The Wiz of Odds

It's Not Good When Football Goes to Your Head

Concussions are back in the news after President Obama put the NCAA on notice over the weekend by asking if the governing body is doing enough to protect the health of players.

"You read some of these stories about college players who undergo some of these same problems with concussions and so forth and then have nothing to fall back on. That's something that I'd like to see the NCAA think about," Obama told the New Republic.

Ryan Parker decided to put the concussion issue into this song/video set to "Talkin' Baseball." Check out the lyrics and more at Ryan Parker Songs.

The Manti Te'o Story in Animation

Next Media Animation puts its spin on what it calls the "fishy" Manti Te'o story.

Outsports Asks, 'Is Manti Te'o Gay?'

Outsports, which bills itself as the "the broadest, deepest, most informative and most entertaining gay sports community" on the Internet, is asking the question, "Is Manti Te'o gay?"

"We've seen rumors and heard stories about countless athletes in the past. But not since Troy Aikman have I been bombarded on email, text, Twitter and phone calls about the sexual orientation of any athlete the way I was [Wednesday] about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o," writes Cyd Zeigler Jr., president of Outsports, which was founded in 2000.

"I've heard from sports writers, fans of Outsports, leaders in the gay-sports world, and even old high school friends, in the last six hours all wondering, 'Is Te'o going to be the first openly gay NFL player?' "

The answer?

Seantrel Henderson, This Is Your Life!

Update: Seantrel Henderson announced he would return for his final season of eligibility, but there has been no announcement of alleged NCAA infractions committed by Miami. Columnist Greg Cote of the Miami Herald writes that enough is enough. The school either deserves a notice of allegations or a letter of apology from the NCAA.

Today we revisit the case of one Seantrel Henderson. Remember him?

Henderson was the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2010 out of Cretin-Derham Hall High in Minnesota. He's back in the news again because on Monday, the offensive lineman will announce whether he plans to return for his final season of eligibility at Miami or play his odds in the NFL draft. The smart money has been on Henderson returning, but that was before word leaked that the NCAA planned to deliver a list of alleged infractions to the school on the same day.

If Henderson is looking for the first ride out of town, it wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone at USC. Henderson bailed on that school after it was slapped with NCAA probation in 2010. Who could forget his signing day announcement on CBS College Sports that he was going to be a Trojan? The video proof is above.

But the 6-foot-8, 340-pound manchild leveraged NCAA sanctions against USC to get out of his scholarship. He transferred to Miami, where it has been a bumpy ride at best.

A.J.'s Girl

The Bowl Championship Series title game was a dud, but at least Brent Musburger helped make it entertaining by fawning over A.J. McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb. Ryan Parker has put it all to song, and the lyrics are available at his site.

Sign of the Times

South Carolina opponents have been warned. Thanks to Tom of Houston's Clear Thinkers.