This and that

• C. Trent says the Steelers will likely update Willie Parker's status after today's practice.

• The Bengals' overall rank in SI.com's NFL Stadium Rankings: 27. And only 1.4 percent of readers said Paul Brown is the NFL stadium they'd most like to visit.

• Here's a great link if you're starting to think about high school football playoffs. Drew Pasteur's Ohio Fantastic 50 (computer ranking of the state's top 50 teams, regardless of division) features Elder, Colerain, 4-4 Moeller, Winton Woods, 4-4 St. X, Lakota West, Anderson and Sycamore. But he's only got Colerain, Elder, Woodward, Harrison, Winton Woods, Turpin, Anderson, Kings, Edgewood, Clinton-Massie, Wyoming, Badin, CHCA, Waynesville and Lockland going to the playoffs. He's got odds, predictions, rankings, you name it ... fascinating stuff this time of year.

• The Sporting News has Xavier ranked 19th in their preseason rankings.

• Just when you think Bob Knight has gone away, he's back. Indy Star writes about a TV interview he did where he talks about the possibility of getting back into coaching and, of course, takes a shot at Kelvin Sampson without coming out and saying his name.

• Freep.com has an interesting story about an Ohio State tight end who thinks a two-quarterback system might work best for the Buckeyes and Todd Boeckman should probably get more playing time. Kind of funny that the story's on Freep.com ... maybe they're doing less writing about Michigan because they're so bad. Speaking of Michigan, Deadspin's got a story worth reading about a U of M football player getting into a fight with a U of M hockey player.

• Good for the DDN for doing a solid Javon Ringer piece in advance of the OSU-MSU game. Ringer went to Chaminade-Julienne. This is one of the best storylines related to their upcoming showdown ... it would have been a shame if it had been glossed over.

• Miami fans also know that the DDN does a much better job covering the RedHawks than, say, Cincinnati's daily newspaper. Here's the latest on the team's quarterback situation.

• Favorite non-local link of the day: You've got to love it when your older brother says you deserved to be fired.

• Sean Williams on BBC Radio is also something you've got to watch if you haven't seen it yet.