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The Gamecocks moved up to a very respectable 5-2 record with a 31-13 win over Vanderbilt. Against a better team, however, they would have paid a higher price for those four turnovers. And the next three games will be against better teams — Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida, all ranked.

UMass continued its winning ways, getting it's fifth straight victory by beating Rhode Island 41-16. Down 10 points early, they roared back with 35 unanswered points. UMass is now 6-1, and 4-0 in the Atlantic 10.

Cornell was unable to get me a trifecta this week, losing to Brown 28-7. After ending the first half tied at 7, the Cornell starters apparently couldn't find their way out back to the field for the second half. The Big Red sits at 2-4, and 0-3 in the Ivy, sharing the cellar with Columbia.

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UMass continued its winning ways yesterday, beating Towson 35-0. Towson was minus their starting QB, but it was UMass's offense that really shined with 466 yards of total offense.

Go Big Red! Cornell eliminated the possiblity of a 1-9 season yesterday by beating Colgate at home, 38-14. Brown is up next week, but they're having a worse year than Cornell, so maybe we can get a small winning streak going.

USC had the week off, and I hope they put it to good use, because they have a hard stretch coming up. Next week they're at Vandy, fresh off their win over Georgia, and then it's Tennesse, Arkansas, and Florida. If they can go 2-2 in the next four games, I'll be happy.

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USC had a good game against Kentucky, winning 24-17. A close game if you look at the final score and the stats, but the Gamecocks led every step of the way. They're now 4-2 overall, and 2-2 in the SEC.

For the second week in a row, UMass demolished it's opponent by the score of 48-7. Williams & Mary was the victim this time. It's hard not to win by that kind of margin when you rack up nearly 600 yards of total offense. The Minutemen are now 4-1, and 2-0 in the Atlantic 10.

And apologies to all my Cornellian friends — my previous post got last week's game wrong. The Yale game, which Cornell lost, was two weeks ago; last week, they won their first game of the year, beating Albany 23-21. They returned to their losing ways this week, however, dropping 33-23 to Harvard (which always hurts double). The Big Red is 1-3 on the year, 0-2 in the Ivy.

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Every year, I try to keep track of how the three colleges I attended are doing on the gridiron, and I have to admit, this year I've been incredibly lax. But I'm turning over a new leaf as of today — here we go again.

"Almost." You could say that word has South Carolina's motto for a while now, but especially in its last game against #2 Auburn. The Cocks lost 24-17, but it could have ended differently if Jared Cook hadn't dropped a pass in the end zone with 19 seconds left. USC is 3-2 for the year.

UMass is having a pretty good year at 3-1, including this week's drubbing of Stony Brook 48-7. No "almost" here.

And Cornell? Not so good. The Big Red is 0-2, and lost to Yale on Saturday 21-9. But hey, the Panthers started out 0-2 this year, so there is still hope.

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Oh, USC, why do you break my heart so? After a thrilling five-game winning streak, the Gamecocks lost the only game that really mattered. Final score: Clemson 13, USC 9. It was a messy game with a total of eight turnovers, but that just means there were a lot of chances to win. Oh well, at least the game didn't end in a fight. USC ends the year 7-4; bowl bid TBD.

UMass also ended its season 7-4, losing to Hofstra 21-10. With the loss, the Minutemen also gave up any hope of winning the Atlantic Ten crown, which went to New Hampshire. Oh well, wait until next year.

The one bright spot this final week of the regular season was Cornell, which came from behind of beat Pennsylvania 16-7. No Ivy League title for the Big Red, but oh well, 6-4 ain't half bad.

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Color me a little surprised, but the Gamecocks came through on Saturday and did what hasn't been done in over 60 years: they beat Florida 30-22. And what's more, if Georgia suffers a complete collapse and loses it's last two games, USC becomes SEC East champs. Wow.

Of course, as every diehard USC fan knows, it doesn't really matter what you do in your first 10 games (and 7-3 ain't half bad) if you lose the last to Clemson. So fingers crossed for next week.

UMass didn't do so well, losing to Division I-A Army 34-27. Not much to say about this rather ugly game, except — why doesn't Army pick on someone in their own division? The Minutemen slip to 7-3 on the year.

With its 45-7 win over Columbia, Cornell has insured that it won't have a losing season. The Big Red plays Pennsylvania, also 5-4, so there's a good chance Cornell could get six wins this year.

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Oops, missed a week. Let's catch up.

Who would have thunk it? After starting the season 2-3, the Gamecocks have won their last four in a row. Last week, they came from behind to beat Tennessee 16-15. And this week, the hung on to beat Arkansas 14-10. That winning streak probably ends next Saturday when USC plays Florida, but they've guaranteed themselves a winning season, and thus bowl eligibility. Not bad at all.

UMass saw their own five game winning streak come to an end last week, losing to New Hampshire 34-28. But they bounced back, manhandling Delaware 35-7. The Minutemen are now 7-2, and tied with New Hampshire atop the Atlantic 10.

Cornell also had a split record the last two weeks, losing a close one to Princeton 20-17, and then beating Dartmouth this Saturday 21-10 in a very sloppy game with a combined 26 penalties for over 200 yards. But hey, a win's a win, and the Big Red is now 4-4.

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USC had the week off, but my other teams didn't let me down. UMass kicked a last-second field goal to beat defending I-AA national champ James Madison 10-7. The defense played great again, and is ranked #1 in the nation; James Madison's only points came from an interception returned for a touchdown. The Minutemen are still undefeated in the Atlantic 10, and 5-1 overall.

Cornell seems to have worked out some of the kinks in it's offense — it gained 323 yards of total offense on the way to beating Georgetown 57-7. The Big Red are now 3-2 for the season.

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USC won their first SEC game of the season, beating Kentucky 44-16. Kentucky had some serious problems holding on to the the ball in the fourth quarter (three consecutive fumbles!), when USC broke it wide open. With the victory, the Gamecocks evened their record at 3-3, and finally climbed out of the cellar in the SEC East (a place now occupied by — guess who — Kentucky).

UMass came off their bye week strong, beating Northeastern 27-0. As usual, the defense was superb. The Minutemen are now 4-1, and leading the Atlantic 10 conference.

Cornell made it a clean sweep, beating arch-enemy Harvard 27-13. Harvard had five turnovers, and couldn't put any points on the board before the fourth quarter. Cornell's now back at .500, 2-2 for the year.

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Right now, the Gamecocks are just sad. USC got bombed on Saturday by Auburn, losing 48-7. Managing only 199 yards of total offense, with five fumbles (silver lining: only one turnover), I think the bloom is off the Steve Spurrier rose by now. But those of us who remember him from his Redskins days saw that coming a mile away. USC is now 2-3 on the year, and a miserable 0-3 in the SEC.

In upstate New York, Colgate beat Cornell for the tenth time in a row, 34-20. That perfect record of two weeks ago seems so far away now that the Big Red is 1-2.

UMass was off this week, but has the only winning record so far (3-1) among the schools I attended.