ESPN College Football

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller

Seven's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. Seven dwarfs. Seven, man, that's the number. Seven chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea? It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.

• Washington lost out on Jake Heaps but may emerge a bigger winner after it got a commitment from Nick Montana, son of a guy you may have heard of.
• Good news for California fans from the San Francisco Chronicle: "[Running back Jahvid] Best is running full speed and changing directions, with no limitations in the wake of his rehabilitation." 
• Here are some ideas for cost containment in the Pac-10.
• Oregon State lost a football recruit to the baseball draft.
• A Q&A with Stanford cornerback Michael Thomas.
• Nick Saban invaded USC yesterday ... for a GameDay shoot. And here. Urban Meyer was in LA for the shoot, too. Think Saban and Meyer asked Carroll about Lane Kiffin? Here's a picture of Carroll and Kirk Herbstreit.
• More on the Rick Neuheisel-Pete Carroll dust-up over youngsters on the sideline. Again: The interesting element of the story is not the nature of the rule, it's that Carroll was the only Pac-10 coach who voted against Neuheisel's proposal.
• USC safety Taylor Mays and receiver Damian Williams try their hands at video journalism. Sort of.
• Whatever happened to one-year Washington defensive coordinator Ed Donatell?