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From the AP via the Houston Chronicle:

Georgia Tech stuns No. 3 Miami 14-10

Georgia Tech sacked Kyle Wright seven times, took advantage of key penalties on two touchdown drives and made a pair of late defensive stands to upset the third-ranked Miami Hurricanes 14-10 Saturday night.

The Yellow Jackets blitzed on virtually every play to stymie Wright. After throwing touchdown passes to five receivers a week ago against Wake Forest, he managed only one scoring pass and went 14-for-31 for 207 yards.

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...have to do with this game?

From the Baton Rouge Advocate:

Tigers overwhelm Rebels in 40-7 win

Game-day traffic near Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the Ole Miss campus Saturday didn't approach the gridlock here two years ago when LSU visited with the Southeastern Conference Western Division championship in the balance.
Especially not the postgame traffic.

Blustery cold and brutish LSU domination sent Ole Miss fans home early Saturday night, long before the final seconds in the Tigers' 40-7 victory over the struggling Rebels.

By the time Ole Miss finally scored, against LSU reserves with 2:28 left in the game, there weren't many Rebels fans at Vaught-Hemingway to see it. Those who did were far outnumbered by their LSU counterparts.

Les Miles, the first-year coach of the Tigers, said he always sees things that can be corrected or improved, but credited his players with playing a complete game on the road against a longstanding rival.

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Answer: The Miami Hurricanes were ranked number three in both the AP and ESPN-USA Today polls; LSU was ranked fourth. After Miami's stunning loss yesterday, that's no longer the case. Now my current school's football team, the LSU Tigers, are ranked number three in both polls. Here's how the top five stack up now for the AP poll:

1. U-S-C Trojans (50) 11-0
2. Texas Longhorns (14) 10-0
3. L-S-U Tigers 9-1
4. Penn State Nittany Lions 10-1
5. Virginia Tech Hokies 9-1

So, the top three are now pretty much where they were at the beginning of the season. Cool. But we're approaching the end of the season, and this presents a potential problem for me. Guess what it is. That's right. I'm one step closer to being in the unenviable position of having to choose between my beloved Longhorns and my newfound Tigers for who I want to win the national championship. Of course, for this scenario to happen, USC would have to lose a game, with Texas and LSU winning out, but this is quite possible now.

But don't worry Texas fans. As I divulged last week, there's no contest for me here. I've got burnt orange blood. Period. Cheering against the Tigers would hurt, but only a bit, especially if I'm rooting for the 'Horns. This is the kind of problem I want to have.


LSU receiver Bennie Brazell pulls in a 55-yard touchdown in front of Ole Miss defender Trumaine McBride (courtesy of the Advocate)

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