Kellen Moore

The star quarterback is long gone, and by long we mean a deep route to the Detroit Lions. Boise State had a four-year record of 50-3 with Kellen Moore at quarterback passing for 14,667 yards and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 142 to 28. He'll be missed like Old Yeller. The NCAA bed-check police took some of Boise State's scholarships away because recruits were sleeping on players' couches - justice never rests - and the Broncos' defense needs a massive makeover. So this should be it for Boise State, the finally-gotcha-moment after years of uncanny success under blue skies over a bluer field.

The star quarterback is long gone, and by long we mean a deep route to the Detroit Lions. Boise State had a four-year record of 50-3 with Kellen Moore at quarterback passing for 14,667 yards and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 142 to 28. He'll be missed like Old Yeller. The NCAA bed-check police took some of Boise State's scholarships away because recruits were sleeping on players' couches - justice never rests - and the Broncos' defense needs a massive makeover. So this should be it for Boise State, the finally-gotcha-moment after years of uncanny success under blue skies over a bluer field.

Reporting from Landover, Md. It took Boise State years to get this chance and the Broncos weren't going to blow it minutes. Kellen Moore hit Austin Pettis with a 13-yard pass with 1:09 left Monday night to lift Boise State to a 33-30 win over Virginia Tech before a crowd of 86,587 at FedEx Field. Boise State, which started the season ranked No. 5 in the USA Today coaches' poll, was hoping to make Labor Day night the launching point for an improbable national title run. And that run is still alive.

The Heisman Trophy that seemed to be Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck's to lose may be lost Saturday night to a Baylor quarterback. Momentum in recent days has shifted swiftly and favorably toward Robert Griffin III. Heismanpundit.com, an Internet site run by former USC assistant sports information director Chris Huston that tracks college football's most coveted award, has predicted a victory for Griffin. In a final survey of 13 Heisman voters, Griffin received eight first-place votes to four for Luck.

The Heisman Trophy that seemed to be Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck's to lose may be lost Saturday night to a Baylor quarterback. Momentum in recent days has shifted swiftly and favorably toward Robert Griffin III. Heismanpundit.com, an Internet site run by former USC assistant sports information director Chris Huston that tracks college football's most coveted award, has predicted a victory for Griffin. In a final survey of 13 Heisman voters, Griffin received eight first-place votes to four for Luck.

Kellen Moore threw two short touchdown passes to Tommy Gallarda , and No. 5 Boise State survived a late scare from Tulsa to escape with a 28-21 victory Wednesday night at Tulsa, Okla., in one of the last road tests standing between the undefeated Broncos and a possible Bowl Championship Series berth. With Boise State (6-0) trailing for the first time all season, Moore was perfect on two scoring drives to put the Broncos ahead to stay. Tulsa (4-2) got to within 28-21 in the fourth quarter when G.J. Kinne and Slick Shelley connected on consecutive passes for 91 yards, including a 55-yarder for a touchdown.

Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State survived a brief scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech on Friday night at Ruston, La. Louisiana Tech had pulled to within 30-28 early in the fourth quarter on Dennis Morris ' leaping catch in the corner of the end zone. The Broncos' defense buckled down after that for Boise State (9-0, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference) to pull away with touchdowns on consecutive drives, the second score coming on Jeremy Avery's 44-yard touchdown run. Bryant leaving Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is headed to the NFL. Bryant told ESPN.

No. 3 Boise State 59, at New Mexico State 0: Kellen Moore passed for 196 yards and three touchdowns in limited playing time as the Broncos (4-0, 1-0) dominated in their Western Athletic Conference opener. Moore connected on two touchdown passes to Kyle Efaw and Doug Martin caught a touchdown pass and rushed for another as Boise State extended its winning streak to 18 games. Jeremy Avery, Jarvis Hodge and Mike Coughlin also scored. Matt Christian passed for 63 yards with an interception for the Aggies (0-4, 0-1)

No. 1 Auburn will have an All-American anchoring each side of the ball when the Tigers play for the national championship. Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley were voted to the Associated Press All-America team along with Oregon running back LaMichael James , who will face Auburn in the BCS title game in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 10. Auburn is one of five teams with two players on the first team. The others were Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

The halfhearted rallying cry among Dodgers fans seems to be: Maybe it's not as bad as everybody says. ... Perhaps a few well-chosen words from a self-described team leader such as Andre Ethier would raise hopes. ... Oh, wait. ... It would be easier to believe in the Angels' chances if Kendrys Morales were not opening the season on the shelf. ... Jered Weaver and the Angels are 25-1 shots to win the World Series, according to odds listed at bodog.com, while Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers are 35-1 shots.

USC quarterback Matt Barkley turned in three of his finest passing hours Saturday night with 423 yards and six touchdowns in a 50-0 romp over UCLA. Sunday, though, was rush hour. There were mad dashes everywhere. Coaches were either losing their jobs or on the verge as athletic directors raced each other to speed-dial agents for Mike Leach, Kevin Sumlin, Mike Bellotti and the ghost of Bear Bryant. Officially out are Ron Zook (Illinois), Turner Gill (Kansas) and the coaches at Memphis and Alabama Birmingham.

A lot of schools are playing in, and out, of their leagues. Think Utah is enjoying the Pacific 12 Conference so far? How can Missouri be ready for the Southeastern Conference if it isn't ready for the Big 12? It's a long season and getting longer (for some) by the minute. Fresno State, of the Western Athletic Conference, didn't belong under the same Friday night lights with more athletic Boise State, now of the Mountain West Conference. Fresno State waited a year to avenge last year's 51-0 stomping in Boise, only to fall short again.

Case Keenum is back. Yet, he's not. Last year around this time, the University of Houston quarterback was jetting off to Connecticut for a series of ESPN shows previewing the college football season. This year, Keenum is in a no-fly zone and the story is all local — two Keenums will wear Houston jerseys at games, Case and Kimberly, his wife of three months. A year ago, Keenum was billed as a candidate for the Heisman Trophy and his team given an outside shot of breaking into a Bowl Championship Series game.

The halfhearted rallying cry among Dodgers fans seems to be: Maybe it's not as bad as everybody says. ... Perhaps a few well-chosen words from a self-described team leader such as Andre Ethier would raise hopes. ... Oh, wait. ... It would be easier to believe in the Angels' chances if Kendrys Morales were not opening the season on the shelf. ... Jered Weaver and the Angels are 25-1 shots to win the World Series, according to odds listed at bodog.com, while Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers are 35-1 shots.

No. 1 Auburn will have an All-American anchoring each side of the ball when the Tigers play for the national championship. Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley were voted to the Associated Press All-America team along with Oregon running back LaMichael James , who will face Auburn in the BCS title game in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 10. Auburn is one of five teams with two players on the first team. The others were Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

Is "whew" a word? The nation's top two teams both trailed at halftime on Black (and Quack) Friday and, for at least a few hours, something historic filled the air. A loss by either No.1 Oregon or No. 2 Auburn would have put a mid-major, Boise State or Texas Christian, in major position to play for this year's national title. That drama, which started in Tuscaloosa, ended in Eugene with Oregon and Auburn both showing up for the second half. There was more late-night drama, though, in Reno, where Nevada stunned Boise State, 34-31 in overtime.

Is "whew" a word? The nation's top two teams both trailed at halftime on Black (and Quack) Friday and, for at least a few hours, something historic filled the air. A loss by either No.1 Oregon or No. 2 Auburn would have put a mid-major, Boise State or Texas Christian, in major position to play for this year's national title. That drama, which started in Tuscaloosa, ended in Eugene with Oregon and Auburn both showing up for the second half. There was more late-night drama, though, in Reno, where Nevada stunned Boise State, 34-31 in overtime.

Boise State dominated Friday, ended up winning the weekend and still has a chance to ransack the entire season. The question: Can the Broncos maintain momentum moving toward December? The school that lost ground in last week's Bowl Championships Series standings despite a 35-point home win over Hawaii reversed engines with the most impressive performance among the four undefeated teams ? a thorough sandblasting at Idaho. You wouldn't know it was Boise State's day based on the release of the latest BCS standings, in which the top-10 order did not change.