Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Kate Upton because, damnit, she Dougies for Arash Markazi. And appears on Jimmy Traina’s podcast. And looks like Kate Upton.
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• Former Auburn OL Chaz Ramsey, who was interviewed on the HBO special about money and NCAA athletes, will speak to the NCAA about his allegations of under-the-table payments and ticket sales.
• After falling to 4th on the depth chart, Ole Miss QB Nathan Stanley will transfer. This makes it a perfect 10 players to leave Oxford since the end of 2010. I blame the Tom Kite Black Bear.
• The Big 12 has a new TV deal with Fox Sports worth a little over a billion (with a “b”) dollars to show all Big 12 sporting evens, including every football game that ESPN/ABC or school-operated channels won’t. To clarify, this even includes any Kansas/Iowa State matchups.
ESPN’s David Ubben reacts.
• Arizona State and Washington State have new uniforms. I’m grading Wazzu a bit higher on this one. Gray gets the nod.
• ESPN’s David Ubben visits Stillwater to get the straight poop on Oklahoma State. Pyongyang awaits your thoughts, sir.
• Northwestern and Notre Dame are going to play each other. They’ll fight over the Mandel-Hildenbrandt Cup.
• Kentucky QB Morgan Newton is once again starting. Let’s hope that sentence isn’t vacated.
• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg files notes from Ann Arbor. Like most of us, he’s captivated by QB Denard Robinson‘s effortless smile.
• How are things at QB in Berkeley? Good? Average? Uncomfortable? I have no idea.
• Want to know what USC QB Matt Barkley sees (other than possible rooftop shenanigans)? Fox Sports West straps on. A camera.
• SI.com’s Andy Staples profiles Keyshawn Johnson’s 7-on-7 team and training program, which definitely isn’t AAU football. Definitely not.
• You know that new Purdue Pete brought in to be less scary to the kiddies? Already done in West Lafayette.
• A former BYU professor explores Cougar athletes (mainly football players) and honor code violations.
• Rivals profiles Florida State QB EJ Manuel because it’s April and that’s what you do in April.
• Penn State QB Robert Bolden‘s mom has no idea where her son will be going to school this fall. Perhaps a phone call is in order.
• EDSBS has an updated Howard Schnellenberger Top 25. Suspenders are just CRUISING.
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Today’s Video of the Day is the trailer for Rise of The Planet of the Apes. Damn you James Franco!!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqyKYrDta_E
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