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Bowletin Insider Games of the Week Weekly Polls page 2 Big Ten Game of the Week: Nebraska at Michigan Saturday, 12:30 p.m. pt/3:30 p.m. et (ABC) TV Schedule In an attempt to stay relevant in the Legends division race, Michigan travels to Lincoln to page 3 take on Nebraska. The Wolverines have lost two out of their last three in heart-breaking fashion, a triple-overtime heartbreaker to Penn State and a defeat to in-state rival Mich- igan State last week. Nebraska looked to be headed to back-to-back losses last week following its surprise loss to Minnesota in week 9. But a Hail Mary from a third-string Weekly News saved the Huskers from another shocking “L” to Northwestern. Both teams page 4 come into the game at 6-2 and the winner will stay in the hunt behind Michigan State and takeover second place in the Legends division. Nebraska is expected to be without starting quarterback Taylor Martinez, who has dealt with a myriad of injuries and missed This Week in the four games this year. Michigan starting quarterback Devin Gardiner will play, but likely Big Ten/Pac-12 won’t last long if he is sacked seven times like he was last week against Michigan State. Bowl Predictions page 5 Pac-12 Game of the Week: Oregon at Stanford Thursday, 6 p.m. pt/9 p.m. et (ESPN)

Football is a funny game. Historically, it has been played with hard-nosed, three yards What 2 Watch 4 and a cloud of dust running of the football, maximizing time of possession. But there Who’s Trending? has been a new trend of no huddle, play fast and score as many points as possible in page 6 football. Stanford epitomizes the old style, physical brand of football and has been to a BCS bowl the last three years. Oregon was on the forefront of this new style of foot- , appearing in four straight BCS bowl games. The Cardinal spoiled the Ducks’ 2012 Football 101 campaign, giving Oregon its only loss of the year and bumping the Ducks from the Rose Game. This year looks eerily similar to 2012. Stanford comes in with one loss Fun Fact in conference, while undefeated Oregon looks to be in the driver’s seat in the Pac-12. page 7 Could we have a repeat of last year or will the Ducks get revenge? This is one of the most anticipated games of the year and it appears that it will live up to expectations. All-Century National Game of the Week: Oklahoma at Baylor Nominees Thursday, 4:30 p.m. pt/7:30 p.m. et (Fox Sports 1) page 8 Baylor has been this year’s biggest surprise, leading the nation in , passing offense and scoring, but is also sixth in defensive points against, giving up just 15.9 Social Media points per game. Oklahoma has been the class of the Big 12 over the past few years, Central winning five of the last seven conference championships. Baylor has played what can be page 9 called a less than challenging schedule so far this year, but will face ranked opponents in its next three games, the first of which is Oklahoma. The Sooners have beaten ranked opponents like Texas Tech and Notre Dame, but lost their rivalry game against Texas. This News and Notes matchup will surely have an impact on the Big 12 championship run, and it’s the ground page 10 game that will determine the winner. If Baylor can get running back Lache Seastrunk, who averages 9.1 yards per carry, running hill, it’s unlikely Oklahoma can keep up. But if the Sooners read option run game with 6’6”, 252 pound quarterback Blake Bell, Oklahoma will be able to keep the ball away from Baylor and its high scoring offense.

1 Weekly Polls

The BCS computer rankings have started their yearly differentiation from the human polls. Oregon was jumped by Florida State in this week’s BCS Poll, despite the Ducks being No. 2 in both the Coaches and Harris Polls. Undefeated Baylor comes into its week 11 matchup with Oklahoma at No. 5 in the human polls, but one-loss Stanford has jumped the Bears in the BCS Poll. Meanwhile, BCS busters Northern Il- linois and Fresno State are appreciating the computer rankings, which find them both higher in the BCS polls than either of the human polls. Michigan was the only team to fall from the rankings this week, while Texas Tech and Miami fell dramatically following their week 10 losses. The BCS picture will clear up this week, with No. 3 Oregon playing No. 5 Stanford in Palo Alto and No. 6 Baylor hosting No. 10 Oklahoma.

USA Today Coaches Harris BCS

1. Alabama (54) 1. Alabama (95) 1. Alabama 2. Oregon (5) 2. Oregon (8) 2. Florida State W 3. Florida State (3) 3. Florida State (2) 3. Oregon 4. Ohio State 4. Ohio State 4. Ohio State 5. Baylor 5. Baylor 5. Stanford 6. Stanford 6. Stanford 6. Baylor 7. Clemson 7. Clemson 7. Clemson 8. Oklahoma 8. Missouri 8. Missouri E 9. Missouri 9. Auburn 9. Auburn 10. Auburn 10. Oklahoma 10. Oklahoma 11. Oklahoma State 11. LSU 11. Miami (FL) 12. LSU 12. Texas A&M 12. South Carolina 13. Texas A&M 13. Miami (FL) 13. LSU E 14. Miami (FL) 14. Oklahoma State 14. Oklahoma State 15. South Carolina 15. South Carolina 15. Texas A&M 16. Louisville 16. Louisville 16. Fresno State 17. Fresno State 17. Fresno State 17. Michigan State 18. UCLA 18. Michigan State 18. Northern Illinois 19. Michigan State 19. UCLA 19. UCLA K 20. Northern Illinois 20. Northern Illinois 20. Louisville 21. UCF 21. UCF 21. UCF 22. Wisconsin 22. Wisconsin 22. Arizona State 23. Texas Tech 23. Texas Tech 23. Notre Dame 24. Arizona State 24. Arizona State 24. Wisconsin 25. Notre Dame 25. Notre Dame 25. Texas Tech 11 Dropped From the Rankings: Dropped From the Rankings: Dropped From the Rankings: No. 21 Michigan No. 21 Michigan No. 21 Michigan

The USA Today Coaches Poll is voted on by the USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches, made up of 62 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the Coaches Association.

The 2013 Harris Interactive Poll is comprised of 105 panelists and includes former coaches, players, administrators and current and former media. Panelists are randomly drawn by Harris Interactive from among more than 300 nominations supplied by the 10 Football Bowl Subdivision (for- merly Division I-A) conferences and independent institutions.

The BCS rankings are a composite of the Coaches and Harris Polls, along with six computer ranking providers (Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin, and Peter Wolfe). Each computer ranking provider accounts for schedule strength, won-loss record and home-and- away records within its formula.

2 TV Schedule Week 11 (All times listed below are ET and subject to change)

Tuesday, November 5 Saturday, November 9 (Cont.) Bowling Green 45, Miami (OH) 3 Virginia at North Carolina, 12:30 p.m. (ACC/ESPN3) Buffalo 30, Ohio 3 Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m. (ESPN3) USC at California, 3 p.m. (FOX) Wednesday, November 6 Boston College at New Mexico State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Ball State 44, Central Michigan 24 BYU at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, November 7 Nevada at Colorado State, 3:30 p.m. (MWC) Hawaii at Navy, 3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) Oklahoma at Baylor, 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Illinois at Indiana, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Troy at Louisiana Lafayette, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) Oregon at Stanford, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Nebraska at Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Friday, November 8 Syracuse at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. (FSN) Louisville at UConn, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Tulsa at East Carolina, 3:45 p.m. (FSN) Air Force at New Mexico, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) Arizona State at Utah, 4 p.m. (Pac-12) Kansas at Oklahoma State, 4 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, November 9 North Carolina State at Duke, 4 p.m. (ESPNU) COLLEGE GAMEDAY ON ESPN, 9 a.m. (LSU at Alabama) UT Martin at Memphis, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN3) Auburn at Tennessee, Noon (ESPN) Houston at UCF, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Florida State at Wake Forest, Noon (ABC) Arkansas State at Louisiana Monroe, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Iowa at Purdue, Noon (BTN) Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m. (CBSSN) Kansas State at Texas Tech, Noon (ABC) Virginia Tech at Miami, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Missouri at Kentucky, Noon (ESPNU) Texas at West Virginia, 7 p.m. (FOX) Penn State at Minnesota, Noon (ESPN2) Colorado at Washington, 8 p.m. (Pac-12) SMU at Cincinnati, Noon (ESPN3) LSU at Alabama, 8 p.m. (CBS) TCU at Iowa State, Noon (FSN) Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (ABC) Vanderbilt at Florida, Noon (FSN) Utah State at UNLV, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Western Kentucky at Army, Noon (CBSSN) UCLA at Arizona, 10 p.m. (ESPN) Arkansas at Ole Miss, 12:21 p.m. (SEC TV/ESPN3) Fresno State at Wyoming, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Appalachian State at Georgia, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) San Diego State at San Jose State, 10:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

Important Dates First Harris Poll...... October 13 Fiesta Bowl...... January 1 First BCS Rankings...... October 20 ...... January 2 BCS Selection Sunday...... December 8 ...... January 3 ...... January 1 VIZIO BCS National Championship...January 6

3 Weekly News Week 11

Northwestern to wear special Wounded Warrior uniforms against Michigan By Zac Ellis, SI.com B Northwestern will take on Michigan on Nov. 16 at Ryan Field wearing special uniforms to promote the Wounded War- rior Project, the Wildcats announced on Monday. The custom Under Armour uniforms, featuring American flag patterns I on the shoulders, helmet and gloves, seek to raise awareness and support for the nonprofit organization, which works G to honor and empower the country’s wounded veterans. http://college-football.si.com/2013/11/04/northwestern-wounded-warrior-project-jerseys-michigan/ T Nebraska wins on 49-yard Hail Mary By Tully Corcoran, FoxSports.com E On Nebraska’s official athletics Web site, quarterback Ron Kellogg III is scouted like this: “will continue to be a valuable N part of Nebraska’s quarterback depth chart in 2013.” That, evidently, is code for “will play only when it’s time to throw it to the from super far away.” How do you like him now? http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/ron-kellogg-iii-hail-mary-pass-wins-game-for-cornhuskers-corcor- an-110213

Mike MacIntyre seeing more passion from players P By Kyle Ringo, BuffZone.com Maybe Mike MacIntyre just needs to out ask his team to win. MacIntyre has asked the Buffs for changes in several ways A since his first practice back in the spring and they have generally responded, sometimes a little more quickly than others, but the requests have usually be fulfilled. C http://www.buffzone.com/cu-news/ci_24461095/colorado-football-mike-macintyre-seeing-more-passion-from

- USC players rewarded before practice 1 By Gary Klein, LA Times To show his gratitude, interim Coach Ed Orgeron treats the Trojans to burgers and shakes from In-N-Out Burger during 2 the team meeting. http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-usc-football-20131105,0,4630113.story#axzz2jma3wPCM

Concussion lawyers targeting NCAA in broad scope Jeremy Fowler, CBSSports.com N Concussion litigation aimed at the NCAA has not reached NFL proportions, but former players and their lawyers seem A to be exhausting all options. Since the Adrian Arrington case out of Illinois surfaced two years ago and starts mediation Friday in Las Vegas, class-action suits in Tennessee and Indiana have followed. Bowling Green faces a lawsuit from former T player Cody Silk, who claims he suffered several concussions as a result of improper school protocol. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24162253/concussion-lawyers-targeting-ncaa-in-cre- I ative-ways

O Patterson leaving ASU to become AD at Texas FoxSports.com N Arizona State athletic director Steve Patterson has agreed to become the next athletic director at Texas. The hiring was A initially reported by Orangebloods.com and ’s Pete Thamel and was confirmed late Tuesday morning by Arizona State, which appointed senior vice president James Rund as interim athletic director. L http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/collegefootball/arizona-state-sun-devils/story/Patterson-reportedly-leav- ing-ASU-for-Tex?blockID=958353&feedID=3698

4 This Week in the Big Ten/Pac-12

Saturday, November 9 Results Week 10 Conference Standings

Penn State at Minnesota Penn State 24, Illinois 17 Legends Leaders Iowa at Purdue Wisconsin 28, Iowa 9 Michigan State 8-1 (5-0) Ohio State 9-0 (5-0) Illinois at Indiana Ohio State 56, Purdue 0 Nebraska 6-2 (3-1) Wisconsin 6-2 (4-1) Nebraska at Michigan Minnesota 42, Indiana 39 Minnesota 7-2 (3-2) Penn State 5-3 (2-2) BYU at Wisconsin Nebraska 27, Northwestern 24 Michigan 6-2 (2-2) Indiana 3-5 (1-3) Michigan State 29, Michigan 6 Iowa 5-4 (2-3) Illinois 3-5 (0-4) Northwestern 4-5 (0-5) Purdue 1-7 (0-4)

Thursday, November 7 Results Week 10 Conference Standings

Oregon at Stanford Arizona State 55, Washington St. 21 North South USC 31, Oregon State 14 Oregon 8-0 (5-0) Arizona State 6-2 (4-1) Stanford 7-1 (5-1) Arizona 6-2 (3-2) Saturday, November 9 Arizona 33, California 28 UCLA 45, Colorado 23 Oregon State 6-3 (4-2) UCLA 6-2 (3-2) Washington 5-3 (2-3) USC 6-3 (3-2) USC at California Washington St. 4-5 (2-4) Utah 4-4 (1-4) Arizona State at Utah California 1-8 (0-6) Colorado 3-5 (0-5) Colorado at Washington UCLA at Arizona

Rose Bowl Game and BCS Game Predictions BTN ESPN College Football News RBG: Ohio State vs. Stanford RBG: Ohio State vs. Oregon RBG: Ohio State vs. Stanford BCS: Oregon vs. Alabama BCS: Florida State vs. Alabama BCS: Oregon vs. Alabama

CBSSports Bleacher Report Rose Bowletin RBG: Ohio State vs. Stanford RBG: Ohio State vs. Stanford RBG: Ohio State vs. Stanford BCS: Oregon vs. Alabama BCS: Oregon vs. Alabama BCS: Oregon vs. Florida State

5 What 2 Watch 4 Who’s Trending?

Jordan Lynch Northwestern Stumbles Jordan Lynch has quietly been one of the best Northwestern started the year at 4-0, hosted Ohio State and in football over the past two seasons. This year Lynch has ESPN’s College Gameday in week six and it’s been all down- led Northern Illinois to an undefeated record and thrown 19 hill from there. The Wildcats lost a hard fought game against to only five . Not only can Lynch the Buckeyes in which they led most of the game. The game throw the rock, he’s the nation’s fourth leading rusher in was considered one of the biggest games in Wildcat history, both yards, with 1150, and touchdowns, with 12. He’s a dark and the hangover has carried forward. They faltered against horse for the Heisman, and likely won’t win, but you can’t Wisconsin the next week when quarterback Kain Colter went argue with his stats. down with an injury, losing 35-6. Northwestern has since dropped heart wrenching games to Minnesota, 20-17, Iowa Brandin Cooks in overtime, 17-10, and on a last second Hail Mary to Ne- Brandin Cooks has been one of the best receivers in the Pac- braska, 27-24. The Wildcats have a much needed week off 12 for several years, but never had a consistent quarterback in week 11 before they play the State of Michigan in back- to get him the ball. Sean Mannion has made major strides to-back weeks, first the Wolverines, then the Spartans. Both this year and Cooks has risen to the occasion. He has 91 games are in Evanston, but they won’t be cake walks. catches, 11 more than the next most, 1344 yards, nearly 200 more than the next most. Cooks has also scored 14 touch- downs, which leads the nation.

Brick Campaign The Brick Campaign is a joint effort between the Pasadena Tournament of Roses As- sociation and Legacy Connections, a non-profit fundraising organization committed to preserving the history of the Rose Bowl Stadium and ensuring its viability for years to come.

The Brick Campaign is designed to allow all Rose Bowl Game and college footbal fans to celebrate the 100th edition of the postseason classic. Participants will be able to leave their permanent mark that will not only celebrate the milestone event but also contribute ensuring the stadiums future.

The brick mosaic will be installed immediatley in front of Gate A, the main entrance to the Rose Bowl Stadium, and serve to blend in the entire front of the stadium and iconic marquee. To order your brick, visit http://rosebowlbricks.com/.

6 Football 101 Cleaning Helmets

My name is Doug Ingels, and I’m the BCS intern in the media department for the Rose Bowl Game. I spent the past five years working for the Wisconsin Badger football team while I attended college. During that time, I was at nearly every practice and on the sideline for 63 games, wearing a headset, working with the coaches and learning the ins and outs of college football. I noticed there are many things overlooked by people who haven’t had the same opportunities I’ve had, but I’m here to change that. Allow me to share with you some behind the scenes intel about the game we all love so much.

Every week throughout the season, equipment and student managers gather on Thurs- day nights after practice and bond over an under-appreciated duty, helmet cleaning and re-stickering.

During my first three years as a student manager, each player had just one helmet. So during a week of practices, these helmets accumulated scuffs and scratches, decals were torn, facemasks we bent and dented. So Thursday nights were the night we gathered in the back of the equipment room with buckets of sudsy water, rags, bleach and polish.

Each helmet needed to have the scuffs or face mask marks scrubbed off, often times using bleach. Some scuffs were deep enough that they required repainting of the helmet.

Any decals, including the large side logos, stripes or conference logos on the helmets that were ripped or scuffed have to be replaced. Pro prep polish is applied to the helmets to make it easier to replace the stickers in the event they need to be changed.

Fortunately, for my final two seasons with Wisconsin, we started using practice and game helmets. This minimized the number of scuffs and scrapes on the helmets and number of helmets that needed re-stickering. Rose Bowl Game Fun Fact Shaping the Way we Watch College Football

The Rose Bowl Game has shaped the way people hear and see college football world.

As the first postseason bowl game, the Rose Bowl Game was the first nationally broadcast sporting event on radio in 1927.

Then, in 1950, the Rose Bowl Game became the first bowl game to reach 100,000 fans in attendance. In 1952, NBC made it was the first national tele- vised bowl game and in 1966, it was the first bowl game broadcast in color.

The first bowl game to be broadcast to Europe? The Rose Bowl Game in 1968.

The Far East got its first taste of postseason college football in 1978, when the Rose Bowl Game was broadcast over satellite.

No stranger to trailblazing, the Rose Bowl Game has been the first for so many of the things we have come to expect from college football, and in 2014, it is the first to reach 100 bowl games. 7 Rose Bowl Game All-Century Nominees CURRENT ROSE BOWL HALL OF FAMERS HEADLINE THE 1970’S FINALISTS FOR THE ROSE BOWL GAME ALL-CENTURY CLASS , and Charles White have been nominated as finalists for the Rose Bowl Game All-Century Class as representatives from the 1970’s. The candidates, as voted by an esteemed panel from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), are the seventh of a series of names that will be unveiled each Sunday throughout the remainder of the college football regular season.

In commemoration of the 100th Rose Bowl Game, the All-Century Class will highlight and honor great players and coaches throughout the history of The Granddaddy of Them All. Archie Griffin, the only player ever to win the twice, is also one of only two players ever to have started in four consecutive Rose Bowl Games. The three-time All-American gained a total of 412 yards on 79 carries during his Rose Bowl Game career, including 149 yards in his 1974 appearance. In his four years at Ohio State, Griffin became the NCAA career-rushing leader, with 5,589 yards – a 6.1 average – and gained 100 yards or more in 31 consecutive regu- lar-season games. To this day, he remains the Buckeyes’ career rushing leader. Griffin is synony- mous with Ohio State, where he currently serves as CEO and president of the Ohio State Alumni Association. He was elected into the OSU Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and was a 1990 inductee into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.

Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett led Stanford to an early 10-0 lead in the 1971 Rose Bowl Game, only to see Ohio State come back 14-10 at halftime. Plunkett, however, took Stanford downfield for a third-quarter and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to win the game. He finished 20 of 30 passing for 265 yards in the air with one and 49 yards on the ground, garnering Play- er of the Game honors for his performance. Plunkett won the Heisman Trophy in 1970, and went on to be the number one overall pick in the 1971 NFL draft. He spent 15 years in the league, winning two Super Bowls, including a Super Bowl MVP award, becoming the first player to be named Rose Bowl Player of the Game and Super Bowl MVP. Stanford retired Plunkett’s old number 16 in 1991; he was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1989.

As a running back, Charles White led the Trojans to three Rose Bowl Game victories and is one of only four players to receive two Player of the Game honors (in 1979 and 1980). His senior season, White set or equaled 22 NCAA, Pac-10, USC and Rose Bowl Game records, including career records for most rushes (103) and most yards gained (460) in The Granddaddy of Them All. He capped off his 1979 Heisman Trophy winning season in the 1980 Rose Bowl Game where he rushed for 247 yards, including the game winning touchdown over The Ohio State Buckeyes. White went on to a nine-year pro career, and returned to USC from 1993 to 1997 as an assistant coach, working with the running backs. He was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1990.

The FWAA voting committee will select one Rose Bowl Game representative from each decade to comprise the All-Century Class. In addition, one overall player and one overall coach will be highlighted at a press conference on Selection Sunday, which will take place on December 8, 2013, in Pasadena.

Previous Finalists: Paddy Driscoll, George Halas, Neil Snow (1900’s-1910’s); Johnny Mack Brown, , Ernie Nevers (1920’s); Millard Howell, Don Hutson, Howard Jones (1930’s); Bob Chappuis, Harry Gilmer, (1940’s); , Bob Jeter, Woody Hayes (1950’s); John McKay, OJ Simpson, (1960’s)

8 Social Media Central @RoseBowlGame facebook.com/rosebowlgame

#Rosebowl100 ESPN has been a partner of our #RoseBowl100 social media campaign, chipping in with Rose Bowl Game historical facts, vignettes and even Sporcles. Follow along with ESPN’s #RoseBowl100 tweets by following them on Twitter (@ESPNCFB). This week, ESPN asked followers to if they could name the top five receiving performances in Rose Bowl Game history. Can you name them? Click here to test your Rose Bowl Game knowledge.

On Mondays, continue to look for our coaches memories videos. During Pac-12 Media Day this past summer, each coach was asked about the Rose Bowl Game. Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez talks about how although Arizona has never played in the Rose Bowl Game, it’s still a common talking point around the football program, watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQhCQIQOecs

This week, we wished former Wisconsin quarterback and Rose Bowl Game Player of the Game Ron Vander Kelen a happy 74th birthday! Vander Kelen threw for a then-record 401 yards in the Game and was inducted into Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991. He became just the fifth player to be named Player of the Game despite his team losing. Vander Kelen was also recently named as a finalist for the Rose Bowl Game All-Century Class, representing the 1960’s.

#RoseBowlMemory Each Monday on Twitter throughout the year, we have asked our followers to share their Rose Bowl Game memories using #RoseBowlMemory.

This week, the Oregon fans must have the Rose Bowl Game on their minds with the matchup against Stanford tonight. We received three photos of memories from Oregon fans, which were among the best from the week.

@colebennett11 @sugarkayne6 @ColtsBucksnReds As always, send your favorite #RoseBowlMemory to [email protected] and you could see yourself in an upcoming issue of the Rose Bowletin!

9 News and Notes

• It’s unknown whether new Texas athletic director Steve Patterson wants to revive the Longhorns’ rivalry with Texas A&M, but it probably won’t matter. It’s pretty clear the Aggies have no intention of scheduling any future regular-season games with Texas. “We hope to play them again in a BCS bowl or playoff game at some point,” Texas A&M senior asso- ciate athletic director Jason Cook told ESPN on Wednesday.

• The father of South Carolina defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles says his son will leave school after his junior season to enter the NFL draft.

• Maryland will pay tribute to former Syracuse halfback Wilmeth Sidat-Singh when the teams play Saturday, honoring a player barred from participating in their 1937 matchup because he was black. The Sidat-Singh family will join Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson, Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross and Maryland pioneer Darryl Hill in an on-field tribute and recognition on the video board between the first and second quarters. Syracuse players will wear No. 19 decals on their helmets in his memory.

• Thirty years after he graduated from the university, Stanford will finally retire Elway’s iconic No. 7 jersey at halftime of its game against second-ranked Oregon. He’ll join Jim Plunkett (No. 16) and Ernie Nevers (No. 1) as the only players whose jerseys have been enshrined by the program.

• The NCAA put Chadron State on three years of probation and vacated 15 wins over two seasons Wednesday after de- termining its former football coach had secret bank accounts and extra benefits for players at the Division II school. The Eagles did not lose any scholarships and will not be banned from the playoffs.

• The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is renaming its national football championship trophy for Tom Os- borne, the former Nebraska coach and three-sport NAIA star at Hastings College in his Nebraska hometown.

• Only six days after Carl Pelini resigned in the face of allegations of drug use, FAU and athletic director Pat Chun are re- portedly moving quickly to find the Owls’ next coach -- and Chun’s Ohio State connections are playing a major role in the search. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Tuesday afternoon that Chun flew to Columbus earlier in the day to interview Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell, the Buckeyes’ 2011 interim head coach.

Get your copy of the Rose Bowl: The History of the Granddaddy of them All Made especially for the 100th Rose Bowl Game, this book shows the history of the Rose Bowl Game through stories, photos and replica game programs and tickets. Written by Malcolm Moran, with the foreward by Rose Bowl Hall of Famer Keith Jackson, no Rose Bowl Game fan should be without it! Books are available in store at Vromans Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91101, or online at: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/ book/9780794837938

Crystal Clear: Trophy Travel The Coaches’ Trophy presented by Dr Pepper will be awarded to the national champion on the night of January 6, 2014 at the Rose Bowl Stadium. We’ll be fol- lowing the trophy as it moves across the country to marquee games each week. Vs. This week’s game in front of the trophy features most likely one, if not two teams we could see in the postseason in Pasadena this year. Oregon looks to avenge its loss to Stanford last season which kept them out of the Rose Bowl Game and BCS Championship.

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