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—Washington QB Jake Locker might switch positions while his thumb heals (6-8 weeks). I don’t like that idea. I know he wants to help the team, but he’s just too valuable to the Huskies to put him at risk of further injury.
—What is the deal with refs refusing to call safeties? First, [...]

As crazy and amazing as today’s Raiders press conference was, I find it even more crazy and amazing that there are athletic directors around the country (scroll down in the link–BF, I guarantee you the Vols couldn’t do much worse!) who would even entertain the thought of hiring now-former Oakland head coach Lane Kiffin to [...]

And why not?  As Chris Dufresne of the LA Times notes:
The conference has the nation’s top-ranked team, Oklahoma, four schools ranked in the top seven, six teams ranked in the top 25, and nine quarterbacks ranked in the top 20 of this week’s NCAA pass efficiency statistics.
I would add to that list:  The nation’s top [...]

Now this is more like it.

A Heisman campaign should be fun and creative and that’s exactly what Texas Tech is doing with Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree at passorcatch2008.com.
The site portrays the two players as political candidates.
Harrell on the issues:  “Footballs don’t magically fly through the air.”
Crabtree on the issues:  “Footballs don’t catch themselves.  Nobody [...]

Michigan State is running a non-campaign campaign, which seems to be in vogue among the Sports Information chattering classes these days.
“I’m more old school with these things,” (Michigan State SID John) Lewandowski said. “We live in an era where gimmicks are not going to win awards. It’s more important to make sure he’s accessible, manage [...]

What is it?
Well, it’s a scenario in which all the candidates from all the teams hit a road bump and the race is ‘reset’ to a new state.
Right now, Chase Daniel is your Heisman leader.  He plays for an undefeated team ranked in the top 5.  What if Missouri loses?  Is Daniel automatically eliminated from [...]

DANIEL HOLDS OFF BRADFORD TO ONCE AGAIN LEAD THE HEISMANPUNDIT.COM/ORLANDO SENTINEL HEISMAN POLL
Missouri senior quarterback Chase Daniel barely held off surging Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford to once again lead the Heismanpundit.com/Orlando Sentinel Heisman Poll, a weekly survey consisting of 10 Heisman-voting members of the college football media.
Daniel (46 points, 6 first-place votes), coming off [...]

Florida’s dynamic duo got back on track–at least in this game–as Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin accumulated a combined 66 points in week 5 of the HP Fantasy Challenge.  The Taco Carts took advantage of Harvin’s big day (week-high 38 points) to take over the lead.
And now, this week’s leaderboard…

There was a Heisman earthquake this past weekend, as Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow and Matt Stafford were dealt potentially fatal blows to their candidacies (though I never thought Tebow could win anyway).  However, there’s still a chance for a Heisman ‘re-set’, which I will get into later.
In the meantime, the following is a [...]

1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Missouri
4. Penn State
5. BYU
6. Texas
7. LSU
8. USC
9. Georgia
10.  Florida
On the cusp: Ohio State, Utah, Texas Tech, South Florida, Auburn