The Wiz of Odds

Arkansas Cheap Shot

Jonathan Krause of Vanderbilt is flattened by Arkansas' Marquel Wade while attempting to field a punt during Saturday's game in Nashville. The officiating crew then ejects Wade.

Crystal Ball

Jim Lazar, Boston Herald: Michigan State is trying for a third consecutive victory against a ranked opponent, but the schedule is about to catch up with the Spartans. Take Nebraska and lay the points.

Mike Hlas, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Hlastradamus says it's winning time, carbon-based life forms. Load up on the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Lenn Robbins, New York Post: It has been a long week in South Bend after Notre Dame's retched home loss to USC. The FIghting Irish are about to take out their frustrations on Navy.

Matt Youmans, Las Vegas Review-Journal: Stanford and USC might be the best game on the board to watch. It's also the best game to bet the over.

Reno Journal-Gazette: Bettors in the college football challenge like Iowa, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

John Tamanaha, College Football Talk: John is coming off his first losing week of the season but still has a robust winning percentage against the number. He's predicting that two more teams are going to tumble from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Steven Colbert Tackles NCAA Critic Taylor Branch

Steven Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" welcomed Taylor Branch as a guest Wednesday night, then grilled the Pulitzer Prize-winning author about his e-book "The Cartel," which is an expanded version of Taylor's cover story in the October issue of the Atlantic titled "The Shame of College Sports."

Vanderbilt and Georgia Cheap Shots

Watch Vanderbilt center Logan Stewart hunt down Georgia noseguard Kwame Geathers and chop him from behind. Geathers then turns and punches Stewart with his right hand. Both players were suspended for half a game by the Southeastern Conference.

Thanks to John.

Baylor Cheap Shot

Check out this cheapie from the Sept. 2 game between Baylor and Texas Christian. The Bears' Isaac Williams nails the Horned Frogs' Skye Dawson with a helmet-to-helmet hit well after the play is over.

Snapshots of Week 8

A look at the week that was, thanks to 30fps. Click an image to enlarge.