ESPN College Football

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg

I feel a little like Allen Iverson right now.

We're talking about practice, man. How silly is that?

Scott Tolzien appears to be closing in on Wisconsin's starting quarterback spot, Jeff Potrykus predicts in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Joe Paterno knows the value of Twitter; he just chooses not to use it, Bernard Fernandez writes in the Philadelphia Daily News. If you're going to tailgate this fall in Happy Valley, leave your glass bottles at home.
Ohio State defensive end Lawrence Wilson is changing up his 'do, and hopefully his luck on the field as well, Ken Gordon writes in The Columbus Dispatch.
Former Michigan offensive lineman Cory Zirbel is making the best of an unfortunate situation, Mark Snyder writes in the Detroit Free Press. Wolverines cornerback Boubacar Cissoko has a trial date set for October, annarbor.com's Dave Birkett writes.
Michigan State is on the rise but won't be supplanting Michigan any time soon, The Sporting News' Matt Hayes writes.
Iowa made no guarantees to Amari Spievey when the cornerback left for a year to improve his grades, and Spievey has since turned things around, Scott Dochterman writes in The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette. The Hawkeyes come in at No. 4 in Pat Harty's Big Ten predictions.
Former Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis starts fresh at Division II Valdosta State, Terry Hutchens writes in The Indianapolis Star.
Illinois still hasn't decided whether defensive tackle Josh Brent will play in the opener, Bob Asmussen writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette.