Even though they lost, 24-23 on a late missed two-point conversion, Illinois State actually did the steamrolling! KSU only managed 44 yards rushing against a tough Redbird defense (is it possible for anything named Redbird to be tough?) and were outgained 346 yards to 207. However, the Mildcats had the good fortune of scoring touchdowns on a punt return and a fumble recovery.

Colt McCoy, redshirt freshman quarterback at defending national champion University of Texas, looks like the kid from your seventh grade gym class who could climb the ropes better than anybody. How can he replace a superb physical specimen such as Vince Young? Doesn't it seem more likely to see a pair of plastic flags around McCoy's waist than this baby-faced recruit behind a line of 300-pound behemoths? Maybe I have the classic "what's wrong with this picture" attitude, but if this kid leads the Horns to a victory over the Buckeyes, I will have a new-found respect for peach-fuzzed red-shirt freshmen.

A bulletin just in: The State of New York has replaced the death penalty with a punishment of having to watch a replay of the Temple-Buffalo football game gallantly won by Buffalo in overtime, 9-3. First-year Buffalo head coach, Turner Gill, has decided to legally change his name to Greg Robinson to avoid tarnishing his accomplishments on the field in a glowing career at the University of Nebraska with any future coaching blights in upstate New York.

A couple of NFL notes. When was the last time you saw a player miss a season after being shot by the police? Even Andre Rison avoided that fate. (even though having your girlfriend burn your house down does qualify on the honorable mention list). And, for you people over 40, is ESPN NFL analyst John Clayton morphing into Hollywood Squares icon, the late Wally Cox?

Best of luck this week!