Blind Items

1)     Which southern college football power has had a coach in waiting on the staff for years but keeps it under wraps?

2)     Which former SEC football coach wasn’t forced out as has been reported? A clause in his contract allowed him to receive his full buyout when a booster contacted another coach about replacing him during the season. The school’s AD begged him to stay.

3)     Which hoops coach for two different schools in power conferences was told that he was going to be hired for a high profile job this year? The school went with a candidate that had previously turned the job down. The coach was told by the university that they were hiring a third candidate when first informed that they had changed their mind.