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الاثنين، 6 أكتوبر 2014

Washington State fires special-teams coach after loss

There are good college football weekends and there are bad college football weekends.

Then there’s what happened to Washington State.

The Cougars set a number of FBS and Pac-12 records behind quarterback Connor Halliday on Saturday but lost a heartbreaker to California 60-59 thanks to a missed field goal as time expired from point-blank range.

For that last reason and more, Mike Leach decided to make a change and let special-teams coach Eric Russell go on Monday. Russell’s duties will be divided up among the rest of the staff.

الاثنين، 29 سبتمبر 2014

Report: Jimbo Fisher no help to Jameis Winston"s stock

Not that Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston wanted any aid in damaging his standing with NFL scouts as a draft prospect, but FSU coach Jimbo Fisher will seemingly be a detriment to Winston’s scouting assessment at the same time.

» Bills QB Manuel mentoring Winston

NFL personnel guys possess a definite memory of Fisher supplying them having a enthusiastic recommendation of former LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell when Fisher was the Tigers’ offensive coordinator, and given Russell’s swift ouster in the league, scouts are unlikely to be purchasing what Fisher might be selling regarding Winston, according to Sports Illustrated.

"He told the whole NFL that JaMarcus Russell was an excellent child," a source familiar with the situation told SI. & quot;He was a [expletive] then."

الثلاثاء، 23 سبتمبر 2014

Brian Kelly expecting for selection on suspended players shortly

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday that the hearings in the five players suspended in the team due to potential academic misconduct should finished by the conclusion of next week.

The quintet comprises three projected starters: cornerback KeiVarae Russell, wide receiver DaVaris Daniels and defensive end Ishaq Williams. Another two are safety Eilar Hardy and linebacker Kendall Moore. All but Hardy happen to be suspended since Aug. 15; Hardy was suspended Aug. 28.

Kelly made the remark at his weekly news conference. When asked if he’d an view of the procedure, Kelly said, "I do not have an opinion and I truly would not need to share it openly." He did say he was told last Friday that a committee had been formed to decide the innocence or guilt of the players.

The suspended players are attending courses, but Kelly has held them out of team meetings.