The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Pigskin

Reports this morning suggest that Ohio State University is set to hire Urban Meyer as their new head football coach. This would be a big hire after Jim Tressel resigned amid scandal. [ESPN]

In MMQB this week you can read about Matt Leinart going down in his first game back as a starting QB, if Denver is a fluky team, and Ndamukong Suh. [Sports Illustrated]

Yeah, you read that right, Matt Leinart got his first shot at starting as an NFL QB for the first time in a long time and was promptly injured. It looks like he will be out for the rest of the season. Read on to find more winners and losers from the weekend. [Yahoo! Sports]

The Football Outsiders break down how amazing Aaron Rodgers has been this season. [Football Outsiders]

The new NCAA BCS rankings still have LSU and Alabama sitting at #1 and #2 and likely headed to an all-SEC national championship game. [ESPN]