Tennessee
The Volunteers opened the 2005 season with high hopes and an even higher preseason ranking (No. 3), but they stumbled out of the gates and finished the season 5-6. They appeared to be headed down the same path on Saturday, hosting preseason No. 9 Cal in the season opener at Neyland Stadium. But thanks to poor tackling by the Golden Bears and about 500 renditions of "Rocky Top" by the 100,000-strong crowd, Tennessee opened up a can of you-know-what, scoring the game's first 35 points. Cal's second-string players put a few scores on the board, but the Volunteers still won, 35-18.
Montana State
Not much to say here. When a Division I-AA squad beats a team from the Big 12 (as the Fighting Bobcats did on Saturday, topping Colorado, 19-10), it deserves some recognition. Congrats, boys.
As for Colorado: The season started Saturday. Wake up, already.
Calvin Johnson
The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Georgia Tech wideout nearly beat No. 2 Notre Dame on his own, before conservative play-calling killed the Yellow Jackets' chances. Take Mike Williams' body, combine it with Charles Rogers' physical skills, add a dose of effort and work ethic and you've got Calvin Johnson. If Georgia Tech is on national TV again this season, make a point to tune in.
Miami (Fla.) head coach Larry Coker
He can't control his players — four Miami players were suspended for the season-opening 13-10 loss to Florida State. The 'Canes have no discipline on the field, shown by nine penalties for 75 yards against the Seminoles, mostly in dead-ball situations. The offense is nonexistent with two total rushing yards.
Miami might still finish with a nine- or 10-win season, but it's not enough for fans of "The U." If the Hurricanes don't make a change for the better — and fast — Coker will be out of a job by mid-January.
Kansas
Apparently looking for a few extra bucks, Kansas' policy states that every patron entering the stadium must pay for a ticket. Kansas fans Owen and Lisa Foust found out the hard way when they were denied entry to the Jayhawks' season opener because they didn't have a ticket for their 3-month-old daughter, Kate.
Kansas associate athletics director Jim Marchiony said Kansas has been enforcing the policy for three or four years.
Marchiony apparently forgot that Kansas has an absolutely horrible football team. The university should be paying the fans to attend games, not vice versa. And they should offer a complimentary diaper-changing service. The team needs all the support it can get.
Tarell Brown and his lawyer
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The Texas cornerback was arrested and charged with misdemeanor drug and weapon charges after police found him asleep in a car with a gun in his lap. Marijuana also was found in the vehicle. Texas head coach Mack Brown suspended the player for Saturday's game against No. 1 Ohio State.
Tarell Brown's attorney, Jamie Balagia, said, "It was in his lap, but he was not intentionally violating the law. Tarell does nothing to suggest he's doing anything illegal or intentionally violating the law. I think what we have is a misunderstanding."
Balagia's statement would make a lot more sense if his client had not been caught with a gun in his lap.
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