Nothing like sleeping in until just moments before College GameDay starts, then being jolted awake by the sounds of thousands of roaring LSU fans behind the set. What an electric atmosphere it will be in Baton Rouge tonight as Virginia Tech visits.
Saturday also starts with Mike Jensen's College Football Report, including the usual Top 10 Topics, Heisman Watch and Games of the Week.
Going back to last night for a second, Rich Fisher recaps Rutgers' 41-24 win over Navy. Ray Rice ran for 175 yards and set the Scarlet Knights' all-time rushing record on his second carry of the night. I watched a good chunk of that game and while I know Navy isn't all that great, I was quite impressed by Rutgers' offense both on the ground and in the air.
Jeff McLane considers the quarterbacks in the other big game today, Notre Dame-Penn State. I suspect Jimmy Clausen will hear a few times tonight about that stretch Hummer he rode to his first college news conference.
In a new video feature on Philly.com, columnists Bob Ford and Phil Sheridan debate whether Notre Dame is any good this year in Riffing with the Writers.
The New York Times' college football blog acknowledges the Inquirer's existence in its Notre Dame-Penn State preview, which I know matters to way more people than it should.
Villanova goes to Lehigh today, and Joe Juliano writes that this will be a much better gauge of where the Wildcats are than last week's game at Maryland.
Temple hosts Buffalo this afternoon at the Linc with last year's loss to the Bulls still fresh in the memory.
On the basketball side of things, St. Joe's released its schedule (though without tip times, just dates).
And a stunning upset in college soccer: Villanova won at No. 1 Duke. I might do some college soccer stuff when the College Cup comes around if any of the teams play locally. For now, it's all we have.
