The Morning Edition

Maybe the Houston Texans have a bright future after all in this thing we call the NFL. Instead of going with the easy pick in Reggie Bush, the Texans have agreed to a contract with North Carolina State's Mario Williams.

Houston has some weapons on offense (although, staying with the ACC theme, D'Brickashaw Ferguson may have been a better pick in an effort to keep David Carr upright) but it's defense where they need help. Williams will help with that. He'll also help make a mess of things in today's NFL Draft.

Phil Ford is the man (or at least one of them) in Chapel Hill. Could he be the man in Raleigh? Not if the fans have anything to say about it. But Ford isn't the only name in the running. There's also a former Wolfpack and a former Blue Devil assistant with a chance to land the job. The process certainly hasn't been an easy one for Lee Fowler, NC State's athletics director.

Greg Paulus is at Duke. His brother will be at Carolina, although not to play basketball. Mike Paulus, a junior at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, NY, will play quarterback for the Tar Heels in 2007.

With as many good baseball teams as the ACC has, there's a great series every weekend. This one is no exception. Miami and North Carolina State are battling this weekend, and game one went to the Wolfpack.

The ACC lacrosse tournaments got under way Friday. Duke won. That's the Duke women, the tournament's top seed. The Devils will face Virginia, a winner over North Carolina Friday, for the title on Sunday.

Meanwhile, in the men's tournament, Maryland topped North Carolina Friday. The Terps now play the nation's No. 1 team, Virginia, Sunday. The Cavaliers got a bye in the three-team tournament.

It would have been a four-team tournament if Duke hadn't canceled its season. There's more news on the sexual assault case against two Duke players.