John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News: Stanford right tackle Chris Marinelli on Saturday's game at Notre Dame: "I hate it, playing up there. The field, excuse my language, the field sucks. The stadium sucks. I think the area sucks." He wasn't finished: "We'll be ready, we've seen a lot of tape and it is a good challenge for us. But on the same token it's going to go bad for them at one point and we are going to gash the [expletive] out of them, I promise you that. So keep bringing it, keep bringing it. They have one sack all year on 200 blitzes."
Jonathan Abrams, New York Times: College teams, including Ohio State, which has a $115 million annual athletic budget, are feeling the pinch from high fuel costs.
Jay Drew, Salt Lake Tribune: Did Utah catch a huge break from officials during a two-point conversion try against Oregon State? The Beavers were flagged for interference late in the fourth quarter and the Utes were given a second chance to tie the score, which they did late before going on to a 31-28 victory.
Bryant-Jon Anteola, Fresno Bee: Hawaii is following its memorable 2007 season with one that has makings of a major collapse that could last indefinitely. The Warriors have been outscored, 121-34, in three losses. The only victory came against I-AA Weber State.
Trey Iles, Times-Picayune: Remembering Tulane's perfect season, 10 years later. The coach was Tommy Bowden. The offensive coordinator was Rich Rodriguez. The team endured three tropical storm/hurricane threats and an injury to standout quarterback Shaun King.
Jack Stripling, Insider Higher Education: Why did the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson, the champion of free speech, repeal its ban on signs and banners at athletic events? A constitutional lawyer said the university was on shaky legal ground with its ban.
Paul Woody, Richmond Times-Dispatch: Now that the ban has been lifted at Virginia, here's an idea for a sign: "Al Groh Must Go."
Joseph Person, Columbia State: Mississippi's biggest victory in 31 years — the 31-30 win at Florida — has energized the Ole Miss campus and made coach Houston Nutt nervous about visiting reporters.
Anthony Gimino, Tucson Citizen: Has it been 10 years? Remembering the Leap by the Lake. Arizona quarterback Ortege Jenkins' vault into the Washington end zone that beat the Huskies in Seattle.
Tom Kubat, Lafayette Journal & Courier: Six reasons Saturday's game against Penn State could be ugly for Purdue.
Michael Rothstein, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Notre Dame's Charlie Weis on the press release issued last month by police after the arrest of tight end Will Yeatman for underage drinking: "I find it peculiar that the only guy that was mentioned out of 37 guys is one, is Will."
The Big Picture: Some signs you may have missed during "College GameDay" telecasts.
Cory Barker, Indiana Daily Student: Fantasy football is ruining his life.
Larry Brown Sports: Here's to a speedy recovery for L.A. blogger extraordinaire Larry Brown, who underwent emergency surgery earlier this week.
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