Winning the biggest game of college football’s opening weekend boosted LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday.
No. 1 Oklahoma held on to the top spot in the first regular-season rankings, while the Tigers used their 40-27 victory against Oregon to jump rival Alabama, which slipped to No. 3.
The Sooners received 32 of 60 first-place votes and 1,448 points. LSU received 17 first-place votes and 1,415 points.
Alabama had nine first-place votes, and two voters had No. 4 Boise State top-ranked after the Broncos’ impressive 35-21 win against Georgia. Florida State moved up to No. 5.
Oregon dropped nine spots to No. 13, and defending national champion Auburn, which started the season at No. 23, fell out of the Top 25 after needing a late rally to beat Utah State 42-38 at home.
Moving into this week’s rankings were No. 20 Baylor, which beat TCU 50-48, and No. 22 South Florida, a 23-20 winner at Notre Dame.
Also ranked for the first time this season were No. 23 Penn State and No. 24 Texas. The Longhorns started the season unranked for the first time since 1998.
USC REINSTATES TYLER
Southern California reinstated tailback Marc Tyler from suspension, clearing last season’s leading rusher to play Saturday against Utah.
Tyler missed USC’s season-opening win over Minnesota and much of training camp for a series of disciplinary problems culminating in a rant on TMZ.
Coach Lane Kiffin said Tyler has been “doing everything right” since his suspension July 18. Tyler returned to practice Aug. 24.
COLORADO LANDS QB
Quarterback Connor Wood has enrolled at the University of Colorado after transferring from Texas.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound redshirt freshman will practice with the Buffaloes this fall but must sit out this season. He’ll be eligible in 2012, after starter Tyler Hansen has graduated.
Wood was highly recruited out of Second Baptist High School in Houston, where he was a three-time all-state selection.
EXTRA POINTS
Tommy Rees is in and Dayne Crist – benched after halftime of Notre Dame’s 23-20 loss to South Florida – is out. Irish coach Brian Kelly announced a quarterback switch with Notre Dame coming off a dreadful showing in its opener and facing a Saturday night game against Michigan in the Big House. … Running back Jonathan Miller plans to leave No. 1 Oklahoma and transfer. Coach Bob Stoops said after practice that Miller had informed him that he was leaving for “family reasons and the opportunity to have a chance to maybe play a little more.” … Ohio State tailback Jordan Hall, cornerback Travis Howard, linebacker Jordan Whiting and cornerback Corey Brown have been reinstated for the 15th-ranked Buckeyes’ game Saturday against Toledo. … Missouri tailback Kendial Lawrence broke a bone in his leg and is likely to be out a month. … Wisconsin has dismissed defensive lineman Jake Irwin from the team after he was arrested outside a campus gym last week for two counts of disorderly conduct and two counts of battery.
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