In the months since Johnny Manziel won the Heisman, most of his life has been subject to scrutiny and ridicule.

But ESPN analyst Joe Tessitore started a conversation about one of the lesser talked about parts of Manziel's world during College Football Live on Wednesday when he said people should focus on Manziel’s football skills instead of his “celebrity and VIP-ness.”

/record scratch

His VIP-what?

C’mon, channel your inner 12-year-old and say “VIP-ness” fast. Yeah, he just said that. It's OK to giggle.

Of course, Tessitore was referring to Manziel’s spotlight, which has been courtside at NBA games, the Super Bowl and hanging out with the likes of LeBron James, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, and not his nether region, but it was really a poor choice of a made-up-word when discussing Texas A&M’s starting quarterback.

But don’t worry Joe, this isn’t the first time that word has been mistaken for something else.

See, it happens.

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PLAYERS WHO COULD KEEP JOHNNY MANZIEL FROM ANOTHER HEISMAN

NO. 1 AND 1A, TEDDY BRIDGEWATER AND MARCUS MARIOTA

When we go to a restaurant, we just order two dishes to avoid having to decide.

Honestly, we planned on going with Teddy Bridgewater for the top spot. But how can you pick him over Marcus Mariota? Then again, Bridgewater has to be the top candidate aside from Johnny Manziel to win the Heisman, right?

So we just picked both as the co-leaders in the race to knock off Manziel from his Heisman throne.

Bridgewater might be the most talented quarterback in college football, at least in NFL scouts' eyes. Bridgewater telling Louisville he doesn't want any part of a Heisman campaign, so the focus stays on his team, has sparked an interesting debate.

Our first reaction was that it was a fine gesture and Heisman campaigns are just aimed at lazy voters anyway. The Sporting News' Matt Hayes said he thought Bridgewater had "saved Louisville’s season and was "dodging disaster" by telling Louisville no thanks. HeismanPundit.com's Chris Huston had a contrary opinion, saying Louisville should promote him anyway, comparing a Heisman campaign to a politician's marketing campaign. Both columns raise good points.

That's all a subplot for May, however. The big picture of this week's Bridgewater story is that his Heisman train has already started, whether he requested it or not.

As the player being named as the most likely to steal the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft from Jadeveon Clowney (and it will be very interesting if a quarterback needy team like Jacksonville or Oakland gets the first pick), of course Bridgewater has to be a top Heisman candidate.

The biggest issue with Bridgewater is his conference and how much exposure he'll get during the season. During Louisville's lame-duck season in the American Athletic Conference before it jumps ship to the ACC, Bridgewater faces a schedule that won't provide any high-profile games. The toughest opponents on Louisville's schedule might be Cincinnati or Rutgers. He has no margin for error. That makes it incredibly tough to win a Heisman. The last Heisman winner to come from a conference as small as the AAC was probably BYU's Ty Detmer in 1990. That's a long time. Bridgewater has a lot going against him.

Not so much for Mariota, who plays in a major conference and is on a team that should compete for a national title. Mariota played very well as a freshman, leading a team that was even more successful than Manziel's Texas A&M squad. Assuming replacing Chip Kelly with offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich works (and honestly, there has to be some worry when you replace an offensive genius like Kelly), Mariota should put up numbers as good as any other quarterback.

If he can boost his passing numbers a bit (32 touchdowns and six interceptions last year was remarkable, but 2,677 passing yards might not get it done given the depth at quarterback in college football), and add a bit to his rushing numbers (752 yards and five touchdowns in 2012), he will be in the conversation. He has the dual-threat talent, as well as the explosive offense that should again run a ton of plays, to make an even bigger name for himself this season.

We would pick Bridgewater over Mariota if we were starting a team. But Mariota is in a much better spot to have a huge season and impress voters. If anyone can knock off Manziel this year, the list probably starts with these two, in some order.

Previously on the "Doc Five"
5. Jadeveon Clowney
4. Jameis Winston
3. Lache Seastrunk
2. Tajh Boyd

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And in 2011 Weis made almost twice as much money as Kelly ... from Notre Dame.

This is why you shouldn't rush into silly contract extensions, kids.

According to the Chicago Tribune, which cited federal tax documents, Weis received another buyout payment of $2,054,744 from Notre Dame in 2011. During the same reporting period, Kelly got $1,088,179, although the Tribune points out that probably doesn't represent Kelly's total earnings that include external sources.

No matter, the story points out the absurdity of Weis' contract with Notre Dame. The Tribune reports that Weis is scheduled to keep getting buyout payments until Dec. of 2015, and that the total buyout should end up totaling $18,966,867 (and yes, Dr. Saturday is already preparing to copy and paste this post when we're writing about Iowa and Kirk Ferentz in a couple years).

Not sure about Weis, but his agent surely had a decided schematic advantage.

Weis, who received an initial payment of $6,638,403 after his firing according to the Tribune, serves as a cautionary tale.

Weis had five years remaining on his contract in 2005, when the school decided to renegotiate those five and add five more. That was during Weis' first season with the Irish. The 10-year extension turned out terribly for Notre Dame but pretty well for Weis, whose final three years with the Irish included a 3-9 season in 2007.

The next time a school thinks about renegotiating a coach's contract less than a full season into a six-year deal, it should think about Weis and just let it play out a little longer.

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Ray Small, an infamous name to Ohio State fans, sat in a chair being recorded on a cell-phone video and apologized repeatedly to everyone, especially those involved with Buckeyes football.

It's hard to imagine Ohio State fans will just forgive and forget Small being a big part of a scandal that led to Jim Tressel resigning and a bowl ban for the Buckeyes in 2012, but the video obviously showed Small is regretful for what he has done.

Small, a Buckeyes receiver from 2006-09, admitted in 2011 to The Lantern student newspaper that he sold memorabilia including Big Ten championship rings, and identified a car dealership as giving Buckeyes players special deals. That story intensified a growing scandal in which other players had been suspended for selling memorabilia to a local tattoo parlor. Tressel would resign a week later. As a result of NCAA sanctions from that scandal, a 12-0 Ohio State team was ineligible to play for a conference title or in a bowl game last season.

And Small is sorry for all of it.

In a rambling two-part video posted to YouTube (h/t to Eleven Warriors for pointing it out), Small sits in an office chair and continually apologizes. At one point he apologizes to his peers, his elders and young people, which should cover everyone. He talks about his upbringing, saying his father sold drugs, his mother worked three jobs and he was raised by his sister so he had no discipline in his life, and how he didn't understand how to conduct himself as a college athlete. In 2012, Small was arrested and charged with drug possession, accused of having more than 200 oxycodone pills.

He repeatedly directs his message to kids, saying he wants them to learn from his mistakes.

"This is coming from the heart, honestly," Small said. "I’m just really appreciative and blessed the fact that I can catch on to this situation in my life, because it’s not going too well. The decisions that I made – I've never been a good decision maker, I haven’t, and I probably have a couple people that can vouch for that – and with that said, I want to give out my condolences and my heart to a lot of people, like my former teammates. My former teammates were like the world to me, and I treated them like nothing. To Buckeye Nation, I sorely apologize to the Buckeye Nation, because I’m a Buckeye for life, regardless of how people like it. I kind of got 'X’ed out from being a Buckeye, and that kind of hurt my heart."

Small also apologized to Tressel and then-Ohio State receivers coach Darrell Hazell, who is now the head coach at Purdue.

"I am truly sorry for my actions," Small said. "My life did a complete 360 on me, and I just want to talk to Coach Hazell. That was like my favorite guy because he always kept it strictly real with me. I want to apologize to Coach Tressel because he told me, he tried, he gave me many chances and many chances. I’m here today to speak up on my behalf and say I’m a man and I understand the things I have done wrong."

Small, who said in the video that he has three kids of his own, said his trial on the drug possession charge will be in July. He said he is writing a book, which could be fascinating. The story he tells over about 19 minutes in the videos is of a young man from a troubled background, who failed the seventh grade because he barely went to school, but overcame it to get a scholarship to Ohio State. Then he didn't handle that opportunity well, burned bridges at Ohio State, got arrested and seems to realize that he needs to turn his life around, saying, "I was the guy that didn’t get it." He repeatedly talks about hoping kids learn from his mistakes, and perhaps he can have a future speaking to youth groups.

Although it's hard to imagine Buckeyes fans embracing him again, he says in the video it isn't too late for him to change his direction in life.

"At the end of the day it’s about what do you do, and what have you learned," Small said. "You can’t keep doing the same things over and over, speaking as far as mistakes. You can’t keep having mistakes over and over. That’s what I lacked in life."

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Houston running back Charles Sims, arguably the team’s best offensive weapon, announced Thursday he was departing Houston, leaving his football future up in the air.

“It is with regret and deep humbling, that I am ending my playing career at the University of Houston," Sims said in a statement. "I have a lot of great memories that I will carry with me forever. I want to thank the University of Houston for allowing the opportunity to be a part of its football program.

"I don't know what my next step will be. I have one more year of eligibility, therefore I may look to play one more year of college football or I may enter the NFL Supplemental Draft later this year."

In January, Sims said he would return for his senior season, but after receiving his degree this spring, Sims started having second thoughts. Since he has graduated, Sims could transfer to another school and be eligible to play immediately.

Sims struggled with injuries last season, but was the Cougars’ leading receiver with 851 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged six yards per carry.

There’s no doubt Houston isn’t the team it was under former coach Kevin Sumlin. It was 5-7 in 2012 and lost to Texas State to start the season. That’s a far cry from the 13-1 record in Sumlin’s final year before moving to Texas A&M.

Even if you’re not familiar with Sims’ work on the field, you might remember that he was the subject of an April Fools’ prank coach Tony Levine played on Houston fans just a few months into his tenure. Levine issued a press release and did an in-house interview announcing Sims' move from offense to cornerback and that Houston was going to play a new 3-1-7 (three defensive linemen, one linebacker and seven defensive backs) scheme. At the time, Levine hadn’t coached a game and earned a lot of flak for moving an All-Conference USA rusher to defense.

Unfortunately for Houston fans, this is not another hoax and the Cougars will be losing one of its best players making Levine's second season another challenging one.

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Here’s a little fun for your Friday.

Indiana released a promo video this week for something. Sorry, we can’t be more specific, but the video doesn’t offer a lot of clues at to what it’s trying to share with the audience. Just a few local heroes giving their thoughts when the “thing” is unveiled.

"Niiiiiiiiiice.,” former running back Anthony Thompson said. “That is nice. I like that.”

"Oh yeah. You really fire me up on that one, I guarantee you,” former coach Bill Mallory said.

He then adds: “Holy mackerel," later in the video.

So, I thought we could have a little fun with this by asking our wonderful G-rated readers what they thought these Indiana greats were looking at? Perhaps they were watching Winona Ryder’s ping-pong ball trick from South Park?

Indiana radio announcer Don Fisher did say it was unique.

Get your minds out of the gutter, people! It’s probably a new uniform or helmet.

But we’ll take suggestions as to what else it could be.

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PLAYERS WHO COULD KEEP JOHNNY MANZIEL FROM ANOTHER HEISMAN

NO. 2, TAJH BOYD

When Tajh Boyd announced he would forgo being part of a weak 2013 NFL draft class to come back to Clemson, he solidified his spot as one of the major threats to unseat Johnny Manziel for the Heisman Trophy.

Boyd has been a little underrated and overshadowed during his career, but that should change this year.

He has had two productive seasons as a starter, throwing for more than 3,800 yards each of the past two seasons, with 69 touchdown passes. He also ran for 514 yards and 10 touchdowns last season.

NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah, a former scout and a great follow on Twitter, had a very accurate and complimentary comparison for Boyd:

Tajh Boyd reminds me of Russell Wilson for these 3 reasons: easy thrower, escapability and toughness.

— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) May 22, 2013

That fits, and Boyd is also taller than Wilson, who was great at N.C. State and Wisconsin in college and looks like a future NFL star with Seattle.

Given that Boyd has set his statistical floor at a level that should already have him in the Heisman mix (he was not a top 10 finisher last year despite accounting for 4,410 yards and 46 touchdowns ... told you he was underrated), a natural progression as a senior could lead to him contending for the Heisman Trophy.

Last year Boyd improved his completion percentage from 59.7 to 67.2, a good sign that he's maturing as a quarterback. He almost doubled his rushing production, another positive sign. He will miss receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who was a first-round pick of the Houston Texans in April, but he does have the incredibly talented Sammy Watkins back.

What Boyd has to do is eliminate mistakes. One other stat that has been consistent is Boyd's interceptions, with 12 in 2011 and 13 in 2012. He had four multiple interception games last season, which is probably too many to win a Heisman Trophy given the deep group of quarterbacks in college football this season. He'll also need to lead Clemson to a very good season and maybe a BCS bowl game. That's certainly possible, considering Clemson's schedule is fairly favorable until a Nov. 30 game at South Carolina. That game comes just before most Heisman ballots will be submitted.

Boyd's 346-yard, two-touchdown game against a tough LSU defense in the Chick-fil-A Bowl last year shows he has the ability to play at a Heisman Trophy level. If he can stay at that level through a full season, and Clemson gets some key wins, Boyd will end up getting a lot more votes than last year.

Previously on the "Doc Five"
5. Jadeveon Clowney
4. Jameis Winston
3. Lache Seastrunk
1 and 1A. Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota

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Most college football teams have great traditions, but Clemson's two pregame routines stand out as among the best in the sport.

If you like Clemson, or are just antsy for the next three-plus months to pass so we have college football games again, the video above should give you more than a few chills (and don't complain South Carolina fans, we've already hooked you up with some Jadeveon Clowney videos this offseason).

The video from Clemson talks about the two main pregame routines at Clemson. First is rubbing Howard's Rock, a rock given to then-Clemson coach Frank Howard by Tigers alum S.C. Jones, who picked it up in Death Valley, Calif. That tradition started in 1967, and is still going strong today. No matter how many times you have seen it in person or on TV, the video's behind-the-scenes footage, player interviews and comments from Dabo Swinney that really give you a great sense of what it's like.

Then the Tigers players run down "The Hill," the grassy slope that leads down to the field. It's likely that just about everyone reading knows of these famous traditions, but here's another video highlighting running down "The Hill" in case you want to get some goosebumps again:

There are other great entrances in college football (Colorado and Florida State are two that immediately come to mind), but do any of them beat Clemson?

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Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Tulsa are teaming up on T-shirts to help benefit the victims of the tornadoes that caused massive damage in the state. At $19.99, the shirts bear the logos of the three major schools in the state with the phrase "OK Together" at the top. Proceeds will go to The United Way.

The link to buy one from the Oklahoma team store is here.

Here was the description of the shirt from Oklahoma's site:

It’s the Oklahoma Standard. In times of need, our communities rally around each other with an outpouring of love and compassion. As a Cowboy, Hurricane and Sooner fan, you can do your part to help the Oklahomans that have been affected by the recent devastation by supporting those in need with this 2013 Disaster Relief Efforts tee. All proceeds from the sale of each tee will go to The United Way for disaster relief efforts in the affected areas to further the movement of recovery and restoration.

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SBNation's Patrick Vint had a great find, as he wrote about how Tim Tebow's name was actually used for a play call in NCAA Football 10, a game by EA Sports.

Now, that last sentence might not seem like a big deal to you. But it contradicts one of the key arguments being set forth by the NCAA and EA Sports in a very important lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon.

O'Bannon's suit claims that the NCAA used the likenesses of players to sell things like DVDs and video games made by EA Sports, and players didn't make anything off it. The NCAA and EA Sports tries to get around that by saying that no player names are used. Anyone who has played the games will tell you that when "QB #16" for Michigan has the exact same attributes as Denard Robinson (and is playing in an exact video game replica of Michigan Stadium, in an exact replica of the Michigan uniform), for example, it's pretty clear that player on the screen is supposed to be Denard Robinson. But EA Sports and the NCAA kept saying no names were used.

But apparently the highest profile name in college football the past few years was inserted into the game a few years ago, which makes that argument even more dubious than it already was.

As SBNation wrote, it took some digging to find Tebow's name on one of the plays (the sixth and seventh plays listed on the image at the top), but one of their readers did it and the site confirmed it:

While the full formation name is shortened during gameplay, the full title is revealed in the Game Prep feature in Dynasty mode. The formation, with the quarterback in the shotgun and two running backs placed two yards ahead of him, was a formation commonly used by Florida during Tebow's time in Gainesville.

Let's look at NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy's comment on the suit from April 25:

"While the NCAA is still reviewing this filing, it appears to be more of the same – baseless theories supported only by inaccurate speculation aimed at destroying amateurism in college athletics.

"Plaintiffs have failed to put forth any actual facts in support of their claims."

Schools and the NCAA destroyed amateurism in college athletics long ago by selling out anything and everything it could for a buck. Like, players' likenesses in video games. Or realignment that most everyone who isn't getting paid off hates. Or conference television networks. Or rights to "The Official Ladder of the NCAA Tournament."

The Tebow mention isn't proof that the lawsuit will be a winner, just that it pokes a huge hole in the ridiculous notion that because names aren't used in the game that the actual NCAA players aren't being used to make a profit. But it does seem like putting forth an actual fact to support the claims.

“Our agreement with EA Sports clearly prohibits the use of names and pictures of current student-athletes in their electronic games. We are confident that no such use has occurred," NCAA spokesman Bob Williams said in 2009, the same year NCAA Football 10 came out, according to the NCAA's timeline.

This lawsuit is a pretty scary thing for the NCAA. A loss could change the model of college athletics. The way the greed of the schools and the NCAA has grown, that might be for the best.

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Since 2003, running back J.J. Arrington had a full football career.

He had a 2,000-yard season for Cal, was drafted in the second round by the Arizona Cardinals, played four seasons with them and had two catches in a Super Bowl, was with Denver and Philadelphia after that but didn't play due to knee issues, and was signed and released by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL in the span of a few months in 2011.

A decade ago, Arrington was known for an incident in which he forged his father's name and falsified the time on his letter of intent to beat the deadline under an Oregon coach's watch according to the LA Times. Even though that was so long ago and Arrington went to Cal anyway, it still looms over the Ducks' program.

The Register-Guard obtained a copy of the NCAA's notice of allegations it sent Oregon in early December, regarding Oregon's recruiting practices and its relationship with Willie Lyles. The notice of allegations confirmed that because of the long-ago Arrington ordeal, which resulted in a two-year probation handed down in 2004, the Ducks are subject penalties under the NCAA's repeat violator rules.

These incidents never seem totally in a school's past, do they?

The Register-Guard said the notice of allegations is almost identical to the summary disposition proposal sent to the NCAA last year, so there wasn't a lot of new ground covered in the latest document. The Ducks met with the NCAA's committee on infractions last month.

Given that, according to the Register-Guard, the notice of allegations points out that "all of the alleged violations ... are considered to be potential major violations of NCAA legislation," this is a nervous time for Oregon. The repeat offender classification won't make the Ducks sleep easier, either.

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PLAYERS WHO COULD KEEP JOHNNY MANZIEL FROM ANOTHER HEISMAN

NO. 3, LACHE SEASTRUNK

Since 1999, only one non-quarterback has won a Heisman. But that one was a running back (Mark Ingram), so there is a little Heisman hope for the guys who carry the ball.

Ka'Deem Carey of Arizona is coming off a very productive year. Alabama's T.J. Yeldon and Georgia's Todd Gurley were great as freshmen last year and should be even better this season. Kent State's Dri Archer and Oregon's De'Anthony Thomas are hybrid players who are exciting and capable of huge years.

But if there's one running back who can get the voters to look past the quarterback position this season, we think it's Lache Seastrunk.

The last half of the 2012 season was a true breakout for the Baylor back. The former Oregon recruit wasn't really used in the first half of the season. Through seven games he had 29 carries. When Seastrunk got his shot, it was phenomenal.

The only time Seastrunk didn't rush for 100 yards in the final six games was a 15-carry, 91-yard and three-touchdown effort at Oklahoma. He had 185 yards in an upset of Kansas State and 178 yards against Oklahoma State. He finished with 138 yards in a bowl win against UCLA. He never had more than 20 carries in a game, making his late-season production that much more impressive.

And the fact that Seastrunk is one of the fastest and most exciting players in college football will be great for his exposure. He's fun to watch. Remember the time Seastrunk pulled his hamstring at midfield and still outran Oklahoma State's defense to the end zone?

Seastrunk has the potential to get close to a 2,000-yard season, which would put him right in the race. The pace of his final six games prorated over a 13-game season is 1,800.5 yards, and last season he didn't have the benefit of fattening up his stats against some easy non-conference foes. Given a year to improve, a year for brilliant Baylor coach Art Briles to scheme up ways to get Seastrunk the ball in space and the knowledge he will be the lead back from opening day on, the pieces are in place for Seastrunk to have the type of season to generate a Heisman buzz.

There are some questions surrounding him, most notably whether he can hold up over an entire season or handle more than 20 carries in a game. He is bulking up, which is a good sign. CBSSports.com reported that Seastrunk is up to 210 pounds, and in the process he has improved his vertical leap to more than 44 inches and added five inches to his broad jump, which is 11-4. And he runs a 4.36-second 40-yard dash. Seastrunk also has just six good games in his career, so we're still dealing with a pretty small sample size in trying to project what he can do. It also would benefit him if he could pile up some receiving stats, but Briles' offense doesn't often use the running back in the passing game.

If it all comes together, and Seastrunk's 2012 second half carries over, he proves durable enough to compile huge numbers and provides enough big-play highlights, voters will notice. Then they'll most likely vote for a quarterback anyway.

Previously on the "Doc Five"
5. Jadeveon Clowney
4. Jameis Winston
2. Tajh Boyd
1 and 1A. Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota

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Alabama and Texas A&M will play on Sept. 14, and it was announced that kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on CBS.

That's no surprise at all, considering that is the prime time slot for the SEC on CBS, and that is the premier game on the schedule for the 2013 season. We just wanted to post the video that Texas A&M produced in anticipation of the game and remind everyone again that college football is coming, soon. The season is less than 100 days away now.

There's no matchup more worthy of looking ahead almost four months than Alabama trying to get revenge against the Aggies for its lone loss last season. And imagine how amped Kyle Field will be that afternoon.

Can't wait.

Here's the SEC on CBS schedule that has been announced so far:
Sept. 14, Alabama at Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 19, SEC doubleheader, 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 2, Georgia vs. Florida, 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 9, SEC doubleheader, 3:30 p.m., 8 p.m.
Nov. 29, Arkansas at LSU, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 7, SEC championship, 4 p.m.

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According to SNYRutgers.com, former Rutgers quarterback Ryan Hart can pursue a lawsuit against EA Sports after winning an appeal, which reversed the dismissal of his original lawsuit against the video game company for using his likeness without permission. Hart was Rutgers' starting quarterback in 2004 and 2005.

This issue has already become a serious one for the NCAA, with the O'Bannon lawsuit still pending, and now the Hart lawsuit will bring more attention to the issue if he decides to keep battling EA Sports.

The lawsuit centers around what anyone who has played one of EA Sports' college football games knows as a common fact: The players in the game don't have the names, but they have all the other likenesses of the real players. That anyone would rule otherwise is intellectually dishonest, and the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals saw through it:

“The digital Ryan Hart does what the actual Ryan Hart did while at Rutgers: He plays college football, in digital recreations of college football stadiums, filled with all the trappings of a college football game,” Judge Joseph Greenaway said, according to SNYRutgers.com. “This is not transformative; the various digitized sights and sounds in the video game do not alter or transform the appellant’s identity in a significant way.”

Video game companies such as EA Sports argue that they can use likenesses under the First Amendment of free expression. A federal judge in 2011 ruled in EA Sports' favor on that basis, but the appeal overturned it.

It's hard to feel too bad for the NCAA or EA Sports in these cases. The NCAA and its member schools have already made billions off of unpaid players, and peddling video game rights to make a little bit more money off of them is greed at its finest. It has always been obvious that the avatars in the game were exact replicas of the players, just with their names omitted. Perhaps they never thought the players would fight back.

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Toledo is the latest school to study the financial benefits of adding beer and wine sales to its concession stands during football and basketball games.

Athletic director Mike O’Brien announced this week that school officials would explore the financial opportunities of adding alcohol sales for all of its of age guests. Previously, alcohol was only available in the press tower at the Glass Bowl and in the suite area in Savage Arena.

If Toledo does add alcohol sales, it would be the 12th college football stadium and 23rd stadium that houses college football to attempt to make money off booze, according to the Toledo Blade.

Minnesota reported in March that it lost more than $900,000 in sales last year thanks to start-up costs with its vendors, equipment and extra security. However, Minnesota is confident that it can recoup those costs this year because a lot of their expenses were due to one-time expenses.

Currently, three other Mid-American Conference schools sell alcohol at sporting events — Bowling Green, Akron and Kent State.

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The dynamic at Penn State is among the most interesting in college football.

We touched on it last week as Sports Illustrated wrote an expose on Penn State making changes in its medical staff, a story that didn't seem as salacious as it was presented to be but still left coach Bill O'Brien answering to it in an angry and frustrated 22-minute teleconference. It also left us wondering if at some point this drama, possibly brought about due to a chasm between the old guard at Penn State and the new era, could mean O'Brien starts thinking about NFL jobs sooner rather than later.

In a very well thought out and insightful piece, David Jones of the Patriot-News wrote that he thinks "a group of self-appointed experts and charlatans feeding off them" championing the cause of whether Joe Paterno was treated unfairly could be in the process of driving O'Brien out of Penn State.

Jones also introduces a word for that group that probably will have some legs: "Joebots."

Jones paints a picture of O'Brien as a coach who wants to focus solely on football having to regularly stamp out brush fires from various off-field issues, and Jones wonders is the fan base is completely behind O'Brien. Jones also writes about Jay Paterno taking what he perceived to be a shot at O'Brien during an interview with CBSSports.com:

"When they fired Joe, I think they [the university] were going to make it very tough for themselves to go out and get some of the head coaches they were going to get. There was a lot of, like, ‘You fired Joe? What chance do I have?"

It's an interesting piece, and an interesting subject. The current Penn State situation is unique given the lofty place Penn State's program has in college football history, the horrible scandal, the awkward removal of a legendary coach and the harsh sanctions.

O'Brien and his future at Penn State is one of the more interesting subplots to it all.

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As if the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry couldn’t get anymore ridiculous — the schools won’t even refer to each other by their correct names — Michigan has taken it to a whole new level.

Wide receiver Bo Dever posted a photo of the Wolverines new footballs and while they are made in the USA (wooo, patriotism), they are not manufactured in Ohio. See, it says so on the ball. Because a Michigan man would never, ever be caught playing with a football that was produced in that God forsaken state… Or so I’m told.

Personally, I’m not above finding this sort of pettiness between “The School Up North” and “Ohio” entertaining. Branding footballs is mildly ridiculous, but it will no doubt solicit an equally ridiculous reaction from Ohio State.

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This offseason we will count down various topics from Monday through Friday, bringing you the top five of the important and definitely some not so important issues in college football. It's the Doc Five, every week until we will thankfully have actual games to discuss.

PLAYERS WHO COULD KEEP JOHNNY MANZIEL FROM ANOTHER HEISMAN

NO. 4, JAMEIS WINSTON

Before you get too worked up ...

The last six Heisman Trophy winners have come out of the blue to win. Some were entirely off the radar (Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton). Others were coming off solid seasons but weren't considered Heisman contenders. HeismanPundit.com does a very good preseason watch list every year, and none of the last six winners were in the preseason top 10 (here are the lists if you're interested: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

The last Heisman winner who appeared in HeismanPundit's preseason top 10 was Troy Smith, and he was considered a darkhorse at No. 3 behind clear favorites Brady Quinn and Adrian Peterson. The last player to enter a season as one of the clear favorites and actually win the award might be Matt Leinart in 2004.

All that is to say, maybe you haven't heard of Jameis Winston, who will start at quarterback as a redshirt freshman for Florida State this season. Maybe you have heard of him and you think it's ridiculous to think he could win the Heisman. But there's a pretty good chance someone is going to come out of nowhere to either win the award or come very close, so why not the dynamic Seminoles quarterback?

Lack of experience didn't bother Manziel, who was a freshman last season, or Newton, who had 12 career FBS passing attempts coming into his Heisman campaign. And by all accounts, Winston has the talent to have a huge impact right away for the Seminoles. He was the top dual-threat quarterback in Rivals' rankings of the class of 2012, and a top 10 overall recruit. There has been a growing buzz about Winston, and that was before his great spring game.

On Winston's first throw of the spring game he hit walk-on David Tyrell for a 58-yard touchdown, beating defensive back Lamarcus Joyner, a first-team all-ACC pick last season. He completed 12-of-15 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns. After the game Clint Trickett, a pretty good quarterback himself, decided to transfer. He was honest with himself. Everyone could see Winston isn't the future, he's the present.

Oh, and did you know Winston plays baseball? He has a 1.99 earned-run average and opponents are hitting just .174 off him, and he helped the 44-12 Seminoles to an ACC Atlantic Division title. He plays the field once in a while too, and had this amazing throw from right field:

So we know he has an arm.

There are plenty of reasons to think Winston can have a special season and wind up in the Heisman conversation. He's already getting a lot of hype before he even plays a game. His baseball exploits make him interesting, and that generates additional publicity. He has the talent to put up big numbers passing and running, which has been the formula for each of the last three Heisman winners. He plays in an offense that produced pretty good numbers for E.J. Manuel, and for a team that is consistently in contention for a BCS bid.

You can't dismiss the idea of someone who is not considered a Heisman candidate now emerging to win the award, considering how many times it has happened recently. Given his talent and circumstances, Winston is as good of a pick as any to be the next one.

Previously on the "Doc Five"
5. Jadeveon Clowney
3. Lache Seastrunk
2. Tajh Boyd
1 and 1A. Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota

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What’s the best way for a new coach to introduce himself to fans? Well, hand delivering them their favorite fast food might be a good start.

New Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen spent his lunch hour working at Culvers. Anderson took a special interest in a fan whose car was sporting a Minnesota Gophers sticker. According to @BadgerFootball, the man told Andersen it was his sister’s car.

Anderson even tried his hand at the grill.

#Badgers Coach Andersen has taken over the grill Culvers vine.co/v/b9dgw0UOKKl

— Badger Football (@BadgerFootball) May 21, 2013

Andersen's day of food peddling is for a good cause.

@footballscoop @culvers "Day of Giving" today. All proceeds from sales go to Badger Honor Flight which pays to fly vets to memorials in DC — Badger Football (@BadgerFootball) May 21, 2013

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Monday, Hand was verbally attacked on Twitter by a Tennessee fan who goes by the Twitter handle @JulianBucio (thanks to coachingsearch.com for pointing this out).

@coachhand dude I think your wife is [expletive] someone while you coach your pathetic football team #[expletive]

Wow, stay classy Tennessee fan. Hand did nothing to provoke this comment. In fact, most of Hand’s comments on Twitter are either praising his family or talking about his latest charity effort. This is not a guy you attack.

Of course Hand didn’t just sit back and take the comment — he fired back.

"You are welcome to come to my office so we can discuss this face to face...I fully welcome the opportunity. Feel free to come by anytime so we can talk about this in person like men."

Then he texted the message to Tennessee coach Butch Jones.

OK, we get that this is a rivalry and that words are often exchanged. Even coaches aren’t immune from getting wrapped up in it from time to time. But attacking the offensive line coach’s wife on Twitter in the middle of May is just sad and shows the world that not only are you a terrible human being, but you also have nothing better to do with your time.

My hope is that both Tennessee and Vanderbilt fans chastise this guy for being a disgrace to the Tennessee fanbase and the rivalry itself. I also hope, if he has season tickets, sad Tennessee fan is no longer allowed to attend games per a Jones request.

After Hand’s initial frustration with the situation, he calmed down and deleted the Twitter exchange. He did, however, thank those who were supporting him in a final message.

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Perhaps the Aggies can send out Manziel for a series or two blindfolded this season. Apparently it doesn't affect his accuracy that much.

In a story from longtime NFL writer Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (she also tweeted the picture to the right), she explained how quarterback guru George Whitfield Jr. put Manziel through a drill in which he was blindfolded and heard a receiver clap three times so he knew where to throw.

And Manziel threw only two uncatchable passes in 29 blindfolded attempts, the report said. Wow.

So, is there anything Johnny Manziel can't do?

“I have always said he has the best antenna in football,” Whitfield said, according to the Star-Telegram. “I think he just proved that.”

The story discusses Manziel's desire to do something that "will never, ever be done again," and he brings up the example of Cam Newton's legendary 2010 season at Auburn. The story discusses Manziel's chances of building a legacy as the greatest college football player ever. That's a possible, especially if he wins a second straight Heisman Trophy.

If he needs anything else to add to his legend, he can always show off his blindfolded skills.

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In the aftermath of the devastation from the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., it isn't surprising that Oklahoma's football program is already reaching out to help.

Moore is only about 10 miles from Norman. The tornado affected two members of the Sooners staff personally, as they had homes that were destroyed in the disaster, ESPN reported:

Bob Stoops, on @sportscenter: One graduate assistant, one strength coach had home destroyed in Moore tornado. No players/players' families.

— SoonerNation (@Sooner_Nation) May 21, 2013

The Sooner football program is already helping as it can, and we're sure it and the other college football programs in the state will be doing much more to help the people of Moore when it becomes clear what is needed.

Please send donations to:OU equipment room180 W Brooks Norman OK 73019We will distribute to those in need Thanks #PrayersForOK — OU Equipment (@ouequipment) May 21, 2013

Oklahoma also used its Twitter feed to send out information about donating to help the victims, by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10, or going to RedCross.org. The Sooners also tweeted out a message of support from coach Bob Stoops.

Coach Stoops: "I''m thinking of so many families who are devastated. It will be a long-term effort to get people back on their feet."

— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) May 21, 2013

It shouldn't be a surprise that Oklahoma football is already expressing its concern. Stoops runs a classy program, and it's a good bet Oklahoma and other programs will help (Oklahoma State's official Facebook page sent out links to guide people on how and where to donate, with the message, "The Cowboy Family is here to support you & lift you up during this difficult time") the same way Alabama's football program helped after tornadoes there. Stoops, who said he watched the tornado from his back window when it was about a mile away according to NewsOK.com, went to visit families from Moore who were displaced to the University of Oklahoma. One of the pictures of Stoops visiting families, which were posted to Oklahoma athletics' Facebook page, is on the top of the post and here are a couple more:

Like everyone else, our prayers go out to the people of Moore, who are dealing with an unspeakable tragedy.

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N.C. State has a pretty big hole at quarterback with Mike Glennon off to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but now has another candidate to replace him.

Brandon Mitchell, who left Arkansas after it was apparent he had been beaten out by Brandon Allen for the starting quarterback job, is transferring to N.C. State, according to ESPN. He's on track to graduate and can play in the fall.

That should help the Wolfpack, although it's hard to tell what Mitchell will really bring to the team.

Mitchell hasn't played much. He's just 25-of-43 for 332 yards in his career. He played behind Tyler Wilson (no shame there) and moved to receiver last year to help the team, which makes it even harder to tell how he'll do at quarterback this fall. Although, Ryan Tannehill moved from receiver to full-time quarterback at Texas A&M and did just fine.

Mitchell will compete with Pete Thomas, who has been highly touted for a while but wasn't impressive at Colorado State before transferring, and sophomore Manny Stocker. While it remains to be seen if Mitchell can come right in and help at quarterback, it won't hurt the Wolfpack to have another option.

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Urban Meyer loves college football. After all, he only stayed retired from the game for less than a year.

But there is one thing that knocks his coveted profession of its pedestal — his unbridled love of Jimmy Buffet.

Busted Coverage found a photo of Meyer and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen palling around at a Buffet concert in Atlanta in April. Mullen and Meyer have been close friends and colleagues since the late 90s when they worked together at Notre Dame. They were also together at Bowling Green, Utah and won a couple national championships at Florida.

Apparently, Meyer tries to take in a Buffet concert yearly around his birthday in July. When he coached at Florida, he told the Tampa Bay Times that Buffet had a standing invitation to join the team on the sideline. Buffet actually took him up on the offer for a 56-6 win over South Carolina in 2008.

It’s probably easier to blast “Margaritaville” on a fall Florida day than a snowy one in Columbus, Ohio.

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Heisman Trophy campaigns by schools don't make sense, or at least they shouldn't.

Voters shouldn't be swayed by football cards or billboards or other kooky items (Kansas State sent out band-aids to pump up Collin Klein's candidacy last year). They should be swayed by watching players, analyzing numbers and making correct decisions on who to vote for. Anyone who needs a promotional item mailed to them to know who to vote for the Heisman Trophy shouldn't have a ballot. But, the campaigns for individuals roll on anyway.

Just not at Louisville this year.

Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who is one of the best players in college football, told Louisville he does not want a Heisman campaign, according to WDRB.com.

Bridgewater probably wasn't aware that he boosted his reputation a bit among smart Heisman voters with that request.

The report from WDRB said the reason Bridgewater asked Louisville to skip any Heisman campaign is he wants any promotion to focus on the team as a whole, not him. Bridgewater had said earlier this offseason he didn't mind a Heisman campaign, but thought better of it and told the coaches he didn't want one.

"He wanted it to be about team and if we won as a team individual recognition would come anyway," Louisville sports information director Rocco Gasparro said to WDRB. "It says a lot about the character of Teddy, I think, and how much his team means to him."

There's nothing wrong with a player not calling off a Heisman campaign (just something wrong with any voters who need it to guide their decision). But Bridgewater's team-first approach, especially considering Bridgewater won't be on television as much as Heisman candidates from more high-profile conferences, is admirable. It's a great indication of what kind of leader he is. NFL teams will certainly notice that too.

In the end, Bridgewater won't get as much manufactured publicity, but his reputation will probably grow among those who are paying attention.

"I'm all about this team," Bridgewater told WDRB. "I'm all about the team having success. I'm all about my teammates becoming better players. The Heisman isn't a goal of mine. A team effort, a national championship, a BCS game, those are our goals."

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This offseason – or recruiting season, if you will – we’ve seen coaches from various schools (mostly Mississippi State) send recruits ridiculous letters in an attempt to get them to commit to their program.

That’s why it gives us great pleasure to highlight Michigan State, which celebrated in-state tight end recruit Mike Sokol for giving his verbal pledge to the Spartans in a normal manner.

There was no ridiculous propaganda, no offers or Swag soda or calling the kid a "Baller," just simple expressions of excitement in a handwritten note from several of the coaches.

"We are now a better team." — linebackers/special teams coordinator Mike Tressel.

"Welcome Matt - We have great things in front of us here.” — offensive coordinator/running backs coach Dave Warner.

It’s always nice to see a team do something nice for a recruit even if that recruit hasn’t officially signed yet and could still be poached by Urban Meyer at Ohio State.

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This offseason we will count down various topics from Monday through Friday, bringing you the top five of the important and definitely some not so important issues in college football. It's the Doc Five, every week until we will thankfully have actual games to discuss.

PLAYERS WHO COULD KEEP JOHNNY MANZIEL FROM ANOTHER HEISMAN

NO. 5, JADEVEON CLOWNEY

We'd like to put South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney higher. He's likely the best player in college football regardless of position. Anyone who really understands football appreciates how good he is, and how he impacts games.

But let's be honest. History says voters are incapable of giving the Heisman Trophy to a purely defensive player.

Charles Woodson would not have won the award without playing some offense and returning punts for Michigan in 1997. We don't think Clowney will be doing either in 2013 (though he did have that catch in the spring game ... ).

The first Heisman Trophy was given out in 1935, and since then there hasn't been one winner who has played exclusively on defense. It's literally inconceivable that through all those decades, not once was a defensive player the most outstanding in the sport over a season. But not one has ever gotten enough votes to win the Heisman.

It's a shame. So while Clowney is probably the best player in the nation, or at least second to Johnny Manziel, ranking him higher on the list would probably be foolish. He's not going to win the award unless he does something really special this season.

That said, if anyone is capable of something really special, it's Clowney. His famous hit in the Outback Bowl (and the incredible season that led up to it) gives him more Heisman momentum going into a season than any defensive player has ever had. That helps.

Clowney would have to put up a statistic that forces voters to really consider him over all the quarterbacks and their easily sortable numbers. The best guess is Clowney has to hit 20 sacks for that to happen. If he can tie or break Derrick Thomas' record of 27 sacks in a season, you'd imagine he'll break that Heisman drought for defensive players. But that's quite a leap considering he had just 13 last season. Sacks are hard to get and they're not the only way to measure how good a defensive end is. Clowney could have a bigger impact, by drawing way more attention in blocking schemes and rushing quarterbacks who are well aware of his presence into bad throws, and never get close to 20 sacks. And without a milestone number, voters will be forced to judge Clowney's candidacy on things that are hard to quantify.

We'd like Clowney to get a real shot at the Heisman Trophy. It would be a great story and long overdue proof that, yes, the best player in college football can be found on defense. And he is obviously one of the handful of players in college football this season who has a very good chance at keeping Manziel from winning his second straight Heisman Trophy. We're just not betting on it happening, no matter how great Clowney is.

Previously on the "Doc Five"
4. Jameis Winston
3. Lache Seastrunk
2. Tajh Boyd
1 and 1A. Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota

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The only problem? Well, Ohio State has never heard of Giovanni Strassini.

Of course, that's where the story gets weird.

Strassini (or whoever he is) saw his story start to unravel on a message board thread at BuckeyePlanet.com. The posters on that site easily figured out there was no Strassini who wore No. 89 for the Buckeyes. He wasn't the third basemen for the baseball team in that era either, as he had also claimed. He definitely didn't score an 8-yard touchdown in the 1976 Rose Bowl, one of the more easily verifiable facts to look up. The Buckeyes' only touchdown that day was a 3-yard touchdown run by Pete Johnson.

The Rose Bowl ring Strassini posted on Facebook didn't look exactly like the actual Rose Bowl ring from the season he claimed it was from. And he wasn't drafted by the Cleveland Browns either, blowing up another one of his stories.

Yet somehow, Strassini pulled this scam off for at least a couple years before anyone noticed.

His Facebook account under the name "Giova Stroh" has been deleted but here's a screen shot from the cached page:

And here's a Twitter account:

Here's what Ohio State spokesman Jerry Emig said about Strassini in an email to Dr. Saturday:

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The Jack Hoffman promotional rookie card that was auctioned off to help benefit pediatric cancer research is still waiting to be claimed.

Upper Deck made a handful of promotional cards for the 7-year-old cancer patient, who scored a touchdown during Nebraska’s spring game, in an effort to raise money for Hoffman’s charity, The Team Jack Foundation. Hoffman signed four of them (three in silver and one in gold) and auctioned one of the silver signed cards on ebay.

The auction received a lot of attention and the final bid was $6,100.

Only the man who supposedly made the bid has no plans to pay up, according to Beckett.com.

Prep 2 Pro Sports owner Mike Schnoor, who is selling the cards on behalf of the Hoffman family, said efforts to contact several other bidders also have failed.

So what should have been a continuation of the heartwarming story that had touched the nation this spring has actually turned sour.

“It’s a pretty sore subject around here,” Schnoor told Beckett Media. “The guy who ended up winning said a guy logged into his account and bid on it as a joke. It goes from a great story to kind of sobering.”

Schnoor told Beckett.com he was thinking of other ways to auction the card, including relisting it as a “Buy It Now” or auctioning it off locally.

It’s just unfortunate that it’s come to this. Hopefully, Hoffman and his family won’t be too disheartened by the uncouth tactics of a few people. Hoffman’s 69-yard run in front of 60,000 people watching Nebraska's spring game remains one of the most inspirational stories of the year.

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College football players rapping on the side is not a novel idea, but it’s rare when one of those players has actual rapping talent.

Cornerback Jabrill Peppers of Paramus (N.J.) Catholic High School is the nation’s top cornerback, according to Rivals, but he’s also an aspiring rapper. And unlike former Michigan State signee Jay Harris, who amicably parted from the school to pursue his rapping career, Peppers actually has talent.

Peppers released a music video Sunday for his new single “Don’t Take It Personal” under the rapper name of “J. Reall.” The song is a calibration with another rapper named “Knew Era.”

The music and flow are good as are the lyrics. The entire video looks professionally done and unlike Harris, Peppers doesn’t say anything that would prohibit one of his collegiate suitors from recruiting him.

Despite his musical talent, Harris appears to be making college football his priority. He’s set to choose his collegiate decision among Michigan, Penn State, LSU, Rutgers and Stanford on May 26.

Let’s hope he stays on the path of getting college education while pursuing his music.

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Derrick Nash seemingly had everything going for him.

The Carrollton High School (Mich.) senior was the state’s top rusher with 1,967 yards and 27 touchdowns and he had a full scholarship to Central Michigan.

But in April all of that changed. Nash started to feel tired and had a high fever. He was rushed to the hospital where he learned news that no one ever wants to hear.

“I went to the emergency room, and that’s when everything broke loose,” Nash told mlive.com. “They did some blood work. My white blood cell count was three times as high as it should be, and my platelet count was three times as low as what it should be.

“It was leukemia."

Nash began chemotherapy on May 6 and while he was worried about his health, he also was worried that his dream of becoming an FBS player would never come true.

“It was my dream come true,” Nash told mlive.com. “Playing Division I football … I never thought I would get the chance, but I was getting the chance. Signing that letter of intent was the greatest moment in my life. It was something I thought would never happen happening.”

But Central Michigan coach Dan Enos didn’t give it a second thought and told Nash not to worry about losing his scholarship and that he was welcome on campus whenever he felt up to it.

“One of the first things we told him was that he was going to play football again and that he was going to play for CMU,” Enos said. “Keeping him on scholarship was a no-brainer. It’s the right thing to do. That’s the philosophy from the president through the athletic director to the coaches. You do the right thing.”

Nash will not be able to play this season as his body recovers from chemotherapy, so he plans to take a medical redshirt. Nash hopes to start working out again and be ready to compete for playing time in 2014.

“The doctors said I’ll be able to recover,” Nash told mlive.com. “I can’t wait to get back and get to work. A couple days ago, I couldn’t stand up without getting tired. Now I’m ready to go. I’m going to work to become stronger than I was before, faster than I was before.”

Added Enos: “There is a reason you go through tough things. I am confident Derrick is going to come back to CMU and to our team tougher and stronger than before.

“I can’t wait until he can run onto our field before a game wearing a CMU uniform. That’ll be a great moment for a lot of people.”

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Wyoming coach Dave Christensen in March decided to take over the play calling duties in the wake of offensive coordinator Gregg Brandon’s departure to New Mexico State.

In doing so, Christensen assured anyone who was listening that the 2013 Wyoming Cowboys would be the “fastest” team in the country.

We’re not talking 40 times, we’re talking amassing a lot of plays similar to the offense Christensen directed while the offensive coordinator at Missouri.

"We have been a no-huddle offense, but I felt that, in the last few years, our tempo has slowed down drastically," Christensen told SiriusXM College Sports Nation. "It's unacceptable for what I want to do what I have in mind as an offense. We're trying to get back to a tempo that's maybe a little greater than when I was at Missouri."

To make sure there was no confusion about Christensen’s intentions, Christensen tweeted out a makeshift movie poster with his team starring in “FastNFurious 13” thus joining the ranks of coaches with a Photoshopping fetish.

Christensen, who spent 11 years as the OC at Missouri, ran 1,112 and 982 plays in his final two seasons with the program. In contrast, Oregon, which is widely considered the nation’s fastest team, ran 1,058 plays last season and ran 1,.024 in 2010 when they played for a national title.

Nevada led the Mountain West Conference in play run last year with 1,080. Wyoming ran a paltry 852, which ranked seventh in the conference.

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So some of you chuckled a bit at the “Texas… Football… Is… Back" video last week, and perhaps rightfully so after the Longhorns had a decidedly meh 2012 season.

Well, if you were snickering at that video, you'll have a big laugh at the response video posted by stewade on YouTube.

The intro is the same, and then the "highlights" are clips of pretty much every fumble, bumble and blooper Texas had last season. Even Longhorns fans are going to have to laugh as the pump-up music plays in the background and Texas is shown throwing a pick six.

At least we think Texas fans can get a laugh out of this video, too. Even if they don't, it will be pretty easy to find some college football fans who will.

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Last year, Alabama's crystal football for winning the title at the end of the 2011 season was broken. Carleton Tinker, the father of long snapper Carson Tinker, somehow knocked the ball off its stand. It fell to the floor and shattered. No big deal because insurance covered the cost to replace the trophy, which is valued at about $30,000 (keep this number in mind).

We're sure someone at Alabama, once the football was scooped into a dustpan and put into the Crimson Tide's most modestly priced receptacle, thought it would be funny to put the million pieces of broken glass into a bowl and sell it to the highest bidder. Maybe make a few bucks, have a laugh. Because, while it's kind of cool and certainly unique, who would buy such a thing?

And then the shattered trophy sold for a reported $105,000, which is more than three times what the unbroken trophy is worth.

If that's the going rate, the plate I broke on the floor this morning is headed straight to eBay.

Alabama auctions off the broken 2011 BCS Champonship Trophy at its UA Celebrity Golf Tournament on Sunday. It brought a reported $105,000.

— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) May 20, 2013

That's unbelievable. And Tinker shouldn't feel bad about his gaffe anymore, considering it ended up being a six-figure windfall.

So if you see people at Auburn playing hot potato with their crystal ball or Les Miles punting LSU's trophy through the football offices, you'll know why. There's good money in the shattered trophy market.

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This week he said quarterback Wes Lunt, who began last season as a freshman starter but slipped down the depth chart after he sustained some injuries, could transfer but was given a transfer restriction list that included schools from the Big 12, SEC and Pac-12, and Southern Mississippi and Central Michigan as well. All transfer restrictions are pretty unfair, and if the NCAA cared in the slightest about student athletes it would never let broad transfer restrictions happen. But even in a world where coaches often have some rules on where a player can transfer to, that's a pretty substantial list. If Lunt wanted to go to a restricted school he would not only have to sit out but he'd have to pay his own way for a year.

It seems rather petty and unnecessary after both sides went out of their way to say that both sides appreciated what the other did, but it was time to move on. There's just no good reason for this.

So we grabbed a newspaper with the headline, "Coach restricts quarterback from going to whatever school he chooses for no good reason," sat Gundy down and let him know how we felt about it:

"I’m going to talk about this article right here. If anybody hasn’t read this article — I don’t read it, but it was brought to me by a mother ... of children. I think this is worth reading.

Let me tell you why I want to talk about this article. It’s all accurate, not fiction and this article embarrasses me to write about athletics tremendously. That article had to have been written about a coach that doesn’t have a child, and has never had a child that has changed their mind at 19 years old and come home from their freshman year upset! And had to fairly deal with the child when he is upset! And kick a person when he’s down!

Here’s all that Wes Lunt did: He goes to class. He is respectful to the media. He’s respectful to the public. And he’s a good kid. And he’s not a professional athlete and he doesn’t deserve to be restricted on what school he can transfer to when he's down.

If you have a child someday, you’ll understand how it feels. But you obviously don’t have a child. I do. If your child goes to a school and somebody makes fun of him because he has a lot of potential and might not start ahead of Clint Chelf, or says he’s fat, and he comes asking to his coach to go to the school of his choice, you’d understand. But you haven’t had that. Someday you will and when your child comes home after his freshman year when he's still young enough to regret his college decision, you’ll understand.

If you want to mess with the future an athlete for no good reason — one of your athletes! — you mess with one who doesn’t do the right things! You don’t restrict his transfer process because he does everything right and may not start on Saturday! We should not let you make that decision!

That’s why I don’t believe the NCAA’s rhetoric about caring for student athletes. Because it’s garbage! And the Oklahoma State administrator that let you restrict his college future is garbage! Restricting an amateur athlete who you’ve said left on good terms. And then you want to take care of guys who don’t do things right and downgrade them, the ones that do make plays.

Are you kidding me? Where are we at in society today? We expect more from you! You’re a man! You’re 45! You’re not a kid. Take some responsibility! Or your coaches. Don’t restrict a kid that does everything right, that’s heart is broken he isn’t the starter at Oklahoma State, and then say he can’t go to Southern Miss! That ain’t right! And then to make that decision about Wes Lunt, after you thanked him for everything he did. That’s not right!

So get your priorities straight. And I hope someday you have a child and somebody doesn’t let them choose their own college future and needlessly messes with them on a massively important life decision for no reason at all and you have to look them in the eye and say, 'You know what? It’s OK. They are supposed to be mature adults but they’re really not.' Who’s the kid here? Who’s the kid here? Are you kidding me? That’s all I’ve got to say. Makes me want to puke."

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Lunt thanked Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy thanked Lunt. Lunt was a highly touted recruit and was a starter to begin the 2012 season as a true freshman, but he dealt with injuries and it was time to move on. Oklahoma State had a logjam at quarterback after the spring. Everyone seemed on board with him moving on and doing what was best for his future.

That makes Oklahoma State's subsequent significant transfer restrictions on Lunt so odd, and infuriating as well.

According to the Tulsa World, Lunt will not be allowed by Oklahoma State to transfer to a school in the Big 12, SEC or to Southern Mississippi (whose new coach, Todd Monken, was previously Oklahoma State's offensive coordinator).

OSU confirming my tweet from two days ago that Lunt is being blocked from transferring to certain destinations -- Southern Miss, SEC, Big 12

— Jimmie Tramel (@JimmieTramel) May 17, 2013

A similar report from CBSSports.com lists just SEC and Southern Mississippi on the restricted list. Derek Leonard, Lunt's high school coach, told Channel1450.com in Springfield, Ill. that the Big 12, SEC, Southern Mississippi and Eastern Michigan were on the list.

None of it makes sense. Let's revisit those quotes from the transfer announcement.

"We appreciate Wes and we thank him for everything he has done," Gundy said. "He's leaving on good terms and is making this decision based on what he thinks is best for his future."

"This was not a decision I took lightly, but it is a decision that I felt was right for me," Lunt said. "I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the entire Oklahoma State University community. Specifically, I would like to thank the coaches, players, and the whole OSU football family. I wish the Cowboys the best of luck in the future."

There are many things about college football that benefit the school and not the athletes that the NCAA laughably spends so much time saying it looks out for. In fact, almost everything is in place to benefit the schools. It's a one-sided relationship. Blanket transfer restrictions like this are one of the more outrageous slights against young men who want to switch schools for whatever reason.

Lunt wanted to change schools because, presumably, he feels he has a bright college future ahead of him but was not going to start at Oklahoma State. That happens. It happened to Joe Flacco at Pitt. He went to Delaware and did pretty well for himself. One would presume when Gundy was flirting with Tennessee about its opening this offseason that he had legitimate reasons, whether it be for his family or career, for looking into a change. Nobody blocked him from talking to any school, even while under contract. That's fair. Well, fair for those few in college athletics who are making millions. Not fair, apparently, for the unpaid labor of college football.

Unless there's more to the story – and go back and look at the quotes, it would make no sense for Gundy to lie in public comments he didn't need to make, say "he's leaving on good terms" and hurt his credibility – there's no reason to be so restrictive for Lunt. He's a young man who could have a bright and lucrative future. Gundy is making it harder for Lunt to seek out the type of college football career that he wants, and get the college education at the institution he desires. It's an unnecessary power trip that could have a significant negative impact on a 19-year-old's life.

This is college athletics at its most ridiculous, petty and hypocritical. It needs to be changed.

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BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS: ACTORS WHO PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NO. 1, JOHN WAYNE, USC

Nobody embodied manliness for most of the 20th century more than John Wayne.

IMDB counts 180 movies and shows for Wayne, and in most of them he plays the role of a tough guy, usually in Western films.

And of course, the ultimate man's man played college football.

Before John Wayne was a movie legend, he was just Marion Morrison, a USC offensive tackle. His football career came to a sudden end, but after that Morrison set off on a movie career and became famous under his screen name. Movie fans will forever be grateful.

Wayne graduated high school in 1925 and came to USC on a football scholarship. Wayne is generally listed as being 6-foot-4, and he had the physical presence to be a college football player. His football scholarship covered the $280 a year tuition (!!!) and one meal a day, according to a feature on Wayne on USC's website. He and a few other football teammates started working part time at Fox Film Corp during college.

He played on the freshman team at USC, then was on the varsity team as a sophomore. Legend has it that Wayne broke his collarbone while body surfing at Newport Beach before his junior year, and had his football scholarship taken away. He left USC shortly after his junior year started.

"(H)e felt his football playing days were over because of his bad shoulder," Eugene C. Clarke, a USC trustee who grew up with Wayne, said according to the USC feature on Wayne. "So he did what he felt he had to do. He quit school and went to work at the studios."

The entertainment world wouldn't be the same if Marion Morrison hadn't blown his football career in a surfing accident.

His first few roles included some as a football extra, including a role as a USC football player in "The Drop Kick," a 1927 film. Eventually he grew to be an icon, and was the lead in more than 140 films, an unfathomable number. His biggest moment might have been when he won a Best Actor Oscar in 1969 for "True Grit."

The Duke's football career probably didn't turn out as he hoped. It wasn't such a bad break, however.

Previously on the "Doc Five"
5. Carl Weathers
4. Dwayne Johnson
3. Burt Reynolds
2. Ed O'Neill

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There are always those weird attempts by certain media outlets to portray him as a normal happy-go-lucky guy, and Saban awkwardly grits his teeth and gets through it. Then he'll answer another question about how he refuses to take any days off or sit through another feature on how he didn't smile through the Gatorade bath at the title game, and move on.

He's not a secretly joyous practical joker. He's a focused, intense individual. That's how he presents himself in just about every setting. It works for him and his profession. But, this week we are seeing a bit of his human side.

Florida assistant Tim Davis referred to Saban, who he worked under for three years, as "the devil himself." And even though Saban never likes to show emotions, having a former assistant say that clearly hurt him.

"It's just disappointing," Saban said, according to The Sports Xchange. "If somebody has a problem with me, I'd appreciate it if they'd tell me. If I'm doing something to offense somebody, I'd certainly like to do whatever I have to do to fix it. It's not our intention. It's not what we try to do. We're in a tough business. It's very competitive. Sometimes you've got to demand that people do things that maybe they don't want to do, but it's not personal."

Saban appeared on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday and again expressed disappointment that a former assistant would say something like that about him.

Nick Saban on @dpshow "Everybody always remembers the way you make them feel."

— Pete Roussel (@coachingsearch) May 17, 2013

Nick Saban on @dpshow "I'd rather not be humorous at the expense of someone else.That's just me." — Pete Roussel (@coachingsearch) May 17, 2013

So now we know that while Saban comes off as unfeeling, there are some lines not to cross with him.

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He started his NFL career in a promising way, winning the NFL offensive rookie of the year award. And it never really got much better after that. Due to some admitted immaturity, Young clashed with Titans coach Jeff Fisher, and his departure from the Titans was messy. His most memorable moment during his season in Philadelphia was a regrettable "dream team" comment, and he was cut by Buffalo before last season started. He's still trying to make a comeback but hasn't gotten a team to give him a chance yet.

But whatever has happened with Vince Young since he left Texas, he's providing a good example for all college football players. One day before his 30th birthday, Young will walk across the stage and graduate from the University of Texas.

About to get this workout in before my big graduation day thanks for everyone who supported me through the good and bad. HookEm

— Vince Young (@VinceYoung) May 17, 2013

Young had a heck of a football career at Texas, including a starring role in one of the sport's all-time great games, the national title win against USC. But he told CBSSports.com that graduating tops all of that.

"This will rank No. 1 because it is what I came to school for," Young told CBSSports.com. "I came here to get an education, and to win a national championship. And now, I get to put that smile on my mom's face."

Young should be proud to graduate on Friday. Through all his ups and downs in football the past few years, coming back and earning his degree is an accomplishment that other former players should take note of.

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We shouldn't be all that surprised when an elite athlete performs a feat in another sport that most people aren't capable of.

Still, seeing Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel hit a batting practice home run before a Padres game at Petco Park (which, by the way, has the reputation of being the toughest park in the big leagues to hit home runs) is pretty remarkable.

Johnny Football might just be Johnny Everything.

Here's the video of Manziel's home run, from the Twitter feed of his quarterbacks coach George Whitfield Jr.:

That's a pretty sweet swing from Texas A&M's quarterback. It makes sense that he'd be able to uncoil on a baseball like that, considering how well he can contort his body and throw from odd angles. Also, he was apparently a pretty good baseball player in high school.

All that said, it still makes you shake your head that a quarterback hit one over the fence in a major league ballpark. (Though there is some dispute on Whitfield's claim that he hit it out, as CBSSports.com said he hit one off the wall.)

Also, ever the showman, Manziel reenacted his "bobble touchdown" against Alabama on the ceremonial first pitch before the game, fumbling the ball up in the air, catching it and rolling left to throw it to Mark Kotsay, who caught it behind his back.

And just in case you needed more proof he's The Most Interesting Quarterback in the World, Manziel also got a pretty cool personalized jersey with a Heisman Trophy patch on the arm (h/t to Uni Watch):

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BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS: ACTORS WHO PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL

No. 2 – Ed O’Neill

If you ever watched the television hit “Married… With Children,” you might recall main character Al Bundy recounting his exploits as a star high school football player at Polk High.

You know, all-city, four touchdowns in one game.

Well, the man who played Bundy, Ed O’Neill, wasn’t fibbing about his football career, which extended far beyond high school to a brief stint in the NFL.

O'Neill earned a scholarship to Ohio University, played there a couple years before transferring back to his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio and to Youngstown State. He was a defensive lineman for the Penguins in 1967 and 1968 and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969.

But like Bundy, O'Neill’s football fame was fleeting. The Steelers cut him in training camp and he wasn’t signed by another team.

So, O’Neill decided to pursue other interests. Unlike some of the other college football players turned actors on this list, O’Neill didn’t immediately go into acting. Even though he acted in high school and dabbled in it in college, he wasn’t sure that was his calling. So he spent some time teaching before finally deciding to move to New York to pursue acting at 30 years old in 1977.

All of O’Neill’s early credits come from the stage, but his first big television break was his 10-year stint on "Married… With Children" that began in 1987. O’Neill went on to star in movies such as "The Bone Collector," "Dutch" and "Little Giants". He had also had small parts in "Wayne’s World" and "Wayne’s World 2."

He was also a reoccurring character on NBC’s "West Wing."

However, most people now know O’Neill as patriarch Jay Pitchett in the hit comedy "Modern Family." Pritchett was a quarterback in his college years and now enjoys watching the sport.

Stay tuned Friday for the top Doc 5 former college football player turned actor. The result might surprise you. And spoiler alert, it’s not O.J.

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Eastern Michigan coach Ron English needs $60,000 to renovate the bathrooms in his team’s locker room, and he’s willing to fall out of a plane with you to get it.

Eastern Michigan has started a campaign called “#TimetoFly” to help renovate player’s and coaches’ locker rooms and bathrooms, player’s lounge, equipment room, weight room and team building and training room.

While Eastern Michigan is offering a host of football-related opportunities for people who make donations, including listening to a pregame speech and running out of the tunnel with the team, jumping out of a plane with English appears to be the most lucrative.

“For three people, for a $5,000 price, we would ride down there, we’d meet in my office, we’d talk a little bit of football, watch a little bit of videotape, then we’d drive down there for about an hour, hour and a half, we’d go through the training together and then we’d fly up in that airplane and jump out,” English says in the promotional video on the team’s website. “If you’ve never skydived before, you’ll love it.”

English speaks from experience. A couple years ago, he went skydiving with the U.S. Army Golden Knights. As an aside, Eastern Michigan confirms that that is not Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez in tandem with English; just a member of the Golden Knights staff, who happens to bear a similar resemblance.

Now, imagine yourself strapped to Ron English for a 5-minute fall.

So, if you’re willing to put your life in English’s hands and you’re eager to get rid of $5,000, this might be the perfect opportunity for a Sunday afternoon.

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The Big Ten is looked at as a run-first league without much "SEC speed." When Joe Tiller came with his spread/bubble screen heavy offense to Purdue many years ago, some viewed it like they would if a spaceship landed in their front yard. Rich Rodriguez tried bringing his own spread offense to Michigan, and he was pretty quickly run out of town when it didn't work. Not one Big Ten quarterback was among the FBS' top 27 in passing yards last year. On the other hand, three players had more than 350 rushing attempts in FBS last year, and two were from the Big Ten.

The uniforms remain mostly unchanged. For most teams, a game from 1992 doesn't look much different than a game from 2012 (you can add a joke about Big Ten offenses here). And there's something good about that, but there's a downside too. Tradition might be the name of the game in the Big Ten, but there's a reason Oregon attracts a lot of recruits. Even the entire Legends and Leaders division name debacle was mocked mostly because it seemed like it would fit better in the 1950s. Other conferences are Les and Nick, this one is still Bo and Woody. Tradition is great, but it doesn't always resonate with high-school recruits or students who come out to games.

At least one Big Ten athletic director seems to realize that the conference might need to spice things up a bit to get away from that reputation of being stodgy.

In an ESPN.com story that discussed the Big Ten using more advanced marketing techniques, including enhanced game-day experiences, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis mentioned changing the perception:

"Part of that is to make the league be perceived in reality what it is, and that's a little bit more hip, a little bit more cool," Hollis told ESPN.com.

"It's not your grandfather's conference any more. There's so much greatness and so much tradition that needs to be continued and talked about, but also try to add a little unique freshness that's unique to young kids."

It's a hard mix, considering tradition is deeply rooted in Big Ten country. There has to be a way to make the conference more appealing to younger people while maintaining its history. Or maybe just when someone tries alternate uniforms, to have something that's not an eyesore.

At least the Big Ten seems to be realizing that while the old era was great, a new era would be pretty enticing too.

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North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said this week he expected backlash over his decision to give his team ACC Coastal Division championship rings even though the Tar Heels didn’t win the title thanks to NCAA sanctions that made them ineligible for the postseason.

Georgia Tech was the Coastal Division, according to the ACC, and played in the conference title game.

"I knew there would be but that’s not why it was done," Fedora said of the criticism. "I didn’t do it for the backlash. It was done for those seniors and those kids that accomplished everything they could accomplish. They had nothing to do with what happened so they were paying the price. I felt like they deserved it."

Fedora and his players were serving ACC sanctions for violations no one on the current team or staff had any involvement in committing. The team knew at the beginning of the season that it had no postseason opportunity, but still managed to win their division.

Fedora thought that effort deserved to be recognized.

"I was searching for any reward that I could give them because I was proud of what they did," he said.

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For all you young quarterbacks out there aspiring to be a Heisman Trophy winner, find yourself a good beach, a good trainer and some waves.

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, posted a picture on Instagram of his beach workout with trainer George Whitfield in California.It can't be easy to keep your balance and your concentration with a wave bearing down on you.

This is the second consecutive season Manziel is working with Whitfield. Makes sense, since last year’s workouts took him from spring backup to Heisman winner.

After watching Manziel’s performance last year, it’s easy to see how this particular drill played into Manziel’s success. During his 43 regular season touchdowns, there were multiple instances where Manziel used exceptional balance to either break tackles and run for scores, or escape defenders to find his receivers downfield.

Incredible beach workout this AM with @jmanziel2 with a visit from 'The Voice of College Football' @kirkherbstreit twitter.com/georgewhitfiel…

— George Whitfield Jr. (@georgewhitfield) May 16, 2013

Manziel’s workouts have become popular. Whitfield posted pics on his Instagram of several younger quarterbacks doing similar drills and ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit was also on the beach, no doubt gathering intel for a College Football Gameday piece.

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While talking to reporters on a conference call about a Sports Illustrated story that claims changes in Penn State's medical staff have resulted in worse care for athletes, O'Brien's voice was raised for most of his answers. He sounded angry. Perplexed. Emotional. Defensive. Frustrated. He got so angry at one point he asked the Penn State spokesman how many questions were left. He was told six remained. He snapped back that no, there would be just three more (though he ended up sticking around for some extras, even though he had his son's little league game to get to).

The call went on for almost 22 minutes. Ben Jones at StateCollege.com posted the audio clip of the conference call, so listen for yourself:

O'Brien stepped into perhaps the most difficult situation for a coach in recent college football history. Maybe ever. Penn State football not only had the crushing (and arguably unfair) NCAA sanctions from the Jerry Sandusky scandal, it placed itself in a position to be open to more scrutiny than most programs, especially after promising full transparency. And he was replacing a legend in Joe Paterno.

You have to wonder, as O'Brien has to answer questions about a controversy no other coach in America has dealt with this offseason, if the situation is even more difficult than he figured.

The story itself is complicated. SI wrote that longtime director of athletic medicine at Penn State and orthopedic surgeon/head physician for the football team Wayne Sebastianelli was relieved of his duties and insinuates that new athletic director David Joyner's contentious relationship with Sebastianelli played a role. SI says there will be less on-site coverage for players. Penn State claimed that its physician coverage is of the highest quality and comparable to other schools, and it sent out a list comparing it to the physician coverage of many other programs. The Nittany Lions say there is a primary care physician at every practice. An orthopedic physician will be at practice at least once a week and all games, and is available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday if needed. O'Brien told ESPN he made a recommendation concerning the medical staff to move in a different direction, but said on the conference call that he doesn't hire or fire doctors. Him making a recommendation about any part of a program he just inherited is certainly not uncommon in college football.

O'Brien stated with great emotion that it would be "preposterous" to think that Penn State doesn't want the best health care for its players, especially with its massive reduction in scholarship players. And that makes a lot of sense. He sounded like a man who couldn't believe he had to make that point.

The SI story details everything. We'll leave it up to you to decide if you think Penn State's football medical staff is adequate. The more interesting angle going forward might be O'Brien.

David Jones of the Patriot-News wrote an interesting piece saying the medical issue is just a piece of a larger political battle between the old Paterno loyalists and another faction that wants to move on from that era. Jones writes Penn State is still "engulfed" in that battle. That's easy to believe.

And on the call with reporters, it was easy to sense O'Brien's frustration. Penn State alumni trustee Anthony Lubrano was quoted by the Patriot-News saying he is concerned the Nittany Lions are "becoming more like the NFL" in their medical model and perhaps rushing players back on the field. O'Brien came from the NFL's New England Patriots. When asked about that comment, O'Brien said it wasn't true and couldn't believe that someone would say that without any knowledge of the subject.

The SI story said "many members of the Penn State community are troubled" by the medical staff changes. O'Brien was asked a few times about the sense that he and the program were being undermined, and he dismissed all of those questions by wondering why anyone would want to undermine his program. Then he was asked about unity among the Penn State community.

"I’m not the unity coach," O'Brien said, still with the emotions rising in his voice. "I’m not the coach of unity. I’m the football coach."

O'Brien is dealing with a lot. He has an athletic director in Joyner who was on Penn State's board of trustees and had no college administrative experience, who was – fairly or not – just ripped by a national magazine. O'Brien is coming off a surprisingly successful 8-4 season, and did a marvelous job considering the sanctions, but here he was defending his program over a controversy that has to do with the medical staff, that at least one reputable reporter said is just a "symptom" of the larger fight going on at Penn State.

O'Brien said he made a suggestion about a change in direction on his program's medical personnel, and months later after it erupted into a national story based on unhappiness by some in the Penn State community, leaving him to answer questions about his program being undermined and how he can unify everyone. That's not a common chain of events in college football.

After last year, when NFL teams asked his agent if he was available, O'Brien let them know he wasn't. He told the Patriot-News, "I'm not gonna cut and run after one year, that's for sure."

Maybe he won't cut and run after two years either, or after four, or 10, or 20. He seems to have a real ownership of the Penn State program, and wants to be the guy to get it get through a truly difficult era. He knew what he was getting into, and you can't go into that situation without expecting a lot of difficulties. Maybe fighting the various battles will cause him to become even more determined to see Penn State football through to better days.

But as long as he's doing an impressive job at Penn State, NFL teams are going to keep wondering if he is interested in making that leap. Perhaps they wonder if he'll grow weary of being at a program that will continue to be examined very closely after the Sandusky scandal and continue to be in the shadow of Paterno.

After hearing O'Brien fight back at this latest controversy for about 22 emotionally fueled minutes, it's not an unfair question.

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You probably went on a couple cool field trips in grade school, maybe to the zoo or an art museum.

Perhaps you had a field trip as great as the kids pictured above did, but it's doubtful.

LSU senior associate athletic director for external affairs (hopefully the kids didn't have to memorize his job title) Herb Vincent tweeted out some pictures of a first grade class having a field trip at Tiger Stadium.

The picture above of the kids running through the tunnel is about as good as it gets.

Memories of a lifetime for 1st graders: running out the chute in Death Valley @lsufootball twitter.com/LSUherbvin/sta…

— Herb Vincent (@LSUherbvin) May 15, 2013

This certainly was a stroke of genius for some adult to take the kids on a field trip they will never, ever forget. Now watch all the field trip requests that will pile into LSU from around the state of Louisiana.

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BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS: ACTORS WHO PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL

No. 3 – Burt “Buddy” Reynolds

Not many athletes who play in just four career games make it to their university’s hall of fame, but Burt Reynolds was the exception.

Reynolds was a promising young halfback at Florida State in 1954, but suffered a knee injury during his freshman season and missed the 1955 season after surgery. He returned to Florida State in 1957, but a car accident reaggrevated his knee injury and his college football career was over before it ever started.

Reynolds managed 19 carries for 146 yards and two touchdowns, six catches for 76 yards and a handful of kick and punt returns.

Still, that was enough for Florida State to induct him into its Hall of Fame in 1977.

Or perhaps it’s because he’s one of the nation’s most successful actors.

When Reynolds was recovering from his injuries, he was taking classes at Palm Beach Junior College and met an acting teach named Watson B. Duncan III, who cast him as the lead in his production of “Outward Bound.” Reynolds was so good in the production, he won the Florida State Drama Award in 1956, which included a summer scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse in New York. After taking a few classes, and a brief flirtation with moving back to Florida, Reynolds was advised to move to Hollywood where his acting career would ultimately begin.

He booked his first NBC series, Riverboat, in 1959 and did his first movie, Angel Baby, in 1961.

Reynolds has 171 acting credits to his name, but is probably best known for his roles in Smokey and the Bandit, Deliverance, White Lightning, The Longest Yard and Boogie Nights. But he’s also known for the roles he turned down – Han Solo in Star Wars, and James Bond after Sean Connery left the franchise.

Despite his football background, Reynolds’ role in the Longest Yard, which he starred in in 1974 and reprised with Adam Sandler in 2005, was one of the few football roles he took during his illustrious career.

Like many of the actors on our list this week, a setback in football pushed Reynolds into his ultimate calling. Even though many believed Reynolds could have blossomed into a professional football player, his acting career made a lasting impression on American cinema.

And it was enough to get him a spot in the half of fame.

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In case you were wondering when Texas football would return to national prominence, the university has issued an answer in the form of a 2013 trailer.

According to the video, “Texas… Football… Is… Back.”

Go ahead, get out that hearty laugh.

The video is full of clips from last year and coach Mack Brown does a voiceover aimed at getting Texas fans pumped, but really just apologizes for the past couple seasons.

"All of the energy and work we've put in the last two years are going to start showing more results," Mack Brown says. "You want to get back to being one of the top football programs in the country, where we deserve to be and our fans deserve to be."

The Longhorns are in the midst of one of their worst stretches since the 1990s. The Longhorns were 5-7 in 2010, 8-5 in 2011 and 9-4 last year. Brown was so proud of his team’s win in the Alamo Bowl last year, he got them all bowl rings. What a steep drop from playing in the national championship in 2009.

Texas did have its moments last year led by quarterback David Ash, but claiming that the Longhorns are back might be a bit of a stretch.

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When TCU kicks off the season against LSU in Cowboys Stadium in the fall, it will do so without one of its best players.

Coach Gary Patterson announced Wednesday that sophomore defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season.

This is a big blow considering Fields was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and the league’s Rookie of the Year after leading the Big 12 with 17.5 tackles for loss and ranking second in the conference with nine sacks.

But Patterson told ESPN.com that he wasn’t happy with the way Fields had been playing in the spring. Patterson noted that perhaps the amount of success Fields had as a freshman might have hindered his development.

"He’s not had as good a spring as we would have liked him to have had," Patterson said. "You just expect him to get better and faster, but if I tell you all the things, then everybody knows about him. The biggest thing is sometimes you don’t think you have to work as hard and come back and do some things, so getting him back on the level of why he was the player that he was."

Even if Fields wasn’t giving his all during spring ball, his presence will sure be missed against an LSU offensive line that got better as last season progressed.

The game against LSU was a chance for the Big 12 to back up coach Bob Stoops and his comments about his conference being on par with the SEC. LSU will probably start the year ranked in the top 15 and while a TCU win was probably a longshot, it would have been a huge boost for the Big 12 so early in the season.

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Perhaps it’s the fact that his name is only one letter off — or perhaps it’s his warm and friendly demeanor — but SEC coaches have a nasty habit of referring to Alabama coach Nick Saban as the devil.

Florida offensive line coach Tim Davis was speaking at a booster club function when he referred to Saban as “the devil himself.”

"I've always wanted to work with Will," Davis said. "Will's got a plan. Will coached under the devil himself for seven years. I only did three. He did seven. And his DNA is not any different than Nick."

Davis also attacked Saban’s lack of personality and said he prefers Muschamp’s coaching style.

"[Muschamp]'s like the other guy, only he's got a personality," Davis said. "He'll smile at you. He'll talk to you. You understand? That's what he's all about. That's Will. I'm proud to work for him."

Earlier this year, Vanderbilt coach James Franklin referred to Saban as “Nicky Satan” when speaking at a high school. He later apologized for the comment.

Poor Nick Saban. It’s hard to be confused with the devil unless, of course, you are the devil, then your cover has totally been blown.

Remember that terrible Adam Sandler movie “Little Nicky” that came out in 2000? Maybe that was the unofficial biography of Saban’s younger years. I mean, the guy’s name was Nick.

Or perhaps opposing coaches are just jealous of Saban ability to consistently win. It’s been a long time since Alabama underachieved (playing Colorado in the Independence Bowl in 2007), and maybe name-calling is the only retort.

If I’m Saban, I don’t mind being called the devil. It means people fear you... Or enjoy mocking your questionable personality.

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Three months after newly named Hawaii athletic director Ben Jay declared all Hawaii men’s athletic teams would be the Warriors, he’s going back on that decision.

Jay announced Tuesday that Hawaii’s men’s teams would be the Rainbow Warriors as they were 13 years ago.

“The decision on February 13 to change the nickname of the men’s teams to Warriors has generated a lot of discussion and we have received both positive and negative feedback,” Jay said. “We listened to the public discussion and we went back to the original two questions we asked ourselves - who are we and what is representative of the islands?”

Since 2000, Hawaii men’s athletic teams have been named everything from Warriors to Rainbows to Rainbow Warriors. Jay said his initial decision to go with Warriors came from discussions with several coaches, but in the end, the university wanted to stay true to its heritage. All women’s teams are already called Rainbow Wahine.

"I've been asking since I was hired here (last December) who we are and what is most representative of the islands," Jay said back in February. "Those three words, Warriors, Rainbow and Wahine, are representative of who we are."

Now, let’s stop for a second and think of some of the ridiculous rainbow-themed uniforms Under Armour might concoct to celebrate the name change. Arizona just introduced a rainbow-esque uniform, but Hawaii could do an all-rainbow motif. Let’s be honest, after Under Armour went color crazy with Maryland, nothing is out of bounds.

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But not until Michigan State decided to yank his scholarship thanks to an explicit rap video he posted on YouTube. The video, “DatBull 4 Life,” opens with Harris lighting a marijuana cigarette and contains various explicit lyrics.

Harris said it was his decision to leave Michigan State, but the school told Philly.com that the decision was "mutual."

He released his first single “Datbull 4 Life” in April and it’s amassed more than 50,000 hits. Here’s the video, so you can judge for yourself (be warned, it does contain strong language).

Would you buy his album or download his music? Seems like a big gamble to lose your scholarship to a major university on a mediocre rap career that has no professional backing.

Harris, a three-star recruit, also had offers from Pittsburgh and Temple.

Harris is releasing a mixtape on June 1 and hopes to work with a professional producer this summer.

“I’ve always had this in the back of my head, but never had the courage to tell my parents that this is what I want to do,” Harris told Philly.com.

Look, we're not here to shoot down a young man's dream, but as an avid watcher of "The Voice," it's hard to break into the music business. So, sabotaging a full scholarship from a major university is perhaps the dumbest move he could have made.

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This offseason we will count down various topics from Monday through Friday, bringing you the top five of the important and definitely some not so important issues in college football. It's the Doc Five, every week until we will thankfully have actual games to discuss.

BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS: ACTORS WHO PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NO. 4 – DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON

Before Dwayne Johnson earned the nickname “The Rock” thanks to his professional wrestling exploits, he was better known as “Dewey” to his Miami Hurricanes teammates.

Yes, the wrestler turned actor turned reality TV host was a linebacker for Dennis Erickson’s Hurricanes in 1991 and won a national championship. But a star he was not. Johnson started just one game, but played in 39 and finished his career with 77 tackles and 4.25 sacks.

Former Miami defensive line coach Ed Orgeron, who recruited Johnson, shared his thoughts with ESPN.com about Johnson’s potential.

"As a freshman, he came out, and back then we didn’t play too many freshmen. But he was very strong, he had some great practices and we were able to play him as a freshman, and at one point we thought maybe we’d start him as a freshman.

"The problem with Dwayne was there was a guy named Warren Sapp who came along the next year."

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"You’re talking about one of the best college football players of all time [in Sapp]. If not for [Sapp], Dwayne could have been an all-conference, perhaps an all-American."

That’s right, Warren Sapp ruined Dewey’s budding football career, but put him on a path that has ultimately made him one of the most popular wrestlers and action stars in recent history.

Not a bad trade.

And wrestling was in Johnson’s blood. His father Rocky Johnson was a wrestling star in the 1970s and 80s and his grandfather, Peter Maivia, was a famous wrestler in the 1960s. So, when it came time for Johnson, who had a two-month stint with the Calgary Stampede of the Canadian Football League, to find a new profession, he turned to the World Wrestling Federation in 1996 and became the face of the WWF as third generation wrestler, “The Rock.”

He remained with the WWF until 2004, but his first big acting break came in 2002 when he played The Scorpion King in “The Mummy Returns.” Then he took the lead role in the sequel “The Scorpion King.” The role earned him $5.5 million, which was a Guinness World Record for the most a actor had been paid in his first starring role.

From there, Johnson has been an array of movies ranging from “The Fast and the Furious” to more kid-friendly movies like “The Tooth Fairy” and the “The Game Plan” where he plays a star football player trying to raise his 8-year-old daughter.

Johnson actually returned to wrestling (n the WWE) and next month, Johnson’s reality series “The Hero” will debut on TNT.

Overall, Johnson has 96 acting credits (according to IMDB) and one national championship ring playing for one of the greatest football powerhouses of its time. Not a bad combination.

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Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman says the school has no plans to allow star linebacker recruit Matthew Thomas out of his letter of intent.

Thomas, a senior at Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, recently said he wants out of his letter of intent because he was pressured into signing with Florida State back in February by his mother, Mariska Noyn.

“You’d get into a situation where if you release him, then people would be doing that every year,” Spetman told the Tallahassee Democrat Tuesday at the ACC spring meetings.

Spetman has a point. Future recruits could point to a decision to release Thomas as justification for doing the same thing, but how likely is that to happen and how often? Probably not a big risk of it becoming an epidemic at FSU.

Spetman also told the Democrat, "We would be more than happy to release someone if there is a compelling reason."

Isn't the fact that the young man doesn't want to be at your school, wear your uniform and play for your team compelling enough? Do you really want players on the roster who are being forced to be there?

It's not like it would ever come to that, but FSU needs to be making a better argument if it wants to convince Thomas to be a Seminole.

The reality is, schools release recruits from letters of intent all the time for assorted reasons, compelling or not. The Thomas case definitely isn't breaking new ground. It is simply receiving more attention because of the high-profile nature of the recruit, the program and potential suitors if Thomas is released.

Thomas said he wants to attend Southern Cal or Georgia instead. Both schools recruited Thomas but it's unknown if either program has a scholarship for him at this point or if either coaching staff remains interested. Considering his skill level, they would likely find a way to get him on campus if given the opportunity.

Unless FSU coaches and Spetman can somehow win over Thomas, it's probably best for them to allow him to go where he wants to go. Fighting too hard on this can create a negative image among recruits of the program and the school, too. You can't blame Spetman and FSU coaches for trying to make their case, but this looks like a losing battle.

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Last month, according to a police report obtained by the Tennessean, then-Vanderbilt receiver Jacquese Kirk stabbed former Vanderbilt player Justin Cabbagestalk at a Nashville bar on April 7. News broke a week ago that Kirk was transferring, and now we know why.

No charges will be pressed and the case is considered closed because Cabbagestalk “wanted to let the matter die” and “would not assist in prosecution," the Tennessean said, referring to the police report. He suffered only minor injuries.

The trouble on April 7 started when Cabbagestalk, who the Tennessean said last played in 2010 (Kirk's first season with Vanderbilt was 2011), saw Kirk at The Tin Roof bar in Nashville.

According to the report, Kirk told police he saw Cabbagestalk, who made hand gestures at him across the bar. Cabbagestalk asked him to step around the corner to talk. Kirk claims Cabbagestalk hit or pushed him in the head after he declined, and the Tennessean explained what happened next:

According to the report, Kirk said he pulled out “a little pocket knife, stabbed the victim, closed the knife and put it back in his pocket and then began hitting the victim.”

The amazing part of this story isn't that two Vanderbilt players were fighting and stabbing at a bar, it's that the Tennessean said Cabbagestalk was walking home 10 minutes later when he first realized he'd been stabbed. Most people probably realize they've been stabbed and have a "small puncture wound on their intestines" when it happens, but to each their own.

The Tennessean points out that Kirk's Twitter account said he has already signed up to transfer to Jacksonville State. Hopefully there are no former Gamecocks players he has a beef with.

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Manziel isn't just the the reigning Heisman Trophy winner with a hot girlfriend an amazing future and apparently pretty well-off parents who love him dearly, the guy can play golf.

Manziel posted a photo of himself on Twitter with his parents after making a birdie on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to shoot 79 over the weekend. The only thing better than being able to afford a $495 round of golf at Pebble Beach is playing well after doling out the cash.

Of course, Manziel received the usual backlash on Twitter from folks who wonder how he is able to take so many vacations and afford court side seats to NBA games and golf outings on historic courses and still be a student at Texas A&M and team leader, not to mention working on improving as a quarterback.

Turns out, Manziel was in California working with his quarterback coach and took advantage of the opportunity to spend time with his parents while playing Pebble Beach. At least that was his response to one questioner on Twitter who wasn't exactly polite.

Okay now that everybody ripped me for playing some golf with the family..how's everyone's day going? Done with finals and enjoying summer?

— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) May 11, 2013

Manziel might have a future in golf if this whole star-quarterback thing doesn't work out. He would have to shave some strokes off his game though to compete with the best of the best.

Average scores were slightly under par on the par-72 Pebble Beach course at the AT&T National Pro-Am in February won by Brandt Snedeker.

We've included a video of Johnny golfing in a friendly competition with former teammate Luke Joeckel in December before the College Football Awards show.

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Notre Dame defensive tackle Louis Nix III has never been one to shy away from the spotlight, so when Michigan coach Brady Hoke accused the Irish of “chickening out” of their series with the Wolverines, Nix had to chime in.

Chickened out? #MeatChicken will taste delicious Sept 7th. #GoIrish

— lOUIS NIX III (@1IrishChocolate) May 14, 2013

#MeatChicken?

Not gonna lie, #MeatChicken might be my favorite new hashtag. What is exactly is that? Isn’t all chicken meat? From now on, I’m just gonna drop the hashtag #MeatChicken into random tweets and stories.

But I digress.

Notre Dame canceled games against Michigan from 2015-17. Both schools mutually canceled games in 2018 and 2019.

While Hoke is taking the snub personally, Notre Dame has had to cancel a couple series in order to comply with its new agreement with the ACC, which requires the Irish to play five games against ACC opponents.

No one wants to see this rivalry, which is one of the best in college football, go away, but it seems like that’s becoming the norm in college football. At least we have the next couple years to enjoy what’s left of Michigan-Notre Dame.

Oh, and Nix has one final message for Hoke:

I will eat the BONES. Lol — lOUIS NIX III (@1IrishChocolate) May 14, 2013

#MeatChicken

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Maryland did a good job of using freshman Stefon Diggs to help on the field, now their using him off the field as well.

Earlier this week, Maryland debuted it’s commercial for "1-Hour Terrapin Energy," starring Diggs. The commercial is a spoof on the 5-Hour Energy commercials that show one man doing a litany of things in an hour simply because he drank a 5-hour Energy drink.

In Maryland’s spoof, which we found pretty dang funny, Diggs, does everything from catching a football with one hand, to racing a hare (you know, like the tortoise and the hare), to fixing athletic director Kevin Anderson’s car (while recording his debut album).

It’s worth a watch.

Last season, Diggs had 848 receiving yards and six touchdowns and 934 total return yards with two kickoff return touchdowns. And with a season under his belt, expect only to get better from there.

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We’ve seen a lot of teams show off their “championship” rings in the past couple weeks, but the one team that deserves to boast about its accomplishments in jewelry form has finally released its cubic zirconia-laden masterpiece.

Alabama long snapper Carson Tinker was the first to tweet out a picture of the Crimson Tide’s simple yet very shiny new bling. The ring has a script “A” on the front along with three footballs to represent Alabama’s three latest national titles. One side of the ring features the name of the player while the other has the score of the BCS National Championship game against Notre Dame.

These rings are a little classier than the ones Alabama boasted last season, which featured more crimson and gold and fewer stones.

Personally, I like the 2013 version better. What do you think?

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