The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes traveled to Hall County on Tuesday to take on the Chestatee War Eagles and Lady War Eagles for their first road games of the season, and although both games went back-and-forth throughout, Pickens would come up on the losing end.
Read More »Colorado Cans Jon Embree
Jon Embree joined the list of college head coaches to lose their jobs on Sunday, when Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn announced that Embree had been fired after his second season as Buffaloes head coach. Embree, who played tight end at Colorado in the ‘80s under legendary head coach Bill McCartney, went 4-21 as head […]
Read More »Frank Spaziani Won’t Be Back at Boston College
Boston College announced on Sunday that Frank Spaziani would not return as Eagles head coach for the 2013 season. Spaziani, who spent thirteen seasons as a Boston College assistant under two different head coaches before landing the head coaching gig in 2009, finished his run as Eagles head coach with a 22-29 record, including a […]
Read More »Tom O’Brien Out at NC State
NC State athletic director Debbie Yow announced on Sunday that Wolfpack head coach Tom O’Brien was fired, effective immediately. O’Brien, who came to NC State after the 2006 season following a ten year run at Boston College, posted a 40-35 record as Wolfpack head coach, including a 7-5 mark this season. Offensive coordinator Dana Bible […]
Read More »The Purdue Boilermakers are Now Hope-less
Those in charge at Purdue decided to end the Danny Hope era in West Lafayette in its fourth year, firing the former Joe Tiller assistant one day after the Boilermakers ended the season on a three-game winning streak and guaranteed themselves their second consecutive bowl game, the first time the team will go to a […]
Read More »Auburn Outs Gene Chizik as Head Coach
It was announced on Sunday that Auburn and head coach Gene Chizik has parted ways just a day after a 49-0 beatdown by rival Alabama left the Tigers with a disappointing 3-9 record for the year and an 0-8 conference record, their worst in school history.
Read More »Razorbacks Remove John L. Smith as Head Coach
In a move that most expected, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long announced on Saturday morning that John L. Smith will not return as Razorbacks head coach for the 2013 season. Smith, who was hired in the spring following the firing of Bobby Petrino, had trouble living up to Razorbacks’ fans’ expectations for the season, leading […]
Read More »Tedford Terminated as Bears Head Coach
University of California, Berkley athletic director Sandy Barbour made the call on Tuesday that many college football experts had been expecting, as she announced that Bears head coach Jeff Tedford had been relieved of his duties. Tedford, who came to Cal in 2002 after a four-year stint as the Oregon offensive coordinator, rejuvenated a struggling […]
Read More »Pickens Pulls Off Two Victories in Day Two of Tipoff Tournament
The Pickens Dragonettes and Dragons got the job done on day two of the ETC Tipoff Tournament on Monday, prevailing in commanding fashion in their matchups with the Copper Basin Cougars and Lady Cougars.
Read More »Uncertainty at UTEP: Price Plans to Hang it Up
UTEP head football coach Mike Price is set to announce his retirement on Monday afternoon after spending thirty-one years as a college football head coach. Price, who holds a 48-60 record in nine seasons as Miners head coach, has posted a 131-138 record as a FBS coach in his stints at Washington State and UTEP. […]
Read More »Pickens Plays Up and Down in Tipoff Tournament Opener
The Pickens Dragons and Dragonettes played on different ends of the spectrum on the first day of the ETC Tipoff Tournament on Saturday, as the Nettes opened the tournament with a hard-fought eight point win over the Fannin Lady Rebels and the Dragons started the series of games with a disappointing eighteen point loss to […]
Read More »Nightmare at Neyland: Vols Dump Dooley
Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart announced on Sunday afternoon that Volunteers head coach Derek Dooley has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Volunteers offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will serve as interim head coach for the season-ending game against Kentucky. Dooley, who posted a 15-21 record with one bowl appearance in three seasons in Knoxville, […]
Read More »Calamity in Kalamazoo: Western Michigan Cans Cubit
Western Michigan athletic director Kathy Beauregard announced today that the school has relieved head football coach Bill Cubit of his duties, one day after the Broncos finished the 2012 season with a 4-8 record. Cubit, who took over as Broncos head coach in 2005 after a two year stint as Stanford offensive coordinator, posted a […]
Read More »Pickens Head Coach Chris Parker Discusses the Dragons’ Season
The first year of the Chris Parker era in Pickens was undoubtedly a success, as the Dragons posted their first non-losing record since 2006 and won more games than the 2011 and 2010 teams combined.
Read More »Disaster in Dalton: Catamounts Blank Dragons 42-0
The Pickens Dragons struggled mightily in their region play-in game against the Dalton Catamounts on Friday night, giving up twenty-one points in the first half on their way to a 42-0 defeat, the first time the team has been shut out since last year’s season-ending loss to Heritage.
Read More »And There He Goes: Wildcats Fire Joker Phillips
Kentucky Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Sunday on UKAthletics.com that head coach Joker Phillips will not return to the program in 2013. Phillips, a Kentucky alum who took over once Rich Brooks retired in 2009, has posted a 12-23 record through three seasons as head coach with the team sitting at 1-9 with two […]
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