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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Suspended One Year By NFL

Joe Student — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:12:54 +0000

The NFL has suspended New Orleans Saints’ head coach Sean Payton for one year as punishment for the team’s admitted use of a bounty system from 2009 to 2011. Payton was aware of the system, which compensated players for hits inflicted on opponents.

Payton’s suspension is slated to begin April 1.

Miami Dolphins Fire Head Coach Tony Sparano

Danny Groner — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:00:14 +0000

Well, Todd Haley isn’t the only coach looking for work now.

The Miami Dolphins also fired their head coach, announcing that Tony Sparano (not to be confused with Tony Soprano) is being replaced by defensive backs coach Todd Bowles for the team’s remaining three games this season. The Dolphins sit at 4-9 after starting the season 0-7. In total, Sparano was 29-32 with Miami in his four years there.

Dennis Erickson, Rob Ianello and Other Football Coaches Who Got Axed This Week

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:41:09 +0000

Christian Petersen, Getty Images / YouTube / Stephen Dunn, Getty Images With college football’s regular season winding down, the annual parade of underachieving coaches being shown the door has begun. Here is a list of those coaches who have been fired since last weekend’s games. 1 Rob Ianello, Akron Akron head coach [...]

Former Notre Dame Coach Bob Davie Hired at New Mexico

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:00:32 +0000

ESPN commentator and former Notre Dame coach Bob Davie has been named the new head coach at the University of New Mexico. Davie was 35-25 in five years at Notre Dame, but hasn’t coached since 2001.

Houston Nutt Resigns As Ole Miss Coach After 12 Straight SEC Losses

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:00:08 +0000

After a 2-7 start to the season (0-6 in the SEC), Mississippi head coach Houston Nutt announced Monday that he will be resigning at the end of the season. Ole Miss Athletic Director Pete Boone also announced that he would be stepping down next year, but did not give a specific date.

High School Football Coach Shawn Abel Resigns After Profane Pregame Rant [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:00:04 +0000

Tennessee Collierville High football coach Shawn Abel stepped down from his coaching position after his profanity-laden pregame locker room speech was leaked on YouTube. Abel submitted his resignation to the school’s principal on Monday after word of his angry rant started to spread. Principal Tim Setterland accepted the resignation, but there’s been no firm decision [...]

NFL Coaches Hue Jackson and Todd Haley Have Tense Moment After Raiders-Chiefs Game

Joe Student — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:47:33 +0000

A week after Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz chased after his San Francisco 49ers counterpart, Jim Harbaugh, Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson had a tense moment with Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley on Sunday. The exchange came after the Chiefs blanked the Raiders, 28-0, in Oakland. As the two teams were filing [...]

10 Classic Coach Meltdowns [VIDEO]

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:00:49 +0000

That whole Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz tussle was fun wasn’t it? Two grown men mixing it up over a professional sporting event. Stuff like that usually only happens in every single sports bar on any given day.