Andrew Carter of the ORLANDO SENTINEL reports (with a straight face?) that “Florida State placed standout football player Preston Parker on athletic probation, suspended him for two games and will require him to adhere to six conditions after the junior wide receiver pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors Monday in Palm Beach County court.”
The charges? Parker had been accused of “misdemeanor possession of marijuana and with carrying a concealed weapon, a felony.” This news comes after he was caught shoplifting in 2006. Read more…
When the so-called “Nick Saban Rule” went into effect — and put severe restrictions on the amount of time coaches could visit high school prospects during the offseason — the head man at Alabama called the change “ridiculous.”
Now, Saban’s making a different sort of call by keeping ahead of the NCAA on the technology curve. Read more…
The ORLANDO SENTINEL reports that FSU will begin next year’s slate with two home games against Western Carolina and Chattanooga. Both teams hail from the Southern Conference, home of Michigan-mashing Appalachian State. But don’t expect any similar miracles from the Catamounts & Mocs, who went a combined 3-21 last year. (Great nicknames, though.)
PLEASE OH PLEASE TAKE BROADCASTER CORSO INSTEAD! The free-for-all to find a new West Virginia football coach is on and the CHARLESTON (WV) DAILY MAIL has several candidates in the can - including Terry Bowden.
Bowden would appear to be the frontrunner, with the D-M reporting: “The WVU graduate told the Daily Mail in October he wanted to return to coaching next season and that he wanted to replace (Rich) Rodriguez if he had left for Alabama last year.“Bowden has been off the sidelines since 1999, when he was forced to resign at Auburn. The program had been in steady decline since he lead the Tigers to an 11-0 record in ‘93.
The son of FSU coach Bobby Bowden has since been an ABC analyst radio analyst (NEVER trust an official website!) and (what else?) motivational speaker. If WVU is looking to pluck someone from the airwaves, we’re actually rooting for them to take Lee Corso instead.
• John Romano of the ST. PETERSBURG TIMES is concerned if Jimbo Fisher should be the heir apparent to Bobby Bowden.• Never mind the BCS, GOPHER NATION would rather play in the College Football NIT.
BOWDEN & GUNDY GIVEN 1 MORE YEAR FOR MEDIOCRITY: With all the college coaching moves and rumors flying in the past few weeks, a couple of field generals are actually staying put.
ESPN reports that Bobby Bowden has signed a 1-year extension to remain at Florida State for 2008.Saint Bobby’s contract was set to expire in January, but the new deal is rumored to supply the Seminole senior with $2.5 million in game-day checks - a just reward for 7-5 seasons and yearly triumphs in the Emerald Bowl.
Gundy finished his 3rd season with a 6-6 record, but with a chance to go bowling for the 2nd straight year. The same can’t be said for Nebraska, who Gundy & crew obliterated 45-14 earlier this year - OSU’s first win in Lincoln since 1960.But the real reason why the Cowboys want to keep Gundy?
