College football returned Thursday night with a bang, but it wasn't a good one. Last night featured a Top 25-battle between Oregon and Boise State at Boise's famous blue turf stadium. It was cool to see a battle between ranked teams so early in the season. And it's always neat to see the blue turf on the TV screen. The end of the game, however, wasn't a disgrace. After the game -- a 19-8 win by Boise State -- Oregon star running back LeGarrette Blount landed a punch to Boise linebacker Bryon Hout that dropped Hout. Correct that. Call it a sucker punch. Blount said he got frustrated as the game went on, was taunted by fans and players and reacted. "I should have handled that situation a lot better than I did," Blount told reported after the game. "I apologize. We will never have a game like this again." That's too little, too late. Blount already had been disciplined by coach Chip Kelly for poor attendance at meetings and workouts. Now, the choice...
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