• Finally, the secrets of Bowden's success revealed. Coach, you're down 10-6 to the worst team in the conference. How do you get your line back in the game?

God is on FSU's side, it seems: the Noles outscored NC State 20-7 in the second half and drew zero penalties, period, after the break (seriously, I'm sure they didn't hold once) to move to 5-1. They don't call him "Saint Bobby" for nothing.

• Scheduling the shoulder surgery he deserves. OK, see, Cullen Harper's not getting benched in favor of Willy Korn at Clemson. He just has this thing with his shoulder, according to an MRI on Wednesday, which will require the senior quarterback to undergo surgery at some point during the season. Just not before Saturday, when Korn makes his first start against Georgia Tech, just in case, you know, it turns out they really need Harper, after all. Once the kids gets his feet under him, Cullen will go under the knife and probably miss two or three games.

Also out: amazing disappearing man C.J. Spiller, with a simpy hamstring that might sideline him for the next two or three games as well.

• Honestly, local media, I completely ignore my coach. Ex-Colorado quarterback and current CU running backs coach Darian Hagan is trying to teach interstellar recruiting coup Darrell Scott the necessity of playing through the pain after two months of nagging tics and sprains. I'm sure Hagan will be glad to know, following another annoying ankle sprain in practice this week, that Scott is taking his coach's advice to heart:

"Honestly, you don't pay attention to him," Scott said. "You just do your best and try to recover fast. I'm not worried about him, I'm worried about me.

"I don’'t care if he's questioning me. I know my limits and I know what I can do."

Texas, the jilted suitor in the Courting of Darrell Scott, is feeling for the kid. Really, they are.

Quickly ... 'It' is coming to Syracuse, although players and fans probably disagree on exactly what 'it' is. . . . Why can't Ohio State protect Terrelle Pryor? Maybe a shakeup on the offensive line would help, but it won't be with hyped freshmen J.B. Shugarts or Mike Adams, who are out for the season. . . . If you're going to the LSU-South Carolina game in Columbia, beware the State Fair gridlock. Plus the Gamecocks are moving on former Clemson commitments. . . . Why doesn't Michigan take a chance on freshman scrambler Justin Feagin? Perhaps you haven't seen the kid try to throw in practice. . . . It's a true test of Miami's defense Saturday against ... wait, Duke? . . . Oregon needs to keep its fans off the field until opposing players are off. And sometime-quarterback Chris Harper may be a receiver for good. . . . Running back-turned-linebacker Mon Williams is hoping to transfer from Florida. . . . Former Tennessee and San Diego Chargers defensive end Chris Mims was found dead Wednesday in his Los Angeles apartment. . . . Joe McKnight will miss USC's trip to Pullman to play the worst team in Pac-10 history. . . . Apparently the Atlanta Journal-Constitution doesn't have anything better to do than compare the SEC and Big 12. Gosh, I wonder what the people of Atlanta think about that matchup? . . . And on the eighth Saturday, the Tebow Child rested. He'll limit awe, conversion and emergency hygienic procedures this weekend to the greater Gainesville area.