Football

• Tomahawk Nation honors Mickey Andrews, the "finest defensive coordinator of the modern era," who announced yesterday that he'd be retiring after the season.
• Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries has a light-hearted, hate-themed look at this week's opponent, THE Ohio State University.
• Dawg Sports, on why believing a nice guy can finish first is important.
• And the Valley Shook offers tips on how to co-exist with a spouse who also happens to be a fan of a rival team.

Basketball

• Wake Forest blog Blogger So Dear not only previews the Deacons' upcoming season, but the entire ACC as well.
• Hammer and Rails previews Purdue's season.