Chris Mortenson reports that the Cleveland Browns are on the verge of firing Butch Davis.
He could be replaced by defensive coordinator Dave Campo, which is funny to me.
Anyway, I don’t especially care what these former Cowboys assistants wind up doing, aside from the fact that Butch Davis once coached at good ol’ Pawhuska (OK) High School.
I hate to see a good Husky get fired, but he could do worse than land at
It was a slow week in the Big 12, with only three games as we wind down to the end of the season. Here they are:
Oklahoma 35, Baylor 0
After a lackluster first half, the Sooners dominated the second half, as Baylor never threatened. Adrian Peterson had a monster game, running for 240 yards. Jason White had a “quietly” efficient game, winding up 19 of 32 for 194 yards and two touchdowns despite a slow start. Special
NBA Commissioner David Stern handed out stiff penalties today for the exercise in thuggery that took place at the Indiana-Detroit game a few nights ago.
I watched the press conference, and thought the commissioner came off well.
Of more local interest, Nebraska coach Bill Callahan seems still not to get it with regard to one of his players, who just had an arrest warrant issued for him related to the incident in which he (allegedly) headbutted
We expected it most of season, and it finally happened: Iron (old) Man Vinny Testaverde finally broke, and Drew Henson finally got in a game.
On his first play, he fumbled as a result of the pitiful blocking that Vinny had to endure all day.
On his next series, he completed every pass he threw, and led the team to a score.
Granted, the game was over, but the Baltimore starters were still in on defense, and that’s a proud
ESPN has been chronicling the Sooner football program behind the scenes all season, and recently posted the sort of story (on longtime Sooner coach and/or associate Merv Johnson) that only comes about from journalists who have gotten familiar with the program.
Johnson, of course, coached Joe Montana as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, and coached with Frank Broyles at Arkansas before making his mark as probably the greatest offensive line coach in the history of Sooner football, not to mention