Harbaugh has tough job ahead at Stanford
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Jim Harbaugh faces a difficult challenge in his first major college head coaching job. The former NFL quarterback was given a five-year contract to turn around struggling Stanford, coming off its worst season in more than four decades.
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By committing to change, he goes from special teams to starter. BY JOHN HEUSER. Plenty of Wolverines are &quot;battling to start&quot; at certain positions, or &quot;challenging for time&quot; at others.
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Three years ago, Ted Leland thought he'd found the right offensive football mind for Stanford in coach Buddy Teevens.
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During the last couple days, the Notre Dame football coaching search has seemed to focus on former Irish quarterback Tom Clements and Notre Dame graduate Charlie Weis.
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Ara Parseghian stepped into a time warp Saturday afternoon as he stood on the field at Notre Dame Stadium ready to present the American flag to the honor guard before the team&#39;s home game against Stanford.
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His Holy Cross team showed character and improvement last weekend in a 37-31 loss to San Diego, but first-year coach Tom Gilmore knows the task will be more difficult at Harvard Stadium Saturday.
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STANFORD, Calif.  -- Walt Harris was fired Monday as Stanford's football coach, two days after finishing the worst season in more than four decades at the school.
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Pittsburgh's Walt Harris was hired as Stanford's new football coach Sunday, giving the Cardinal the offensive-minded leader they sought to replace Buddy Teevens.
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Outlook:  No other team in the nation has a running back duo like Minnesota's Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney, who have combined for 274.4 rushing yards per game -- and distribute it quite evenly. Michigan freshman QB Chad Henne went 17 for 21 for 316 yards and three touchdowns last week against Indiana and hasn't thrown an interception in the past two games. Plus, the Wolverines' aggressive defense leads the nation with 19 takeaways.
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It&#39;s Big Game week in the Bay Area, and Jeff Tedford has dominated the headlines. The California coach preaches a team-first dogma, so he probably wasn&#39;t happy that speculation about his future swamped the pregame coverage.
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Three weeks ago, Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton seemed to have taken a bit of a lead over the pack in the competition for the Heisman Trophy.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - This was not the way Michigan had hoped to make it back to the Rose Bowl. Not by finishing the regular season with a stunning 37-21 loss to rival Ohio State.
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Washington coach Keith Gilbertson, whose team lost to Notre Dame and Stanford the past two weeks, thinks Stanford (3-1) might have some advantages in its game Saturday at Notre Dame (3-2).
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Stanford offensive coordinator Bill Cubit was hired Tuesday as head coach at Western Michigan.
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Florida Quarterback Tim Tebowâs 29 passing touchdowns and 22 rushing touchdowns led his team to a 9-3 record. But Michiganâs defense does not seem impressed.
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Pittsburgh head coach Walt Harris will go from the Fiesta Bowl to Stanford after accepting their head coaching position on Sunday.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton certainly has the ball coach schtick down pat. He can recruit talent, chew players out, pat them on the back and toss out one-liners with the best of them.