For anyone that reads, you already know I’ve got a major Man Crush on one Chris Lofton. Yesterday did nothing to help die it down. . .

Herschel Walker, who’s most known for his dominance while at UGA, has identity issues. In a book that’s set to be released soon, Walker reveals that he has dissociative identity disorder.

“A lot of people look at it and they laugh,” Walker said. “Or they hear about it and they think I am being a fool. That doesn’t matter to me.”

What matters to Walker is that he has a chance to tell the story of how he dealt with DID for decades.

“What DID is, it is a unique way of coping,” said Walker, who said he divorced from his wife, Cindy, just before starting on the book.

Maybe this “identity” disorder would explain being such a great player in college, and such a lousy one in the NFL.

I mean, my guess is as good as yours.

I’ve seen this floating around some blogs now — Deadspin and With Leather — and though I like Tennessee, I feel inclined to post, anyway. It’s certainly clear from this that the man involved hates Tennessee, and he doesn’t like dogs. It’s also rather apparent that if the rest of Alabama’s population is this clear-speaking, then they’re getting cheated out of their tuition.

West Virginia was the team I picked to win it last year and, hey, if it wasn’t for an embarrassing loss to Pittsburgh on the final day of the regular season, they very well would have won (check that: definitely would have won, given they’d play Ohio State, your annual second place loser). I’ve already gone ahead and tabbed them as my winners for next year; even without Steve Slaton, they’ve got a lot of speed on offense, and I don’t see anyone in the Big East they may trip over.

Well, now things have gotten interesting. From College Game Balls, via The Big Lead, Noel Devine, the speedy back everyone loves to try and catch, allegedly beat down a student in a rather one-sided fight.

Once outside, Sangarie said someone punched him in the back of the head. Sangarie said he fell to the ground and was kicked and punched by several of the football players, including Devine and Sanders.

No verdict on what the school may do, though my best guess is this is some crazy plan hatched by Rich Rodriguez, and he’ll be properly sued for it.

When I went to school at UT, I met Dustin Colquitt a time or two; he was wild, or at least as wild as a punter can be. His brother is currently there, and appears to be equally wild, if not more.

Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt has been suspended for the Vols’ first five games of the 2008 season following his weekend arrest on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

Colquitt, 22, also was stripped of his scholarship, Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said in a statement Sunday.

According to the Knox County Judicial Commissioner’s Office, Colquitt hit a parked car early Sunday morning and then fled the scene. According to police reports, when officers stopped Colquitt, he admitted to drinking and driving as well as to hitting the car and a tree stump.

The story later goes on to say that he caused over $400 in damages, which really isn’t much considering another vehicle was involved. That said, jeez: This is about his fifth alcohol citation, and I went to this school. Unless you walk down the street with a beer and funnel in hand, you’re not getting caught.

The Kevin Hart saga has come to a close, and as it turns out, the kid made the entire story up.

“I wanted to play D-I ball more than anything. When I realized that wasn’t going to happen, I made up what I wanted to be reality,” read a statement sent out by Teri White, assistant superintendent of the Lyon County School District, on behalf of Hart. “I am sorry for disappointing and embarrassing my family, coaches, Fernley High School, the involved universities and reporters covering the story.”

If you’re from a small high school, and you get the opportunity to play D-I ball, you’re the man. Everyone loves you. Judging by the pictures, everyone loved this kid, at least for the last couple of days. In a matter of 24 hours, he went from Mr. Popular to a guy every girl just let out a sigh of relief this news came out now, and not after they were boozed up and in awe of his athletic prowess.

Signings have come and gone, except for Terrelle Pryor, who has decided to continue torching the Wolverines and Buckeyes with patience, and there were a few surprises. A Georgia Tight End, whose name I don’t know because he’s going to Georgia and he’s only in high school, screwed the Dogs and went to Clemson instead.

Look: I don’t keep up with college football recruiting much. To me, it’s one of those things that’s a lot of hype and not a lot of substance. So many of these kids come in highly recruited and we never hear from them; others, kids that were three and four stars, blow up in college and end up the best players in the NFL. Regardless, I’m forced to do a job, even if it’s half-ass. Here’s the Top 5 recruiting classes this year, according to ESPN.

1. Miami Hurricanes
2. Clemson Tigers
3. Florida “Urban Meyer Pays Well” Gators
4. Alabama Crimson Tide
5. Georgia “We Would Be Better If It Wasn’t For Clemson” Bulldogs

According to Rivals, here’s how it goes:

1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Florida
4. Miami
5. Oklahoma

Like I said: I don’t think recruiting means that much. How they play against another level is something Rivals or ESPN can’t tell us. That said, it’s nice to see Miami getting talent again. There was something always fun about watching a team with speed, and then watching Miami. It’s the old saying: “There’s speed, and then there’s Miami speed.” Say hello to seven more 1st Round NFL Draft Picks.

Look: The Riley Skinner stuff is rumor. That’s it. There is no truth to it, just rumors. Some fan’s metaphorical wet dream. That’s all it is.

But I spoke with a guy I work with, someone who played tight end at Wake Forest, and someone who’s pretty in touch with the program still (he makes a good bit of money, and a good bit of money he makes, he donates). Anyway, he tells me word on the street is that Riley has been passing those pictures around campus, and these pictures aren’t fake.

I said it yesterday, and I’ll say it again: The coaching staff at Wake needs to really sit this kid down and explain to him what the Internet is, just how fast things can spread, and just how fast things can spread over the Internet when you take nude pictures of yourself. It worked out for Paris Hilton. My guess is that it won’t work out here.

Riley Skinner, Wake’s sophomore quarterback who guided them to a BCS Bowl last year as a freshman, is pretty good. He plays with very little talent, and he gets the job done. His arm strength and accuracy, coupled with his naked pictures, make him a —

Wait. . . Naked pictures?

Yes. Naked pictures. I don’t have them posted here; I try my best to keep this site PG-13 rated, and if it is going to break the boundaries it’s not going to be with a naked dude. You can view the photos, as well as the story over at With Leather, who got it from a tipster on Wake’s campus. It seems far fetched, but the guy does have the photos.

Hopefully the coaching staff gets a hold of Riley, and gives him one of those life-advice lectures, the ones that heavily discourage taking naked pictures of yourself.

With the draft coming up, I’m going to try and mock this thing as best I can; and, based on Mel Kiper’s past predictions, I can probably do better. You’ll see his mock drafts all over the web the next few months, but be advised: One, the guy’s a terrible judge in talent and, two, he’s seldom right. We’ll see how I do, but I can’t imagine doing much worse.

Today’s pick: Miami Dolphins, who hold the No. 1 selection.

-The Dolphins have publicly said they’ll shop the first draft pick, and why not? The only real “Star” potential is Darren McFadden, and there’s not a whole lot of point in wasting a number one pick on a running back when you spent a number two pick on a running back three years ago.

The experts are saying Miami goes for Glenn Dorsey, Freak Man Child from LSU, but I’m thinking differently; do you really take a number one pick and use it on a franchise DT, no matter how big or dominant he is? Outside of Albert Haynesworth, is there a DT that makes such a big difference when he’s on the field that you’ll invest the next 10 years of your franchise on him?

I’m not saying Glenn Dorsey will be a bad player. Truth is, he’ll probably be one of the best players in this draft. But with the number one selection, and with Cleo Lemon as their current starter, I can’t see them passing up the opportunity to get a franchise QB who get that city buzzing again.

Insert: Matt Ryan. The skeptics will say he wasn’t that great his senior year (he started off well, but he slid at the end), but the skeptics then haven’t taken a look at BC’s depth chart at WR. He was working with next to nothing, and seven weeks into the season had his team positioned to make a National Title run. Get him some receivers in Miami to go with Ted Ginn and Ronnie Brown, and the Tuna’s got himself a start.