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ESPN.com - Denard Robinson makes NFL inquiry, likely staying
I caught up with Michigan junior quarterback Denard Robinson earlier today for a Sugar Bowl preview piece (you'll have to wait for it). I also asked "Shoelace" whether or not he had submitted paperwork to the NFL draft advisory board.

St. Louis Post Dispatch - 'Losing for Luck' is a stupid idea
This 2011 Rams' season has long ago gone way off course from its predicted destination. In August, who didn't think the Rams were bound for a place called hope? But now, we're back on that familiar road to nowhere, veering so far off the original path that the Rams easily could circle right back where this supposed road to redemption began nearly two years ago.

Sporting News - Wisconsin's Montee Ball likely headed to NFL if evaluation holds true
Any day now, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball will hear back from the NFL draft advisory board with an evaluation of his standing. What is he expecting to hear? "Really late first round," Ball told Sporting News on Wednesday, "or maybe early second."