Making the morning rounds.
? In the details. While higher-ups at Notre Dame remembered the weather as "unremarkable" and "beautiful" on the day that student videographer Declan Sullivan fell to his death from a hydraulic scissor lift last October, documents released Tuesday by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration show that at least one staffer —�video coordinator Tim Collins —�was concerned enough about the windy conditions to keep a female worker off a hydraulic lift before practice and tell two other videographers to keep their lifts at half the usual height.
One of the videographers told OSHA that Collins informed him the afternoon practice would be outdoors "contrary to his judgment," amid a high wind advisory by the National Weather Service. (The previous day's weather had forced the Irish indoors for the first time all season.) Collins, a 21-year employee of the Notre Dame athletic department, told investigators that he "noticed the weather" earlier in the day, "till we went out and felt we were in a safe range to use the lifts." Sullivan's reported reaction to the prospect of an outdoor practice: "Aw, man. This sucks." [Chicago Tribune]
? Tiger tell-all. Four now-former Auburn players arrested for armed robbery last week initially admitted to their involvement in the crime, according to court records, after stolen property and a handgun was recovered from the car all four were riding in when nabbed by police shortly after the robbery. Two of the players, Mike McNeil and Dakota Mosley, have been released on $511,000 bond; the other two, Antonio Goodwin and Shaun Kitchens, remained in the Lee County Detention Center as of Tuesday evening. [al.com]
? Smoot says: Not enough Smoot. Rivals' Olin Buchanan counts down the top 10 junior college transfers of all-time, a list that includes four Heisman Trophy winners, three NFL Hall-of-Famers and two quarterbacks who led their teams to national championships. I won't spoil No. 1, except to say that it's not Cam Newton, who comes in all the way down at No. 3. And to say I find that … let's say, debatable. [Rivals]
? Where cut-blocking really pays off. The inaugural Brandon Burlsworth Trophy for the nation's best walk-on was awarded Tuesday to Georgia Tech center Sean Bedford, a soon-to-be rocket scientist who spent his first two seasons on Tech's defensive scout team, and his last two as an All-ACC mainstay in the middle of the nation's best rushing attack. [Associated Press]
? Check out the undercoating on this baby. The first look at the 2011 installment of the NCAA Football video game series is live, courtesy of EA Sports, which has finally fixed the title's persistent issues with, uh, lighting?
That's really great. Do offensive linemen still get destroyed in hilariously not-in-the-game fashion? Can a single linebacker still teleport himself to any area between the hashmarks without taking a step on passes over the middle? Do receivers still drop something like 40 percent of passes that enter the range of their personal aura? Get back to us, please. [EA Sports]
Quickly… Jim Tressel finally says "I made a mistake." … USC's last 2011 signee is finally in the fold. … Wisconsin picks up a commitment from a hyped offensive lineman. … Ricky Stanzi gets the Wonderlic bump. … Stanford players, cheerleaders and band members take a day trip to promote the spring game, with a special cameo. … Chris Leak returns to Florida with a redonkulous Grey Cup ring. … Revisiting what must be the weirdest halftime show in Rose Bowl history. … And D.J. Williams chills with Vera Wang, whoever that is.
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