First it was planking. Then Tebowing. Now, TOBing?

The latest posture tribute isn't exactly sweeping the nation, but it has become popular with N.C. State fans. TOBing is the act of posing like N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien, which according to its Tumblr site means, "Cross your arms and quietly survey that which lies before you. And if there's a little America on your hat, well, all the better."

What you're surveying is a 4-4 record for the Wolfpack going into Saturday's rivalry showdown with North Carolina, which includes a disappointing 1-3 in conference play. No wonder O'Brien appears to have a concerned look on his face.

It started out, as most Internet memes do these days, as a one-off joke on Twitter, a parody of the short-lived "Tebowing" fad, but TOBing appears to have some legs.

A website - tob-ing.tumblr.com - is cataloging pictures of O'Brien in his trademark stance as well as fans' imitations of it - including a strikingly dramatic shot of a Wolfpack fan TOBing on a

For the past few months, former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has been on the road promoting his new book, "Swing Your Sword," but in a way, he's also been promoting himself to get back in the game.

"I think pretty much everybody knows I'm interested in being back in," Leach said. "I haven't really been that invisible of a guy."

And Arizona is the vacancy he's eyeing. So it was apropos that while speaking at a news conference to promote something called the Casino del Sol College All-Star Game in Tucson, he also talked up the merits of being the head coach of the Wildcats.

"Anybody would be interested in that job," Leach said. "They have an idea of what they're looking for, an idea of the direction of where they're going.

"If somehow I fit in there, maybe there will be some dialogue. If I don't, I'm sure they'll select a good individual for the position."

Arizona fired Mike Stoops last month after seven and a half years with the program. During that time, the Wildcats never won more

The band is on the field! Literally, crumpled on the field.

Northern Illinois freshman linebacker Jamaal Bass (above right, No. 6) threw a shoulder into a Toledo band member and knocked over another while the Huskies were running onto the field prior to Tuesday's wild, 63-60 win over the Rockets.

For his assault on an unsuspecting undergrad with a feathered hat, Bass was suspended by coach Dave Doeren for next Tuesday's game against Bowling Green.

"I want to publicly apologize to the Rocket Marching Band and to the University of Toledo," Doeren said in a statement. "We are embarrassed at what occurred and take full responsibility for the situation. I will do whatever is necessary to ensure that something like this never happens again."

Well, telling the freshmen during orientation not to cheap shot the opposing team's band members might be a start. But also, what was the band doing in Northern Illinois' path in the first place? Not that that excuses Bass blatantly jumping into one of

After two weeks of speculation and uncertainty, police have formally charged Ohio State running back Jaamal Berry with assault and disorderly conduct. He's also been suspended indefinitely until the charges are resolved.

On Oct. 21, a 21-year-old man, identified in the police report as "John Doe," said Berry hit him with a closed fist and caused injuries to his head, face, neck, back and hand that required immediate medical attention. The man filed a civil lawsuit last week charging assault and battery and ethnic intimidation . He's seeking at least $25,000 in compensatory damages and an equal amount in punitive damages.

Last month, Berry ended up in the Ohio State emergency medical center after a bizarre incident in which he was accused of attacking another student in an apparent state of delirium. A professor who saw the incident described Berry as "clearly out of sorts and… quite disconnected from his surroundings," and the initial report from the responding officer said Berry

All season, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has been trying to figure out a way to motivate his players and last weekend he finally found something that worked.

Prior to Saturday's game against Iowa, Kill brought more than 100 previous Gopher letter-winners into the team's locker room and just before the team took the field, showed his team a video of fans tearing down the goalposts and escorting the metal out of the Metrodome after Iowa's 45-21 win over the Gophers in 2002.

Message received.

"Yeah, they showed that and you know, I'm a MN native and that really did irritate me," cornerback Kyle Henderson said. "Being a Gopher - that was one of the biggest things - I felt belittled. I wasn't a player at that time, but I felt their pain because I know what it takes to go into a game.

"The amount of work you put in - to lose and have them humiliate you like that, I thought was terrible. I felt for them, I definitely wanted to make sure I did something for those guys."

The presence of former

Garret Gilbert requested his transfer from Texas last month and it didn't take him long to find a new home. After all, he's only going about 200 miles up the road.

As expected, SMU announced today that Gilbert is transferring to Dallas to play in June Jones' run-and-shoot offense. With three years of eligibility already spent at Texas, he'll have one year of eligibility remaining in 2013 after sitting out next year under NCAA transfer rules. Since his 2011 campaign ended in September with season-ending shoulder surgery, though, he's eligible to apply for a medical hardship waiver that would grant him a sixth year in 2014.

Thus continues a strange career arc that started with a breakout performance against Alabama in the 2009 BCS Championship Game.{YSP:MORE} After starter Colt McCoy left the game on the first series, Gilbert was thrust into his first extended action on the biggest possible stage, made a few plays — good and bad — and improbably kept the game interesting into the fourth

Happy Birthday, Nick Saban.

Alabama's curmudgeon-like coach turned 60 Monday, and to celebrate, his players threw him a surprise party late last week before the team got into its preparations for this Saturday's epic showdown with LSU.

The team gathered in a meeting room with the lights off and yelled, "Surprise!" when Saban opened the door. There was a report that he actually smiled at the gesture.

"Yeah, he smiled," offensive lineman Barrett Jones said. "He seemed very happy. He was a little taken aback by it."

The team did present Saban with a gift — an Alabama jersey with Saban's name on the back and the No. 60. Saban. While appreciating the act, Saban also took issue with the present in a way only Saban could.

"I held that thing up and said 'Saban and 60,' " Saban said. "First of all, I wasn't thinking about age. I was thinking I'm a skill player. There's no way I can sport this 60. I've got to have a lower-than-50 number of some sort. That's how I feel and that's how I think."

Arkansas freshman Marquel Wade used the Razorbacks' media day Monday to tell reporters he's sorry.

During Saturday's game against Vanderbilt, Wade laid a vicious hit on Commodores punt returner Jonathan Krause as he was waiting for a ball to arrive. Wade hit Krause, who was defenseless, celebrated the play and was ultimately ejected. Wade reacted poorly to the ejection and was escorted off the field by strength and conditioning coach Jason Veltkamp.

"I thought I just made a good play and that's all I can say about that," Wade said. "I was just going out there and going 100 percent, trying to play my game. I messed up and I take all the responsibility for what I did."

The SEC has not suspended Wade, who was defended and ridiculed in the moments after the play hit YouTube, and it is unknown whether a league suspension is looming. Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino defended Wade and said his coaching staff needs to do a better job of teaching players to see whether a returner has the ball