Purple Haze

What is about Northwestern athletics? For a school that supposedly cares more about academics than sports -- like all schools! Of course! -- and never really wins anything, the Wildcats are always getting into all kinds of trouble. They've been hammered for point shaving, had players die right there on the practice field (and then pestered his family for his belongings) and fired a coach only to have him gunned down on the street by a racist a year later. And now the football team's top prospect, defensive tackle Luis Castillo, has admitted that he took steroids after his season ended last year. They clearly didn't teach Castillo much about the zeigeist at Northwestern; admitting to steroid use right now is like wearing black trenchcoats after Columbine, trying to buy a one-way plane ticket with cash in December 2001 or, say, liking Fever Pitch. ESPN's ominpotent Chris Mortensen says GMs don't expect Castillo's draft status to fall. Lyle Alzado was unavailable for comment.

NFL Prospect Admits To Steroid Abuse (ESPN.com)