Washington Moves Into No. 2 Spot
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There’s a new No. 2 this week, and it’s the Washington Huskies.
After a 36-3 victory over San Diego State on Saturday, Washington moved past idle Florida in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll.
Penn State (2-0), with a 52-10 rout of Temple, was No. 1 again, receiving 25 first-place votes and 1,641 points from the 70 sports writers and broadcasters who vote in the poll.
The Huskies (2-0) collected 19 first-place votes and 1,615 points, only 26 points behind the Nittany Lions.
Florida (2-0), the defending national champions, dropped to No. 3. Tennessee, which plays at Florida on Saturday after an off week, remained No. 4 with six first-place votes and 1,543 points. Florida State (2-0) was No. 5.
UCLA entered the poll at No. 24 and USC dropped out of the top 25, as did Texas and Notre Dame.
In the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, the top five were Florida, Penn State, Washington, Tennessee and Florida State.
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Mike Jenkins scored two rushing touchdowns and added two on passes Saturday night as Wyoming (2-1) continued its dominance of Hawaii (2-1) with a 35-6 victory over the Rainbows in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams in Honolulu.
Jenkins, a 5-7, 205-pound junior college transfer, finished with 273 all-purpose yards--84 yards in 16 carries, 146 yards on five receptions and 43 return yards.
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