Signed his letter of intent and will join the Lakers in 2012-13.

Well at least his zipcode won't change

After being turned down by D-II Wayne State head coach and ex-Akron player Paul Winters (read that again to yourself and be amazed), it's safe to say Akron's AD is desperate. Why not help him out and apply yourself? At this point, "managed an intramural flag football game once" is probably good enough to get consideration for the job. It's all about providing options.

A preview with an interview with Ohio beat writer Jason Arkley and waiting on one with Utah State beat writer. Also includes preview and pick

Wyoming beat writer Robert Gagliardi and Temple beat writer Keith Pompey answer questions about their teams and there is a preview and a pick

The best line comes from Desroy Maxwell:

"I definitely want to play for a winning team, especially since I didn't do that in high school."

Not too much surprise there. I believe the only serious contenders, Jordan White (Biletnikoff, WR) and Brian Schmiedebusch (Ray Guy, P), didn't have much of a resume to stack up against the big dogs.

Schmiedebusch actually did have a slight fall-out of "boom" compared to his competition, White did not. The nation's leading receiver in yards and receptions, and 2nd in TDs was left off the list that included Justin Blackmon (OK St), Robert Woods (USC), and Landry Jones (OK) who is out for the rest of the season.