2013 College Football Coaching Carousel thread...

I have to admit that I did not even know that Golden played for Paterno at Penn State
until he was HC at Temple.

 

Made some big plays, too. Per Wiki:

Golden was a three-year (1989–91) letterwinner and tight end for Penn State,[1] where he received the 1991 Ridge Riley Award, given annually to a player who displays excellence in scholarship, sportsmanship, friendship and leadership. As a junior in 1990, Golden played a key role in Penn State's nationally-televised 24–21 upset of #1-ranked Notre Dame at South Bend. His touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter tied the score at 21 as Penn State rallied from a 21–7 deficit. Golden was named captain of the Nittany Lions his senior year and helped lead them to a 42–17 win over University of Tennessee in the 1992 Fiesta Bowl, an 11–2 record, and a #3 ranking in the final 1991 AP Poll.

 

Kiffin to Bama. Crazy? Probably.

But USC averaged 40 per game over 26 games when he was OC.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/1/10/5291518/lane-kiffin-alabama-offensive-coordinator

 

He made some big plays. It was about all he made.

Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD
1990 Penn State Ind TE 11 14 203 14.5 2
1991 Penn State Ind TE 12 3 28 9.3 0
Career Penn State 17 231 13.6 2

 

I think that he made his own wikipedia entry.

 

Mark Whipple, who won I-AA title at UMass 16 years ago, returning to Amherst.

 

Arkansas DC Chris Ash and longtime Penn State assistant Larry Johnson Sr. are joining the Urban Meyer Fan Club.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20140114/ohio-state-hires-chris-ash-defensive-coordinator-larry-johnson/

 

Whoa. I thought Bielema left Wisconsin for Arkansas because he couldn't pay his assistants enough to keep them from joining SEC schools.

 

Wow, losing LJ is a blow recruiting-wise. I know Franklin also has ties to the DMV, but still, not sure of that move.

 

Franklin offered LJ his current job. LJ, I think, was a little butt-hurt. And Columbus was just sitting there.

 

Karma