John Calipari's bizarre plan is not the way to fix SEC tournament John Calipari fervently believes the SEC tournament is not benefiting the league, so the Kentucky coach has proposed a harebrained idea to fix it. He wants to move it up five months.  Calipari made his pitch to hold the SEC tournament in November instead of March during the conference's spring meetings Wednesday in Destin, … [Read more...]

Ken Starr to resign as Baylor's chancellor Baylor's Ken Starr is also stepping down as the school's chancellor. Starr told ESPN that he was doing so as "a matter of conscience." He was the focus of an Outside the Lines episode Thursday afternoon where he announced his resignation as chancellor. Baylor’s Ken Starr tells me he is resigning as chancellor as “a matter of conscience.” More with … [Read more...]

Jim Harbaugh calls out Nick Saban on Twitter For the third time this year, Jim Harbaugh called out an SEC head coach on Twitter. After previously firing shots at Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Tennessee’s Butch Jones, the Michigan head coach turned his attention to a bigger target: Alabama’s Nick Saban. Earlier on Tuesday, Saban ranted about satellite camps, saying they are bad for college … [Read more...]

KU wants suit by ex-rower alleging rape by football player dismissed The University of Kansas has asked for the lawsuit against it by a former rower at the school to be dismissed. Daisy Tackett filed a Title IX suit against the school after she said she was sexually assaulted by a former football player in the Jayhawker Towers dorm. KU filied a motion for dismissal Friday. “The incident is … [Read more...]

Cal's top perimeter scorer Jordan Mathews announces he'll transfer If Cal lands Kentucky transfer Marcus Lee this week, it will come at quite a price. The roster spot now potentially earmarked for Lee became vacant Tuesday when the Bears' best perimeter scorer announced he was leaving. Senior-to-be Jordan Mathews intends to graduate from Cal this summer and play his final college season … [Read more...]

Police: Ex-Tech OL gave jersey numbers of others involved in robbery A former Texas Tech offensive lineman allegedly told police who was involved in a robbery with him. But instead of giving names, he gave them his accomplices jersey numbers. Robert Castaneda was arrested Friday on a felony burglary charge after he turned himself in. Items allegedly taken in the burglary, which happened over … [Read more...]

Bret Bielema wants to see SEC have inter-conference football series Bret Bielema is an idea man. Earlier this offseason he expressed his desire to allow underclassmen who declare for the NFL draft but go undrafted to be able to come back to school. On Tuesday at the spring SEC meetings, Bielema said he wanted to have an inter-conference challenge for the SEC and suggested the Big Ten and ACC … [Read more...]

Hugh Freeze: 'I own' violations found by NCAA investigation Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said he takes responsibility for the alleged NCAA violations in his time as the Rebels' head coach, though he contends that he didn't have any information regarding illicit payments from members of his coaching staff. Ole Miss sanctioned itself in response to the NCAA's notice of allegations regarding … [Read more...]

Malik Newman's unusual path: From top 10 recruit to transfer Until Monday, only one Rivals top 10 prospect in the past decade had transferred from the school with which he originally signed. Now former Pittsburgh and UNLV forward Khem Birch has company on that list. Mississippi State announced Monday that guard Malik Newman intends to transfer after an inconsistent, injury-plagued freshman … [Read more...]

Reports: Baylor brings in Jim Grobe as interim head coach Baylor moved quickly to bring in an interim head coach. Four days after Art Briles was fired amid an investigation into the school’s handling of multiple sexual assault accusations, Baylor has hired Jim Grobe to run the show – for the time being – according to multiple reports. The news was first reported by 247Sports.com. Grobe last … [Read more...]