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Brian Kelly did say Tony Pike would be his starter – if he’s 100 percent healthy. He’s not, so Zach Collaros starts again. This week. Because it isn’t a Wally Pipp thing; Pike just needs another week. (Rivals.com)
Does it even really matter if it’s Collaros or Pike? Here’s Kelly’s thinking. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Urban Meyer was a Bearcats DB and his sister is a Cincinnati vice provost. Could make for an interesting Sugar Bowl. (Sporting News)
Doug Beaumont’s caught 98 passes for Louisville. Not one has gone for six. Meanwhile, if no Louisville, at least the rest of the league is finally putting that lower-tier stereotype to rest. (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Is firing Steve Kragthorpe worth $4.5 million? (Card Game)
Dave Wannstedt admits it: Playing Notre Dame isn’t playing West Virginia. Paul Zeise has a ton of stuff in here: when Dion Lewis can leave for the NFL, how many Pitt players actually had offers from Notre Dame, if Pitt will do that awful two I-AA thing Rutgers and USF had to this year, and more. Playing Notre Dame would be a test. If the Irish weren’t so overrated. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Right tackle John Malecki’s anchored Pitt’s line. Bill Stull’s extra-pumped for this game. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Thursday nights are good to Rutgers kickers. (Star-Ledger)
DC Jefferson is officially loving being Rutgers’ tight end. (Home News Tribune)
A Rutgers recruiting update. (Bleed Scarlet)
South Florida will be missing deep threat Carlton Mitchell. (Tampa Tribune)
The NFL can wait on Jason Pierre-Paul. (St. Petersburg Times)
No, Syracuse doesn’t have bodies. But it’s real problem is all those turnovers. (Rivals.com)
Of course, injuries DO change how a team practices. Shamarko Thomas and Brandon Sharpe committed to Louisville. Then they came to Syracuse. They’ll be marked men this Saturday. (Syracuse Post-Standard)
West Virginia doesn’t have an injury issue. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A great set of links from a WVU blogger. (The Smoking Musket)
Comparing football coaches’ salaries. Greg Schiano makes more than anyone in the Big East. Really, the economy hasn’t affected any of these guys. (USA Today)
Aditi Kinkhabwala has written a regular column for SI.com and been published in Sports Illustrated.