http://www.mail.com/organizations/4000-southeastern-conference-football.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/4000-southeastern-conference-football.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback was watching film to prepare for Texas A&M's game against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl and getting ready to accompany Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel to New York, where he became the fir... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html 2012-12-13T02:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1761446-heinicke-breitenstein-lead-ap-fcs-all-americans.html NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Heinicke passed his way through the record books on his way to becoming an All-American. Heinicke, the record-setting quarterback from Old Dominion, and fellow Payton Award finalists Eric Breitenstein from Wofford and Miguel Maysonet from Stony Brook were selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team released Wednesday. ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1761446-heinicke-breitenstein-lead-ap-fcs-all-americans.html 2012-12-12T21:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday. Among them was center Barrett Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection. No other team had more than two players selected to the first team. The Tide also led with six player... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html 2012-12-11T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1756436-western-kentucky-hires-petrino-football-coach.html BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced Monday as Western Kentucky's new head football coach. The 51-year-old was fired by Arkansas in April for a "pattern of misleading" behavior following an accident in which the coach was injured while riding ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1756436-western-kentucky-hires-petrino-football-coach.html 2012-12-10T23:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754528-expectations-will-high-manziels-encore.html NEW YORK (AP) — Heisman Trophy history suggests it will never get better for Johnny Manziel than it did this season. In the 78-year history of the Heisman, only one player has one more than one: Ohio State's Archie Griffin in 1974 and '75. But even if another Heisman is not in Manziel's future, there's still plenty left for Johnny Football and Texas A&M t... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754528-expectations-will-high-manziels-encore.html 2012-12-09T18:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753646-manziel-freshman-to-win-heisman-trophy.html NEW YORK (AP) — He's Johnny Best in Football now — and a freshman, at that. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first newcomer to win the Heisman Trophy, taking college football's top individual prize Saturday night after a record-breaking debut. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o finished a distant second in the voting and Kansas State quarterb... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753646-manziel-freshman-to-win-heisman-trophy.html 2012-12-09T03:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1752812-taggart-leaves-western-kentucky-south-florida.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Willie Taggart entered the room to applause, shook hands with his father, hugged his mother and waved to family and friends who turned his introductory news conference into a mini-pep rally. South Florida's new football coach made a name for himself as player and coach at Western Kentucky, but an opportunity to return home to the Tampa ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1752812-taggart-leaves-western-kentucky-south-florida.html 2012-12-08T22:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1750610-vols-hire-cincinnatis-jones-football-coach.html KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Butch Jones was pondering whether to leave Cincinnati this week to coach Colorado when he received a text message that inadvertently foreshadowed his eventual destination. It was from Denver Broncos quarterback and Tennessee great Peyton Manning. "He was selling me on Colorado," Jones said. "He said it was hard for a person from th... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1750610-vols-hire-cincinnatis-jones-football-coach.html 2012-12-08T00:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1751952-teo-manziel-hit-manhattan-with-heisman-hopes.html NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was looking forward to a break after a five-city-in-five-days tour, during which he has become the most decorated player in college football. "I'm just trying to get a workout in and get some sleep," he said Friday about his plans for the night. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel seemed to have more energ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1751952-teo-manziel-hit-manhattan-with-heisman-hopes.html 2012-12-08T00:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749776-notre-dames-teo-eyes-heisman-maxwell-win.html LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Manti Te'o is one of the most important leaders for undefeated Notre Dame, having played in a ton of big games for the Fighting Irish. Even so, he had a tough time processing this victory. The senior linebacker was "at a loss for words" after capturing the Maxwell Award as the nation's most outstanding player, one of three ho... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749776-notre-dames-teo-eyes-heisman-maxwell-win.html 2012-12-07T08:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749236-teo-leads-irish-defense-key-to-perfect-season.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — If Manti Te'o's career at Notre Dame has seemed like something straight out of a Hollywood script, perhaps it's fitting the linebacker is cast as an underdog in the final two scenes of his collegiate career. First, he will try to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman Trophy, going up against a couple of quarterbac... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749236-teo-leads-irish-defense-key-to-perfect-season.html 2012-12-07T02:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1748076-strong-staying-louisville-football-coach.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Charlie Strong's decision to stay at Louisville is the second major coup for the Cardinals in eight days. After reports linking Strong to several openings in the Southeastern Conference, he said Thursday that he wasn't going anywhere. Keeping the coach had become a priority for Louisville after announcing last week it will join the ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1748076-strong-staying-louisville-football-coach.html 2012-12-06T17:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745800-bielema-excited-challenge-arkansas.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema watched from afar in April as Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long handled the difficult circumstances surrounding Bobby Petrino's firing, liking what he saw so much that he wrote Long a letter of support a few months later. Bielema also liked what he heard from Long earlier this week during a clandestine meeting in ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745800-bielema-excited-challenge-arkansas.html 2012-12-06T01:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1746640-manziel-history-winning-heisman.html COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Johnny Manziel certainly has the statistics worthy of a Heisman Trophy winner. He plays in the powerful Southeastern Conference. He has a signature win — all things Heisman voters typically look for. The only question is whether the voters will give the award to a freshman for the first time. Adrian Peterson, star running bac... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1746640-manziel-history-winning-heisman.html 2012-12-06T01:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745968-coaches-sleep-til-bcs-championship-game.html NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Kelly and Nick Saban expect many restless nights between now and the BCS championship game on Jan. 7. Kelly and top-ranked Notre Dame play Saban and No. 2 Alabama in Miami. The coaches appeared together at a news conference on Wednesday at the Nasdaq stock exchange in Times Square. "And in keeping with the venue where we are, you hav... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745968-coaches-sleep-til-bcs-championship-game.html 2012-12-05T19:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742992-bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema will earn $3.2 million annually for six years in his new job at Arkansas, which will also pay its new coach's $1 million buyout to Wisconsin. Arkansas on Wednesday released its signed letter of agreement with Bielema, which includes another $700,000 in annual incentives. The Razorbacks hired Bielema on Tuesday, tabbi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742992-bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas.html 2012-12-05T17:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1743176-auburn-hires-ex-assistant-malzahn-head-coach.html AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Gus Malzahn stepped off the plane in Auburn and rushed over to a waiting throng of fans, exchanging high-fives and smiles. He trumpeted "a new day" for the Tigers an hour or so later at his introductory news conference as head coach Tuesday night, but really he's hoping to return them to days only recently gone by. Malzahn brings his f... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1743176-auburn-hires-ex-assistant-malzahn-head-coach.html 2012-12-05T07:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742614-steady-k-state-qb-klein-heisman-trophy-finalist.html MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Collin Klein is the Heisman Trophy finalist who fits no mold. He was lightly recruited out of high school and ultimately chose to attend Kansas State, a program that had fallen on hard times. He was turned into a wide receiver, and then went back to being a quarterback, where he sat on the bench and bided his time. ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742614-steady-k-state-qb-klein-heisman-trophy-finalist.html 2012-12-04T18:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740996-heisman-finalists-manziel-teo-klein.html NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history. Manziel, the redshirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Te'o, Notre Dame's star linebacker, along with Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, were invited Monday to attend the Heisman presentation ceremony. Manziel is the favorite to wi... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740996-heisman-finalists-manziel-teo-klein.html 2012-12-03T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741042-notre-dame-players-focusing-themselves.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has bigger things to worry about right now than defending national champion Alabama. With the national championship game between top-ranked Fighting Irish (12-0) and the Crimson Tide (12-1) more than a month away, Kelly's main concern is making sure his will be ready to play after 44 days without a game... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741042-notre-dame-players-focusing-themselves.html 2012-12-03T22:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739200-defense-leads-top-teams-offensive-minded-game.html Offense is in, but defense is still what it takes to win big. That's the lesson of college football's 2012 season. For the fourth straight year, scoring rose during the regular season — with FBS schools averaging 29.6 points per game. That's up from 28.3 per game last season, from 27 in 2009. Despite all of the pass-... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739200-defense-leads-top-teams-offensive-minded-game.html 2012-12-03T09:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739022-blockbuster-bcs-main-event-with-iffy-undercard.html NEW YORK (AP) — The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No. 1 Notre Dame against No. 2 Alabama in Miami on Jan. 7 for the national title. No complaints. That Fiesta Bowl with No. 5 Oregon against No. 7 Kansas State looks good, too. After that, well, you c... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739022-blockbuster-bcs-main-event-with-iffy-undercard.html 2012-12-03T07:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738834-no-4-florida-no-22-louisville-sugar-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Now that Charlie Strong has his Louisville Cardinals in a BCS bowl, of course fate would have it that his team's opponent is Florida, a program with which he won a pair of national titles. Sugar Bowl officials announced on Sunday night that this season's game will pit the Cardinals of the Big East against the Gators of the Southeastern ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738834-no-4-florida-no-22-louisville-sugar-bowl.html 2012-12-03T03:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738860-oregon-k-state-to-meet-fiesta-bowl.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship. Those plans were derailed quickly with a loss on the same day, but they ended up with a nice consolation prize: A trip to the desert to face each other in the Fiesta Bowl. And it should be a dooz... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738860-oregon-k-state-to-meet-fiesta-bowl.html 2012-12-03T03:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738814-busted-northern-illinois-meets-fsu-orange-bowl.html MIAMI (AP) — What a weekend for Northern Illinois: Win a conference championship, lose a coach and bust the BCS. The Huskies are headed to the Orange Bowl, set to make their Bowl Championship Series debut against Florida State. Northern Illinois won the Mid-American Conference title on Friday, lost coach Dave Doeren to North Carolina State on Saturday, an... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738814-busted-northern-illinois-meets-fsu-orange-bowl.html 2012-12-03T02:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738390-south-florida-fires-skip-holtz-3-seasons.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Skip Holtz was fired as South Florida's football coach after two straight losing seasons in which the program fell back instead of progressed. Athletic director Doug Woolard made the announcement Sunday after meeting with Holtz individually and then accompanying the former coach to a gathering with players. A search for a replacement wi... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738390-south-florida-fires-skip-holtz-3-seasons.html 2012-12-02T21:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738202-notre-dame-ends-season-no-1-ap-poll-bama-2.html NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame ends the regular season as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press college football for the first time since 1988, the last championship season for the Fighting Irish. The Irish (12-0) completed their regular season last week and will play No. 2 Alabama in the BCS championship game in Miami on Jan. 7. Notre Dame is a unanimous No... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738202-notre-dame-ends-season-no-1-ap-poll-bama-2.html 2012-12-02T17:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737278-bcs-bonanza-alabama-vs-notre-dame.html Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan. 7 with a 32-28 victory over Georgia for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday. Sunday's selection show is just a formality. The hype can begin now for what could... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737278-bcs-bonanza-alabama-vs-notre-dame.html 2012-12-02T08:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737438-alabama-holds-georgia-32-28-advances-to-miami.html ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it. Before the Bulldogs could get off another play, the clock ran out. The Crimson Tide is heading back to the national championship game. By a mere 5 yards. AJ McCarron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:15 rema... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737438-alabama-holds-georgia-32-28-advances-to-miami.html 2012-12-02T05:46:00Z