College Football: Now Who's No. 1?

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

It doesn't pay to get Notre Dame mad. Michigan State's Spartans hooted that the Fighting Irish were "sissies" two weeks ago, after Notre Dame played it safe in the game's final minute and settled for a 10-10 tie. Last week Southern California, the nation's No. 10-ranked team, faced the Irish wrath. Notre Dame Quarterback Coley O'Brien, subbing for injured Terry Hanratty, passed for 255 yds., and his mates gained another 206 on the ground. Final score in the slaughter: 51-0—which ought to make Purdue a prohibitive favorite against Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. After all, Notre Dame only beat the Boilermakers 26-14.

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