Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy has announced that University of Tulsa assistant coach Van Malone will join the Cowboys' coaching staff.Malone's specific duties were not released. He served as a defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa in 2010 and 2011.Malone has coached defensive backs at Texas A&M, North Texas and Western Michigan in addition to coaching special... [Read More]
The Big 12 clearly has been ready and waiting for West Virginia. Just hours after the Big East and the Mountaineers announced their divorce, the Big 12 released its 2012 football schedule, with West Virginia on it.Fellow Big 12 newcomer TCU is scheduled to play the first conference game of the 2012 season with a Sept. 15 visit to Kansas.West Virginia will play its first Big 12 game Sept. 29 at... [Read More]
After a weekend in Austin and a long week of rethinking his future, Dalton Santos (Van, Texas/Van) has backed out of his pledge to Tennessee and committed to Texas.Santos and his father confirmed the commitment in text messages to HornsNation. The No. 1 inside linebacker (No. 92 overall) in the nation according to ESPNU had been committed to the Vols since August, but a strong last-second push... [Read More]
Mike Stoops has received a three-year contract that will pay him $600,000 annually to be the defensive coordinator for Oklahoma, and he'll have a familiar face helping him.The university's board of regents voted Tuesday to approve the terms of Stoops' employment, which includes a $245,000 base salary and $355,000 for personal services and fundraising. Later in the day, the Sooners announced that... [Read More]
University of Texas regents are considering making changes to football coach Mack Brown's contract.The regents scheduled a Thursday telephone meeting. Brown's contract, which runs through 2016, is the only agenda item and details were not released.A source told the Austin American-Statesman that the board will extend Brown's contract by four years through the 2020 season. The Statesmen also... [Read More]
First-year Kansas coach Charlie Weis has wasted no time in overhauling his staff. And he has added some star power, too.Veteran NFL and college coach Dave Campo was hired as the Jayhawks' new defensive coordinator on Friday, less than a week after he left the Dallas Cowboys. Campo will also coach the Kansas defensive backs.Campo is a former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys (2000-02), and he spent... [Read More]
Former Arizona coach Mike Stoops will join the Oklahoma staff -- and his brother -- as co-defensive coordinator, a move that will be announced as soon as Wednesday, sources said.Willie Martinez, an assistant who coached the defensive backs, is leaving the staff. The Sooners' head coach is Bob Stoops.Stoops was coach at Arizona from 2004 to 2011, going 41-50 overall, 27-38 in the Pac-12.Stoops... [Read More]
Texas Tech has hired Art Kaufman as its fourth defensive coordinator in four years.Kaufman comes to Lubbock from North Carolina, and is a 28-year veteran in college coaching."I looked at a lot of candidates for this job but when it came down to it, I turned to a guy that I knew could get the job done," coach Tommy Tuberville said. "Art is one of the best defensive coaches in the... [Read More]
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy has agreed to the framework of an eight-year contract that extends his current deal four years.Oklahoma State president Burns Hargis and athletic director Mike Holder announced the extension Saturday, saying details are being finalized and the contract is subject to the approval of the Board of Regents.The deal is worth $30 million over eight years, with... [Read More]
Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones, the school's all-time leading passer, announced Thursday that he is returning to school for his senior year."I want to accomplish the goals that I set before I got here, and there is still a lot more to do," Jones said. "I want to make sure I've exhausted every effort in that area. And I want to be a senior. I enjoy being at OU and with my... [Read More]
Texas Tech defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow is leaving after one season with the Red Raiders.Football spokesman Blayne Beal said Thursday than Glasgow and Texas Tech "have reached a mutual agreement" that he would not remain. He declined further comment.The Red Raiders finished the season ranked 115th in total defense.Glasgow came from TCU, where he was the safeties coach for 10... [Read More]
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III is getting help in dealing with his new fame.The Baylor quarterback confirmed Monday that he's sometimes shadowed by security since being honored earlier this month as the nation's best player.Griffin said he understands that "people are going to want a piece of you when you're doing great things." He added it was a good problem to have and... [Read More]
Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds plans to extend coach Mack Brown's contract with the Longhorns in the near future, the Austin American-Statesman reported on Monday.The 14-year-coach, subject of Internet rumors that he would retire or be forced out after a 7-5 season, has a $5.2 million-per-yer deal with the Longhorns until 2016. Dodds says he wants to bind the legendary coach for an... [Read More]
James Franklin's hard running and timely passing led Missouri to an easy win in its final game as a member of the Big 12. It also gives the Tigers plenty of hope heading into their new home in the Southeastern Conference.Franklin ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and the Tigers easily beat North Carolina 41-24 in the Independence Bowl on Monday night.Missouri (8-5) ends the season on... [Read More]
Texas A&M senior offensive lineman Joseph Villavisencio has been killed in a car accident, according to the university.Villavisencio, 22, swerved to avoid a buzzard and veered head-on into the path of an 18-wheeler near the town of Normangee about 40 miles from College Station, on Thursday, according to witness reports.Villavisencio spent part of Thursday with the team delivering gifts to... [Read More]
Kansas coach Charlie Weis landed a pair of high-profile quarterbacks Thursday.Former top recruit Dayne Crist announced on Twitter that he would join the Jayhawks for his senior season after a checkered career at Notre Dame, shortly before news broke that BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was also transferring to Kansas.Crist will reunite with Weis, who recruited him to Notre Dame, and be eligible to... [Read More]
Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy has been honored as the national coach of the year by the Football Writers Association of America.Gundy was chosen Thursday as the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award. The other finalists were Michigan's Brady Hoke, LSU's Les Miles, Kansas State's Bill Snyder and Clemson's Dabo Swinney. Gundy will be presented with a bust of Eddie Robinson at a Jan. 8 ceremony in New... [Read More]
Iowa State announced a 10-year, $20 million contract with Paul Rhoads on Friday, hoping to keep the promising young coach with the Cyclones for years to come.Rhoads, who is completing his third year as coach of the Cyclones, said in a statement from the school that he was "appreciative and humbled."His five-year deal that ran through 2013 paid him $1.15 million this year. The school... [Read More]
Texas A&M finalized a contract with Houston's Kevin Sumlin, who the Aggies have chosen as their new coach, the school announced Saturday. "I believe he is the right person to lead our football program into the Southeastern Conference," Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said in a statement. "First of all, Kevin is a terrific person. He is also one heck of a recruiter... [Read More]
Texas A&M was close Saturday morning to finalizing a contract with Houston's Kevin Sumlin, who the Aggies have chosen as their new coach, a school source has told ESPN's Joe Schad. Sumlin, who had also been a candidate at UCLA and Arizona State for their coaching vacancies, has established Houston as a national contender in Conference USA. The Cougars went undefeated this season before losing... [Read More]
