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Three keys for California against Texas in the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl. 1. Maynard’s mechanics: It’s no coincidence that California played better when QB Zach Maynard rediscovered his accuracy. During the four-game stretch to end the season when the Bears won three and nearly upset rival Stanford, he completed 68 percent of his passes with five TDs and just one pick. The Bears won’t be able to just run at this Texas defense, but the Longhorns also own one of the nation’s best pass defenses.

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Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore has done so much during his Broncos career, from going to a BCS game to becoming a Heisman finalist to throwing for over 3,000 yards in each of his first three seasons as a starter. But perhaps there is no better measure for what he has meant to his team than the mark he is in line to get Saturday at UNLV. Moore is set to pass former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy as the all-time NCAA career wins leader, with 46 victories. The No. 5 Broncos are 41-point favorites and are expected to dominate once again. “I think the No. 1 stat that most coaches and most people care about is the wins or losses,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. “Sometimes they’re not always how you draw them up, but at the end of the day that’s probably the most important stat.” Moore, who epitomizes the word humble, has never missed a game in his Boise State career. He said this in July about getting the record: “The victories record is a special one just because that comes with more than just me. I’m smart enough to recognize if I can do that, then George Iloka would probably be the winningest safety. Thomas Byrd would love to be the winningest center. There’s been a lot of guys involved in that run. I think that would be pretty neat.” Here is a by-the-numbers look at Moore during his winning run: First win: Aug. 30, 2008 — 49-7 over Idaho State. Moore went 14-of-19 for 274 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The Associated Press game story noted, “Becoming the first freshman to start in the season opener for the Broncos, the left-handed Moore used his quick release and rifle arm to complete 14 of 19 passes and no interceptions.” Losses: 2. TCU in 2009 and Nevada in 2010. 300-yard passing games: 13. Included in there: one 500-yard day against Hawaii last season, and two 400-yard games. Only Ryan Dinwiddie (four) had more in school history. Total career touchdown passes: 123. That ranks No. 4 on the NCAA career passing touchdown list. He needs nine to pass Colt Brennan (Hawaii 2004-07) for third place. Multiple TD games: 40. Included are 28 games with three or more, eight with four or more and four with five scoring passes. Moore has thrown for multiple touchdowns in 20 straight games. Total career interceptions: 24. Multiple INT games: 3. 26: Number of games in which he completed over 70 percent of his passes. Five: Number of games in which he completed over 80 percent of his passes. Two came this season: Georgia (82.4 percent) and Colorado State (87.6 percent). 101.6: Worst career passer rating, against Nevada earlier this year in a 30-10 win. Moore went 19-of-33 for 142 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was the only game this season he completed less than 70 percent of his passes. 250: Best career passer rating, against San Jose State last year in a 48-0 win. Moore was 14-of-16 for 231 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

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Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson was the only SEC quarterback named as one of 16 semifinalists for the 2011 Davey O’Brien national quarterback award. Wilson leads the SEC with 2,011 passing yards and has thrown 12 touchdown passes and three interceptions. Given how steady he’s been, it’s a little surprising that LSU senior quarterback Jarrett Lee didn’t make the cut. Lee leads the SEC in pass efficiency and has thrown 13 touchdown passes and only one interception. He’s also completing 63.2 percent of his passes. Here’s a complete list of the 16 semifinalists: Matt Barkley, USC Tajh Boyd, Clemson Kirk Cousins, Michigan State Seth Doege, Texas Tech Robert Griffin III, Baylor Landry Jones, Oklahoma Case Keenum, Houston Andrew Luck, Stanford Kellen Moore, Boise State Keith Price, Washington Denard Robinson, Michigan Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M Darron Thomas, Oregon Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State Russell Wilson, Wisconsin Tyler Wilson, Arkansas

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The Cyclones made this game interesting for about a quarter and a half. They led the Bears 14-7 midway through the second quarter. Robert Griffin III had another impressive day, completing 73 percent of his passes for 212 yards and a touchdown. He also r Source: Bleacher Report

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2011 College Football: Grading the Top 25 Teams’ Performances from Week 6

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Saturday, Apo will be one of Heaps’ primary targets when the Cougars clash with the Longhorns in front of more than 101,000 fans at Royal-Memorial Stadium (5 p.m. MDT, ESPN2 ). Apo caught four passes for 46 yards and a touchdown… Source: Salt Lake Tribune

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We’re all about the quarterbacks today on the Big Ten blog, so let’s have some fun with superlatives about the league’s signal-callers in 2011. Best dual threat: Michigan’s Denard Robinson . You could make a case for Northwestern’s Dan Persa and Illinois’ Nathan Scheelhaase , but Robinson in 2010 became the first player in NCAA history to eclipse 2,500 pass yards and 1,500 rush yards in a season. Whether he can maintain the same production in a new system remains to be seen. Best drop-back passer: Michigan State’s Kirk Cousins . He fits the traditional Big Ten quarterback mold better than most, and he has put up good numbers in two years as the starter.

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It’s time to hop back into our preseason position rankings, and today brings a look at the most visible position on the field: quarterback. These are our rankings for the entire position group on each team, so depth is usually very important. With quarterback, it’s a little different. There’s no substitute for an experienced/accomplished starter. So the teams that have one of those plus some backups who have seen some time will get the highest rankings here, while those with unsettled or untested signal-callers will bring up the rear. Later on, we’ll rank the individual quarterbacks in the league. The envelope please … 1. Michigan: If there were such a thing as a half-season Heisman, Denard Robinson would have won it last year.

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Any time the head coach’s best praise about a wide receiver is his role on special teams, it’s not good. At least not for the receiver. We’re still waiting to see that wunderkind who caught four passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns his freshman year… Source: Austin American-Statesman

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Nuggets from Longhorns football practice

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QUARTERBACK: A Garrett Gilbert completed 71 percent of his passes, threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 60 yards and another score, and led Texas to scoring drives on seven of his 11 drives, including a string of six straight that produced 30 points.

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez is averaging 147.4 rushing yards per game. He’s not too shabby when he’s not blazing up field either, completing 60.9 percent of his passes and averaging 10.3 yards per attempt. That’ll make it tough for… Source: NBC Sports

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