FIRST WORD

I’VE NEVER DONE THREE GAMES IN FIVE DAYS. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE ULTRA-PREPARED. THAT’S ALWAYS BEEN MY STYLE.” ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, to “The Columbus Dispatch” about opening the season by covering three games in five days: Ohio State-Indiana, Aug. 31; Florida State-Alabama, Sept. 2 and Tennessee-Georgia Tech, Sept. 4.