Five Step Drop: May 14, 2010

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1. Have you ever accidentally sent a text message to the wrong person? Worse yet, have you ever sent a message to talk bad about someone and accidentally had it delivered to that someone?

First-year Akron football coach Rob Ianello has. And it nearly cost him one of his best pass rushers.

Shawn Lemon, who tied for the Zips' team lead with three sacks last season, announced Thursday he was going to return to the school. He had previously announced his intent to transfer. In and of itself, it's not overly newsworthy, but the story here is why Lemon was going to transfer.

Lemon had gone to the media and told them he was going to transfer just over a week ago, after receiving a text message from his head coach that was about him, yet meant for Akron athletic director Tom Wistrcill. Apparently, Lemon was mulling over his "options" (not really uncommon, considering a new head coach had been brought to the University) and Ianello was questioning his "motives" to the AD -- only the coach actually texted it to Lemon by accident. Talk about your all-time gaffes.

Anyway, it seems the situation is smoothed over and is now just a funny story. Lemon even offered up a statement of apology.

I wonder if Ianello apologized to Lemon?

2. Georgia may not have a great quarterback situation, but it received some news this week that it would be a bit deeper than previously thought. Logan Gray, who had been seeking a transfer, announced he would stay a Bulldog. The junior will serve as the backup quarterback to redshirt freshman Aaron Murray (who essentially won the job in spring practice), but will also get plenty of looks at receiver. While the Dawgs are still a bit lacking at QB, this was great news for the well-being of the 2010 offense. Not only is Gray some much-needed insurance at the most important position on the field, but adding a playmaker to the perimeter is always a positive.

3. You gotta give Boise State credit for trying to play the "big boys." Last season, the Broncos opened with Oregon, this season they travel to Washington D.C. to square off against Virginia Tech and they have now scheduled Mississippi for their season opener in 2011. This season, many early rankings show the Broncos in the top five. The jury's still out on whether their schedule will be tough enough to get them into the BCS National Championship without having every BCS team lose at least once (and many twice), but at least Boise is trying to beef up its non-conference slate (it also faces Oregon State this season). Really, it is doing everything it can at this point in terms of scheduling and winning every game.

4. Want to hear something funny? Ty Willingham made more money (only $910 more, but still more) from Notre Dame than Charlie Weis did last season. Weis still is owed a lot more money from the school, too, as it enters the 2010 season with a new highly paid coach (Brian Kelly). In other news, Notre Dame's undergraduate tuition was $38,477 for the 2009-2010 school year. (Not that any of it is related ... just sayin')

5. A Heisman candidate from Conference USA? Well, Houston quarterback Case Keenum averaged more than 400 yards passing last season and has led the nation in total offense for two consecutive seasons. If he's able to increase his output -- an insane, yet realistic, possibility -- and no real obvious candidates from the so-called power schools emerge, he has a shot.

For what it's worth, the last Heisman Trophy winner from a non-BCS school was Ty Detmer with BYU in 1990, and that was before the formation of the BCS. Conference USA has never housed a Heisman winner, as it was only founded in 1995, but Houston had a winner in 1989, when Andre Ware took home the hardware.