Texas Is National Team of the Week

Following their upset victory of No. 1 Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout, the Texas Longhorns have been named this week's Southern Fans' National Team of the Week. Spurred by Jordan Shipley's 96-yard kickoff return, Texas rallied from an early 14-3 deficit. Colt McCoy completed 28-of-35 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown while Chris Ogbonnaya added 127 yards on the ground in front of a record crowd of 92,182 at the newly-expanded Cotton Bowl. Shipley (112 yards) and fellow wide-out Quan Cosby (122) each turned in a 100-yard day for the Longhorns, who moved to the top of the Southern Fans' College Football Poll with the win.

The 80 points scored by the two teams was the most ever scored in the 103-year rivalry. The win was Texas' first win over a No. 1 ranked Oklahoma team since 1963, but the Longhorns are 14-3 over ranked teams since 2004. Texas is the first Big XII team to win the award, breaking a three-week streak of SEC schools.

Other nominees for this week's Southern Fans' National Team of the Week:

Florida (5-1)
W - LSU 51-21
Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Gators thumped defending national champion LSU, 51-21, in Gainesville.

Oklahoma State (6-0)
W - at No. 2 Missouri 28-23
Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for a score as the Cowboys improved to 6-0 by winning for the second straight time in Columbia. The Oklahoma State defense also intercepted three passes to lead the Cowboys to their 6-0 start, the school's best since 1997.

The Southern Fans' Poll began naming a national team of the week this season. Members of the Southern Fan's pool of voters decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the 2008 college football season, the Southern Fans will name the National Team of the Week through Dec. 1.

2008 Southern Fans' National Teams of the Week
• Weekend of Aug. 30: Alabama
• Weekend of Sept. 6: East Carolina
• Weekend of Sept. 13: Southern California
• Weekend of Sept. 20: Louisiana State
• Weekend of Sept. 27: Ole Miss
• Weekend of Oct. 4: Vanderbilt
• Weekend of Oct. 11: Texas