Michigan State tight end Dion Sims is among ten men charged in the thefts of over 100 laptop computers from Detroit public schools.

The stolen computers have been tracked coast-to-coast, as well as internationally as far away as the United Arab Emirates. The stolen goods were valued at $158,000.

According to the school, Sims has been suspended. Sims has been charged with receiving and concealing stolen property.

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In what ends up being an exit fee, Nebraska and the Big XII have settled on a dollar amount for the Cornhuskers departure from the conference.

While the conference was looking for up to $19.4 million, the two parties have settled at $9.255 million. The money will be withheld from scheduled conference distributions instead of the school having to pay an actual fee.

If Nebraska is one of two Big XII teams to play a BCS bowl, the settlement figure drops to $8.755 million.

In related news, Colorado and the Big XII have also settled on a dollar amount for the Buffaloes to depart the conference.

Colorado will have $6.863 million withheld from scheduled conference distributions.

The above withholdings will allow Nebraska and Colorado to join the Big Ten and Pac-10 respectively, undeterred on July 1, 2011.

- Fred Sakai