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The FAU Offensive Coordinator Job Explains <em></em>College Football's Nepotism Problem
Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin announced a surprising hire this morning: The Owls will be hiring 24-year-old Charlie Weis Jr. to serve as the team’s offensive coordinator. Weis Jr., a couple years older than his players, will be the youngest OC in college football. Here’s how Kiffin described th...
Up 31 Points, Lane Kiffin Went For Two To Spite Akron Athletics Official
The storied history of the Boca Raton Bowl had never seen a blowout like this. It wasn’t quite the 1902 Rose Bowl, but it was a romp: Florida Atlantic beat Akron, 50-3 in the fourth edition of the Boca Bowl....
Lane Kiffin Has A Video Of Nick Saban Dancing At Karaoke And Selfishly Hasn't Shared It
There are several interesting tidbits in ESPN’s profile of Lane Kiffin today, but the best ones are those on Kiffin’s relationship with former boss Nick Saban. There’s this one, about Kiffin continuing to text the Alabama coach even though he knows he’s not ever going to get any response: ...
Lane Kiffin Is Consulting Disgraced Former Baylor Coach Art Briles
We hadn’t heard much from Art Briles for a while, and that was a good thing. The disgraced former Baylor coach, who ran the program amidst a horrifying and wide-ranging sexual assault scandal, has popped up here and there in efforts to salvage his public image, even as new lawsuits against Baylor co...
Tennessee Department Of Transportation Clowns Lane Kiffin With Winter Hype Video
Lane Kiffin’s tenure as Florida Atlantic’s head football coach got off to a rocky start when he brought all the enthusiasm of a teen being forced to mow the lawn to his role in an official hype video. ...
Lane Kiffin Fires Up FAU Fans By Squinting And Mumbling<em></em>
Florida Atlantic football is looking for fans to support them this upcoming season, but don’t take my word for it. Listen to head coach Lane Kiffin, who definitely had a burlap sack pulled off his head two seconds before the camera started rolling....
Are You Ready To Hate Lane Kiffin Again?
There’s a good chance that you haven’t spent much time thinking about Lane Kiffin over the last three years, during which he had been serving as Alabama’s offensive coordinator. Not that the OC job at Alabama is particularly low profile, it’s just hard to get noticed when Nick Saban and scores of Al...
Lane Kiffin Got What He Deserved
The new FAU head coach said it best during his introductory press conference: “You don’t get what you want, you get what you deserve.”...
FAU Celebrates Game-Winning Hail Mary Catch, Until It's Overturned On Replay And They Lose
Charlotte beat FAU today 28-23 in Boca Raton after the Owls’ game-winning hail mary catch by Kamrin Solomon was declared a touchdown on-field but overturned on replay, handing the win to the 49ers....
Carl Pelini Resigns For Using "Illegal Drugs"
Update, 4:15 p.m.: FAU head coach Carl Pelini's resignation after one-and-a-half seasons was due to his use of "illegal drugs," confirmed AD Patrick Chun....
USF Gives Up Touchdown When Own Running Back Forces QB Fumble
Look, USF is bad. But so is FAU! We can't think of any better example of Bulls futility than this play early in tonight's matchup between the two teams in Tampa, when the Owls score a touchdown thanks to USF forcing a fumble against itself. The bus, it has a broken axle. ...