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USC quarterback Max Wittek will transfer. [Los Angeles Times]
Texas AD Steve Patterson has plans in mind to take Texas football to Mexico and beyond. [College Football Talk]
Ohio State assistant coach Tom Herman was among the many caught in Atlanta's snowpocalypse. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer had little pity for the folks in Atlanta. [Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician]
Alabama scored a pair of top recruits to fill a need at defensive back, but they are also talented track stars. [College Football Talk]
Notre Dame is spending $400 million on a university renovation project centered around Notre Dame Stadium. [College Football Talk]
Michigan expelled kicker Brendan Gibbons in December yet Brady Hoke never said anything about it. [College Football Talk]
Former Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez published an iPhone game, Tiny Ninja Jump. [Lincoln Journal Star]
Former Alabama QB AJ McCarron supports the college player union movement. [USA Today]
Many people still do not understand the union concept is not focused on paying players, yet. [CBR]
Podcast: Tom Luginbill discusses recruiting coverage on ESPNU and National Signing Day stories. [CBR]
UConn has a new mascot in training, and he is adorable. [UConn Today]
Video of the Day
Former Heisman Trophy winner and Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie checked out the Boston College basketball game last night and he took some time to share his school spirit by stepping in with the pep band.
Tweet of the Day
Going back to Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer and his commentary on Atlanta, Spencer Hall of SB Nation had two of the better repsonses…
you play in a dome RT @Coach_Shafer: 2 inches of snow, city and airport shutdown ATL #softnosed
— Spencer Hall (@edsbs) January 29, 2014
you lost 56-0 to georgia tech RT @Coach_Shafer: 2 inches of snow, city and airport shutdown ATL #softnosed
— Spencer Hall (@edsbs) January 29, 2014
Facebook Question of the Day
The folks at Eleven Warriors are in favor of ending neutral site games in college football, which serves as the inspiration for our Facebook Question fo the Day. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Reddit Thread of the Day
In addition to our podcast with ESPN's Tom Luginbill yesterday, Reddit had Jeremy Crabtree stop in for the latest AMA chat.
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