Posts Tagged ‘ Urban Meyer ’

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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Florida’s Leon Orr accepts deferred prosecution agreement

January 25, 2012
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Florida’s Leon Orr accepts deferred prosecution agreement

Florida defensive tackle Leon Orr, who was charged with possession of marijuana earlier this month, agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement. Under the agreement, the reserve defensive tackle was fined $50 and will either have to serve 12.5 hours of community service or pay an additional $150 fine. Moreover, Orr must stay out of trouble for six months or he will face prosecution for failing to fulfill the requirements of the agreement. Orr’s penalties may not seem harsh, but...

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Urban Meyer bans Twitter

January 3, 2012
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Urban Meyer bans Twitter

Within hours of officially taking over the reins at Ohio State, head coach Urban Meyer instituted a Twitter ban on all players. Meyer does not want his players posting comments, regardless of how innocuous they may be, on the popular social media micro-blogging site. With Ohio State already facing a bowl ban for the 2012 season thanks to former head coach Jim Tressel, Meyer wants to ensure players do not draw any more unnecessary attention to the program. If...

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Two more players leave Gator nation

December 1, 2011
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Two more players leave Gator nation

With the Florida Gators continuing to struggle in the win column (6-6, 3-5 SEC), players are starting to pack their bags and move forward. Most recently, head coach Will Muschamp lost two more players who elected to transfer on Tuesday. Redshirt freshmen safety Josh Shaw and defensive end Lynden Trail have departed Gainesville to pursue football careers elsewhere. Shaw saw playing time primarily during special teams while Trail did not see any action this season. Both players were highly recruited by...

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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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Urban Meyer: QB Brantley and OC Addazio are here to stay

November 16, 2010
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Urban Meyer: QB Brantley and OC Addazio are here to stay

Despite heavy rumors and Gator fans calling for Steve Addazio’s head after another disappointing loss, Coach Urban Meyer confirmed yesterday that he has no intentions of firing his offensive coordinator. Addazio has been under fire for Florida’s lackluster offense and horrific play calling as Florida is in the midst of its first three-game losing streak at home since the Reagan administration. This is unacceptable for what Urban Meyer considers an “elite” program. Rather than blaming play calling, he attributes...

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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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Meyer vs. Saban, Act III

September 28, 2010
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Meyer vs. Saban, Act III

All eyes will be on Tuscaloosa, AL, this Saturday night when #7 Florida takes on #1 Alabama. There will be no shortage of storylines as these two schools’ bitter rivalry has become renewed over the past five seasons. The last time these two teams met was on December 5, 2009, in Atlanta, GA, for the SEC Championship game and a chance to play in the BCS National Championship. Alabama (#2) handily beat Florida (#1), 32-13, in route to their...

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