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Fantasy leaguers, if not conventional football fans, might be especially interested in ESPN's Tennessee Titans-Jacksonville Jaguars game today (8 p.m. ET) because it features top running backs (and fantasy point producers) Chris Johnson (Titans) and Maurice Jones-Drew (Jaguars), who'll be interviewed by Jon Gruden aboard the Monday Night Football bus for a pregame feature. Tennessee has scored 83 points in its last three games, winning two. The Jaguars scored 67 points while beating the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills after scoring 40 in their first three games. -- Michael Hiestand
ALCS, NLCS wish list
Five things Game On! blogger Tom Weir would like to see during the ALCS and NLCS:
*Josh Hamilton getting a ginger ale endorsement.
*TV showing the San Francisco Giants fans' shirts that give a nod to Tim Lincecum with, "Let him smoke."
*Tasers kept in their holsters.
*Minka Kelly cheering for Derek Jeter from the front row.
*Even the $152 million payroll disparity between New York and Texas by starting each inning with a Ranger on second.
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Holtz questions character
Earlier this year, Alabama coach Nick Saban said some player agents were pimps.
On ESPN's Mike & Mike in the Morning on Thursday, former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz said college players who accept money were lacking in character.
"It comes down to integrity and character," said Holtz, who also is not in favor of players getting paid legally. Holtz was speaking after ex-agent Josh Luchs, writing in Sports Illustrated, named 30 players he paid while he worked in the business.
College athletes receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship money. But coaches such as Saban and Holtz become millionaires in a good part because of the athletes who played for them.-- Reid Cherner
*Should coaches have a say in whether players get paid?
No. Coaches like Holtz and
Saban are hypocrites. 35%
No. It should be decided by
NCAA officials. 34%
Yes. Holtz and Saban are
truth-tellers. 24%
Yes. Coaches need to always
be in control. 7%
Votes: 170
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