Rested and ready ...

And that's a good thing, because August is here. It's a long and hot month, but when it's finished we're into the college football routine.

I was in Destin last week and while drifting chest-deep in the surf three days since my last shave and with a cap pulled low, I met a Daily Journal reader.

Football season will soon be here, he remarked. My response to that is always, it's here right now. For all practical purposes it is.

Camps begin this week. For Ole Miss, what can only be dubbed "Camp Wilderness," begins Saturday. Newcomers and veterans officially come under the eye of the coaching staff when they sign in on Thursday. This used to be known as report day. There's no media opportunity on Thursday. The first day we will speak to Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze and his players will be Friday at the campus media day.

So, football is here.

In other news ...

There's an All-SEC RB on the market right now, but interested teams would have to be willing to give former Auburn star Michael Dyer a third chance. That's a lot of people helping. Arkansas State announced on Sunday that Dyer, who had rejoined Gus Malzahn, his Auburn offensive coordinator in Jonesboro, has been dismissed from the team.

This ArkansasSports360.com report cites that Jonesboro Sun in noting that Dyer's dismissal could be related to a March traffic stop. ...

Reports from Baton Rouge and New Orleans says LSU could be about to land a Penn State player who could transfer and play immediately following last week's announcement of NCAA santions against the program. However, quarterback Rob Bolden doesn't have game-changer numbers. He would immediately be cast into a back-up role for starter Zach Mettenberger, but Bolden would provide game experience currently lacking.

There have been no reported transfers of high-profile Penn State players.

Also from Baton Rouge, a summary of SEC teams as camps being to open. Mention of Ole Miss and Hugh Freeze in here as well. ...