Some links from around college football on a Tuesday...
-- George Schroeder of the USA Today does it again with an insightful look into Alabama’s program, and how Nick Saban teaches his players the power of consequences.
-- The South Florida Sun-Sentinel takes a look at Drew Tieman, the man mentioned in the latest Johnny Manziel story.
-- NCAA guru John Infante says Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin is not under the microscope for Manziel’s alleged actions.
-- The Aggies will honor their teammate Polo Manukainiu, who passed away in a car accident last week, this Saturday.
-- Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports has a solid, reasoned take on the amateurism debate.
-- Forde also gives his most intriguing games of 2013. If you can believe it, the No. 1 game just got even more interesting.
-- Notre Dame will sport some new threads for this year’s Shamrock Series against Arizona State. Thoughts?
-- The Syracuse Post-Standard has a stunning story about an esophageal disorder that nearly ended the career for Julian Whigham.
-- Ivan McCartney was supposed to be the next great wide receiver for West Virginia. Now, he’s just working on a second chance with the Mountaineers.
-- Iowa has lost a wide receiver and offensive lineman heading into fall camp.