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MIAMI -- Edinson Volquez admits he was tired toward the second half of last season. That attributed to his bloated 5.37 ERA, he said.The 33-year-old right-hander, fresh off completing his $22 million, two-year contract with the Miami Marlins, assured everyone Friday that he is now rested and ready to go.I pitched a lot of innings the year before, Volquez said in Spanish, referring to the 200 1/3 innings he threw for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals in 2015, when he went 13-9 with a 3.55 ERA. By June and July (of 2016), I was tired.Volquez, who has made more than 30 starts in each of the past four years, was 10-11 last season.Volquez gets $9 million next season and $13 million in 2018. He joins a rotation shaken by the loss of ace Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident a week before the end of the regular season in September.Its hard to believe, Volquez said. I was with the Royals when it happened. A lot of us were crying.My dad passed away in 2015, so I know what his family is going through, he said.Volquez said he doesnt view himself as a replacement for Fernandez in the Marlins rotation.Joses death was a sad moment for MLB, he said. He was a great pitcher, and he was only 24. But I dont want to be Jose. I want to be me.An All-Star in 2008 with Cincinnati, Volquez is 89-79 in 12 major league seasons. He became a free agent this month when he declined his mutual option with the Royals.Volquez said he has lived in Miami for three years, and he told his agent that becoming a member of the Marlins was his top priority in free agency.Ive liked the Marlins team for a long time, Volquez said. I know a lot of the guys here like Martin Prado, Dee Gordon and Marcell Ozuna. Fitting in to this clubhouse wont be a problem.Marlins general manager Michael Hill said he was excited to get Volquez.Hes a World Series champion and an All-Star, Hill said. He will fit in perfectly with our inventory. But we are not done yet. We want to add to our pitching depth.Volquez, a native of the Dominican Republic, should also be a good fit in the Miami community with its large Hispanic population.Marlins Park was another fit, Volquez said.I love this park, Volquez said with a huge smile. Its a big ballpark, and thats important for me, especially as I get older. Vapormax Hombre Baratas . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Air Vapormax Rebajas . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). 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The first half of the 2016 college football featured the emergence of a new star quarterback, the re-emergence of an old Pac-12 power and the end of an era at LSU.Texas is back! Nope.Houston to the playoff! Nah.Tom Herman to LSU? Tom Herman to Texas? Tom Herman to the Chicago Bears? This, unfortunately, has only just begun.With seven weeks of the season in the books, we assess the best and the worst of the first half.---MOST SURPRISING UNDEFEATED TEAMNo. 6 Texas A&MThe Aggies were unranked and appeared to be an unsettled program to start the season. Assistant coaches made offseason headlines for the wrong reasons . The five-star quarterbacks had fled and were replaced by former inconsistent Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight. There is no more hot-seat talk about coach Kevin Sumlin as the Aggies head to No. 1 Alabama for a game that could decide the SEC West on Saturday. There is still potential for things to go sideways for Sumlin and the Aggies, but so far A&M has replaced the swag with substance.---MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAMNotre DameThere are some serious candidates here. Oregon, but the Ducks were showing signs for crashing coming into 2016. Michigan State, but the Spartans were probably due for a reset season. Notre Dame, however, is a big hot mess . Seven games in and coach Brian Kelly has fired his defensive coordinator and created an unnecessary quarterback controversy. Even allowing the Fighting Irish some leeway for over inflated expectations, 2-5 and scrambling to get bowl eligible is unacceptable.---BEST COACHING JOB-HEAD COACHNick Saban, Alabama, and Urban Meyer, Ohio State.We often reward the coaches who exceed expectations and do the most with the least. Thats all well and good, but sustained excellence is really where its at. No. 1 Alabama won the national championship last year and is better this season with a freshman quarterback . No. 2 Ohio State lost one of the great NFL draft classes from one school of all time and the Buckeyes have not missed a beat.---BEST COACHING JOB-COORDINATORJustin Wilcox, defensive coordinator, Wisconsin.Could go back to Alabama for Lane Kiffin or Ohio State for Greg Schiano, but Wilcox is the pick as he re-establishes himself as one of the better defensive coordinators in the country. He took over a well-stocked group after Dave Aranda left for LSU, but the 10th-ranked Badgers are as feisty as ever.---BEST TURNAROUNDColoradoIt has been a long hard road back to relevance for the Buffaloes, but Mike MacIntyre has Boulder interested in its college football team again. CU has not won more than six games since 2004 and had just two Pac-12 victories in MacIntyres first three seasons. Now the Buffs (5-2) are a win away from bowl eligibility and 3-1 in conference with a legit chance to take the Pac-12 South. Props also to defensive coordinator and former USF coach Jim Leavitt for the most improved part of the team.---BREAKOUT PLAYER-OFFENSE (not named Lamar Jackson)Dede Westbrook, WR, OklahomaLots of good candidates here among receeivers, most notably Cals Chad Hansen and Syracuses Amba Etta-Tawo.ddddddddddddWestbrook was the Big 12s offensive newcomer of the year last year so its not as if he is coming out of nowhere. His recent surge (26 catches for 574 yards), though, has him playing like an All-American and he has already surpassed last years numbers for receptions and yards.---BREAKOUR PLAYER-DEFENSEJoe Mathis, LB, WashingtonMathis has gone from solid player to an absolute force for the fifth-ranked Huskies in his senior season. He has already topped his career total for sacks with five and nearly doubled his career tackles for loss with 7.5 this season. Oregon coaches could still be searching game tape for play in which the Ducks handled Mathis.---BEST GAMEClemson 42, Louisville 36.Two great quarterbacks doing spectacular things. Talented players everywhere. Huge swings in emotion and momentum. Comebacks on both sides and clutch performances . All played in one of the best venues in college football. And it came down to 1 yard. Sure it was sloppy at times, but so much fun.---WORST GAMEMichigan 78, Rutgers 0Maybe the most noncompetitive conference game in the last 25 years of college football.---WORST OFFICIATINGThe officials who worked the Central Michigan-Oklahoma State.It is one thing to blow a judgment call. It is quite another to badly misinterpret a rule and that have that mistake cost a team a game. Both the MAC officials on the field and Big 12 replay officials earned suspensions.---WORST FIRINGLes Miles, LSULSU athletic director Joe Alleva wanted Miles out last season, but botched it and allowed Miles to gain a groundswell of support. So at first chance this season, after an ugly loss at Auburn dropped the Tigers to 2-2, Alleva canned Miles before the coach could go out and save himself again. It was time for a change in Baton Rouge. And if handled properly it could have been done 10 months earlier.---HOT-SEAT COACHESCooling contractsMark Stoops, Kentucky. Has a $12 million buyout. With assistants, firing him could cost more than $17 million .Steve Addazio, Boston College. Received an extension in 2014 that runs through 2020.WarmPaul Johnson, Georgia Tech; Mark Helfrich, Oregon; Gus Malzahn, AuburnWarmerCharlie Strong, TexasToastyDavid Bailiff, RiceCookedTim DeRuyter, Fresno State---HOT COACHES-GROUP OF FIVE (not named Tom Herman)Jeff Brohm, Western KentuckyP.J. Fleck, Western MichiganScott Satterfield, Appalachian StateWillie Taggart, USF---HALFWAY HEISMAN1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville2. Jake Browning, QB, Washington3. Greg Ward Jr., QB, HoustonThree more to watchDalvin Cook, RB, Florida StateJ.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio StateJalen Hurts, QB, Alabama---TOP FOUR NOW (doesnt matter)1. Alabama2. Ohio State3. Michigan4. Clemson---TOP FOUR ON DEC. 4 (matters)1. Alabama2. Ohio State3. Clemson4. Washington---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP ' ' '