
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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