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Dr. Quarterback might be a good name for Frank Ryan of the Browns, who has a Ph.D. in math. How he discovered he could not mastermind football is disclosed by Jack Olsen.

Bye-Bye bamboo is the sad song of sports traditionalists. Versatile, to ugh, spectacular synthetics—shown in color—are replacing pigskin, bamboo and canvas, hickory and gut.

The fun and color of college football erupt with the first big weekend of the season. From California to Virginia, pictures and reports on the best of the opening games.