Coaching
Assistant Coaching Salaries Skyrocket   After a great year of college football, and with many schools looking for ways to gain a good football program, assistant coaching salaries are growing at an extremely quick rate.   USA Today, 3-9-10
 
Football coach discusses gay issues   It takes all types to make a football team, and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel recently talked about inclusiveness.   ESPN.com, 3-4-10
 
College Basketball's Quiet Dynasty   Syracuse is leveraging its No. 1 ranking and unorthodox style as they fight to join basketball's elite.   Wall Street Journal, 3-5-10
 
February 2010
“Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson"    Clips Book Review   This newly released book chronicles one of the pioneer black big-time college basketball coaches, including his tireless efforts to advocate inclusion and equality. By Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 2-28-10
 
Making Progress   The number of minority coaches continues to grow in D1-A football.   NCAA News, 2-17-10
 
The New Rules of Concussions   With concussion becoming a bigger issue in all sports, more research and rules are being implemented to keep athletes safe.   Birmingham News, 2-14-10
 
Calipari, UK score with ‘Hoops for Haiti’    The frenetic coach morphed into TV producer/host to round up donors, auction items, gifts and anything else anyone could think of to. He had 90 minutes of live TV to fill.   By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports, 1-21-10
 
Giving refs a break is right call to make   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author, a basketball veteran in several capacities, wrote a spirited defense of referees that cuts across sportsmanship and common courtesy as the way to retain the best referees.   By Bernadette V. McGlade, ACC, 8-16-04
 
January 2010
Fruits of their Labor    The coaching trees of many big time D1 head coaches continue to grow and for them, it’s a good thing.   ESPN, 1-25-10
 
In Recent Hiring Spree, Black Coaches Win Big—but Still Fall Short      13 out of 120 is not a stat to be thrilled about—but it represents a twofold jump in the number of African Americans leading D1-A teams   Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-29-10
 
Men’s Ice Hockey Looks Keep Recruits in the US   Canadian hockey leagues have been taking recruits from the US. Collegiate programs are trying to compete with them while still competing with other schools.   ncaa.org, 1-21-10
 
College Sports Turmoil: The New Normal?    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author comments on the hiccups associated with recent coach changes in big-time college football.   By Frank Deford, NPR, 1-20-10
 
Top 10 Stunningly Short Coaching Stints (aka: “a cup ‘a coffee”)    Inspired by the Kiffin departure, the folks at RCS have come up with their choices as the top 10 quick exits.   Real Clear Sports, 1-18-10
 
Tennessee Takes Big Cut With Dooley    Clips Guest Commentary   Kiffin left for SoCal and Tennessee AD Mike Hamilton could have taken the line-drive single to left (hiring David Cutcliffe), or he could buckle down and swing for the fences. He swung for the fences (hiring Derek Dooley). And now we’ll wait and see whether he made any contact at all reportedly hiring Dooley.   By Clay Travis, Fanhouse, 1-15-10
 
Shifting Ground on the Sidelines   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author writes about football coaches behaving badly, and then being fired for it. By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed, 1-13-10
 
Top Ten Worst College to Pro Coaching Transitions   Spurred on by the Pete Carroll Seahawks hire, the energetic top 10 compilers at Real Clear Sports have come up with another dubious listing. RCS, 1-11-10
 
NCAA to consider increase in restrictions on basketball recruiting    Issues include the funneling of money to recruits' handlers, permitting only a college's coaches, staff and students to work at school-run camps/clinics and prohibiting schools from sponsoring or hosting games involving high school and club teams on campus. By Steve Wieberg, USA Today, 1-13-10
 
Tennessee Upsets Top-Ranked Kansas With Six Scholarship Players   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author – a Tennessee football nut – took in a UT men's basketball game versus #1 Kansas – and guess who won?   By Clay Travis, Fanhouse, 1-10-10
 
Why bother with Rooney Rule if this is how it works?   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author writes of the see-through charade conducted by the Redskins and Seahawks in hiring their new head coaches.   By Gregg Doyel, CBSSports.com, 1-10-10
 
Abuse by coaches a disturbing trend    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author explores the evolution of tough-guy football coaching.  By Joey Johnston, Tampa Tribune, Tampa Tribune, 1-10-10
 
ESPN picks the ‘Aughts’ best college basketball players and coaches   The “Staff” at ESPN selects the decade’s best college basketball players and coaches.  ESPN.com, 12-31-09
 
Orthopedic Study: ACL Prevention Programs   A comparison of gender differences (and prevention techniques) for ACL injuries. Orthopedics Supersite, Jan. 2010
 
December 2009
Did Texas Tech Set Trap for Mike Leach in Latest Contract?    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author, an attorney himself, suggests that Leach might get trapped up by the prior warning legalese in Section IV of his contract.   By Clay Travis, Fanhouse, 12-30-09
 
California cuts create coaches’ consternation    The Golden State has been hit hardest of all, and 32% tuition increases and mandated furloughs are just the beginning.   New York Times, 12-27-09
 
’09-’10 Bowl Coaches Lifetime APRs   From the Center for Research on Sport in Society comes APR rankings by coach (not by school) for this year’s bowl teams. CRSIS, 12-22-09
 
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