THE CUTTING EDGE (New Orleans Times-Picayune) If you stuck around long enough to watch the fourth quarter of the Saints' 30-7 preseason victory against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night you saw undrafted rookie tailback Pierre Thomas outshine Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush.

Best comparison for Cal's Best? It's Reggie Bush (San Jose Mercury News) College Hotline: Fan response to the Top 25 DeSean Jackson is considered a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy, but Cal's wide receiver has a nickname for teammate Jahvid Best, the freshman running back who has inspired comparisons to a former winner of college football's most prestigious award.

No seats left on Rutgers train (New York Daily News) There is officially no room on the Rutgers bandwagon. As astonishing as this concept would have sounded four or five short years ago, there really is no room at Rutgers Stadium; every 2007 ticket at the Knights' 42,000-seat home is spoken for.

Houston first team to dent Dallas defense (CBS Sportsline) Matt Schaub connected with Andre Johnson early in the second quarter and found speedy rookie Jacoby Jones just before halftime to lead the Texans to a 28-16 preseason win over the Cowboys.

College football's 10 talking points of 2007 (Orlando Sentinel) The major-college football season kicks off Thursday and concludes Jan. 7, 2008, with the BCS title game in New Orleans. So, who'll claim the trophy when it's all over in the Big Easy? College football beat writers Andrew Carter, Dave Curtis, Kyle Hightower and Shandel Richardson debate their picks for the national title and nine other burning issues to get the season started.

College Football | What to Watch (The Charlotte Observer) Can't-miss games Florida at Louisiana State, Oct. 6: Death Valley will be frenzied for visit from defending national champs. Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas, Oct. 6: Mack Brown has won two in a row against the Sooners. Louisville at West Virginia, Nov. 8: Brian Brohm vs. Pat White in Thursday night quarterback duel. Southern California at California, Nov. 10: Most dangerous ...

In U.S.C.?s Full Backfield, Student Body Right Has a New Meaning (New York Times) Few teams have ever collected more talent at one position than the U.S.C. Trojans, who have 10 tailbacks who were Super Prep All-Americans.

How to be a... fantasy cheater (Orlando Sentinel) There's a joke about a speaker discussing sexual relations in front of a large crowd and taking a survey of the people there. We don't have time to repeat the entire joke but the punch line is:

Texans' Jones wins over teammates with play (Houston Chronicle) As soon as the time ran off the clock, Jacoby Jones went to find his biggest fan. He leapt over the wall in the north end zone where his mom waited. Emily Jones gave her only son a kiss and said, "I love my baby!"

NFL: SUPERBOWL XLII FIXED ODDS BETTING PREVIEW (readaBet.com) After the success of my preview last year , expectations are very high in the readaBet offices to come up with the goods again. Despite eight AFC Super Bowl victories in the past nine years, I am going to follow the same formula as twelve months ago and select one AFC and two NFC franchises.