Quick Hits....

“I outgrew any role here, unless Paul wants to hand the team to me from an ownership perspective” – Indians President Mark Shapiro, jokingly referring to Indians Chair & CEO Paul Dolan, on his decision to take the Blue Jays President & CEO position (CLEVELAND.com, 8/11).

“I love the people on the show and I will be a fan of ‘GameDay’ down the line but I don’t know how I’m going to feel on Saturday mornings. I think it’s going to feel like an out-of-body experience” – ESPN’s Chris Fowler, who for the first time in 25 years will not be the host of “College GameDay” (SI.com, 8/31).

“We’ve had some glitches, myself included. Every decision I’ve made, like I said, even though a lot of people disagree with them, I do try to give it a great deal of thought in what’s in the interest of USC” – USC AD Pat Haden, on how he disciplined football coach Steve Sarkisian following the “Salute to Troy” incident (L.A. TIMES, 9/1).