1. Ohio State overreacted by telling its players that they could not wear “JT” wristbands in honor of former coach Jim Tressel. The administration is understandably skittish about its upcoming NCAA hearing. But what rule could wearing those wristbands possibly break? Instead of providing the players a release for their understandable emotions regarding their former coach, the school’s heavy-handedness has taught the Buckeyes a lesson in how to make the trivial important.

2. Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino has yet to name a starter to replace the departed Ryan Mallett. But in case anyone had any doubt, the team announced last week that junior Tyler Wilson had been named offensive captain. Wilson took most of the snaps in the spring of 2010 when Mallett got hurt, and played in six games last season, including Auburn, when he played like a starter until he threw two fourth-quarter interceptions. Wilson will start, and will play as well as an inexperienced offensive line allows him.

3. The Big Ten, beginning in 2017, will move to the nine-game conference schedule already played by the Big 12 and Pac-12. How long will the ACC and the SEC hold out? A long time. With a plethora of nearby Sun Belt and Southern Conference teams happy to play on their campuses in exchange for a nice check, the incentive to toughen the schedule is minimized. That’s too bad for the sport. Maybe peer pressure will help.