So what has happened in college sports since the NCAA Tournament Started?
March 20 - Maryland's governor and comptroller halt construction of a Towson University building amid concerns of how the college handled eliminating it's baseball and men's soccer programs. (Towson Patch)
March 20 - CBS Sports reports Syracuse has received a letter of inquiry for an investigation into the basketball program. (CBS Sports)
March 21 - Geoff Grammer of the Alberquerque Journal tweets a Belmont player was not allowed to sit with teammates and drink from a PowerADE bottle unless he poured the contents into a PowerADE cup with an NCAA logo on it. (Twitter)
March 22 - Alabama fan Harvey Updike pleads guilty to "criminal damage of an agricultural facility" for the 2010 poisoning of the decades-old oaks in Toomer's Corner park, the traditional celebration spot for Auburn students. The trees will not survive and are scheduled to be removed this spring (CBS Sports). Updike announced his actions on "The Paul Finebaum Show."
March 22 - L.A. Times writer Ken Bensinger's profile on Shabazz Mohammad's father, known for guiding his children to pro sports careers, reveals Shabazz is actually a year older than claimed. (L.A. Times)
March 24 - Stone Cold Marshall Henderson.
March 25 - Despite three Final Fours' and a trip to the national final, UCLA fires Ben Howland after 10 years. (ESPN) They follow by hiring Steve Alford, who lost in the opening round to Harvard. (ESPN)
March 27 - John Zeigler, a documentary filmmaker trying to clear Joe Paterno's name, lists the name of Victim #2 (the shower victim) on his website. He takes it down hours later after complaints, and claims his website was hacked. (Deadspin)
March 28 - Less than two months after the NCAA admitted improper techniques in their investigation of Miami, the Miami Herald reports the new director of enforcement tried working with former booster Nevin Shapiro's lawyer using their bankruptcy hearings, exactly what her fired predecessor did. (Miami Herald)
March 29 - The NCAA escorts William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley, a well-known basketball powerbroker and agent with CAA, out of the Sweet 16 games at Indianapolis. No reason is given why. (Deadspin)
March 29 - Former Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine announces he will sue ESPN for defamation for coverage on sexual assault allegations by two former ball boys. (Deadspin)
March 29 - USA Today publishes a story on Oregon's Arsalan Kazemi, the first Iranian offered a D1 scholarship. In the story are allegations of racism towards him, another Arab player, and an Egyptian assistant coach while at Rice. According to Sports Illustrated, Rice AD Rick Greenspan repeatedly made terrorist jokes and even had airport security search their bags. (USA Today/Sports Illustrated)
March 31 - Louisville's Kevin Ware breaks his leg horribly in an Elite 8 game against Duke. Days later, Louisville starts selling a shirt with Ware's number on it (Deadspin). The shirt stays despite criticism, and is finally taken down on Saturday.
April 1 - After taking Florida State Gulf Coast on a Cinderella run to the Sweet 16, Andy Enfield bolts for USC. (SI)
April 1 - CBS Sports' Jeff Goodman reports Pac-12 head of officiating Ed Rush told referees he would give $5,000 or a trip to Cancun to anyone who gave Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller a tech or "ran him" during the conference tournament. Miller received a technical foul, and the free throws were the margin of victory for UCLA. Rush resigned his post on Friday. (CBS Sports)
April 2 - Following months of controversy, protests, and wiki altering, FAU decides it will decline the Geo Group's offer to buy the naming rights to their new stadium. (Miami Herald)
April 3 - Selena Roberts reports on her website allegations that Auburn paid players to return, altered grades to keep them on the field in their 2011 championship run, and targeted black athletes with drug tests. (Roopstigo)
April 3 - USA Today's Brent Schrotenboer writes an article about NCAA President Mike Emmert's previous work at institutions. In 1993, Montana State was found guilty of "Lack of Institutional Control" when Emmert was on the senior management team. In the late 90's, as chancellor at UConn, he allowed a construction project to run as much as $100m overbudget, taking the same job at LSU before a state investigation came down. At LSU, allegations of academic fraud surrounding the football program were quickly dismissed by Emmert despite multiple witnesses. At Washington, he was the highest paid university president, and used taxpayer money to build a new football stadium. (USA Today)
April 3 - Rutgers (ESPN).
April 3 - Chicagoside Sports interviews McDonald's All-American high schoolers about whether college players should be paid. (Chicagoside Sports)
April 4 - ESPN reports Auburn covered up for positive drug tests for "Spice," a synthetic marijuana. (ESPN)
April 6 - Northern Kentucky AD Scott Eaton is fired for affairs with four staffers (two his subordinates) and a student. Eaton took Northern Kentucky to Division 1 in the Atlantic Sun. (WLWT)
April 8 - Leaving Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti will receive over $1m guaranteed, and will receive health insurance, a $12k car allowance, an iPad, and legal representation provided by Rutgers. (CBS Sports)
April 8 - Dennis Dodd receives a letter telling him he will lose his Heisman vote if he chooses to reveal his vote before ESPN's broadcast. (CBS Sports)
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