Abdullah on Winston, Michigan's troubles and Tennessee's message

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1. So Arizona freshman Anu Solomon passed for 520 yards and five touchdowns, led the Wildcats to a 36-point fourth quarter to beat Cal 49-45 and didn't win Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. Austin Hill caught the game-winning 47-yard touchdown pass as time expired -- the Hill Mary, get it? -- and he didn't win the award, either. That's because Arizona sophomore Cayleb Jones did. Jones, the Texas transfer, caught 13 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns from Solomon. Nine of them went for first downs or scores. Both Solomon and offensive coordinator Calvin Magee agreed: Jones turned the game around.

2. This from my colleague Brad Edwards, reinforcing my column Saturday on how uncharacteristically sloppy Alabama played in defeating Florida 42-21: From the beginning of 2009 until last Saturday, covering three national championship teams as well as two others that won at least 10 games, Alabama ranked first in the FBS in fewest turnovers (73 in 70 games) and third in fewest penalty yards per game (36.8). Against the Gators, the Crimson Tide gave the ball away four times and committed 11 penalties for 80 yards.

3. Virginia kicker Ian Frye told a remarkable story Monday. His father, Mark, suffered a heart attack in the stands at LaVell Edwards Stadium late in the first half Saturday. As Ian ran to the locker room at halftime, he heard his mother yelling to him. According to David Teel of the Newport News Daily Press, Ian went to his dad in the stands, who told him to stay with his team. Paramedics raced Mark to the hospital, where he is recovering well. Here, as we say in journalism, is the kicker: Ian held himself together well enough to kick his fourth field goal of the day, a 46-yarder, in the fourth quarter.

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— Greg Ostendorf (@GregO_ESPN) September 23, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas -- After three difficult weeks of contemplation, David Ash is ready to move on from football and begin the rest of his life.

The former Texas Longhorns quarterback held a 25-minute news conference Monday and offered his first public comments since his concussion symptoms returned after an Aug. 30 win against North Texas.

He explained why, after consulting with Texas coach Charlie Strong and team doctors, he knew he needed to stop playing in the interest of his health and future.

"I'm at peace with that. God has given me a peace," Ash said. "I have a lot of hope and a lot of belief that there's still awesome days ahead for me."

Ash said he experienced headaches for seven or eight days after the 38-7 victory over North Texas, his first game since September 2013. That painful week brought some needed closure.

"At the core of my heart of hearts," Ash said, "I knew I shouldn't be playing."

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