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Pete to NFL
Pete Carroll has reached an agreement in principle with the Seahawks on a deal to be their next head coach, multiple NFL sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter early Saturday morning. Carroll was expected to be introduced by the Seahawks as early as Monday, after the team interviewed Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier on Saturday morning. According ...
Opportunity Knocks But No Answer
How do I say this nicely? Boise’s 17-10 victory against TCU was as exciting as watching someone watch paint dry. The game didn’t lay an egg; it laid an omelet. Here I was hoping, even wishing that undefeated TCU, ranked No. 3 in the coaches’ and Associated Press polls, would purple faze undefeated Boise Monday night ...
Meyer Steps Out Of The Swamp
Florida coach Urban Meyer, who was admitted to a hospital because of chest pains following the Southeastern Conference championship game, is stepping down because of health concerns. Meyer resigned Saturday, calling it quits after five seasons in Gainesville and two national titles. He goes into the bowl game with a 56-10 record at Florida that ...
Suh Adds To His Collection Of National Awards
NEW YORK — Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh bulled past the guys who play the glamour positions and proved you don’t have to score touchdowns or toss passes to be the player of the year. Spurred by a dominant performance against Texas in the Big 12 title game, Suh became the first defensive player voted The ...
Many Games Changed By Snowstorm
Bears usually hibernate in winter. The Chicago Bears, however, are supposed to be in Baltimore by Sunday afternoon for a game against the Ravens. As of Saturday afternoon, though, with two feet of snow expected in Baltimore, when they actually will arrive in Maryland was anybody’s guess. The Bears’ flight was canceled Friday night, and the team’s ...
Ingram Takes Heisman
Mark Ingram completed the trophy case at Alabama, delivering the first Heisman to a school that boasts one of the richest histories in college football. The tough-running sophomore tailback won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in the award’s closest vote. Next, he’ll try to lead the most storied program in the South to a ...
Big 10 Ready To Expand?
Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says the Big Ten will soon make a more aggressive push toward adding a 12th member. Speaking to Wisconsin’s athletic board on Friday, Alvarez, the former longtime Badgers football coach, said the conference already has investigated possibilities for expansion “from all over the country.” And though he places no timetable on ...
Kelly To Replace Weis
Brian Kelly, who has coached Cincinnati’s football team to a 12-0 record this season and a berth in the Neither Notre Dame nor Cincinnati has confirmed that Kelly has accepted an offer to coach the Fighting Irish, and Kelly could not be reached for comment, but the sources tell Mortensen that Kelly is Notre Dame’s ...
House OKs College Playoff Bill
A House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to tackle. The bill, which faces steep odds, would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ...
Lets Go Bowling!
Alabama and Texas get to play in a national title game. For TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, the math doesn’t quite add up but they still get a spot in a BCS bowl. The quirky, imperfect method of choosing a national champion succeeded Sunday in matching top-ranked Alabama against No. 2 Texas in the BCS championship ...