Morning Six Pack: October 29, 2012

Showdown week in college football. Does it get any better than this? Check out these six college football stories from around the country.

USC's Lee Has Nation's Top Receiving Day Since '07

Southern California's Marqise Lee turned in one of college football's best offensive performances in years this weekend. Too bad his team lost.

Ohio State sports talk host fired for Desmond Howard tweet

Scott Torgerson tweeted earlier this month that he wished Howard, who played for Ohio State's chief rival Michigan, would get fired or die so Torgerson could again watch ESPN's College GameDay.

Marcus Lattimore May Redshirt, Make 2014 Return

Marcus Lattimore thought the big injury was behind him.

Alabama football commentary: Clash with LSU awaits

T Is it possible to spend more than nine months preparing for one football game? It seems like it this week as No. 1-ranked Alabama gets closer to its Saturday showdown at No. 5 LSU.

Auburn's Chizik considering starting QB Wallace

Auburn coach Gene Chizik said freshman Jonathan Wallace is "in strong consideration" to start at quarterback against lowly New Mexico State.

Quotable:

“Game by game we’re slowly establishing our identity,” senior safety Robert Lester said. “I don’t think we’ve established it completely yet. These next couple games we can do so.”

He said the defense always starts hoping to take away the other team’s running game. Mississippi State’s LaDarius Perkins came into the game leading the SEC in rushing, averaging just over 103 yards per game. Perkins finished with 38 yards on 15 carries. It was the first game all season he hadn’t scored a rushing touchdown.

“Any team we play, if you can make them one-dimensional, you’ve pretty much got them where you want them,” Lester said. “Whenever they start putting the ball in the air, you’ve got a chance to get a turnover and make game-changing plays.”

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