CollegeSportsInfo.com News: November 2008

Friday, November 28, 2008

Reports: Kiffin to Tennessee

Tennessee and Lane Kiffin have reached a tentative agreement for the former Oakland Raiders coach to lead the Volunteers, according to multiple reports Friday. A formal announcement was expected early next week, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. A "well-placed source within the program" told the Knoxville News Sentinel that an announcement is expected in the next few days.

Recruiters struggle with perfectly legal yet ethically questionable

Nearly 20 years ago, Eddie Sutton resigned as Kentucky coach after a package sent from assistant Dwane Casey to the father of recruit Chris Mills opened in transit, spilling $1,000 for all to see.

Pardon some coaches if they wax nostalgic for the days gone by, when rule breaking was clear-cut and obvious.

Like the evolution from Chuck Taylors to Air Jordans, the art of cheating has been refined and streamlined.

Sure, rules still are being flat-out broken the old-fashioned way, but the new wave sweeping the game is rule circumvention, not rule breaking. Clever coaches are employing a strong grip on semantics to expose loopholes and reinterpret rules to their benefit...

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