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Do football coaches make too much? - Dec 10, 2008 | 14:03:09

posted by: Ryan Powell

In today's rough economic times, should colleges and universities be signing top coaches to hefty contracts?

According to a recent USA Today report, football coaches at top Division I schools earn an average of $950,000 per year. Alabama's Nick Saban will earn $32 million during his 8-year contract. Texas Tech reportedly offered head coach Mike Leach a five-year deal worth $12.1 million. Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy signed a new seven-year contract that will pay him $15.7 million.

In 1999, five college football coaches made at least $1 million a year. Now more than 50 coaches make that much. Why?

NFL cuts 150 jobs - Dec 10, 2008 | 14:34:23

The National Football League said Tuesday it will layoff more than 10 percent of the league's staff as part of a cost-cutting plan. The move will eliminate about 150 jobs over the next 60 days. The layoffs do not include jobs at teams, which are controlled by individual clubs.

Winning the Heisman doesn't guarantee NFL success - Dec 10, 2008 | 13:47:20

A story in the New York Times profiles the eight Heisman winners enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame--a fairly small number when you consider the Heisman has been around since 1935. Barry Sanders was the last Heisman winner to be inducted. The story also points out that Heisman-winning quarterbacks haven't had much success at the next level.

Will Tebow or one of the other quarterback nominees be the exception?

New tests for HGH - Dec 10, 2008 | 13:21:35

USA Today reports that a new process allows anti-doping authorities to detect HGH in urine. The previous test for the substance, which aids in muscle recovery and development, was done through a blood test. This new process will be tested for effectiveness before being adopted by sports agencies, but many are hopeful the urine tests will be less invasive and more reliable than the current HGH blood test.

Coaching milestone - Dec 10, 2008 | 12:06:54

Harvy Statham has coached basketball at McKendree College for 43 years. Tonight, he will coach his 1,354 game, tying him with former Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan for most games coached by a men's basketball coach at a four-year school. His record is 974-379. McKendree is 9-4 this year and No. 13 in the NAIA Division I coaches' poll.

Trouble finding the end zone? - Dec 10, 2008 | 10:53:50

During the snow-covered Virginia Division 4 state championship game Saturday Broad Run running back T.J. Peeler thought he scored a touchdown, but was actually only on the five-yard line. He dropped the ball to celebrate and the other team recovered it. Luckily, Broad Run still won the game, 13-0. Anyone who has ever tried to park their car after a good snow feels Peeler's pain. Those pesky white lines camouflage very easily.

New coach at New Mexico - Dec 10, 2008 | 9:37:09

Mike Locksley, the only candidate offered the head coaching job at New Mexico State, agreed to a six-year contract worth $750,000 annually. Locksley was the offensive coordinator at Illinois for the past four seasons. He joins Turner Gill of Buffalo, Miami's Randy Shannon and Houston's Kevin Sumlin as the only black head coaches among the 119 major college football teams.

Locksley was a 2006 participant in the NCAA Expert Football Coaching Academy, designed to reinforce head coaching skills among ethnic minority football coaches

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