Exploratory Surgery for Fiedler

Given the lack of news on the Jay Fiedler front the past couple of weeks this should come as no surprise: according to his agent, he's set for exploratory surgery on the throwing shoulder he injured last year.

I've always wondered about announcers revealing "inside" information during TV and radio broadcasts. Apparently, USC feels Brent Musberger did just that during Saturday's broadcast of the USC-Nebraska game according to this story. It reports that, "The university sent a letter to ESPN, which oversees sports programming on ABC, saying Musburger, with less than 10 minutes to play and the Trojans leading 21-10, began describing how USC quarterback John David Booty lets receivers know he has spotted a certain kind of coverage.

I went looking for the original source for the Fiedler note (above) and came up empty before getting a note from a subscriber with the link. While I was looking I stumbled across a story about former Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl coach Sam Wyche and what he's doing now. It's a good read. Here's a snippet:

Wyche is having a blast as a volunteer offensive coordinator at the (high) school where his wife, Jane, was a former Miss Pickens, his fancy NFL playbook shrunken to a single sheet of paper and his viral-infected heart brimming at the sight of the underdog Pickens varsity bursting through a paper banner.

Game two for the Hanover 7th/8th football team this afternoon against local powerhouse Hartford of White River Junction, Vt.. Keep your fingers crossed. Oh, and for those of you keeping score, the Hanover High field hockey team remained undefeated (3-0-2) yesterday with a 1-1 road tie at previously unscored upon Lebanon, its archrival. A certain freshman was in the starting lineup once again for Hanover.