Opponent's Notebook: 8/14/08

And away we go again with another batch of articles from such exotic locales as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Athens and....Flagstaff.

By the way, PFN is going on the radio again. I'll be doing a radio hit on 1010 Sports Radio in Tampa Bay, FL today at 4:30 PM AZ time. There's an online stream if you want to take a listen.

NAU has one hell of a freshman running back in Deonte Williams, so heads up, Big Sky Conference. (Arizona Daily Sun)

The Cardinal actually have a glut of talent(?) at quarterback, and they've settled on USC upset hero Tavita Pritchard for now. (San Jose Mercury News)

I'm sure Sin City locals are thrilled that one of their own that got away, QB Andrew Hatch, is in the lead for the starting job at LSU. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The AJC asks how big of a loss Trinton Sturdivant is for Georgia. Answer: huge. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The last thing I want to see or hear about is a bunch of UGA D-Linemen doing cannonballs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Something else that seems to be working for the Golden Bears: the 3-4 defense they installed midway through last year's Armed Forces Bowl. (San Francisco Chronicle)

California RB Jahvid Best is getting the crap kicked out of him in camp. The bad news is it doesn't even seem to phase him. (San Jose Mercury News)

Mitch Mustain doesn't want to be asked about his time at Arkansas, but he definitely thinks he's the man for the Trojans' August 30 trip to Charlottesville. (Los Angeles Daily News)

I dare you to not feel uncomfortable after reading this. Two words: "It BURNS." (Los Angeles Times)

I'm going to guess that there will more players in the Pac-10 getting Chunged this season. (The Oregonian)

Here's a guy to root for on Oregon State this year: Marcus Henderson. (The Oregonian)

Sammie Stroughter is leading a surprisingly stout group of WR for the Beavers. (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

An interesting look at Washington's non-conference schedules. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

I like Washington's aggressive scheduling, but former legendary coach Don James is NOT a fan. (Seattle Times)

Running back injury problems are becoming the third constant behind death and taxes at UW. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Not a great offseason of jurisprudence for Paul Wulff in his first year at Wazzou. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

No surprise here: Kevin Craft is going to be your man at UCLA. (Los Angeles Daily News)

The three tailbacks behind prize fighter...ahem...starting RB Nic Grigsby were thrilled to get the extra reps at that ill-fated Arizona scrimmage. (Arizona Daily Star)