I wrote a notebook for today's newspaper. Here's how the first item starts:

AUBURN, Ala. — In the waning minutes of the Ole Miss game, Auburn’s Travante Stallworth made a heady play, taking a handoff on a speed sweep but not running toward the sideline.

He got just enough for a first down before being tackled in bounds. It kept the clock moving and sealed the Tigers’ win, validating the coaches’ decision to give a freshman the ball at such a crucial point of the game.

“I think he is one of the younger guys that have really come on,” Auburn coach Gene Chizik said.

It was the biggest play to date for the freshman, a 5-foot-10, 186-pound converted quarterback from Leesville, La., who has seen his playing time increase the last few weeks.

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