WVU holds steady at 8th! Big East Standings/awards...Ivy Defensive POW and McAffee Special Teams POW Pat White Honorable Mention

USA Today/ Coaches Poll:
1. Southern California (23)
2. Georgia (20)
3. Ohio State (10)
4. Oklahoma (2)
5. Florida (3)
6. LSU (3)
7. Missouri
8. West Virginia
9. Texas
10. Auburn
11. Wisconsin
12. Kansas
13. Texas Tech
14. Arizona State
15. Brigham Young
16. Oregon
17. Alabama
18. South Florida
19. Penn State
20. Wake Forest
21. Fresno State
22. Clemson
23. Utah
24. South Carolina
25. Illinois
Dropped out: No. 15 Virginia Tech (0-1, lost to East Carolina 27-22), No. 18 Tennessee (0-1, lost to UCLA 27-24 OT), No. 24 Michigan (0-1, lost to then-unranked Utah 25-23).
Others receiving votes: UCLA 91; California 79; East Carolina 56; Tennessee 56; Boston College 36; Florida State 29; Virginia Tech 25; Boise State 24; Kentucky 20; TCU 15; Cincinnati 13; Connecticut 13; Nebraska 12; Arizona 8; Oklahoma State 5; Notre Dame 4; Colorado 3; Bowling Green 2; Georgia Tech 2; Central Florida 1; Miami (Fla.) 1; Stanford 1; Tulsa 1.

AP Poll:

1 Southern Cal (21)
2 Georgia (20)
3 Ohio St. (15)
4 Oklahoma (2)
5 Florida (5)
6 Missouri (1)
7 LSU (1)
8 West Virginia
9 Auburn
10 Texas
11 Wisconsin
12 Texas Tech
13 Alabama
14 Kansas
15 Arizona St.
15 BYU
17 South Florida
18 Oregon
19 Penn St.
20 Wake Forest
21 Fresno St.
22 Utah
23 UCLA
24 Illinois
24 South Carolina
Others receiving votes: Clemson 143, East Carolina 108, California 91, Boston College 36, Florida St. 36, Cincinnati 35, Tennessee 30, Boise St. 19, Bowling Green 17, Virginia Tech 14, Connecticut 9, Rutgers 6, Kentucky 5, Nebraska 4, Oklahoma St. 3, Arizona 2, TCU 2, Miami 1, North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 1, Tulsa 1.First-place votes in parentheses.

Big East Standings:

Conference Overall
W L W L

1. South Florida
0 0 1 0
1. West Virginia
0 0 1 0
1. Cincinnati
0 0 1 0
1. Connecticut
0 0 1 0
5. Pittsburgh
0 0 0 1
5. Syracuse
0 0 0 1
5. Rutgers
0 0 0 1
5. Louisville
0 0 0 1

Cincinnati quarterback Dustin Grutza, West Virginia linebacker Mortty Ivy and Mountaineer kicker Pat McAfee have been chosen as the recipients of the BIG EAST Conference's weekly football accolades following games of Sept. 1.

Grutza, who was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week completed 21 of 28 passes for career highs of 296 yards and three touchdowns without an interception while finishing with a rushing touchdown and 33 yards on the ground in Cincinnati’s 40-7 win against Eastern Kentucky. Grutza amassed a BIG EAST-leading 329 yards of offense and became the eighth quarterback in Cincinnati history to surpass 4,000 career passing yards (4,159).

Ivy, who was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week had a hand in two of West Virginia’s three takeaways in the Mountaineers’ 48-21 win against Villanova. He scored a touchdown on a 29-yard interception return and added a 30-yard fumble return. Ivy also had five tackles and a sack

McAfee was tabbed as BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week after he scored 12 points in West Virginia’s 48-21 win against Villanova, moving into a tie for fifth among kickers on the BIG EAST’s career scoring chart (309). He kicked two field goals, including a career-best 52-yard attempt, added six PATs and averaged 42.5 yards on two punts.

Honorable Mention:

Pat White, QB, West Virginia — Completed 25 of 33 passes for 208 yards and a career-high five touchdowns and had a game-high 63 rushing yards on nine carries in a 48-21 win against Villanova. Moved into first place on West Virginia’s career total offense list (7,984 yards).


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