Posts Tagged ‘ Florida ’

10 Colleges With the Most Powerful Coaches

July 18, 2012
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10 Colleges With the Most Powerful Coaches

Ideally, colleges should be well-known, desirable, and popular because of the high quality of educational resources they offer students and other members of the community. Yet, here in the U.S. that’s not always the case. Many schools’ academic programs are eclipsed by the overwhelming popularity of their sports teams, and for better or worse that has made the coaches and head administrators of these teams incredibly powerful figures that dominate what has now become a billion-dollar industry for colleges...

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Kansas makes a big move, hires Charlie Weis

December 9, 2011
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Kansas makes a big move, hires Charlie Weis

With such a tumultuous college football season, nothing should come as a surprise anymore. However, in a somewhat desperate move, Kansas just named Florida offensive coordinator and former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis as the 37th head coach of KU football. Not only did this come as a surprise to the college football nation, but Florida head coach Will Muschamp had no idea this deal was even in the works. Muschamp had no reason to believe Weis was even...

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Stick with Lee, Les

October 6, 2011
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Stick with Lee, Les

Disgraced LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson wants his starting job back from Jarrett Lee, his replacement. Jefferson, a senior, was reinstated to the football program last week after suspension for his involvement in a mid-August fight. He had originally been charged with felony second-degree battery, but a Louisiana grand jury reduced his charge to simple battery, a misdemeanor, thus clearing the way for his return. Jefferson has been LSU’s starting signal-caller since November 2008, his true freshman season in Baton Rouge....

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Charlie Weis is headed for Gainesville

January 2, 2011
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Charlie Weis is headed for Gainesville

With a new coaching crew taking over for the departing Urban Meyer, it looks like former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis will leave the NFL to join the Gators’ coaching staff. Weis, who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs (who incidentally lead the NFL in rushing and have a top tiered offense), will assume the offensive play calling duties for Florida head coach Will Muschamp. Though Weis’ Notre Dame days were anything but memorable, he...

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Addazio to Temple, a good fit?

December 23, 2010
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Addazio to Temple, a good fit?

Florida OC Steve Addazio was successful at Florida, but can he replicate his offensive ingenuity as a head coach at Temple? Temple made a bold move with the hiring of Steve Addazio, but is he the right man for the job? There is no question that Addazio has good pedigree and brings unparalleled coaching experience to Temple; however, Temple fans better be patient, because it’s a lot easier to accomplish great things when you are backed by a school rich in...

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Vanderbilt’s RB Warren Norman out for 2010

November 1, 2010
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Vanderbilt’s RB Warren Norman out for 2010

Head coach Robbie Caldwell may have to update his resume after another disappointing loss in conference play. The Commodores now drop to 2-6 (1-4 in SEC play) after Arkansas took care of business this past weekend. To make matters worse, Caldwell will have to wrap up the rest of the season without his star running back Warren Norman. Norman dislocated his right wrist in the 2nd half of the teams 49-14 loss at Arkansas this past Saturday. Coach Caldwell will...

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Under Saban, The Tide Has Turned

October 6, 2010
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Under Saban, The Tide Has Turned

On January 3, 2007, Nick Saban agreed to become Alabama’s 27th head coach. Both the Tide and Saban were the butt of many jokes across the nation. College football fans from Eugene, OR, to West Palm Beach, FL, were placing bets on how long it would be before Saban left the Crimson Tide for greener pastures elsewhere. Thirty-eight wins later, it looks as if Saban and Alabama are having the last laugh. For a conference that prides itself on being the...

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Redemption comes for Auburn’s Newton

September 30, 2010
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Redemption comes for Auburn’s Newton

After his arrest in Gainesville, FL, in November 2008 on charges in connection with a stolen laptop, Cam Newton’s career as a Division 1 athlete seemed to come to an end. As the legal system played its course, it was learned that Newton had indeed purchased the laptop from a seller he believed was legitimate. However, with his name and reputation tarnished, Newton and his family decided it best to part ways with the University of Florida and transfer from the school. In January 2009, Netwon enrolled at Blinn...

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