The Wiz of Odds

USC Tries to Spring Back Into National Spotlight

USC held its spring scrimmage on April 14, which means fans had their first opportunity to see the 2012 Song Girls. With a favorable schedule, Lane Kiffin's Trojans should be in the thick of the Bowl Championship Series title hunt, but will depth be a problem? Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times examines that question as the team prepares for its Sept. 1 opener against Hawaii.

Thanks to Image of Sport, which has more shots of the spring game at this link.

Arkansas Shows Playboy Bobby Petrino the Door

First, he got reckless with his personal life. Then he got careless driving a motorcycle. He lied about it all and on Tuesday, Playboy Bobby Petrino was given the boot by Arkansas.

If Petrino didn't have the market cornered on character issues before Tuesday, he does now.

In 2002, he was given his first big coaching break by Tommy Tuberville, who hired him as offensive coordinator at Auburn. A year later, Petrino became coach at Louisville.

In 2003, he met with then-Auburn president William Walker Jr. and athletic director David Housel about replacing Tuberville. That's right, replacing the guy who helped make your career a success.