http://www.mail.com/people/1187938-mike-leach.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/people/1187938-mike-leach.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/1720680-cougars-rally-to-stun-huskies-31-28-ot.html PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Mike Leach looked around and in an instant the mob was already closing in, heading for midfield and encircling the Washington State coach. After a season of failing to meet expectations and negative attention, the Cougars finally got the kind of celebration they expected to be common when Leach was hired a year ago. "I was kind of am... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1720680-cougars-rally-to-stun-huskies-31-28-ot.html 2012-11-24T01:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1695738-leach-denies-that-players-abused.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington State football coach Mike Leach denied his players are subjected to any type of abuse, as alleged by star receiver Marquess Wilson. Wilson made the allegations in a letter he released Saturday in which he quit the team and also complained that the coaching staff would "belittle, intimidate and humiliate us." Leach said dur... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1695738-leach-denies-that-players-abused.html 2012-11-12T21:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1693572-wsu-to-review-claims-leach-was-abusive-to-players.html PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State President Elson Floyd has called for a review of claims of abusive behavior by coach Mike Leach and his staff toward players by wide receiver Marquess Wilson. The decision by Floyd comes one day after Wilson quit the team. Wilson says he left the program because of the actions of Leach and his staff. Wilson says the ... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1693572-wsu-to-review-claims-leach-was-abusive-to-players.html 2012-11-11T18:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1685724-notre-dame-rose-bowl.html College football's most storied program, playing on its grandest stage. Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl. It could happen. While most fans are focused on the four-team race to the BCS championship game, another intriguing Bowl Championship Series sidebar is developing. Will the Rose Bowl, if given the opportunity, invite Notre Dame? The Fighting Irish have onl... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1685724-notre-dame-rose-bowl.html 2012-11-07T22:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1679482-washington-suspends-star-wr-wilson.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington State star receiver Marquess Wilson was suspended on Monday for an unspecified violation of team rules, and will miss Saturday's game against No. 17 UCLA. Cougars oach Mike Leach declined to say why Wilson was suspended, although he said the punishment would last at least a week. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported Mond... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1679482-washington-suspends-star-wr-wilson.html 2012-11-05T22:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1653638-big-week-bcs-scoreboard-watching-oregon.html This is a big week for Oregon's BCS title hopes. No, not because the second-ranked Ducks play hapless Colorado. That'll be a breeze. The teams directly ahead of Oregon in the BCS standings (Alabama, Florida and Kansas State), and the one right behind (Notre Dame), are all playing ranked foes Saturday. So the Ducks, f... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1653638-big-week-bcs-scoreboard-watching-oregon.html 2012-10-24T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1601656-that-offense-fans-coming-to-stadium.html When West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck was looking for a new football coach, he wanted one who would not only win, but do it in a way that got Mountaineers fans excited — excited enough to pack Milan Puskar Stadium seven or eight times a season. "People do want to be entertained," said Luck, a former NFL quarterback. "There's nothing quite as ni... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1601656-that-offense-fans-coming-to-stadium.html 2012-10-02T07:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1582060-overwhelming-oregon-case-no-2-top-25.html Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 4 of the regular season. ____ MAKING A STATEMENT Oregon was overwhelming and now the Ducks are No. 2 in the AP Top 25, jumping LSU to get in line behind No. 1 Alabama. And No. 4 Florida State (1,340 points) is right behind the third-ranked Tig... Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1582060-overwhelming-oregon-case-no-2-top-25.html 2012-09-23T20:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1576600-gillispie-resigns-texas-tech-basketball-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fans had pinned their basketball hopes on Billy Gillispie. He had turned around two other flagging programs in the state, and they hoped he would do the same for the Red Raiders. They watched a difficult first year in which Texas Tech won just one Big 12 game. Now fans won't get a chance to see a possible turnaround simila... Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1576600-gillispie-resigns-texas-tech-basketball-coach.html 2012-09-20T22:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1525558-guide-to-2012-college-football-season.html PHOENIX (AP) — College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff. Before we get to that, there's still a couple more seasons under the current system; the playoffs don't begin until 2014. And this one will be worth watching. There's plenty of interesting story lines, from Penn State trying to reb... Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1525558-guide-to-2012-college-football-season.html 2012-08-28T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1492758-college-football-12-28-coaches-start-jobs.html The job has never been more difficult. The rewards have never been greater. As for job security, let's just say it's best to have a real estate agent on speed dial. But even if it's only for a few years, the chance to run a major college football program is an opportunity just about any coach would take. "It's toughe... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1492758-college-football-12-28-coaches-start-jobs.html 2012-08-10T08:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1492798-college-football-12-who-went-where-why.html Nearly a quarter of the 124 teams playing major college football this season will have first-year coaches. Who ended up where and why, and what they need to do to keep their new gigs. ___ AKRON — Previous coach: Rob Ianello. New coach: Terry Bowden. How he got the job: The former Auburn coach has... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1492798-college-football-12-who-went-where-why.html 2012-08-10T05:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1472524-trojans-ducks-teams-to-beat-pac-12.html The Pac-12 underwent some major changes during the offseason, adding four new coaches and an influx of fast-paced offenses. The top of the conference still has a familiar look: Southern California in the South, Oregon in the North. The Ducks never left, really. The Trojans had to fight their way back after some dark days. Leveled by sanctions that led to ... Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1472524-trojans-ducks-teams-to-beat-pac-12.html 2012-08-01T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1392978-playoff-dollars-spark-calls-to-pay-players.html NEW YORK (AP) — The new playoff system means big money for major college football, as much as a half-billion dollars per year just in television rights alone. That has Texas coach Mack Brown — among others — wondering if some of that windfall should be heading the players way. "In my opinion, with the amount of money the playoff will generate, I hope we c... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1392978-playoff-dollars-spark-calls-to-pay-players.html 2012-06-27T21:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1389402-presidents-approve-college-football-playoff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Playoffs and tournaments long have determined champions of every college sport from baseball to bowling. The exception was major college football. That ended Tuesday. Come 2014, the BCS is dead. A committee of university presidents approved a plan for a four-team playoff put forward by commissioners of the top football conferences. ... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1389402-presidents-approve-college-football-playoff.html 2012-06-27T01:29:00Z