Oklahoma won a gritty road game in Tallahassee, sending Jimbo Fisher out of the top-10, which allowed Bob Stoops' future Pac-16 colleague Chip Kelly to return. The Bob Stoops • Matt Hinton of Dr. Saturday: "The basic doubts about Oklahoma's credentials as a national championship frontrunner (as the national championship frontrunner, according to the current polls) all boil down to that basic question. Every offseason hangup revolved around the defense — Is it tough enough against the run? How much would it miss All-Big 12 linebacker Travis Lewis during his recovery from a foot injury? How would it cope with the stunning, tragic death of senior linebacker Austin Box? — and all of them were emphatically answered." The Les Miles • Edward Aschoff of ESPN: "If, or when, Jordan Jefferson returns to LSU’s football team, coach Les Miles will have a big decision to make. Or will he? Let’s face it, the Tigers are good and they’re good with Jarrett Lee as their quarterback. His past struggles are well documented, but this season, he’s been nearly mistake free. He’s running the offense exactly like Miles and offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa want him to. He isn’t very exciting. He won’t beat anyone with his legs. But efficiency has been the key to his game.. With Lee directing LSU’s offense, the Tigers aren’t just No. 2 in the country and being looked at as a definite national title contender but have consistently moved the ball up and down the field this season." The Nick Saban • Izz Gould of the Tuscaloosa Bureau: "The Tide has locked in on sophomore AJ McCarron as the starter after a lengthy offseason competition was quickly settled after Alabama's 48-7 opening-day win against Kent State. McCarron has proven to be sturdy completing 48-of-75 passes for 579 yards and two touchdowns. He was sacked three times during Saturday's 41-0 win against North Texas, but has not thrown an interception in the past two games." The Chris Petersen • Kevan Lee of One Bronco Nation Under God: "There is a movie called Sliding Doors about a Gwyneth Paltrow lady whose life takes two different paths based on whether or not she catches a train. We movie watchers get to see both lives, which is kind of trippy but not too trippy because it's ultimately a chick flick. Point being, Chase Baker's INT moment was a Sliding Doors moment. We got to see the happily-ever-after side with Boise State stopping a Toledo drive that could have cut the score to seven, taking the turnover and driving downfield for a touchdown, and sitting in the catbird seat the rest of the way. We did not get to see the side where Toledo scores and Bronco fans rend their clothing and Gwyneth Paltrow never finds love. Good thing because that side is a downer." The David Shaw • Leslie of Go Mighty Card: "The vanilla playbook opened up enough to allow Luck to complete 20 of 31 passes for 325 yards and two touchdowns. The offensive line was dominant enough to pave the way for 242 yards rushing. The much-maligned defensive secondary was resilient enough to hold Foles under 300 yards. Most importantly, the entire defense was strong enough to shut down one of the most prolific offenses in the conference. After Nick Foles hit Juron Criner for that touchdown to make the score 13-10, they didn't score again. Stanford outscored them 24-0 the rest of the way, leaving little doubt about who was the superior team. But as impressive as this win was, there is obviously a huge dark cloud hanging above the Cardinal." The Bret Bielema • John Veldhuis of Bucky's 5th Quarter: "Russell Wilson accounted for 384 of Wisconsin's 621 yards on the day, completing 23 of 32 passes, and threw two touchdown passes to Toon, and one to Jacob Pedersen. Wilson also made his first mistake as a Badger, throwing an interception to NIU's Zach Anderson with 9:42 left in the fourth quarter. Wilson's interception was also Wisconsin's first turnover of the year." The Mike Gundy • Samuel Bryant of Cowboys Ride For Free: "Joseph Randle (o)nce again ran for 120-something yards which is as much impressive as it is odd.  His 3 games have resulted in rushing totals of 129, 121, and 128 yards. Bottom line, dude is a rock back there and can be depended on to provide a huge punch in the run game." The Mike Sherman • I Am The 12th Man: "As you can see, not the best game for our offense, as we failed to execute a few times. I was really disappointed in the play of the offensive line. We didn't seem to be playing with the same sense of urgency and focus that we had against SMU." The Bo Pelini • Brian Bennett of ESPN: "The Cornhuskers were billed as a dominating defensive squad with a questionable offense. Hardly. They're winning via shootout, leading to this odd quote from linebacker Will Compton after Saturday's 51-38 victory over Washington: "Thank God for our offense," he said.. The Blackshirts ranked among the nation's best in most defensive categories the past two seasons, but they're not leaving too many people black and blue so far in 2011. They've allowed 67 points the past two games and let Washington score three fourth-quarter touchdowns on Saturday after the game looked well in hand.. If athletic quarterbacks pose this many problems, how will Nebraska handle Wisconsin's Russell Wilson in two weeks? The Huskers talked confidently in the preseason about roughing up the Big Ten with their defense, but they've gotten sliced and diced by two West Coast teams in the past two weeks. The defense will undoubtedly improve once star cornerback Alfonzo Dennard returns; he warmed up in uniform before the game and appears very close to overcoming a leg muscle injury." The Chip Kelly • Rob Moseley of the Register-Guard: "The biggest question mark remains inside linebacker, where the Ducks are sorely lacking in experience since the graduation of Casey Matthews and Spencer Paysinger. With Michael Clay nursing a lower leg injury, only Kiko Alonso and Dewitt Stuckey provide experience at the position. Two reasons for optimism: Though true freshmen Anthony Wallace and Rahim Cassell dressed against Missouri State, they didn’t play, probably an indication the Ducks expect Clay back relatively soon. And the last two games have been one-sided enough that redshirt freshman Derrick Malone played extensively, as did true freshman Rodney Hardrick on Saturday. “For them to come in and learn the system and go out and play fast is very impressive,” Stuckey said. “As long as they continue to get better each week, we should do very well.” Three games into the season, Oregon’s defense isn’t as far along as the unit was a year ago at this time, Aliotti said Saturday. This week, the Ducks find out if they’re at least far enough along to help contend for a third straight conference title."