The Red Zone Report - Jim Leavitt

The new ‘hands-on’ approach to coaching: The unfortunate cases of Mark Mangino, Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Saturday, January 9th 2010. Under Basketball, NCAA Football, NCAA Recruiting Tags: Jim Leavitt, Kansas Jayhawks, Mark Mangino, Mike Leach, Texas Tech, USF Bulls

Bobby Knight used to manhandle players. In his days at Indiana University, Knight was known for throwing chairs, roughing up the occasional athlete and melting down at the random post-game press conference. Despite his success, Knight was known as much for his temper tantrums as he was for his titles. ... Continue Reading

Bobby Bowden, the Florida State Seminoles and the end of an era

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, September 27th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: BJ Daniels, Bobby Bowden, Florida Gators, Florida State, Jim Leavitt, Steve Spurrier, Warrick Dunn

Thanksgiving is a special time of year. It’s a holiday when family and friends gather round the dinner table and give thanks for everything they have. Back in the day, I used to dread that time of year for it meant the annual meeting between Florida and Florida State. Now ... Continue Reading

College Football in Florida: A Ten Year Retrospective

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, July 18th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, American League East, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bobby Bowden, Butch Davis, Central Florida football, Clemson, Conference USA, Da U, Dennis Erickson, Florida State football, George O'Leary, Jim Leavitt, Jimbo Fisher, Larry Coker, Miami football, Mike Kruczek, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Randy Shannon, Ron Zook, South Florida football, Steve Spurrier, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas, Tim Tebow, UCF football, USF football, Virginia Tech, Wasington Redskins, West Virginia

The Sunshine State has long been a hotbed for college football. With an abundance of high school talent leaving for college every year, Florida schools have their pick of the litter of some of the nation’s best athletes. For as long as anyone can remember, at least one ... Continue Reading