Well, so much for that bit of fun in the annual “dearth of real news” portion of the offseason.
Yesterday, Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema kicked up a bit of a ruckus by suggesting that he would be heading to Bradenton, Fla., and the campus of the IMG Academy, which is the home to a handful of top-rated high school football talent. That campus, of course, is also where Jim Harbaugh has decided to set up shop and hold a portion of Michigan’s spring practice, much to the chagrin of several members of the college football community.
Shortly after Bielema posted his tweet, his counterpart at Michigan State, Mark Dantonio, suggested that the two do lunch as part of an impromptu spring practice crashing. Tennessee’s Butch Jones then offered to join them.
Unfortunately, NCAA bylaws will preclude Bielema, Dantonio, Jones or any other FBS coach from attending today’s open practice.Just found out from NCAA office we can’t go to IMG open practice because in NCAA football it’s a quiet period 😳
Maybe next year #Jamaica
— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) March 3, 2016Hey, it was worth a shot fellas.
