College Football

College football underdogs were all the rage two weeks ago, as the teams getting points covered 31 of the 48 games played. The majority of those ATS victories came in conference play, with the dogs barking in 20 of the 25 league matchups.

Riley Skinner threw for 186 yards and a touchdown on 22-of-34 passing, and also added 73 yards on the ground, to lead No. 21 Wake Forest to a 12-7 victory over Clemson in an ACC clash.

Forget the Sunshine State. The Florida Gators (4-1), Florida State Seminoles (4-1) and South Florida Bulls (5-1) have already shown they can be beaten, while the Miami Hurricanes (2-3) are still in a rebuilding process and find themselves with a losing record at this time.

East Carolina junior wide receiver Jamar Bryant was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday for an unspecified violation of team rules.

In an effort to keep pace with ninth-ranked BYU, the 14th-ranked Utah Utes hit the field at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie this weekend against the Wyoming Cowboys.

A former defensive coordinator with New Mexico, BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall now leads his new charges against the Lobos as the ninth-ranked Cougars entertain UNM in a Mountain West Conference clash this weekend in Provo.

The Vanderbilt Commodores are listed 13th in this week's AP poll, marking their highest ranking since 1956, and they will attempt to remain undefeated as they take on SEC foe Mississippi State in Starkville.

The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in what figures to be a hard-fought SEC contest.

The Purdue Boilermakers have not won a game in Ohio Stadium since 1988, and the 12th-ranked Buckeyes will attempt to ensure that the streak remains when the Big Ten rivals meet on Saturday afternoon.

The 22nd-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels are much improved under the guidance of head coach Butch Davis, and they will play host to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this weekend in a non-conference contest.