---Where should we begin? Kansas State's Jacob Pullen and Curtis Kelly were declared ineligible by the school for receiving impermissible benefits in the purchase of clothing at a Manhattan, Kan. department store, which is a secondary violation of NCAA rules.
---Mississippi State's Renardo Sidney has been suspended one game after an outburst at practice. The school released a statement saying Sidney was suspended indefinitely, but sent another release less than an hour later changing the punishment to a one-game suspension.
---Kent State's Carlton Guyton, the Flashes' second leading scorer was suspended following an arrest for illegally taking a women's car without her permission.
---At 32, Niagara assistant Luke Dobrich is already a veteran.
---Billy Donovan is still looking for his team to step up.
---Northern Illinois quarterback DeMarcus Brady has been granted permission to join the basketball team.
---The Atlantic-10 has a tough slate of games over the holiday weekend.
---Florida International's top recruit Dominique Ferguson, who had been academically ineligible, will be able to make his debut tonight against Florida A&M.
---The Jordan Brand Classic will be relocated to Charlotte.
---Rodney McKissic
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