Once again, Bobby Bowden will have to replace a star player for academic reasons.

There are a lot of ways Texas Tech’s Head Coach Mike Leach can approach his pregame speech for Saturday’s showdown with in-state rival and top-ranked Texas. He could channel Al Pacino from “Any Given Sunday.” He could be like Dan Devine in “Rudy” and tell them that no one comes into their house and pushes them around.

Philadelphia is known for loving tough-nosed, blue-collar players. In the ’70s, it was the Broad Street Bullies who ruled the NHL with a reign of terror not seen since Robespierre; then Buddy Ryan’s gangrene defense preyed on opposing NFL offenses.

America has a leadership problem.

For years now, we have seen the same old ideas win. This year was supposed to be different, but if last weekend taught us anything, it’s that we could be in store for just more of the same.

Philadelphia doesn’t get credit for much, but it should get credit for good nicknames. The 1950 Phillies were given the title the Whiz Kids, and the 1993 Phils had Macho Row, featuring the likes of Lenny Dykstra, John Kruk and Darren Daulton.

The majority of college football teams kicked off their seasons last week, but Georgetown spent its weekend playing the waiting game rather than a football game. After a 1-10 season last year, some might say there is really nowhere to go but up, and from the looks of things, Kevin Kelly has his team on the rise.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? If another player gets arrested in big time college football, does anyone care?

As another offseason comes to a close, it is time that college football fans ponder these existential questions, and it is time the NCAA starts to examine the crime epidemic that has gripped the sport.