This week's debate over The Call has brought renewed attention to instant replay in college football and the officials who consider it.

The Pac-10 has a rule that its league's officials work all games in its home stadiums. Following the blown call on an onside kick in Oregon's 34-33 victory over Oklahoma last Saturday, coach Bob Stoops was threatening to cancel a game against Washington in 2008 if the policy isn't changed.

Conference spokesman Jim Muldoon said the Pac-10 will put its policy of using league officials for non-conference games before its athletic directors at their next meeting on Oct. 12.

Michigan coach Lloyd Carr suggested that perhaps a pool of officials unaffiliated with any conference might be the best solution.

Coach Mike Bellotti, whose team benefited by the bad call, is in favor of video replay and would entertain a neutral official to handle it.

``I believe that all the replay officials, every official is basically honest,'' Bellotti said. ``I think if they make a mistake it's because they don't see it or can't see it.''

Stoops also supports instant replay, despite its failings for the Sooners in this instance.

``I still think it's good. Even if the right call isn't made, at least it puts it out there for all to see what was and what wasn't. There is no denying that,'' he said.

Stoops said he also supports the idea of neutral officials.

``Replay can't take away bias or your sentiment or whatever. They need to get an unbiased party in there. I think that's obvious in some of these situations,'' he said.

Meanwhile, USC coach Pete Carroll remains against instant replay altogether.

``It's not a question of having faith in instant replay. Instant replay has a percentage where it's successful and percentage when it's not. I don't have a percentage to give you, I would just prefer not to have it.''

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WALK-ON WONDER: Running back Chris Jennings isn't included in Arizona's 2006 media guide. The junior from a Yuma JC just showed up on the Wildcats' doorstep last spring and asked for a chance.

Now, having just earned a football scholarship this week, Jennings could get the start against No. 3 USC.

While starter Chris Henry served a suspension for a game for violating team rules, Jennings ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns in Arizona's 28-10 victory over Stephen F. Austin last Saturday.

``I'm just happy I'm on the boat, taking a ride,'' Jennings said.

Coach Mike Stoops said he'd heard from his players that Jennings was the real deal in workouts this summer.

``You're like, `Yeah, yeah, yeah,'' Stoops said. ``Then the first day of practice you could tell the game came easy for him.''

Jennings is the first Arizona back to top 200 yards since Mike Bell - now a rookie with the Denver Broncos - gained 222 against Washington in 2003.

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BAND BAN: The sparkling new Stanford Stadium opens, and where was Stanford's band?

Suspended, as it turns out.

The irreverent Stanford band, known for antics including performing outside of the O.J. Simpson trial and a show during a game against Oregon in the early 1990s that poked fun of the spotted owl, has been put on ``indefinite provisional status.''

Is that like double-secret probation?

The university determined that band members were involved in damage to the Band Shak, the trailer where the group practices.

The band is suspended from home games at least through September, they won't be able to travel for a year, the students involved in the vandalism will have to be kicked off the team, and the band must pay to repair the Band Shak, with damage estimated at between $30,000 to $50,000, according to the Stanford Daily.

Coach Walt Harris said he did not mention the band's absence last weekend when the new stadium debuted against Navy.

``I really didn't pay much attention,'' he said. ``I had too much going on.''

Stanford lost to Navy 37-9 to go to 0-3 to start the season.

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HONORS: USC split end Dwayne Jarrett, Washington safety C.J. Wallace and Washington State kicker Loren Langley were the league's players of the week.

Jarrett had 11 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns in USC's 28-10 win against No. 19-ranked Nebraska. He now holds the USC record with 31 career touchdowns and is one shy of the Pac-10 career record of 32.

Wallace had 17 tackles, 10 solo, and forced a fumble in Washington's 21-20 victory over Fresno State. Langley kicked a game-winning 17-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to give the Cougars a 17-15 win against Baylor.

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