UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

New Maryland football coach D.J. Durkin will make $12.5 million over the next five years if he fulfills his contract with the university. Durkin’s deal equates to about $2.5 million annually and includes a one-time...

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

A Mississippi State administrator is receiving national recognition for his role as the university’s faculty athletic academic counselor. For the past decade, professor Steven C. Turner, head of the university’s agricultural...

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Scott Frost promised to bring exciting football to UCF and fans have responded. UCF officials say they’ve taken at least 1,000 deposits for 2016 football season tickets in the past 48 hours since the 40-year-old Oregon...

BIG TEN CONFERENCE

There has been plenty of talk surrounding the top college football/basketball coaching duos in America, but what about the athletic directors? How about some love for the guys who make playing on an Aircraft Carrier, or bringing...

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

The student fees that help fund University of Florida athletic programs haven’t increased for 23 years and that trend will hold for at least another year. The University Athletic Association sought to increase the...

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Michael Haywood will be the new coach at Texas Southern after agreeing to a four-year contract on Thursday. He replaces Darrell Asberry, who stepped down on Sunday after Texas Southern went 3-7. Haywood most recently was the...

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

The potential deal to fire Les Miles as LSU’s football coach began to fall through early last week as the school’s president started to intervene even as negotiations between LSU and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher were...

JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY

Jacksonville University will not be renewing the contract of head football coach Kerwin Bell, Chief Athletics Officer Dr. Donnie Horner announced today. “We have great respect for Coach Bell and thank him for his contributions...

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

North Dakota State University athletic director Matt Larsen today announced the hiring of Colin Bailey as director of event operations, a new full-time position that will oversee facility maintenance, scheduling, event planning...

RUTGERS

Rutgers University has hired a high-profile search firm to help find its next football coach, school officials said. Eastman & Beaudine, an executive search firm based in Texas, has started the  search for candidates to...

BIG XII CONFERENCE

The Big 12 sent a cease and desist letter to ESPN regarding the network’s use of video showing Baylor and TCU football players in a Star Wars commercial, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby confirmed to CBS Sports. Prior to...

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Mark Richt will be introduced as Miami’s new coach on Friday morning. The university announced Thursday that it will introduce its new football coach on Friday. Miami did not say who the coach is, but a person with...

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Former University of Georgia head football coach Mark Richthas made the decision that he will not coach the Bulldogs in their upcoming bowl game. He informed the team Thursday afternoon. UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics...