Top 10 Player Race
Week 8 .... Oct. 23, 2005
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The player race so far: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7

Player of the week---college football---
Missouri QB Brad Smith completed 21 of 36 passes fro 234 yards and a touchdown with an interception and ran 28 times for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the 41-24 win over Nebraska.---college football---

1. QB Matt Leinart, Sr. USC---college football---
Leinart completed 19 of 25 passes for 201 yards and four touchdowns in the 51-24 win over Washington.

2. QB Vince Young, Jr. Texas---college football---
Young completed 12 of 22 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions and ran seven times for 45 yards and a score in the 52-17 win over Texas Tech.

3. RB Reggie Bush, Jr. USC ---college football---
Bush ran eight times for 51 yards, caught two passes for 18 yards, and returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown in the 51-24 win over Washington.

4. QB Brady Quinn, Jr. Notre Dame---college football---
Quinn completed 32 of 41 passes for 467 yards and six touchdowns in the 49-23 win over BYU.

5. RB Maurice Drew, Jr. UCLA---college football---
Drew ran 21 times for 120 yards, caught three passes for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and returned two punts for 63 yards in the 51-28 win over Oregon State.

6. RB Laurence Maroney, Jr. Minnesota---college football---
Maroney ran 43 times for a career-high 258 yards and a touchdown in the 38-34 loss to Wisconsin last week. This week will be his make-or-break game against Ohio State.

7. QB Marcus Vick, Jr. Virginia Tech---college football---
Vick completed 14 of 23 passes for 211 yards and three interceptions, and ran 16 times for 133 yards and a touchdown in the 28-9 win over Maryland.

8. LB A.J. Hawk, Sr. Ohio State---college football---
Hawk led the Buckeyes with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack in the 41-10 win over Indiana.

9. RB Brian Calhoun, Jr. Wisconsin---college football---
Calhoun ran 20 times for 62 yards and caught five passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns in the 31-20 win over Purdue.

10. The Honorary Number Ten ... Alabama S Roman Harper made six tackles, half a tackle for loss, and forced two fumbles including the one that went through the end zone for a touchback to stop a sure Tennessee scoring drive.

On the radar screen: Alabama QB Brodie Croyle, Texas Tech QB Cody Hodges, Missouri QB Brad Smith, Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams, Northwestern RB Tyrell Sutton, Oregon State WR Mike Hass, Penn State QB Michael Robinson, UCLA QB Drew Olson, Louisville DE Elvis Dumervil---college football---
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