Gene Chizik fired

A source has told Bruce Feldman of CBS that Gene Chizik has been fired at Auburn.

Tom O'Brien fired

NC State football coach Tom O'Brien will not return for his seventh season, according to AD Debbie Yow. He finished the regular season 7-5 this year.

He might not coach the bowl game.

Johnny Manziel hurt

Johnny Manziel is hurt, grabbing his left knee in the Texas A&M and Missouri game.

He is back up. Walked off field. Trainers were talking to him on the sideline but not looking at his knee. Getting a knee brace from locker room.

He's back in.

Playoff semifinal preview

This season is quickly ending. Hard to believe we only have two weeks left in the season for teams in South Carolina.

Friday’s Games
CLASS 4A
Division I

Byrnes at Gaffney
White Knoll at Dutch Fork

Division II
Bluffton at Northwestern
Greenwood at South Pointe

CLASS 3A
Upper State Championship
Union County at Daniel
Lower State Championship
Hartsville at Srom Thurmond

CLASS 2A
Division I
Upper State Championship
Newberry at Fairfield Central
Lower State Championship
Dillon at Timberland
Division II
Upper State Championship
Abbeville at Chesnee
Lower State Championship
Bishop England at Silver Bluff

CLASS A
Division I Championship
At Benedict
Christ Church vs. Johnsonville
Division II Championship
At Benedict
McCormick vs. Cross

These games will be very interesting. Dillon and Timberland will be for another trip to Columbia for Timberland, and Bishop England's game at Silver Bluff will be too. Cross has a chance to win its first 1A title. Bluffton has a chance to continue their special season as they travel to Northwestern. Enjoy your games in the Lowcountry!

Federal lawsuit in Goose Creek case

@willking1075 says a Federal lawsuit has been filed in the Goose Creek case. The US District Court in Columbia will hear case at 2pm today. Goose Creek still might get to play Friday even after two lawsuits went against them and they ended their case. Follow Mr. King's feed for more.

Grinnell College's Jack Taylor with 138 points

Jack Taylor's final line: 52-of-108 FG, 27-of-71 3PT and an all-time NCAA record 138 points tonight. The previous record was 113 points.

His team played Faith Baptist. They won 179-104. He also made seven free throws and got three rebounds.

Amazingly, he didn't play the entire game. He only played 35 minutes. Taylor is from Black River Falls, WI.

You can watch the game here and see full stats.  http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/grinnell.portal?mode=link&eventId=79617&broadcastType=video#

Maryland, Rutgers in talks to join Big Ten

Per Pat Forde: Maryland and Rutgers are in advanced discussions with the Big Ten about joining the conference, multiple sources have told Yahoo! Sports.

Rutgers would have a $10 million exit fee from Big East, Maryland $50 million from the ACC.

They would both help the Big Ten's footprint. Maryland would have the Washington area; Rutgers the New York Tri-State area.