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K-State's Martin: Climate Has Changed for College Coaches

It was almost immediately that Kansas State men's basketball coach Frank Martin knew he had made a potentially grave mistake Saturday when he flicked senior Chris Merriewether on the arm with the back of his hand during a timeout.Maybe it was the reality of seeing contemporaries in football -- Kansas' Mark Mangino, Mike...

Jim Leavitt Hires Attorney in Effort to Get USF Job Back

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Former University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt continued to deny he hit sophomore Joel Miller and said Monday he will fight to get his job back.Leavitt spoke during a noon press conference at the office of his attorneys from Florin Roebig."Why shouldn't I continue to be head coach at the...

Gory Daze as Bully Leavitt Takes Tumble

Jim Leavitt University fired Jim Leavitt on Friday. If that strikes you as confusing, imagine how Jim Leavitt must have felt. He thought he owned the University of South Florida. That being the head football coach gave him license to lie, bully and basically channel Richard Nixon as Watergate caved in. The impeachment...

Findings of USF's Jim Leavitt Investigation to Be Announced Friday

TAMPA, Fla. -- University of South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt's tenure with the program is over, FanHouse has learnedThe only coach the Bulls have had in the 13-year program's history leaves after an investigation that was initiated after a FanHouse report that stated Leavitt grabbed sophomore Joel Miller by the...

For Kansas State's Grant Gregory, Message Is Never Give Up

The message never changes, but Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory finds a note in his inbox every week of the college football season. "Find a way to win." The words of encouragement find their way to Manhattan, Kan., from hundreds of miles away in Mobile, Ala., where Grant's father, Greg Gregory, is the offensive...