The Morning Edition

It couldn't be, could it? A former Tar Heel coaching the Wolfpack? Well, if the latest reports are to be believed that just might be the case. Steve Lavin, the former UCLA coach, and John Beilein, West Virginia's head man, both said no to NC State on Wednesday. Now the guy at the head of the pack appears to be former North Carolina player and assistant Phil Ford. Wasn't one of the negatives against both Mike Brey and Jeff Capel their Duke heritage? So now State goes out and gets a Carolina guy? Strange.

And if that wasn't bad enough for Wolfpack fans, they, along with the rest of the ACC, found out yesterday that Duke's Josh McRoberts will be back in Durham next season. Carolina still has to be the favorite in the ACC basketball race, but McRoberts' return makes things much more interesting.

Ron Fraser, the former Miami baseball coach, will be inducted into the college baseball hall of fame. On the field, Florida State won't change its pitching rotation despite some recent struggles.

Virginia Tech athletics director Jim Weaver revealed yesterday he is battling Parkinson's disease. So far Weaver hasn't been affected too much by the disease and doctors have told him he can probably work another decade. We wish him the best.

He's still got at least another year at Georgia Tech, but Calvin Johnson could be the talk of the NFL draft next year this time. As for this year's draft, Clemson's Charlie Whitehurst is just hoping he gets drafted this weekend.

Finally, ESPN is reporting that money may have been at the center of the dispute between the Duke lacrosse players and the strippers performing at a party. Two players have been arrested in the alleged sexual assault case of one of the strippers.