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Gus Malzahn touts history with FSU head coach, laments changes to college football in first remarks after leaving UCF
Read full article: Gus Malzahn touts history with FSU head coach, laments changes to college football in first remarks after leaving UCFFormer UCF head football coach Gus Malzahn is now offensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles and he says he’ll be able to get back to doing what he loves — actually coaching.
Coach Prime's matchup with Nebraska's Matt Rhule will be a contrast in program building methods
Read full article: Coach Prime's matchup with Nebraska's Matt Rhule will be a contrast in program building methodsNebraska's Matt Rhule says it's not for him to say how other coaches should go about building their football programs.
Former Nebraska interim coach arrested in domestic case
Read full article: Former Nebraska interim coach arrested in domestic caseMickey Joseph, Nebraska’s interim football coach for nine games after Scott Frost’s firing, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of strangulation and third-degree domestic assault.
No. 6 OU routs Huskers 49-14 in 1st game after Frost firing
Read full article: No. 6 OU routs Huskers 49-14 in 1st game after Frost firingDillon Gabriel threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and sixth-ranked Oklahoma hammered Nebraska 49-14 in the Cornhuskers’ first game following the firing of Scott Frost.
No. 17 Iowa's rally deals Huskers another heartbreaking loss
Read full article: No. 17 Iowa's rally deals Huskers another heartbreaking lossSpencer Petras plunged 2 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 left to give 17th-ranked Iowa its first lead, and the Hawkeyes came back from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Nebraska 28-21.
Mets, Yankees and more pay tribute on 9/11 20th anniversary
Read full article: Mets, Yankees and more pay tribute on 9/11 20th anniversaryThe Mets and Yankees held a Subway Series game on Sept. 11 for the first time on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as stadium’s around the country paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 killed in the terrorist attacks.
UCF hires former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn to lead Knights
Read full article: UCF hires former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn to lead KnightsFILE - Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn argues a call during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., in this Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, file photo. Central Florida hired Gus Malzahn as its football coach Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, a little more than two months after he was fired by Auburn. “I truly believe that this is a program of the future in college football,” Malzahn said. Arkansas State won a conference title that season before Malzahn returned to Auburn as head coach. Ad“This is one of the top 25 coaching jobs in all of college football,” Malzahn said.
Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell is AP coach of the year
Read full article: Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell is AP coach of the yearFILE - In this Oct. 31, 2020, file photo, Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell waits to lead his team onto the field for an NCAA football game against Georgia State in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell is The Associated Press college football coach of the year after leading the Chanticleers to a surprising, near-perfect season. UCF’s Scott Frost was AP coach of the year in 2017 and Gary Patterson won the first of his two AP awards with TCU in 2009 when the Horned Frogs were competing in the Mountain West. Chadwell came to Coastal Carolina in 2017 as offensive coordinator for former coach Joe Moglia after four successful season at FCS Charleston Southern. ___VotingJamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina - 88 points (16 first-place votes).
Army left out in Bowl Day marred by cancellations, opt outs
Read full article: Army left out in Bowl Day marred by cancellations, opt outsWhen that bowl game was called off because there was not another team available, it suddenly left Army looking for a postseason opponent. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)At a time when team after team had opted out of bowl games, Army found itself in a different sort of situation — left out. “It was a difficult day for all of college football,” said Nick Carparelli, the executive director of Bowl Season, the renamed Football Bowl Association. For the Hokies, the decision ended a 27 straight bowl game run. Some of the canceled bowl games — 15 in all, including three on Sunday alone — included the Bahamas Bowl, Celebration Bowl, Hawaii Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, LA Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Redbox Bowl and Sun Bowl.
Week 10: Pac-12 begins in first monster schedule of season
Read full article: Week 10: Pac-12 begins in first monster schedule of season(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)The final major college football conference to begin its season gets going Saturday. The Pac-12 kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with Arizona State at No. Instead of Pac-12 after dark it’s Pac-12 for lunch. The Hawkeyes will try to avoid that in this unique conference-only season at home against Michigan State. Arkansas State also had a marquee upset early in the season, beating Kansas State.
Wisconsin coach stays mum on QB Mertz with Huskers up next
Read full article: Wisconsin coach stays mum on QB Mertz with Huskers up nextThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Wisconsin State Journal both reported that Mertz had tested positive. The Journal-Sentinel reported Mertz’s positive test came Saturday, one day after the Badgers’ 45-7 season-opening home victory over Illinois. Both papers reported that Mertz would be undergoing a second test to determine if the first result was a false positive. Big Ten protocols say that athletes who test positive through point-of-contact daily testing must take a polymerase chain reaction test to confirm the first result. Chryst said he has no problem with the Big Ten’s 21-day policy, which is more stringent than those of most conferences regarding players who test positive.
Follow UCF's 2016 football recruiting class
Read full article: Follow UCF's 2016 football recruiting classORLANDO, Fla. – The Central Florida Knights are hoping to bounce back from a tough 0-12 season with a strong recruiting class under new head coach Scott Frost. UCF had a solid National Signing Day. Here's a look a the class the Knights put together:(function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//embed.scribblelive.com/widgets/embed.js";ijs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ijs);}(document, 'script', 'scrbbl-js'));