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Assistant coaches’ salaries spiking in football

Trickle down economics are alive and well in college football. With many contracts being negotiated or finalized, nearly a dozen schools in the NCAA’s... Read More

Dennis Erickson says Arizona State football is reaching ‘turning point’ on offense

Arizona State will complete its offensive transformation to a faster system using more motion and no-huddle under its new offensive coordinator, coach... Read More

Senator Orrin Hatch launches new attacks on BCS

Spring football practice is beginning at many universities. And after a bit of an off-season, Sen. Orrin Hatch resumed attacks Tuesday on the Bowl Championship... Read More

New Michigan AD: Football success is critical

(Dave) Brandon had a lot on his calendar Monday, his first day as Michigan’s athletic director, but acknowledged nothing on his list of things... Read More

Irish trying to host game at Soldier Field

The Fighting Irish have found a home away from home. Notre Dame may be coming to Chicago as soon as 2012. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick confirmed... Read More

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Rich Rodriguez won’t be judged on just wins, losses at Michigan

Incoming Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said he’s seen improvements in the football program under Rich Rodriguez and won’t mandate a number... Read More

Pac-10 move would cost Colorado $9 million

Nine million dollars. It`s the initial price tag for the University of Colorado to move from the Big 12 Conference to the Pac-10 by 2012. The biggest... Read More

Widow of Fresno State football coach gets word out about cell phone radiation

Mindy Brown is on a crusade to warn people about radiation from cell phones. It started after her husband, Fresno State football coach Dan Brown, developed... Read More

Home Depot, Motorola CEO’s are Rutgers grads, could help with Big Ten move

If Rutgers was invited to the league and merely looked as if it had a chance to compete for a Big Ten title, its TV numbers would be competitive with... Read More

Jay Jacobs is in control of Auburn athletics

Article courtesy AuburnUndercover.com For a long time, lots of people didn’t want to believe it. Maybe some still don’t. But it’s a... Read More

Notre Dame coaches serving dual roles

Notre Dame assistant football coaches Chuck Martin and Mike Elston will be serving dual roles for head coach Brian Kelly. Martin, the defensive backs... Read More

USC adds special teams coach from Fresno State

USC announced Thursday that Fresno State assistant coach John Baxter was hired as the Trojans’ special teams and associate head coach. Baxter, 46,... Read More

College football broadcasting legend Keith Jackson returning to TV

Keith Jackson, 81, will be back on-air to host and do interviews for on Big Ten Icons, a 20-episode series the Big Ten Network will launch in September.... Read More

Ole Miss paying DC Tyrone Nix $500k per season

Ole Miss held on to Tyrone Nix this offseason, even after the defensive coordinator entertained a job offer from one of the nation’s premier programs... Read More

Nevada’s Chris Ault not worried about hot seat

Chris Ault is approaching spring practice the same way he has his previous 25 spring practices — with a goal to build depth and evaluate newcomers.... Read More

Alabama’s Nick Saban taking players to meet President Obama

Alabama’s national championship football team will tour the sights in Washington, D.C., on Monday, including a stop by the White House to meet with... Read More

Northwestern, Illinois to play in Wrigley?

Even the voice-cracking humiliation of singing at a Cubs game has not soured Illinois Coach Ron Zook on the idea of returning to Wrigley Field —... Read More

Memphis needs more football wins to join major conference

Former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese says the University of Memphis needs to win more in football to complement its compelling case for a major... Read More

Report: Big Ten wants Rutgers

The consensus among Big Ten sources, officials from other conferences and TV executives is that Rutgers offers the best package. Missouri is second and... Read More

Terry Bowden: Bring on playoffs instead of BCS

Terry Bowden is loving the playoffs life in Division II, and thinks Division I should go the same way. I cannot think of any reasonable expectations why... Read More

Alabama DC Kirby Smart could be future Georgia head coach?

Recently, Kirby Smart received a $390,000 raise to stay at Alabama as defensive coordinator, rejecting a bid from Georgia, his alma mater. His new deal... Read More

BYU in the Pac 10?

As the NCAA’s powerhouse conferences appear to be on the cusp of a major realignment, it’s important to use history as a guide to all the... Read More

Governor ready to broker WVU-Marshall deal

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin sees the West Virginia-Marshall football series as a matter of critical importance. That’s why he is prepared... Read More

FCS playoffs expanded to 20 teams

While pundits, players and coaches have been espousing opinions for months as to whether or not the NCAA men’s basketball tournament should be... Read More

LSU hires Steve Ensminger

Steve Ensminger, a former starting quarterback for LSU, has been named the school’s tight ends coach, head coach Les Miles announced on Thursday. Ensminger,... Read More

New Washington State AD Bill Moos appeals to Cougs’ loyalty

Bill Moos said Wednesday he’d begin his new job with some restraint. But not without grand ambition. Moos, 59, was introduced as Washington State’s... Read More

Lane Kiffin confused by Vols’ AD’s comments

Former Tennessee Coach Lane Kiffin is confused by Vols athletic director Mike Hamilton’s parting comments about him not being a “cultural... Read More

After NCAA ruling, pressure is on Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez to win now

This was not a good day for Michigan and Rich Rodriguez, that’s for sure. There were dour expressions and serious tones, although tinged with the slightest... Read More

Tim Tebow’s struggle to impress NFL could hurt Gators in recruiting

Obviously not part of the preparation is Florida head coach Urban Meyer. In four years under Meyer, Tebow said he’d “never been asked to shorten... Read More

Texas could land in Pac-10

For the University of Texas, it has a larger pool of conferences to choose from. Many reports state that Texas’s draw to the Big Ten is not seen as... Read More

Jim Leavitt, USF can’t reach deal on settlement

Attorneys for USF and former Bulls football coach Jim Leavitt met for nearly six hours in mediation Saturday, though no resolution has been reached between... Read More

Texas may still look for conference move

Don’t be so ready to dismiss talk of texas leaving the Big 12. Last week’s flare-up about Texas and Big Ten expansion came and went with... Read More

Reggie Bush: I’ve done everything I can for USC

While USC officials sat with NCAA investigators Thursday, former Trojan star Reggie bush was taking in the Olympics in Vancouver. “There are attorneys,... Read More

Oklahoma State paying $4 million for football coaches

For the first time in school history, Oklahoma State has committed a total of more than $4 million to football coaches’ salaries. According to figures... Read More

Washington State makes offer to former Oregon AD Bill Moos

Washington State University president Elson Floyd offered the school’s vacant athletic director position to Bill Moos on Thursday afternoon. “He... Read More

Cal defensive coordinator heads to Boise State

Cal defensive coordinator Bob Gregory, in a surprising move, left the Bears on Wednesday to become a defensive assistant at Boise State. Gregory, 46,... Read More

Matt Lubick leaves Arizona State for Duke

The Arizona State football coach who lured five-star talent Vontaze Burfict to Tempe is leaving. Matt Lubick, ASU’s assistant head coach and recruiting... Read More

Tony Franklin hire officially announced at LA Tech

Louisiana Tech formally announced the hiring of offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, who resigned from Middle Tennessee last week after accepting the... Read More

USC to face the heat from NCAA committee

Forget the Arizona heat outside. USC representatives will face plenty of pressure inside the room with NCAA rules infractions committee members soon.... Read More

Mountain West could lose Utah, TCU and BYU

The Pac-10, combined with the Big Ten considering adding at least one more school, could lead to some far-reaching changes in several other conferences,... Read More

Clemson could end up in SEC?

How would Clemson University’s football fortunes change if it were a member of the Southeastern rather than the Atlantic Coast Conference? Would it... Read More

Les Miles: SEC offers best path to national championship

Instead of looking strictly at the competitive nature of the conference, LSU coach Les Miles said he sees the opportunity the toughness of the league... Read More

Lou Holtz a fraud? You decide.

By Peter Tannenbaum - Special to Football Rumor Mill It’s interesting to see Lou Holtz out taking credit for his son Skip’s success. He plays the... Read More

USC AD Mike Garrett “embarrassed” by investigation stigma

USC AD Mike Garrett is opening up, but just a little bit. The university’s multimillion-dollar sports enterprise has suffered a black eye over allegations... Read More

Gators set to hire Teryl Austin

I’ve been told UF has come to terms with Arizona Cardinals defensive backs coach Teryl Austin, so the last step is an official announcement from the... Read More

Ellis Johnson worth the money to Spurrier, South Carolina

Now, South Carolina is ready to boost its payroll by handing assistant coach and defensive chief Ellis Johnson a comparable salary, which is expected... Read More

Derek Dooley still working on final staff assignments at Tennessee

Derek Dooley has all the ingredients, but he hasn’t confirmed the final recipe. The new Tennessee football coach has at least left some clues that... Read More

Steve Kragthorpe to Texas A&M?

Mike Sherman is interviewing for at least one linebackers coach — former A&M great Dat Nguyen is believed to be a candidate — and a receivers... Read More

Charlie Harbison turns down Florida, will stay at Clemson

UPDATE: Football Rumor Mill can confirm that Charlie Harbison has removed his name from consideration and is no longer a candidate for the DC job at... Read More

Tyrone Wheatley fills opening on Syracuse staff

Doug Marrone wasted little time in filling an unexpected opening on his staff, hiring former Michigan All-America tailback Tyrone Wheatley to coach running... Read More

Jim Harbaugh completes Stanford staff

Stanford hired former NFL assistant Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator. Coach Jim Harbaugh also announced Tuesday that Brian Polian will take over as... Read More

Pac-10 eyeing Utah and Colorado?

The University of Utah to the PAC 10? BYU to the Big 12?? It could happen. This is all speculation…but sources are telling ABC 4 Sports that Utah will... Read More

MTSU’s Tony Franklin offered job at Louisiana Tech

Middle Tennessee State offensive coordinator Tony Franklin has been offered the same position at Louisiana Tech. Franklin was in Ruston, La., on Sunday,... Read More

Texas Tech reports recruiting violations

Texas Tech filed a report with the NCAA in the summer of 2009, acknowledging violations in three sports, including football, of the NCAA’s ban on... Read More

Southern Miss ready to take advantage of realigment

Just over a month ago the Big Ten Conference served notice to the world of college football that changes are on the way. The league announced that they... Read More

Bills hire Gators’ DC

Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey has been filling his coaching staff with college and pro assistants but he dipped into the college ranks to find a defensive... Read More

Mike Stoops close to hiring new OC

Arizona coach Mike Stoops said Wednesday he could have a new offensive coordinator by the end of the week. Stoops said he has brought in three coaches... Read More

Mike Gundy: Dana Holgorsen is ‘running the show’

After two seasons of overseeing the Oklahoma State offensive operation and handling the play-calling, head coach Mike Gundy said he relinquished offensive... Read More

Houston Nutt hires Dave Radar as Ole Miss OC

Considering Dave Rader hasn’t even been in football for six out of the past 10 years, his appointment as the Ole Miss co-offensive coordinator and... Read More

Les Miles on LSU Hot Seat?

Skip Bertman was asked before speaking at the Louisiana State University at Alexandria athletics banquet Monday night if it was fair to say that LSU... Read More

Tim Brewster’s extension doesn’t include raise

Although Gophers football coach Tim Brewster has received a two-year contract extension, there is no salary increase, meaning the package remains worth... Read More

Nevada coach Chris Ault’s job in jeopardy unless improvement is made

Nevada football coach Chris Ault will be at risk of losing his job if the 2010 season is not an improvement on 2009, multiple sources have told the Reno... Read More

Kansas contract makes Turner Gill the fifth-richest football coach in Big 12

The University of Kansas athletic department on Wednesday made public new football coach Turner Gill’s contract, and the school determined that Gill’s... Read More

USC DC Rocky Seto not retained by Lane Kiffin

Rocky Seto, who was USC’s defensive coordinator last season and a member of the coaching staff since 1999, was informed Tuesday by new Coach Lane... Read More

Georgia Tech losing top recruiter

The timing left a little to be desired, but otherwise it appears the sudden departure of Giff Smith is not going to undo any of Georgia Tech’s... Read More

Former Tulsa football coach to Ole Miss?

Former University of Tulsa football coach David Rader could be headed for a fourth tour of duty in the Southeastern Conference. Mississippi football... Read More

Vikings QB coach Kevin Rogers OC candidate at Virginia

One day after finishing a season where he helped the Minnesota Vikings get to the NFC championship game, while acting as overseer for future Hall of... Read More

Longhorns say no thanks to Thursday game against Nebraska

Texas-Nebraska next October on ESPN Thursday, live from Memorial Stadium? Almost. Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne said on Monday that ESPN wanted... Read More

Minnesota likely to extend Tim Brewster

Look for Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster’s contract extension to be for at least two years. More than 90 percent of the Gophers’ seniors... Read More

Is Mike Leach a fit at Arizona?

Arizona coach Mike Stoops could attempt to hire Mike Leach and give him autonomy. It would be a transaction that would set the Pac-10 on its ear. But... Read More

Joe Barry a candidate for Tennessee DC job

Buccaneers linebackers coach Joe Barry is a candidate to become the Tennessee Volunteers’ new defensive coordinator, according to several published... Read More

ECU hires Ruffin McNeill

East Carolina University chose someone from its past to lead the school into its football future. A week-long search by the university for a new head... Read More

Report: Mike Shula tops ECU’s list

A source close to the East Carolina coaching search told The Reflector Wednesday evening that Mike Shula, quarterbacks coach for the NFL’s Jacksonville... Read More

Reports: Jim Harbaugh pursued by Raiders

Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh isn’t going anywhere, and he sure isn’t going to Oakland. That’s what ESPN reported Wednesday, saying... Read More

Tennessee not disclosing Derek Dooley’s salary

Derek Dooley is the new UT football coach, right? But has he really been hired yet? The UT Athletic Department isn’t saying what Dooley will be paid... Read More

Shula, Rocco, Wilson, McNeill, Shankweiler lead ECU search

A source close to the coaching search told The Reflector Wednesday evening that Mike Shula, quarterbacks coach for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars and... Read More

La. Tech Hires Sonny Dykes

Louisiana Tech has tapped Arizona Wildcats offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes to replace Derek Dooley as head football coach. Dykes, who was introduced... Read More

Texas A&M set to hire Air Force DC?

Air Force defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter will be leaving the academy to become the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M, according to a source close... Read More

Tennessee investigating USC assistant Ed Orgeron

Officials at the University of Tennessee are preparing to investigate the staff that bolted for Southern California last week. Specifically, athletic... Read More

Louisiana Tech begins search for new coach

Although potential candidates for the Louisiana Tech football coaching vacancy dropped by at least one on Monday, other quality names continue to surface.... Read More

Rick Stockstill turns down ECU

Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill has decided to pass on an offer to become next coach at East Carolina and will remain at the school. The timing... Read More

How Lane Kiffin wound up at USC

How exactly did Lane Kiffin end up at USC anyway? Agent Gary Uberstine played a big role in the series of events that occurred at the university after... Read More

Randy Shannon negotiating new Miami contract

Randy Miami has been going back-and-forth with head coach Randy Shannon’s agent on contract terms, with the process taking longer than expected,... Read More

BREAKING NEWS: Tennessee Hires Derek Dooley

According to WNML-FM in Knoxville, Derek Dooley will be named the head football coach of the Tennessee Vols. Dooley, 41, is currently the head coach... Read More

Tennessee Set to Hire David Cutcliffe

Duke head coach David Cutcliffe will be named Tennessee’s next head coach barring a last-second snag in negotiations, a source told the News Sentinel.... Read More

BREAKING NEWS: South Florida Hires Skip Holtz

Sources close to Skip Holtz tell FootballRumorMill.com that Skip Holtz has accepted the head coaching job at South Florida. Holtz replaced the deposed... Read More

With Will Muschamp out, Vols could turn to David Cutcliffe

Will Muschamp, Texas’ defensive coordinator and head coach-in-waiting, has turned down a lucrative offer to be Tennessee’s new coach, sources... Read More

Rick Neuheisel: Norm Chow says he “wants to be at UCLA”

Bruins coach, however, would not stop offensive coordinator from taking `blockbuster’ offer if it comes from USC. UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel addressed... Read More

USF interviews Doug Williams; Skip Holtz still top candidate

Nearly a week after firing Jim Leavitt, the University of South Florida’s search for the second head football coach in school history remains... Read More

USF deal with Skip Holtz could be finalized today

The University of South Florida’s search for its next head football coach could end today if a deal with East Carolina’s Skip Holtz can... Read More

Phillip Fulmer says he’s not seeking UT job

Former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer said he is not seeking the Tennessee coaching job. Fulmer made the statement this morning in a release... Read More

Will Muschamp Declines Tennessee Offer, Stays at Texas

For the longest time Wednesday, Will Muschamp’s future was the subject of dueling Internet reports, from Texas and Tennessee. He was staying at... Read More

Air Force coach Troy Calhoun a Tennessee candidate?

As multiple media outlets continue to mention Air Force coach Troy Calhoun as a possible candidate for the vacant head coaching job at Tennessee, Calhoun... Read More

Lane Kiffin, Norm Chow didn’t speak for two years

Sources said USC coach Lane Kiffin agreed to hire Norm Chow when he interviewed with Mike Garrett. But Kiffin and Chow endured a rocky relationship when... Read More

Texas Tech looks to hire Alabama assistant as DC

It looks like Alabama may have a spot to fill on its coaching staff in the very near future. The Tide’s inside linebackers coach and associate... Read More

Muschamp Stays at Texas, Tennessee Regroups

Tennessee must move quickly to hire a coach with Lane Kiffin off to USC. Volunteers athletic director Mike Hamilton will meet the media at 1 p.m. ET... Read More

USC Hires Lane Kiffin

Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin has agreed in principle to become the next head coach at Southern California, sources close to the situation told ESPN.com’s... Read More

Who’s Next at USC?

Athletic Director Mike Garrett is considering a list of coaches thought to include Boise State’s Chris Petersen, the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars’... Read More

Skip Holtz to USF?

USF athletic director Doug Woolard’s focus was in Orlando at the national coaches’ convention, where the buzz Monday was on East Carolina coach... Read More

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