yes, it is a huge year for clausen. the running game goes, so will notre dame. . >> gene, thanks for joining us here on espnews. >> my pleasure. >> john smoltz may have thrown the last pitch. the red sox designated him >> now on espnews, red sox ace josh beckett seeking to be the first to 14 wins facing a.j. burnett and the yankees. meanwhile, the man who was spottered by the bombers last night, john smoltz, has been designated for assignment. phil mickelson finds an eagle while tiger woods remains as par as par can be at the w.g.c. captioning by captionmax >> after being shelled for eight earned runs and three an one-third innings against the yankees last night, 42-year-old john smoltz has been designated for assignment. red sox g.m. travelled to new york personally to tell smoltz the team designated him for assignment. they have ten days to trade or release him. courage his 20 previous seasons with the atlanta brais, smoltz won nearly 60% of his games and opponents batted .235 against him. this year with the red sox h

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clausen told me he will not allow his coach to get fired.his quarterback who has taken on a grand responsibility. they're attached at the hip in a great way. he was recruited by weis. when you look at the schedule, improvement in depth and speed no excuse for notre dame not to win eight games. they're expected to win at it games. i think they will win ten games which i why i rated them number 15. >> so that's the big boys. let's get to one of the bazaar stories. edwards is of the fame of going into ann arbor, leading appalachian state. he had a lawnmower incident. >> he is mowing a lon on the hill and slipped or whatever, the lawnmower rolls back at him. he gets his foot caught in the lawn motion keep cuts, thankfully no broken bones or torn ligaments. however, one of this most exciting players, edwards, might not be available for the season opener against east carolina. so that's a big story. i'm also told justin foggan, who didn't play in the upset, is transferring to appalachian state and could be available. >> that is irony at its greate

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>> i think it's going to be different than what it was last year under dave clausen.the offensive coordinator now at bowling g reen. they did a lot of quirky things. i was a very complicated system. they flip-flopped offensive lines. as far as what fulmer did over his career, there will be similarities. there will be a pro style. however, i don't think they're going to be as conservative as phillip fulmer was. he was often criticized for that i think they're going to be a little more aggressive. we'll see how that plays out. lane kiffin also said he's dedicated to run. i think that's a tough question at this point. >> dave, all the stuff off the field, lane kiffin has been in the paper, he's been on the radio. he's been in the blogs for stuff that doesn't really concern what happens on the grass. how much is he expressed how excited he is to actually get out on the field and be a football coach? >> i think he's very excited to do that, and you noticed it two weeks ago in his preseason press conference he had just before s.e.c. media day. you certainly sensed he's exci

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jimmy clausen is going to be one of the best quarterbacks in the country this year. the offensive line. more speed on defense. and for those of you who are saying this as you watch, this they have a soft schedule. i said it. they should win, as lou holtz would say, nine, ten games and be a top 15 team, maybe even play in a b.c.s. game. >> they're still going to lose to u.s.c. i've said it. >> i agree with you. >> heisman trophy question, tim tebow, sam bradford, someone else. you go with? >> i'm going to go with tebow. if i think there is a 75% chance i think they go undefeated and he is generally acknowledged by everyone, including nick saban who i spoke to recently, as one of the greatest leaders in the history of college football, how can you choose against that? i know that colt mccoy doesn't have one, and if they run the table then, yes, he will have chance, but i think say texas plays florida, if tebow is going to match up against colt mccoy in the national championship game, it's a very similar situation to vince young, okay, when bush got the heisman, vince y