ARKANSAS: Barring injury, Hog senior Matt Jones will break the SEC career rushing record for quarterbacks by midseason. Jones was the No. 2 rated quarterback in the SEC last year, second only to LSU’s Matt Mauck. The Hogs picked up two verbal commitments this week from Allen, Texas teammates Marcus Shavers (6-4, 250), a defensive end and Casey Dick (6-2, 200), a quarterback. (Hawgsports.com)

LSU: The NCAA will take no further action against the Tiger football program that self-reported violations within its Academic Center. The NCAA ruled that the violations were secondary in nature. This ends a process that began with an in-house investigation in January of 2002. LSU limited its scholarships by two and reduced the number of official visits by four. (TigerBait.com) Tiger signee Xavier Carter, a senior at Melbourne Palm Bay won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the Class 3A state track meet. He has nine titles in his career. (Gainesville Sun) Al Jones (6-3, 240), a defensive end from St. Augustine (La.) High verbally committed to the Tigers. He has offers from Miami and FSU among others. (TigerBait.com)

GEORGIA: Marcus Washington (6-0, 210), a linebacker from Keysville (Ga.) Burke County, has verbally committed to the Bulldogs. He projects as a full-qualifier. Quarterback David Greene is down to 220 pounds, 10 lighter than he is listed in the spring media guide. (UGASports.com) CBSSportsline.com has pegged the Bulldogs as the top team in the nation in the post-spring top 25. LSU is second, Oklahoma third, USC fourth, Miami fifth, FSU sixth, Texas seventh, Michigan eighth, Florida ninth, and Kansas State tenth.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Signee Dorian Capers was arrested recently for armed robbery in Savannah. He allegedly robbed two men at knifepoint early Sunday morning at a convenience store. Capers has not qualified academically and was planning on attending Georgia Military College. Capers, (6-6, 275), was ranked among the top 20 defensive tackles by Rivals.com. Gamecock Sports Information Director Kerry Tharp said the school would wait for the legal process to take its course before making a decision on Capers. Safety Andre Hemphill has left the team. He is the fourth player to transfer since the end of the 2003 season. Ticket orders are 3,500 ahead of last year. Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles said during testimony in the trial involving former Hog basketball coach Nolan Richardson that he fired former coach Lou Holtz because he was losing the fan base while he was at in Fayetteville. Broyles gave an example of Holtz, who was 60-21-2 at Arkansas, missing a pep rally to make a speech in another state. USC AD Mike McGee defended Holtz this weekend pertaining to recent criticism that fans are losing interest in program. (The State)

TENNESSEE: The Vols opener vs. UNLV has been moved to Sunday night, Sept. 5 for an ESPN broadcast. Tennessee will be wearing retro uniforms from the 1970’s. The only obstacle for Knoxville officials was what to do with the Boomsday fireworks show that was scheduled for the same night. It was moved to Saturday night. (Volquest.com) James Banks is on track to come back for the fall according to coach Phil Fulmer. He was suspended indefinitely during spring practice after repeated discipline problems. Fulmer doesn’t expect to lose any players due to academics. Sophomore defensive tackle Matt McGlothlin has been suspended for unspecified violation of team rules. He had earned a spot in the tackle rotation. (Tennessean.com)

ALABAMA: Signee D. J. Hall from Fort Walton Beach, Florida told BOL.com that he is close to qualifying. Hall’s graduation ceremonies are May 20. C. J. Rhody (6-1, 165), a kicker from Stuart, Fla., committed to Alabama. He was originally interested in South Carolina, but the Gamecocks chose not to offer him. Rhody is hoping to walk-on this fall in order to get a scholarship this fall.

VIRGINIA TECH: Marshall and Virginia Tech have signed a three-game football contract that includes one meeting in Huntington. Marshall will play the Hokies in Blacksburg in 2009 and 2013 and Tech will travel to Huntington in 2011. (SI.com)

CLEMSON: IPTAY donor levels will increase by 40%, the first raise since 1989. For instance, the Gold level increases from $100 to $140 per year. The reason for the increase is the rise in the cost of scholarships. For instance, a scholarship cost rose from $2,790,000 to $6,450,000 in five years. Pete Yanity is the new voice of the Tigers in football and basketball. He replaces Jim Phillips, who died last September. Yanity will remain the sports anchor of WSPA-TV in Spartanburg. (The State)

FSU: Nole signee Tony Carter, who is from Mandarin High in Jacksonville, finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14: 41 last Saturday. Carter stumbled during the run, which cost him a possible title. He came out of the regionals with the second fastest time. (Florida Times-Union)

VIRGINIA: Brandon Woods (6-2, 200), an athlete from Durham (N.C.) Southern is commitment No. 13 for the Cavs. Kevin Crawford (6-4, 275), a defensive end from Woodbridge (Va.) Gar-Field was commitment No. 12. Virginia Tech, Florida, Ohio State and North Carolina are recruiting him. (TheWagonOnline.com)

MIAMI: Freshman signee Willie Williams is now scheduled to appear June 15 before an Alachua County judge in a misdemeanor battery case that happened during his recruiting visit from Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Williams, a senior at Carol City High, is on house arrest for allegedly violating probation. (Miami Herald)

ACC: League officials met this week in Amelia Island, Fla., to decide future schedules and bowl opportunities. Charlotte, Jacksonville or Orlando are the most likely host for the first ACC title game. After the league sends out proposals in two or three weeks to nine cities, that group will be pared down to three. ACC officials will visit the sites in late summer or early fall. Whichever city is awarded the game will have a two-year contract with a two-year option.

ACC TELEVISION AGREEMENT: ABC, ESPN and the ACC have reached a seven-year deal that includes prime time Labor Day night games for the length of the contract, rights to the ACC title game and an increase in Thursday night and Saturday telecasts. The ACC will now have six games on Thursday night instead of just three. The amount of televised games on ESPN and ESPN2 from nine to 18.

BSC DOINGS: The 11 Division I-A conference commissioners met Wednesday to discuss various postseason formats, including a five-bowl option. The meeting produced no decisions. Conference commissioners have suggested a five-bowl format that would utilize only four cities. The new proposal being considered calls whoever has the national championship bowl to host two games per year. The first would be part of the Jan. 1 BCS package and the second would be the national title game. If adopted, the format would keep the BCS lineup with the Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl. This would leave out other cities such as Jacksonville and Orlando trying to get into the BCS. Regardless of which format is selected, the BCS would open a spot for the non-BCS schools. There is an urgency to get something done because ABC and the Rose Bowl are negotiating this month and they would like to know what the BSC will look like beginning in 2006. At this point, every option is on the table including adding a fifth bowl and the “one-plus” format. (CBSSportsline.com)

STEVE SPURRIER, JR: The younger son of former Gator coach Steve Spurrier has been hired by Arizona coach Mike Stoops as the tight ends coach. He spent the past two seasons on the staff of his father at Washington. (Gatorsports.com)

THANKSGIVING NIGHT TV GAME: West Virginia at Pitt is set for an ESPN 7:30 p.m. broadcast Thursday, Nov. 25 at Heinz Field. This game replaces the Egg Bowl featuring Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State. (WVSports.com)

MAURICE WELLS: The Sandalwood (Jacksonville) High product was impressive at the NIKE Rivals camp in Atlanta over the weekend. Wells, the No. 1 running back according to Rivals.com, was timed at 4.4 in the 40-yard dash. In position drills, he demonstrated his cut-back ability, speed and the ability to change directions without any hesitation. Well (5-9, 177) was named the Camp MVP out of 500 participants. He is interested in Georgia Tech, Florida, FSU, and Ohio State, among others. Wells is going to camp at Georgia Tech and possibly Florida and FSU. Floridian Antone Smith ran a 4.25 time in the 40-yard dash at the Miami NIKE camp. (Rivals 100.com)

RICE: The school is considering downgrading or eliminating football because the athletic department is $10 million in the red. Rice president Malcolm Gillis, 63, wants to fight George Foreman, 55, for charity.

PENN STATE: The Nittany Lions worked on conditioning during the spring. Penn State, 3-9 last season, trailed by seven points or less going into the fourth quarter and lost all of them.

UCF: Coach George O’Leary would not allow his assistants to wear hats or sunglasses during practices. (CBSSportsline.com)

A 12TH GAME ON THE SCHEDULE: There is momentum from athletic directors to institute a permanent 12 game schedule. Twelve game schedules are in place now when a 14-week calendar exists. The next window is in 2008. An additional game would allow more revenue for each team.