Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson

ECU is good: I've been talking up East Carolina for a month and now the rest of the country has seen how good this team really is and it earned a No. 14 ranking in the latest AP poll. The strength is in the defense. It limited a potent West Virginia offense, led by Heisman candidate Pat White, to just three points and 251 total yards. Even thought West Virginia rushed for 179 yards, it was limited to just five yards per carry and the Mountaineers got into the red zone just once.

East Carolina is the only non-BCS team to knock off two ranked teams to start the season and the only non-BCS team that is currently worthy to be called a potential BCS buster.

BYU a question mark: If you're like me, you thought BYU would waltz into Washington this week and hand the Huskies a pretty substantial loss. Not so. The Cougars had to fight their way back into this game and won on a blocked kick.

For the rest of the season, critics are going to look at this game and say that the officials handed it to BYU. That's ridiculous. It's a rule. The real thing people need to look at is the BYU defense. The offense clearly outplayed Washington, but when the game was on the line and BYU needed a stop, the defense didn't get it done. Washington is the bottom of the Pac-10. UCLA will tell the tale of whether BYU is deserved the hype it's been getting.

Same old Notre Dame: For nine months, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis and his players have talked about moving forward and being a changed team, but anyone who watched Saturday's 21-13 win over San Diego State had to feel like they were watching a tape of last year.

The Irish not only had turnovers and missed kicks, but they couldn't sustain drives and had a costly penalty that allowed San Diego State to continue a drive and ultimately score its second touchdown. There are several problems on offense and defense to fix this week because playing the way the Irish played on Saturday won't get them by Michigan or Michigan State.

Rice leads C-USA: While much has been made about East Carolina, Rice has surged to the top of Conference USA after starting its season 2-0 for the first time since the 2004 season. But more importantly, those two wins were conference games.

The Owls got a pick six in the final seconds of the game to secure a win over Memphis Saturday night and obliterated a young SMU team in the opening game of the season.

Offense has not been a problem for Rice. The Owls are averaging 448 yards of total offense per game and they already have 13 touchdowns. The Owls are the second-highest scoring team in Conference USA behind Tulsa.

Arkansas State makes history: One week after pulling a major upset over Texas A&M, Arkansas State pummeled Texas Southern, 83-10, to become the first major collegiate team in three seasons to score 80 points in a game. The total was the second-highest in school history.

While Texas Southern isn't a powerhouse, it does command some attention for making some waves in the Sun Belt. In a conference where Florida Atlantic has been touted as the clear favorite, it's refreshing to see another team come from nowhere and assert itself. Saturday's game against Southern Miss will be a good test to see whether the Red Wolves could be a contender on the national stage.