
| Posted: Wednesday September 13, 2006 10:22AM; Updated: Wednesday September 13, 2006 1:46PM
An Internet report swirled on Monday that Kenny Irons was slowed because of a groin injury. Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said his top tailback is fine. Kevin McCabe, a junior, played well in engineering an overtime win, fueling speculation that he has unseated Christian Olsen as Virginia's quarterback. Coach Al Groh isn't saying, but he has left open the possibility of a rotating system. Cameron Sexton is in as North Carolina's starting quarterback, and Joe Dailey is out after only two games. Coach John Bunting decided yesterday morning to start redshirt freshman Sexton in Saturday's game against Furman. Miami folks are buzzing about running back Javarris James, but coach Larry Coker said he isn't considering starting him. '' Charlie Jones hasn't done anything not to start,'' he said. Colorado coach Dan Hawkins said Tuesday he has begun to rethink his strategy of not utilizing a two-quarterback system. But junior Bernard Jackson is the man of the moment, at any rate. Florida State fan message boards are beginning to question offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden's every move, from why doesn't he call more outside running plays for Lorenzo Booker to his choice in socks. Nebraska starting center Kurt Mann did not practice Tuesday and is questionable for Saturday night's game at USC. USC's defense, which already lost a starting safety for the season, took another hit on Tuesday when nose tackle Sedrick Ellis had arthroscopic knee surgery that will force him to miss Saturday's home opener against Nebraska and, possibly, several Pacific 10 Conference games. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||