Joker Phillips won’t return as coach at Kentucky
When Joker Phillips basically conceded after Saturday's loss to Vanderbilt that he wasn't long for the head coaching job at Kentucky, it was just a matter of when Wildcats athletic director Mitch...
View ArticleBCS Standings Week 4: Alabama asserts itself as an immovable object
For a brief moment Saturday night — perhaps about 30 minutes or so — teams such as Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame had a glimmer of hope. During that time, LSU led Alabama, was playing...
View ArticleUCLA coaches sport war paint during blowout against Arizona (PHOTO)
UCLA coach Jim Mora was really excited about Saturday's homecoming game against Arizona, especially since the Bruins were wearing navy uniforms for the first time in the modern era. And while Mora...
View ArticleAlabama produces a collection of T-shirts commemorating the win over LSU
After a big win -- especially a rivalry win -- it's become customary for the winning school to create a T-shirt so its fans can commemorate the event. Well, Alabama decided to take that a step...
View ArticleMike Leach blasts his team, star WR Wilson reportedly quits … just a normal,...
When Washington State hired Mike Leach, the school knew what it was getting into. It was getting a talented, successful coach who is outspoken and always seems to have some controversy swirling around....
View ArticleIs Maryland football cursed? Terps’ leading tackler out for season, too
You'd think that losing four quarterbacks to season-ending injuries would be enough bad luck for one year, but that's not the case for Maryland. Maryland lost linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield, its...
View ArticleRutgers going patriotic with stars and stripes helmet
Rutgers' new silver helmets have been a hit this season -- and if you're superstitious, they've been pretty good luck too, as the Scarlet Knights are off to a 7-1 start. Rutgers is tweaking the helmet...
View ArticleCollin Klein’s injury status is still a mystery
Kansas State has never been one to divulge injury updates, it's just not coach Bill Snyder's style. So, when Snyder was asked Monday about quarterback Collin Klein, he decided to bob-and-weave. "Hope...
View ArticleHate emails to Jimbo Fisher end up in the inbox of an academic coordinator...
Florida State's non-national championship season hasn't endeared fans to coach Jimbo Fisher and they've let him know by sending him a barrage of emails. Only, those emails aren't hitting the coach's...
View ArticleMack Brown says the ‘horns down’ gesture is disrespectful
Texas coach Mack Brown is tired of people being mean to the Longhorns and he wants the Big 12 to do something about it. Brown, who's done a lot of complaining this season, says the upside-down...
View ArticleFormer jailed Michigan OL regrets letting Michigan football down
Former Michigan offensive lineman Greg Skrepenak, a former All-American who captained the 1991 team, was released from jail in June after serving 24 months for corruption committed while he was the...
View ArticleNick Saban for president? At least one voter has his fingers crossed
Nick Saban for president in 2012? Hey, why not? He at least has one vote from a loyal Alabama supporter who cast Saban and Alabama men's golf coach Jay Seawell as the write-in and then took a picture...
View ArticleMississippi State’s DC wants to tackle his team’s tackling issues (so, at...
Mississippi State defensive coordinator Chris Wilson is not happy. And why should he be? In the Bulldogs' past two games against Alabama and Texas A&M, they have given up 1,107 total yards of...
View ArticleSteve Spurrier is allowing his players to vote as long as they’re 21
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is more than happy to allow his players time to vote Tuesday as long as they meet the requisite voting age of 21. Wait, 21? Isn't the voting age 18? Well, Spurrier...
View ArticleFake UCLA Twitter account stirs up trouble between the Bruins and USC
UCLA's Randall Goforth has a Twitter impersonator and he's getting the safety and the team in all sorts of trouble with its crosstown rival USC. The fake account, which popped up last month and...
View ArticleThe Sugar Bowl lands the ‘Champions Bowl’ between the SEC and Big 12
The Sugar Bowl will host the much-anticipated "Champions Bowl" between the SEC and Big 12 champions (or next best teams) starting in 2014 and will take the Sugar Bowl name. "New Orleans and the Sugar...
View ArticleMark Richt to have offseason hip replacement surgery courtesy of a swinging...
There's something about SEC coaches and hip injuries. First, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley suffered one and had to have mid-season hip surgery — he's been coaching from a golf cart and walking with a...
View ArticleTexas legend Darrell Royal passes away at age 88
There are a few college football coaches who stand on a historical pedestal above the rest, their names forming a foundation of the sport's history. Bear Bryant. Pop Warner. Knute Rockne. Tom Osborne....
View ArticleNew Mexico gets on the American flag logo bandwagon
With schools that have a configuration of letters, or a single letter, as their logo, incorporating the American flag into a special alternate logo is pretty easy. It's not quite as easy when the logo...
View ArticleYou think you know sarcasm? Mike Leach has some sarcasm for you
Since Mike Leach took the Washington State job last December, there haven't been many uneventful moments, and this week's press conference kept the streak alive. Throughout the year, Leach has called...
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