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Plain Dealer — HEY, DOUG! Your Ohio State questions answered Got an Ohio State question? Send it in. Submit your question to cleveland.com/heydoug, and Plain Dealer Ohio State beat writer Doug Lesmerises will choose at least one to answer each Sunday here......

Columbus Dispatch — Long before speaking in scarlet and gray, Pandel Savic learned to talk in maize and blue -- and orange and green....

Detroit Free Press — Chris Brown now knows first-hand what they say about John Beilein. About how he has an eye for talent and often sees things no one else can -- or at least before others do. That's why Tim Hardaway Jr. gave U-M his oral commitment Monday for the class of 2010, because he knows his potential and Beilein believed in him early....

Los Angeles Daily News — UCLA finished a close second for the services of tight end Joseph Fauria out of Crespi High of Encino, but the Bruins have landed him less than 18 months later....

Miami Herald — Florida is still looking for its first postseason win under coach Kevin O'Sullivan. The No. 9 Gators dropped their Southeastern Conference tournament opener Wednesday afternoon, an 8-5 loss to seventh-seeded Arkansas in Hoover, Ala....

Plain Dealer — OSUBrian Rolle Brian Rolle was a star of the spring for the Buckeyes. For two years, the linebacker from Immokalee, Fla., stayed in the background at Ohio State, popping up with some big plays on special teams, but otherwise biding......

Florida Times-Union — City officials are sketching out plans to make this year's Florida-Georgia game weekend safer after the University of Florida's president said he remains concerned about binge drinking at the event. Mayor John Peyton met with university President J. Bernard Machen earlier this week after Machen sent a letter saying he'd like to see less booze and a greater city investment in the Sideline Safety Zone program. After student deaths in 2004 and 2005, university and city officials created the safety zones to try to curb alcohol abuse.read more ...

South Bend Tribune — A daily working relationship that stretched over 14 college basketball seasons effectively ended Thursday, and Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey couldn't be happier....

Detroit Free Press — The athletic department has changed merchandising partners, signing a 10-year contract with eSports Partners Inc., a Dallas-based company, as the official store of Michigan sports. The contract begins with a $1.5 million guarantee for the first two years, accelerating to the end of the contract, according to the department's chief financial officer Jason Winters....

Los Angeles Daily News — On a day former UCLA safety E.J. Woods said he finalized plans to transfer to Santa Monica College, the attrition continued with offensive lineman Sonny Tevaga leaving the program for what sources said were academic issues....

Columbus Dispatch — Jaamal Berry's future with the Ohio State football team looks a lot brighter now that his drug-possession charge has been reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor....

Plain Dealer — Rivals.comJaamal Berry Ohio State incoming freshman running back Jaamal Berry had a drug charge in Florida reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor in court today, which should bode well for his future as a Buckeye. Berry was arrested on......