Day 1 almost in the books

Day 1 of the 2008 College Football season is almost in the books.

Big 12 recap:

Oklahoma 57 Tennessee-Chattanooga 2- No problem for OU, jumping out 50-0 at half. Demarco Murray had 125 yards rushing and 2 TDs. Manuel Johnson had 9 catches for 120 yds. Sam Bradford was, well, Sam Bradford, going 17-22 for 182 yards and 2 TDs in 1 half of play. After a lengthy weather delay at halftime, the Sooners basically just got the game over with.

Oklahoma State 39 Washington State 13- Excellent opening performance for OSU. Spud Hunter had 112 yards on the ground with 2 TDs. Dez Bryant had 7 catches for 92 yds and a 42 yard punt return. Perrish Cox returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboy Defense was excellent, allowing only 196 yards and garnering a safety.

Arkansas State 18 Texas A&M 14- Yes that is the correct score. A&M led by 14-3 at half. The Red Wolves ran for 255 yards on the Aggie defense. Stephen McGee did not state a very good case for him being the starting QB. Aggies had 4 turnovers. Maybe Mike Sherman had better not unpack his bags.

Texas 52 Florida Atlantic 10- Colt McCoy was spectacular for the Horns, completing 24 of 29 passes for 222 yards and 3 TDs, and rushing, yes rushing, for 102 yards. The Horns defense made sure that Howie knew who was tougher today.

Missouri 52 Illinois 42- Wow. This was a wild game. Juice Williams was 26 for 42 for 451 yards, 5TDs and 2 INTs in a losing cause. Chase Daniel was 26 for 43 for 323 yards and 3 TDs. The tigers got a boost from Derrick Washington, who rushed for 127 yards. Chase Caufman had 9 catches for 120 yards. Will Judson had 5 catches for 177 yards and 2 TDs. Jeremy Maclin had a 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Sean Witherspoon returned an INT for a TD for Mizzou and Derek Walker did likewise for Illinois.

Texas Tech 45 Eastern Washington 24- Graham Harrell did have over 500 yards passing, but only 2 TDs. Eastern Washington will give alot of teams fits.

I'll give my final thoughts tomorrow.