California tailback Jahvid Best was carted off the field last night and taken to the emergency room after he landed on the back of his head when he jumped more than 5 feet in the air and flipped over a defender to score a touchdown.

California spokesman Herb Benenson said that a preliminary evaluation showed Best sustained a concussion, but more tests were being done before a final diagnosis would be announced by the school. Best had movement in all of his extremities, Benenson said.

Best's helmet came off on impact. He vaulted into the air over Oregon State safety Cameron Collins. Paramedics removed Best's jersey and he appeared to be receiving oxygen when taken away. Benenson said he was taken to an emergency room for observation and examination.

Best missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday with a slight concussion sustained in the team's 23-21 win at Arizona State last Saturday, but participated in full during Thursday's workout. The concussion wasn't diagnosed right away.

The final regular-season ballot of every voter in the USA Today college football coaches' poll will remain public.

The coaches had considered making those votes confidential. But Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, said Friday it will stay an open ballot.

The coaches' poll helps decide which teams play in the BCS national championship game.

Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown catch in the Longhorns' 35-3 victory against Central Florida.

The sixth-year senior broke the Texas mark of 242 yards set in 1987 by Tony Jones.

Colt McCoy passed for 470 yards with two touchdowns. He was just shy of current Texas running backs coach Major Applewhite's school-record 473 yards in the 2001 Holiday Bowl.

Brandyn Harvey made a one-handed grab of Chris Whitney's fourth-down pass for a 29-yard touchdown with 59 seconds remaining and Villanova stunned previously unbeaten Richmond, 21-20, last night.

The Wildcats ended a 17-game winning streak by Richmond, the defending Division I-AA national champion.

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