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Offers United States college football news briefs. Difficulties of the Ohio State University football team in the 1999 season with its loss to the University of Michigan; Success of Texas Christian University football player LaDainian Tomlinson in setting a college rushing record in a football game against the University of Texas at El Paso; Difficulties for Tyler Watts with the University of Alabama football team. INSETS: Fast Forward;The House That Bear Built, by Jack McCallum.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Victory of Mount Union College over Otterbein College for their 48th straight victory, breaking the University of Oklahoma's 42-year-old record for the longest winning streak in college football; Role of University of Kentucky player A.J. Simon in play selection; Details of the scheduled competition between teams coached by Bobby Bowden and his son Tommy Bowden. INSETS: Top 10 Receiving Tandems;Standing Tall, by Jack McCallum;Fast Forward.

Offers United States college football news briefs. Difficulties of the University of Nebraska's offense; Victory of the University of Cincinnati over the University of Wisconsin; Success of the Stanford University football team. INSETS: Fast Forward;This Is No Average Joe, by B.J. Schecter.

Presents news from the world of college football in the United States for September 28, 1998. The victory of number 1 ranked Ohio State over Missouri, who was ranked 21st prior to the game; The poor placekicking performance for the University of Florida Gators; The close call between a jet carrying the Brigham Young Cougars and an Air Force A-10 Warthog over Idaho; The victory of New Mexico State University over the University of New Mexico; Other news. INSETS: Playback, by Gary Baxter;Top 10 early season disappointments;Fast forward.

Discusses the college football game in which Pennsylvania State University lost to Toledo University. How Penn State lost to the University of Southern California the week before, which constituted Penn State's first season started with two losses in ten years; Performance of Penn State quarterback Rashard Casey.

Focuses on why the University of Nebraska football team scheduled the University of Akron to be their first opponent of the 1997 season.

Presents a scouting report on the Ohio State University Buckeyes 1998 college football team. The 1997 statistics; Projected lineup; Pivotal players; Key games; Rivalry with Michigan State University; Analyses; Coaching of John Cooper.

Focuses on the Bowling Green Falcons football team. Role of the team's coach, Urban Meyer, in improving the team's success; Performance of quarterback Josh Harris.

Focuses on three top college football players. Michael Doss at Ohio State University; Jordan Gross at the University of Utah; Byron Leftwich at Marshall University.

Focuses on Ohio State University freshman running back Maurice Clarett. Biographical information; Tradition at Ohio State of producing top-ranked and Heisman-winning running backs; Performance of Clarett during a victory over Washington State University.

Presents news briefs related to college football, as of September 2002. Experience of Brigham Young University coach Gary Crowton in preparation for a game against the University of Nevada; Quarterback controversy at the University of Georgia; Victory by Bowling Green State University over the University of Missouri; Others.

Presents updates on the performance of the football team of the Ohio State University as of August 12, 2002. Offensive and defensive games of the team; Dominant players of the team; Views of opposing coaches on the team.

Focuses on the performance of tailbacks in the football program at Ohio State University. Mention of players who have been selected in the National Football League draft, including Jonathan Wells; Candidates which have been chosen by coach Jim Tressel; Performance of Maurice Clarett.

Focuses on how a number of college football teams came close to winning games, but failed to do so. Mention of a field goal which was kicked by Daniel Weaver and won the game for South Carolina in the Outback Bowl; Failure of Iowa State kicker Tony Yelk to score a field goal against Alabama; How Cincinnati running back Ray Jackson dropped a touchdown pass against Toledo.

Presents five reasons why the Big Ten went 2-4 in bowl games. View that the league picked the wrong season to start young defensive backs; How the conference's top two teams each gave up at least 45 points; Lack of speed and agility of defenses; Observation that only Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio State won at least seven games during the regular season.

Profiles college football player Chuck Moore of Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. How he helped the team to its fifth national championship in Division III; His use of the block by guard Brent Miller; How he ran for the longest touchdown in Division III playoff history; Knee injury of Moore, and his prospects for the National Football League.

Reports on Miami University football coach Butch Davis' suspension of Jammi German after he was arrested for punching a fellow Hurricane athlete. Miami University's intention to change its football team's reputation; One-week ban on German from stepping on the campus.

Focuses on the successful ritual of coach Pete Peterson with his Division III team, Oberlin. How the coach changed the design of its uniforms before the 1996 season and had the team bury their old uniforms to symbolically end their losing streak; Their performance in the 1997 football season.