ESPN College Football

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich

Well, it's finally game week. For most of us, anyway. As you know, a few Miami players will missing for their season opener.

Miami fans might not believe this, but somebody is actually questioning how Randy Shannon handled this whole thing. The amazing thing in all of this is how quarterback Robert Marve has handled it -- with class. He's got every right to question this decision, but Marve instead has been the model teammate.

Despite all of the drama in Coral Gables, I'll be in Hotlanta this week to see what Barry Switzer called "the greatest rushing offense in college football." Super. Let's see if the Yellow Jackets can execute it. Heck, there's even new lingo to learn before we start yapping about this offense.

There are also plenty of questions about the young Boston College offense, but Jeff Smith is ready to help out any way he can. When the Eagles face Kent State in the season opener, Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski won't exactly be taken by surprise.

NC State elminated one major question last week when Tom O'Brien named Russell Wilson his starting quarterback. Now the focus is up front, where the Wolfpack has some major room for improvement.

Maryland got an instant upgrade when it picked this guy to run the offense. (Too bad they didn't pick the QB in the picture). Of course, it's not like the Terps couldn't use a few tweaks on defense, too.

Everywhere Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper goes, he is reminded of the expectations his team is facing this season. There's only one way to fix that -- win.

At Wake Forest, senior safety Chip Vaughn had to take a hit before his dad taught him how how to give them.

Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews has been dishing out hits to his players for 25 years. And it's worked.

And finally, it's not easy to find a transition into this last story, but ...

Who needs tonsils to play football? Not Virginia linebacker Aaron Clark. He's better off without 'em.