Reporters' Notebooks

Brett McMurphy, Tampa Tribune: Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said that although his league is interested in adding a ninth football-only member, there isn't a viable option available. Plus a look at the Big East's turnaround that has proved doomsayers wrong.

David Chanen and Chip Scoggins, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: This is truly disturbing. A teammate used a cell phone to record video of Minnesota cornerback Dominic Jones allegedly raping a woman who had passed out after drinking too much, according to charges filed Monday.

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald: Miami freshman quarterback Robert Marve injured his left (non-throwing) hand when a car he was in flipped on Interstate 75 just north of Naples. He won't be ready to play until October. Two other teammates received minor injuries.

Dan Collins, Winston-Salem Journal: Wake Forest linebacker Eric Berry, a projected starter, has been declared academically ineligible.

Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register: A popular Iowa football replay show won't be shown on local cable affiliates this fall. It is a victim of the new Big Ten Network.

Tennessean: Tennessee released its 2009 schedule, which includes a visit to Knoxville from UCLA.

Tuscaloosa News: A third Alabama player has been arrested and is facing charges after an altercation in front of a bar just off campus early Saturday.

Associated Press: Texas A&M, following a move earlier this month by Michigan, is switching from Nike to Adidas.

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