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Show Notre Dame cracks Top 10 BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press Notre Dame is a top-10 team for the first time in three years, and Southern California has matched Miami for the longest stay at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. Charlie Weis' Fighting Irish are No. 10 in the AP media poll released Sunday, jumping 10 spots after upsetting Michigan 17-10 on Saturday to improve to 2-0. "I think too many times 'rankings are based off of reputation, not off what really happens," Weis said Sunday when asked if he thought he had a top-10 team. "So maybe if you go by what you see, maybe the answer is yes. I'm not there to judge that." Weis is the first Notre Dame coach since Knute Rockne in 1918 to win his first two games on the road, helping the Fighting Irish to their highest ranking since they were seventh in late November 2002. In 2002, Tyrone Willingham's first season as coach, Notre Dame started 8-0 and reached as high as No. 4 in the AP poll before finishing 17th in the final poll. The Fighting Irish started the 2003 season ranked 20th, but were out of the poll for good by Sept. 14. They were ranked 24th twice in 2004. ; Southern California now has been No. 1 for 21 straight polls, a run that dates back to late in the 2003 season and matches the record set by Miami from 2001-2002. USC was idle this week, and Texas' impressive 25-22 win at Ohio State helped the Longhorns make up some ground on the Trojans. USC received 56 of 64 firstplace votes, down from the 61 it had last week. Texas pulled in eight first-place votes, up from four in the first regular- f tLMonila&Set&JZ 2005TTI Utah Statesman Spom Nicholls State tickets can be exchanged Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: For the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." ^>— Deut. 5:11 Are you the Funniest Aggie? Oasis Books 755-8697 BY U T A H STATE UNIVERSITY TSC 105 for details Athletic Media Relations joe Raymond/Associated Press NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL COACH Charlie Weis reacts to his players during practice Aug. 30,2005. season poll. "I was just so impressed with Texas coming into Ohio State and playing as well as they did," said Doug Harris of the Dayton Daily News, who moved the Longhorns past USC. "In covering Ohio State for six years, I haven't seen team speed quite like that. The only team that I can compare it to is Miami the year Ohio State played them in the national championship game." No. 3 LSU moved up two spots on the strength of a dramatic 35-31 win at Arizona State. The game was moved from Baton Rouge to Tempe to accommodate the recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina going on in Louisiana's capital city. Virginia Tech is No. 4, the Hokies' highest ranking since Oct. 19, 2003. Tennessee will be No. 5 when it plays at No. 6 Florida next Saturday. It'll be the first time since 2002 the Vols and Gators will both be in the top 10 when they play. No. 7 Georgia and No. 8 Florida State are followed by Ohio State and Notre Dame in the top 10. In the USA Today coaches' poll, Southern California, Texas and LSU are the top three. Tennessee and Virginia Tech are tied for fourth and Georgia is sixth. In the AP poll, Michigan dropped 11 spots to No. 14 as the upper echelon of the Big Ten took a hit on Saturday. The Big Ten went into the weekend with three teams in the top 10, but now has one. >NFL Utah State season football ticket holders and those that purchased single-game tickets for the Nicholls State game will have the opportunity to exchange their tickets for another Aggie home football game this season it was announced on Friday. The Nicholls State game was scheduled for Sept. 3, but had to be cancelled. Ticket holders need to bring their Nicholls State tickets to the ticket office at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum by Friday, Sept. 23 and may exchange those tickets for any remaining home game this year with the exception of the Boise State contest. Remaining home games include UNLV on Sept. 24, San Jose State oh Oct. 8, Louisiana Tech on Nov. 5 and Nevada on Nov. 19. The UNLV game kicks off at 6:05 p.m., while the other three contests all begin at 1:05 p.m. "We want to make sure, that to the best of our ability, we take care of our fans who have supported our program by purchasing season tickets," said Utah State University director of athletics Randy Spetman. "Our season ticket holders are very important to the success of, not only football, but all of our programs." The ticket office hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on week days. For more information call the Utah State athletics ticket office at 797-0305. You can automatically receive emails from Parking and Transportation Services regarding parking issues. Such announcements could be lot closures, construction information, winter parking information, permit renewal/purchasing information, and soon. If you would like to receive bulletins, visit our website at www.usu.edu/parking and click on the "Parking Bulletins via Email" link. Come play Northern Utah's Best-Kept Secret. 18 Championship Holes Driving Range Practice Putting & Chipping Greens G O L F Fall USU Student Special: 9 Holes of Golf, Sunday-Friday ;8.50, must show current USU ID. LaBeau's OOTBALL From page 7 3 of ibc"The LaBeau Special" trate on positive things after getting blown out. "I did the best job I could getting the guys ready to go," he said. "But a loss is a loss, and that attitude will change." Guy said he was pleased with the way Bohm and Marcus Crawford were running the ball, but was disappointed that they were not able to do more of it. "I was pleased with both of those guys," he said. "But obviously, when you're down 24, you can't run as much." The Aggies will have next weekend off before playing UNLV at home on Sept. 24. -bhhhiton@cc.usu.edu From page 7 5 C O U R S E 550 East 100 North Smithfield, Utah 563-6825 1/3 lb. Hamburger Pattie Ham Tomato Fry sauce Pickle Lettuce Onion Mve IC C+CrtC 7 " 165 EAST 1 4 0 0 NORTH LOGAN (435) 752-2140 9iair Huy Richard Moch/KRT Campus R A M S ' DEFENSIVE END Leonard Little, left, sacks San Francisco quarterback Tim Rattay in the fourth quarter of their game. 85 yards for a score and Miami successfully kicked off the Nick Saban era. The Broncos lost cornerback Champ Bailey and running back Mike Anderson to injuries, wilted in the 90-degree South Florida heat and dropped an opener for only the third time in 13 years under coach Mike Shanahan. Frerotte, starting his first game for his sixth NFL team, went 24-for-36 with touchdown passes of 2 yards to Randy McMichael and 60 yards to Marty Booker. 49ers 28, Rams 25 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Lloyd and Arnaz Battle caught second-quarter touchdown passes from Tim Rattay, and Michael Adams intercepted Marc Bulger's pass in San Francisco territory with 52 seconds left. Rookie Otis Amey returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown the first time he touched the ball for the 49ers, who erupted for 21 points in the. second quarter - more than last season's 2-14 team scored in any quarter of its wretched season. The 49ers' defense was on the field for nearly 40 minutes, but San Francisco held on for . its first regular-season victory in regulation since Dec. 7, 2003. Both of the Niners' wins last season came in overtime against Arizona. A TULL SERVICE SALON N ZOO E Logan (-W) 7&7-O7O7 Torry Holt caught 10 passes for 125 yards for the Rams, but San Francisco's defense sacked Marc Bulger seven times. Next to the "fanning Studio $10 o r r Redskins 9, Bears 7 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Washington Redskins allowed only 166 yards, and John Hall kicked three field goals. The Redskins overcame three turnovers, five untimely penalties and the loss of QB Patrick Ramsey, who had his neck wrung by blitzing linebacker Lance Briggs in the second quarter. 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