COMMENTARY

USC deserves probe in all-too-familiar saga

AND ONE-AND-D0NE BLIGHT NEEDS TO GO

By Harvey Araton

The prize recruit with the breathtaking hang time just happened to land in Tim Floyd's lap. Remember the charming tale Floyd told last year about the stranger who walked unannounced into his office at the University of Southern California and asked if he had ever heard of O.J. Mayo?

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Saban and friends take up Web cams for recruiting

TECHNOLOGY IS PERMITTED BY NCAA, ALLOWS FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT

By John Zenor

Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches. The Alabama coach is doing a different kind of networking these days -- all from the comfort of his office. Saban is among a handful of college head coaches using video conferences to chat with recruits because they can't meet in person.