Penn State 13 Ohio State 6Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette lays into Terrelle Pryor for his "country comments" about Penn State... "It happened because of the critical mistake by Pryor, the heavily hyped kid from Jeannette who had dissed Penn State -- at least in the minds of its players -- during the recruiting process last winter by saying State College was too "country" for his liking." ...
Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch writes how the game was set perfectly for Tressel Ball... "Tressel had a game suited to his style, but one turnover -- he hates turnovers -- was the killer." ...
Texas 28 Oklahoma State 24
Barry Tramel of the Oklahoma City Oklahoman writes how Oklahoma State made a statement even though they lost... "The Cowboys stood toe-to-toe for 60 minutes with the team that through two months has proven to be college football’s best. And the only difference was a play here, a penalty there." ...
Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman writes how the Texas defense made the stops when they needed... "Lofty and perhaps unattainable standards aside, Will Muschamp's defense stiffened after intermission and checked the Cowboys on 10 second-half points, using a critical fourth-quarter stand and a fourth-down stop late to secure unbeaten Texas' eighth straight victory." ...
USC 17 Arizona 10
Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times writes how USC's chance at the BCS title game may have faded after Penn State's win... "That means Penn State, with three easy finishing games, probably will occupy one spot in the national title game. Which means the other spot will surely go to either the SEC or Big 12 champion, both leagues containing enough unbeaten or strong one-loss teams to squeeze USC out." ...
John Moredich of the Arizona Republic writes how Arizona's Rose Bowl dreams are over... "USC came away with a 17-10 victory at Arizona Stadium, putting a halt to the Wildcats' run of at least one win over a top 10 team for a fourth straight season and likely spoiling any chance UA had at going to the Rose Bowl for the first time." ...
Other Stories
William Rhoden of The New York Times writes about a study that deals with NFL players and their coaches... "Last season, the N.F.L. players union commissioned the Wharton Sports Business Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania to conduct an unprecedented survey of players. It was the first time players had been asked about issues related to their coaches. The survey asked players to name names, and the players overwhelmingly obliged." ...
Dave Anderson of The New York Times writes about former Jet Larry Grantham and his role as the Super Bowl team's alumni director... "Befitting a six-time all-star in the American Football League, he still knows where everybody on that Super Bowl team is. He has emerged as their alumni director and their inspiration, a recovering alcoholic for more than two decades and now a throat cancer survivor." ...
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