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	<h1 class="entry-title">Report: Highest-rated unsigned recruit to opt for&nbsp;Terps</h1>
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	Posted by John Taylor on February 10, 2012, 7:41 AM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="140" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/stephon-diggs.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Stephon Diggs" title="Stephon Diggs" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>A little more than a week after National Signing Day, Maryland could be on the verge of landing the biggest fish still remaining in the recruiting pool.</p>
<p>Citing a source with knowledge of the recruit&#8217;s plans, the <em>Washington Post</em> is reporting that wide receiver <strong>Stefon Diggs</strong> is expected to announce later on today that he will <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/post/good-counsel-star-wr-db-stefon-diggs-expected-to-commit-to-maryland-on-friday/2012/02/09/gIQAgpSR2Q_blog.html?wprss=recruiting-insider">sign with the Terps</a>.  Diggs had planned to make his decision live on television Friday at 10 p.m. ET, but those plans have been scuttled; instead, the local product is expected to make his decision known at 6 p.m. ET at Good Counsel (Md.) High School.</p>
<p>If Diggs signs with the Terps, and given the amount of attrition the program&#8217;s suffered in just the past few months, it would be a huge on-paper get for <strong>Randy Edsall</strong>.  Not only would the coach be getting a receiver rated as the No. 2 player at his position in the country by the three major recruiting services, he would be keeping such a talented player from leaving his own state.</p>
<p>In addition to Maryland, schools such as Auburn, Florida and Ohio State have long been thought to be the front-runners, perhaps even more so than the home-state school for the latter two programs.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, Auburn offered a 2013 scholarship to one of Diggs&#8217; junior teammates.  Two of Diggs&#8217; senior teammates signed Letters of Intent with Maryland last week.</p>
<p>In summing up his potential destinations, Diggs wrote on his Twitter feed Thursday night that &#8220;Floridas hot I love weather and people &#8230;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Marseanbaybee/status/167727721168900096">Umd hometown</a> &#8230; Ohio state great place.. auburn a family&#8221;.  He then added, &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Marseanbaybee/status/167727767947972608">can&#8217;t go wrong with my decision</a>.&#8221;</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/24/john-l-smith-on-future-with-arkansas-the-season-is-going-to-dictate-that/" rel="bookmark">Smith on future with Arkansas: &#8216;The season is going to dictate&nbsp;that&#8217;</a></h2>
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	Posted by Ben Kercheval on April 24, 2012, 4:20 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="166" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/john-l-smith1.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="John L. Smith" title="John L. Smith" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>One day after being approved for <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/razorbacks-officially-announce-john-l-smiths-hiring/">a 10-month contract worth $850,000</a>, <strong>John L. Smith</strong> was introduced as Arkansas&#8217; new head coach.</p>
<p>For 2012 only.</p>
<p>As many have opined, John included, this is about as unorthodox as it gets when it comes to coaching hires. Forget that Weber State is a lower division job for a minute &#8212; not to mention Smith&#8217;s alma mater &#8212; there aren&#8217;t too many instances that come to mind when you try to remember the time that one head coach willingly left a program for a 10-month contract and no (public) guarantee of future employment beyond the length of said contract.</p>
<p>&#8220;This search was especially [unique]&#8221; Arkansas athletic director <strong>Jeff Long</strong> said today at Smith&#8217;s introductory press conference.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d say. Long added that having Smith in place this year will allow Arkansas ample time to conduct a thorough coaching search for the long-term future of the program. And, to top it all off, Smith apparently <em>approached Long</em> on the advice of his wife about the opportunity<em> </em>to act as a one-year head coach, not the other way around.</p>
<p>You can color me skeptical regarding who approached whom, by the way.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s not to say a one-year deal is a bad opportunity for Smith. After all, the term &#8220;interim&#8221; could be removed from his title if things go well this year. &#8220;We&#8217;ll have to wait and see,&#8221; Smith said about his chances of being UA&#8217;s long-term coach. &#8220;Only the season is going to dictate that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Even if Arkansas goes in another direction following the end of the 2012-13 season, a successful stint with the Razorbacks could launch Smith back into the coaching carousel of major college football, or maybe he lands a decent non-AQ gig. Smith&#8217;s contract also says he can be moved into a non-coaching administrative role with the program.</p>
<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve done this your entire life,&#8221; Smith&#8217;s wife, Diana, told him. &#8220;This may be the only chance you have left. You&#8217;re going back.&#8221;</p>
<p>But there&#8217;s a part of me that just can&#8217;t grasp that Smith would agree to a job as Arkansas&#8217; substitute teacher without some backchannel assurance from Long that he would, at the very least, be a serious contender for it beyond this year. And therein lies the issue: John L. Smith shouldn&#8217;t be the long-term solution.</p>
<p>Then again, this whole process has been a 180 from the traditional coaching hire where suddenly contract work has a more short-term meaning. &#8220;No one could have foreseen this happening,&#8221; Smith said.</p>
<p>In following a coach notorious for lies, truer words were never spoken.</p>
<p><em>(photo courtesy of Arkansas athletic department) </em></p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/24/big-ten-unveils-2012-primetime-schedule/" rel="bookmark">Big Ten unveils 2012 primetime&nbsp;schedule</a></h2>
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	Posted by John Taylor on April 24, 2012, 3:06 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:232px;"><img width="232" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/new-big-ten-logo-i.jpg?w=232" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="New Big Ten Logo I" title="New Big Ten Logo I" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>Unless you happen to be a Purdue fan, get out your calendars and markers as some additional times have been filled in on the Big Ten&#8217;s 2012 schedule.</p>
<p>The conference announced Tuesday that a total of 14 conference and nonconference games will be televised this season in primetime across the various ESPN network platforms (six) as well as the Big Ten Network (eight).</p>
<p>Leading the nighttime way for the conference are Nebraska, Ohio State and Indiana (?) with three primetime games apiece, followed by two each for Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin.  Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern will each take part in one night contest, although the Wolverines&#8217; season opener against defending BcS champion Alabama at Jerry&#8217;s World is all but a certainty to be televised under the lights.  Additionally, the annual Michigan-Notre Dame game will be played at night &#8212; on NBC &#8212; in South Bend, although that game wasn&#8217;t included in the release.</p>
<p>As hinted above, the Boilermakers are the only Big Ten school that is not currently scheduled to play a night game.</p>
<p>One of the two Spartans&#8217; night games will be the season opener vs. a Kellen Moore-less Boise State in East Lansing, televised on ESPN Aug. 31 at 8 ET.  MSU&#8217;s other night game will be its annual rivalry game with Notre Dame.</p>
<p>&#8220;We’re excited about the prime-time match-up against Boise State in the season opener,&#8221; head coach <strong>Mark Dantonio</strong> said in a statement. &#8220;The Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry is special, and those games routinely go down to the wire.</p>
<p>“The Spartan Stadium atmosphere is electric for night games, and recently, we’ve had some incredible finishes.&#8221;</p>
<p>As far as must-see TV is concerned, Oct. 27 is it hands down if you&#8217;re a fan of Big Ten football.  That Saturday, Ohio State travels to Penn State for a 6 p.m. ET kickoff, while Nebraska hosts Michigan at 8 ET.  Additionally, the MSU-Wisconsin rematch of both last season&#8217;s epic regular season game plus the conference&#8217;s first-ever title game will be played the same day, although it will inexplicably have a mid-afternoon start.</p>
<p>After hosting its first-ever game in the Big House that kicked off under the lights last season, the Wolverines will play both of its 2012 night games on the road, although, again, the neutral site opener against the Tide is already at least <a href="http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/events/eventDetail.cfm?id=C5808972-951C-2890-47F596C4D9A8B0A0">penciled in</a> as a primetime affair.</p>
<p>Below is the complete list of Big Ten primetime games, as released by the conference:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em><strong>Aug. 31<br />
</strong></em></span>Boise State at Michigan State</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em><strong>Sept. 1<br />
</strong></em></span>Indiana State at Indiana*</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Sept. 8<br />
</strong></span></em>Vanderbilt at Northwestern*</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Sept. 15<br />
</strong></span></em>Notre Dame at Michigan State<br />
Utah State at Wisconsin*<br />
Ball State at Indiana*</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Sept. 22<br />
</strong></span></em>Syracuse at Minnesota*<br />
Louisiana Tech at Illinois*</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Sept. 29<br />
</strong></span></em>Wisconsin at Nebraska</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Oct. 6<br />
</strong></span></em>Nebraska at Ohio State</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Oct. 13</strong></span></em><br />
Ohio State at Indiana*</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Oct. 20</strong></span></em><br />
Penn State at Iowa*</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Oct. 27</strong></span></em><br />
Ohio State at Penn State**<br />
Michigan at Nebraska</p>
<p>(<em>*televised on the Big Ten Network</em>)<br />
(<em>**6 p.m. ET start; all other games will start at 8 p.m. ET</em>)</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/24/report-bcs-seriously-considering-semifinal-games-at-neutral-sites/" rel="bookmark">Report: BCS seriously considering semifinal games at neutral&nbsp;sites</a></h2>
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	Posted by Ben Kercheval on April 24, 2012, 2:03 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:139px;"><img width="139" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/death-to-the-bcs1.jpg?w=139" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Death to the BcS" title="Death to the BcS" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>Earlier this month, the <em>USA Today</em> provided a glance into what the BCS committee was considering in regards to a chance in the postseason format of major college football.</p>
<p>The short story? The committee created four major format categories, <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/04/report-conferences-narrow-postseason-preferences-to-four/">one of which featured three semifinal games</a>.</p>
<p>Now that the LOLing/crying has subsided, it appears the committee has made some headway in narrowing down those options as the July deadline for a decision draws closer. The good news? The three semifinal game option involving the Rose Bowl, or the &#8220;four team plus&#8221; model, appears to have been lit on fire and tossed in the dumpster.</p>
<p>The bad news? Well, that depends on what your personal preference is, I suppose. <strong>Brett McMurphy</strong> of <em>CBSSports</em> reports, citing multiple industry sources, that the &#8220;four-team event&#8221; &#8212; essentially the other options involving four teams and<em> two</em> semifinal games &#8212; is the most realistic option, with <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/18812412/most-likely-bcs-playoff-scenario-four-teams-semifinals-off-campus">neutral sites holding the semifinal games</a> gaining a lot of momentum.</p>
<p>Where those semifinal sites would be held, whether in current BCS bowls or neutral locations given to the highest bidder, is still undetermined.</p>
<p>Previously, the idea of holding semifinal games on campus appeared to have a lot of support &#8212; I&#8217;m admittedly still part of that faction &#8212; but the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> reported over the weekend that holding semifinal games on campus was &#8220;on life support.&#8221;</p>
<p>The BCS committee still has a few meetings to go before the July deadline for a decision. If I were a betting man, I&#8217;d say a &#8220;four team event&#8221; held at neutral locations or a plus-one are the two most likely options.</p>
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		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="200" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/marshall-helmet.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Marshall Helmet" title="Marshall Helmet" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>Well, it didn&#8217;t take long for Marshall coach <strong>Doc Holliday</strong> to enforce disciplinary action for one player <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/22/four-marshall-players-arrested-after-apparent-scuffle-with-police/">involved in a weekend arrest</a>.</p>
<p>Via a school statement, Holliday announced defensive back <strong>Phillip Warren</strong> &#8220;has been dismissed from the football program due to a violation of team rules and policies.&#8221;</p>
<p>Additionally, Holliday said &#8220;Linebacker <strong>Stefone Grace</strong>, running back <strong>Martin Ward</strong> and defensive back <strong>Corie Wilson</strong> will all be disciplined internally.&#8221; Holliday added he would not comment further on the matter.</p>
<p>The four Thundering Herd players were connected to an incident outside a local bar over the weekend. According to police reports, officers were trying to disperse a crowd in front of the Thirsty Whale bar. <a href="http://www.wvmetronews.com/marshall.cfm?func=displayfullstory&amp;storyid=52331">Warren allegedly punched an officer in the face</a> during the altercation. Police then forcibly handcuffed Warren while he continued to fight back.</p>
<p>He has been charged with disorderly conduct, battery of a police officer and obstructing &#8212; the most serious charges of the four players arrested. Ward was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication; Wilson with obstructing an officer and fleeing on foot; and Grace with disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer.</p>
<p>Warren played in 12 of 13 games in 2011, starting one. He recorded 26 tackles (11 solo, 15 assists), two pass breakups, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble.</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/24/petrino-i-think-jeff-long-made-a-great-hire/" rel="bookmark">Petrino: &#8216;I think Jeff Long made a great&nbsp;hire&#8217;</a></h2>
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	Posted by John Taylor on April 24, 2012, 10:02 AM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="181" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/john-l-smith.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="John L. Smith" title="John L. Smith" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>Arkansas will officially introduce <strong>John L. Smith</strong> as <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/razorbacks-officially-announce-john-l-smiths-hiring/">its head coach for the 2012 season</a> at a 2 p.m. local time press conference Tuesday afternoon.</p>
<p>Ahead of that press conference, the man Smith will be replacing has added his two copper Lincolns on the development.</p>
<p>In a statement released through his agent to local media outlets Monday night, <strong>Bobby Petrino</strong> applauded the move made by his former school, noting Smith&#8217;s previous experience as a head coach that gave his former assistant &#8212; and former boss &#8212; an edge over what the deposed UA head coach described as &#8220;several outstanding internal candidates&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;<a href="http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=325772">I think <strong>Jeff Long</strong> made a great hire</a>,&#8221; Petrino&#8217;s statement, referring to UA&#8217;s athletic director. While there were several outstanding internal candidates, John L. brings a lot of head coaching experience to the table that will help Arkansas transition. <a href="http://blogs.nwaonline.com/slophouse/2012/04/24/petrino-comments-on-smiths-hire/">He will unify the staff, the team and the Razorback fan base</a>. I wish Coach Smith, his staff and the Arkansas football team the very best.&#8221;</p>
<p>Petrino and Smith are very familiar with one another, with a coaching history that goes back over 20 years.  Petrino served as Smith&#8217;s offensive coordinator at Idaho (1990-91), Utah State (1995-97) and Louisville (1998) before taking over Smith, who left to become head coach at Michigan State, as the Cardinals&#8217; coach in 2003.</p>
<p>After his dismissal by the Spartans in 2006, and following a two-year &#8220;sabbatical&#8221;, Smith returned to coaching in 2009 as Petrino&#8217;s special teams coordinator with the Razorbacks.</p>
<p><strong>Garrick McGee</strong>, the former UA coordinator under Petrino and current UAB head coach, <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/10/potential-replacements-for-petrino-at-arkansas/">had been mentioned</a> as a <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/12/wanna-bet-malzahn-the-favorite-to-replace-petrino/">potential permanent replacement</a> with the program as well.  In a radio interview this morning, McGee joined the chorus of those connected to the program in applauding the Smith hire.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am so excited for John L. Smith and the Razorback nation,” McGee said Tuesday on 97.3 FM in Birmingham by way of <em>the Democrat-Gazette</em>. “I think Jeff Long <a href="http://blogs.nwaonline.com/slophouse/2012/04/24/smith-presents-familiarity-experience/">should get an applause for this</a>. It’s a great situation for everybody involved and I’m really happy for Smitty to be in this point in his career, potentially at a place he can retire from. I’m really happy for the players because they get someone they’re familiar with.&#8221;</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/24/montee-ball-wont-play-in-uws-spring-game/" rel="bookmark">Montee Ball won&#8217;t play in UW&#8217;s spring&nbsp;game</a></h2>
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	Posted by John Taylor on April 24, 2012, 7:47 AM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="163" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/montee-ball.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio - Wisconsin v Oregon" title="Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio - Wisconsin v Oregon" /> <span class="caption">Getty Images</span></span><p>There&#8217;s only one surefire way a coaching staff can guarantee that one of its star players won&#8217;t be injured in an essentially meaningless spring game &#8212; don&#8217;t put him on the field.</p>
<p>And, as it turns out, that&#8217;s exactly the tack <strong>Bret Bielema</strong> has decided to take.</p>
<p>The Wisconsin head coach announced Monday evening that star running back <strong>Montee Ball</strong> will not participate in UW&#8217;s spring finale this Saturday. While not specifically mentioning the risk of injury, Bielema intimated that said risk simply wasn&#8217;t worth it for a player of Ball&#8217;s caliber.</p>
<p>&#8220;When you see him run in practice, you&#8217;ll know why he didn&#8217;t need the practice of getting hit,&#8221; Bielema said in quotes released by the team. &#8220;We will in the fall. He&#8217;ll take some shots in the fall.</p>
<p>&#8220;But in my six years as head coach, I think there are certain guys that you just realize they&#8217;re&#8230; Montee Ball&#8217;s the hardest worker, the hardest repper in practice. At this point we don&#8217;t feel it&#8217;s necessary to take him to the ground. He&#8217;s been in there, mixing it up, full go, pass protection, all that stuff. Yeah, just don&#8217;t need to.&#8221;</p>
<p>Coming off a season in which he was a Heisman finalist after leading led the country in rushing yards (1.923) and rushing touchdowns (33), Ball&#8217;s name will litter preseason stiff-arm trophy watch lists.  The last thing Bielema needs, especially with the departure of <strong>Russell Wilson</strong> and utter uncertainty at the quarterback position, is for Ball to sustain any type of injury in an irrelevant exhibition game that would negatively impact what will be the back&#8217;s final season with the Badgers.</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/bob-stoops-not-a-fan-of-eliminating-bowl-games/" rel="bookmark">Bob Stoops not a fan of eliminating bowl&nbsp;games</a></h2>
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	Posted by Ben Kercheval on April 23, 2012, 10:19 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:149px;"><img width="149" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/bob-stoops.jpg?w=149" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Bob Stoops" title="Bob Stoops" /> <span class="caption">AP</span></span><p>Yep, outside of the <strong>John L. Smith</strong> news, it&#8217;s been that kind of day.</p>
<p>The BCS is still working its way slowly but not-so-surely through the postseason fog &#8212; a decision on whether to keep the BCS as is or modify the postseason format is supposed to be made by July &#8212; and on Monday&#8217;s teleconference, a few Big 12 coaches weighed in on what they think of the possibility of a plus-one or playoff.</p>
<p>Outside of at least one voice for a full-fledged playoff &#8212; Texas coach <strong>Mack Brown</strong> &#8212; many of the coaches who were asked said they liked some variation of the  current system, with Oklahoma coach <strong>Bob Stoops</strong> stumping to keep bowl games at least part of the equation.</p>
<p>“<a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2012/04/oklahomas-bob-stoops-favors-plus-one-over-playoff.html">I would like to see the ‘plus-one</a>,’ Stoops said. “I’m not for a playoff because it would ruin the bowl system and I don’t believe that would be good for student athletes.</p>
<p>“Anything that eliminates the bowls, in the long run, wouldn’t be positive for college football,” he added.</p>
<p>Likewise, Kansas State coach <strong>Bill Snyder</strong> said while he doesn&#8217;t have much of a preference on format, he &#8220;couldn’t imagine&#8221; an eight or 16-team playoff.</p>
<p>As John <del>laughed at</del> explained earlier this month, the BCS committee has essentially <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/04/report-conferences-narrow-postseason-preferences-to-four/">piled all postseason options into four categories</a>, almost all of which involved four teams. If any change in the status quo occurs over the next few months, expect it to be moderate, likely following the plus-one model.</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/purdues-leading-rusher-arrested-for-suspicion-of-public-intoxication/" rel="bookmark">Purdue&#8217;s leading rusher arrested for suspicion of public&nbsp;intoxication</a></h2>
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	Posted by Ben Kercheval on April 23, 2012, 8:49 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:176px;"><img width="176" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/ralph-bolden.jpg?w=176" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Purdue v Penn State" title="Purdue v Penn State" /> <span class="caption">Getty Images</span></span><p>Sidelined for the Little Caesar&#8217;s Bowl <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/purdues-leading-rusher-out-with-another-torn-acl/">with a torn ACL</a>, Purdue&#8217;s leading rusher from a year ago could be in danger of missing more time for a legal issue.</p>
<p>New details regarding running back <strong>Ralph Bolden</strong>&#8216;s arrest last week have been public, and it appears Bolden forcibly &#8220;<a href="http://www.jconline.com/article/20120423/NEWS03/120423016/Details-emerge-Purdue-Football-player-s-arrest?nclick_check=1">kissed an older female&#8230; against her will</a>. She was crying.&#8221;</p>
<p>The incident took place at a local bar.</p>
<p>According to police, Bolden left through a back exit that leads into an alley and walked away when police arrived &#8212; the RB had previously refused to leave &#8212;  and then ignored orders from officers to stop.</p>
<p>Bolden was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication, although no formal charges have been filed. Purdue coach <strong>Danny Hope</strong> said he was aware of the situation and would handle in internally. Bolden had 674 yards last season.</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/two-more-jayhawks-get-the-boot-from-charlie-weis/" rel="bookmark">Two more Jayhawks get the boot from Charlie&nbsp;Weis</a></h2>
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		<span class="enclosure" style="width:159px;"><img width="159" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/charlie-weis.jpg?w=159" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Charlie Weis" title="Charlie Weis" /> <span class="caption">AP</span></span><p>An off-the-field incident over the weekend has added two more Jayhawks to the list of players who have been kicked off the team by new Kansas coach <strong>Charlie Weis</strong>.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www2.kusports.com/news/2012/apr/23/two-ku-football-players-face-charges-after-weekend/"><em>KUSports.com</em></a>, linebacker <strong>Collin Garrett</strong> and cornerback <strong>Chris Robinson</strong> were involved in an altercation at a local bar. Garrett allegedly got into a fight with an employee who asked the player to stop smoking inside. Garrett was then reportedly ejected from the bar, where he Robinson got into yet another altercation with bar staff members. After police were called, the two players left the scene, only to be found later.</p>
<p>They were later charged with battery and interference with duties of an officer. Today, Weis said in a statement that the two had dismissed from the team for violating team rules.</p>
<p>Garrett played in six games as a freshman last season while Robinson redshirted.</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/razorbacks-officially-announce-john-l-smiths-hiring/" rel="bookmark">Razorbacks officially announce John L. Smith&#8217;s&nbsp;hiring</a></h2>
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		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="166" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/john-l-smith1.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="John L. Smith" title="John L. Smith" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p>Following up on reports that first surfaced this afternoon, Arkansas has officially announced the hiring of <strong>John L. Smith</strong> as the Razorbacks head coach for the 2012 season.</p>
<p>Smith, who is leaving his post as Weber State&#8217;s head coach after less than five months on the job, has signed a 10-month letter of agreement with a compensation package of $850,000. The agreement will also make Smith eligible for performance and academic achievement incentives.</p>
<p>The agreement would technically carry Smith through Signing Day next February, although it&#8217;s highly likely UA will have a permanent replacement in place by that time.  From the release:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Long announced the University of Arkansas will continue to evaluate the program and the head coaching position in anticipation of naming a head coach following the 2012 season. The current appointment will allow the program to identify a head coach for the future of the program in a timeframe that is more conducive to attracting the potential candidates expected for one of the nation&#8217;s premier football head coaching positions.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>A press conference to officially introduce Smith has been scheduled for 2 p.m. CT Tuesday.</p>
<p>Smith had been special teams coordinator under <strong>Bobby Petrino</strong> at UA for the past three seasons, prior to leaving for Weber in early December.  In a statement from athletic director <strong>Jeff Long</strong> on Smith&#8217;s hiring, it was actually the coach who first broached the subject of taking over on an interim basis.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am extremely pleased to welcome Coach John L. Smith back to the Razorback program as our new head football coach,&#8221; Long said in the statement. &#8220;Coach Smith brings a wealth of football knowledge, BCS conference head coaching experience, passion for the game and a close familiarity with the current team and coaching staff. I firmly believe that his selection is in the best interests of the young men in our program and will also best serve the mission of our football program and university in achieving success on and off the field in the upcoming season and in the long term.</p>
<p>&#8220;<em><strong>When Coach Smith first approached me</strong></em> about returning to Arkansas to serve in this position, he talked about his desire to be a part of the continued success of these student-athletes, this coaching staff and the Razorback program. He has been a part of the record-breaking success we have enjoyed in the past few seasons. Coach Smith understands the commitment our players have made to building upon that success and meeting the goals that have been set for the upcoming season. I also have a tremendous amount of confidence in our assistant coaches and believe that under Coach Smith&#8217;s leadership they will be able to continue to flourish in their current roles.&#8221;</p>
<p>Despite leaving his current employer with a head-coaching vacancy four months or so before the start of a new season, Smith, who had previously been a head coach at Louisville and Michigan State, expressed excitement over his return to Fayetteville.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am tremendously excited to have this special opportunity to return to Arkansas and lead the Razorback football program,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;During my coaching career, I have always been dedicated to developing student-athletes to their fullest potential. In the last couple of weeks, I came to the realization I could provide guidance and stability to a program I&#8217;m extremely invested in. While at Arkansas, we worked to make the Razorbacks a top 5 team and much of the credit for that goes to the student-athletes.</p>
<p>&#8220;Throughout the spring, the assistant coaches and student-athletes have shown incredible focus and character, which we will use to build on as we work to achieve our goals for 2012. I want to thank President (Donald) Bobbitt, Chancellor (David) Gearhart and Jeff Long for the trust they have shown in me.&#8221;</p>
<p>Smith&#8217;s excitement aside, Arkansas is already being criticized for the Smith hire, but, really, what options were available to the program in mid-April? Yes, UA and Smith have taken shots &#8212; and rightly so &#8212; for the coach leaving Weber State four months or so after his hiring, but going this route is the common sense approach in what is a very difficult situation timing-wise.</p>
<p>Actually, it&#8217;s an outstanding move on two fronts, even if you are one of the ones who favored bringing in <strong>Phillip Fulmer</strong> as a one-year rental. One, Smith gives the Razorbacks a coach with head-coaching experience to lead them through the 2012 season. Given the timing, those types of candidates don&#8217;t exactly grow on trees.</p>
<p>Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, the players are very familiar with Smith, so there will be a level of comfort and stability for both parties that would not have been there if UA had gone outside the program for a hire.  Case in point: Razorbacks running back <strong>Knile Davis</strong>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care what anyone says. [I']m 100% behind John L Smith,&#8221; Davis wrote on his Twitter account prior to UA&#8217;s official announcement. &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Boobie_Knile/status/194519510001266689">I&#8217;ll play for him any day of [the] week</a> because he&#8217;s a good man and coach 14-0 or 0-14.&#8221;</p>
<p>Add the familiarity and the players&#8217; excitement over the move in with Smith&#8217;s head-coaching experience, and you have what is a solid, short-term decision for the 2012 season by Long and the UA football program.</p>
<p>(<em>Photo credit: Arkansas athletic department</em>)</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/aaron-lynch-officially-signs-with-usf/" rel="bookmark">Aaron Lynch officially signs with&nbsp;USF</a></h2>
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		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="140" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/aaron-lynch1.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Aaron Lynch" title="Aaron Lynch" /> <span class="caption">Getty Images</span></span><p>To the surprise of no one, <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/20/mom-enlists-justin-tucks-help-to-keep-aaron-lynch-at-notre-dame/">except perhaps his own mother</a>, former Notre Dame defensive end <strong>Aaron Lynch</strong> has made his much-anticipated move to South Florida official.</p>
<p>Exactly 10 days after it became official that he would be <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/13/notre-dame-de-transferring-usf-in-his-future/">departing South Bend</a> following just one year, USF announced in a release that Lynch had officially joined the team for the 2012 season.</p>
<p>“With Aaron originally being from Florida, we’re very familiar with the kind of player he is,” coach <strong>Skip Holtz</strong> said. “Aaron had a great freshman season at Notre Dame and we’re excited to welcome him into the Bulls family.”</p>
<p>A Freshman All-American season, to be exact. In 12 games (and six starts) last season, Lynch recorded 33 tackles, 5.5 sacks, seven TFL, 14 pressures and a forced fumble for the Irish. Lynch was one of the prize recruits of Notre Dame’s 2011 class, being listed as the third-best defensive end and 28th-best prospect overall, according to <em>Rivals.com.</em></p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/razorbacks-to-name-new-coach-today-go-outside-current-staff/" rel="bookmark">Update: Razorbacks reportedly hire John L. Smith as interim&nbsp;HC</a></h2>
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	Posted by John Taylor on April 23, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="181" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/john-l-smith.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="John L. Smith" title="John L. Smith" /> <span class="caption"> </span></span><p><em><strong><span style="color:red;">UPDATED 3:29 p.m. ET</span></strong></em>: As it turns out, Arkansas may indeed be going the interim route, and with a very familiar face for good measure.</p>
<p>Following up on reports that really began gaining momentum earlier this afternoon, the <em>Associated Press</em> is reporting that current Weber State head coach and former UA assistant <strong>John L. Smith</strong> <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_ARKANSAS_COACH?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2012-04-23-15-10-05">has been hired as the Razorbacks interim coach</a>.  Ironically, the man who Smith would be replacement, <strong>Bobby Petrino</strong>, was the replacement for Smith at Louisville early last decade.</p>
<p>Smith was just hired by Weber State in early December, so there will certainly be some negative press coming UA&#8217;s way.</p>
<p>The school has yet to confirm Smith&#8217;s hiring.</p>
<p>In addition to his stint with the Cardinals ((1998-2002), Smith has also been the head coach at Michigan State (2003-06).  From 2009-11, Smith served as Petrino&#8217;s special teams coordinator at UA.</p>
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<p>In the days and now weeks since <strong>Bobby Petrino</strong>&#8216;s firing, the general consensus has been that Arkansas would &#8212; or should, to be more accurate &#8212; name an interim head coach for the 2012 season while at the same time searching for a permanent replacement.</p>
<p>Based on one report, however, the Razorbacks may go outside of the program, and do so much, much earlier than most had expected.</p>
<p>According to a tweet from <strong>Bo Mattingly</strong> of ESPN radio in Northwest Arkansas, a &#8220;new coach [is expected] <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SportsTalkwBo/status/194482666010189825">to be announced this afternoon</a>.&#8221;  Not only that, but Mattingly writes the new coach &#8220;[w]ill not be anybody on current staff&#8221;, adding he&#8217;s &#8220;not expecting the word interim in [the] announcement.&#8221;</p>
<p>Just who that new coach from outside the program is unclear.</p>
<p>One of the rumors hurtling its way across the vast expanses of the Internet this morning was that Virginia Tech defensive coordinator <strong>Bud Foster</strong> (<em>pictured</em>) would be athletic director <strong>Jeff Long</strong>&#8216;s selection as Petrino&#8217;s successor.  That speculation was further advanced when Tech sent out a press release announcing a press conference had been scheduled for four this afternoon local time.  As it turns out, that press conference will be held to announce the Hokies have parted ways with its men&#8217;s basketball coach.</p>
<p>Besides that, Foster reportedly hasn&#8217;t even spoken to UA, or vice versa.</p>
<p>&#8220;All the rumor mongers talking about Bud Foster leaving for Arkansas can stop,&#8221; <strong>Mark Giannotto</strong> of the <em>Washington Post</em> wrote in a tweet. &#8220;He just told me <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/HokiesJournal/status/194483809985638401">Razorbacks haven&#8217;t even contacted him</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Another <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/coachingsearch/status/194493398659502080">rumored name</a> is San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator <strong>Greg Roman</strong>.</p>
<p>It should be noted that UA has yet to announce a press conference for this afternoon, or any other day for that matter.  Attempts at a comment from the school on Mattingly&#8217;s report have thus far proved futile.</p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color:red;">UPDATED 2:48 p.m. ET</span></strong></em>: It appears Mattingly&#8217;s report is gaining some traction.</p>
<p>According to KFSM/KXNW-TV in Fayetteville, &#8220;[t]he Razorback Foundation <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/5NEWSDirector/status/194495852725796865">has approved a new contract</a> for a new head football coach at the University of Arkansas.&#8221;  As with the initial report, there&#8217;s no name attached to what is appeared to be a head coaching vacancy that&#8217;s filled.</p>
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	Posted by Ben Kercheval on April 23, 2012, 1:31 PM EDT</div>	<div class="post-body clearfix">
		<span class="enclosure" style="width:147px;"><img width="147" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/eric-legrand1.jpg?w=147" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Christopher &amp; Dana Reeve Foundation&#039;s A Magical Evening Gala" title="Christopher &amp; Dana Reeve Foundation&#039;s A Magical Evening Gala" /> <span class="caption">Getty Images</span></span><p>Already a semi-pro in the press box, former Rutgers defensive tackle <strong>Eric LeGrand</strong> is adding more skins to his broadcasting wall.</p>
<p>Rutgers announced today that LeGrand, who was paralyzed from the neck down during special teams collision in a 2010 game against Army, will be part of the Rutgers Radio Network broadcast team for this Saturday&#8217;s Scarlet and White game.</p>
<p>The game will be streaming live on ScarletKnights.com. Additionally, the second annual “Believe Bowl” will begin at 1 p.m. &#8212; two hours before spring game kickoff &#8212; as two teams of former Rutgers Football players take the field for a flag-football game to raise awareness LeGrand and Rutgers Spinal Cord Research.</p>
<p>LeGrand has been with the RRN since last year and <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/29/legrand-to-make-his-broadcast-debut-this-weekend/">made his broadcast debut</a> when the Scarlet Knights played Syracuse. LeGrand has said he wants to be working broadcasting after he graduates from RU. He certainly has the charisma and knowledge to do it.</p>
<p>In other LeGrand news, Eric tweeted last night that he was able to <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/EricLeGrand52/status/194253908720357376">twitch his thumb twice last night</a>. Fantastic news.</p>
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	<h2 class="h1 entry-title"><a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/umass-diving-headfirst-into-big-boy-football-schedule-wise/" rel="bookmark">UMass diving headfirst into big boy football,&nbsp;schedule-wise</a></h2>
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		<span class="enclosure" style="width:250px;"><img width="250" height="177" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/charley-molnar.jpg?w=250" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Charley Molnar" title="Charley Molnar" /> <span class="caption">AP</span></span><p>This upcoming season will mark the first for UMass as a Div. 1-A (FBS) football program.  Its 2012 schedule, in addition to MAC games, will include contests versus three of the Big Six conferences.</p>
<p>As it turns out, there won&#8217;t be many if any nonconference pastries on its future schedules, either.</p>
<p>In a release, UMass announced that it has scheduled future nonconference games against the likes of against Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin, Florida, Kansas State, Colorado, and Boston College.  Those games will be played between 2013 and 2019.</p>
<p>UMass had previously scheduled games against UConn, Indiana, Michigan and Vanderbilt for the 2012 season.  Below is a look at the Minutemen&#8217;s future nonconference opponents:</p>
<p>2012: at UConn (Aug. 30), Indiana (Sept. 8), at Michigan (Sept. 15), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 27)</p>
<p>2013: at Wisconsin (Aug. 31), at Kansas State (Sept. 14), Vanderbilt (Sept. 21)</p>
<p>2014: Boston College (Aug. 30), Colorado (Sept. 6), at Penn State (Sept. 20), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 4)</p>
<p>2015: at Colorado (Sept. 12), at Notre Dame (Sept. 26)</p>
<p>2016: at Florida (Sept. 3), at Boston College (Sept. 17)</p>
<p>2017: at Indiana (Sept. 23)</p>
<p>2018: at Boston College (Sept. 1), Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)</p>
<p>2019: at Colorado (Sept. 7)</p>
<p>All but the 2012 game vs. Indiana, the 2013 game vs. Vandy, the 2014 games vs. BC and Colorado and the 2018 Vandy game will be played on the road.</p>
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		<span class="enclosure" style="width:141px;"><img width="141" height="212" src="http://nbccollegefootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/joe-paterno-statue.jpg?w=141" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="APTOPIX Penn State Paterno Football" title="APTOPIX Penn State Paterno Football" /> <span class="caption">AP</span></span><p>In November of 2004, and in honor of a legendary head coach, Florida State officially renamed its stadium &#8220;Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium&#8221;.</p>
<p>Around that time, there was a groundswell for Penn State to do the same, to name the Beaver Stadium field in honor of the iconic <strong>Joe Paterno</strong>.  In part because the then-Nittany Lions head coach wouldn&#8217;t hear of it, said groundswell never gained much traction, even as it bubbled just below the surface for nearly a decade.</p>
<p>Upon Paterno&#8217;s dismissal in November of last year and his death in January, however, the effort to attach the coaching icon&#8217;s name to the stadium was renewed, with petitions &#8212; Facebook and otherwise &#8212; dedicated to officially recognizing Paterno.  In March, a Quinnipiac University survey showed that 46 percent of those polled <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/16/poll-shows-pa-voters-barely-favor-paternos-name-on-stadium/">were in favor</a> of Paterno&#8217;s name being on Beaver Stadium, 40 percent were opposed to the idea.</p>
<p>Paterno likely would&#8217;ve been in the latter group as a source told <em>the Patriot-News</em> over the weekend that renaming the stadium &#8220;has always been a fan-driven matter. <a href="http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/04/renaming_beaver_stadium_after.html">It was never important to Joe</a>.&#8221;  It also wasn&#8217;t very important to the family, either.</p>
<p>In January, the paper wrote, the university &#8220;tried to use the issue as leverage to get the family to sign a full release in exchange for paying the full contract.&#8221;  This past week, the university announced it had officially <a href="http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/20/5-5-million-payment-ends-psus-contractual-relationship-with-paterno/">ended its contractual relationship</a> with Paterno&#8217;s estate after making a payment &#8212; or what it referred to as a settlement &#8212; of somewhere in the neighborhood of $5.5 million.</p>
<p>The university claimed that the &#8220;naming issue&#8221; had held up the payment of money contractually owed to Paterno&#8217;s estate.  The family, still bitter over the handling of Paterno&#8217;s firing, claims that wasn&#8217;t even remotely the case.</p>
<p>&#8220;There were no naming issues in discussion. It was never pursued,” the source told the paper. “[The family is] upset the university makes it sound like it was something [the family] wanted.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, if renaming the stadium was something done &#8220;for the fans&#8221; and was driven by the same group, the source said, the family would not be opposed to it.</p>
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