Tag Archives: Nick Saban

How to Kill Your Draft stock, by Andre Smith

I was occupied over the weekend, so I didn’t see this until today (late, I know), but what to make of Andre Smith’s disappearance from the combine? Yeah, he apologized for it, as he should’ve, but this was the last thing that the reigning Outland Trophy winner needed, with the 2009 NFL Draft only two [...]

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Alabama suspends Outland winner Smith for Sugar Bowl

Nothing like a little bowl season suspension news to spice things up, right? Alabama takes on 12-0 Utah in the Sugar Bowl on Friday, but the Crimson Tide will be taking the field in the Big Easy without one of their biggest players, as award-winning offensive lineman Andre Smith has been suspended for a violation [...]

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Mullen Leaves Florida, Strong To Follow?

Dan Mullen, offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators recently announced that he would be leaving Florida at season’s end, if not sooner, to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State.  It is still unclear as to whether he’ll coach Florida in the upcoming national championship game.  It is also unclear what effect that will [...]

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Tuberville out at Auburn, Leach or Calhoun next?

In a move that almost all of the college football world saw coming for the majority of the season, Tommy Tuberville stepped down at Auburn today. The last time Tuberville was on edging towards the furnace, the Tigers went 13-0 the following season. Unfortunately, there was no escape this season, and there are only so [...]

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Another Gator Title: So Close And Yet So Far Away

Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game.  After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State. Well, they did.  To Iowa.  And that’s [...]

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