Wednesday, September 8, 2010

News and Notes for September 8

The Pac-10 has quite a few early Heisman candidates, and ESPN's Ted Miller reviews week one performances from Jacquizz Rodgers, Jake Locker, Andrew Luck, Matt Barkley and more.

According to Miller, seven candidates are trending down or treading water, while three are trending up.

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Just to prove that it is not all work when flying out to Hawaii to play a game, USC Rips It Blog has pictures of the team having a little fun in Hawaii.

They named the segment, "Trojan Baywatch".

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A mid-week glance at the spreads show noticeable movement in some games.

Mississippi State began the week as a 3.5 point underdog to Auburn, but that has gone down to 1.5 to 2 points for tomorrow's game.

Air Force was getting 1.5 points at the open, but it now anywhere from a "pick 'em" to a 1 point favorite over visiting BYU.

Ohio opened as a 10 point favorite, but that is now down to only 7.5 points against visiting Toledo.

San Diego State began as a 10.5 point favorite and is now up to a 13.5 point favorite at New Mexico State.

San Jose State is the current big dog (as in, big underdog) of the week. Wisconsin began as a 35 point favorite, and now sits as a 38.5 point favorite in their home opener against the Spartans Saturday.

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- Fred Sakai

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