Partial disclosure in Chapel Hill

So North Carolina's athletics department is getting investigated by the NCAA and ... that's about all we know.

Or anyone knows.

It's about all anyone knows because UNC's AD isn't exactly being the most transparent dude in the world about this revelation.

The NCAA is investigating one or more athletic programs at the University of North Carolina, the school's athletic director Dick Baddour said Thursday.

So is it one? Or more?

Baddour declined to provide details about which program, or programs, were the focus of the NCAA or the timing of the visit. The AD would only acknowledge that the "NCAA had been to Chapel Hill to speak with some of our student-athletes."

Last time I checked, North Carolina was a public university. So much for full disclosure ... or even partial disclosure.

Few more quick Friday-morning links...

Mark Bradley of the AJC talks about how rough it is to coach at Vanderbilt.

And by the way, in yesterday's blog I mentioned the possibility of Bobby Johnson timing this "retirement" to set things up for Robbie Caldwell. Caldwell, the offensive line coach, was rumored to have had a quiet coach-in-waiting deal set up with Johnson.

Heard from someone yesterday who would be in position to know, and that theory is more than a theory. It appears to be the rock-solid truth.

If indeed it is, that's some nice strategy used by Johnson to make it happen. Because it's almost impossible for the Commodores' brass to look anywhere else for a coach at this point.

Also in the AJC, Georgia is forking out $50,000 to reprint its media guides and remove references to Damon Evans.

Dr. Saturday says seats are still available for the next phase of Miami's coming of age.

He also opines on Virginia Tech's offense.

More details on the ugly situation unfolding at SMU.

Amid grumblings throughout its coaching staff, disappointment among its recruits and an uprising from its alumni, SMU football found itself under duress last week. As two incoming freshmen were denied admission to the school despite having the academic qualifications to play at almost any other NCAA program, coaches wanted answers, boosters sought changes and reporters asked questions.

The result: SMU audibled into damage-control mode.

Been there, done that, right?

And later:

After Jackson and co-recruit Jeremy Hall were recently denied admission by SMU's Faculty Athletic Admission Subcommittee, an irate group of fans formed a "We Are Not Going Back" committee. The faction, headed by members of the school's Lettermen's Association, asked for $300 donations to, in part, pay for an anti-Turner ad proposed to run this week in an issue of The Dallas Morning News unless the president apologized in writing to Jackson and Hall and allowed them to enroll at SMU in time for fall classes and football season.

"We are fed up, and no longer willing to accept the administration's position with regards to (specifically) the refusal to admit certain incoming student athletes to SMU," read an e-mail circulated within the group last week. "If these demands are not met, the gloves are coming off. It will be ugly and it will be very public. Enough is enough. We are not going back to the days of Phil Bennett and 1-win seasons."

And finally, Paul Myerberg of Pre-Snap Read examines the sizable hole left by Gus Malzahn's departure at Tulsa.

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