- I've voted for the Heisman Trophy most years in the past, but don't have a vote this season. If I did, I would have voted for Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. He didn't play that well in his last couple games, but the Longhorns did win and are undefeated. And his body of work overall at Texas has been extremely impressive. I would have had Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh second on my list, and would have had to make a choice between Stanford running back Toby Gerhart or Alabama running back Mark Ingram third. Both are truly great college running backs. Not sure who I would have picked between the two.

- The NFL player I'd most like to see wind up on a competitive NFL team is Cleveland's Josh Cribbs. Is there anything that guy can't do on a football field? On the right team, he becomes one of the NFL's most valuable players.

- The Pistons win over Denver Thursday was meaningful. What was even more meaningful is late last month, even when they were losing most nights, the Pistons were playing exceptionally hard. Fun team to watch. Lots of energy.

- Count me among those who feel Ryan Perry is capable of being the Tigers' closer next season. He did remarkably well last season considering he had pitched so little professionally coming into it. He has a terrific upside. Command of the baseball was an obvious issue, but it got better as time went on. I would be surprised if he isn't a quality closer - and soon.

Caputo And His Boss video on the future of MSU football in light of charges http://tinyurl.com/yjnp5pw