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Sept. 26 is too early to say that the wins gutted out by Tennessee, Duke, Colorado, Auburn, Stanford and Washington will be the pivots upon which their seasons turn. But its sure easy to imagine that.Sept. 26 is way too early to fire a defensive coordinator. Its not as if we didnt know that Notre Dame would struggle, what with four returning starters on that side of the ball. But Brian VanGorder, who has bounced from colleges to the NFL and back, hasnt coached a shutdown defense since he was at Georgia in the early 2000s.And Sept. 26 is way, way too early to fire two head coaches. In the case of Les Miles, whom LSU fired with a record of 114-34 (.770) and one national championship because he didnt perform well enough to suit the suits, it defies belief.1. I suppose this awards the title of Americas Interim Coach to Ed Orgeron, who won the hearts of the USC locker room in leading the Trojans to a 6-1 record in 2013. He just didnt win the full-time job. Orgeron flamed out as head coach at Ole Miss for three tumultuous seasons a decade ago; barring a complete turnaround by the Tiger offense, Orgeron, a Louisiana native, will be a long-shot candidate to replace Miles. Let the Tom Herman sweepstakes begin. Even if Houston is asked to join the Big 12, Herman -- and all but a handful of head coaches -- would have to take a long look at LSU, with its unlimited resources and as the only Power 5 Conference member in a talent-rich state.2. The firing of Ron Turner by FIU four games -- four losses -- into the season shines a light on one impressive aspect of Turners career. Not that, with a career record of 52-91, he has a Sugar Bowl season in there (Turners Illinois team went to New Orleans in 2002). But that he managed to have a career record below .500 and had coached more than 10 seasons. In fact, that list was trimmed from five to three this weekend. Now that Baylor is 5-0, Jim Grobes career record has risen to 115-115-1. That leaves only David Bailiff of Rice, Bob Davie of New Mexico and Doug Martin of New Mexico State.3. UCLA held No. 7 Stanford to 280 yards and three field goals until the Cardinal took possession at their 30 with 2:05 to play. We were determined to take away the run as we best we could, Bruins defensive coordinator Tom Bradley said Sunday. See if [quarterback Ryan Burns] could make throws. Watching the [video], man, there were just some great throws and catches at the end. They were balls that were just hard to defend. Burns, in his first road start, went 8-for-17 for 71 yards with a pick until the last drive, when he went 5-for-8 for 66 yards and the game-winning score, a perfectly thrown fade to 6-3 redshirt freshman wideout?JJ Arcega-Whiteside. The All-State basketball player?in South Carolina leapt easily over 6-foot-0 corner?Nate Meadors?to make the catch.4. Deshaun Watson threw for 304 yards Thursday night as No. 5 Clemson steamrolled Georgia Tech, 26-7, but lets hold off on declaring that Watson has shaken his early-season funk. Check out his QBR. He clocked a 60.4 against the Yellow Jackets. All three games against FBS opponents this season have graded below 70. In his previous two seasons, he had only four starts graded lower than an 80. Time is running short for Watson to find his game. No. 3 Louisville is coming to Death Valley on Saturday night.5. Monday marks exactly one year since San Diego State last lost a game. The Aztecs and star running back?Donnel Pumphrey?take their 13-game winning streak to South Alabama?on Saturday. You hear coaches preach all the time to focus on what you can control and dont worry about the rest. That rings especially true for head coach Rocky Long, who is winning more than anyone has won with the Aztecs in 40 years yet finds his program at the mercy of the electorate, which must decide whether to fund the Chargers new stadium. If the NFL leaves, theres no guarantee that outdated Qualcomm Stadium will be kept just for San Diego State. And then what?6. Anyone have October starting with Wake Forest and Maryland undefeated, Colorado leading the Pac-12 South, and Oklahoma and Notre Dame with losing records? I didnt think so. At least the Sooners have lost to two top-five teams. At Wake, head coach Dave Clawson is doing what he has done at his previous three stops, building a winner. The Demon Deacons, 4-0, have surpassed their win totals of Clawsons first two seasons because theyre not beating themselves. 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That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself.EUGENE, Ore. -- LaShawn Merritt considers his 200-meter races to be more of a lark than anything else.Think of the possibilities if they ever become a serious pursuit.Already qualified for the Olympics in his real race, the 400, Merritt pulled away for an easy victory in the opening round of 200-meter qualifying at the rain-soaked U.S. Olympic Trials on Thursday, posting the nights third-best time at 20.09 seconds.He already has the worlds best time this year, at 19.78 seconds, and if world-record holder Usain Bolts hamstring injury turns out to be worse than expected -- well, who knows what could happen?Its not really a serious thing for me, said Merritt, who also owns the fastest time at 400 meters this year. I just want to have some fun with it, and if I have the ability to do it, I figure Ill do it. Ill try to make it as light as possible.Among those who take the 200 more seriously are worlds silver medalist Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers and Wallace Spearmon, who is trying to return to the upper-echelon of this race after struggling with injuries. All made it through their first-round heats with ease.Allyson Felix also views it as more work than play, and is trying to become the first woman to win Olympic gold in both events. Felix is already qualified at 400 meters and begins her quest in the 200, her specialty, on Friday.Merritt could become the first man to win a 200-400 Olympic double since Michael Johnson in 1996. But his specialty is the 400 and he still has some goals there.Among them: World record, he said. He won the Olympic gold in 2008, but pulled out of the first round in 2012 with a hamstring injury.In his world, the 200 is mainly good training.And yet, watching him pumping his fists as he hit the stretch, then steadily pulling away for a .44-second cushion over the second-place finisher, it was easy to see why hes at least giving this a try.If anybody can do it, LaShawn can do it, Gatlin said. To watch him run is amazing. I know hes got it in the tank. So lets see him put it out there.Gatlin, a more seasoned veteran than Merritt at both the distance and the art of the double, saved energy in his opener, especially with rain starting to soak the track at Hayward Field. He ran the 200 in 20.32 and finished .05 behind Ameer Webb. But all these prelim times go in the wastebasket almost as soon as theyre recorded.JJust play it smart, Gatlin said.dddddddddddd Im on to the next round. Almost a blueprint of what I did in the 100. Go faster. Rise to the occasion.Other happenings on Day 6 of Olympic Trials:SHOT DIVA: Michelle Carter (Twitter handle @shotdiva) already had her Olympic spot wrapped up. Then, she won the meet on the last throw of the night, just like she did at the world indoor championships this spring. Her mark of 64 feet, 3 1/4 inches beat out Raven Saunders and knocked Felisha Saunders into third. Veteran Jill Camarena-Williams finished fifth in what she said would be her last Olympic Trials. She also said, I always wait to see Michelles last throw. I would never, ever leave.TRIPLE JUMP: Two-time NCAA champion Keturah Orji, who once dreamed of being an Olympic gymnast, will get a chance at another kind of title. She won the womens triple jump and will head to Rio. On the mens side, Christian Taylors quest for an Olympic repeat is on track. He needed one jump to make it through qualifying and will try to secure his spot Saturday.THE TOUGHEST JUMP: Stephanie Garcia was in the mix for an Olympic spot in steeplechase until the final lap. First, she got passed for the third position. Then, in her quest to catch up, she stumbled over the last barrier and went tumbling. Emma Coburn, Courtney Frerichs and Colleen Quigley earned the trips to Rio. Garcia said she still recorded a victory of sorts: I knew if I didnt make it, then I was going to make those who did work very, very hard.MORE MEDALS: Among Olympic medal winners who made it through their qualifying rounds Thursday were Leonel Manzano (1,500), Bershawn Jackson (400 hurdles) and Dawn Harper-Nelson (100 hurdles). Harper-Nelson, the 2008 gold medalist, was in the same heat with American record holder Keni Harrison, but barely noticed. I tell my husband, `Tell me what lane Im in and what heat. The rest doesnt matter, Harper-Nelson said.QUOTABLE: With [Jamaicas] rules, hopefully theyll let him in. If not, it might be the first time the Olympic committee sends a personal invite to an athlete to come to the games. Theyd lose some money if he didnt show up. -- Wallace?Spearmon, on the chances of Usain Bolt making the Olympics despite his recent hamstring problems. ' ' '