Southern Miss nixes Briles; Eagles' coach upset
While Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson wants to hire Art Briles as an assistant on his staff, the university said in a statement that the former Baylor coach "is not a candidate" for the job.
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6-5, 2nd in C-USA - West
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Les Miles hired Les Koenning to be Kansas' offensive coordinator. Miles had to fill the vacancy after his initial hire, Chip Lindsey, took the head coaching job at Troy. Koenning has been an OC at several Power 5 schools including Mississippi State (2009-13), Texas A&M (2003-07) and Alabama (2001-02). He was the running backs coach at Southern Miss the last two seasons.
Harris runs in for a 17-yard TD (0:39)
Southern Mississippi WR brings in deflected pass for TD (0:32)
Charlotte takes INT 79 yards to the house (0:34)
UTSA 's Weeks connects with Campbell for a 2-yard TD (0:29)
Southern Miss' Abraham finds Mitchell for a 6-yard TD (0:10)
Auburn's 53-yard catch sets them up for 2-yard score (1:14)
Auburn jet sweep goes for an easy 6 (0:26)
Golden Eagles QB airmails interception (0:43)
Auburn WR hauls in 46-yard jump ball TD (0:34)
Southern Mississippi's botched punt leads to turnover (0:32)
Southern Miss takes INT 45 yards to 1-yard line (0:42)
Rice RB breaks loose for 62-yard score (0:38)
Southern Miss-App. State game won't be rescheduled
Southern Mississippi and Appalachian State had discussed options to reschedule the football game canceled by Hurricane Florence, but instead chose not to play later this season.
UL Monroe's late INT ends Southern Mississippi comeback bid (0:44)
UL Monroe WR burns DBs for 49-yard TD (0:39)
So. Mississippi strip-sacks QB, recovers ball in end zone for TD (0:53)
So. Mississippi RB scores 75-yard TD on first play of game (0:41)
Southern Miss QB Griggs suspended indefinitely
Southern Miss QB Kwadra Griggs, who threw for 1,879 yards with 16 touchdowns and two interceptions last season, was suspended indefinitely by the team.
Blackman connects with Tate on 3rd TD of the game (0:24)
Florida State fan enjoying bowl win (0:27)
Sanders coy about joining FSU coaching staff (1:21)
Going bowling: Full slate of games released
The 2017 New Year's Six have been announced, with some high-powered matchups set to bring in the new year.
Former football player with 1 kidney sues USM
A student-athlete born with only one kidney sued the University of Southern Mississippi on Wednesday, saying school officials pulled him off the football team after learning of his medical condition.
2018 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 7-1 | 8-6 |
| Marshall | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Florida Intl | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Charlotte | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Old Dominion | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| UAB | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| North Texas | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Southern Mississippi | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| UTSA | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| UTEP | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Rice | 1-7 | 2-11 |
2018 Team Leaders
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Johnson | QB-DT | Signed | 80 |
| Luke Baker | TE-H | Signed | 76 |
| Khalique Washington | OT | Signed | 76 |
| Louis Paul Smith | OC | Signed | 74 |
| Chandler Rogers | QB-DT | Signed | 74 |
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