-Game of the Week: Northern Illinois 25, Southwestern Louisiana 24. The Huskies put on a great show in De Kalb, rallying for a victory on a two-point conversion with 17 seconds to go. Congratulations to head coach Charlie Sadler for having the guts to play for the victory.
-Flop of the Week: Texas A&M. Once again the Aggies don’t measure up with the big boys. It’s R.C. Slocum’s sixth loss in eight games against Top 10 foes.
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-Upset of the Week: The Illinois offense scored a touchdown in the Fighting Illini’s 7-0 victory over East Carolina.
-Quote of the Week: “It’s great blowing these teams out,” Nebraska’s Christian Peter said after the Cornhuskers’ 49-7 romp over perennial superpower Pacific.
-Player of the Week: John Hessler. A redshirt sophomore who had never thrown a pass in college, Hessler calmly replaced injured Koy Detmer in a huge nationally televised game. He ran for two touchdowns and wasn’t intercepted by the vaunted Aggie defense.