Everything Oregon does looks awesome. Marcus Mariota’s new Heisman display looks awesome.
Good morning! Here’s your daily roundup of college football stuff.
Eight marble blocks, representing Mariota’s home state of Hawaii, and the trophy sitting in open air, rather than behind a glass case. So good.
References throughout to his acceptance speech and to his background, with illustrations by a Polynesian tattoo artist. So good.
“Frustrating, encouraging.” Florida’s got enough talent on defense alone to terrify anybody, previews Bill Connelly.
“When he was a baby, you had to use a two-liter bottle to feed him.” Parents of stud recruits have eight pieces of parenting advice for you.
BAD AZ. San Diego State suddenly might have the country’s greatest uniforms after putting the Aztec calendar on its helmets.
Who’s Oklahoma’s QB? A quick rundown of what to know about the Big 12’s most important position battle.
Ranking power conferences by quarterbacks. One Foot Down ranks the Big Ten ... third?
CROOTIN’:
- Notre Dame yanks quarterback Ian Book from Mike Leach’s Washington State.
- That Michigan State commit who allegedly had his offer pulled for visiting Ohio State? He’s committed to Ohio State.
- Cal gains a potential All-Name Teamer in offensive lineman Gentle Williams.
Longtime Big 12 powers Baylor and TCU have more NFL Draft talent than historic lightweights OU and Texas, just as things have always been.
Notre Dame loses three players: contributing running back Greg Bryant due to academics and two potential contributors due to career-ending injuries.
“We’re going to win every game.” The offseason is all about confidence, but UConn’s head coach has flabbergasting reservoirs of it.
Today in hilarious typos, Clemson put one on its field.
HARBOT. Michigan has some new virtual reality something-or-other. Players freaked out, but Jim Harbaugh went all Jim Harbaugh:
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