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Three years ago, the wrestling community was forced to contemplate life without the Olympics.Now back on the program, the worlds oldest sport is hoping that the Rio Games can be a showcase for everything thats changed since then.The IOCs surprising decision to leave wrestling out of the Olympics after one final appearance in 2016 turned out to be the proverbial kick in the pants the sport suddenly realize it needed.Wrestling quickly mobilized by restructuring its once-woeful international leadership, implementing new rules to emphasize scoring and embracing gender equity by adding two new womens weight classes.The IOC took notice, returning wrestling to the Olympic roster just eight months after kicking the sport out in 2013.Here are some of the key story lines to follow as wrestling gets ready to celebrate its resurgence in Rio:---MEDAL FAVORITEAmerican Jordan Burroughs might just be the best wrestler in the world.Hes hoping to remove any doubt when competition begins Aug. 14 in Rio.Burroughs burst onto the international scene in 2011, winning a world title just six months after leaving the University of Nebraska. He went on to win gold in Rio and two more world championships, and Burroughs is the clear favorite in the 74 kilogram freestyle division.It isnt just Burroughss talent thats made him a star. His electric wrestling style and his charismatic persona have made him one of the faces of the American team -- at a time when the sport desperately needs a cross-over star.---RETURNING STARSWomens wrestling has only been in the Olympics since 2004.Japans Kaori Icho and Saori Yoshida have dominated the sport as thoroughly as any athletes in the world since then.Icho and Yoshida each won Olympic gold medals in 2004, 2008 and 2012 and should be favored to make it four straight in Rio.Icho, a 10-time world champion, lost her first match in 13 years earlier this season -- though largely because of an injured neck. Shes expected to be healthy for the Olympic meet.Yoshida is the most decorated athlete in the history of freestyle wrestling and was ranked first at 53 kilograms in United World Wrestlings most recent rankings. But American Helen Maroulis, the worlds best at 55 kilograms, could give Yoshida her biggest Olympic challenge yet.---GRAYS DAY?An American woman has never won a gold medal in wrestling.It would be a major surprise if Adeline Gray doesnt break through in Brazil.Gray, 25, has already won three world championships -- including in 2014 and 2015. She also went unbeaten in a startup pro wrestling league in India, won the Olympic test event ahead of the Rio Games and cruised to first at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Gray will enter the Rio meet on a 37-match win streak against a field that doesnt look as imposing as some of the other divisions.----THE FIELDRussia, the worlds best wrestling team until proven otherwise, went largely unscathed following doping charges that rocked their nation. Sixteen of the 17 wrestlers who qualified for Rio will get to do so -- and the biggest challenger to Burroughs in the argument over the worlds top wrestler would likely be 20-year-old Russian sensation Abdulrashid Sadulaev. Hes already won two world championships at 86 kilograms freestyle. ...Kyle Snyder became the youngest world champion in U.S. history in 2015 and held off 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner to earn a spot on the team headed to Rio. Hell be among the favorites at 97 kilograms.---RULES CHANGESThe biggest changes newcomers to the sport will likely notice will be aesthetic. 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Wonder how that outstanding Boston College defense will look without coordinator Don Brown -- now at Michigan with Jim Harbaugh -- against Paul Johnsons triple-option attack? OK, well have that Guinness. And maybe a Jameson chaser?Noon ETHarbaugh? Harbaugh! HARBAUGH!Upon hearing that Hawaii had traveled nearly 10,000 miles while opening its season against Cal in Australia on Aug. 26, then flying to Ann Arbor for its second game, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says in a pregame interview that he flies 10,000 miles everyday. Er, you mean walk 10,000 steps everyday? the reporter asks. No, Harbaugh barks. I just flew 10,000 miles. And, no, my arms arent tired.12:30 p.m. ETHoustons hoping for some posingHouston QB Greg Ward Jr. announces himself as a Heisman Trophy candidate and the Cougars as a potential Group of 5 force with two early touchdown passes against No. 3 Oklahoma. New College Football Playoff selection committee chair Kirby Hocutt calls former chair Jeff Long to see if he wants his old job back.1:15 p.m. ETOkay, not so fast, CougarsAnswering Ward Jr.s Heisman statement, Baker Mayfield leads the Sooners to 21 unanswered points against the Cougars and silences the NRG Stadium crowd. Hocutt lets out a deep breath and decides to have a Guinness.1:35 p.m. ETYour inspiration for the day (month? decade?)Panthers running back James Conner completes his comeback from Hodgkin lymphoma with a 12-yard touchdown run against Villanova. The crowd goes bonkers, and by crowd, we mean every single college football fan in this country.3:25 p.m. ETNo Lambeau Leaps, but Les will love the grass!LSU coach Les Miles samples the grass at Lambeau Field before his Tigers take on Wisconsin. Well, he says. I love the deep, traditional flavor and bouquet of Kentucky bluegrass, but the Desso GrassMaster synthetic reinforcement provides an unpleasant aftertaste.3:35 p.m. ETAnd now for your matchup of the day...Know the classic three-man showdown at the end of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly -- Blondie vs. Angel Eyes vs. Tuco? Thats UCLA QB Josh Rosen vs. Texas A&M defensive ends Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall. Or is it Rosen vs. Garrett vs. UCLA offensive tackle Conor McDermott? And who gets the winners line: You see in this world theres two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig? That, my friends, is why we watch.5 p.m. ETBreaking: Tiger runs over 11 BadgersLSU running back Leonard Fournette piles up 96 yards by halftime against the Badgers, thereby eclipsing what Wisconsins run defense yielded a season ago per game. New LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, the Badgers 2015 coordinator, tries not to look smug on the sidelines during much of the Tigers blowout victory.5:45 p.m. ETDear remote control, I love youPause for a moment, as you switch your attention from LSU-Wisconsin to UCLA-Texas A&M to North Carolina-Georgia and back again, to wonder how the world functioned before HD TV, the recall button on the remote, screen-within-a-screen, your phone doubling as a TV and giant monitors stacked upon one another. Sure, the wheel, internal combustion engine and telephone were great inventions, but devices that empowered the college football fan are the true signs of an advanced civilization.6:25 p.m. ETSaturday weather in Sumlinville: Hot and humidRosen throws the shovel to Garrett. You dig, he says. Actually, he throws four touchdown passes as the Bruins slip the homesteadinng Aggies, bringing about two Hot Takes: 1.dddddddddddd Rosen is a Heisman Trophy candidate; 2. Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin is our first big-time coach thrust upon the hot seat.7:10 p.m. ETMove along, nothing to see hereWait ? Rhode Island is playing Kansas! Must avert ? eyes.7:45 p.m. ETA-C-C! A-C-C!Breaking news: Kirby Smart isnt Nick Saban. Or, to be more fair, Georgia is not Alabama. With Nick Chubb still not fully Nick Chubb after a 2015 knee injury, and the Bulldogs offensive line unable to take advantage against a questionable North Carolina defensive front seven, the Tar Heels make a statement that the ACC is not just Clemson, Florida State and the 12 dwarfs.8:47 p.m. ETOuch, that glare is going to leave a markLane Kiffin has turned to stone on the Alabama sideline after a glare from Saban -- the Crimson Tide offensive coordinator petrified, his face captured with pursed lips while emitting a Whoops. After 10 consecutive running plays behind a dominant offensive line pushed Alabama to USCs 22-yard line, Kiffin opted to throw into the end zone to Calvin Ridley, but Cooper Batemans pass was intercepted by Adoree Jackson and returned 100 yards for a touchdown.8:50 p.m. ETHmm, what to do, Auburn fans?Jacksons interception return is replayed on the video board at Jordan-Hare Stadium while Auburn and Clemson enjoy a TV timeout. Tigers fans are flummoxed. They feel they should cheer against hated rival Alabama. But can they cheer for USC -- which stomped them in 2003, stole the 2004 national title from them and represents the hated, quinoa-eating, snobby Pac-12 -- against their SEC brethren? A vote is taken, and the general feeling is that it would be best if AT&T Stadium were sucked into the earth and neither program is heard from again.10:50 p.m. ETThe empire strikes back ? againSaban politely requests that AT&T Stadium officials turn off the Darth Vader Imperial March music that played as he entered his postgame news conference after a 35-20 victory over USC. He then quietly hums the tune to his Coke bottle before taking questions.MidnightNeed a thesaurus, asap, pleaseDeshaun Watson throws three touchdown passes and runs for another in a win at Auburn, and you ponder just how many adjectives relating awesomeness will be used to describe the Clemson QB over the course of the season. Or whether Clemson should allow him to don an orange cape during games.12:03 a.m. ETLate night with the Pac-12!Bedtime? Heck no! Pac-12 after dark!2:03 a.m. ETSo. Much. FootballYou stare bleary-eyed into the mirror. Going 20 or so hours with multiple reapplications of face paint has left you looking like a cross between Darth Maul and David Puddy in the 109th episode of Seinfeld. Its indescribably satisfying.7:30 p.m. ETWhat, you thought we were finished?You sleep all day. Not because you want to but because you owe it to college football. One mustnt be any less engrossed in Notre Dames visit to Texas than you were during peak form on Saturday.10:30 p.m. ETBevo, BBQ and Buecheles debutTexas wins! The Longhorns are back! Freshman QB Shane Buechele announces himself as the Next Big Thing, thereby earning the greatest honor Austin, Texas, can bestow: a front-of-the-line pass at Franklin Barbecue.8:10 p.m. ETCome on, pick yourself up off the matYou feel like Rocky getting off the canvas in the 14th round of his first fight with Apollo Creed. You say, It doesnt matter if this college football weekend opens my head. I just want to go the distance.10:56 p.m. ETDown goes the SEC!Florida State rolls over Ole Miss, giving the ACC a 3-0 record against the SEC on this epic opening weekend. The world has turned upside down. Whats next? Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together ? mass hysteria!11 p.m.Thats a wrap, everybodyIts over. Fin. Two words: total exhaustion.11:01 p.m.Or is it?Wait a second ? Louisville at Syracuse, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2, Friday, Sept. 9. That might be cool.by Ted MillerIllustrations by Greg Kletsel ' ' '