2009 Off-Season Roundup
The News Stories You Need To Know ... April 30
By
Phil Guidry
* Indiana University football coach Bill Lynch announced today
that Kellen Lewis has been dismissed from the team for violating
team rules.
“We are disappointed to have to make this
decision,” said Lynch.
“When you have expectations of those on your team that are not met,
you need to do what is ultimately in the overall best interest of
your program.”
* Former Boise State running back Ian Johnson, the hero of Boise
State's legendary Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma, signed a free agent
contract with the Minnesota Vikings. He's now teammates with Adrian
Peterson, who was on the wrong end of that classic. How time
flies... hard to believe that was three Oklahoma BCS bowl chokes
ago...
* Shots are still flying between Mike Leach and the
Texas A&M program, after Leach said of former Aggies QB Stephen
McGee, "The Dallas Cowboys like him more than his coaches at A&M
did." Aggies coach Mike Sherman and McGee fired back at Leach, and
what began as Leach defending his players' NFL worthiness has become
an old-fashioned war of words between the two Lone Star schools. In
a relatf1ed story, neither of them have won the Big 12 in a long time.
* University of South Florida tight end Trent Pupello was
arrested on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, after
allegedly pistol-whipping three people in Tampa... thereby removing
any doubt that USF is now a big-time program. Florida, Miami, USC,
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Florida State would like to
welcome you to the club, Bulls.
* Seven Auburn assistants are
hitting the recruiting trail together in a limo for what they're
calling the "Tiger Prowl." We can't think of a single reason why
this wouldn't make a tremendous reality show.
122 days and
counting...
Ian Johnson
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/43836037.html?page=1&c=y
Leach/Sherman
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/042809dnspoleachshort.3f951ed.html
South Florida
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/apr/24/241923/usf-player-pupello-charged-aggravated-battery/sports/
Auburn
http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2009/04/auburn_is_hitting_the_recruiti.html