University of Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez is in trouble again. The NCAA has published its conclusion stating the Wolverines violated NCAA rules in the first year and a half in Rodriguez’s reign in Ann Arbor. Players were required to practice more than the allotted time for collegiate players to practice during the season and off season. “Rich Rod” hasn’t been a hit on the field either with his Wolverines going 8-16 during his two seasons in the job. Michigan may pull emulate USC by inflicting self-imposed sanctions to lessen the apparently unavoidable NCAA sanctions that will be decided in August. Michigan’s athletic director David Brandon gave Rodriguez a vote of confidence stating that his job is safe in 2010, but if the former West Virgina head coach doesn’t have a good season this year it could be his last at U of M.

The rich keep getting richer in college football as the SEC Conference brought in the large number of the country’s top ranked prospects again this year. ESPN ranked the recruiting classes of reigning National Champions Alabama #3 and 2008 National Champions Florida #1. Auburn (#4), LSU (#8), and Tennessee (#9) round out the top ten of ESPN 2010 recruiting class rankings. Florida got a number of the most highly recruited players in the country with the signing of 4 five-star recruits all of you play on the defensive side of the ball. Don’t expect anyone to have an easy time moving the ball on the Gators in the years to come. Alabama nabbed the #1 ranked quarterback in the country Phillip Sims and two of the most highly ranked defensive ends. With Auburn, Tennessee, and LSU all have strong recruiting seasons the rest of college football has a lot of catching up to do on the SEC in terms of bringing in the nation’s most talented high school players.