October 1999 Staff Meeting Letter from Publisher Words of Wisdom from legendary Bo Schembechler News and Notes Neuheisel finally gets his deal done with Washington • Wake Forest gets a jump on the class of 2003 • Heisman Trophy gets corporate sponsorship • SMU and TCU look to leave the WAC • Kentucky makes the decision to abandon trophy games involving symbols of alcohol • Auburn and Brother Oliver settle their dispute • Tennessee LB gives up his season to be with his dying father • Fritz Shurmur succumbs to cancer • Oregon's Bellotti gets an extension to keep him a Duck •Albany Firebirds head coach, Mike Dailey, named Arena Coach of the Year • ArenaBowl XIII goes to Albany • Former Iowa player is charged with making threats to Coach Ferentz • Hawaii Hammerheads win IPFL title Spotlight The Communicator Brian Billick was hired to lead the Baltimore in part