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South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will play in 2013 – despite many wanting him to sit out and stay injury free – but he might do so with an insurance policy in place.

According to FoxSports.com, “a member of Clowney’s camp” has reached out to Coastal Advisors LLC regarding information about obtaining an insurance policy that could be worth as much as $5 million.

The policy would protect Clowney if he were to suffer a major, catastrophic injury that wouldn't allow him to pursue a professional career.

Coastal Advisors LLC president Richard "Big Daddy" Salgado told FoxSports.com that 35 student athletes have purchased insurance from his company in the past 15 years.

Coaches will go to great lengths to both support their fellow teams and find a recruiting advantage.

Michigan coach Brady Hoke was attempting to do both Tuesday night when he made an appearance in East Lansing to support the Michigan basketball team against rival Michigan State.

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Things have been bad around Texas football for the past couple years, but an interview with the Austin American-Statesman shows that they might be far worse than anyone could have imagined.

[Also: Four Alabama football players arrested on robbery charges]

In an interview with columnist Kirk Bohls, Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds tries to trumpet Texas’ success by saying it’s not as bad as Missouri.

Yeah, Missouri.

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Four University of Alabama football players were arrested and charged with second-degree robbery following a pair of incidents early Monday morning.

Linebacker Tyler Hayes and defensive lineman D.J. Pettway were charged with second-degree robbery while defensive back Eddie Williams and running back Brent Calloway were charged with second-degree robbery and fraudulent use of a credit card.

[Also: Bobby Petrino takes responsibility for Arkansas’ poor season]

According to the Tuscaloosa News, Williams and Hayes admitted to attacking a student, punching him in the head and face and kicking him in the back and rib area while he was unconscious. They stole the victim’s backpack, which had an Apple laptop in it.

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After a season away from college football following being fired from Arkansas, Bobby Petrino found his way back to head coaching circles after getting hired at Western Kentucky this offseason.

But Petrino, who spoke to WGFX in Nashville, said road back to being a head coach was wrought with regret over what happened at Arkansas after his departure.

“It was very, very difficult. It’s always been a way of life for me, not necessarily a job. I grew up the son of a coach and it was just something you did every year, every fall. It was difficult, and then to watch them struggle and not play the way they played before, I felt a lot of responsibility for that.”

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Oregon State has been talking about rebranding since last September and the Beavers’ new logo might have leaked over the weekend.

NFL.com art director Mike Brisk posted a photo of a T-shirt with a new Oregon State logo on his Instagram account. The logo, as you can see, is a little sleeker than the Beavers’ previous logo.

But don’t mistake sleeker for better.

If you were wondering how Ole Miss was able to reel in the nation’s No. 7 overall class this season, 2014 linebacking recruit Clifton Garrett has your answer.

Garrett tweeted on Saturday that he had received 54 handwritten letters from Ole Miss in one mail delivery. Yes, 54 and all handwritten.

Wow.

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Nike co-founder Phil Knight is backpedaling from comments he made regarding his friend Joe Paterno now that the Paterno family has issued its own findings regarding the events surrounding Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse scandal.

In July, after the Freeh Report was released, Knight, who had been a staunch defender of Paterno, said that he was saddened by missteps Paterno had made.

"According to the investigation, it appears Joe made missteps that led to heartbreaking consequences," Knight said. "I missed that Joe missed it, and I'm extremely saddened on this day."

However Monday, Knight acknowledged in a statement that he hadn’t actually read the entire Freeh Report at the time he made those comments and that now, after reading it, he realized the report was not thorough.