What is not forgettable is the impression 3-0 Arizona State made on some Southern California fans who fear the game with Arizona State might be like upset California hung on the Trojans last season, preventing their outright claim for the national championship.

Iowa netted 100 yards and has only six first downs, which is unthinkable for a Big Ten team unless it is past years' Indiana. And Iowa would have been shut out for the first time since Oct. 14, 2000, if Walner Bellesus had not returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown with a minute to play.

Not since a 41-3 loss to Wisconsin on Nov. 13, 1999 had Iowa lost so badly. As Suchomel noted, Iowa had a 32-11 record coming into the game.

Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter completed 31 of 45 for 429 yards and 5 touchdowns. The Wildcats netted 511 yards. Theirs was payback for the 21-2 rout at Iowa City last season.

Andy Hamilton of The Iowa City Press Citizen reported that Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said at halftime: "We're getting outplayed in all phases. That's about as poorly as we've played, and they're doing a great job."

For the half, Iowa had 38 net yards and 2 first downs. Iowa crossed midfield for the first time with 12:31left in the fourth quarter .

The Hawkeyes will be seeing a third consecutive victory over Michigan, which escaped San Diego State, 24-21, when the Aztecs missed two field goals in the fourth quarter.

The uncertainty like Iowa's and Michigan's so far in the Big Ten amused Penn State Coach Joe Paterno at his weekly press conference . "We're tied for first place," he said.

But, Joe, you have not played any conference games yet. The opener comes Saturday at Wisconsin, where Penn State quarterback Zach Mills's promising game changed two years ago when his left shoulder was injured. Is he still carrying that psychological scar?

Mills had more turnovers than Panera's bakery: six against Central Florida on Saturday. Four were intercepted passes and two were fumbles, one on an exchange from center and the other on a handoff.

Those six turnovers gave Penn State 11 in its last two games, and they came in a 37-13 rout of a young team with little depth, promoting David Whitley of The Orlando Sentinel to write:

"You knew this could be a rough year for George O'Leary. Such things happen when the opposing coach has socks that are older than your entire defensive backfield."

The safety just turned 18.

Penn State's sloppiness had some people quoting a passage from Pat Jordan's warm profile on his paesan Paterno in the New York Times Sunday Magazine of Sept. 5. " 'If I do everything I can this year and we're not good, I'll say something's missing,' [he said]. He [Paterno] seemed physically incapable of saying the words, 'I'll retire.' "

How does Tennessee Coach Philip Fulmer do it, rotating two freshman quarterbacks? .... It was nice to see the Southeastern Conference with an officiating controversy that can't be blamed on Big Ten officials. Florida complained that the clock was stopped improperly in the last minute, giving Tennessee extra time for its winning drive. Maybe Florida Coach Ron Zook will get more empathy from the news media than Joe Paterno did when he complained about officiating calls, leasing to instant replay in the Big Ten this season. The game has become too fast and too distracting for the earnest but overwhelmed officiating crews. Maybe instant replay in all of Division I-A is the answer .... This correspondent was working for The St. Petersburg Times, when John Reaves was the quarterbacking sensation at Florida. Now his son Stephen is a freshman trying to win the starting job at Michigan State. Time is an incomplete pass.