Hostess: A Cupcake Violation

I’ll take a break from ripping on the BCS to prognosticate on the two big stories this week.

1. UT is being reviewed for a possible secondary recruiting violation involving the Vols Hostesses. Their normal duties are showing recruits around campus on their official visits. Not attending their out-of-state high school games waving “Come to Tennessee” signs. At this point, I’m shrugging because it’s pretty clear she/they were not acting at the request of the university. But I do want to point out: this has NOTHING to do with Kiffin. Even if the university put the hostesses up to this stunt (and really, why would they send girls nearly 300 miles away to hold up handmade signs?), they are employed by the Admissions Office, not the Athletic Department. I can’t fathom why people are enjoying smearing Kiffin for this; it displays none of his characteristic brashness. I don’t even buy the NCAA is gunning for Tennessee due to his heaping of former violations in the off season. That grand total of six. Which is leaps and bounds ahead of Mississippi, who had 5, and LSU who had 4. Much ado about nothing.
2. Brian Kelly is unofficially Notre Dame’s new coach. I am bowled over from the shock.