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Starting 11: Coaching Dominoes Season Arrives In College Football

There is no other profession in America like college football coaching. None. Nowhere else can the mere mention of your name in association with a job offer lead to such rapid raises either from a new employer or your old employer. That's because every college coaching contract is worthless. Oh, sure there may be a...

SEC Projections: Alabama Will End Auburn's National Title Chances

There is no rivalry game in America more intense than the Iron Bowl. None. That's because most rivalry games are experienced across state lines. It's rare that two fan bases are so enmeshed in every day interaction. Pass the collection plate at church on Sunday and your mortal football foe is waiting to mutter under his...

Jordan Jefferson Comes to Life in LSU's Win Over Ole Miss

BATON ROUGE, La. – Throughout most of LSU's confounding but incredibly intoxicating 10-1 season, a grainy mugshot of quarterback Jordan Jefferson belonged plastered on a milk carton. Like an Amber Alert, the public service announcement could have read: "If you ever find J.J., date of birth Aug. 25, 1990, 6-foot-5,...

SEC Projections: Gus Malzahn and Les Miles Duel in This Week's Epic Tilt

Amidst opining about the need for invisible defenders to defend Auburn's Cam Newton while also managing to say that Newton would be his third quarterback if he had gone to LSU, Les Miles' conflicting pregame commentary -- while more than likely a reflection of Miles's inability to speak coherently -- nevertheless served as...

Blanket Coverage: Jack Crowe Has Better Memory on Sept. 5 This Year

Every Crowe Has His Day Sunday, Sept. 5 marks the 18th anniversary of the worst day in Jack Crowe's career. In 1992, Crowe, then the head coach at Arkansas, lost to The Citadel, a Division I-AA school, 10-3, in the season opener. Crowe, 44 years old then, was fired the next day. On Saturday, as you probably know,...

Houston Nutt News From the Web

05/08/12 College Football 2012: SEC Gets a Nod for the Best... Source: Bleacher Report Being a college football head coach is a tough job.
05/04/12 A year in the life of a sports editor Source: The Daily Mississippian - Univ. of Mississippi - University MS That's the number-one thing I have learned and will take away from this past year as sports editor.
04/29/12 Indianapolis selects Ballard in fifth round Source: The Sun Herald - Biloxi MS He finished his two-year career as the Bulldogs' starting running back with 2,157 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns.
04/25/12 Rebel Road Trip: Hugh Freeze Visits Birmingham Source: ABC - WBMA 33/40 - Birmingham AL Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze rolled into Birmingham Wednesday afternoon as part of the Ole Miss Rebel Road Trip. The Magic City was one of the 16 stops included in the five day event.
04/18/12 ArkansasSports360.com: Dorrell Resigns from UA; Nutt... Source: Arkansas Business Journal - Little Rock AR Former Arkansas coach Houston Nutt appeared on the Tim Brando show to discuss the firing of Bobby Petrino as Razoraback football coach.

Background on Houston Nutt

Houston Dale Nutt, Jr. (born October 14, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. Most recently he was the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 2008 to 2011. Previously, he served as the head coach at Murray State University (1993–1996), Boise State University (1997), and the University of Arkansas (1998–2007).

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