The college football season begins in earnest tomorrow. The NFL is right around the corner (thank goodness that the necessary evil and endless drudgery of meaningless "pre-season" games are about over). Anyway, two important pieces of news today: first, it appears likely that Demetrius Jones might well be Charlie Weis' starting quarterback for Notre Dame tomorrow in their season opener vs Georgia Tech. It wouldn't surprise me--Jones has speed and good running ability, and thus if he can throw just a little, would pose the most problems for opposing defenses. Meanwhile, David Garrard, in a big surprise, has been named the starting quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, replacing Byron Leftwich. Nobody seemed to see that coming, though Garrard badly out-performed Leftwich in the pre-season, and Leftwich has a long history of injuries.
Oh, and--surprise!--with training camp over and the season looming, the NY Giants' Michael Strahan ended his holdout.
