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07:19 AM ET 06.18 | Torii Hunter Jr. earned a pick-me-up this past week, courtesy the MLB draft and Detroit Tigers. Three weeks ago, he learned that his long recovery from a broken femur in his left leg had hit a snag. Shortly after surgery to repair the broken bone, which occurred on Jan. 1 during practice for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Hunter was told his recovery would take roughly six months. Now, Hunter's doctors told him the bone has yet to fully heal. "The bone was only healing on the inside of the leg, but the outside still needs some healing," Hunter said. ... Hunter had been rehabilitating his leg for months hoping to be healthy by the time he arrived on Notre Dame's campus in the summer. He's now set to start moving in on Saturday, but with a leg that still needs time to heal.

South Bend Tribune

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07:17 AM ET 06.18 | Wes Lunt is headed home, but it wasn't just about familiarity. The former Oklahoma State quarterback and Rochester, Ill., native ended a complicated transfer process by choosing Illinois. The Cowboys had blocked him from pursuing certain schools as transfer options. "I think it was a tough decision between Illinois and Louisville," Lunt's former Rochester High School coach Derek Leonard said Monday. "But it's home. He's always been a fan of Illinois." Lunt was drawn to new offensive coordinator Bill Cubit's spread system. He had considered Illinois out of high school. ... The Illini finished last season 2-10 -- going winless in the Big Ten -- with Nathan Scheelhaase at quarterback and Reilly O'Toole filling in as a backup.

Chicago Tribune

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07:16 AM ET 06.18 | Nebraska has landed yet another state championship quarterback. Senior Taylor Martinez and true freshman Johnny Stanton won titles in California. Redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong won his in Texas. Friday, the Huskers added to the mix 2014 commit Zack Darlington -- who last year delivered a title to Apopka in Florida's largest class. The decision comes with a rare Big Ten bonus: Darlington rebuffed an offer from Ohio State and Urban Meyer. ... [The 6-foot-2, 207-pound three-star prospect] delivered the good news to Husker coach Bo Pelini and offensive coordinator Tim Beck right after delivering the bad news to the Buckeyes. He was the fifth pledge for NU's class and the biggest name of the bunch.

World-Herald Bureau

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07:15 AM ET 06.18 | The clock ticks, and Tar Heels fans wait. Though he has "some ideas" in mind, North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams said he will wait until he has all the facts concerning the June 5 arrest of leading scorer P.J. Hairston before deciding how to handle the situation. "We are doing one thing: We are waiting until all the information comes out," Williams told USA TODAY Sports on Monday. "The good thing is, I don't have to make a decision right now because we're in summer school, fall semester has not started, basketball has not started. ... I've got some ideas, but right now those ideas are staying in my mind. I am waiting until all the facts come in and then I will take care of everything that needs to be taken care of."

USA TODAY Sports

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07:44 AM ET 06.17 | Okay, when you are as successful as the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, it looks like you can do whatever the hell you want. Rumors floating around say the defending back-to-back national champions are ready to add a unique element to their locker room that will set them apart from the rest of the teams in the nation. What is it that Alabama is adding? How about a waterfall. Yes, a waterfall. Who knew Nick Saban was so zen? If the Crimson Tide start doing yoga and meditation in the locker room, then this is going to be simply incredible. Of course, it will likely just be something used as a recruiting tool or wishing well

FanSided.com

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