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Searching for SwaggerOU's defense has been found lacking both aptitude and attitude. Oregon posted the seventh-biggest offensive day in the eight-year tenure of Bob Stoops. The Bottom 10:
1. Notre Dame, 1999, 566
2. Texas, 1999, 553
3. Colorado, 1999, 537
4. Southern Cal, 2004, 525
5. Kansas State, 2003, 519
6. Oklahoma State, 2002, 506
7. Oregon, 2006, 501
8. Texas A&M, 2004, 489
9. Texas A&M, 2005, 450
10. Missouri, 2002, 449
By Mike Brooks
Sizing up the schedule
Sept. 2, UAB By comparison: Georgia blanked Blazers.
Sept. 9, Washington Good win over Fresno State.
Sept. 16, @ Oregon Ducks unlimited.
Sept. 23, Middle Tennessee 41 second-half points in 44-0 rout of Tennessee Tech.
Oct. 7, Texas Rice always good for a rebound.
Oct. 14, Iowa State Rival Iowa takes Cy-Hawk Trophy for third time in four years.
Oct. 21, Colorado They're preaching patience in the foothills.
Oct. 28, @ Missouri Eight sacks part of dominant defensive effort against New Mexico.
Nov. 4, @ Texas A&M Army had the Aggies on the ropes.
Nov. 11, Texas Tech So Graham Harrell is Tech's best QB yet?
Nov. 18, @ Baylor Spread offense having trouble getting untracked.
Nov. 25 ,@ Oklahoma State Starting to earn notice.
By John Helsley
MTSU at a glance
Best player
Senior linebacker J.K. Sabb leads the Blue Raiders with 19 tackles through three games. Sabb, who is on the Dick Butkus Award preseason watch list, has two quarterback sacks.
Excellent Marks-man
MTSU senior quarterback Clint Marks led the Sun Belt Conference in pass efficiency last season, completing 66.1 percent of his throws.
His 2,083 passing yards last year marked his second straight 2,000-yard passing season.
But he hasn't been as accurate this season.
How good are they?
The Blue Raiders are 2-1, but haven't been impressive in the two victories. They edged winless Florida International 7-6 in the season opener, lost to Maryland and led Tennessee Tech 3-0 at halftime and won 44-0.
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By Scott Wright