More than two months after the fact, I didn't think anything would come out about Rich Rodriguez and his flirtation with South Carolina that would catch some eyeballs. But in a lengthy article that's almost exclusively about Will Muschamp, USA Today's Dan Wolken drops in this interesting paragraph about Arizona's head coach after South Carolina realized Tom Herman would not leave Houston to coach the Gamecocks:
"South Carolina, meanwhile, turned next to Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, who instead went to Georgia, and talked extensively with Arizona's Rich Rodriguez, who turned down an offer he did not view as legitimate, according to people familiar with the process.