Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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Reports: Bo Pelini to be next coach at Youngstown State
A little more than two weeks after being fired by Nebraska, Bo Pelini has reportedly found a new gig.
According to multiple reports, Pelini has agreed to be the next head coach at FCS Youngstown State. Per the Youngstown Vindicator, an announcement from the school could come later on Tuesday. Football Scoop first reported last week that Pelini planned to accept YSU's offer.
Pelini was fired by Nebraska on Nov. 30 despite having a 67-27 record in seven seasons leading the program. The Huskers went 9-3 under Pelini’s watch this season, but school athletic director Shawn Eichorst decided to make a change. Nebraska then hired Oregon State’s Mike Riley less than a week after Pelini's dismissal.
At Youngstown, Pelini would replace Eric Wolford, who was fired in late November after going 31-26 in five seasons.
Pelini is a Youngstown native who played collegiately at Ohio State. Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is now the president at YSU. Before taking over at Nebraska in 2008, Pelini was the defensive coordinator at LSU from 2005-07 and also had one-year stints at Oklahoma in 2004 and Nebraska in 2003.
Before his first job at Nebraska, Pelini was a defensive assistant with the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers from 1994-2002.
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Mississippi State DC Geoff Collins reportedly heading to Florida
New Florida coach Jim McElwain has found his defensive coordinator.
The Gators will hire Mississippi State defensive coordinator Geoff Collins. The news was confirmed by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger and first reported by SI.com.
Collins has been at Mississippi State for four seasons under coach Dan Mullen, whose first season with the program was in 2009. Mullen, a former Florida offensive coordinator, hired Collins from Florida International. Collins served as MSU's defensive coordinator for two seasons after being the team's co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for two seasons.
In addition to coaching at FIU, Collins has also coached at UCF; his strong Florida ties are likely a major reason for his hire. Per the Clarion-Ledger, Collins signed a two-year contract extension with MSU in January.
Mississippi State's defense was ranked 80th in yards per game but was 10th in scoring defense, giving up 19.4 points per game. Florida's defense was ninth in yards per game in 2014 and gave up 21 points per game. The Bulldogs were ranked so low in yards per game because of their struggles against the pass. While MSU only gave up 126 yards per game on the ground, it gave up 285 yards a game through the air.
Current Florida interim coach D.J. Durkin served as the team's defensive coordinator in 2014 under fired coach Will Muschamp. He could and should be a candidate for a defensive coordinator job at another Power Five conference school. Durkin will coach Florida against East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on January 3.
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Notre Dame to play two quarterbacks in bowl game
Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson’s season began with him in the Heisman discussion and will end with him splitting snaps.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said Monday that both Golson, a redshirt junior, and Malik Zaire, a redshirt freshman, will play when the Fighting Irish take on LSU in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Golson started every game this season for the 7-5 Irish, but he was replaced by Zaire after struggling mightily in the 49-14 regular season finale loss to USC.
Against the Trojans, Zaire completed 9-of-20 passes for 170 yards and scored a rushing touchdown.
“We got a glimpse of what (Zaire) could do against USC,” Kelly said per IrishIllustrated.com. “But I think both of them can help us win. I want to play them both because I think both of them have different traits and we need to find a way to win the game. I think both of them can help us win.”
While he doesn’t know exactly how the snaps between Golson and Zaire will be divided, Kelly said using both quarterbacks would help the team “control the flow of the game.”
“It’s not going to be pull one and put the other one in because they’re not moving the team,” Kelly said. “We’re going to be utilizing both of them. Everett’s got a lot of experience. He threw for a lot of yards, over 3,000 yards. He’s capable of obviously some big plays and throwing the football. Malik’s not as experienced, but Malik’s shown himself to be very good at running some of our read option stuff.”
Golson was Notre Dame’s starting during its run to the BCS Championship Game in 2012, but missed all of 2013 with an academic suspension. He returned this season and threw for 3,355 yards and 29 touchdowns, but turned the ball over 22 times (14 interceptions, eight lost fumbles).
The Irish started the season 6-0 and ascended to No. 5 in the rankings, but the team lost five of its last six games – including its final four – to end the regular season in disappointing fashion.
Moving forward, with both Golson and Zaire returning in 2015, Kelly said he hasn’t ruled out a quarterback competition heading into next season.
“I’m open really to anything at this point. We want to put the best football team, the best offense that we can put on the field,” Kelly said. “Ideally, you’d like to have one, but if we’ve got two, then that’s what we’ll do. We’ll see how this plays out and then evaluate it as we move forward. I haven’t closed to door to any kind of scenario.”
For more Notre Dame news, visit IrishIllustrated.com.
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Iowa State's Devlyn Cousin suspended after domestic assault charge
Iowa State defensive tackle Devlyn Cousin was charged with domestic assault after he was arrested for an incident Friday.
According to the arrest report per the Des Moines Register, Harris allegedly pushed a woman identified as his girlfriend to the ground as the two were arguing before 9 p.m.
He's also charged with obstruction of emergency communication.
Huff said the 911 operator heard a woman crying and a man yelling in the background before the phone connection suddenly went dead. The woman was not able to speak directly to the operator, Huff said.
After his arrest, Cousin was suspended indefinitely by Iowa State. The Cyclones, at 2-10 in 2014, aren't going to a bowl game.
"We are aware of the charges filed against Devlyn, and we take them very seriously," Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said in a statement. "The allegations brought against Devlyn are not consistent with the expectations of our program.
"Devlyn is currently suspended indefinitely under the Iowa State student-athlete discipline policy as we gather more information."
Cousin, a redshirt sophomore, played in nine games in 2014 and had 12 tackles with a sack and a tackle for a loss.
For more Iowa State news, visit CycloneReport.com.
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VOD: South Alabama P Corliss Waitman's trick shot kick
We'll give you all of Tuesday to go recreate this kick. And we're going to guess you won't be able to come close.
South Alabama punter Corliss Waitman spun the ball to himself, popped it up in the air via a backheel and then punted it through the uprights. Here's your video proof.
Yeah, pretty cool.
Waitman is a freshman at South Alabama, a team that's going bowling for the first time when it plays in the Camellia Bowl on Saturday against Bowling Green. However, Waitman may not be on the field. He's the backup punter and Brandon McKee has taken every punt for the Jaguars this season.
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Marcus Mariota reads Letterman's Top 10 list (Video)
Marcus Mariota can say he was the last Heisman winner to go on the Late Show with David Letterman after winning the award.
The 2014 Heisman winner made an appearance on Letterman's show Monday night and read the show's famous Top Ten list. Mariota had some fun with it, and we'd love if he used the pose fron No. 2 in a touchdown celebration against Florida State. Our favorite was No. 3, however. Bashing on New York's NFL teams is the thing to do right now, but we still thought it was funny.
Letterman's last show will be May 20. Stephen Colbert is taking over for him in 2015.
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Les Miles says he's not a candidate for Michigan job
LSU coach Les Miles told reporters on Monday that he wasn't a candidate for the head coaching job at Michigan.
In a post-practice session with reporters, Miles declined to be quoted directly but made it clear he is not seeking the job and has not been contacted personally, or through his agent, Dallas-based George Bass, formally or informally.
Per the AP, a spokesperson from the school said Miles has told LSU the same thing.
Miles, a Michigan alum, has been linked to the Michigan job for the second time after Brady Hoke was at the end of the season. While Nebraska, Oregon State and other schools have hired coaches, Michigan hasn't selected its new head coach yet.
His name was brought up for the Michigan job in 2007 before the Wolverines hired Rich Rodriguez. Then, LSU was coming off an appearance in the SEC Championship Game. This year, LSU is heading to the Music City Bowl after an 8-4 season, Miles' 10th at LSU.
And, per Miles, all signs point to an 11th.
LSU faces Notre Dame on December 30 in Nashville.
For more LSU news, visit Tigerbait.com.
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