Last week the stage belonged to a certain senior at Florida State. This week, with Peter Warrick and the Seminoles idle, Ron Dayne stepped into the spotlight. The Wisconsin tailback played just two quarters but finished with 135 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

He wasn't the only candidate to start the season with a bang. Louisville quarterback Chris Redman stretched out the offseason kinks with a 300-yard passing performance that included five touchdowns. Marshall's Chad Pennington (333 yards, 4 TDs) had a typically huge day as well.

Here's a look following the first full weekend of the season:

PETER WARRICK -- FLORIDA STATE		STATS
1.	Breaking it down: His jitterbugging and juking 20-yard TD run against Louisiana Tech set the table for a season of sumptuous highlights.	Opponent vs. La. Tech Season	Rec-Yds 9-121 9-121	TD 1 1
RON DAYNE -- WISCONSIN		STATS
2.	Breaking it down: Rumbled for 135 yards and three touchdowns despite sitting out the second half. No one can accuse him of padding his stats.	Opponent vs. Murray State Season	Car-Yds 20-135 20-135	TD 3 3
JAMAL LEWIS -- TENNESSEE		STATS
3.	Breaking it down: Burst for 21 yards on his first carry and finished with an impressive 159 yards, keeping his career average of better than 6 yards per carry intact. Suffered two fumbles.	Opponent vs. Wyoming Season	Car-Yds 25-159 25-159	TD 3 3
CHRIS REDMAN -- LOUISVILLE		STATS
4.	Breaking it down: More notable than his numbers was the victory over instate rival Kentucky. Seven Cardinals receivers caught passes.	Opponent vs. Kentucky Season	Att-Yds. 40-324 40-324	TD 5 5
DREW BREES -- PURDUE		STATS
5.	Breaking it down: Led the Boilermakers to their seventh straight victory. Threw TDs of 27, 18, 2 and 22 yards One of them came against a defense that 12 players.	Opponent vs. Central Fla. Season	Att-Yds. 43-273 43-273	TD 4 4
CHAD PENNINGTON -- MARSHALL		STATS
6.	Breaking it down: Led an 11-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in the game-winning TD with 1:10 remaining. Threw for 114 yards in first quarter.	Opponent vs. Clemson Season	Att-Yds. 44-333 44-333	TD 0 0
SHAUN ALEXANDER -- ALABAMA		STATS
7.	Breaking it down: Scored two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to spark Tide comeback. Added added another 85 yards in receptions.	Opponent at Vanderbilt Season	Car-Yds 26-109 26-109	TD 3 3
TRAVIS PRENTICE -- MIAMI (OHIO)		STATS
8.	Breaking it down: Moved into third place on the NCAA career rushing touchdown list with a pair of scores. He passed Marshall Faulk with his 58th career TD.	Opponent at N'western Season	Car-Yds 33-151 33-151	TD 2 2
J.R. REDMOND -- ARIZONA ST.		STATS
9.	Breaking it down: Won the tailback duel with Texas Tech's Ricky Williams emphatically, rushing for the third-best total of his career. He also played decoy on a teammate's scoring reverse.	Opponent vs. Texas Tech Season	Car-Yds 20-157 20-157	TD 2 2
LaVAR ARRINGTON -- PENN STATE		STATS
10.	Breaking it down: Described his -- and the team's -- play as nonchalant against an outmanned opponent. Also had a pass breakup in one-sided win.	Opponent vs. Arizona vs. Akron Season	Tck.-Sack 7-0 1-0   8-0	TD 0 0   0