T.J. Simers, Los Angeles Times: USC's recruiting tactics are far from squeaky clean, according to readers who responded to a column about allegations made by the Trojans against UCLA's Rick Neuheisel.
Mark Parker, Knoxville News-Sentinel: In trying economic times, the Tennessee athletic department is one of the few businesses in America that is using the old phrase, "you have to spend money to make money."
David Jones, Harrisburg Patriot-News: Times have changed, and teams from the North simply can't compete with their Southern counterparts.
Michael Sedor, Penn Live: Here are some numbers you probably haven't yet heard: Big Ten 11,370, Big Ten opponents 4,430. Those are the miles traveled to respective bowl games.
Eric Crawford, Louisville Courier-Journal: Nobody was dancing in the streets in 2003 when Rich Brooks was named Kentucky coach. Today, nobody is in much of a hurry to see Brooks dance out of Lexington and into retirement.
Cecil Hurt, Tuscaloosa News: Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith, the Outland Trophy winner who was suspended for the Sugar Bowl, entered his name into the upcoming NFL draft.
Associated Press: The father of Alabama running back Mark Ingram was arrested, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.
Lya Wodraska, Salt Lake Tribune: Now that Utah has finished 13-0, can it finish No. 1? The answer is yes and no.
Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Texas' Mack Brown said recent upsets in BCS bowl games, combined with a matchup of one-loss teams in the title game, make it clear that "our system is not set up to have a definite [No. 1] in years like this."
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