It took just one game for Texas coach Charlie Strong to make a change on offense.

Strong announced Tuesday night that wide receivers coach Jay Norvell will assume play calling duties moving forward, replacing quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson.

Norvell is in his first season at Texas after spending the previous seven seasons at Oklahoma. He did not call plays for the Sooners.

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Watson, Strong said, will remain on staff.

The move comes a few days after the Longhorns were blown out in their opener – a 38-3 road loss to Notre Dame. In that game, Texas managed to gain just 163 yards of total offense, including 60 rushing yards on 29 attempts – a 2.1-yard average. The passing game wasn’t much better with Texas quarterbacks completing 8-of-23 passes for 103 yards.

Strong said he was so upset after Saturday’s loss that he had to wait until Monday to speak with the rest of his staff.

“It bothers me when we play the way we do,” Strong said. “It bothers me when we're not productive, and it bothers me when we're not accountable as coaches, so it's hard for me to meet with guys. It's hard for me to talk. I don't talk to my own family, so I don't say nothing.”

Strong also maintained that the quarterback competition between Tyrone Swoopes and Jerrod Heard is ongoing. Swoopes started against Notre Dame.

In 2014, Strong’s first season as Texas head coach, the Longhorns ranked 110th in total offense and 106th in scoring offense.

Strong and the Longhorns hope to get things on track in Saturday’s home opener against Rice. 

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If you've seen the crazy Hail Mary that BYU executed in the final seconds Saturday to beat Nebraska, you've probably seen Terenn Houk.

Houk wasn't the quarterback on the play. That was Tanner Mangum, BYU's backup quarterback who is now the team's starter because of a season-ending injury to Taysom Hill. He wasn't the guy who caught the pass on the play either. Mitch Mathews caught the pass. Houk is the guy that did this:

The moment was of pure jubilation. But Houk told the Salt Lake City Tribune that he at first felt "so dumb" when he went and hugged linesman John Roggerman.

"At first, when I ran over to him, he looks at me like, 'what the heck is he doing.' Looked like he was kinda scared," Houk said, then demonstrated how Roggerman stiffened up. "I felt so dumb, to be honest with you, when that happened."

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No penalty was called on the play. And if there would have been a penalty for touching the official, it would not have wiped out the touchdown. It happened after the play was over. And Houk said he's embracing the moment now. He's not feeling ashamed about it at all.

Houk also called the play a dream come true.

"It was everything you ever dream of as a football player," Houk said. "Being there, and just our little section of fans just erupted. It was awesome, and then of course, [BYU coach] Bronco [Mendenhall] goes to his go-to [fist pump] and he's running around and I was like, 'who is that? That's Bronco.' And everybody just was so happy. It was awesome."

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BYU doesn't have much time to revel in the win. While the play will live on as one of the best plays of the 2015 season -- unless the season turns out to be insanely wacky -- the Cougars host Boise State in Week 2.

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If you had a ticket to LSU's game against McNeese State on Saturday, you're getting your money back.

The game was called because of thunderstorms. The teams were only able to play 10 plays before the game was officially canceled just after 10:30 p.m. CT following a near four-hour delay for lightning and rain.

“Since this is a nearly unprecedented situation, we have had to thoroughly explore our options in addressing the matter of ticket refunds,” LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said in a statement. “In the end, we believe that issuing the refund is quite simply the right thing to do in this case. We have a plan in place that fairly reimburses fans who purchased tickets through our ticket office.”

According to LSU, it's the first time a Tiger game has been canceled since 1918 when the season was canceled for World War I. Per LSU's site, tickets for the game were $35 and $25 for season-ticket holders and $11 and $4 for students.

McNeese State got $500,000 for the game, an amount that the school will still get despite the cancellation. The refunds, the game guarantee and other expenses mean that LSU is going to lose millions on the game it otherwise would have pocketed. Per the Baton Rouge Advocate, LSU is expected to have a cost anywhere between $1.2 and $3.2 million.

Alleva told the Advocate that the school has insurance for cancellations, however he wasn't sure how the partial playing of the game would impact any insurance coverage. The game was called with 10:08 left in the first quarter.

“One of my staff members made the analogy (Tuesday) that if you go to the movies and after 10 minutes the power went out, you’d probably get your money back or a token to come to another movie,” Alleva told the Advocate. “Well, I don’t have a token to give. I’ve got a great ticket manager, Brian Broussard, and he went through this with (Hurricane) Katrina. His recommendation was to credit everyone.”

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Oklahoma has been no stranger to SEC teams in recent memory. The Sooners beat Alabama at the end of the 2013 season in the Sugar Bowl and convincingly beat Tennessee at home in 2014.

The return game of the home-and-home series with the Volunteers is Saturday as the Sooners travel to Knoxville. Tennessee is one of a record 10 SEC teams in the AP top 25 this week and LB Eric Striker would like to help bring the conference back down to earth.

"Yeah, man, I don’t know why people blow gas up their ass all the time," Striker said when he was asked if he gets "jacked up" for the SEC via the Tulsa World. "I don’t understand why, you know what I mean? It sucks. Who is it?”

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College football fans know that the SEC hasn't won the last two national championships. But college football fans also know that the SEC – well, Alabama, Auburn, Florida and LSU – won the seven championships prior to 2013. The reputation the SEC has garnered over the past 10 years in college football is deserved, even if it has been overinflated.

Here's the rest of the exchange between Striker and reporters.

Some playful banter followed, and then...

Striker: “That’s a couple teams. I look forward to it. Because I like to prove people wrong. I love that. You say this about your opponent. They got this, they got that. But what you don’t understand is you’ve gotta get it done between the lines. That’s all that matters. Who’s the better team when the whistle blows in between the lines? That’s all I care about. It’s kind of funny to hear them talk about that...

“I hope SEC players don’t let it go their heads. Because this is how you get beat. I look forward to it. Gas ‘em up. Bring ‘em back down to earth.”

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Perhaps Striker knows something about being brought down to Earth based off Oklahoma's 2014 season. Because of that Alabama win, Oklahoma was considered a top team heading into 2014. Instead, the Sooners finished 8-5 and were shellacked by Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

But let's not read too much into Striker's talk about the SEC. The quotable captain is trying to get his team prepared for Saturday's game, even at the risk of bulletin board material in the Tennessee locker room. If Oklahoma wins, he can crow about his team's performance and celebrate the fact that his (higher ranked) team visited the No. 25 team and knocked it out of the polls.

And if Tennessee wins, well, Striker won't be living his comments down anytime soon by Tennessee faithful. Even if an SEC team other than the Vols ends up winning the College Football Playoff.

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Western Kentucky linebacker Der'Quione Mobley was arrested Monday night by campus police and charged with drug trafficking within 1,000 feet of the school.

According to the Bowling Green Daily News, police were called after someone complained that people were smoking pot near an on-campus dorm.

Per police, Mobley's bag had 1.25 ounces of marijuana. The other person had 1.14 ounces of marijuana in a bag. They also reportedly had a digital scale, plastic bags and $325 in cash.

While you may feel that an arrest for marijuana possession given the small amounts is a heavy punishment, you can't argue that it's not the smartest decision in the world to be allegedly smoking marijuana near a dorm when you know it's illegal to do so.

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New quarterbacks were under the spotlight in the first week of the 2015 college football season. UCLA’s Josh Rosen stole the spotlight with 351 yards against Virginia, as the true freshman garnered one of the top performances by a quarterback in Week 1. But the success of new signal-callers wasn’t limited to true freshman, as transfers Vernon Adams (Oregon), Everett Golson (Florida State) and Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) shined in their debut with new teams.

With the influx of new starters across the nation, Athlon set out to rank the debuts for the quarterbacks. An important note: We only considered freshmen in their first game, transfers or quarterbacks that had only one start at their current school for this ranking. Quarterbacks like Jeremy Johnson, Skyler Howard, Patrick Mahomes, Mike Bercovici and Deshaun Watson had too many starts to be considered for this list.

1. Josh Rosen, UCLA

It’s not often the performance matches the hype when it comes to freshman quarterbacks in their first start. However, Rosen met and exceeded a lot of expectations on Saturday. In a 34-16 win over Virginia, the true freshman completed 28 of 35 passes for 351 yards and three scores.

Related: 5 Teams That Quietly Impressed in Week 1

2. Malik Zaire, Notre Dame

Zaire entered the 2015 season with one start under his belt (Music City Bowl) and high expectations. After edging Everett Golson for the starting job in the spring, Zaire continued his breakout season with a sharp performance in the opener against Texas. He completed 19 of 22 throws for 313 yards and three scores and rushed for 16 yards. Additionally, five of Zaire’s completions went at least 20 yards or more.

3. Seth Russell, Baylor 

New quarterback, same story on offense for Baylor. The Bears scored 56 points against SMU, set a school record with 10.5 yards per play average and recorded seven plays of 40 yards or more. Russell completed 15 of 30 passes for 376 yards and five scores and added 59 yards and one touchdown on the ground.

Related: 10 Amazing Stats to Know from Week 1

4. Vernon Adams, Oregon

Against his former team (Eastern Washington), Adams showed why he’s one of the impact transfers for 2015. The senior completed 19 of 25 passes for 246 yards and two scores and ranked second on the team with 94 rushing yards. Adams aced his first test. But the hard part comes up on Saturday, as the Ducks travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State.

5. Everett Golson, Florida State

Golson’s first game at Florida State started with a weather delay, followed by a slow start in the first half. The Notre Dame transfer was eased into the offense by coach Jimbo Fisher and completed 7 of 9 passes for 74 yards through the first two quarters. But Golson finished strong, throwing for 302 yards and four touchdowns on 19 completions. Golson also connected on five passing plays of 20 yards or more and two of 30 yards or more. 

6. Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech 

Driskel was a big-time recruit but never managed to have consistent success at Florida. With one year of eligibility left, Driskel transferred for an opportunity to start at Louisiana Tech and the early reviews are positive. The senior passed for 274 yards and four scores in an efficient 12 of 15 performance against Southern. He also added one rushing score and 15 yards on three attempts. 

Related: Week 1 of the 2015 CFB Season Taught us Nothing

7. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 

Oklahoma’s offense started slow in the first half against Akron, but Mayfield and new coordinator Lincoln Riley eventually got on track. Mayfield – a Texas Tech transfer – completed 23 of 33 passes for 388 yards and three scores. The junior was sharp in his opener, but the going gets tougher on Saturday against Tennessee. 

8. Clayton Thorson, Northwestern

Thorson’s numbers aren’t quite as impressive as some of the other names on this list, but the redshirt freshman was going against a stingy Stanford defense and delivered a solid all-around performance. Thorson completed 12 of 24 passes for 105 yards and rushed for 68 on eight attempts, including a 42-yard score in the first half that gave Northwestern the lead for good against the Cardinal.

9. Lamar Jackson, Louisville

Electric. That’s the easiest way to describe Jackson after his impressive debut against Auburn. The true freshman completed 9 of 20 passes for 100 yards and added 106 rushing yards and a score on 16 carries. Jackson’s mobility is a huge asset with Louisville revamping its offensive line, and the true freshman has already supplanted Reggie Bonnafon as the team’s starter for Week 2.

Related: Should Auburn Fans Worry About Jeremy Johnson?

10. Jake Coker, Alabama

Alabama’s quarterback battle took a few twists and turns, but the post-spring favorite – Coker – eventually took the first snap against Wisconsin. The defense and rushing attack is always going to lead the way for the Crimson Tide, so Coker doesn’t have to carry the offense. However, Coker was steady in his first start for Alabama, completing 15 of 21 passes for 213 yards and one score.

11. Chad Kelly, Ole Miss

Kelly is the x-factor for Ole Miss if it wants to contend in the SEC West this season. The junior college product (and former Clemson passer) started his career in Oxford on a high note in Week 1, throwing for 211 yards and two scores on nine completions. Also, two of Kelly’s completions went for 50 yards or more.

12. Max Wittek, Hawaii 

Wittek completed only 19 of 38 passes in the opener, but he threw for three scores and was a key cog in Hawaii’s 28-20 upset over Colorado. The USC transfer should give the Rainbow Warriors a good shot to get bowl eligible in 2015.

13. Thomas Sirk, Duke 

Duke coach David Cutcliffe is known as one of the best quarterback gurus in college football, and his next pupil (Sirk) was solid in his debut against Tulane. The junior completed 27 of 40 passes for 289 yards and two scores and added 68 rushing yards on 15 carries. Sirk is primed for a breakout year for the Blue Devils.

14. Tanner Mangum, BYU 

Mangum’s numbers weren’t as impressive as some of the other quarterbacks on this list, but the Idaho native delivered in the clutch for the Cougars. With BYU trailing 28-27, Mangum connected with Mitch Mathews for a 42-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to upset the Cornhuskers in Lincoln. With Taysom Hill out for the rest of the year, Mangum – a four-star recruit – should be a solid fill-in for BYU.

Related: Meet Tanner Mangum: BYU's New Quarterback

15. Nick Stevens, Colorado State 

The competition – Savannah State – wasn’t overly difficult, but Stevens was sharp in Saturday’s 65-13 win. In coach Mike Bobo’s first game with the Rams, Stevens completed 20 of 28 passes for 289 yards and five scores. He will face a tougher test in Week 2 with Minnesota visiting Fort Collins on Saturday.

Other Debuts Considered: C.J. Beathard, Iowa; Ahmad Bradshaw, Army West Point; Brent Stockstill, MTSU; Greyson Lambert, Georgia; Will Grier, Florida; Garrett Smith, ULM; Tyler Stewart, Nevada; Kyler Murray, Texas A&M; Quinton Flowers, USF; Jake Rudock, Michigan; Eric Dungey, Syracuse; Bryant Shirreffs, UConn; Blake Bogenschutz, UTSA; Drew Lock, Missouri; Cody Clements, South Alabama; Brooks Haack, ULL; Cameron Coffman, Wyoming; Seth Collins, Oregon State, Jake Browning, Washington, Ryan Finley, Boise State; Nate Romine, AFA, Kenny Potter, SJSU; Darius Wade, Boston College; Laviano/Rettig, Rutgers; Michael Birdsong, Marshall; Joe Hubener, Kansas State; Shuler Bentley, ODU

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Tennessee defensive tackle Danny O’Brien has been suspended for Saturday’s game against Oklahoma, coach Butch Jones announced Wednesday.

Jones said O’Brien had violated team rules but would not specify the violation. He also didn’t say how long O’Brien would be out.

O’Brien, who started all but one of the Vols games in 2014, had two tackles, including one sack, against Bowling Green in the season opener.

Owen Williams likely will start in O’Brien’s place with true freshmen Kahlil McKenzie and Shy Tuttle also getting snaps. Tuttle played during the first half against Bowling Green.

"The two youngsters need to step up," Jones said. "It's a great opportunity for them. We're going to have some youth served there, so to speak, but it's an opportunity for them.”

This is the second major suspension of the year for Tennessee. Star receiver Pig Howard missed Saturday’s opener for a violation of team rules, though Jones said he would be back for Saturday’s game against the Sooners.

"It's disappointing," Jones said. "Any time you have to do that, it's like disciplining your own kids. You hate to do it, but you have to do it.

"We have standards and expectations in our football program, and everything is based on choices. There's consequences for your actions, and we're never going to short-change that. We're never going to take a backseat to that.

"You look at these and you say, 'Are they bad choices, or is it bad character?' I think it's been bad choices. We have very good character in our football program."

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West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen his calling for his FBS brethren to stop scheduling FCS schools.

Holgorsen on Tuesday said West Virginia would not be scheduling FCS opponents on future schedules and he wants other FBS teams to follow the Mountaineers’ lead.

"We are one of the only teams in the country that are scheduling two Power 5 schools in the future," Holgorsen said. "If you look at our future schedules, we are scheduling them. I wish that everybody else would do the same thing.

"If we are scheduling two Power 5 schools and a non-Power 5 school, then I wish everyone else would, too, as opposed to what some of the other schools are doing by scheduling an FCS school or two FCS schools and two other non-Power 5 schools. You can figure out who I'm talking about."

West Virginia plays FCS Liberty this weekend and Youngstown State is on the schedule in 2016. However, Holgorsen said those games were scheduled prior to his arrival in 2011. There are no plans to add FCS schools to future schedules.

The Big Ten already has outlawed FCS games from its schedules starting in 2016 and other conferences have kicked around a similar mandate though none have instituted it.

The vast majority of those FBS-FCS matchups end up lopsided affairs that are used to pad the schedule and give backups and younger players much-needed game experience. But they don’t add to strength of schedule or draw much fan interest.

And those games often give FBS teams more credit than they probably deserve.

"Don't get me wrong," Holgorsen said. "I can't blame our schedule-makers for doing what everyone else in the country does — and I know these matchups are huge paydays for these little schools — but these games count as wins for the FBS schools."

To the FCS’ credit, its schools did pull off four upsets this past weekend, including two wins against Power Five programs (Washington State and Kansas). And there are the classic examples of Appalachian State knocking off Michigan and North Dakota State beating Kansas State.

But in general Holgorsen has a point that the best conferences in college football should be playing the best schedules and not just out to pad their stats.

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Bret Bielema is not a fan of the Big Ten.

Despite spending 18 years in the conference in various coaching positions, including seven seasons as the head coach at Wisconsin, Bielema, now the coach at Arkansas, is taking issue with Big Ten scheduling.

"I spent a lot of time in that other conference," Bielema said of the Big Ten during the SEC teleconference Wednesday. "Ohio State's ranked No. 1 and they have one game remaining on their schedule that has anybody ranked right now — Michigan State. We're going to play eight straight opponents that are ranked."

Arkansas does play eight ranked teams (not straight, but whatever) thanks to the fact that the SEC has a record 10 teams ranked in this week’s Associated Press poll. But that’s today. That number could decrease (or perhaps increase) as the season moves on. Similarly, the Big Ten could have more teams in the rankings as well.

Still, Bielema does have a point about Ohio State’s lackluster scheduling. Last Monday’s game against Virginia Tech is the only Power Five team on the Buckeyes’ nonconference schedule and as of right now they won’t face a ranked opponent until late November.

Bielema said strength of schedule should provide an interesting argument for the College Football Playoff committee, which doesn’t start releasing its rankings until later in the year.

"Jeff Long and his committee has a huge task in front of them because if you truly do put a weight on strength of schedule, to get through this conference, everybody can make a joke about it but it's truly unprecedented what every team in this league can bring," Bielema said. "If anybody tries to argue with it, they're completely nonsense. It's a whole other level when it comes to competitive nature and balance."

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It's nice to go back to a job on television when your professional athletic career doesn't work out, isn't it?

Former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is returning to his analyst position on the SEC Network for the second week of the college football season. Tebow was recently cut by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was competing with Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley for the Eagles' quarterback positions.

The 2007 Heisman winner's return to the SEC Network is not a surprise. ESPN had said it would be willing to accommodate any professional desires Tebow had. Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy, who briefly played in the NFL, joined the show in Tebow's absence and the network said he would continue to be a part of the show.

"Tim quickly developed into an excellent analyst last year, and we were not shy about acknowledging his home at ESPN should he be available to return," ESPN vice president John Wildhack said in a statement.

Tebow improved over the course of 2014 – his first full season on TV – as an analyst and has a bright future with ESPN even if he continues to balance the dream of playing professionally with his television work. It's easy to see him working more games as an analyst if he wants.

Before going to training camp with the Eagles, Tebow last was with the New England Patriots, who cut him in August 2013 after he signed with them in June. He played in 35 games with 14 starts over the course 2010-2012 with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets.

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No Alabama superfan's life is complete without the Nick Saban van.

Yes, there's a Nick Saban van – complete with his name stitched into the headrests. It's a Mercedes-Benz too. And it's got a price tag that's higher than a lot of Alabama houses.

Here are the specs of the vehicle via Al.com. The reason the Alabama coach has a Mercedes van is because he co-owns Mercedes-Benz of Birmingham.

The nine-passenger luxury van is decked out with three TVs, high-tech audio and video systems and a cooler. Other premium touches include hardwood flooring, high-grain leather and massage chairs.

Priced at $200,000, the new vehicle was designed with tailgating, corporate entertaining and family travel in mind. It's a limited edition series, with 15 to be produced for the 2015-2016 college football season.

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Unfortunately, Saban didn't design the vehicle; it was designed via a collaboration between a custom design group and the dealership.. And he also unfortunately didn't cite the "process" when referencing the van's completion.

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"There's a standard that we want to do things to," Saban said at an event showing off the van Wednesday night "After looking at what they produced, I'm extremely pleased and proud and happy."

Saban's son, who works at the dealership, said his dad did review colors and specs on the van. When you pass someone on the highway, the van plays an automated voice that says "You are now entering Lane Kiffin mode."

OK, that sentence is a lie. Here are some real features of the van, which we'll gladly volunteer to test drive to a college football game sometime this fall.

Built on a Mercedes-Benz 3500 Sprinter chassis, the vehicle has conference-style seating for up to seven people in the mid cabin and two in the cockpit. There are recliner-styled heated and air-cooled seats with integrated power massage.

The audio and video entertainment systems include two 40-inch LED TVs, as well as a Samsung 4K UHD 48-inch curved LED TV media system located at the rear of the vehicle.

Among the other features are an audiophile quality home theater processor and receiver, mobile DirecTV satellite system and LED accent lighting throughout the cabin.

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It’s only Week 2, but TCU is already scrambling to fill holes on defense.

Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson announced Wednesday that starting linebacker Mike Freeze, a true freshman, is taking a “personal leave of absence.” Patterson said he’s unsure how long Freeze will be away from the team.

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

“I have no idea,” said Patterson, who learned of Freeze’s decision Tuesday. “Personal reasons.”

Asked how long the leave lasts, Patterson said, “I don’t know. Maybe forever.”

The move, though, is not related to discipline, Patterson said.

“I had nothing to do with it,” Patterson said. “It was personal. It wasn’t me.”

Asked if the news surprised him, Patterson said, “What do you think?”

The news of Freeze’s absence comes just a day after Patterson announced that junior Sammy Douglas – the team’s other starting linebacker – is out for the season.

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The Horned Frogs are also without defensive end James McFarland and defensive tackle Davion Pierson – both starters – for the foreseeable future. McFarland broke a toe when he “stepped on a sprinkler head,” Patterson said, and could miss the season. He has surgery scheduled for next week. Patterson has not offered specifics on Pierson’s injury.

“Some days, some years, it all goes according to plan. And some years it doesn’t,” Patterson said of the barrage of injuries. “They pay me to make sure whatever it does, I do what I’m supposed to do.”

With the injuries piling up, Patterson told reporters that fullback Paul Whitmill and safeties Montrel Wilson (who has been practicing with the first-team defense) and Travin Howard have all moved to linebacker.

Freshmen L.J. Collier, Breylin Mitchell and Tipa Galea’i will also see some snaps on the defensive line Saturday against Stephen F. Austin, Patterson said.

“We’ll be fine,” Patterson said. “I don’t know if we have depth. We’re going to find out. Right now, there’s nowhere that’s real deep. The guys, they’ll practice and we’ll do it. They’ve got 11 ballgames.”

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The BYU locker room following the Cougars' win over Nebraska wasn't as cheery as its on-field celebration.

The locker room celebration became somber when the team saw quarterback Taysom Hill, who had been injured earlier in the game. Tests showed Hill had suffered a Lisfranc injury to his right foot during the game and he would have to miss the rest of the season.

It's an emotional video; you can see how it's hit the team that Hill's career is over.

The season-ending injury is the third one Hill has suffered in his career. He had a knee injury as a freshman and suffered a gruesome left-leg fracture that ended his season prematurely in 2014. As a senior, 2015 was set to be his last hurrah at BYU. And while he was a vital contributor to a surprise win – he had over 300 total yards and three touchdowns – he wasn't on the field for BYU's final play.

Coach Bronco Mendenhall, who gives Hill the game ball in the video above, said after the game that there's no player he's coached he respects more than Hill.

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Welcome back to the Dr. Saturday Podcast! Once again, Graham Watson and Nick Bromberg are talking weekly about whatever's happening in college football. Join us for our second edition of the 2015 season, where we discuss:

• Ohio State. They're good.

• Is Cardale Jones starting for QB the right decision?

• Buy or sell: FCS teams going bye bye, LA's most-hyped QB, and did Texas panic?

• Make bold predictions for the weekend.

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Pace University defensive lineman Tyler Owens has been suspended from the team as the university investigates a photo he allegedly took while dressed in a Confederate flag hat and shirt.

The photo appears to be from Snapchat and has the caption "The grand wizard" which is the name of the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Owens is also allegedly making the Nazi salute. A Confederate flag hangs in the background.

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Owens is a team captain for the Division II school and had 64 tackles and six blocked kicks in 2014 as a junior.

From Lohud.com:

In an email to the Pace community, President Steven J. Friedman said the player — who is unnamed in the statement — has been stripped of his captain's role and "will not participate in University football activities pending the outcome" of a university investigation.

Friedman also wrote: "The photograph is highly offensive and contrary to the values of diversity, inclusiveness, and embracing the ethnic and cultural differences among students, faculty, and staff that are deeply held at Pace University and its Athletics Department.That is especially true at this time when states throughout the country are recognizing the symbolic offensiveness of displaying the Confederate flag and the importance of accepting those with different backgrounds is being sorely tested by the refugee crisis in Europe."

You can view the entire statement here.

It's currently unclear how old the photo is. A report said the photo was three years old. However, according to the Pace Chronicle, a group of African-American students who sent the paper the picture said they received it recently via the social media app. In an email to the Chronicle, the students said they wished to remain anonymous (The picture on the right is via the Chronicle).

Owens' ex-girlfriend has also denied she had anything to do with the leaking of the image. A former football player had told the Chronicle she was rumored to have something to do with the release of the image.

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“I would never do something like this to [Owens] or his team,” MacDougall said. “I would never sabotage anyone’s future or their team this way. I had nothing to do with it and from what the news is saying the picture was taken a couple of years ago, when I did not know Owens.”

She declined comment to the Chronicle when asked if he had "displayed any racist or anti-Semitic tendencies during their relationship."

Earlier this year, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier supported the state's move to take the Confederate flag down from the capitol grounds in the aftermath of the murder of nine members of the Emanuel AME church in Charleston. The team is also wearing decals on its helmets for the entirety of the 2015 season to memorialize the people killed. Suspect Dylann Roof has been indicted on 33 charges, including hate crimes.

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Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz is happy to have Florida quarterback transfer Jeff Driskel on his team.

Driskel had an up-and-down career in Gainesville and Holtz thinks he took too much of the blame for the program’s recent bout with mediocrity.

“I think down at Florida, it got very toxic for him. He became the scapegoat,” Holtz said per The News Star. “He became the guy that was tied to losing at Florida as a fan base that does not take very well to losing. It really became a negative situation, which is unfortunate because he’s such a great Christian young man with such great values who is a leader.”

Holtz said the La. Tech fan base has really embraced Driskel, something he wasn’t quite used to at Florida.

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Driskel was Rivals.com’s top-rated pro-style quarterback in the 2011 recruiting class and quickly moved into the starting lineup at Florida. He led the Gators to 11 wins and a Sugar Bowl appearance in 2012, but went down with a broken leg in 2013, forcing him to take a medical redshirt.

Driskel came back as the Gators’ quarterback in 2014, but underperformed and faced criticism from Florida fans (even Emmitt Smith got in on it) as the Will Muschamp era came to an end. He threw for only 1,140 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2014 and was replaced as starter by true freshman Treon Harris.

After the season ended and Muschamp was fired, Driskel moved on to La. Tech and was named the team’s starting quarterback over the summer.

Holtz said football is fun for Driskel again now that he’s moved on to a new school.

From the News Star:

As for the fun part, Holtz noticed that against Southern. Holtz noted after one of Tech's touchdowns how Driskel came off the field with his eyes "real big," looked at Holtz and said "we got some playmakers!"

"There are some guys that are really helping him, and I don't know how much he got that when he was at Florida," Holtz said Tuesday. "I don't know how much he had the help around that he has here right now."

Holtz also recounted a story of when Driskel and his family realized Louisiana Tech was the place to finish his career.

One sticking point with Driskel and his family seemed to be how Holtz consoled former quarterback Cody Sokol after a crucial interception late in a loss to Marshall for the Conference USA title. Instead of barking at his quarterback after Sokol threw a pick with Tech trailing 26-23 and less than two minutes left on the clock, Holtz put his arm around Sokol for support. Driskel saw that on TV and knew he wanted to play for Holtz.

"It's certainly not what I wanted to say to him at the time when I went over to put my arm around him," Holtz joked. "You certainly can't condemn a young man because he made a mistake.

"There's time when the young man needs a pat on the back and there's sometimes where they need a kick in the seat to get them going and get them motivated."

Driskel’s Louisiana Tech career got off to a great start last Saturday against Southern. He completed 12-of-15 passes for 274 yards and four touchdowns. He also added a score on the ground in the 62-15 home win.

Next on the agenda for Driskel and the Bulldogs is Thursday night’s road game at Western Kentucky.

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Charlie Weis has a regret about the composition of his assistant coaching staff at Notre Dame.

Weis told the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Tuesday that his Notre Dame teams weren't as successful as they could have been because he had too many assistants that wanted to use their jobs as a step for bigger ones.

Really. From ArkansasOnline.com:

Weis said his struggles at Notre Dame could be traced to the composition of his coaching staff. Three of his assistants -- Michael Haywood (Miami, Ohio), Rob Ianello (Akron) and Brian Polian (Nevada) -- eventually left to run their own programs.

"I hired too many people that wanted to use the school as a steppingstone for a head coaching job," Weis said.

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Weis was 35-27 at Notre Dame. He had success in his first two years with the school, going 19-6. But then the wheels fell off. He was 16-21 over the next three seasons.

His reasoning about his assistant coaches is, well, a tad ridiculous. A lot of people, not just coaches, want to succeed at their current positions to move up on their career ladders. You can't blame assistant coaches for wanting to have better jobs eventually.

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And if that was the reason for his struggles at Notre Dame, it stands to reason that he would have had a modicum of success at Kansas, right? After spending 2010 and 2011 as an assistant coach with the Kansas City Chiefs and Florida Gators – yes we're not forgetting that Weis made the step up a second time from assistant coach to head coach – he went 6-22 at Kansas before he was fired four games in to the 2014 season. He's still making money from both Notre Dame and Kansas via the buyouts in his contracts.

Sorry Charlie, we're not buying this one. Unless you're saying in a roundabout way that your assistants were too much like yourself in wanting to move from assistant coaching jobs to head coaching jobs. That's a theory at least worth considering.

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Nearly a year after Chad Carr – the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr – was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, the 4-year-old will participate in the coin toss in Saturday’s UM home opener against Oregon State.

According to the Detroit Free-Press, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh called former UM quarterback Jason Carr (Chad’s father and Lloyd’s son) earlier this week to ask if Chad would help. Now the entire family will be on the field ahead of Harbaugh’s home debut as UM head coach.

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Upon his Sept. 23, 2014 diagnosis, doctors said Chad had somewhere around nine to 12 months to live. Saturday's game will be a part of a month-long celebration for Chad's upcoming fifth birthday on Sept. 26.

From the Free-Press:

Sept. 23 will mark one year since Chad Carr was diagnosed with DIPG, an inoperable brain tumor, with doctors telling Chad's parents, Jason and Tammi Carr, that Chad probably had nine to 12 months to live.

That 12-month date is fast approaching, which has the Carrs torn.

"I wish I could explain time to people," Tammi Carr said about their process. "You want it to speed up, you want it to slow down. To speed up so you can get over the hump, to slow down so it doesn't go too fast, because you don't want it to go. It's so weird."

Chad has been participating in some experimental treatments and was unable to walk for a brief period. However, now the family says he’s back on his feet and playing with his brothers.

He was healthy enough to spend the summer embracing his family vacations -- "we tried to make as many memories as we could," Tammi said -- despite the limitations.

"He doesn't complain about it; he just changes what he does to make it work," Tammi said. "It's pretty amazing. At one point, it got worse and he couldn't play, so he just said, 'I need help.'"

As Tammi said, after a year, visiting doctors and being tested is simply his new normal. As difficult as it is for his parents, family and friends, he has adapted, offering some peace in storm.

After Chad’s diagnosis, the Carr family started the #ChadTough foundation to fund research for DIPG (Chad’s official diagnosis) and other pediatric brain tumors. The foundation will hold the second “Run Tough for the ChadTough Foundation” event on Oct. 3.

The event, which features 10k, 5k and one-mile runs, takes place at Saline (Mich.) Harvest Elementary. It featured 500 participants last year and the family hopes that total doubles this year. 

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Will Grier, not Treon Harris, will start at quarterback for Florida on Saturday, the program announced.

Harris started in the Gators opener against New Mexico State last weekend, but Grier also saw extensive playing time. Head coach Jim McElwain said Thursday that both will play again Saturday against East Carolina.

Both quarterbacks played well in Saturday’s win. Grier, a redshirt freshman, completed 16-of-18 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns while Harris, a sophomore, threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-19 throwing.

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Harris started six games for the Gators in 2014 and threw for 1,019 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions. He also rushed for 338 yards and three scores.

Because Grier will start on Saturday doesn’t mean the quarterback competition has been settled. McElwain said after Saturday’s win that both need “to get a ton better.”

After Harris started, Grier played the second and third quarters against NMSU before Harris re-entered late in the game. A similar rotation could be in the cards against East Carolina.

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Notre Dame president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, said if college football turns into a model where athletes are treated like employees, the Irish would start its own league.

In an interview with The New York Times, Jenkins said he doesn’t oppose student-athletes making more money in terms of scholarship stipends, but he draws the line when the amateur model becomes one of a semiprofessional league.

“Our relationship to these young people is to educate them, to help them grow,” Father Jenkins told The Times. “Not to be their agent for financial gain.”

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And if that somehow comes to pass, [Father Jenkins] says, Notre Dame will leave the profitable industrial complex that is elite college football, boosters be damned, and explore the creation of a conference with like-minded universities.

That’s right: Notre Dame would take its 23.9-karat-gold-flecked football helmets and play elsewhere.

“Perhaps institutions will make decisions about where they want to go — a semipro model or a different, more educational model — and I welcome that,” Father Jenkins says. “I wouldn’t consider that a bad outcome, and I think there would be schools that would do that.”

Father Jenkins said that even without the big-name opponents, Notre Dame football would continue to be one of the most well-known brands in the game. It would just do it on its terms.

Father Jenkins contends that the Notre Dame education — and the massive network of alumni (prestigious and otherwise) joined after graduation — is more than enough compensation for what a student-athlete gives to the university.

“I’d say that education is more valuable than however much money we might give you,” Father Jenkins told The Times. “So focus on that. We’re going to do everything we can to help you be successful in getting that education.”

Obviously, paying players has been a major topic of discussion for the past couple years. To quiet the crowd, schools in the Power Five conferences — and others in the FBS and FCS — have introduced cost of attendance scholarships, which provide an extra stipend for various expenses outside of the traditional tuition, books, room and board. Notre Dame has embraced the cost of attendance stipend, but that’s where Father Jenkins said Notre Dame’s payment to student-athletes would end.

Father Jenkins contends that even if the school was to cease participating in big-name football because of its moral opposition to treating players like employees, he said he doesn’t think the financial giving to the school would cease.

“If tomorrow you told me, you just can’t do what you want to do in athletics and you’re going to have to shut it down, and we would have club sports, something like that — I don’t think it would significantly impact the revenue,” Father Jenkins told The Times.

“Would someone who was going to give a gift to Notre Dame for a chair in philosophy or physics not give it if we did without football? I don’t think so.

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