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TACO CHARLTON BY KYLE TERADA/USA TODAY SPORTS

FIRST WORD

You would think there would

be something there. This year,

there should be something placed

there. It’s one of the things Rut-

gers is known for.”

Retired Rutgers archivist Tom Fruscia-

no, author of the definitive book on

the university’s gridiron history. Fans

who visit the spot where basketball

was invented can pose for a photo

with a poignant statue in Springfield,

Massachusetts. Those interested in

the purported site of the first baseball

game will find a stone monument and

plaque in Hoboken, New Jersey. The

birthplace of American football is

marked by ... a sign threatening to tow

your car. The hallowed ground where

Rutgers and Princeton played 150

years ago is a parking lot with nary an

indicator of its historical significance.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

6-

Odds against Clemson, Georgia or

Michigan winning the College Football

Playoff, according to oddsmaker Dan-

ny Sheridan. Odds against Alabama,

Ohio State or Oklahoma: 7-5.

1,

College football players who will play

this season after already earning a

diploma, according to figures com-

piled by the National Football Founda-

tion (NFF) & College Hall of Fame. The

numbers include 964 players from 126

schools in the Bowl Subdivision.

LAST WORD

LSU jumped out to me be-

cause LSU is a national, global

name, a global school. It’s one of

the meccas, one of the power-

houses in college football. When I

got a phone call from LSU, I was

already on edge, smiling. So as

soon as Coach O offered, I jumped

and committed on the spot. I didn’t

care who else was talking to me. I

didn’t care.”

LSU’s Thaddeus Moss, whose dad is

Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss, on

transferring from North Carolina State

to play for Ed Orgeron. He will start at

tight end Saturday when the No. 6

Tigers host Georgia Southern.

From staff and wire reports

JERRY CARINO/ASBURY PARK PRESS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LINE

PTS

1. Novak Djokovic .................... 11,


2. Rafael Nadal ..........................7,


3. Roger Federer .......................6,


4. Dominic Thiem .....................4,


5. Daniil Medvedev ................... 4,

SOURCE: AP THROUGH AUG. 25

ATP Tour rankings

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LEMSON, S.C. – The heat bubbling

off the surface of Memorial Stadium

after the end of an August practice

could take your breath away, which

might be why they call it Death Valley. Trevor

Lawrence was still on the field. • Throughout

camp, even as the temperature raced toward tri-

ple digits, he was typically the last person to

leave practice and not infrequently the first to

arrive. • “He stays out longer than everybody,”

said co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott. “He’s

putting in the work so that his words carry more

value.” • His teammates also have noticed. Law-

rence is bigger, stronger and “just as fast, if not

faster,” said linebacker Isaiah Simmons. • In the

nearly eight months since he became college

football’s biggest star, hours in the weight room

and hours studying film have honed Lawrence

into something sharper.

Clemson’s Lawrence getting used to spotlight

Face of college football

Paul Myerberg| USA TODAY

Even after throwing for 3,

yards and 30 TDs as a freshman,

Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence is

training to be even better.

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INDEPENDENT MAIL; BOTTOM PHOTO BY

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TEMPE, Ariz. – In some ways, it’s as

if Herm Edwards was cloned. Or at

least in enlisting Marvin Lewis for his

staff, the exuberant Arizona State

coach has found a method to be two

places at the same time.

“We have the same eyes,” Edwards

said, sitting in his spacious office. “We

see the same things. In the morning,

it’s like, ‘Where are you going?’ If he

says he’s going to sit in on the offensive

meetings, I’m like, ‘OK, I’m going to the

defensive room.’

“As the day goes on, we’ll have a

chance to discuss what we saw and

heard and compare notes.”

This body-double routine was evi-

dent after Edwards, on a roll, went, 15,

maybe 20 minutes beyond the sched-

Jarrett Bell

Columnist

USA TODAY

Ariz. State’s

Herm Edwards

brings in a pro

See BELL, Page 3B

He might never get used to the

scene. When Justin Herbert sees the

little kids wearing the No. 10 jerseys,

it’s still hard to fathom. No, it’s some-

thing more.

“It’s really weird,” Oregon’s senior

quarterback says, “because I used to

be the one wearing the jersey.”

That Herbert actually is Oregon’s

senior quarterback is hard to fathom.

The question he keeps getting, includ-

ing from those young fans, is why he

turned down the NFL’s millions and

came back for one more season. The

answer is at once complicated and

very simple:

“I’m still a fan,” Herbert says. “If a

fan were able to jump into the suit of a

Hometown

kid Herbert

grew to be

Oregon star

Justin Herbert threw for 3,151 yards

and 29 TDs last year for Oregon.

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George Schroeder

USA TODAY

See HERBERT, Page 2B

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