Who's in charge of disciplining Jameis Winston?

The question looms larger than ever on the college football landscape entering Week 4 of the season: Is Jameis Winston a good person, or a knucklehead?

The quarterback of top-ranked Florida State has been suspended for Saturday night's game against No. 22 Clemson for making what the university called an "offensive and vulgar" outburst demeaning to women.

This is the latest in a series of incidents involving Winston, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, who reportedly is under investigation by the university for an alleged sexual assault.

Who's in charge?

The original suspension was for just the first half of the game, leading to criticism from all directions that coach Jimbo Fisher ignored.

"We're in charge. It's our team," Fisher said Thursday. But who's really in charge? As with Florida State's first statement announcing Winston's punishment, Friday night's amended penalty included the names of interim president Garnett S. Stokes and athletic director Stan Wilcox, but not that of Fisher.

Fisher said Thursday that the two officials are "always involved in university policies. That's ... the way we do it."

But he did not respond to a followup question on whether he hands out punishment against his players.

Nostalgia rules in Lincoln for the game between Miami and Nebraska, two of the dominant programs of the 1980s and 90s. The winner in four of their last five encounters - all bowl games - was crowned national champion.

This is a revenge game for Cornhuskers fans who hated that four high-profile meetings against Miami (1984, 1989, 1992, 1995) took place in the Orange Bowl, the Hurricanes' home field. Now, however, neither team has played in a BCS game in more than a decade.

"There is a cyclical ebb and flow to any athletic endeavor," former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne told the Associated Press. "You don't stay on top forever."

Could the gap existing between the Eastern and Western Divisions of the SEC be getting wider?

Five of the teams in the West - Alabama, Auburn, Texas A&M, Louisiana state and Mississippi - were ranked in this week's Top 10, while Georgia is the highest-rated East team at No. 13. Florida could raise the East's image on Saturday when it takes on Alabama but the Crimson Tide is a two-touchdown favorite at home.

"I think it's unquestionable - the West teams are stronger than the East teams," South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said in an AP article.

Headed by Oregon, the Pac-12 received a lot of favorable attention in the preseason, but these days the rest of the league behind the Ducks isn't looking so good.

Stanford, considered a prime title contender, lost to Southern California, and the Trojans in turn lost a nonconference game in convincing fashion to Boston College. UCLA is undefeated but had its share of problems beating Virginia, Memphis and Texas, and quarterback Brett Hundley injured his left arm last week. Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly suffered a foot injury against Colorado and his status is up in the air.

Having always been a fan of his name, we're happy to inform you that Cincinnati quarterback Munchie Legaux has returned to action roughly one year after a devastating leg injury that all but ended his football career.

Legaux, now the backup to Notre Dame transfer Gunner Kiel, got in for six plays in the Bearcats' win over Toledo last week while his grandmother and aunt in the stands cried tears of joy.

Legaux's injuries included two torn ligaments and damaged cartilage, and he said he heard doctors talk about how "it was all over for me." Now, he's hearing congratulations.

"It's just tremendous," the fifth-year senior said in an AP article. "I'm just taking it all in."

Quarterback Clint Trickett wrestled with West Virginia's high-tempo offense after he took over the Mountaineers' starting job last season. But the redshirt senior has it down this year and that could mean trouble for No. 4 Oklahoma when the Sooners come to Morgantown for the teams' Big 12 opener.

Trickett, a transfer from Florida State, passed for a career-high 511 yards and four touchdowns in last week's overtime win over Maryland, and ranks fourth in FBS with 408 passing yards per game. But he gives all credit to his receivers.

"Those guys are the ones making the plays," he said. "I throw it two yards, and they run it 90."

Wisconsin fans wonder why the Badgers haven't been their usual dominant selves on the ground in their first two games but sophomore tailback Corey Clement (Glassboro High) said in an AP story that patience is the key.

"You're just told to run, not think of who's in the box," said Clement, who is second on the team with 102 rushing yards. "That's all you can do. You can't really scheme once you're in the backfield, just get what you can get. If the home run comes, it will come."

Heisman Trophy candidate Melvin Gordon has 178 yards and his 89.0-yard average is fifth in the Big Ten.

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