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Louisville football tickets a hard sell

Louisville lags roughly 6,000 behind its season-ticket total from last season at a stadium that will be expanded by more than 13,000 seats for the 2010... Read More

Friedgen says he might stay on past contract

University of Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen says he might want to remain in his post for up to five more years if the team is performing well... Read More

Stoops to Make $5 million by 2011

Bob Stoops will make nearly $5 million as Oklahoma football coach in 2011, should he remain that long, according to his revised contract approved Wednesday... Read More

Nutt, Rebels Try to Handle Pressure of Expectations

Ole Miss’ Houston Nutt: The Rebels and their head coach have been riding the wave of optimism since their Cotton Bowl win over Texas Tech. Ole Miss... Read More

Dantonio: MSU is “last coaching job”

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio completed another off-season radio interview over the weekend, this time with a station in Lakewood, Ohio, outside... Read More

Cincy Extends Kelly

Cincinnati has given football coach Brian Kelly a contract extension, adding a year at nearly $1.5 million. The school said Monday that Kelly is guaranteed... Read More

Five of top 10 earners reside in SEC

Follow the money, and it’ll lead to the SEC. A report released Monday in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal ranks the 10 highest-earning... Read More

Edsall feels good about UConn’s football team

Before a packed house, the guest speaker expressed confidence in his team, which opens Sept. 5 at Ohio. “I feel good about this group of young... Read More

Chizik mostly mum on Tony Franklin

Gene Chizik made his first public comments Tuesday regarding the recent controversial statements made by former offensive coordinator Tony Franklin.... Read More

20 Gators Charged with 24 Crimes Under Meyer

University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley says the numbers don’t tell the whole story. The statistics say that 20 UF football players... Read More

Gators switching to pro style offense?

Urban Meyer has made a career on running the spread-option offense - he lit up scoreboards for two years at Bowling Green, which landed him the gig... Read More

Wisconsin football coach forced to take furlough?

University of Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema is scheduled to receive a $100,000 pay increase for the 2009 season. But will he get all of it? In... Read More

Meyer to Get a Raise

University of Florida president Bernie Machen doesn’t think Urban Meyer should be the SEC’s third-highest paid football coach. “He... Read More

Notre Dame paid Willingham more than Weis?

Thanks to money garnered from apparel deals or media appearances or camps, Charlie Weis ultimately has been paid much more to coach Notre Dame than Tyrone... Read More

Steve Spurrier confronts Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffin may be the new mouth of the SEC. But Steve Spurrier isn’t going down without a fight. Earlier Tuesday in Destin, Fla., Kiffin was... Read More

Kiffin won’t apologize to SEC coaches

Lane Kiffin didn’t back down or hand out apologies Tuesday before he met his fellow Southeastern Conference football coaches — many of whom... Read More

Spurrier: I haven’t won enough to talk trash

It isn’t very often that University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier gets put in his place. But that’s exactly what... Read More

Les Miles: LSU can make a run at SEC title

Remaining is a young team that LSU Tigers head coach Les Miles thinks can step up and get the job done. “I like the position we’re in,”... Read More

Secret Prince deal stuns K-State

During the past six months, Kansas State University fans have come to accept $1.2 million as the cost of ridding their valued football program of former... Read More

Notre Dame football at Yankee Stadium?

The tradition of college football at Yankee Stadium could be in the embryonic stages of being revived at the new Yankee Stadium. Jack Swarbrick, Notre... Read More

Did Chizik beat Meyer to high road?

There’s a right way and a wrong way to handle things, and Birmingham News columnist Kevin Scarbinsky says Auburn’s Gene Chizik has an edge... Read More

Alvarez in Wisconsin power struggle

There is no doubt the past 20 years have been the golden age of University of Wisconsin athletics. But at what cost? The battle brewing on campus regarding... Read More

ACC Anxious for Title Game Move to Charlotte

With Jacksonville abandoned after three years of hosting the Atlantic Coast Conference championship football game and Tampa a dismal failure in its first... Read More

ACC’s Plans for Realignment Not on Agenda at Spring Meetings

In an e-mail he wrote in February to Florida State Athletic Director Randy Spetman, Andy Miller, the president of Seminole Boosters, Inc., urged Spetman... Read More

Colorado OC to Interview at Oregon

The Colorado football program could be looking for a new offensive coordinator as early as next week. Mark Helfrich, who has served as offensive coordinator... Read More

Ole Miss Player Says He Can’t Read

Jerrell Powe apparently was joking. But the Ole Miss defensive tackle’s statement to police that “he couldn’t read” certainly... Read More

West, Memphis Give Troubled Players Fresh Start

Lance Smith finds holes, then — zing! — rockets his way upfield. A junior running back, he has the sort of high-end acceleration that has... Read More

Kiffin Wrongly Accused?

Tennessee denied Friday that it had self-reported a secondary violation to the NCAA concerning contact between football coach Lane Kiffin and South ... Read More

Weis confirms talk with family about leaving ND

Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis confirms he talked with his family about quitting at the end of last season, though he says he never thought he’d... Read More

Fulmer: “I’m not retired”

Don’t say the word retirement to former UT football coach Phillip Fulmer, because he isn’t saying it. “I’m not retired,”... Read More

Why Fiesta Bowl is mad at NFL

A scheduling conflict at University of Phoenix Stadium early next year has Fiesta Bowl officials fuming and the Arizona Cardinals apologizing. If the... Read More

Miles: LSU Staff Changes Lead to Productive Spring

LSU’s year of atonement following the football program’s worst regular season this decade completed another step on Thursday with the end... Read More

Former Arizona State coach Snyder Dies of Skin Cancer

Bruce Snyder never stopped learning and teaching. That’s why after he retired from football coaching, Snyder traveled to the Libyan desert in... Read More

West Virginia Coaching Salaries Top $3 million

As the price of success keeps rising, West Virginia’s football program is paying to keep up with the elite of college football. When the Mountaineers... Read More

Dallas trying to steal College Football Hall of Fame from South Bend

A group of area political and civic leaders, as well as football legends such as Roger Staubach and Deion Sanders, are pursuing relocating the College... Read More

Fulmer, Kiffin Have Still Not Met

Former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer said he has not met with his replacement, Lane Kiffin. “We’ve missed each other,” Fulmer... Read More

Gruden turns down offer from Oregon

Chip Kelly’s first major task at Oregon was finding someone to fill his old spot as the team’s offensive coordinator. Again rumors began... Read More

FOOTBALL RUMOR MILL RADIO

BusterSports.com and FootballRumorMill.com have teamed up for a one hour look each week at “All the Latest from the Coaching Carousel.” The show will... Read More

Tide Coaches Get Raises

The nine on-field members of the Alabama coaching staff have received contract raises that were approved by the UA System Board of Trustees on Monday,... Read More

Pelini Gets Extension at Nebraska

Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini signed a contract extension Monday following a 9-4 season, boosting his annual salary to $1.85 million. The contract... Read More

Gundy Has Not Signed OSU Extension

Nearly four months after Oklahoma State and football coach Mike Gundy agreed on a seven-year deal worth a total of $15.7 million, Gundy still has not... Read More

New Book Gives Scrutiny to Power Struggle at Georgia

A new book scheduled to be released Tuesday in Atlanta paints a not-so-favorable picture of University of Georgia President Michael Adams and Georgia... Read More

Gators Battle Complacency

The Gators return 18 starters from their national championship team from 2008. It’s almost the exact same group that worked harder and stayed focused... Read More

Pelini Sets Sights Higher in Second Year

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said standing in place after nine wins and a few pats on the back is not an acceptable option for his second season. “Thinking... Read More

Kiffin Done with Apologies

Lane Kiffin said he is through apologizing to Florida. Kiffin issued a public apology for wrongly accusing the reigning BCS football champions and coach... Read More

Maryland Head Coach In Waiting Guaranteed $1 million

Maryland has promised to pay offensive coordinator James Franklin $1 million if he is not named to succeed Ralph Friedgen as head coach, according to... Read More

Clemson Hires Brooks as DL Coach

For the first time in his brief tenure, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney went beyond the Alabama tree to hire an assistant from outside the program. Former... Read More

Gators’ Foley Dodges Hurricanes

Miami proposed playing Florida in football twice every four years so every player can experience one home game against the Gators. ”Currently,... Read More

NCAA Looking at Saban, Kiffin?

In Tuscaloosa, Alabama is expected to bring on former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh as a graduate assistant. In Knoxville, Tennessee is reportedly... Read More

Nutt Gets Extension, Raise

Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt will make $2.5 million per season and has had his contract extended through 2012, according to the March board book... Read More

Miami, Notre Dame Could Renew Rivalry

After a nearly two-decade break, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said the Fighting Irish is ”very interested” in playing Miami... Read More

Weis Squarely on Hot Seat in 2009

Earlier this month, Jeff Steck, at the excellent Blue-Gray Sky blog, produced a fascinating analysis that put a new spin on the old chicken-egg argument... Read More

Steinbrecher Named New MAC Commissioner

Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher, with 15 years experience as a Division I commissioner, was appointed commissioner of the Mid-American Conference today by the... Read More

Kelly Begins Search for His Replacement as He Moves into New Role

When head football coach Mike Bellotti announced he will retire from coaching football and become the new University athletic director, it was a decision... Read More

BREAKING NEWS: Bellotti Resigns as Oregon Coach

The Mike Bellotti era is officially over for the University of Oregon football team. UO President Dave Frohnmayer announced today that Bellotti will... Read More

Fisher Set to “Clean House” at Florida State

With the NCAA coming down on Florida State in the wake of the cheating scandal, the news has in essence prompted a referendum of sorts on the state... Read More

UFL Lands Big Name Coaches in Fassel, Green, Haslett and Cottrell

The fledgling United Football League takes a significant step in its quest for credibility with a skeptical public today when it announces who will coach... Read More

Al Groh at Crossroads in Virginia

Thus is the story of Al Groh at Virginia, some good, some bad. There are certainly economic considerations as Groh’s buyout is in the $6.5 million... Read More

Urban Meyer Has Filthy Mouth

Urban Meyer was named after a pope. It’s a good thing The Holy Father wasn’t in Meyer’s audience last weekend, or he might have wanted... Read More

Bellotti on 2009: “50-50″

The decision, Mike Bellotti says, will “probably” come in the next two weeks. Whether he remains as football coach at Oregon, or moves over... Read More

Fulmer Eager to Coach Again

Phillip Fulmer may not be Tennessee’s coach anymore, but he’s eager to get back on the sidelines somewhere. The former UT head man spoke... Read More

NCAA Alleges Major Violations at Alabama

The NCAA alleged that the University of Alabama committed “potentially major” rules violations by “failing to monitor” its student-athlete... Read More

Bowden Happy to be Back on Sidelines

It was actually 65 days ago that he looked in the mirror and saw Terry Bowden, college football personality and ex-coach. The next day he was introduced... Read More

MWC Proposes College Football Playoff

The Mountain West Conference is ready for college football to move to a playoff — or shy of that, some kind of shift in the way the controversial Bowl... Read More

FOOTBALL RUMOR MILL RADIO - 3/5/2009

BusterSports.com and FootballRumorMill.com have teamed up for a one hour look each week at “All the Latest from the Coaching Carousel.” The show will... Read More

Georgia Promotes Jancek to Co-DC

Georgia has promoted linebackers coach John Jancek to co-defensive coordinator. The promotion comes a day after Jancek turned down an offer to become... Read More

UTSA Hires Coker as Head Coach

The first football coach in the history of the University of Texas at San Antonio will be a former national champion coach. Larry Coker, who coached... Read More

USF Hires Tresey as New DC

After getting turned down by a handful of candidates during the past two weeks, University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt finally found his defensive... Read More

South Carolina Begins Spring with Four New Coaches on Offense

All eyes will be on South Carolina’s offense during spring practice. The Gamecocks replaced four offensive assistants, with wide receivers coach... Read More

Gators’ Assistants Working Without Contracts

Most Gators football assistants are coaching with a contract that expired more than a month ago, something that would make most businessmen nervous.... Read More

Hart Introduced as New DL Coach at Notre Dame

Randy Hart began his college career during the presidential term of Lyndon Johnson. He played on a national title team for The Ohio State University... Read More

Trickett, FSU Agree on New Deal

The Rick Trickett contract saga is finally over. Florida State’s well-respected offensive line coach has agreed to a one-year contract extension according... Read More

SEC’s Slive Favors Plus-One Model for College Football

Mike Silve, the commissioner of the SEC since 2002, asked about the possible addition of a plus-one plan to the BCS: “We thought it was worth moving... Read More

Kiffin is Nation’s Highest Paid Assistant

The highest-paid Vols assistant is defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin at $1.2 million annually, making him the highest-paid assistant in the nation and... Read More

Disch Spurns USF; Will Stay at Illinois

Illinois co-defensive coordinator Dan Disch has turned down an offer to become the defensive coordinator at South Florida. The former Jacksonville, ... Read More

USF Targets Disch as DC

South Florida coach Jim Leavitt has offered his defensive coordinator position to Illinois co-defensive coordinator Dan Disch, a source close to the... Read More

Schiano Gives Up DC Duties

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano explains his decision to relinquish his duties as defensive coordinator: “I feel very comfortable with our entire defensive... Read More

Groh Hires Top Flight Staff at Virginia

About a month from spring football practice, Virginia fans should be feeling pretty good about what has transpired with their coaching staff since December.... Read More

Pat Hill Tweaks Fresno State Staff

Fresno State football coach Pat Hill has finished shuffling and adding to his staff, hiring three assistants and making a slew of staff adjustments.... Read More

Nebraska’s Ekeler Interviews for USF DC Job

Nebraska linebackers coach Mike Ekeler, who played under Jim Leavitt at Kansas State from 1991 to 1994, interviewed Saturday on USF’s campus... Read More

UCLA Hires Hundley

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel is going with experience and will hire SMU assistant head coach Tim Hundley as the Bruins’ new secondary coach, with... Read More

USC’s Carroll Tops Salary List

USC won its only Bowl Championship Series title four years ago, but Coach Pete Carroll still ranks No. 1 in at least one category. A new report released... Read More

FOOTBALL RUMOR MILL RADIO

BusterSports.com and FootballRumorMill.com have teamed up for a one hour look each week at “All the Latest from the Coaching Carousel.” The show will... Read More

Tenuta New DC at Notre Dame

While the Notre Dame offensive coaching staff will have a different look to it in 2009 with Charlie Weis serving as offensive coordinator, the defensive... Read More

Nussmeier Promoted to OC at Washington

Dan Cozzetto is officially on board and Washington quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier — after just a month on the job — has been promoted... Read More

Texas Tech, Mike Leach Finally Agree to Extension

Texas Tech and football coach Mike Leach have finally agreed to a contract extension after more than 10 months of negotiations that will keep him at... Read More

Rutgers OC McNulty Leaves for NFL

The Arizona Cardinals have hired Rutgers offensive coordinator John McNulty as their new wide receivers coach, making the announcement on the team’s... Read More

Kaufman Leaves USM for UNC

Southern Miss defensive line/special teams coach Art Kaufman has left coach Larry Fedora’s staff for a position on Butch Davis’ staff at North ... Read More

Prince Officially Rehired at Virginia; Diaco Lands at Cincinnati

In an odd offseason with more twists than a season of Melrose Place, Virginia landed a football coach and watched as another left. Former assistant... Read More

Fallout Over Leach’s Contract Continues

Because of the uncertainty of his future, Mike Leach knows it’s going to be difficult to persuade recruits to play for Tech. One of the reasons... Read More

Foley Battling Meyer/Notre Dame Flames

University of Florida AD Jeremy Foley on football coach Urban Meyer’s comments about Notre Dame: “Urban Meyer has a tremendous amount of... Read More

Cignetti Leaves Cal for Pitt

Frank Cignetti will be the new offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh, Rivals.com has learned. Cignetti joins Dave Wannstedt’s Pitt staff from California,... Read More

Walt Harris Finds a New Job

Akron has hired former Pittsburgh head coach Walt Harris as quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator, according to Zips coach J.D. Brookhart. Harris,... Read More

Report: Texas Tech Could Dump Leach, Pursue Briles

With coach Mike Leach and Texas Tech in a stalemate over a contract extension, there is a chance for this affair to take a turn toward the absurd: Texas... Read More

Gailey Remains in Limbo

At 57 years old and in his fourth job as an offensive coordinator, Chan Gailey is the very definition of a veteran NFL coach. Those facts alone make Gailey... Read More

Tennessee AD Hamilton Stands Behind Kiffin

Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton was convinced he had found the right football coach when he hired Lane Kiffin after the 2008 season. He’s... Read More

Prince May Return to Virginia

According to sources, newly appointed Virginia defensive coordinator Bob Diaco is leaving the program to take a similar post at the University of Cincinnati.... Read More

Lolley, Thigpen Complete Chizik’s Coaching staff

Special from AuburnUndercover.com Phillip Lolley will move onto the field for the second time at Auburn and Tommy Thigpen will move from North Carolina... Read More

Ferentz, Iowa Strike New Deal

Iowa announced Thursday that it has struck a deal with Kirk Ferentz on a contract extension that will run through the 2015 season and could keep him... Read More

Miles Moves Quickly to Fill LSU TE Job, Hires Yanowsky

Les Miles didn’t waste much time filling the vacancy left by Josh Henson on the LSU coaching staff. LSU announced Thursday that it has hired Don... Read More

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