USA Today posted the first Coaches Poll of the new season. Hopefully OHIO can start receiving some votes, if they have a strong start.

Amway Coaches Poll


1 Clemson
2 Alabama
3 Georgia
4 Oklahoma
5 Ohio State
6 Louisiana State
7 Michigan
8 Florida
9 Notre Dame
10 Texas
11 Texas A&M
12 Washington
13 Oregon
14 Penn State
15 Utah
16 Auburn
17 Wisconsin
17 Central Florida
19 Iowa
20 Michigan State
21 Washington State
22 Syracuse
23 Stanford
24 Iowa State
25 Northwestern

Nebraska 152; Boise State 118; Mississippi State 111; Miami 94; Army 91; Kentucky 79; Virginia Tech 64; Texas Christian 63; Southern California 47; Utah State 32; Fresno State 32; Virginia 30; Cincinnati 25; West Virginia 24; Memphis 24; Oklahoma State 20; South Carolina 15; NC State 12; Duke 10; Boston College 5; Florida State 4; Baylor 4; Appalachian State 4; North Texas 3; Houston 3; UCLA 2; Temple 2; Arizona State 2; Troy 1; Tennessee 1; Mississippi 1; Minnesota 1.

Listening to some random sports talk show on the car radio a few days ago, I heard it opined that WVU had a shot at wining the B12-10 this year. All the experts on this show seemed to agree that their coaching change was going to be a big plus. Anyway, it's interesting speculation . . .