Lane Kiffin Out at USC

Can't believe it took this long.

My Appearance on "Linkedin Lady Show" - August 30, 2012

Made a return appearance on Carol McManus' "Linkedin Lady Show" on August 30, 2012.

I was joined again by Steve Lee of Netcast Studio and Coach John Brubaker to talk about how college are using social media and how professional athletes should use it.

Have a listen at this link:

http://netcaststudio.com/professional-atheltes-and-social-media/

Can Houston Nutt Survive the Season at Ole Miss?

There were many questions about Houston Nutt's job status coming into the 2011 college football season.  Nobody was happy after a 4-8 season; that included fans, alums, players, and administration.

Nutt failed to help his job security Saturday in a 30-7 loss to Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

“I’m just real disappointed, very disappointed because I know we’re better than that,” a dejected Nutt said.

Scoreless midway through the second quarter, the Rebels allowed Vanderbilt to pull away with 21 points inside the final six minutes before halftime. The Commodores (3-0) now have won five of the last seven games in this series.

The Rebels looked far from sharp with five turnovers, six penalties and a bevy of missed tackles.

If there was just one aspect of the game the Rebels needed improvement in that would be one things.  The problem is Ole Miss isn't doing anything well.

The Rebels showed a lack of discipline with four false start penalties by three different offensive linemen. Center A.J. Hawkins also sailed a snap high over Mackey’s head early in the third quarter, leading to a safety when Jeff Scott kicked it through the end zone.

Nutt said he was most disappointed in the offense after a good week of practice. He even got senior running back Brandon Bolden back from a hairline fracture in his left ankle in the opening loss to BYU. Bolden ran eight times for 39 yards, though not nearly enough.

To Nutt's credit, he didn't sugar coat the situation.  “We could never get anything in synch, could never get anything going offensively,” Nutt said. “That’s what was frustrating. Just looked bad, looked really bad.”

It doesn't get any easier for the Rebels in the coming weeks.  The first four SEC opponents on the schedule are Georgia, Alabama, Arkanssas, and Auburn.  At 2-6, can Nutt keep his job?

Gators Get a Good One in Muschamp

Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has been hired as the new head football coach at the University of Florida.

Muschamp, who is a 15-year assistant coach who joined the Longhorns' staff in 2008, will replace Urban Meyer after his sudden resignation on Wednesday. An official announcement is pending the dotting on "I's" and crossing of "T's".

Muschamp is a former University of Georgia player who had originally agreed to be the coach in waiting, and take the head coaching position at Texas when Mack Brown decides to retire.

The Associated Press is also reporting that Muschamp has been hired, citing a source.  Muschamp is considered one of the nation's premier defensive coordinators and was a 2007 Broyles Award Finalist (nation's top assistant coach). He joined the Longhorns' after spending the previous two years as defensive coordinator at Auburn.

In his five years as a coordinator at Auburn and LSU, Muschamp's defenses ranked among the nation's top 10 in total defense five times and scoring defense three times.

The Gators get a good young coach.  The only downside, he has never been a head coach before.

 

Michigan State Coach Back to Watch Game

Coach Mark Dantonio of Michigan State will watch Saturday's game against No. 11 Wisconsin from the hospital rather than the coaches' booth at Spartan Stadium after a blood clot was discovered in his leg.

Dantonio, who suffered a mild heart attack Sept. 19 and underwent surgery, had been planning to watch the game from the booth after returning to work Sunday.

The 54-year-old Dantonio watched last week's game against Northern Colorado from home, as offensive coordinator Don Treadwell coached the No. 24 Spartans.

Dantonio attended his weekly news conference Tuesday and said that he'll be easing back into his routine but would follow doctor's orders.  Dantonio last coached in the Spartans wild win over Notre Dame where he called a fake field goal in overtime to shock the Irish.

Update on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 8:09PM by Rick C.Limpert

Coach Dantonio end up attending the game today.  He was hospitalized with a blood clot is his leg a couple hours before the game.

Update on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 8:13PM by Rick C.Limpert

Also Michigan State beat an overhyped Wisconsin team 34-24.