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Saturday's Notables

The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 14, 2007

HE SAID IT

SENIOR DEBUT

To the shrieking delight of his wife, three kids, grandson and a legion of new fans, 59-year-old Mike Flynt returned to college football action in Alpine, Texas. His Sul Ross State teammates marched for a touchdown on their opening drive against Texas Lutheran, and Flynt went in at left end on the extra-point unit, marking his first game action in 37 years. 'I wasn't nervous,' said his wife, Eileen. 'It was just exciting. I thought I was going to be nervous.' Flynt's not the oldest ever, as a 60-year-old played in 1997. However, he went in for one snap late in a blowout; Flynt is truly part of his Division III team, with expectations to get in at linebacker. The Lobos have four games left, and he expects to play in them all.

BAD TIMING

On a day players from Nebraska's greatest era returned to Memorial Stadium to be honored, the Cornhuskers suffered their worst home loss in almost 50 years. With Tom Osborne and the rest of the undefeated 1997 team that won a share of the national championship watching, Oklahoma State handed Nebraska a 45-14 loss, the largest rout of the Huskers at home since Missouri's 31-0 shutout in 1958. Nebraska now has given up 40 or more points four times in a season for the first time in the program's 118-year history.

SIDELINED?

Michigan RB Mike Hart played in only the first half of the Wolverines' 48-21 victory against Purdue after limping to the sideline with an apparent right ankle injury. After coming out in the second quarter, Hart appeared to be relatively healthy in the second half, smiling and laughing with teammates while watching the game. 'Talk to Coach Lloyd Carr,' he said repeatedly as he walked off the field after the game. Carr bristled during his news conference when asked about the extent of the injury and whether it would keep Hart out at No. 18 Illinois, but was more forthcoming during Michigan's radio broadcast. 'How much swelling and how he feels in these next couple of days will really be the determining factor on what it looks like in terms of him coming back,' he said. 'He's a tough guy, a quick healer.'

RECORD SETTERS

Jacksonville QB Chris Horton passed for a school-record 450 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Dolphins to a 34-24 win against Morehead State. Included in Horton's totals were 80- and 90-yard scoring tosses to Geavon Tribble, who set a school record for most receiving yards in a game with 229.

BIG PERFORMANCES

• Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell threw for 425 yards and three TDs and ran for another score in a 35-7 win against Texas A&M.

• Yale RB Mike McLeod broke his own school record with 276 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 55-yard TD run, in a 23-7 win against Lehigh.