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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III was so fired up watching the Americans play and win at Hazeltine that he couldnt wait to get out of his cart and get back to playing. He said one of his assistant captains, Tiger Woods, felt the same way.Both had to wait a while.Love and Woods were scheduled to play the PGA Tours season-opening event at the Safeway Open, and both withdrew. One got more attention than the other.Woods still hasnt played since August 2015. He is due to return in two weeks at his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Love waited only a few weeks before he returned at Las Vegas and tied for 41st, not a bad effort for a 52-year-old who had hip surgery in June.And then he pulled out of Mexico to make sure he was rested for the RSM Classic at Sea Island, where he is tournament host of the final event of the year.Tiger and I had the same thing happen to us, Love said. We had some momentum, and then we got so wrapped up a couple weeks in the Ryder Cup, and then we got hit by a hurricane that we didnt really get the practice schedule we were quite planning the week after the Ryder Cup.Im getting better every week, so hopefully by January, Ill be 100 percent.As for Woods?Thats still to be determined.2016 FINALE: The RSM Classic sure feels like the end. There wont be another PGA Tour event until the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua the first week of January, giving players six weeks off if they want it.On the other hand, this is only the sixth week of the new season. A tour official mentioned to defending champion Kevin Kisner that at this time a year ago, he was leading the FedEx Cup after the fall portion of the season and asked what was different.Im not leading, Kisner said. Ive only played twice. Didnt play well either place, really.THE BUSY BODIES: Peter Malnati and Spencer Levin have earned a dubious distinction in the fall portion of the tour schedule.Neither of them has missed a tournament.Scott Piercy was part of that group, too, but he decided to take this week off. The difference is that Piercy has converted the full schedule into a great start to his season. He already has three top 10s and is No. 7 in the FedEx Cup.Malnati and Levin have missed two cuts and have yet to crack the top 30.THE FIELD: Matt Kuchar is the highest-ranked player at Sea Island at No. 20 in the world, and it helps that he leaves here. The only PGA Tour winner in this new season at the RSM Classic is Cody Gribble, who won in Mississippi opposite the World Golf Championship in China.Love is a big attraction, not only for his deep roots at Sea Island but as the tournament host who recently was selected for the Hall of Fame. Two other Hall-of-Famers are in the field, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els.LAST CHANCE: Although the season is still young, this is the last chance for players to qualify for the winners-only Tournament of Champions that starts the new year at Kapalua on Maui.No one feels like hes due more than Kevin Chappell. But if he wins, he wont be going to paradise.Can I ask for a rain check? Chappell said.His wife, Elizabeth, is expecting their second child in January. Chappell plans to stay home for the month of January. Even so, he would love to get that first PGA Tour victory after a season in which he finished runner-up three times -- twice to Jason Day, once to Rory McIlroy.THE COURSES: Love received the tours permission last year to use two courses at Sea Island Golf Club -- Seaside all four rounds, and Plantation the opening two rounds. That allows for a 156-man field, the largest of the fall. Two courses are required because it gets dark early this time of the year.Stan Smith Sale NZ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Adidas Falcon New Zealand . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. http://www.nmdshoesnz.com/adidas-stan-smith-cheap-nz.html . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. Superstar NZ Sale . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Superstar NZ . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season.FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Like the rest of his Arkansas teammates, Brooks Ellis spent much of the offseason focused on a better start to the season than in recent years.Now that the No. 24 Razorbacks (2-0) have reached that goal, the middle linebacker isnt about to let the hint of success get in the way of what he hopes are greater things ahead.Arkansas made its return to national relevance with a dramatic double-overtime victory over TCU a week ago, the Razorbacks eighth win in their last nine games dating back to last season.Ellis was at the center of the win, finishing with 13 tackles and a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown. And after starting last season 2-4, including a shocking loss to Toledo, hes not about to let Arkansas relax as it prepares to face Sun Belt Conference member Texas State (1-0) on Saturday.Its easy to get caught up in what happened last week, because it was a great game, but its time to move on and time to get ready for Texas State, Ellis said. Because theyre a good team, and we have to be ready for them.Ellis has reason to be wary of the Bobcats, who are led by first-year coach Everett Withers. In addition to the fact Texas State opened its season with a 56-54 victory in three overtimes at Ohio, the Razorbacks also remember their struggles in a non-conference game to open the season -- a 21-20 victory over Louisiana Tech.Much more is expected now out of Arkansas following last weeks win over the Horned Frogs, and theyd prefer to avoid a third straight close game to start the season while sticking around for a while in the national rankings.Weve won eight out of nine, and I think we should have won the ninth (against Mississippi State last season), Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. ... I am excited about where our program is.Some other things to watch as Arkansas tries to remain undefeated entering Southeastern Conference play next week against Texas A&M:ALL ABOUT TEMPO: Texxas State used its up-tempo offense to manage 98 plays in its season-opening win, and Withers wants that number to be in at least the 80s this week.dddddddddddd That will be no easy task against an Arkansas team that leads the SEC in time of possession. The challenge for us is to get the ball back to the offense so we can go tempo and get more than five, six, seven possession per game, Withers said. The key is getting off the field (on defense), because what teams like Arkansas is they wear you down.ALLENS BREAKOUT: Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen bounced back from an up-and-down starter debut against Louisiana Tech with a career day in last weeks victory. The junior was 17-of-29 passing and accounted for four touchdowns against TCU, including a game-winning 5-yard run, and hes hoping for more of the same on Saturday.EARLY BYE: Texas State had a bye last week after its opening win, and Withers said the Bobcats went back into training camp mode with a week off so early in the season. The former James Madison coach, when asked about the win two weeks ago over Ohio, even joked the game was like a year ago.WORKHOUSE WILLIAMS: Less than a year after breaking his neck that resulted in surgery, Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams had career-highs with 28 carries and 137 yards rushing against TCU. The sophomore now has 52 carries through the first two games and has clearly established himself as the primary rushing option for Bielema.FAMILIAR JONES: Texas State quarterback Tyler Jones brings plenty of experience to Saturdays game, having played in each of the last four seasons for the Bobcats and thrown for 6,712 yards in his career. Jones was 40-of-55 passing for 418 yards and four touchdowns in the Bobcats opening win.---AP College Football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '