B/R 5th Down: Bo Pelini's Strong Selfie Game, Hugh Freeze's Talladega Nights

Editor's Note: The Fifth Down captures the top social college football stories of the week. Because the long, grueling offseason is underway, we'll focus on things that make us laugh, think or maybe cry, but mostly laugh.

1) BREAKING: Bo Pelini Selfies Are Back and They Are Still Perfect

Let's start with the important stuff, shall we? Former Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Bo Pelini is the king of selfies in that 1) as of a year ago, he didn't know what they were and 2) look at that face. He's so happy! 

Pelini's been off the radar since being let go as the head coach of the Huskers last November. Now, he's the head coach at Youngstown State, and we hope that, in time, more selfies of Pelini emerge. His history with them is pretty amazing. 

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Thanks to the best coach in the land for taking a pic w/ me in the am at coffee.@FauxPelini Are you a Starbucks guy? pic.twitter.com/hWmtGT6r2B

— Ryan Figgins (@RyanFiggins) September 9, 2014"

Sorry, Dan Mullen. Your selfie game is solid, but not quite at Pelini's level. It's a nice Bob Ross, but no Picasso. 

2) An Important Message About Fame

Heading into January's Birmingham Bowl against East Carolina, Florida running back Adam Lane had just eight carries for 72 yards—and those came against Vanderbilt and Eastern Kentucky. But with leading rusher Matt Jones sidelined with a shoulder injury, Lane took over with 16 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown in the 28-20 win over East Carolina. 

He also...well...there's no other way to put it without just saying it.

He pooped his pants. 

Look, there's no judgement here.

Seriously.

When you have to go, you have to go. Sometimes, the pace of the game doesn't allow for bathroom breaks. Former Mississippi State defensive back Nickoe Whitley understands this better than anyone. 

But instead of shying away from what happened, Lane has owned up to it. His response to a question about the, uh, accident is absolutely perfect (via Richard Johnson, the Florida Times-Union): 

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It was the best thing that could have happened. It got a lot of attention and just put me in a place where I was out there publicly and people knew who I was. I really didn't get a lot of grief from it. A lot of people were really more focused on how well I did in the game than anything. I feel like it was that way because I embraced it. 

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Give Lane credit. He knows how to take a crappy moment and turn it into a positive. 

3) Ole Miss Head Coach Hugh Freeze Is Having the Most Southern Offseason Ever

According to Patrick Magee of the Sun Herald, Freeze will be the "honorary pace car driver for the GEICO 500, a NASCAR Sprint Series race, at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., on May 3."

"I am so jacked about that," Freeze told Magee. "You have no idea, man. I love golf, fishing and NASCAR outside of my job and my family. That's the three things I spend time doing."

That might be the most Southern—and maybe 'Merican—thing Freeze has ever said.

No word yet if Ricky Bobby will be racing this year, however.  

4) WARNING: This Is a College Kid

Good heavens. Yes, let's talk about this.

Despite erroneous "media reports" to the contrary, this is a photo of Auburn defensive lineman Carl Lawson and not a secret government military weapon in testing mode. 

Lawson, a breakout freshman in 2013, missed the entire '14 season because of a torn ACL. He's been cleared by doctors to participate in spring practice, according to Joel Erickson of al.com, and is probably rampaging somewhere on the practice field or in the weight room at this very moment. 

As B/R colleague Adam Kramer notes in his tweet, Lawson has been on a strict diet to aid in his recovery process. Source, which may or may not be but definitely are fake, say the redshirt sophomore has been consuming nails and screws, old car parts and Publix chicken tender subs, among other things.  

All of this is terrible news if you're an SEC quarterback. Godspeed to you all. 

5) Braxton Miller Is Selling AdvoCare Products (For Now, Anyway)

Earlier this week, Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller posted an Instagram photo of him with AdvoCare products. (The photo has since been deleted.)

For anyone wondering what AdvoCare is, it's a business that sells workout supplements through individual salespeople in what some might consider a pyramid scheme. 

Though college athletes can have jobs on the side, they can't make money by promoting themselves. Since that's sort of the point of AdvoCare, it would make selling said products difficult. 

Miller told Tim May of The Columbus Dispatch that the photo was "all good" with compliance, but May provides more context: 

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Miller said “it's all good” with the compliance office. But an OSU athletic department spokesman said the compliance office has yet to issue a statement on whether Miller's brief photo and name association with the company might constitute an NCAA rules violation.

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NCAA rules allow scholarship student-athletes to hold jobs outside of school, but there are guidelines that must be followed, one of which is they cannot trade on the celebrity generated by their accomplishments.

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This isn't the worst thing Miller could be doing, but will he be punished for essentially advertising himself next to a product? Hopefully, we'll find out by the time the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl is played. 

6) Meanwhile, the Buckeyes Have National Championship Bling and It's Huuuuuge

Crafting dozens upon dozens (upon dozens) of shiny national championship rings takes time, apparently. Ohio State players, coaches and staff received their title rings Friday a little more than three months after beating Oregon.

And, goodness, they are bright, gigantic and now, I want one terribly. 

The Buckeyes are the early favorites to repeat as national champs in 2015 because clearly, having one ring the size of a small country isn't enough. Nor should it be.    

7) Jay Harbaugh Knows the Way to a Recruit's Heart

Everyone knows Michigan loves a "Michigan Man." But what about a "Michigan Woman"?

Wolverines tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh knows if you want to get the recruit, you have to get the recruit's girlfriend with personalized letters. 

Here's the back story, courtesy of Doug Samuels at Footballscoop.com:  

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Michigan tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh has his sights set on Naseir Upshur, an All American tight end out of Philadelphia, and for good reason—the tight end is ranked as the fifth best player at his position. Well, what better way to grab the attention of a top recruit than through his girlfriend?

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Will it work? Who knows, but here's another amazing tweet from Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh.  

8) Here's Pitt Wide Receiver Tyler Boyd Making You Nauseous 

It's not just that Boyd has sick moves because he does. The junior-to-be was basically Pitt's only weapon in the passing game in 2014. Heading into next season, he should be considered one of the best pass-catchers in college football. 

So here he is with a GoPro helmet cam doing his best to give you motion sickness. Enjoy! 

9) Finally...a Puppy! 

Don't even act like you don't want to see this or that Clemson isn't your new favorite team now. It's science, and I can't even deal with the cuteness right now. 

Ben Kercheval is a lead writer for college football. All quotes cited unless obtained firsthand.