John Millea, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Comments made by Seantrel Henderson suggest the nation's No. 1 prep recruit is back on the market. Henderson, who gave a commitment to USC but didn't sign a letter of intent, was asked if NCAA sanctions could change his mind about going to USC. "Yeah, I think it would. But at the same time, I would have to, you know, talk to the coaches to see exactly what's going on and exactly what's going to happen and then base my decision upon what's going to be going on. Because that's the school I would like to go to, but then at the same time I just can't walk into anything that's going to, like, make my future, you know, not as good as it could be."
Ben Maller: Another wise individual agrees with the Wiz, that national signing day is for scam artists. Maller writes: "Many star high school football players end up as butchers, UPS drivers, construction workers, bread delivery guys etc. Just because you can play ball in 12th grade doesn't mean you can get it done at the next level."
Darren Everson, Wall Street Journal: Stanford's Jim Harbaugh had code for connecting to recruits on his Twitter page.
Paul Finebaum, Mobile Press-Register: Signing day losers: Tommy Tuberville and Mark Richt. Winners: Gene Chizik, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and Derek Dooley.
Mike Boylan, Fresno Collegian: Is it time for Fresno State to get rid of Pat Hill?
Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic: Arizona State is loading up on creampuffs. The Sun Devils' first two opponents this fall are Portland State and Northern Arizona, Division I-AA teams.
Steven M. Sipple, Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini was contacted by Derek Dooley about joining the Tennessee staff. Pelini decided to stick with his brother, head coach Bo Pelini.
Dave Matter, Columbia Daily Tribune: Looks like the recruiting experts at Rivals missed on this one. Gilbert Moye, rated the No. 30 athlete in the 2007 recruiting class by Rivals, is leaving Missouri. He hopes to transfer to a Southwestern Athletic Conference or Southland Conference school.
Matthew Mcgowan, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Mediation between Mike Leach and Texas Tech failed to yield an out-of-court settlement before Friday's deadline, but the talks have not completely broken down.
Jon Solomon, Birmingham News: A state-by-state breakdown of Southeastern Conference recruits.
Joseph Person, Columbia State: Incoming South Carolina defensive back Victor Hampton faces possible reassignment to an alternative school after the 17-year-old was arrested for bringing liquor to his high school last week.
Doug Smock, Charleston Gazette-Mail: Former Clemson quarterback Willy Korn is transferring to Marshall. He will graduate from Clemson in May and enroll in a journalism graduate program at Marshall. "I've always said I was going to take Kirk Herbstreit's job someday, so I think that program will be pretty applicable," he said.
Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press: Hats off to Clemson for honoring its scholarship offer to Jake Nicolopulos, a linebacker whose career ended in December because of a stroke.
Neil Johnson, Tampa Tribune: Bobby Bowden can still preach with the best of 'em. The former Florida State coach delivered the sermon Sunday at Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa.
Corey Clark, Tallahassee Democrat: Shortly after Bowden finished his sermon, he had 12 victories stripped from his record, part of the NCAA penalties against the school in an academic-cheating scandal.
Arash Markazi, ESPN Los Angeles: USC has a commitment from David Sills, a 13-year-old quarterback in Delaware. Wiz take: Stills will never play a down for USC. Lane Kiffin will be long gone by then. But score one for so-called quarterback guru Steve Clarkson, who continues to get plenty of free pub on this one.
Michael Lev, Orange County Register: Kiffin on the difference between players who want to play for USC or rival UCLA: "We know within the first 10 minutes whether they’re the type of guys that want to play here or there."
Rob Moseley, Eugene Register-Guard: Chip Kelly made $1,820,904 in his first season as Oregon's coach.
Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech filed a report with the NCAA in the summer of 2009, acknowledging violations in three sports, including football, of the NCAA's ban on text-messaging recruits.
Jimmy Watson, Shreveport Times: Louisiana Tech quarterback Ross Jenkins was arrested by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents early Sunday morning and charged with driving while intoxicated. Jenkins, according to police, blew a .228 on the chemical test, nearly three times the legal limit of .08.
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