Baltimore 6, Giants 5. Cowboy corral Former OSU flanker Tim McNeal was killed by robbers Thursday morning in Dallas. OSU football coach Les Miles didn't make the anticipated splash with his new staff. Rumors swirled that Miles might bring in an NFL big name or two. Probably just as well.
Good coaches are more important than big names.
Around the horn Florida State wasn't quick to forget its state nepotism laws when Bobby Bowden wanted to make his son offensive coordinator. In Oklahoma, such laws are easily skirted. OU isn't retiring Mookie Blaylock's number today, only his jersey. Which makes the whole thing kind of silly. Replay partner Billy Vessels, OU's 1952 Heisman winner, lives in Coral Gables, Fla., just south of Miami.