A recap of what went down and what you should take away from the week in college football.

It's been a pretty dead week as it relates to college football news. Not that it was unexpected during Conference Championship Week. The big news of the week was what some perceive as another flip flop from a certain Gator coach, some recruiting/Twitter news and the latest Kiffin-hating media out of Tennessee.

Recapping the week in 500 words or less, this is what we learned:

• What is going on with Urban Meyer? Your guess is as good as his at this point. Apparently after resigning, taking an indefinite leave of absence and defining 'indefinite' as before the beginning of the season, Meyer now expects to be ready to coach spring practice when it begins on St. Paddy's Day. According to the Gainesville Sun, Meyer has stated, "I'm going to have a series of tests in February to try to figure this thing out...I have to take some time off. I've been instructed to by my bride and my boss. I have to change some things. That's obvious." I joke, but the guy should do whatever is best for him.

• The NCAA should update its recruiting rules for the 21st Century. In the latest sleazy recruiting move, Florida State offensive coordinator James Coley has turned to Twitter to trash in-state rival Miami, replacing the world 'you' with 'U' in his tweets, presumably in reference to Miami's nickname, 'The U'. Clever, I know. Some of his tweets include:

- "Setting MY schedule for next WEEK - can U handle what's COMING your way?"
- "mission accomplished - I thought I told U - FEAR THE SPEAR!!!!" (after reports surfaced [trustworthy or not] around the Internet that four star defensive end Corey Lemonier will eventually sign with the Seminoles over the Hurricanes)
- "Hottest team in the COUNTRY - SWAG? PRONTO!!!!!!" (in reference to Miami's famous swagger of the 80s and early 90s)
- "Make no mistake... this is MY-ami - i walk, i talk, i think 305... U just live here"

Besides plagiarizing some lame motivational day calendar ("DOMINANT", "RELENTLESS", "UNCONQUERED"), Coley proved that he doesn't understand the fierce but respectful rivalry that Miami and FSU have forged over the years. Seminole nation should be embarrassed by their classless new OC, especially when you consider their legendary coach made sure he was a role model to his players. It's surprising that so many recruits have followed this loud little lap dog to Tallahassee.

• Don't forget: Signing Day is February 3. The highest rated uncommitted recruit, offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, will make one final official visit to Miami (I know there's football outside the state of Florida) before making his announcement on Signing Day. He's narrowed his list down to Florida, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC.

• Five-star running back Marcus Lattimore has narrowed his college choices to two. GamecockCentral.com spoke with Lattimore who told them, "It's just South Carolina and Auburn." Meanwhile, the nation's top linebacker recruit, Jordan Hicks has his choices narrowed down to Florida, Ohio State and Texas.

• I don't think Tennessee is over losing Lane Kiffin. The song is credited to The Chris Vernon Show out of Memphis, although I have no idea who made the video.

• In other coaching news, Arizona OC Sonny Dykes was named head coach of Louisiana Tech, while Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley is headed to Tennessee.

Stay tuned for the latest recruiting, coaching and draft news and analysis as it becomes available.

I hope everybody enjoyed the Conference Championship games yesterday. Congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. I hope Super Bowl XLIV is as good as the previous two. - Danny Hobrock

Danny is a sports journalist primarily covering college football and professional baseball. His work for Xtra Point Football has garnered national attention and is critically acclaimed. Danny is the former editor of a political and current events website and the editor of our college football content.

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