• Zero hour. I'm glad you're reading the blog and all, but ... shouldn't you be camped out this morning in front of your local GameSpot?

The latest edition of the beloved NCAA Football series hits stores today, and indeed, it looks good. But honestly -- and this comes from a guy who still screws around with a three-year-old edition of the game on the old PlayStation2 -- I'd be more excited about the new customized pregame intros than anything short of a leap to near-human AI in the gameplay. But everyone gets his kicks in his own way.

The official Doc Saturday review drops later this morning. In the meantime, loiterers will be arrested.

• Arizona will handle its own press, thanks. Probably no one outside of Arizona will pay much attention to this, but UA is the first university to up and create its own sports television network:

Unable to reach a television agreement with their previous cable-satellite network, the Arizona Wildcats are creating one of their own.

The UA unveiled the Arizona Wildcats Sports Network on Monday, giving a new home to football and men's basketball games that had been aired on Fox Sports Arizona for more than 10 years.

Correction: No one outside of Arizona except other university administrators will pay much attention to this. Even for viewers who'll pick up the network, the AWSN merely replaces Fox Sports Arizona as carrier of games not covered by the Pac-10's TV deals; demand for the network's debut broadcast, Arizona's opener against Central Michigan on Sept. 5, isn't likely to make many ripples. But it does represent the first university-owned and operated television network in the country and as such will have the attention of every revenue-minded school outside of the SEC and Big Ten, the only conferences who have all of their members more or less taken care of where TV is concerned. You can bet Texas, in particular, will be watching the AWSN with very keen interest.

• Oh, and you work for USC? This accident keeps getting better and better ... Former Southern Cal assistant Dave Watson, a defensive line coach who left the Trojans to seek help for painkiller addiction, knew he was in hot water for allegedly causing an accident while driving under the influence last year. But thanks to some digging by Adam Rose at LAist, a new lawsuit against Watson for the same incident is also targeting his former employer:

The plaintiff, Alaric Valentin, was a passenger in a vehicle struck by Watson's car on May 17, 2008. Watson was arrested at the time on suspicion of driving under the influence. The suit alleges that he had taken as many as seven Vicodin and several Soma pills. Valentin's attorney believes the damages (ranging from medical bills to pain and suffering) could run more than $500,000 -- far exceeding the insurance coverage on the accident.

In an unusual twist, the lawsuit claims that USC was negligent because the university provided the vehicle to Watson and "was aware of or should have been aware of [his] addiction to prescription pain medications." Valentin further alleges that USC's own doctors knew about Watson's addiction and prescribed him with excessive pain medication.

The suit also alleges Watson was "engaged in a special errand" for SC and was carrying university files in the car; university lawyers say Watson was on personal time, which, if his pill count at the time was approaching double digits, we should hope so.

• No pressure, kid. ESPN's Bruce Feldman, on the otherworldly talent of Oklahoma State's Dez Bryant:

... I didn't begin to grasp his talent until I started hearing from rival players and coaches this summer. The guy is big and fast but not freakishly so (although Bryant is said to have the biggest hands in college football). His ball skills and ability to operate in traffic are what separate him. One player I spoke to who has covered both [Texas Tech's Michael] Crabtree and Bryant many times says there is no comparison: Bryant is the superior receiver. If that's really the case, I can't wait to see more of him, especially when the Cowboys play a big SEC team such as Georgia in the opener.

Bryant actually obliterated Crabtree's stats last year and should at least match Crab as a top-10 draft pick. If he can haul in a circus catch to beat Texas at the last second, then yeah, there will really be no comparison.

Quickly ... Paul Stephens, the Arkansas State player who was apparently shot in the midsection while trying to break into a house last weekend, has been booted from the team. ... Tennessee receiver Austin Rogers is probably out for the season with a torn ACL ($). ... Joe Paterno backs up Bobby Bowden. ... Former Pac-10 commissioner and official conference historian Wiles Hallock died Monday at the age of 91. ... Jeff Bowden is not bitter. Not bitter at all. ... SMU hires a linebackers coach who once punched the commissioner of the Arena League. ... Three of this year's "Elite 11" quarterback prospects hail from the state of Michigan. ... Is this the weekend for big commitments to Auburn? ... Tennessee is still waiting with bated breath on Jesse Scroggins' word, and black uniforms. ... Florida running back Jeff Demps, the unofficial Fastest Man in College Football, is finally 100 percent. ... Defending Chris Harper's transfer from Oregon. ... A pair of Memphis players have left the team. ... Has Kansas State gone crazy? All tickets must go! ... Debating Georgia's biggest rival. (What, no Auburn?) ... One of the most hopeless complaints ever pinned. ... And meet the youngest of the Kiffin coaching clan.