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Wisconsin Defensive Lineman Transfers to Miami: David Gilbert has left Wisconsin and is heading south to play for the Miami Hurricanes. Gilbert had 7 sacks and 52 tackles in his last 18 games at Wisconsin. No question the Hurricanes need help in their D-Line … the real questions are, has the injury to Gilbert right foot healed and if he is part of the answer to Miami’s defensive woes?

Ohio State Cornerback, Najee Murray suspended for team rules violation:  While it was first reported that Murray would be dismissed from the team, that report was false as Urban Meyer stated Sunday that Murray will be suspended indefinitely. Murray played in six games last year, most of his playing time came on special teams. His role this year, 2013, was expected to be the same as 2012. While his loss hurts, the real question is the status of Bradley Roby, their All-American cornerback, who was arrested for a bar fight on July 22, his fate remains in Limbo? With OSU’s starting running back, Carlos Hyde, out for the first three games (minimum) the Murray incident and Roby’s issue unresolved, one wonders if Meyer is thinking Florida has followed him to Ohio State?

NCAA is questioning Mississippi State’s Chris Jones on Ole Miss’ recruitment behavior:  Jones was a 5 star recruit coming out of high school and was being recruited by Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, & Mississippi State. Jones took three visits to Ole Miss, one official, January 25 and two unofficial, February 1 & 3 (he paid out of his own pocket). The only other campus Jones went to was MSU’s, where he is currently attending. Jones said he received death threats from fans of both Mississippi schools prior to deciding to attend Mississippi State. Jones mother said she was unaware of the fact that the NCAA had interviewed her son and stated that she had not noticed anything unusual about Ole Miss’ behavior in her son recruitment. The current Old Miss recruiting class has a top 10 rating, quite an improvement over what the Rebels have been able to attract to their University. Any Questions?

Four Vanderbilt Players have been charged with Rape & Sexual Battery: Brandon Vandenberg, 20, from California, Eric Banks, 19, from Maryland, JaBorian McKenzie, 18, from Mississippi, & Corey Batey from Nashville have been arrested. They have been charged with 5 counts of Aggravated Rape and two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery. Vandenburg has also been charged with one count of tampering with evidence and one count of unlawful photography. Vanderbilt’s Head Coach, James Franklin, issued a statement, that ended with this, “We have not prejuged anyone’s guilt or innocence”. Interesting …  since the four players have been dismissed from the team and the Vanderbilt Administration have expelled the four students, accused of this crime, fromthe University. While these actions may be appropriate, they are certainly incongruient with Franklin’s statement.  Clearly, their is perception of guilt, or why not suspend, the accused from the University & Football Team, pending the outcome of the legal process?

Look it, if these guys did this, they need to prosecuted to the full extent of the law, in a court of law, not in the print, electronic or social medias. From the victin’s & yes … from those accused perspectives (that pesky concept of innocent until proven guilty), it is a little late for the coach and the administration to put Vanderbilt’s image in front of the safety of their students …all their students (the girl who was brutalized and the students who have been thrown under the bus prior to a legal vertict) . Protect everyone with suspentions (remove the accused from campus …  why … for their protection from reprisal or false accusation) and let the legal process run its course. You can always expell / dismiss the student-athletes from the University / Football Team once a verdict is reached. I’m happy to tell the Coach Franklin, the AD, & the University President that Aggravated Rape and Aggravated Sexual Battery is a criminal act beyond the scope of their authority and that the University’s role, is to report the attack, fully cooperate with law inforcement’s investigation, and once a legal finding is rendered… then … make the appropriate decision at the University level!

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Best Games in FBS Weeks 1 through 15:   Week One: Georgia @ Clemson; Week Two: Loaded with Great Games … Our Choice; South Carolina @ Georgia (ND @ Michigan & Florida @ Miami were close); Week Three: No Question here … Bama @ A&M; Week Four: Michigan State @ ND (although Arizona State @ Stanford was close); Week Five: Wisconsin @ Ohio State; Week Six:  Ohio State @ Northwestern; Week Seven: Red River Shootout Texas vs Oklahoma @ Cotton Bowl; Week Eight: Florida State @ Clemson; Week Nine: Texas @ TCU; Week Ten: Florida vs Georgia; Week Eleven: Oregon @ Stanford; Week Twelve: Florida @ South Carolina; Week Thirteen: Texas A&M @ LSU; Week Fourteen: Michigan @ Ohio State (ND @ Stanford BCS implications); Week 15: SEC Championship / Winner to the BCS Championship Game!