Wilson Found, Penn State Loses, Georgia Rolls, Boise State Stunned

Well it has been another great day for those who love sports, especially if you are a fan of college football.  But, before I go off on a long verbose ramble on the games of the day, let me first mention the kidnapped baseball catcher.  If you haven't heard, the Washington National's rookie Venezuelan catcher, Wilson, was kidnapped while visiting his home.  He had been missing for days, and the family had not heard anything yet from those who took him, and tensions were beginning to mount a good bit.

However, all of that changed last night, as it was reported that Venezuelan national security forces had rescued Wilson!  Thank goodness for him and his family, and hopefully he was found completely unharmed and will recover from the psychological trauma very soon.

Now, moving on to college sports.  Penn State, despite all of the drama and disappointment surrounding the program, still managed to come out and play some good football today.  Despite their passion and inspired play, sadly they were no match for Nebraska.  Paterno's absence may or may not have contributed, but regardless, it was nice to the game go off without a hitch (ignoring the bomb threat that was made prior to the game).

The University of Georgia looked very good today, putting a smackdown on the Auburn Tigers.  UGA after a very slow 0-2 start, has been playing some inspired football as of late, and assuming they beat Kentucky in their next game, will be headed to the SEC championship to play the SEC West champion (still undetermined between Alabama, LSU, and Arkansas).  UGA's two losses this season, to Boise State and South Carolina, may actually end up helping the team to congeal and become stronger, especially if they win out and go to a BCS game.

Speaking of Boise State, the fly in the ointment is gone from the BCS picture, has they missed a field goal with time expiring and are no longer the unbeaten team that was causing all the fuzz.  I expect Boise State to drop out of the top 10 entirely this week.

In other notable games of the afternoon, South Carolina held on to beat Florida, which is looking dismal right now.  They may not even make a bowl game at all if they don't pull it together, a possibility which quite assuredly has the Gator nation very concerned.