Lane Kiffin Just Won't Die

Every Monday during college football's endless offseason, Tearing Down The Posts will put last week's stories to bed and deliver the essentials to bridge that agonizing space between now and September.

Lane Kiffin As Rasputin -- There's a healthy tag page if you need catching up, but the latest involves Kiffin denying he told recruit Alshon Jeffery he'd end up pumping gas if he chose South Carolina. Assistant Ed Orgeron was summoned to say he was in the room and no such declaration was made. Then Kiffin claimed to have called Jeffery and confirmed with him that Kiffin said no such thing. All the while ESPN's Chris Low is sticking by his story while South Carolina papers allege South Carolina staffers confirmed with Jeffery that Kiffin made the comments.

Someone's lying.

Meanwhile, Kiffin is set to make a deposition against the Raiders for allegedly shortchanging him pay after his termination. The Raiders have responded by making public a letter they wrote to Tennessee months ago castigating Kiffin for various transgressions.

And that's just catching up from this weekend.

No Time To Rest For Mike Bellotti

OK so he did slip away for an Italian vacation before deciding upon his future, but the Athletic Director's job won't be so cushy for now-former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti. He won't assume duties for a few more months but speculation has already begun that incumbent A.D. Pat Kilkenny will can basketball coach Ernie Kent and leave the next basketball hire in the hands of a guy who spent the last 14 years coaching the football program.

Somewhere, Phil Knight is giddy with anticipation.

The Fat Lady Man Has Sung

Not much explanation needed here. Charlie Weis (and Bill Belichick) sing Bon Jovi.



Overtime, Ball on the 25

-- Where are they now? Former West Virginia back Amos Zeroue is running a restaurant in Manhattan. Meanwhile, former TCU back Lonta Hobbs was just sent to jail for 10 years in connection to drug charges.

-- Hopefully this won't change our pristine image of them. Visual documentation of that silly Hot Girls in Scary Places program featuring the USC Song Girls.

-- Oklahoma wishes he'd left sooner, ar ar ar. Defensive tackle Torrey Davis, last seen stuffing a pair of goal line Oklahoma rush attempts in the BCS National Championship Game, is leaving the Florida program for undisclosed reasons.

-- One madness begins, another ends. March Madness is heating up now that Selection Sunday's over with. Just in time to end the madness surrounding recruit Bryce Brown. The tailback (with a handler now under NCAA investigation) will announce his final collegiate destination Monday at around 3 2 PM ET (Update: Brown chose Tennessee). He is expected to choose from Tennessee, Oregon and LSU after Miami and USC both quietly told him to take a hike.