Dec
10
Price is Wrong for Wazzu
December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Current UTEP and former Washington State head coach Mike Price has removed his name from consideration for the Wazzu coaching job. Price led the Cougars to two Rose Bowl appearances in his tenure at WSU, before he left for Alabama.
He’s probably best known for getting fired from Alabama before even coaching a game. [...]
Dec
8
Navy Promotes Niumatalolo to Head Coach
December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Navy didn’t waste a lot of time or log a lot of miles looking for Paul Johnson’s replacement. They announced today that they have promoted assistant head coach and offensive line coach Ken Niumatalolo to head coach.
Niumatalolo has been an assistant at the Naval Academy for the last six years. Athletic Director [...]
Dec
7
Navy’s Johnson Going to Georgia Tech
December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Navy head coach Paul Johnson has accepted Georgia Tech’s offer to be their new coach.
Johnson led the Middies to 5 straight bowls and 5 straight Commander in Chief Trophies, not to mention 6 straight wins over Army (a feat that had never been accomplished before). Oh, and he beat Notre Dame, the [...]
Dec
7
Rutgers’ Schiano Says No Thanks to Michigan
December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Man, what is going on with Michigan? It’s starting to seem like nobody wants to coach there. The latest coach to turn down the traditional Big 10 power is Rutgers’ Greg Schiano. Schiano said:
“I was contacted earlier this week about the Michigan coaching vacancy, but I have decided to remove my name [...]
Dec
6
Willingham Will Be Back at Washington
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The University of Washington has decided against firing coach Ty Willingham, despite winning only 11 games in three years, becoming the first UW coach to have three straight losing seasons, and a 107th place finish in our rankings. Ty will be back for 2008, but this Husky will probably be on a short leash.
You [...]
Dec
6
Miles Signs Extension at LSU
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
LSU coach Les Miles signed a contract extension today that will keep him in Baton Rouge through 2012. That’s a bit of a stake in the heart for any Michigan fans who were still holding out hope…
Dec
6
Strike Three: Grobe Not Going to Arkansas
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Arkansas coaching search will go on. First they didn’t get Tommy Tuberville. Then they didn’t get Tommy Bowden. Today they found out they won’t be getting Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe.
Grobe decided he wanted to stick with Wake, and informed Wake AD Ron Wellman of his decision this morning. This [...]
Dec
5
USA Today Stole Our Idea!!!
December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
USA Today, in today’s print and online editions, has a big story about coaches’ salaries, and includes a ranking of coaches based on dollars per win. Sound familiar? We already did it. To be fair, we only published our preview. Well that’s all changed now, because I just posted our rankings [...]
Dec
4
Arkansas Tries, and Fails, To Woo Tommy Bowden
December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Previously, on Razorback Coaching Search:
Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt quits and goes to Ole Miss. Arkansas goes after Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, with the Fayetteville media going so far as to announce that a deal was imminent. Tuberville signs an extension with Auburn.
On this episode:
The Razorbacks try to get Clemson coach [...]
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 [...]
