Are you ready for some football?

Although the biggest event on a football field tonight will be some guy giving a speech, there will also be 14 college football games played at stadiums across the country, from sea (Oregon State at Stanford) to shining sea (N.C. State at South Carolina).

Admittedly, the matchups may not exactly be scintillating -- no offense intended, Eastern Illinois at Central Michigan -- but hey, look at the bigger picture. It's college football season again!!

Moreover, both Becky's and my "home" teams, Buffalo and UConn, will be in action tonight. The UB Bulls, #92 in the CBS Sportsline 120, host #83 UTEP at 7:00 PM. This is actually kind of a big game for UB, as it's one of their two realistic shots at a non-conference win this season. (Their other OOC games are against #115 Army and two teams in the AP Top 25: #6 Missouri and #25 Pittsburgh.) So this could be big for bowl eligibility down the road. As for the UConn Huskies, the Big East defending co-champions host Division I-AA Hofstra in what should be a cakewalk. That game is at 7:30 PM.

Go Bulls! Go Huskies! And (just to get a head start) FIGHT ON TROJANS, BEAT THE CAVS! and (an even bigger head start) GOOO IRISH, BEEEAT AZTECS! Let the season begin!!