college football
Adams: Bama's defense makes QB's lives miserable
After Tennessee's 45-point outburst against Georgia, the Vols' most optimistic fans might have wondered, "Has the offense turned the corner?"
The question would be worthy of debate if the schedule had been laid out differently, and last week's open date had led to any other opponent except Alabama.
All Alabama's defense gives you are excuses.
Q&A with ESPN's Erin Andrews
A Q and A with ESPN college football reporter Erin Andrews, who was videotaped in the nude in a hotel room in July without her knowledge. Michael David Barrett, 47, from suburban Chicago, has been arrested by the FBI and is due in court on Friday to face federal charges of interstate stalking.
-- Question: How are you doing?
Andrews: I'm hanging in there.
Rohde: Don't second guess Bradford's decision
Don't dare do it.
Don't say, "I told you so" to anyone who'll listen.
"I told you he should have gone pro after last season."
"I told you he shouldn't have tried to come back after getting hurt."
"I told you he should have had surgery."
Don't second-guess Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford.
Tafur: 'Bama turns tide on Gators: Other notes
The days of putting Florida and Tim Tebow first on your list and first in your hearts ended Saturday.
In an ugly weekend, the Gators fumbled four times and barely got by Arkansas on Saturday. Tebow was sacked six times and ran 27 times for 69 yards.
"I don't think we're on the same planet as we were last year," Florida coach Urban Meyer said.
Michigan's Rodriguez prefers 11-game schedule
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - If Rich Rodriguez's opinion mattered, his University of Michigan's football players would have used this week to rest their wounded bodies and catch up on any classroom work that may have been shelved during a busy past month.
Strange: Plenty of bite in Gators' defense: Other SEC notes
Listening to the Southeastern Conference coaches' football teleconference this week, a couple of things jumped out.
One, Lane Kiffin is out recruiting during Tennessee's bye week and wants everyone to know.
He explained the background noise during his segment Wednesday by saying he was phoning in from a South Carolina high school.
Tramel: Double revenge in year's Oklahoma-Texas battle
DALLAS - Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, and it's a darned good thing he does. Else, whose would it be here Saturday in the Cotton Bowl when No. 3 Texas meets No. 20 Oklahoma?
Sooners want to repay Longhorns. Longhorns want to repay Sooners. Heck, if you didn't know any better about this double revenge game, you'd think ties were back in college football.
College football capsules including Oklahoma vs. Texas
Capsule previews of Saturday's top college games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
No. 20 OKLAHOMA (3-2) vs. No. 3 TEXAS (5-0), in Dallas, Noon, ABC.
FAVORITE: Texas by 4.
COACHES: Bob Stoops (112-26 in 11th year at Oklahoma) and Mack Brown (120-26 in 12th year at Texas).
LAST WEEK: Oklahoma beat Baylor, 33-7. Texas beat Colorado, 38-14.
Tucker: Red River Shootout still has high stakes
Oklahoma's day of reckoning wasn't supposed to arrive until Jan. 7 in Pasadena. The Rose Bowl. Another shot at the national championship. A chance for redemption. Such driving forces, Oklahoma would not, could not, be denied.
College football capsules including Cincinnati-South Florida
Capsule previews for Thursday's Cincinnati-South Florida and Friday's Pitt-Rutgers games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
THURSDAY:
No. 8 CINCINNATI (5-0) at No. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA (5-0), 7:30, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Cincinnati by 4
COACHES: Brian Kelly (27-6 in third year at Cincinnati) and Jim Leavitt (65-35 in 13th year at USF).
