EVANSTON, Ill. - Paraphrasing a noted Spanish philosopher, Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said he had this to say to the players after the important part of the season ended Saturday:

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Before venturing into Spartan Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Michael Kosnitzky made it a point to make a stop at a sizable Penn State rally on Michigan State's campus.

There has been little normalcy in financial matters the last couple of years, which extends to tax strategies.

Boxing's great righteous hope has arrived.

Once more, the 49ers return to their crucible.

PASADENA, Calif. - The final UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl for the player known as "The Train" was as Shout-it-out dirty as he had always wished it would be: grass stains on the shoulders, sweaty handprints on his No. 42 jersey, clods of mud on his achy kneecaps and red scratches on his biceps.

STANFORD, Calif. - Apparently Cal coach Jeff Tedford noticed something while studying film of Stanford before Saturday's Big Game: The Cardinal hardly ever goes for two-point conversions when its offense is standing on the sideline.

CLEMSON, S.C. - From Dabo Swinney's Gatorade-soaked sweatshirt to the players singing the alma mater on the tiger paw at midfield, there were signs everywhere Saturday at Death Valley that the celebration of Clemson's ACC Atlantic Division championship was as sweet as it comes.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Ducks are 7-11-3 and they remain in the Western Conference basement. To list all the problem areas would be laborious and also presumptuous, since the act of digesting it would waste most of your Sunday morning quality time.

Even for the Big Game, this was mammoth and weird and fantastic and everlasting.

Before heading to the locker room Saturday, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy joined his fellow seniors in a victory lap around the perimeter of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

This column is not intended as a rationalization of Dwayne Bowe's mistake relating to performance-enhancing drugs. Nor is it intended to be a demonization of Chiefs head coach Todd Haley.

Initially, Oklahoma had planned a little fundraising auction of the futuristic, throwback Nike uniforms they wore Saturday on a one-time basis.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Indianapolis Colts safety Melvin Bullitt wasn't surprised Bill Belichick decided to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the New England 28 late in last Sunday night's game. Bullitt, like Belichick, thought that was the Patriots' best chance to win.