The Morning Edition

Among those elected to the College Football Hall of Fame this week were two Florida State Seminoles - Bobby Bowden and Charlie Ward. Bowden benefited from a rule change allowing active coaches 75 years of age or older to be elected. Bruce Smith, a former Virginia Tech Hokie, was also elected to the Hall of Fame.

The latest in the Duke lacrosse rape case is that a polygraph test taken by the third player charged shows team captain David Evans was telling the truth when he said neither his teammates nor he was involved in a crime.

Philip Rivers has been waiting for this day since entering the NFL Draft out of North Carolina State. After backing up Drew Brees, Rivers is now the official starting quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and got his first practice in that capacity this week.

The ACC wants to know why only four conference teams got an invitation to the NCAA basketball tournament this past spring. Could expansion be the problem or is the league just not getting the respect it deserves?

Finally, on a sad note, former Virginia coach George Blackburn passed away Monday at the ripe old age of 93. Blackburn coached the Cavaliers for six seasons starting in 1965.