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Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford flashes his ESPN.com worthy grin during Big 12 Media Day in Irving, Texas, July 28. If the Rams don't turn things around, there's a solid chance he'll be showing that same smile in St. Louis next season.

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  Draft talk tends to pick up early when your team struggles out of the gate as badly as the Rams have.  We've seen it in comments and in FanPosts, so I figured it might be useful to take stock of the QBs coming out and how they've fared over the first five weeks of college football.

  In case you're not a college kind of guy, here's an update from ESPN's odd couple, Mel Kiper, Jr., and Todd McShay:

  My top 10 QB prospects for the 2010 NFL draft as of October 6th after fold.

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  Conference play opens up, so not a ton of great matchups, but Miami - Va. Tech should be interesting.  Who are you watching today?

[HUGE UPDATE, 8:32PM] Sam Bradford just came down hard on his throwing shoulder.  The consensus #1 QB prospect, the Heisman trophy winner, the man upon whom OU's championship hopes rest is on his way to the locker room...

[UPDATE, 9:10PM] Early reports are that the X-rays on Bradford were negative.  Nevertheless, he's got the arm in a sling and has ice on the shoulder; he will not return.  Oklahoma is in a tough spot tonight.

  You don't get a better opening Saturday for college football fans or for NFL draftniks.

  I'll be in and out, but feel free to use this regardless of which QB you're watching: Sam Bradford, Max Hall, Jordan Jefferson, Jake Locker, Greg McElroy or Tyrod Taylor.

  I'm kicking in another thread to deal with the midday games.  What names or positions intrigue you in light of the Rams' cuts?  What colleges are you most interested in?  I'm sure we've got some Mizzou fans out there; they've got a solid opener in St. Lou about to kick off against Illinois.  We've got a weekend full of college matchups and NFL prospects.  What's on your mind?

[UPDATE: 5:34pm EST] Russell Okung, OT OSU, just went down, but was able to make it to the sideline without help.  Okung is regarded as one of the best OT prospects in the country and is a 1st round lock.  I'll update with more once I hear what happened.

[UPDATE: 5:42pm EST] Arrelious Benn, WR Illinois, is out for the rest of the Missouri-Illinois game with a sprained ankle.  Benn is a top 3 WR pick with OSU's Dez Bryant and LSU's Brandon LaFell.  Hopefully, he can come back from this soon so the Rams can get a fuller look at him.

  Time to get my eyes on the prize - the young studs that annually replenish the NFL with talent... and holdouts.  There are some great games this weekend and some not so good ones.  I'll throw in a quick recap of last night's action too with enough links to make your eyes water.

  While I'm on the subject of blurry vision, LeGarette Blount may have seen his team embarassed in Boise and may have seen his draft stock plummet in a single night, but his stock as a boxer may have risen high.  Especially if he continues to go after guys while they're not watching.  Check out the evidence after the ad:

  I think the Raiders may have found an option for their backfield.

  Prizes after the fold.

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Miami quarterback Robert Marve looks on during a game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Sept. 6, 2008. Marve is leaving Miami for Purdue, where he's expected to start in 2010. (AP Photo, John Raoux)

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With the NFL in summer OTA land and colleges dealing with the end of the baseball season, football news is pretty thin right now.  Here's some random college-level stuff to tide you over.

(2:15 PM EST breaking news beneath the fold)

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John Jerry, OT, Ole Miss, has a big task ahead of him in the 2009 NCAA football season as he'll try to fill the shoes of ex-rebel and now-Raven Michael Oher. If genetics is a factor, he should be fine as he is the younger brother of another Ole Miss product, DT Peria Jerry who was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons.

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With as much traffic as we got this year going in to the draft, I thought it might be helpful this year if we keep tabs on prospects throughout the season.  Consider this a random Ramsdom, college-style.

Consider this a college football open thread for a while.  With both the NFL and college football in the valley between events, there won't be much to cover for a while, so if you have any questions, comments, topics or random college football opinions, throw em out!  (And by the way, SBN needs a college football recruiting blog.)

- Tim Tebow has been taking more snaps under center.  I'm not sure if this is Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer's way of proving Tebow is a legitimate NFL prospect, or if it's to force an adjustment out of SEC defenses.  Definitely something to keep an eye on.

- Former Duke PG Greg Paulus has transferred to Syracuse for his final year of college athletics eligibility to compete at QB.  Having never seen him play football, I obviously am completely unprepared to judge if he is a draft prospect or not, but if I don't know if he is a prospect, I don't know if he's not either.

- Ole Miss has a lot of SEC-toppling hype going into this season after losing OT Michael Oher and DT Peria Jerry to the draft.  Luckily, their two toughest regular season games, against Alabama and LSU, will both be at home.  We've talked a lot about Jevan Snead and his chances of being a top 10 pick in the '10 Draft.  One name that hasn't been mentioned here is Oher's replacement, John Jerry, Peria's younger brother.  Jerry has a lot on his shoulders to fill the legacies of Oher and his older brother, but the pedigree and work ethic are there.  This will be his second season playing tackle, so he'll have to be graded on a curve, unlike say Ciron Black.   BTW, TeamSpeedKills, SBN's SEC blog, named Ole Miss their 2008-09 SEC Team of the Year.

- After a great spring performance, freshman DE-supreme Alex Okafor could take some time away from Sergio Kindle.  That could hurt Kindle's stock who needs as much production as possible after being overshadowed by Brian Orakpo.