Texas head coach Mack Brown announced on June 3 that two Longhorn wide receivers will be suspended for the first game of the season, according to an ESPN report.

In two separate incidents, Cayleb Jones was charged with misdemeanor assault and Kendall Sanders was charged with driving while intoxicated. They will not play against New Mexico State.

Big whoop. 

Last year the Aggies went 1-11 with their sole victory over Sacramento State. The program has won a total of 10 games in five years. It lost to lowly 3-9 New Mexico last year. It also lost to Texas State—a program in its first year as an FBS team—66-28. The Aggies are certainly not champing at the bit over these latest suspension revelations. 

This is not a real punishment for Jones and Sanders. While they will not play, they will still break a sweat jumping up and down while watching the Longhorns score at will.   

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Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops recently defended rival Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy's transfer restrictions placed on quarterback Wes Lunt, according to ESPN's David Ubben. 

Gundy created controversy when he reportedly listed 37 schools that Lunt was prohibited from transferring to without forfeiting a year of financial aid.

Good for Stoops. He may not be in agreement with the court of public opinion, but he makes some valid points. 

Stoops told Ubben that he has never restricted a player in transferring from Oklahoma but defends the coaches who do. More:

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The Big 12 conference will be playing its last Pinstripe Bowl game against the American Athletic Conference (nee Big East) this year, ESPN's Brett McMurphy reports. 

The four-year deal between the two conferences will not be renewed. In its place, according to McMurphy, will be an agreement between the Big Ten and ACC.

The Pinstripe Bowl can be problematic for college football. It is held at Yankee Stadium, which has a baseball field configuration. The Charleston Daily Mail's Jeff Casazza covered the 2012 Pinstripe Bowl and his observations were telling:

Big Ten fans have been hoping for a bowl that gives their teams more of a competitive advantage. They may have a valid complaint. Their bowl teams are usually playing in warm-weather states in December or January. But is that really a disadvantage? The Midwest has very warm summers, so it is not as if the players aren't used to warm weather. 

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Junior college transfers are becoming the most wanted men in college football.

The reason is simple—they are playing at a higher level. 

Quarterback Cam Newton transferred to Auburn in 2010 from Blinn (Junior) College in Texas and won the Heisman Trophy. Defensive end Morgan Breslin transferred to USC in 2012 from Diablo Junior College in California and was a Hendricks Award finalist who was named to the All-Pac-12 team.

Coaches are fighting over JUCOs because they're a proven commodity. No one really knows how a teenager will adjust to college life. The JUCO transfer already has two years of college academics under his belt. He's a man, not an 18-year-old freshman.  

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Is West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen desperate? Or is he just a real nice guy who wants to give kids a second chance?

Maybe it's both. 

In 2012, West Virginia wide receiver Ivan McCartney left the team just prior to the Mountaineers' November 10 date with Oklahoma State, a game West Virginia lost 55-34.  

On May 19, McCartney returned to the team, according to the Daily Mail.

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Quarterback Wes Lunt wants to transfer from Oklahoma State. Head coach Mike Gundy is allowing it, but he has reportedly put severe restrictions in place.

Gundy is taking a lot of heat. Does he deserve it?

In order for another school to offer Lunt a scholarship, he must first be released by Oklahoma State. But rather than grant Lunt a full release, Gundy has made it contingent on Lunt not transferring to several schools, according to the Tulsa World:

The NCAA slaps a one-year, sit-out penalty on a student-athlete transferring from one FBS school to another. If Lunt were to transfer to an FCS school, he could play this fall. 

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What, exactly, is the head coaching forecast in Austin?

Fair for the next four months, with a cold front forming if Texas has another ho-hum season. 

Head coach Mack Brown's contract with the University of Texas runs through 2020. Brown's salary is currently $5.3 million, with $100,000 incremental raises every year. 

That means in 2020, Brown will be 69 years old and earning $6 million. With those kind of numbers, the school would appear to be on the hook for Brown—his buyout has to be huge, right?

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Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy loves Duck Dynasty. 

No, not that Pac-12 team that has the retina-burning uniforms and hot cheerleaders.

Gundy is a fan of Duck Dynasty, A&E's hit reality show that follows the adventures of brothers Phil and Si Robertson. The two own Duck Commander, a company that sells products to duck hunters including the famous Duck Commander duck call. But there's a college football connection. 

Phil played football at Louisiana Tech and had NFL interest but he decided against it. He explained to the Inquisitr why: 

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