The Miami Hurricanes will hire Temple Owls head coach Al Golden to replace Randy Shannon.
Golden had helped turn around a Temple football program that was an embarassment up until a couple of years ago.
However, the pressure will certainly be turned up a notch or two in his new job considering the high expectations.
Miami expects to be a national championship contender virtually every year, and Golden has never had to deal with those kinds of benchmarks. (Read More…)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 5:20 pm by steve
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After listening to the Miami Hurricanes, Jon Gruden has decided to continue in his role as an analyst with ESPN.
Early reports that Gruden had agreed to a deal with the Hurricanes were premature and flat-out wrong.
Several sources close to Gruden said that the former head coach would definitely turn down the job offer.
Gruden thanked the Hurricanes for the offer and apologized for the attention he received while being courted by the school. (Read More…)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 4:35 pm by steve
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The University of Miami has fired head football coach Randy Shannon after the team’s disappointing finish to the 2010 season.
Shannon was expected to turn the football program back into a national championship contender and seemed well on his way to doing just that.
The team showed a lot of promise last year and was one of the top ranked teams coming into the season, which earned him a contract extension.
However, uneven play from quarterback Jacory Harris and his eventual concussion lead the team to struggle in the final two months of the season. (Read More…)
Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 11:58 am by steve
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