Surprises from September

After 3-0 starts, Arizona State and Michigan State find themselves 3-2 with tough opponents on Saturday. Both programs better turn things around in a hurry before their seasons become unglued, Kirk Herbstreit writes.

Updated: October 6, 2006, 2:43 PM ET
By Kirk Herbstreit | Special to ESPN.com
Now that the first month of the season is behind us, three story lines emerged heading into the first weekend of October.


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Kirk Herbstreit

College Football analyst
Kirk Herbstreit has been an ESPN college football studio analyst since August 1996. Herbstreit, who joined ESPN in September 1995 as a college football sideline analyst for ESPN2, is also a game analyst for ESPN's Thursday night college football telecasts.

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