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Trap games don't ensnare true contenders
Sporting News, The, Sept 20, 2004 by Matt Hayes
One positive for Memphis: I can almost guarantee UAB doesn't have a 280-pound offensive lineman set to steal the show. TSN
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* Don't panic, Nebraska fans. You have too much football savvy to want to pull the plug on new coach Bill Callahan after an embarrassing loss to Southern Miss. This team was recruited to run the option, not the West Coast offense. The day will come when everyone understands and embraces the system.
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* Need a goat at Michigan? Look no further than coach Lloyd Carr. You can't expect freshman quarterback Chad Henne to carry a team when the offense is limited to short routes and safe calls. That scheme took the team's playmakers--wideouts Braylon Edwards, Jason Avant and Steve Breaston---out of the game and made the offense predictable.
* There's room on the Boise State bandwagon. The talking heads tell you Fresno State and Utah will be the biggest banes for the BCS, but Boise has the easiest road to a BCS game. With Oregon State out of the way, BSU's toughest game is Fresno State in Boise. By then, quarterback Jared Zabransky will be an All-American candidate.
INSIDE DISH BY PETE FIUTAK of Collegefootballnews.com
Although Eric Bassey and Antonio Perkins are Oklahoma's starting cornerbacks, CB Chijioke Onyenegecha is on the verge of being a major factor. With the best combination of athleticism, size and speed in the Sooners' secondary, Onyenegecha was expected to be a starter before inconsistent play and a hamstring problem set him back in the offseason. He also left last week's game against Houston with an unspecified injury but is expected to play this weekend against Oregon. Coach Bob Stoops has been raving about Onyenegecha in recent practices, and Onyenegecha could end up starting if Perkins' banged-up ankle, which he re-injured in the opener against Bowling Green, turns into an ongoing problem.... Sophomore Drew Stanton's surgically repaired knee still is healing, keeping Michigan State's quarterback situation up in the air. Stanton, who served as backup to the departed Jeff Smoker last season, is coach John L. Smith's first choice for the starting job. But because of Stanton's knee and inexperience, no one knows if he'll be able to hold down the
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