Fourth down
If OL Seantrel Henderson (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- next year's No.1 recruit -- wants to play both football and basketball, what program is the best fit?
Curtis: The kid says football is his future, calling 6-8 basketball players a "dime a dozen" in college and the pros. But if he wants to go two sports, I'd lean toward Minnesota, which surely would make all sorts of (legal) accommodations to keep this Goliath home. There's some history of football-basketball players at Florida State (Charlie Ward) and North Carolina (Julius Peppers), two of the schools on his list. The benefits for Minnesota coaches Tim Brewster and Tubby Smith -- and the boost Henderson might give both programs -- make the Gophers his best bet.
Hayes: There are a number of obvious possibilities from Henderson's list of schools, including Florida, UCLA and Ohio State. Frankly, I'd love to see the 6-8, 300-pounder playing center for any of those teams (apparently, he's a beast in AAU play).
But why not his home state of Minnesota? Brewster and Smith are passionate