Left the Runway after midnight last night. Mulled over a few things while trying to keep from falling asleep on the long drive back to New Haven.

• Randy Edsall told the media to be on alert. If there are any more injuries, we may be called upon to fill in. That's because Edsall said any true freshman who hasn't played yet will not see the field no matter what in order to preserve the redshirt. Same with Dennis Brown at quarterback. Dave Solomon is ready. Get him a helmet with a single-bar facemask.

• UConn was a quarter away from ending Steve Slaton's Heisman campaign. Instead, he tacked on 89 yards in garbage time, including a 56-yard TD run when it was obvious the West Virginia coaching staff was looking to pad his numbers, and finished with what would appear to be a respectable 128 yards on 19 carries. Don't expect him to be on many ballots from Connecticut voters.

• Pat White, on the other hand, should be mentioned with Troy Smith, Garrett Wolfe, Brady Quinn, Ian Johnson and the rest on the Heisman watch lists. But Slaton's getting the hype this season, so White may have to wait til next year to get serious consideration.

• West Virginia has a linebacker named John Holmes. The press box sounded like a Beavis and Butthead sketch after his name was first announced. John Holmes. Huh Huh Huh.

The press box reacts to a John Holmes tackle

• Have to get this off my chest. An F-minus performance by the fans at the Runway last night. The place emptied by more than half by the time of the second half kickoff, and it was only 20-3. By the middle of the third quarter, it was all but empty. Ok, fans. And this isn't a sweeping indictment, mind you. But this isn't the Big E. It comes off a tad lame when you show up, have a fried dough, listen to the marching band for a few minutes, point and laugh at the drunk frat guys, watch a little bit of the game then head for home before the tractor pull. This was a nationally-televised game against a team that has a shot at winning the national championship this season. Maybe the first and only time an eventual national champ AND the season's Heisman Trophy winner come to the Runway. I got a ton of emails from friends looking for tickets because the game was a sellout and they couldn't buy them. Then you watch the ESPN broadcast and it's a sea of empty seats. Why spend the money on season tickets if you don't care about the team that much?

Looking forward to watching the Rutgers-Pitt game this afternoon. Should be a good one.