Missouri democratic representative Stephen Webber is determined to block Kansas-themed license plates from appearing in Missouri unless the Tigers and Jayhawks agree to a football or basketball game next year.

When Missouri announced it was leaving he Big 12 for the SEC, Kansas said it had no desire to keep playing the Tigers in any sports, which has been disheartening to both fan bases.

For more than a year, the Kansas University Alumni Association has been trying to persuade the Missouri the Joint Committee on Transportation to allow Kansas-themed license plates in the state of Missouri, however, Webber sponsored a House approved amendment to a higher education bill that would only allow Missouri schools to be featured on Missouri license plates. The only way this changes is if Missouri Legislature gives its approval.

So far the Missouri Legislature has approved a themed plate for Pittsburgh State University in Kansas.

Webber, who was born in Morgantown, W.Va., and went to school

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University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman acknowledged Friday that hiring Rich Rodriguez was a mistake.

Coleman, who was speaking to the Rotary Club of Flint, Mich., said the university was trying to get away from Lloyd Carr's outdated offensive style and that the spread seemed like the cutting edge way to go.

"We thought, OK, well let's go hire the guy who invented the spread offense," Coleman told the crowd. "[Rodriguez] was a hot, young coach with a different approach."

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The ACC spring meetings begin today and of course all eyes will be on Florida State.

The Seminoles have been the subject of possible expansion to the Big 12 because of money, television and geographic placement. But those wishing for this move — especially those in Florida State's camp — should probably pump the brakes a little bit, look past the dollar signs and look at the level of competition.

Florida State is not ready for the Big 12.

[Dan Wetzel: FSU trustee may have lit fuse on move to Big 12]

Yes, the Seminoles have a $2-plus million budget deficit and Big 12 money would erase that problem quickly. And yes, Florida State is in a desirable location, has a great fan base and could probably parlay a move to the Big 12 into its own television network.

But in terms of competition, Florida State is not ready to leave the comfy confines of the ACC where it is regularly favored to win the ACC Atlantic Division — though it hasn't won an ACC title since 2005 — for a high-octane, cash-laden conference like the Big 12.

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South Carolina and Missouri haven't even played as SEC rivals yet, but coach Steve Spurrier is already getting into the rivalry spirit.

During a speaking engagement in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last week, Spurrier said the two schools need to embrace the rivalry, name it and play for a trophy.

The name?

"Since Missouri is also in Columbia, we're going to have the Battle of the Columbias with a big trophy. It should be fun," Spurrier told Rivals site GamecockCentral.com.

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The rivalry between Missouri and Kansas might be over in athletics, but it could find a new home on the highways of Middle America.

The Kansas University Alumni Association is trying to persuade the Joint Committee on Transportation to offer Kansas-themed license plates in the state of Missouri. Missouri recently started offering Pittsburg State (located in Kansas) license plate themes and the alumni association thinks the more than 30,000 Kansas fans living in their rival state should be able to show their fan allegiance proudly on the back of their cars.

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Jim Delany isn't making a whole lot of friends in the SEC.

Earlier this month Delany proposed that the potential college football playoff include the top four conference champions as long as they're ranked in the top six of the national rankings.

Of course, this plan has been about as popular as the movie "John Carter" (even with Tim Riggins starring in it). But Delany hasn't stopped his pursuit of having his plan heard and told the Associated Press that he wants to reward conference champions because he doesn't have a lot of regard for teams that don't win their conference. More specifically, Delany doesn't have a lot of regard for national champion Alabama, which not only didn't win its conference, it also didn't win its division.

[Related: Alabama-Arkansas tops list of best September games]

"I don't have a lot of regard for that team," Delany told The Associated Press. "I certainly wouldn't have as much regard for that team as I would for someone who played nine conference games in a tough conference and played a couple out-of-conference games on the road against really good opponents. If a poll doesn't honor those teams and they're conference champions, I do.

"Some people think it should just be the top four teams; some people think it should just be the four highest-rated champions. I was just floating some ideas of how you might have a hybrid where champions were respected and there was still room for at-large."

Idaho wide receiver Ken McRoyal was shot and killed in Los Angeles early Sunday morning after attending a song release party for the rapper Ray-J in Hollywood, CBS Los Angeles reported.

(Idaho Athletics)McRoyal and a friend had gone to another party at the Brewery Lofts near Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles and that's where the gunshots broke out. A witness who found McRoyal and called 911 said he was still alive when the ambulance came. McRoyal died at the hospital. A second unidentified man was wounded and taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where his condition was not known.

[Also: Big Ten commish Jim Delany doesn't think much of Alabama]

The University of Idaho athletic department confirmed McRoyal died, but did not elaborate on the cause. However, coach Robb Akey did release a statement:

"It's a devastating loss," coach Robb Akey said. "We've lost a brother, a teammate, a family member. But, more importantly, a momma lost her son today.

"All of our prayers go to the family — that they can be strong in their healing from this tragedy."

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Pittsburgh is going to court in an effort to get its football team out of the Big East as fast as possible.

The university filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pa., on Friday, asking that the school be allowed to move to the ACC after competing in all sports following the upcoming academic year. Pittsburgh, along with Syracuse, gave notice to the Big East last September that it would be leaving the beleaguered conference for the greener pastures of the ACC. The move was supposed to happen after the 2013-14 season, but the Big East had hinted that it was willing to work with both schools on an exit strategy.

[Dan Wetzel: Florida State trustee may have lit fuse on move to Big 12]

Pittsburgh said in a statement that it had recently been working with former Big East commissioner John Marinatto to leave the conference "after this upcoming academic year."