Lineup

38 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Fresh Faces

Familiar figures such as Tim Tebow are gone, but in Week 1 a host of exciting new talents stepped in to take their place

By Austin Murphy

• Penn State's freshman QB By Pablo S. Torre

48 | BASEBALL

Dodgers Mess

One of the game's proudest franchises has been humbled on and off the field, largely because of the nasty divorce proceedings between Frank and Jamie McCourt

By Lee Jenkins

52 | PRO FOOTBALL

First-and-99

Last season the Titans marched 99 yards with 2:37 remaining to win a game and keep their playoff hopes alive. How did they do it? SI breaks down each of the 18 plays

By Jim Trotter

60 | SURFING

Giant Waves

Raised by violent storms in the Pacific, waves as tall as 100 feet draw the world's most daring surfers, who willingly risk life and limb to ride down their faces. A book excerpt

By Susan Casey

Departments

6 Leading Off

14 Letters

16 Scorecard

A kid's view of the first AFL game

23 Just My Type

Bud Selig on drug testing, global Series

by Dan Patrick

24 Faces in the Crowd

26 Inside ...

• Baseball

Oakland's young staff

• Tennis

Where are the teens?

• Fantasy Football

The two Williamses

• College Football

LSU turns the page

72 The Vault

Jimbo at the '74 Open

76 Point After

Omaha, pro football's Last Chance Saloon

by Phil Taylor

Trevor Cahill is a big reason the future looks bright for the A's.

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