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May 15, 2008

Troubled LSU QB Perrilloux transfers to Jacksonville State

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3396155 Troubled ex-LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux may have found a place where he can get the playing time he craves. Perrilloux has transferred to Jacksonville State, where he will have the inside track for the starting quarterback job next season. Perrilloux was dismissed from LSU earlier this month after repeated off-the-field problems. The Gamecocks do not have a scholarship quarterback on their roster and since Perrilloux is transferring to a Football Championship Subdivision team, he won't have to sit out next season. He has two years of eligibility remaining. "Basically, I just see this as a second opportunity to be successful," Perrilloux told The Birmingham News. ESPN.com Posted 5/15/08
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May 14, 2008

Willis: ‘My expectations are beyond limits’

Willis: ‘My expectations are beyond limits’ Patrick Willis has undergone a metamorphosis of sorts. Oh, don’t worry. He’s still the same rock ’em, sock ’em, take-no-prisoners linebacker on the field. It’s off the field that there’s been a perceptible change. A year removed from one of the greatest seasons by a rookie defender in NFL…
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May 14, 2008

How the Southeastern Conference got rich

How the Southeastern Conference got rich By Jon Solomon and Mike Perrin Birmingham News staff writers Roy Kramer remembers when taking home $200,000 from the Southeastern Conference in the late 1970s was a boon for his school. “Man, I thought that was great,” said Kramer, then Vanderbilt’s athletics director. “Today, schools would think it’s pocket…