Arguably Ohio State’s most important player Chris “Beanie” Wells has been deemed unable to play tonight in the biggest game of the young college football season against USC. Wells has been questionable at best for the last two weeks after injuring his toe two weeks ago against Youngstown State. This is a huge blow to Ohio State’s offense and opens the door for freshman quarterback Terrell Prior to see more action because it’s a must that Ohio State have playmakers in the game against the impressive USC defense. The line opened up at USC -7 and now that Wells is out some sportsbooks have the Trojans as a -13 favorite. Does Ohio State have a chance?

Former USC star quarterback Todd Marinovich is in trouble again with the law. It seems Todd ran from officers this past Sunday when they tried to stop him in the early morning hours for skateboarding near a boardwalk that prohibits thrashing on a skateboard. A few minutes later the fuzz found Marinovich hiding in a garage with about one gram of methamphetamine, a metal spoon and a hypodermic needle. This dude is 38 years old and he is out skateboarding in the early morning hours with meth on his person…..NICE!!! It seems he has really gotten his life in order after blowing his opportunity in the NFL many years back due to a severe smack addiction.

Rapper Master P’s son Percy “Lil’ Romeo” Miller has committed to Tim Floyd and the USC mens basketball team. The star player for Beverly Hills High School averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game this past season and had done extremely well at high caliber summer basketball camps. “Lil’ Romeo”, as he was known back in the day is growing up and has decided to take time off from his rapping career to focus on basketball and school. You go Romeo!

A USC hockey goalie finally had enough of the refs in his game against BYU. The goalie “was riding his hockey stick like a horse and slapping his butt.” WTF???? He also mooned the crowd and eventually was booted from the game and ticketed with a misdemeanor. This is so crazy I can’t focus on my true feelings, but I think they are telling me he should never be allowed to play a college game again.

Southern California goalie moons crowd 

Don’t let all the camera shots and pity plays for Matt Leinart fool you. He has “fallen” into a goldmine. Yeah, he would have been the #1 overall pick last year had he come out, and this year he is the 10th. But look what he has “settled” for. A S-T-U-D running back behind him in Edgerrin James. Two, count ‘em TWO, great wide receivers in Fitzgerald and Boldin. And a players coach in Dennis Green. Not to mention, the weather and general climate aren’t that far from what he was used to in SoCal. Toss in a new stadium, and you have the recipe for success. Matt can probably count his blessings a few years from now that he has fallen to this position. The Cardinals are being rebuilt and retooled for WINNING, and they have the quarterback who can lead them there now. While I got a little tired of hearing “USC, USC, USC” all season, I do like Leinart, and think he has heart. I’ll be pulling for him.

Just a few months ago, USC was the darling of the college football world. The players were shining examples of the all-american kid. Personable. Unbeatable. Then they were beaten. Now, they may lose more than on the field. The recent allegations surrounding Reggie Bush and Mark Sanchez, coupled with some other incidents coming to light, make it possible to bring “Glory U” back to earth. Dennis Dodd’s article gets into the nitty gritty and shines a light on some things the Trojans would rather stay in the dark

Four months ago, Southern California was chasing an unprecedented third straight national championship. Who knew that a Vince Young touchdown scramble with 19 seconds left would set off — symbolically at least — a ticking time bomb?

Obviously, the number one on the list is USC, followed closely by Ohio State and Florida State. But I thought I would link to the rest of the article to make sure you didn’t miss it. I’m getting really excited about the draft this weekend, and these kind of articles are what are getting me prepped for it.

Stewart Mandel: What does it say about the Wolfpack’s offense that despite boasting a defense that produced the top two defensive ends in this draft — including potential No. 1 pick Williams — and as many as six overall draftees, N.C. State went just 12-11 the past two seasons.

Well, as can be expected, the Bush family has denied any wrongdoing in the events that Yahoo! Sports began reporting on yesterday. Right now, the common perception is that Bush is still going to be drafted, paid a lot of money, and live his life with no negative effects, regardless of how this story unfolds. Well, that may not be exactly right. ESPN’s Joe Schad reported this afternoon that the Heisman Committee is meeting to discuss what possible actions needed to be taken by them depending on the outcome of this story. If there were any rules broken, it’s possible Bush may have to vacate his award.

As far as fallout for the Trojans, they would more than likely NOT have to wipe their record from last year.

Since Bush has left school, any punishment would likely involve Bush vacating school records, Schad reported. A source told Schad that because it was not an “institutional violation” and USC received no competitive advantage, it is not likely that the school would have to vacate victories. This could technically occur, however, if it is ruled Bush should not have been eligible.

You hate to see any young player make a bad decision, but you especially hate it when the bad decision they make, hurts others who had no involvement. Hopefully, the NCAA will make the right move, but then again, it IS the NCAA, and most of the time, they choose to make an example of all the wrong folks and tend to give a slight slap on the wrist to the major infractions, if that. I’ll believe it when I see the NCAA doing the right thing.

Yahoo Sports has an exclusive report that Reggie Bush’s family might have received money or fringe benefits from an agent and/or sports marketing company. A Yahoo reporter confronted Denise Griffin, Reggie Bush’s mom, about Michael Michaels and his involvement with the 3,000 square foot property in Spring Valley, California the Bush family was living in. After this confrontation the Bush family packed up and moved out in 24 hours. USC has asked the Pac-10 to begin full investigation into this situation and it’s going to be interesting to see what comes out of this ordeal.