The Shotgun/Throwdown: Tuesday (3/29/11) Edition

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions.  We're being brought to you today by Corona Extra, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

We're undergoing some renovations here at the Shotgun/Throwdown.  Not to worry, this is still going to be your best place to start the day and get your WVU sports news.  The main thing to start, is there will be a lot less redundancy of the same story from several sources in order to pare down the number of links daily, in an effort to hopefully make this easier to read.  Today's story lines focus on the latest addition to the WVU football coaching staff and previewing the start of spring drills, with a few random bits thrown in for flavor.

What You May Have Missed:

Football: Roberts Joins Grid Staff - MSNsportsNET.Com
Here's the official pronouncement from Pravda.  (I'm guessing Country Roads thought he was caucasian)

Harvard man joins WVU staff - Charleston Gazette

WVU loses six seniors, will rely on youth next season - Daily Athenaeum

VSR: Goldthorpe Student-Athlete of the Week - MSNsportsNET.Com
Varsity Sports Report

Clements, Luck to be honored at Final Four - Register-Herald
Mickey's Column

Butler has chance to write his own ending - Daily Athenaeum

Former WVU Safety Robert Sands' NFL Draft Profile - WVillustrated.com

News of Note:

Spring Football Preview - MSNsportsNET.Com

Spring superlatives: West Virginia - Big East Blog - ESPN

Offensive Position Battles - WVMETRONEWS.COM

WVU football: Holgorsen likes to keep it simple - Charleston Daily Mail

Important Spring for WVU Offensive Lineman Quinton Spain - WVillustrated.com

Irvin is different breed - Times West Virginian
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recruiting:

WVU Football Fights Up-Hill Battle to Find In-State Prospects - WVillustrated.com

What's On Tap:

WVU Football Spring Drills start tomorrow

Around the League (and Beyond):

UConn Looks To Freshman Jeremy Lamb In The Clutch To Reach Final Four - Hartford Courant

An Apology (Of Sorts) To Coach Buzz - Anonymous Eagle

Top prep hoops prospect chooses South Florida - Tampa Tribune

Latest 'Nova Rumor Untrue, Dom Cheek Not Transferring - The Nova Blog

Redemption Sunday: Does VCU Making The Final Four Make You Feel Better About Georgetown? - Casual Hoya

Pitt Basketball: Should Butler's Final Four Run Make Fans Feel Any Better? - Cardiac Hill
Notice a running theme?  I guess we need to do one for Kentucky.

Pitt's roster will be reshaped before October arrives - PPG

Spring Football Primer - Down The Drive
Cinci's Blog

Seneca grad DaMarcus Smith asks to be released by UCF - Courier-Journal
Originally committed to UL and changed heart...and seems to have again

Shoulder injury puts Syracuse University nose tackle Ollie Haney on sidelines this spring - Post Standard

Rutgers opens spring practice with an overhauled defense - Star Ledger

Good time to talk about a college football playoff? Not quite - Sporting News

Video of Interest:

Video of (Dis)Interest:

For the phone app gamers among you:

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is an American model from Corona del Mar, California, who has done work for Guess? and Frederick's of Hollywood, among others.  Here's the lovely Bree Condon (picture links to gallery).

Corona image via www.tueplay.com