on the championship game in New Orleans. Instead, a 38-17 loss to Oklahoma leaves the Tigers uncertain of making a BCS game at all, reports the Columbia Daily Tribune. More »

  • WVU Latest Gridiron Giant to Fall

    Dec 2, 07 4:55 AM CST
    WVU Latest Gridiron Giant to Fall For the seventh time this season, an unranked spoiler tripped up a top-ranked team, dashing Superdome dreams and churning up the BCS poll. This time it was Pitt who pounced on West Virginia's Achilles heel: turnovers. The second-ranked Mountaineers gave up three fumbles and couldn't produce in their 13-9 defeat by a 28-point underdog, the Post-Gazette reports. More »

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel yells to the referee from the sidelines during the football game against Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri defeated Kansas...   (Associated Press)
West Virginia's Pat White throws a pass against Connecticut during the second half of a college football game Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007 in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia clinched the Big East championship...   (Associated Press)
West Virginia's Scooter Berry celebrates after West Virginia won the Big Eastfooball championship by defeating Connecticut 66-21 on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)   (Associated Press)
Jim Tressel's Ohio State Buckeyes still have a shot at the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 7, should either Missouri or West Virginia lose this weekend.   (Getty Images)
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan (15) celebrates after defeating Boise State 39-27 in their college football game in Honolulu, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. Hawaii likely has no shot at the BCS title despite...   (Associated Press)
Missouri's Chase Daniel throws a pass during the first half of the football game known as the Border Showdown between Missouri and Kansas on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City,...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Related stories

Related Threads

(1 of 2)

Tags

NCAA football • Ohio State Buckeyes • Oklahoma Sooners • BCS • West Virginia Mountaineers • Missouri Tigers


Loading...

Today's Most Popular

[ Stories ]

Threads

Loading...
SPONSORED NEWS ARCHIVE

Dr Pepper and Doug Flutie Team for College Football Season. (Food & Beverage Close-Up)

Playoff proposal sent to NCAA board College Football (News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL))

Bowl season ends on sour note for Big Ten College Football (Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL))

WEEK 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAPSULES (Naperville Sun, The (IL))

WEEK 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAPSULES (Naperville Sun, The (IL))

Amazing 'Haze': Northwestern flexing its muscle College Football:Michigan State... (Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL))

Area college teams get lofty football preseason rankings (Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

College football (Charleston Gazette)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NCAA PREVIEW (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Buccaneers righting ship Beloit shows some promise (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)


Other Sports Stories