Longhorns looking for more Rose Bowl history today at UCLA
PASADENA, Calif. — Although Mack Brown has won and lost national titles at the Rose Bowl in the past few years, an older memory from the fabled stadium is more prominent in the Texas coach’s mind...
View ArticleDandy Dozen: Coaches in Trouble
Mike Locksley was first to go.Well, actually Ohio State’s Jim Tressel got pushed out this spring, but that was on Memorial Day, so does it really count for this season? North Carolina’s Butch Davis was...
View ArticleArizona State fires Erickson after 5th season
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State athletic director Lisa Love gave coach Dennis Erickson a long leash in molding the program the way he wanted it, bringing in the players he thought would fit.She applauded...
View ArticlePac-12 Commissioner pleased with title matchup
EUGENE, Ore. — Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott insisted he was pleased with the conference’s first championship game, even if it wasn’t exactly a marquee matchup.Oregon and UCLA were the inaugural...
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LOS ANGELESAlthough Jim Mora hasn’t coached college football in a quarter-century, the longtime NFL coach has spent the last two years preparing for a chance to go back to school.UCLA is giving him...
View ArticleUCLA hosts USC with Pac-12 South title on line
PASADENA, Calif. — Although UCLA isn’t exactly grateful for its humiliating 50-0 loss to Southern California last year, the Bruins are awfully eager to show the Trojans how they’ve grown since...
View ArticleStanford, UCLA Pac-12 title rematch a 'mind game'
STANFORD, Calif. — This week has been unlike any other in the 20 years Mike Gleeson has been Stanford football’s video director.Even though there’s a tight turnaround between the Cardinal’s 35-17...
View ArticleRed Raiders football notebook for Dec. 28
Feeling better SAN DIEGO —Texas Tech hasn’t played a football game in four weeks, and the down time has helped several injured defensive players heal.Safety Tre Porter and linebacker Terrance Bullitt...
View ArticlePrograms run into pitfalls with fining college players
Take away game tickets for missing class. Hold back a bowl gift for being late. Maybe even dock a player his $15 per diem for skipping study hall.For years, college football coaches have been coming up...
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