It was clear from reading the Saturday morning papers that Tony Freeman was no longer wanted by Iowa Coach Todd Lickliter.
You would have thought the days of soap operas would have left the Hawkeye men's basketball program for a while the day Steve Alford said adios for Albuquerque. Not so.
I enjoyed and didn't enjoy watching Freeman play. He could be maddening with his tendency to dribble possessions away, and his shot selection wasn't the greatest. But he played with desire, and he certainly has skills.
Ultimately, Freeman had just one season left and his departure probably won't be noted as any kind of turning point in the Lickliter era at Iowa. But right now, it seems a little ... odd.
Here's hoping Freeman finds a good home for his senior season and closes his college career happily. Here's also hoping that all major-college athletes fully realize scholarships are renewable each year, and that they take nothing for granted. Because when it comes to leverage, the coaches usually have most of it.