By Adam Abramson
I reached out to my person in the know concerning the dismissal of Florida State linebacker Marcus Ball.
From the sound of it, Ball had just become a headache and wasn't fulfilling his end of the bargain with academics and attitude.
The coaches must have become fed up, because he's a huge loss for that defense. Ball and Geno Hayes were both eligible to play for that linebacking corps in 2008, but neither will be playing on Doak Campbell this fall. And Dekoda Watson is MIA for the first four games of the season.
Ball is the younger brother of Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball and was one of the country's top players coming out of high school. He had just finished his sophomore season and had a promising future, despite injuries in his first two years.
We'll see where he ends up.