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Five months ago, Chavas Rawlins was a new enrollee with the West Virginia Mountaineers. One month ago, Rawlins didn't play a single snap in the Mountaineers' spring game. And now, Rawlins has decided to transfer.

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Ever since Tyrone Swoopes' dazzling performance in the Texas Longhorns' spring game, which launched him above Connor Brewer and Jalen Overstreet to third-string on the depth chart, starstruck Texas fans have been eager to see what the freshman can do when the action really counts. They'd like to see him pass Case McCoy, too, and be the top backup behind David Ash. Is that best for the program, though? For that matter, is it best for Swoopes? Sean Adams of HornsNation on ESPN.com reminds us all that patience is a virtue:

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Four-star safety prospect John Bonney (Houston, Texas/Lamar) let spring go by without making a visit to the Oklahoma Sooners. Does that mean the Sooners are lagging behind in the race for his services?

“That’s not true,” Bonney tells Bob Przybylo of SoonersNation on ESPN.com. “Coach [Tim] Kish visited a couple of weeks ago and said he would be coming back before spring is over. I’ve actually been to OU more than any other campus, including all the ones in Texas.”

Przybylo says the competition for Bonney's services is still a crowded field:

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Syracuse coach Scott Shafer cannot publicly comment on Oklahoma transfer Drew Allen until the quarterback is on campus and enrolled in school next month. That makes it difficult to gauge where Allen fits in a crowded rotation that already has Terrel Hunt, Charley Loeb and John Kinder. Shafer did explain to ESPN.com ACC blogger Andrea Adelson, though, how he plans on sorting out his depth chart.

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At this point, it might be easier to list the schools where Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State Cowboys will allow Wes Lunt to transfer, rather than those that he won't.

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The NFL has suspended another Seattle Seahawks player for a violation of the league's PED policy. This time, the four-game ban will hit defensive lineman Bruce Irvin, who had eight sacks last season as a rookie.

Irvin offered up the following apology, "I am extremely disappointed in the poor judgment I showed and take full responsibility for my actions. I will not appeal the discipline and instead will focus my energy on preparing for the season so I can begin earning your trust and respect again. I look forward to contributing to the team the moment I return."

Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett did sign with the team in the off-season, but it was Irvin who was expected to start in place of Chris Clemons, who is still recovering from knee surgery.

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The San Francisco 49ers are expected to use the legs of Colin Kaepernick a lot in 2013, but not exclusively so. Part of his appeal is that while he's always a threat to take off for the corner, he also can throw the ball to his receivers. That's where the question marks truly lie, though.

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After a few rocky starts, Zack Wheeler appeared to have turned the corner at Triple-A Las Vegas. A recent injury scare, though, could push back the right-hander's big league debut.

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The First-Year Player Draft is in three weeks (June 6-8) and ESPN Insider's Keith Law released his first Mock Draft this week, projecting the Minnesota Twins, who have the fourth overall pick, to go with the upside play in prep right-hander Kohl Stewart from St. Pius X High School in Houston, Texas.

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The Oakland Tribune reports Mark Jackson has dropped agent Steve Kauffman and is now represented by Wasserman Media Group's Arn Tellem. Tellem was Jackson's agent when he played in the NBA and the Warriors head coach decided to go back after he learned that he doesn't have to have an agent who just represents coaches or front office executives.

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Earlier this week, we learned that the Detroit Tigers were hard at work looking for bullpen help. With the news that Joel Hanrahan is now out for the season after having Tommy John surgery, the Boston Red Sox also may be in the market for relief assistance.

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Sometimes, you can tell how confident a team is with their starting quarterback by the way they handle the news that their backups are not quite at full strength.

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George Hill was forced to miss Game 5 against the New York Knicks after he suffered a concussion in Game 4. Hill was set to go through a bunch of league mandated tests on Friday night and he is not expected to play in Game 6 on Saturday, reports The Indianapolis Star.

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Chris Copeland made the rookie minimum of $473,604 this season and the forward is looking for a big raise. Copeland will be a restricted free agent this summer if the Knicks tender him the qualifying offer of $988,872 by June 30.

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