Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News: Are the wheels coming off at Texas Tech? Coach Mike Leach has banned Twitter accounts after a couple of posts by players last weekend, including one by linebacker Marlon Williams asking why he should wait for his coach, who was late for his own meeting.
Ben Volin, Gator Bytes: CBS analyst Gary Danielson says Urban Meyer was right to have Tim Tebow in Saturday's game against Kentucky with Florida leading, 31-7, late in the third quarter: "For where the game was, there was no need for Tim to be out of the game yet. It was just normal progress. Had he scored on that drive, I would have been critical had he come back in the game at that point. But I thought it was perfectly understandable that he was in the game."
Kyle Veazey, Clarion Ledger: Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen isn't second-guessing himself for calling a pass play only inches from the goal line in Saturday's loss against Louisiana State: "I get paid to coach, not to second guess. My job is to 'first guess.' I want to make sure that we're putting our players in position, the best position, to be successful on the first guess. A lot of other people, they get to second guess, and that's why they're in a position they're in and I'm in the position I'm in."
Mark Tupper, Decatur Herald-Review: There is not a single thing that Illinois is doing well right now. Nothing. It's not a good tackling team, special teams are very weak and it wouldn't take much imagination to see this season fishtail into the ditch.
Mike Baldwin, Oklahoman: Bob Stoops said no decision has been made on whether Sam Bradford or Landry Jones will start at quarterback when Oklahoma plays at Miami on Saturday night.
Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: Ohio State safety Kurt Coleman was suspended one game by the Big Ten for a helmet-to-helmet hit against Illinois.
John Werner, Waco Tribune-Herald: Big blow to Baylor, which has lost quarterback Robert Griffin for the season because of a right knee injury.
Paul Strelow, Columbia State: Backup quarterback Willy Korn refuted speculation of an impending transfer while also expressing disappointment that he has not appeared in two of four Clemson games as pledged.
Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times: Toss your preseason magazines in the recycle bin because it's time to reconsider just about everything. September put Phil Steele back on his heels and had Jeff Sagarin staggering.
Mike Hlas, Cedar Rapids Gazette: The return of The Hlist.
John Hendersion, Denver Post: The story of Tim Tebow's toughness gets a new chapter.
Vittorio Tafur, San Francisco Chronicle: Who had the worst weekend of all? Ball State coach Stan Parrish has now coached 32 games without a victory.
Eric Lacy, Detroit News: Former Michigan State coach George Perles on the 1-3 Spartans: "I don't see why we can't win the rest of our games this season."
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Minnesota senior defensive end Cedric McKinley and sophomore defensive back Tim Dandridge have each been suspended for the next two games because of a violation of team rules and policies.
Jay Drew, Salt Lake Tribune: The Mountain West Conference extended its agreement to send a team to the Poinsettia Bowl for at least the next five years.
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