We’re headed for asteroids next… Thanksgiving’s for vegetarians too… This is unbelievable. And could totally change the way we look at coma patients… A guy who Hollywood’s repeatedly cast as a terrorist is over in Afghanistan, helping us fight the real terrorists…

If you read one story in the entire roundup today, read this one. USF offensive coordinator Mike Canales’ wife is facing a real battle, with her husband’s charges beside her. (St. Petersburg Times)

Pulling the news from the coaches’ teleconference. (Connecticut Post)

Tony Pike is definitely starting Friday for Cincinnati. (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Previewing that Cincinnati-Illinois warm-up for Pitt. (CBSSports.com)

Have we ever needed a playoff more? (Bleacher Report)

The money guys ask: why not keep Weis? (Forbes)

UConn deserves our rooting interest. (Dr. Saturday)

Even a bunch of rum can’t cloud how special that UConn win was. (nesn.com)

Meeting UConn tailback Jordan Todman. (Sporting News)

UConn got its first commit off the win. (Hartford Courant)

Steve Kragthorpe thinks he’s done enough to stay at Louisville. (SI.com)

And so, he’s looking to 2010. (Louisville Courier-Journal)

This is no ordinary Backyard Brawl. (Syracuse Post-Standard)

Pitt’s whole revival goes back to that Brawl two years ago, when roles were reversed and Pitt played spoiler… There’s no geographic hometown loyalty in this game. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Dave Wannstedt doesn’t need anything fancy when it comes to an offense. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Adam Gunn’s tale of perseverance. (Times West Virginian)

Syracuse sacked him nine times and Tom Savage took a physical beating. But did the Rutgers freshman take a mental one too? … The best way to forget the league’s worst-team annhilated you? Talk about your bowl trip… Of course, in Greg Schiano’s nine years, Rutgers has had a lot of losses like this past one. (Star-Ledger)

Despite that clunker, the Meineke Car Care director isn’t eliminating Rutgers from his game just yet. (Home News Tribune)

Jim Leavitt admires Miami’s tradition. Shocker… This USF-Miami thing can really grow, btw. (Tampa Tribune)

Guess that answers the NY team thing. The NY Post wrote ran a story about only one coach’s Monday press conference: Syracuse’s. (NY Post) 

Bill Stewart isn’t saying if Noel Devine’s healthy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Stewart is saying one thing: trick plays won’t win this one. (Register-Herald)