AP Blog QB Juice Williams becoming a legit star

By Reinhold Matay (AP)

The NCAA football season has kicked off and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions all the way through to the BCS.

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SATURDAY, Oct. 4:

Maybe this will be Pittsburgh's breakout season after all.

The Panthers were a trendy pick for up-and-coming teams before the season. They promptly devastated their pumped up fans and lost all their buzz-worthy appeal by falling over themselves in an opening day loss at home to Bowling Green.

Wins over Buffalo, Iowa and Syracuse _ none particularly impressive _ did...

By Don Ryan (AP)

The NCAA football season has kicked off and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions all the way through to the BCS.

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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1:

Another thought on USC

A reader e-mailed me and suggested that USC's offense has not been the same since Norm Chow left. Others have put forth that idea, especially after last year's spotty offensive performances by the Trojans in the middle of the season, so it's not exactly a unique theory.

But it did get me to thinking about how disturbing the Trojans' loss to O...

By Elaine Thompson (AP)

The NCAA football season has kicked off and AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo will blog with the latest news, observations and opinions all the way through to the BCS.

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TUESDAY, Sept. 30:

Thanks, but no.

Washington quarterback Jake Locker isn't going to be playing quarterback for a while because of a broken thumb. So the sophomore volunteered today to play another position if it would help the team.

Coach Tyrone Willingham didn't simply shoot down the idea, though he certainly made it pretty clear that the first priority was for Locker to get healthy...