Lunch links: WVU-Big East beef ending?
February, 9, 2012
Feb 9
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David Ubben | ESPN.com
Seems like a great day for nonbinding mediation, no?
- Is West Virginia nearing a settlement with the Big East? There seems to be conflicting information. Will it pay $20 million? Or $11 million? Mike Casazza of the Charleston Daily Mail has a little more on what it all means. He's also saying $11 million is the number.
- Don't look for Oklahoma AD Joe Castliglione to be the new Big 12 commissioner, or even a candidate, writes The Oklahoman's Berry Tramel.
- Very cool stats and a graphic on where all the high school prospects in Texas spread out and signed to play their college football. Nice work from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- Kansas State looks like it has its defensive coordinator, writes Kellis Robinett of the Kansas City Star.
- Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal offers up his preview of Tech's receivers before the team leads off as the first Big 12 team to start spring practice.
- Former Kansas State coach Ron Prince is jumping from the Indianapolis Colts to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- An Iowa State defensive back has left the team after being charged with fourth-degree robbery.
- The gap between the haves and have nots has been widened by realignment, writes Matt Hayes of Sporting News.
- Changes to the BCS are probably coming, but not for a while, says SEC commissioner Mike Slive.
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