Terrelle Pryor's stats may not blow anyone away, but watching him run the offense is a sublime experience. AP

By Jacob E. Osterhout

Welcome to the latest and greatest Dean's List, where we'd advise French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who recently had his bank accounts hacked, to follow Roger Federer's lead and keep that paper in a mattress.

Honor Roll

• I knew Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was going to be good, I just didn't think he'd be this good this soon. After a few less than stellar performances leading up to the Buckeyes' game against Michigan State, I thought Pryor would struggle facing a tenacious defense in a hostile environment. I was wrong. Pryor's brilliant play led Ohio State to a 45-7 pummeling against the Spartans. Neither his passing numbers (7-of-11 for 116 yards and one touchdown), nor his running stats (12 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown) are jaw-dropping on paper, but watching him play was sublime. Not only did Pryor make a statement by leading Ohio State to a 21-0 first-quarter lead, but he was almost impossible to tackle all game. If Pryor ever learns to actually throw the ball he's going to be scary good.

• Kansas State assistant basketball coach Dalonte Hill believes in the immortal words of Lil Wayne: "Got money and you know it, take it out your pocket and show it." In May, K-State let the world know Hill will make $420,000 a year for the next four seasons, which makes him by far the highest-paid basketball assistant at a public institution. Not bad for a former AAU coach who's only in his sixth season as an assistant coach. Some say it's unfair, but that's what you get when you bring the best player in the country to play ball in Manhattan, Kansas. Hill was Michael Beasley's former AAU coach and no doubt one of the main reasons Beasley briefly attended K-State. While the practice of paying assistant coaches hundreds of thousands of dollars to land former players can't make the NCAA proud, it's not Hill's fault he's taking advantage of a fallible amateur sports system.

• I had this crazy girlfriend in college who was really nice one minute and really crazy the next. She blamed it on her blood sugar levels. I wonder what the Maryland football team blames for its split-personality. Two weeks ago, Virginia shutout the Terrapins 31-0 and earlier this season, Middle Tennessee State beat them. Still, the Terps dominated ACC-leading Wake Forest on Saturday, 26-0. There's no way to know which Terrapins team will show up on game day. The Terrapins have now beaten three ranked teams this season while losing to two unranked opponents. They can now officially claim the title of "most consistently inconsistent college football team in the nation."

• Everyone thinks it's easy to be the coach's son, but it's tougher than it seems. Not only is there no favoritism, but daddy actually goes overboard to prove his son receives no special treatment. So pity Iowa offensive lineman James Ferentz, son of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. The freshman Ferentz received a citation for underage drinking last weekend and has since been suspended by his father from "all team activities." You know it's bad when the punishment is described like a military strike. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta called the discipline "strong and swift." Poor young Ferentz has found himself stuck on a deflating life raft smack in the middle of a perfect storm. Not only is daddy the coach, but Iowa is trying to clean up a program that has had 19 different players cited for various offenses since April 2007. Coach Ferentz was blunt in his assessment of the discipline, calling it "stronger than it has been in the past."