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horns decide the Big 12 isn’t good enough for them and create their own conference. It will have one school: Texas. Because the world revolves around Texas.

Florida State President John Thrasher, who said the Seminoles are going to beat Alabama “pretty bad,” goes into hiding after a 35-14 FSU loss. He issues a news release about FSU’s incoming freshman class. It has an average ACT score of 29 — 13 points higher than Thrasher’s best effort.

North Carolina State shocks the world and makes the College Football Playoff. TV cameras converge on Louisville. Mark Ennis, a radio guy from that city, says he’ll “eat a live animal” if N.C. State makes the playoff (really). The world lets out a collective “boo” when he swallows a goldfish.

Wisconsin bullies its way to the Big Ten West title and meets Ohio State in Indy. Determined to avenge a 59-0 loss in 2014, the Badgers fight valiantly before falling 31-21. I’m tempted to pick Wisconsin in an upset, but I think J.T. Barrett will be on a mission this season. I usually favor underdogs, but I’m with Herbie: Ohio State will win another national title.

Kirk Ferentz, Trevor Siemian, Japan Little League. Iowa’s football coach and his wife, Mary, donated $1 million to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Ferentz, who is in his 19th season at Iowa, will have another Big Ten contender this season.

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Ian Kinsler, Andrew Luck, Jon Jones. Kinsler’s rant about umpire Angel Hernandez earned him a $10,000 fine. I think the Tigers second baseman is just upset because he’s on a bad team and was batting a careerlow .242 entering Saturday.