The Football Writers Association of America has named Auburn’s Gus Malzahn winner of the 2013 FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. Here’s the complete press release, issued Monday by the FWAA. DALLAS (FWAA) – Auburn’s Gus Malzahn has been named the winner of the 2013 FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award that is […]
UConn’s Purvis needs shoulder surgery
December 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Guard Rodney Purvis, who transferred from North Carolina State to UConn last spring, has been scheduled for shoulder surgery Tuesday morning at the UConn Health Center in Farmington. The UConn athletic department announced Monday afternoon that Purvis needs the surgery for a left labral repair. In a press release Monday UConn announced, “The surgery, a […]
The Big E Show interview – Dec. 13, 2013
December 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Just want to say thank you to Elissa Walker Campbell and the staff at The Big E Sports Show for inviting me on Yahoo! Sports Radio tonight. We talked about Kansas basketball and the struggles the young Jayhawks are experiencing early in the season, heading into Saturday’s game against New Mexico. And, of course, we […]
NCAA unveils 2015 men’s Final Four logo
December 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Will Diaco’s “energy buckets” be enough for UConn football?
December 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
STORRS, Conn. – UConn introduced Bob Diaco as the new football coach of the Huskies on Thursday and Diaco played the room with a question-and-answer exchange that was anything but ordinary. Diaco invoked Pavlov’s dogs to describe his passion for football. Ring the bell. Salivate. Eat. It’s doubtful we will ever see Diaco foaming at […]
UConn to introduce Diaco as new coach Thursday afternoon
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Notre Dame defensive coordinator who helped develop linebacker Manti Te’o into a force in college football will be the next head coach at the University of Connecticut. After multiple reports Wednesday night that Bob Diaco had agreed to become head coach of the Huskies, UConn announced via e-mail at 1:30 a.m. that Diaco would […]
Notre Dame DC will be next UConn head coach
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
After weeks of research and waiting for the right moment to begin interviews, Connecticut athletic director Warde Manuel gave every impression he wanted to move fast in his search for a new football coach for the Huskies. Manuel did just that, finding his man on Wednesday – just four days into the actual interview process. […]
FoxSports.com college basketball power rankings – Dec. 11
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Quite a bit of movement this week in my college basketball power rankings, posted today on FoxSports.com. Arizona is the new No. 1, followed by Syracuse, Ohio State, Louisville and Michigan State in the top five. Michigan State, No. 1 last week, dropped four spots after that home loss to North Carolina. The Tar Heels […]
UConn candidate a finalist for top award
December 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, one of potential candidates to become the next head football coach at Connecticut, will be in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday for the presentation of the 2013 Broyles Award, given annually to the top assistant coach in college football. Narduzzi is one of five finalists for the award, established in […]
“Air UConn” has record-breaking day in season finale
December 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The only person who can say for sure whether interim head coach T.J. Weist is a legitimate candidate for the UConn head coaching job is athletic director Warde Manuel. And Manuel isn’t talking about the names on his wish list. One thing for sure is that Weist and the Huskies […]