Extra Points

INDIANAPOLIS - By the time Indiana returns home Sunday, the Hoosiers will have traveled more than 6,400 miles in a little more than a week.

Or, as Indiana coach Gerry DiNardo calls it, "America's guest, coast-to-coast, stadium home-opener tour."

Indiana began the season last week at Connecticut, and now the Hoosiers head to the opposite end of the country for a game Saturday at No. 22 Washington.

The Hoosiers meet at Memorial Stadium at 10:30 a.m. today but won't land in Seattle until about 7 p.m., Indiana time. By the time they get to their hotel and wind up a two-hour meeting, it will be at least a 12-hour day. The players will have missed a combined 48 classes.

Tradition vs. tradition

The Alabama-Oklahoma matchup Saturday features two of college football's most successful programs. Oklahoma's seven national titles are one behind Notre Dame for the most ever, and Alabama has won the AP championship six times.

One odd ritual

Clemson center Tommy Sharpe mishandled two snaps Saturday against Georgia, and the second one came after Sharpe threw up on the ball.

"I shouldn't throw up. I usually snap it faster. It was all my fault," Sharpe said. "I threw up while I was hiking the ball and fumbled."

Coach Tommy Bowden said Sharpe later vomited three times on the sideline - on Bowden's shoes. Sharpe said he throws up at nearly every game and feels better after doing so.

Woe is Gophers

Minnesota might have the weakest nonconference schedule in the Big Ten (Tulsa, Troy State, Ohio, Louisiana-Lafayette) and is roundly criticized for it. Coach Glen Mason said the Big Ten is so good - four teams are ranked this week and three more are nearing the Top 25 - that his team can't afford to load up on big-name nonconference opponents.

Say what?

Florida guard Shannon Snell about Miami quarterback Brock Berlin, who transferred from UF: "I still love Brock, but I hope our defense hits him in the mouth - makes his mouth bleed. Nothing personal. I don't like Miami."

Rivalry of the Week

Ole Miss at Memphis (Saturday, noon, ESPN2):It's tough being located in the heart of Southeastern Conference country when you're not in the SEC. That's what Memphis faces as it attempts to gain a bit of the spotlight in the mid-South.

This game gives the Tigers a chance to show they're every bit as good as their SEC rivals, but it's a chance of which they've rarely taken advantage. The two schools are located just an hour apart, and Memphis is a huge alumni base for Ole Miss, which regularly beats up on the Tigers. The Rebels lead the series 42-8-2.

The last win for Memphis was in 1994, when it beat Ole Miss 17-16 in Oxford. The two schools, which used to play every year, have played only four times since then.

There is no traveling trophy for this game, perhaps because there's really no need for one. Given the way Ole Miss has dominated, the trophy wouldn't do much traveling. Both schools opened with wins last week, Memphis beating Tennessee Tech 40-10, and Ole Miss knocking off Vanderbilt 24-21.

Trivia Timeou

1. Which actor played college football at Florida State?

A: Burt Reynolds. B: William Zabka. C: Woody Allen.

2. Who is the only coach to take six different schools to bowl games?

A: Mack Brown. B: Lou Holtz. C: Earle Bruce.

3. Which player did not win the Heisman Trophy?

A: Jim Plunkett. B. Raghib Ismail. C: Ty Detmer.

Answers: 1. A; 2. B; 3. B.

Numbers game

3: Rushing touchdowns scored by Wyoming graduate P.J. Pope in Bowling Green's season-opening 63-13 victory over Eastern Kentucky last Thursday.