The Morning Edition

Two candidates say they are out of the running for the North Carolina State basketball job, while another one from Texas may be very much in the running.

The ACC could be the top conference - make that, should be the top conference - when it comes to the NFL Draft this year. Chan Gailey, Georgia Tech's coach, said he counted 12 of the top 20 possible picks from the conference. Patrick and Chris spoke with Scott Wright of NFLDraftCountdown.com this weekend about that very subject.

While today's spring game won't determine who will be the next quarterback for Virginia Tech, if one of the three candidates plays well it may help Frank Beamer make a decision.

And in Miami, no one is expecting Larry Coker to show too much during his team's spring game. Here's a prediction - this will be Coker's last spring game with the Hurricanes. Call it a hunch.

Speaking of Miami, the Canes got the best of FSU in the opener of their weekend series. And Clemson held on to edge Georgia Tech in another big ACC baseball series.

Nice feature on Leah Wigger, a Virginia junior who hopes to capture the ACC women's golf title this year. She also was a guest on ACC Nation last spring. Thought we'd mention that.

We missed this story the other day, but the Boston Globe featured Ayla Brown, former "American Idol" contestant and future Boston College basketball player. She is also a Friend of the Nation after appearing with Patrick and Chris a couple of weeks ago.

Maryland is trying to figure out who should tend the goal when the Terps play Johns Hopkins tonight in lacrosse.

Meanwhile, on the Duke lacrosse front a new report claims police tried to interview several Blue Devil players about the alleged sexual assault. The players refused to speak to the cops and defense attorneys are none to happy about the incident.

The Duke players have their supporters, as does the city itself. As for the future of some of the players, that's still very much up on the air.

And, finally, is Al Sharpton coming to Durham? That's the rumor. As if this story needs more hype.