Late Night Links

Michael Jackson concert footage to become a film: Footage of Michael Jackson's rehearsals for his "This Is It" tour will be part of a feature-length film after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge gave the go ahead to produce the film. [EW] Many of you are thinking you are sick of all the Jackson coverage, but you know you are going to go see the film. I know I am.

Great read on new college football coaches: One of the best in the business, Stewart Mandel has a great read on how he thinks the 21 new college football coaches will do in their first year with a new team. Mandel expects Lane Kiffin to lead Tennessee back to a decent bowl and expects Gene Chizik and Auburn to have a tough time keeping up with Alabama, LSU and Ole Miss in the SEC West. [SI]

Joe McKnight is finally healthy: The USC running back is having a healthy training camp after having a very unlucky career with the Trojans. USC needs a strong year out of McKnight to make up for the loss of Mark Sanchez. [LA Times]

Spurrier sticks up for Bowden: South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier thinks Florida St. coach Bobby Bowden should not be forced to give up 14 victories as part of the NCAA penalties because of an academic cheating scandal. [Orlando Sentinel] Anybody else miss the old Spurrier that wasn't afraid to rip his rivals?

Tiger Woods will be fined by PGA: The best golfer in the world is going to be fined by the PGA Tour for criticizing a rules official that rushed Woods and Padraig Harrington at the par-5 16th hole. The two were told they were on the clock and Tiger was not happy about it. [Houston Chronicle]

Rookie holdouts are hurting themselves: The Big Lead has a great read on how the current rookie holdouts will be affected by the time they missed. Many of the players on the list might miss a long time and end up hurting their careers. [The Big Lead]