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[October 02, 2017]
The Sports Xchange
The top four teams remain the same in the latest Associated Press
Top 25 poll released Sunday but last week's No. 5 team plummeted.
Southern California fell from fifth to 14th, stemming from Friday's
30-27 loss to Washington State. The defeat halted the Trojans'
13-game winning streak. USC's loss opened the door for Georgia to
move up two spots to No. 5. The Bulldogs routed Tennessee 41-0 on
Saturday.
Alabama remained atop the poll, followed by Clemson, Oklahoma and
Penn State. The Crimson Tide slipped from 52 first-place votes last
week to 44 despite demolishing Mississippi 66-3. Clemson received
the other 17 first-place votes.
Washington State moved up five spots to No. 11 after its victory
over USC. The outcome marked the Cougars' first win over a Top 10
team since 2003. Washington State's 5-0 start is also its best since
winning its first seven games in 2001.
--Oregon sophomore quarterback Justin Herbert suffered a broken left
collarbone in Saturday night's 42-24 victory over California,
according to The Oregonian.
The injury to Herbert's non-throwing shoulder could possibly be
season-ending though Oregon coach Willie Taggart told reporters
after the game that he did not have an update on Taggart's status
and that he needed to talk with doctors.
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Herbert and running back Royce Freeman both left the game at Autzen
Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on the same drive in the first quarter.
Freeman also appeared to suffer a shoulder injury.
--UTEP coach Sean Kugler, whose team is off to a 0-5 start,
announced his resignation in his fifth season after his hiring in
2013.
Kugler's resignation is the first coaching change involving FBS
schools this season. A successor has not been named. The school
indicated an announcement will be made Monday.
Kugler, 51, was 18-36 as UTEP's coach. He was 9-20 since 2014, when
he coached the Miners to a 7-6 record and a New Mexico Bowl
appearance. Among Kugler's coaching stops were NFL stints with the
Detroit Lions (2001-05), Buffalo Bills (2007-09) and Pittsburgh
Steelers (2010-12).
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