Dec
3
Karl Dorrell Fired at UCLA
December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
After an up and down season that saw his Bruins beat ranked Cal and Oregon teams, but lose to Utah and Notre Dame, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was fired today.
Dorrell was 35-27 in his five seasons at UCLA and led the Bruins to a bowl appearance in each season. He is also credited with […]
Nov
28
Lubick Refuses to Retire So Colorado State Fires Him
November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
They asked him to step down, but he said “no”. Lubick’s Rams only went 3-9 this season, but he wanted a chance to bring them back to the level he had helped them grow accustomed to. The Colorado State administration wanted to go a different direction however, so they fired head coach Sonny […]
Nov
26
Georgia Tech Fires Gailey
November 26, 2007 | 1 Comment
In a move that just goes to show you better win your rivalry games, Georgia Tech fired coach Chan Gailey after six season, and six losses to the Georgia Bulldogs. Athletic director Dan Radakovich basically called Gailey boring when he said “As far as Xs and Os, Chan is a very good coach. But […]
Nov
26
Roof Sacked at Duke
November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Ted Roof finally found out that he’s not Steve Spurrier. Unlike the Old Ball Coach Roof wasn’t able to turn the Blue Devils into a program to reckon with, going 6-45 in his tenure with the team. Ouch.
Included in that 6-45 record are 25 consecutive ACC losses, a 22 game overall losing streak, […]
Nov
24
Ole Miss Cans Orgeron
November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Apparently going winless in the SEC is a bad thing. Ole Miss fired coach Ed Orgeron today, hot on the heels of blowing a lead and losing to their arch-rival Mississippi State in yesterday’s Egg Bowl. Orgeron “led” the Rebels to a 3-9 record this year, but crushingly went 0-8 in the SEC. […]
Nov
24
It’s Official: Callahan Fired at Nebraska
November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Nebraska interim athletic director Tom Osbourne finally pulled the trigger and fired coach Bill Callahan, the day after the Huskers blew a lead and lost 65-51 to Colorado. The loss sunk Nebraska’s record to 5-7 and assured that they won’t get a bowl invitation.
This move came as a surprise to nobody. […]
Nov
18
Baylor Officially Fires Morriss
November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Bye bye, Guy. Baylor officially fired him Sunday, proving the rumors of his demise to be true. Former Baylor and Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary is the leading candidate to replace him. Though Houston Nutt’s name has been mentioned too, now that it looks like he’ll be available shortly…
Nov
9
Guy Morriss Done at Baylor?
November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment
The Houston Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News are reporting that Baylor coach Guy Morriss won’t be back in Waco for the final year of his contract. He will coach the Bears’ two remaining games (against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State).
Morriss has compiled a 18-58 record at Baylor since joining the school […]
Nov
4
SMU’s Bennett the First to Go
November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
SMU’s Phil Bennett has become the first college coach of the year to get fired. After six years on the job he leaves behind a 1-7 team. Sorry Phil.
The full story at ESPN.com
