1. PETRINO'S BACK: Speaking of Western Kentucky, Saturday marked the return to college football for Hilltoppers head coach Bobby Petrino, who was eager to begin the road to redemption following his scandalous exit and unceremonious firing at Arkansas last year. The former Atlanta Falcons coach couldn't have picked a better, or more disliked, opponent to begin with 鈥?dating back to his years as the coach at Kentucky-rival Louisville. Western Kentucky was picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference this season, following last year's 7-6 record, and it opened in NFL Jerseys Cheap quality fashion 鈥?using 271 yards passing from quarterback Brandon Doughty to help Cheap NFL Jerseys China Petrino improve to 76-26 as a collegiate coach.
2. SLEEPING TIGERS: Petrino is certainly one of the best passing-game coaches in the country, Wholesale MLB Jerseys but another school with previous problems airing it out looked quite comfortable in that area on Saturday. LSU, led by 251 yards passing from quarterback Zach Mettenberger, flourished in offensive coordinator Cam Cameron's debut as the play caller. The Tigers were somewhat overlooked during the preseason, but keep this in mind: In Mettenberger's final four regular season games last season, he was 81-of-131 passing (62 percent) for an average of 267.5 yards per Cheap NFL Jerseys China game. True, he struggled in the bowl Jerseys NFL Cheap loss to Clemson 鈥?completing 14 of 23 passes for 120 yards 鈥?but Saturday showed the senior could be ready to lead LSU back to the top of the SEC. |