Ah, the bright plumage of that rarest of birds: A sports figure’s social media account actually being hacked for reasons not involving a hastily walked-back comment. Larry Coker’s Twitter feed was compromised sometime early this morning, but cut the guy some slack: We have to imagine coaches would be more susceptible than the average person to malware links like the one displayed here. (Who hasn’t taken ill-advised Instagram shots of him- or herself in a roadrunner costume? Just us? What do the rest of you do at UTSA tailgates?)

Paul Johnson and Jon Barry won the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament. Paul Johnson is clearly as bewildered as we are to learn he excels at the serene sport of golf. (Abell Images)

The Chick-fil-A Bowl’s annual charity golf tournament kicks off this weekend, forcing 16 ACC and SEC skippers to mute their phones (probably), partner up with celebrity alums from their current programs and battle for scholarship dollars in the carefully sculpted wilds of Georgia. The pairings for the main event have been released. We have some thoughts.

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