Ohio QB Theo Scott created five TDs in the win over Temple (Mike Smith)

Temple / Ohio

Nick’s Pick:   Temple 26 – Ohio 20

Actual Score:  Ohio 35 – Temple 17

Comment:  Theo Scott had a career day and certainly looked like Superman in the Bobcats win over the Owls.  Scott was 17 of 21 for 324 yards and had scoring passes of 9, 65 and 4 yards; he also scored on runs of 17 and 43 yards.  The Bobcats won their fourth straight game and Temple had its school-record nine-game winning streak snapped.  Matt Brown rushed for 172 yards on 25 carries for Temple with Bernard Pierce out.  Ohio put up more total offense than Temple as well; 494-378, in a game that featured two of the league’s best defenses.

NIU / Central Michigan

Nick’s Pick:   Central 38 – NIU 24

Actual Score:  Central 45 – NIU 31

Comment:  Dan LeFevour threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns in the final home game of his record-setting career and Bryan Anderson set an NCAA all-divisions record with at least one reception in 52 straight games. The previous record of 51 was held by Taurean Henderson of Texas Tech and Michael Larkin of Miami (Ohio).  Bryan Schroeder rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries for Central.  Huskie QB Chandler Harnish passed for 206 yards as the Chips put 512 yards of total offense to just 332 for Northern. Read the rest of this entry →