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July 23, 2012

Penn State A.D. Dave Joyner, Football Coach Bill O’Brien Make Statements

http://www.gopsusports.com/genrel/072312aac.htmlStatement by Acting Athletic Director David Joyner
The Freeh Report concluded that individuals at Penn State University entrusted to positions of authority, shunned their basic responsibility to p...


July 17, 2012

NCAA Boss Open to PSU Death Penalty

New York (AP) — The president of the NCAA says he isn’t ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.In a PBS interview Monday night, NCAA President ...


July 12, 2012

10 H.S. Football Players Suspended For Unsuspectingly Taking Banned Substance

Superior Telegram (Wis.), Pamela Powers and Jon Swedienhttp://www.superiortelegram.com/event/article/id/68064/group/Sports/MENOMONIE -- The suspensions given to Menomonie High School football players this week should serve as a warning to others to b...


July 12, 2012

School Board Votes A.D. Who Also Is Football Coach With 92-28 Record Cannot Do Both Jobs

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sam Wernerhttp://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/high-school-football/vote-forces-smith-out-as-gateway-coach-after-2012-644356/Embattled Gateway football coach Terry Smith will keep his position for next season, but his f...


July 11, 2012

Jack Swarbrick – College Football Playoff Good For Notre Dame?

Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick discusses why the new college football playoff system is good for the game and for Notre Dame.Jack Swarbrick - College Football Playoff Good For Notre Dame? ...


July 11, 2012

School Board Deciding If Football Coach With 92-28 Record Also Can Be A.D.

TribLive.com (Pa.)http://triblive.com/sports/2183647-85/coach-gateway-basketball-football-area-athletic-fall-smith-board-bolognaWith his position as Gateway athletic director already reduced to part-time status, Terry Smith now faces the possibility ...


June 28, 2012

Football Coach With 124-27 Record Last 12 Years To Retire To Assume A.D. Duties

Charlotte News Observer, Tim Stevenshttp://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/27/2163264/nelson-smith-new-garner-athletic.htmlNelson Smith, a fixture at Garner High for the last 30 years, was named as the school’s athletic director on Wednesday and w...


June 27, 2012

Football Coaching Candidate Says Race, Age Reasons He Didn’t Get Job

ReviewTimes.com (Ohio), Alex Aspacherhttp://www.reviewtimes.com/Issues/2012/Jun/27/ar_news_062712_story1.asp?d=062712_story1,2012,Jun,27&c=nIt isn’t often a school district hires two football coaches in two days.But that was the case when F...