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Features

PRO FOOTBALL

28 Andrew Luck

The NFC is awash in top QBs, but the next great is in the AFC

By Andy Benoit

BASEBALL

36 Andrew McCutchen

Can the reigning NL MVP lead the Pirates deep into October?

By Albert Chen

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

46 USC-Stanford

An epic game in '07 helped the Cardinal get their groove back

By Pete Thamel

BASEBALL

54 Tommy John Surgery

The search goes on for a way to keep elbows from fraying

By Matt McCarthy

Departments

2 SI Digital

4 Leading Off

College Football's Opening Weekend

12 Inbox

14 Scorecard

18 Faces in the Crowd

20 Just My Type

Dan Patrick: Matt Cassel on Bill Belichick's potty mouth

64 Point After

Steve Rushin: Your football fantasy—NFL ownership

SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK: JOHN BRAGG FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (LUCK); COTY TARR FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (MCCUTCHEN)

PHOTO

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN W. MCDONOUGH/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

MIST OPPORTUNITY The Fresno State O-line caught a rare break in the Bulldogs' 52--13 loss to USC, during which temperatures were in the low 80s.