Okay, So Adrian Peterson Wasn't Going To Help...

((HT: Mason City Globe Gazette/KIMT-TV))First off, Northern Iowa Community College was set to wipe out its football program because of budget shortfalls...about $172K short...That, we understand...Here's an interview from the Globe Gazette with NIACC folks about the dissolving and the deception...Next... someone who ID'd themselves as an assistant coach said Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was going to help out... only Peterson wasn't even contacted about the idea...Kevin Griffin, who initially was identified as a NIACC assistant coach, told head coach Steve LaLonde on Thursday that Peterson and three other NFL players were willing to give the school up to $150,000.It turns out that wasn’t the case as Griffin said in a phone interview with the Globe Gazette Friday evening that he never spoke directly to Peterson.“I made a mistake and anything that comes out of this falls on me,” said Griffin, who started coaching duties at NIACC on Monday. “Nothing ever ca...