Wednesday Morning Dump

- Devoe Joseph's Minnesota career is, in fact, over. But, as his mother wrote to Star-Tribune reporter Myron Medcalf, Joseph has decided to transfer and has not been kicked off the team, as some speculated.

- Andy Glockner put together a sensational list on players that teams just can't do without

- Gary Parrish provides a must-read on what UCF head coach Donnie Jones is in for when his team faces Marshall, the team Jones coached just ten short months ago

- Eric Angevine took away three important things from last night's action

- Stew Morrill called Utah State an average WAC team yesterday in his press conference. I hope that isn't true, because the WAC is pretty bad this season.

- Yesterday, ESPN's Joe Lunardi gave us his field of 68 projections. Today CBS's Jerry Palm provides his

- Seth Davis gives us some stock advice: buy UNC and Kentucky, sell UConn and Purdue (My advice: If you still are holding on to Tennessee, you're screwed). SI's three writers -- Davis, Glockner, and Winn -- also busted out their crystal ball projections.

- This is such an awesome story -- Illinois allows a kid with cancer to hang out with the team before their game against Wisconsin.

- I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on that one, Coach O'Neill.

- So what, exactly, is Duke going to have to try and change without Kyrie Irving in the lineup.

- But not to be outdone is Mr. Strong Island himself, Jeff Borzello, who also provides so adequate stock tips

- Ron Franklin has been fired over his comments to Jeannine Edwards prior to the Fiesta Bowl. Hey ESPN, try and get Gus Johnson to work with Fran Fraschilla during Big XII games this season.

- The Tennessee Volunteers are struggling big-time. Bruce Pearl believes the key is defense. That's why only players who are committed to defense will see playing time against Memphis.

- Jeff Goodman details the struggles of UMass under new head coach Derek Kellogg

- Matt Norlander notes that Central Florida's biggest opponent won't be a C-USA team. Rather, the Knights must overcome the doubters in order to achieve greatness

- And in today's most bizarre news: Christian Laettner owes Shawne Merriman $3.2mil

- Rush The Court reminds us of The Week That Was

- The Georgetown ticket office won't be selling individual tickets to Syracuse fans when the Orange come to D.C. (AMEN BROTHER!)