The Washington State Cougars will now start their season two days earlier than previously thought. The WSU opener, coming against Brigham Young University, has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 1 to Thursday, Aug. 30. The reason for this is that the game is part of ESPN#39;s 2012 College Football Primetime Thursday night schedule.

In ascending order of perceived awesomeness, five rackets we would like to get into if we ever hopped off the lucrative college football blogging gravy train.

The good news? It sounds like we*re very close to finally getting an actual college football playoff. The not-so-good news? The selection process that is bound to be involved to determine the final four teams involved is going to be messy.

Delany, athletic directors will kick around issues in Chicago Last we left college football#39;s decision-makers, they were metaphorically high-fiving each other in Hollywood, Fla., for doing something that will make them popular with the vast majority of fans.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Three Arkansas football players, including wide receivers Marquel Wade and Maudrecus Humphrey, were arrested Saturday and charged with burglarizing dorm rooms in Fayetteville. Coach John L. Smith indefinitely suspended the three players in his first test of discipline since being hired to replace Bobby Petrino last month.