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?p Hot Subject Scorching TOPICOne of the most intriguing concerns coming into the season was how the innovative spread-option offense City Meyer (right) ran so successfully at Utah would fare against faster, tougher SEC defenses. The solution so far: not well. In its 3 games against nationally ranked conference foes (a win over Tennessee and losses to Alabama and LSU), Florida has averaged just 12. factors. "We’ve struggled against the quicker groups in the league," says Meyer. "We’re not performing up to anticipations." Quarterback Chris Leak’s absence of running ability has brought on Florida (five-two) to essentially scrap the option component of the offense, but the Gators’ problems stretch throughout the board. The linemen have struggled with Meyer’s zone-blocking concepts, and a period-ending damage to wideout Andre Caldwell has left a coach who prefers to use four- and 5-receiver sets with just three skilled receivers.HEAD TO HEAD Oregon State QB Matt Moore vs. UCLA QB Drew OlsonAs sophomores at UCLA in 2003, Moore and Olson battled most of the period for the beginning job. Olson won out, and Moore spent last yr at a neighborhood school prior to transferring to Corvallis. Olson is having a huge senior period for the eighth-ranked Bruins (6-), throwing for 5 touchdowns in last weekend’s forty four-41 overtime victory at Washington State. Moore has been inconsistent in his initial period with the Beavers (seven TDs, ten interceptions), but his personal shocking group (four-2) knocked off No. eighteen Cal last weekend, and Moore would love to pull off an even bigger upset, in Pasadena in opposition to his previous teammates.Three AND OUT1 It is been a rough period for City Meyer’s previous team as well. While new Utah coach Kyle Whittingham was Meyer’s defensive coordinator, the Utes (3-4) misplaced their entire offensive staff–not to point out quarterback Alex Smith–and it shows. In consecutive losses to North Carolina, Colorado State and San Diego State, Utah has unsuccessful to score 20 points.2 Florida State’s dependence on freshmen was exposed in the Seminoles’ first reduction, a 26-21 defeat at Virginia final Saturday. Quarterback Drew Weatherford (right) threw 3 interceptions cornerback Tony Carter dedicated 3 move-interference penalties and frustrated broad receiver Fred Rouse threw a tantrum on the sideline.three Rutgers in a bowl sport? It could nicely happen for the initial time because 1978. Subsequent a 31-nine rout of downtrodden Syracuse, the Scarlet Knights (four-2) require to win just two of their remaining 5 games, in opposition to Connecticut, Navy, South Florida, Louisville and Cincinnati, to become bowl-qualified.