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Lunch links: Helfrich, visors and veggies

January, 22, 2013

Jan 22

2:30

PM ET

Hector Savage. From Detroit. Ex-boxer. His real name was Joey Chicago.
Oh, yeah. He fought under the name of Kid Minneapolis.
I saw Kid Minneapolis fight once. In Cincinnati.
No you're thinking of Kid New York. He fought out of Philly.
He was killed in the ring in Houston. By Tex Colorado. You know, the Arizona Assassin.
Yeah, from Dakota. I don't remember it was North or South.
North. South Dakota was his brother. From West Virginia.

A recruiting roundup for Arizona (which I must say has a tasty amount of San Diego flavoring).
Comparing Todd Graham's eight wins to the rest of the new coaches from 2012.
The Bears picked up commits from a BIG lineman (6-8, 350 BIG) and a big receiver.
Retirement didn't last long for Brian Cabral, who joins his old friend Mike Sanford at Indiana State.
Some highlights from Mark Helfrich's introductory press conference (classic line at 1:18).
What is Mark Helfrich like? Look no further than the coach at the other Oregon school, Mike Riley.
Some more on Pep Hamilton leaving Stanford for the Colts.
Datone Jones making the case for being a first-round draft pick.
Some more on what Clancy Pendergast brings to USC.
After grabbing two line recruits, the Utes could still get more from its big recruiting weekend.
Washington checks in with the No. 11 recruiting class to date, per the National Football Post.
The Cougars picked up a commit from a safety.

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