UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker has been hired as New Mexico State’s new head coach. NMSU athletic director McKinley Boston announced the hiring Tuesday. The university scheduled a news conference Wednesday morning to formally introduce Walker. Walker, in his third season with UCLA, visited NMSU on Monday and met with administrators and toured the athletic [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2008 by admin
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The Alabama attorney general’s office is reviewing reports of alleged contact between Crimson Tide offensive tackle Andre Smith and a sports agent after the All-American was suspended from the Sugar Bowl. The attorney general’s office began reviewing the situation on Tuesday to see if a full investigation is warranted, spokesman Chris Bence said. Crimson Tide [...]
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Ralph Friedgen’s initial reaction was to put Da’Rel Scott and the six other Maryland players who broke curfew leading up to the Humanitarian Bowl on a bus with a one-way ticket back to College Park, Md. Instead of being run out of town, Scott stuck around and ran over Nevada. Benched for 2 1/2 quarters [...]
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The University of Miami fired Patrick Nix after two seasons as the Hurricanes offensive coordinator, according to a published report Monday. Miami, which lost to California in the Emerald Bowl, finished the season with a 7-6 mark. The Hurricanes struggled moving the ball, ranking 89th in the nation in total offense. When asked if he [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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23) MISSOURI 30, (20) NORTHWESTERN 23 (OT) EVANSTON, Illinois Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin connected on a seven-yard touchdown pass in overtime as 23rd-ranked Missouri edged No. 20 Northwestern, 30-23, in the Alamo Bowl. Daniel struggled for much of the game, ending with a season-low 200 yards and tying a career-high with three interceptions. But [...]
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Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis on Monday underwent successful knee replacement surgery on his right knee. Dr. Willard G. Yergler of South Bend Orthopedics Associates performed the hour-long surgery. The severe deterioration of the bone explains the severe pain he suffered the last three weeks, Yergler said in a statement. With the knee replacement, hell [...]
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With high-profile bosses so entrenched in their jobs, probably the only way that Southern California offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian or Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley could be head coaches next year is if they went to another school. Only one of them is moving up, though. While Bradley has long been considered a potential [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by admin
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Gus Malzahn, who directed one of the nation’s top-ranked offenses at Tulsa, was hired Sunday by new Auburn coach Gene Chizik as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Malzahn brings a no-huddle, fast-paced attack to the Tigers, who abandoned a struggling spread offense in midseason and returned to a more smashmouth style. Tulsa led the nation [...]
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Miami tight end Dedrick Epps didn’t suit up for the Emerald Bowl on Saturday night because of a bruised leg. Epps was the Hurricanes’ fourth-leading receiver during the regular season with 22 catches, and was third with 304 yards receiving. He started 10 of 12 games during his junior season, catching two touchdown passes. Epps’ [...]
Posted on December 28th, 2008 by admin
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Top 10 NCAA Division FBS (formerly I-A) coaching victories (x-active). Through Dec. 27, 2008 Coach W L T x-Joe Paterno 383 126 3 x-Bobby Bowden 382 123 4 Bear Bryant 323 85 17 Pop Warner 319 106 32 Amos Alonzo Stagg 314 199 35 LaVell Edwards 257 101 3 Tom Osborne 255 49 3 Lou [...]
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