Fannin High School’s basketball teams played in the Region 7-AAA regional tournament this week with mixed results, as the Rebels went one-and-done and the Lady Rebels posted a 2-1 record, which was good enough for third in the tournament and a state tournament berth.
Read More »Braves Send Prado Packing to Unite Upton Brothers
The Atlanta Braves pulled off a blockbuster trade on Thursday, as the team completed a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks that brought outfielder Justin Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson to Atlanta and sent utility man Martin Prado, pitchers Randall Delgado and Zeke Spruill, shortstop Nick Ahmed and first baseman Brandon Drury. The deal sets […]
Read More »Roof Returns to Atlanta: Tech Tackles the Defensive Coordinator Opening
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets finally filled their vacant defensive coordinator position on Wednesday, January 9th, hiring Penn State defensive coordinator Ted Roof to take over a job that was vacated by Al Groh on October 8th.
Read More »NFL Rookie of the Year: Two is Company, Three’s a Mess
The NFL Wild Card weekend is nearly upon us, and what a weekend it promises to be. Headlines are numerous going into the first week of the playoffs for the 2012 season, but one of the most notable stories is the fact that three teams that will be in action are led by rookie signal-callers. […]
Read More »Fannin Falls to Kings Ridge in Final Day of Tournament
The Fannin Rebels fought hard against the Kings Ridge Tigers on the final day of the Pickens Holiday Classic on Saturday but just could not keep up the pace in the third and fourth quarter of the game, as the Tigers roared to the beat of a 28 point second half to come out on […]
Read More »Lady Rebels Lay Egg in Double Overtime Against Lady Eagles, Rebels Get Revenge
The Fannin faithful were treated to two great games on Thursday night, as the Lady Rebels went into two overtimes before falling to the Hiawassee Dam Lady Eagles and the Rebels dominated the Eagles in a twenty-one point victory.
Read More »Fannin Falls to Pickens at Home
The Fannin Rebels and Lady Rebels had a disappointing night on Tuesday, as both squads fought hard but ultimately came up short against their counterparts from Pickens.
Read More »FBS Coaching Changes: Taggart and Tuberville Take on New Jobs
Two new head coaching positions have opened up in the last three days, as Western Kentucky head coach Willie Taggart announced on Friday that he was leaving the Hilltoppers for the South Florida head coaching job and Tommy Tuberville announced on Saturday that he was leaving Texas Tech for Cincinnati.
Read More »More Coaching Changes: Dykes and Jones Jet for Bigger Jobs
Two new head coaching positions have opened in college football this year thanks to Sonny Dykes, who left Louisiana Tech to take the Cal head coaching job, and Butch Jones, who left Cincinnati to accept the Tennessee head coaching position.
Read More »A Crack in the Cristobal: Florida International Makes a Change
The Florida International Golden Panthers made a very surprising decision on Wednesday, making the announcement that head coach Mario Cristobal had been relieved of his duties. Cristobal, who played at the University of Miami in the 1980’s and took over as Golden Panthers head coach after the 2006 season following a three year run as […]
Read More »Hello, I Must Be Going: Four FBS Coaches Head for Greener Pastures
The college football coaches’ silly season is in full throttle now, which has become increasingly apparent by the headlines of the last forty-eight hours. In that time, four FBS schools have had their head coaches bolt for other positions: Arkansas State, Kent State, Temple, and Wisconsin.
Read More »Skip to My Lou: South Florida Fires Holtz
South Florida announced today that Skip Holtz, the son of legendary head coach Lou Holtz, has been let go after spending three years as Bulls head coach. Holtz, who arrived in St. Petersburg after compiling a 38-27 record as East Carolina head coach, leaves South Florida with a record of 16-21, including a 3-9 mark […]
Read More »Colorado Cans Jon Embree
Jon Embree joined the list of college head coaches to lose their jobs on Sunday, when Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn announced that Embree had been fired after his second season as Buffaloes head coach. Embree, who played tight end at Colorado in the ‘80s under legendary head coach Bill McCartney, went 4-21 as head […]
Read More »Frank Spaziani Won’t Be Back at Boston College
Boston College announced on Sunday that Frank Spaziani would not return as Eagles head coach for the 2013 season. Spaziani, who spent thirteen seasons as a Boston College assistant under two different head coaches before landing the head coaching gig in 2009, finished his run as Eagles head coach with a 22-29 record, including a […]
Read More »Tom O’Brien Out at NC State
NC State athletic director Debbie Yow announced on Sunday that Wolfpack head coach Tom O’Brien was fired, effective immediately. O’Brien, who came to NC State after the 2006 season following a ten year run at Boston College, posted a 40-35 record as Wolfpack head coach, including a 7-5 mark this season. Offensive coordinator Dana Bible […]
Read More »The Purdue Boilermakers are Now Hope-less
Those in charge at Purdue decided to end the Danny Hope era in West Lafayette in its fourth year, firing the former Joe Tiller assistant one day after the Boilermakers ended the season on a three-game winning streak and guaranteed themselves their second consecutive bowl game, the first time the team will go to a […]
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