NCAA suspends three Nebraska players

The NCAA has suspended three Nebraska baseball players after trading baseball bats for store credits. Andy Gerch took the biggest hit as he will be suspended for the first 12 games of the 2008 season while Craig Corriston will be missing the first six games. The NCAA has also suspended Jeff Lanning for six games as he has recently transferred to New Orleans for next season. Mike Anderson said that the players could face discipline from the university also. The full article is available from the AP here.

Charlotte 2008 Schedule

We were forwarded a tentative 2008 schedule for the Charlotte 49ers which can be found below.

Date	Team	H/A
2/22/08	Manhatten	H
2/23/08	Manhatten	H
2/24/08	Manhatten	H
2/26/08	Presbyterian	A
2/27/08	USC Upstate	A
2/29/08	Cleveland State	H
3/1/08	Cleveland State	H
3/2/08	Cleveland State	H
3/5/08	South Carolina	A
3/7/08	High Point	H
3/8/08	High Point	H
3/9/08	High Point	H
3/11/08	Furman	H
3/12/08	Wake Forest	A
3/15/08	Stony Brook	H
3/16/08	Stony Brook	H
3/19/08	North Carolina A&T	A
3/21/08	Saint Louis	H
3/22/08	Saint Louis	H
3/23/08	Saint Louis	H
3/25/08	Radford	H
3/26/08	Wake Forest	H
3/28/08	LaSalle	A
3/29/08	LaSalle	A
3/30/08	LaSalle	A
4/2/08	Tennessee	A
4/4/08	Temple	A
4/5/08	Temple	A
4/6/08	Temple	A
4/8/08	North Carolina A&T	H
4/9/08	Furman	A
4/11/08	Xavier	H
4/12/08	Xavier	H
4/13/08	Xavier	H
4/16/08	North Carolina	A
4/18/08	U Mass	A
4/19/08	U Mass	A
4/20/08	U Mass	A
4/22/08	North Carolina	H
4/23/08	USC Upstate	H
4/25/08	Duquesne	H
4/26/08	Duquesne	H
4/27/08	Duquesne	H
4/29/08	Winthrop	A
5/2/08	Fordham	A
5/3/08	Fordham	A
5/4/08	Fordham	A
5/8/08	Richmond	H
5/9/08	Richmond	H
5/10/08	Richmond	H
5/12/08	Presbyterian	H
5/15/08	Rhode Island	H
5/16/08	Rhode Island	H
5/17/08	Rhode Island	H
5/21/08	A 10 Tournament

Trouble brewing in Gainesville?

It is in the media. New scholarship and roster-size limits will likely lead to some uncomfortable situations this fall, particularly with respect to the new transfer restrictions. That said, new Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan seems to be spitting mad about a one-sided article in the Gainesville Sun that paints him in less than positive light.

The article involves allegations regarding a meeting with a local high school coach, who's son is on the Gators squad. The high school coach alleges that O'Sullivan took away the scholarship of his son, Bo Smith, at the 11th hour before classes and that O'Sullivan has only a passing familiarity with his own roster.

The Florida Athletics department hit back this morning, citing massive inaccuracies in the article and defending Coach O'Sullivan. The real story is likely somewhere in the middle, as always, but look for roster issues to come up at numerous schools this fall, particularly those with large recruiting classes and with new coaches. One thing is for certain, though: this was not how O'Sullivan wanted to start out with the local media.

Read the Gainesville Sun article here.

Read the UF Press Release response here.