ACC Roundup - Free Braxton Beverly

In ACC news, NC State’s Braxton Beverly, who wanted to get started early and took one summer class at Ohio State before Thad Matta was fired, has been told by the NCAA that his second appeal has failed and he’ll have to sit out his entire freshman year.

We weren’t the only ones to point out how ridiculous it is to allow UNC to have thousands of athletes take fake classes while this kid actually gets punished for going to class. It’s pathetic.

Meanwhile, former secretary of education Arne Duncan, himself a former college basketball player, says the system is broken and NCAA jefe Mark Emmert expresses concern that the NCAA isn’t being taken seriously and is widely distrusted.

You think?

Here’s a suggestion: why not let a third party, in UNC’s case the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, be the binding arbiter?

As far as State’s recruit goes, we say free Braxton Beverly!

Pitt’s whole team is basically new and a mystery so why not have new uniforms?

The Winston-Salem paper has a Q&A up with Danny Manning who doesn’t get too far out of coach speak but still you can get some idea of what he expects. We’ve talked a lot about the solid, young athletic core he’s assembling. It’s a good time to be a Wake fan.

Down at Miami, A.D. Blake James says yes, the school has talked to the FBI about the Adidas scandal.

And speaking of scandal, Rick Pitino is gone but Louisville basketball continues. The Cards are getting used to the post-Pitino world.

Here’s an interesting piece on Clemson guard Gabe DeVoe, called the best player ever to come out of Shelby High.

• Pitt men's basketball team shrouded in mystery
• Ex-Louisville AD Tom Jurich: 'I felt I was earning every penny'
• In exhibition win, Maye and young frontcourt impress
• Basketball Vols will play charity exhibition against Clemson
• 'Genuinely unselfish' Donte Grantham has the versatility to make a difference for Clemson