Ohio State freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor skipped media day at the Fiesta Bowl to attend meetings, said Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. Still, the absence of Terrelle Pryor had Fiesta Bowl officials, including president John Junker, upset.

Ohio State running back Beanie Wells will most likely go pro, despite his recent statements to the contrary. Assuming he does enter the 2009 NFL Draft, would Beanie Wells be a good choice for the Cleveland Browns in the top 5?

Could Kirk Ferentz be the next coach of the Cleveland Browns? If Scott Pioli accepts the GM job, many think Kirk Ferentz would be a top choice of Pioli to be head coach. Could Ferentz buck the trend of college coaches going to the NFL and failing?

Charles Barkley spoke today about his disgust at Auburn hiring Gene Chizek over the seemingly more qualified Turner Gill to replace Tommy Tuberville. The Auburn choice is indicative of a bigger in college football with black coaches not getting a chance.

Brady Hoke will be named the new head coach at San Diego State later this week. San Diego State will most likely buy out the last year of Hoke’s Ball State contract for $240,000 and then will likely triple that salary as part of Hoke’s new contract.

If I were a Texas fan, I’d be feeling a little salty right now. If I were an Oklahoma fan, I’d be thanking my lucky stars that the 2008 Sooners somehow defied the most basic logic that is supposed to govern sports: nothing is more important than what happens on the field.

Oh wait — this is college football we are talking about, the sport where logic is nowhere to be found.

In one of the most hotly contested Heisman races ever, Sam Bradford of Oklahoma came away as the victor of the 74th Heisman Trophy over Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow.

Tonight, one college football player will have their name permanently etched alongside the all-time greats. For Sam Bradford or Colt McCoy, winning the Heisman Trophy forever place their name on the greatest individual list of players in the history of college football. For Tim Tebow, winning a second Heisman Trophy would place him in one of the most exclusive clubs in all of sports: 2-time Heisman Trophy winners. Currently, only Archie Griffin is a member. Tim Tebow could become the second.

The Missouri Tigers have accepted an invite to play in the Alamo bowl against Northwestern on Dec. 29th. Coming into the season, Mizzou was a preseason NC favorite while Northwestern was just hoping to get to a bowl game.

The 2008 Heisman Trophy is up for grabs. 2008 was the year of the quarterback and the Heisman Trophy winner will almost certainly be a quarterback. Here are the leading candidates. Who would you pick?

Championship Saturday has ended, and it looks like Florida and Oklahoma will be playing in the BCS National Championship game. We take a stab at some updated final BCS Bowl projections, with the final matchups being announced tomorrow.

Wait — what? Ball State lost? Say it ‘aint so!

Oh…it be so, sadly for fans of the Cardinals, for David Letterman, and for fans of football in the state of Indiana in general.

The most important stat of the Ball State-Buffalo game was the one that often determines the outcome of football games: turnovers. Ball State turned the ball over five times, while Buffalo only turned it over twice. Compounding the problem was that Buffalo scored off of all five Ball State turnovers.

Texas Tech sophomore Michael Crabtree told RedRaiderSports.com that he is “not at all” considering declaring for the NFL Draft and plans to stay at Texas Tech for another season. Will he? Crabtree would be a fool to stay, and will declare for the draft.

According to sources, Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis will not be fired and will return to coach Notre Dame in 2009. Weis has a career winning percentage of .571, less than predecessors Ty Willingham and Bob Davie.

Ramblings from the sports world in St. Louis: Keith Tkachuck scored his 1,000th point, the Rams still stink and the team needs to draft a QB, the Billikens drop two on the road, and the Missouri Tigers will need to find a new offensive coordinator.