3 Up, 3 Down

Trying a new thing on here for the football season. After every weekend of football, I will give 3 people/teams/trends on the rise, and 3 on the decline for both the NFL and NCAA. Here it goes:

NCAA- 3 UP

1. Matt Barkley- USC's freshman QB went into the Horseshoe and took down Ohio State. That truly impressive for a QB of any age, much less a true frosh.

2. Tate Forcier- Another great performance by a true freshman. This kid had his coming out party at the expense of Notre Dame.

3. UCLA- USC may now be alone in the Pac 10. UCLA went all the way to Rocky Top and took down the Vols. It wasn't a pretty game, but that doesn't matter. All that matters is the W.

3 Down

1. The ACC- UVA got destroyed by TCU. Even their mascot "Cav Man" got in on the failure. Add that to Maryland needing a comeback and OT to beat the Dukes of JMU, a 1-AA school, and something smells rotten in the mid-Atlantic.

2. Ohio State- They just can't seem to win the big one anymore. When you think about it, the only big ones they will are over Michigan, and over Miami when the Canes' star running back tears his ACL and an official makes a terrible call.

3. First half Heisman candidate struggles- Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy both struggled in the first half of their respective games. However, they went straight up in the second, and are still on pace to meet again in NYC, if not the BCS Championship game.