Urban Meyer told a story at the Ohio high school football coaches' convention, and five times he reiterated it was a true story, and then once more at the end for good measure.

And once he hit the key part of the story about Woody Hayes and the turtle, it made sense. Because it's the most unbelievable thing anyone has heard in a long time (UPDATE: and it seems it was truly unbelievable, since Ohio State late Tuesday released an advisory saying Meyer was exaggerating and joking when he told the story. See the end of the post).

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Hayes was notoriously tough when he was Ohio State's coach and expected the same out of his players. Shortly after Earle Bruce had taken over as Buckeyes coach following Hayes' departure, Bruce had Hayes come and talk to the team to fire the players and staff up. Meyer, a young assistant, sat in the back.

And, if you're a man, get ready to cringe.

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany (USA Today Sports Images)Big Ten coaches, which already got called out for being bad at recruiting by Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, don't like the new expanded recruiting rules.

And don't think Meyer is laughing at the Big Ten wanting to keep the regulations that protects the coaches' free time and schools' budgets, because Meyer is at the forefront of fighting some of the rules that would lead to recruiting becoming an even bigger job than it is already.

In a statement sent out by the conference the Big Ten's coaches and athletic directors argued that the implementation of the proposals, of which there are 26 including some that could go into effect on July 1, should be tabled for more discussion. There were three proposals in particular the Big Ten is not pleased with.

(USA Today Sports Images)The NFL reportedly might consider widening the playing field to Canadian Football League standards, a drastic idea that would be one of the bigger rules changes the game has seen in a long time – if it comes to pass.

The National Football Post reported that the league has talked about widening the field sideline-to-sideline from 160 feet to 195 feet, which is the CFL standard, and the league might look into the idea again this offseason.

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The National Football Post said the competition committee discussed the idea a year ago. In theory, a wider field would be safer for a league that has much bigger and faster players than it did decades ago.

Every step of progress for Eric LeGrand is an inspirational sign of hope.

LeGrand was paralyzed when he was at Rutgers making a tackle in 2010. His upbeat and positive attitude has made him a hero to many, and we all welcome any and all of the positive news from his recovery.

When LeGrand posted video of him moving his thumb on Facebook late last week, the 17-second video got more than 10,000 "likes."

(SI.com)The belle of college football is staying in the spotlight, and Katherine Webb's appearance in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is going to please all of the fans in the state of Alabama.

Oh, who are we kidding: You don't need to be from Alabama to be excited about her SI photos in a bikini.

SI.com released 30 photos of Webb as it continues its publicity push for the issue's release this week.

Webb is Miss Alabama and dating Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron. She's also an Auburn alum, which creates an interesting balance in a state that lives and dies with that rivalry. She hedged her bets for the swimsuit issue, wearing a split Alabama-Auburn jersey that covers up just enough for a mainstream magazine.

Oh, and there's much more.

(USA Today Sports Images)Reuben Foster has quite an interesting life story to tell, one that has nothing to do with the Auburn tattoo on his arm or wearing a Nick Saban costume when he signed with Alabama last week.

Foster was shot as a baby, survived and became a five-star recruit at linebacker. His father escaped from jail after being convicted of shooting his ex-girlfriend and him, and his father was on the run from the law for 16 years until last Friday, when he was finally arrested in Miami.

Foster's father was finally arrested the same week his son had one of the biggest moments of his life by signing a letter or intent to play football at Alabama.

Quite an incredible week for the Foster family.

(USA Today Sports Images)Perhaps the Paterno family-commissioned report, "Critique of the Freeh Report: The Rush to Injustice Regarding Joe Paterno," won't change your mind on the former Penn State coach's culpability in any cover-up regarding the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Since the scandal started to dominate the news about 15 months ago, strong opinions have already been formed on both sides.

But as the family-commissioned review blasts the accuracy of the Freeh report and its widespread acceptance of the report as fact, and also the NCAA's use of it to levy major sanctions on Penn State that may have overstepped its jurisdiction, it at very least brings up some questions about the Freeh report and its findings.

Some will use the review of the Freeh report to strengthen their belief that Paterno has been singled out and unfairly treated for his role. Others will probably dismiss it as a one-sided account looking to restore Paterno's tarnished legacy that doesn't look closely enough into what missteps Paterno actually did take during the ordeal.

Cam Newton leads the cheers at the Auburn-Alabama basketball game Wednesday (USA Today Sports Images)The news that Cam Newton was at Auburn, taking classes this semester a couple years after winning a Heisman Trophy and leaving to become a star with the Carolina Panthers, was fun to hear.

We had no idea how serious Newton would be about being a normal student. So serious that according to The War Eagle Reader, he wanted to play some intramural basketball at Auburn, like anyone else. Except this anyone else is 6-5, 245 pounds and had one of the greatest seasons in the history of college football in 2010.

But other than that, he blends right in.