SALVADOR, Brazil -- Leave him alone.Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has leapt to the defense of misfiring star striker Neymar before the decisive game against Denmark at the Olympic football tournament on Wednesday.With Brazil facing another embarrassing elimination at home, Neymar has come under fire for his poor performances and lack of leadership, but Micale said he deserved respect.Brazil needs a victory to keep alive its hopes of gold -- or even any medal.Neymar will become the best player in the world, we need to respect him, Micale said. He is young. I know that at times he behaves in a way that we may not like, but at his age, wouldnt we do the same things that he does, having everything that he has?Micale said the criticism could hurt future generations of Brazilian players who dream of the national soccer team.If we dont respect our best players, they might not want to be with us anymore, Micale said.Neymar, one of the biggest stars at the Rio Games, was far from his best when Brazil was held to scoreless draws against South Africa and Iraq, results that left the title favorite in danger of being eliminated in the group stage. Two years ago Brazil was thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the semifinal of the home World Cup.Neymar, Brazils captain, was also criticized for not taking a more active role as the one of the teams most experienced players. After Sundays draw against Iraq, he declined to talk to the media, leaving the younger players to try to explain the teams struggles.Brazilian fans heckled Neymar during the game against Iraq, chanting the name of womens star Marta, the five-time world player of the year who has been thriving at the womens tournament. This week, many photos surfaced on social media with fans replacing Neymars name by Martas on Brazils jerseys.They are two great Brazilian players, Micale said. Neymar is a young 24-year-old who still hasnt fully matured. Generally, a player will peak at 28, physically and mentally. Neymar has had to deal with the pressure of being a leader since he was 17 years old.Midfielder Renato Augusto said Brazils struggles at the Olympic tournament have upset Neymar.He remains confident, but he is not happy with what has been happening, Augusto said. He knows of his importance to this group. Everyone is supporting him.We only need a simple victory to reach the next round and remain alive in the fight for a medal, Micale said. We need to stay calm. We only depend on ourselves.Micale said he also relies on the fact that despite not being able to score, Brazil created plenty of opportunities. Things will be different when the balls starts going in, Micale said.Brazil may also be able to advance with a draw, but then would rely on the result of the game between South Africa and Iraq, which also play on Wednesday. Brazil and Iraq are tied with two points each, two less than Denmark. If the teams remain level on points, goal differential and head-to-head results, a drawing of lots will determine which nation advances.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni Wholesale Air Jordan 3 . 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Chris Callahan kicked a 19-yard field goal on the final play to keep Baylor undefeated.I dont know what changed, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. I just think a couple of guys had chances to make plays and just didnt make them.Speaking of false hope, Utah fans had to be feeling pretty confident in the final seconds at California. With the Bears leading 28-23, the Utes had first-and-goal at the Cal 2 with 14 seconds left. But the Bears defense somehow held Utah out of the end zone on three straight plays, stuffing?Zack Moss?for no gain as time expired.A tough game to lose but proud of our guys for how they hung in there and fought back, just like weve done many times previously in the season, Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. Were just one play away there.Imagine how Texas fans feel. They had to watch in total surrender as the No. 22 Longhorns failed to make even the most basic of plays, like extra points. 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Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 20 of 33 passes for 262 yards with two touchdowns to Calvin Ridley, who caught 11 passes for 174 yards.2. Ohio State: The Buckeyes demolished Rutgers 58-0, outgaining the Scarlet Knights by 553 yards of total offense. It was Urban Meyers fifth shutout of at least 50 points, the most by an Ohio State coach since the end of World War II.3. Clemson: After the Tigers beat Louisville, Dabo Swinney now has 14 wins over AP-ranked opponents, second only to Danny Ford (18) in school history. The Tigers travel to Boston College on Friday.?4. Michigan: The Wolverines were far from perfect in their 14-7 win over Wisconsin, which was their first victory over an AP top-10 team since beating the No. 9 Badgers in 2008. Michigans defense was salty, though, holding Wisconsin to 88 passing yards and 71 rushing.Next four in contention1. Washington: The Huskies clobbered Stanford 44-6 on Friday night to take control of the Pac-12 North. It was Washingtons biggest win over an AP top-10 opponent since shutting out No. 5 USC 31-0 in 1990. The Huskies will try to end a 12-game losing streak against Oregon in Eugene next week.2. Houston: The Cougars atoned for their only loss last season, beating Connecticut 42-14 on Thursday night. Houstons defense had four sacks, and the Cougars probably wont be tested until their Nov. 17 showdown against Louisville.3. Tennessee: The Vols trailed by as many as 17 points at Georgia, and theyre now 4-0 in games in which they trailed by at least two touchdowns during the past two seasons. They erased a 21-point lead against Florida last week, a 14-point deficit against Virginia Tech earlier this season and a 21-point hole against Georgia last season.4. Texas A&M: The Aggies improved to 5-0 for the third straight season with a 24-13 win at South Carolina. 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Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston: Ward was nearly perfect against UConn on Thursday night, completing 32 of 38 passes for 389 yards with three touchdowns and also rushing for 65 yards with two scores. He has accounted for 13 touchdowns in four games.4. J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State: Barrett set an Ohio State record for career touchdowns by throwing four more against Rutgers. Barrett has now thrown 59 touchdowns in 27 career games. It was also his seventh game with at least four touchdown passes, another OSU record.Tweets of the nightBest momentsBest playsWorst playsQuotes of the night1. Thats something we practice every week -- last-play defense. You put your best jumpers in the end zone and everybody gets up and gets the ball down. We do drills to rep it. Their kid just went up and got it. -- Georgia coach Kirby Smart2. A wise man once said, You even have to bring your ugly babies home from the hospital, and that was ugly. In fact, that might have been what someone told my dad when I was born. But I feel really good that our guys found a way to win. -- Florida coach Jim McElwain, after the No. 23 Gators won 13-6 at Vanderbilt.3. You want the kids to see results. I thought over the last four weeks -- that September is one I dont want to remember -- but they put so much work in to see results. To come home after a tough loss to Utah, I commend our staff in helping the kids to keep believing and keep getting better, and it paid off today. -- USC coach Clay Helton, after the Trojans 41-20 win over previously unbeaten Arizona State4. We said, Hey, we think were going to get them stopped. [Defensive coordinator Art Kaufman] told me, Were going to get this. 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