Matt Rhule’s run with the Carolina Panthers is over, making him another example of failed tenures from college coaches to the NFL. Will the NFL learn?
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Misery Index Week 6: Brian Kelly, LSU embarrassed by No. 8 Tennessee with big loss
With LSU’s 40-13 loss to Tennessee, Brian Kelly’s identity crisis set the stage for a blowout that didn’t need to happen.
Daniel Abesames-Hammer of Division III Cornell College among smallest college football players ever
Daniel Abesames-Hammer, a 5-1, 125-pound running back at D3 Cornell College, is not only a curiosity and fan favorite but also a role model for kids.
Wisconsin’s firing of Paul Chryst shows colleges will pay big to make changes | Opinion
Given the current environment of college football, Wisconsin might not have even been wrong to fire Paul Chryst as head coach.
Misery Index Week 5: Brent Venables failing in first season as head coach at Oklahoma
Brent Venables is one of the best defense coordinators of his generation, but Oklahoma’s defense remains shambolic in his first year as Sooners coach.
Kim Mulkey, who won’t discuss Brittney Griner, embodies deep cynicism of college sports | Opinion
Kim Mulkey, Brittney Griner’s college coach, seems shockingly heartless or unimaginably vindictive for refusing to speak about Griner’s imprisonment.
Misery Index Week 4: Miami still mediocre despite massive investment in Mario Cristobal
Miami paid huge money to bring in alum Mario Cristobal, but the Hurricanes are 2-2 after Saturday’s ugly loss to Middle Tennessee.
Kansas’ Lance Leipold could always coach. Becoming an overnight sensation at age 58 is fault of a broken system.
Lance Leipold’s success at Kansas is an illustration of why lower-division college football coaches deserve more opportunity at the highest level.
Misery Index Week 3: Bryan Harsin has turned Auburn into a bad and boring football team
Auburn is bad and flailing in recruiting but the Tigers are atop the Misery Index because they’re the one thing they should never be – boring.
Roger Federer didn’t always play perfect tennis – but he made it look perfect | Opinion
20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer was not afraid of failing or seeing his dominance wane