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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2017 New Year's Six have been announced, with some high-powered matchups set to bring in the new year.
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.
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 |
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 |