Now that we're firmly entrenched in college basketball's offseason, we're expanding the question and answer section of the Weekly Word. If you want to send a question to the Word, click here and check back each week to see if your question was answered. Recently it was reported that Jason Richardson, Michigan State's top recruit, was determined to be ineligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse because a class he took his freshman year did not qualify as a core course. The clearinghouse shouldn't be telling high schools what is and what isn't a core curriculum course. It shouldn't dictate a level of competence but rather whether everyone is doing the requirements.
Reforms are in order.
I've heard rumors of him going to the University of New Orleans, or a juco. Dinno Daniels is out of basketball for the year to deal with personal issues in Memphis. Arceneaux is on track to bring Weber State back to the tournament by capturing the Big Sky again. Bootsy Thornton can be one of the top shooting wings in the nation, especially with a top-five point in Erick Barkley. The Red Storm will be tough to defend on the perimeter and can play pressure but may have to go small too often to get deeper in the tournament.