5th Down Podcast – 2011 Week 9

1. Defections have CAA looking to add new members (Yahoo! Sports) Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:38 pm
   RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager has lost two long-time member universities in the last week, and is now shopping for replacements.
2. Mississippi football player Brassell to transfer (Yahoo! Sports) Friday, 18 May 2012, 5:49 pm
   OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi sophomore Nickolas Brassell has decided to transfer after losing his academic eligibility.
3. Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play (Yahoo! Sports) Friday, 18 May 2012, 5:34 pm
   The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 201. […]
4. Oliver Luck says he's staying as West Virginia AD (Yahoo! Sports) Thursday, 17 May 2012, 10:47 pm
   MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Oliver Luck is staying at West Virginia.
5. NCAA transfer restrictions won't be easily lifted (Yahoo! Sports) Thursday, 17 May 2012, 9:58 pm
   The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches.
6. Not guilty plea entered for Notre Dame QB Rees (Yahoo! Sports) Thursday, 17 May 2012, 9:07 pm
   SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an incident in which police used pepper spray to subdue him after an off-campus party.