Boys’ basketball: The newest way to announce college choice

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Leave it up to basketball standout Harrison Barnes to come up with a new way to announce his college choice. Waving the winning school hat in front of a TV camera is so old. Barnes used Skype to telephone North Carolina Coach Roy Williams of his decision.

There are lots of college coaches who don’t even know what Skype is, but they better learn fast. It’s an Internet phone service.

Here’s the story about Barnes pulling it off.

I can’t wait to learn the next 21st Century way of letting people know their college decision.

-- Eric Sondheimer