There are only a handful of coaches who can match the gift for gab possessed by Iowa State's Paul Rhoads. Here Rhoads speaks to a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Leadership class.

Thanks to Bill.

Concussions are back in the news after President Obama put the NCAA on notice over the weekend by asking if the governing body is doing enough to protect the health of players.

"You read some of these stories about college players who undergo some of these same problems with concussions and so forth and then have nothing to fall back on. That's something that I'd like to see the NCAA think about," Obama told the New Republic.

Ryan Parker decided to put the concussion issue into this song/video set to "Talkin' Baseball." Check out the lyrics and more at Ryan Parker Songs.

Next Media Animation puts its spin on what it calls the "fishy" Manti Te'o story.

"We've seen rumors and heard stories about countless athletes in the past. But not since Troy Aikman have I been bombarded on email, text, Twitter and phone calls about the sexual orientation of any athlete the way I was [Wednesday] about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o," writes Cyd Zeigler Jr., president of Outsports, which was founded in 2000.

"I've heard from sports writers, fans of Outsports, leaders in the gay-sports world, and even old high school friends, in the last six hours all wondering, 'Is Te'o going to be the first openly gay NFL player?' "

The answer?

"I personally don't know," Zeigler writes. "But it seems to be the question everyone is asking. If he is, I hope he finds strength and acceptance; The vast majority of his friends, teammates and fans will support him whole-heartedly. If he's not, I hope he can answer some questions, because people want to know why on earth he would concoct this totally fabricated story — including eight-hour phone calls — if they never happened.

"I can certainly understand why people think this might be pointing to his sexual orientation. There has never been a publicly out NFL player. There has never been a publicly out Div. 1 football player. But we know they're out there. And if they were out there and wanted to hide their sexual orientation — or a relationship with another man — a fictitious girlfriend is a good way to do it. The fantastic story about car accidents and death by leukemia would just be showing off that stereotypical gay flair for the dramatic."

In 2009, Outsports detailed the story of a gay kicker on a Division I-A team in the Bible Belt. The player, who went by the pseudonym "Tim" in the story, was not totally "out." But his sexuality was not a problem with teammates and he often brought his boyfriend to team parties, according to Eric Anderson, who wrote the story.

"[Tim's] boyfriend is an openly gay former baseball player (he was closeted while playing) for his school. He comes to watch Tim play football whenever he can.

"Although Tim does not introduce him to his teammates as his boyfriend, 'people know,' Tim says. One of the team's seniors said to him this past season: 'I know about you, and if anyone ever messes with you, you just tell me who they are and I'll beat the crap out of whoever it is.' "

Update: Seantrel Henderson announced he would return for his final season of eligibility, but there has been no announcement of alleged NCAA infractions committed by Miami. Columnist Greg Cote of the Miami Herald writes that enough is enough. The school either deserves a notice of allegations or a letter of apology from the NCAA.

Today we revisit the case of one Seantrel Henderson. Remember him?

Henderson was the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2010 out of Cretin-Derham Hall High in Minnesota. He's back in the news again because on Monday, the offensive lineman will announce whether he plans to return for his final season of eligibility at Miami or play his odds in the NFL draft. The smart money has been on Henderson returning, but that was before word leaked that the NCAA planned to deliver a list of alleged infractions to the school on the same day.

If Henderson is looking for the first ride out of town, it wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone at USC. Henderson bailed on that school after it was slapped with NCAA probation in 2010. Who could forget his signing day announcement on CBS College Sports that he was going to be a Trojan? The video proof is above.

But the 6-foot-8, 340-pound manchild leveraged NCAA sanctions against USC to get out of his scholarship. He transferred to Miami, where it has been a bumpy ride at best.

Henderson started nine games made several all-freshman teams at Da U, but then had offseason back surgery. Miami also changed coaches, firing Randy Shannon and hiring Al Golden, which reportedly did not go over well with Henderson, who was said to be considering another transfer.

Golden eventually suspended Henderson for the 2011 opener against Maryland and he started only two games as a sophomore.

Last August, Henderson was involved in a car accident. He suffered a concussion and was cited for driving with an expired license and running a red light. That led to an up and down junior season. Pro scouts question Henderson's ability to handle speed rushers and he is regarded as a sixth- or seventh-round pick should he declare for the draft.

Recruiting gurus were calling Henderson a can't-miss player during his senior year in high school in 2009. College coaches pushed each other aside to get his attention. Ohio State and Minnesota reported violations for their recruitment of Henderson. Former Buckeye Cris Carter and Ohio State president Gordon Gee were caught on tape fawning over Henderson (below).

The Bowl Championship Series title game was a dud, but at least Brent Musburger helped make it entertaining by fawning over A.J. McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb. Ryan Parker has put it all to song, and the lyrics are available at his site.