Condi Rice for Pac-10 Commissioner?

So here’s an intriguing name as a candidate to become the new commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference – former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Two sources said that she is on the list of candidates to replace Tom Hansen, having shown definite interest in the job. Indications are that she may not be the favorite, though it’s unclear who is. But a hire of Rice would obviously get a lot of attention for the conference. … Rice was provost at Stanford from 1993-99 – it was under her watch that the school hired Tyrone Willingham as football coach and the two have remained friends – so she knows the conference well, and it’s through some of those contacts that her interest in the Pac-10 commissioner’s job has apparently come about. Rice has said she was planning to return to Stanford to teach. – Seattle Times

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Former Bulldogs Coach Croom Lands NFL Gig

Although there has been no official announcement or confirmation, the Rams are set to hire former Mississippi State head coach Sylvester Croom, according to league sources. It’s believed that Croom, 54, will coach running backs in St. Louis. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Patriots’ Special Teams Guru Heads to Cleveland

Details regarding special teams coach Brad Seely’s departure to Cleveland have surfaced, as an NFL source said Seely received a lucrative three-year contract. Seely, who had been with the Patriots for 10 seasons, had his contract expire after the season. To lure him away from the Patriots, the Browns offered him the generous package as well as the title of assistant head coach, which New England didn’t match. – Boston Globe

Saunders, Hackett in Line for Raiders OC Job

Al Saunders remains the lone known candidate to have interviewed to be Raiders offensive coordinator, and there is no word on whether he has been offered the job or will accept it if offered. If Saunders doesn’t work out, chances are Paul Hackett, whom the club announced as quarterbacks coach Wednesday would be elevated to offensive coordinator and the club would hire another quarterbacks coach – Contra Costa Times

Bucs Hire Jagodzinski as New OC

Three weeks after being dismissed by Boston College for pursuing an NFL head coaching job, Jeff Jagodzinski was hired Thursday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be their offensive coordinator. Jagodzinski, who led Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in each of his two seasons, was fired Jan. 7 after being told he would be let go if he interviewed for the New York Jets’ coaching vacancy. – USA Today

Hoke Assembles Top Notch Staff at SDSU

There is a defensive coordinator in place, Rocky Long, who beat his current employer by an average of nearly 20 points per game during his 11 seasons as head coach at New Mexico. There is an offensive coordinator in the fold, Al Borges, who was referred to by former Auburn coach Pat Dye as “one of the best offensive coordinators I’ve ever seen.” There is a quarterbacks coach on board, Brian Sipe, who returned to his alma mater as one of the program’s most storied players, a former All-American and NFL Most Valuable Player. If San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke was looking to fan the flames of a program whose fire died long ago, his hirings have been the equivalent of tossing a torch into the cargo hold of an oil tanker. Yet unless Long and Sipe can recoup their magic as former college quarterbacks, or Borges is able to find an extra year of eligibility for the three-headed monster that was Ronnie Brown, Cadillac Williams and Jason Campbell at Auburn in 2004, there remains the matter of identifying ability on a team whose talent level is clearly lacking in the rapidly improving Mountain West Conference. – Union-Tribune

Former Browns GM Savage Weighing Options

Phil Savage did indicate he wants another chance to build an NFL team. “Obviously, I’m looking around, checking into a lot of different areas,” he said. “I’m a football guy. I’ve worked 22 years in a row. I enjoy football. I love the sport. It’s something I’ve always done. I certainly would want to stay close to it.” Savage would not confirm that he has turned down the chance to join the Detroit Lions in a personnel capacity. “I’ve talked to a lot of teams. I’ll leave it at that,” he said. – Cleveland Plain Dealer

Bowden Gets New Deal at FSU

Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden officially signed his new one-year contract extension on Wednesday. Bowden and the university agreed to the financial terms recently, which was first reported by NoleInsider.com late Monday. Bowden’s contract extension pays him approximately $2.5 million, the same amount he earned last season. “I am glad to get it signed up for another year like I said I would do after each year,” Bowden said in a FSU press release. “I appreciate the university’s support. We are busy recruiting and looking forward to next season.” The 2009 season will be Bowden’s 34th as head coach at Florida State. In his 43 years as a collegiate head coach, Bowden has compiled a career record of 382-123-4. He has led the Seminoles to two national championships (1993 & 1999) and the nation’s longest active bowl appearance streak at 27. – NoleInsider.com

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