The NCAA penalized Eastern Washington’s football program Wednesday for numerous violations under former coach Paul Wulff, now the coach at Washington State. Among the violations announced were allowing ineligible athletes to practice, having too many assistant coaches and failure to properly monitor the team. Eastern Washington was put on three years’ probation and is banned [...]
Posted on February 13th, 2009 by admin
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Oklahoma State wide receiver Bo Bowling was suspended from the team Wednesday after he was arrested on felony drug charges. Bowling was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court documents. Court documents indicate the controlled substance was alprozolam, an [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by admin
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Oregon coach Mike Bellotti wants college football to have tougher penalties against unsportsmanlike conduct and dangerous hits. Now it’s time to find out whether his coaching colleagues agree with his suggestions. Bellotti, the NCAA football rules committee chairman, said Wednesday officials should eject more players for flagrant personal fouls, and agreed to seek input on [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by admin
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University of Texas System regents on Wednesday unanimously approved the new contract for Longhorn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, who is in line to take over for head coach Mack Brown when he decides to retire. The deal pays Muschamp $900,000 a year as defensive coordinator and at least $2 million a year as head coach [...]
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by admin
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Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly says defensive coordinator Joe Tresey will not return for next season. Kelly made the announcement Monday. He says Tresey was an integral part of the Bearcats’ 2008 Big East championship but that he and Tresey “differ philosophically over where we want to go defensively in the future.” Cincinnati finished 31st in [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2009 by admin
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Louisville football coach Steve Kragthorpe is going back to his offensive roots in an effort to jump-start his struggling program. After two disappointing seasons with a combined record of 11-13, Kragthorpe will take over the play calling duties for the Cardinals next season. Former offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm has been hired at Florida Atlantic, where [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2009 by admin
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Two months into his job as Washington’s head coach and Steve Sarkisian is still dealing with two openings on his coaching staff thanks to a pair of flip-flopping assistants. The second, and more surprising, came Monday afternoon when the school announced that offensive coordinator Jim Michalczik was leaving Washington to become the offensive line coach [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2009 by admin
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Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin was named Thursday as the eventual successor to Ralph Friedgen, putting him in line to become the Terrapins’ first black head football coach. There is no specific timeline for how long the 37-year-old Franklin would be the coach-in-waiting; Friedgen has three years remaining on his contract and has not indicated [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2009 by admin
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Contentious negotiations on a new contract for Texas Tech coach Mike Leach have stalled largely on questions of what happens if he tries to leave the Red Raiders. Leach and his agents have taken issue with termination and buyout clauses and a provision that would trigger the coach’s firing and a $1.5 million penalty if [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2009 by admin
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Middle Tennessee State University has hired former Auburn assistant Tony Franklin as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Franklin spent 10 as Auburn’s offensive coordinator and was fired midway through last season when the Tigers’ sputtered in his spread offense. Before going to Auburn, Franklin was offensive coordinator for two seasons at Troy, Middle [...]
Posted on February 6th, 2009 by admin
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