The Daily Read

The Daily Read

Today's Read is willing to take the job at Oregon.
Basketball Times contributor Dick "Hoops" Weiss reports that Rutgers has targeted former Boston College and Ohio State coach Jim O'Brien as the replacement for Fred Hill, who recently resigned.  Meanwhile, the Newark Star-Ledger presents five other potential candidates for the job.

Butler's profile continues to rise as Louisville invites the Bulldogs to open its sparkling new arena this upcoming October, from the Indianapolis Star.

Upon the quick departure of Buzz Peterson at Appalachian State, the is now expected to hire former UNC star Jason Capel as head coach.  Meanwhile, as uproar builds over Peterson's decision to leave for UNC Wilmington after only one season at Appalachian State, Peterson responds by saying his decision was difficult.  Both stories appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal. 

Washington coach Lorenzo Romar agrees to 10-year contract extension that will keep him with the Huskies until 2020 and pay him $1.7 million per year, from the Seattle Times.

Once a marked man in Boulder, Colorado hires Northern Colorado coach Tad Boyle as its new head man, from the Denver Post.

Oregon moves forward in the wake of the failed courtship of Missouri coach Mike Anderson, from The Oregonian.

Strengthening Duke's quest to repeat, Kyle Singler announces he'll return for his senior season, from the Burlington Times-News.

Keeping his options open, BYU's Jimmer Fredette enters NBA draft, but does not hire agent, from the Salt Lake Tribune.

As the Big Ten stirs the pot, college conferences ponder expansion, and their extinction, from the New York Times.