http://www.mail.com/people/284492-kirby-hocutt.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/284492-kirby-hocutt.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/1753216-cincinnati-hires-tuberville-football-coach.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Tuberville wasn't expecting a call from an old acquaintance. A few hours later, he was headed north for a new job. Tuberville left Texas Tech to become Cincinnati's football coach Saturday, moving away from a Big 12 school to one that has an uncertain future with conference realignment. He left the Red Raiders after three years to ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753216-cincinnati-hires-tuberville-football-coach.html 2012-12-09T00:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1607638-eichorst-leaves-miami-to-ad-nebraska.html Shawn Eichorst left his job as athletic director at scandal-ridden Miami on Thursday and accepted a five-year contract to succeed Tom Osborne at Nebraska. Eichorst's departure comes at a particularly curious time — with the Hurricanes set to play Notre Dame in the rekindling of a college football rivalry on Saturday, and as the school braces to receive po... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1607638-eichorst-leaves-miami-to-ad-nebraska.html 2012-10-04T19:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1578554-moms-letter-gillispie-verbally-abused-son.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The mother of a teenager at Billy Gillispie's summer basketball camp claims in a letter to a top school administrator that the former Texas Tech coach repeatedly verbally abused her son, according to a document obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The woman wrote that other coaches at the camp told her 17-year-old son that Gillis... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1578554-moms-letter-gillispie-verbally-abused-son.html 2012-09-21T17:40:00Z 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/basketball/1568016-tts-gillispie-ordered-to-avoid-stress-30-days.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Billy Gillispie said doctors have ordered him to avoid any stress for 30 days in an effort to bring the Texas Tech basketball coach's blood pressure down. In a text message sent to the Associated Press on Monday, Gillispie confirmed he'd been treated for kidney problems and abnormal headaches last week at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1568016-tts-gillispie-ordered-to-avoid-stress-30-days.html 2012-09-17T14:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1556094-2nd-911-call-tex-tech-coach-gillispie.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — An ambulance was sent to the home of Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie for the second time in 10 days while he remains on leave as the school investigates his leadership of the program. Lubbock Police Sgt. Jeff Baker said Tuesday that the emergency call came from Gillispie's home around 6 p.m. Monday and that an ambulance was sent. A ... Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1556094-2nd-911-call-tex-tech-coach-gillispie.html 2012-09-12T01:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1553264-texas-tech-coach-billy-gillispie-sick-leave.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie is on indefinite sick leave while his bosses investigate allegations that he mistreated his players during practices. Athletics department spokesman Blayne Beal said Monday that Gillispie is taking sick days and it was not clear how long he will be out. The Texas native who is entering his second yea... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1553264-texas-tech-coach-billy-gillispie-sick-leave.html 2012-09-10T18:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1546408-big-12-reaches-26b-deal-with-espn-fox-sports.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 announced a new 13-year deal with ESPN and Fox Sports on Friday that is reportedly worth $2.6 billion and should provide long-term stability for a conference that once seemed on the brink of collapse. The deal to televise football and men's basketball through 2024-25 includes a so-called "grant of rights" by each of the... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1546408-big-12-reaches-26b-deal-with-espn-fox-sports.html 2012-09-07T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1533132-texas-tech-coach-billy-gillispie-hospitalized.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue Friday, the same day the university announced it was scrutinizing his leadership of the struggling program. Athletic department spokesman Blayne Beal said Gillispie, 52, was admitted to University Medical Center early Friday but declined to provide fur... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1533132-texas-tech-coach-billy-gillispie-hospitalized.html 2012-08-31T19:40:00Z 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