Bob Stoops and the Sooners will take on Urban Meyer and the Gators for the BCS National Championship tonight.

Too much Tim Tebow and plenty of Percy Harvin (171 yards, TD) equaled a 24-14 win over OU and Florida’s second BCS title in three seasons.

by Debbie Goffa, LA Times

While ABC’s Brent Musburger tried to make the best of things with 36 seconds left in the game, Penn State just didn’t have enough to make up for its mistakes in the first half, particularly in the first quarter. As Penn State was taking penalties, USC was getting hot and hotter.

Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark did everything he could to try to get his team back in the hunt. He threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third. But Clark’s last pass, which he lofted into the end zone, was simply thrown up for grabs — and was intercepted.

While the final score, 38-24, makes it look close, it really wasn’t. At least not until the last quarter.

By then USC quarterback Mark Sanchez had already done plenty of damage. He threw three touchdowns and ran for another — all in the first half. He finished with 413 passing yards. But the Trojans weren’t perfect either.

USC QB Mark Sanchez celebrates with fans after big win over Ohio St.

It was all USC on Saturday night, as USC QB Mark Sanchez lead the way as he passed for 172 yards and 4 TD’s as USC routed Ohio State 35-3. Ohio St. severely missed Heisman candidate running Chris “Beanie” Wells, as he was out with a leg injury.

“It worked out beautifully for us,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. “Over the years, when we prepare this well and we have our guys, we’re hard to beat. It doesn’t matter who we play when we do that. This is what we’re capable of doing, we didn’t do anything out of the ordinary to get there. We had a nice night.”

Top 25 Roundup

#1 USC Def. #5 Ohio St………………………………………. 35-3

#19 South Florida Def. #13 Kansas…… ………………….37-34

Maryland Def. #23 California………………………………..35-27

#24 Illinois Def. ULL……………………………………………20-17

#6 Mizzou Def. Nevada………………………………………..69-17

#14 E. Carolina Def. Tulane…………………………………..28-24

#2 Georgia Def. S. Carolina……………………………………14-7

#16 Oregon Def. Purdue………………………………………. 32-26, 2OT

#17 Penn. St. Def. Syracuse…………………………………..55-13

#18 BYU Def. UCLA………………………………………………59-0

#11 Alabama Def. W. Kentucky………………………………41-7

#12 Texas Tech. Def. So. Meth. …………………………….43-7

#3 OKLA Def. Washington…………………………………….55-14

#7 LSU Def. N. Texas……………………………………………41-3

#22 Utah Def. Utah St. …………………………………………58-10

UNLV Def. #15 Ariz. St. ………………………………………..23-20, OT

#10 Wisconsin Def. #21 Fresno St. …………………………13-10

PPD #8 Texas Vs. Arkansas

Shocker Game of the Week:

#9 Auburn Def. Miss. St. ………………………………………3-2

* No you didn’t read the score wrong, the score ended 3-2!

It’s not about how you start but how you finish and Kevin Craft knows all about that, as the Junior who started as UCLA’s emergency QB threw 4 interceptions in the 1st half, came back to go 18-of-25 for 193 yards and one TD in the second half to victory!

In a game that featured Former NFL coach Rick Rick Neuheisel’s return to the college ranks for the first time since he coached Washington Huskies to a Rose Bowl victory in 2001, he marked his return in a big way while using a quarterback who 5 months ago was listed as the teams 3rd string QB and started the game as the emergency QB.

College football is here ladies and Gentleman. And this season looks to be a another action packed and suspense filled year as only college football can.

#17 Virginia Tech got a dose of their own medicine as the team best known for its amazing special teams, that blocks punts and field goals with ease, was upset by East Carolina by none other than a blocked punt returned for a TD.

East Carolina running back Jonathan Williams (2) drags Virginia Tech defenders Purnell Sturdivant, left, and Dorian Porch as he carries the ball in the second half of a college football game at Bank of America Stadium Saturday Aug. 30, 2008 in Charlotte, N.C. ECU upset No. 17 Virginia Tech 27-22. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)