College Football Week 1 Scores

UCF 56
UCONN 17

USU 31
MSU 38

SDSU 10
STAN 31

WKU 3
WIS 34

FAU 14
OKLA 63

JMU 13
NCST 24

MISS 47
TTU 27

ORST 31
OSU 77

SOU 7
TCU 55

TEX 29
MD 34

NOVA 19
TEM 17

FUR 7
CLEM 48

HOW 32
OHIO 38

APP 38
PSU 45

PEAY 0
UGA 45

WVU 40
TENN 14

WASH 16
AUB 21

UNC 17
CAL 24

UNLV 21
USC 43

BSU 56
TROY 20

MRSH 35
M-OH 28

SCST 6
GASO 37

CIN 26
UCLA 17

JKST 7
USM 55

MICH 17
ND 24

SFA 6
MSST 63

BGSU 24
ORE 58

LOU 14
ALA 51

LANE KIFFIN USCs New Head Coach

Today USC announced LANE KIFFIN will replace PETE CARROLL who just left to become the Head Coach and Team President of the Seattle Seahawks. KIFFIN only coached one year at Tennessee before leaving for USC. There may have been a clause in his contract allowing an easier release if the USC job was offered. Also following LANE to Los Angeles are his father MONTE KIFFIN, the well respected defensive coordinator, and former USC recruiting coordinator ED ORGERON. Also stay tuned. There are rumblings that KIFFIN will lure former USC Offensive coordinator NORM CHOW, who is currently employed by cross-town rival UCLA. The football situation in Los Angeles is definitely getting interesting.

http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011210aaa.html

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/17997/kiffin-brings-great-staff-recruiting-skill-to-usc

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aDwf7dznuZ10

more on MIKE LEACH Texas Tech firing

More on the firing of former Texas Tech head football coach MIKE LEACH. Now all sides are coming out with public statements and even cell phone videos of, ahem, evidence? This thing is really out of control. Stay tuned for further developments......

Mike Leach statement "Lies Have Led To My Firing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h800R0hoUh4

Craig James on firing of Mike Leach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnoj0ommcw

Mike Leach on college football final
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/news/story?id=4786270

Adam James cell phone video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW3vtkyHtU0

MIKE LEACH fired by Texas Tech

Texas Tech took the compulsory step of firing MIKE LEACH "for cause" from his position as head football coach this morning. This seemed inevitable after the school suspended LEACH pending an investigation into the treatment of Tech player Adam James, who suffered a concussion and was allegedly placed in a confined area twice by the coach. This ends a long strange relationship between Tech and LEACH who last year, after much squabbling, entered into a new 5 year 12.7 million dollar contract that was set to run through 2013. LEACH was due an eight hundred thousand dollar bonus if still employed on Dec 31 2009. This firing seems to come at a convenient time for the university. A legal battle will definitely ensue between LEACH and the Texas Tech. Here is the official statement from the University.

http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/123009aaa.html

URBAN MEYER resigns!

Breaking News

URBAN MEYER resigns as Florida's head football coach.

2009 College Football Top 25

The 2009 season is upon us and here is oldballblog.com's preseason top 25 ranking.

LES prevails in the Tiger Bowl

In a battle that will prove important in the SEC west, LES MILES and his #6 LSU tigers prevailed over TOMMY TUBERVILLE and his #10 Auburn Tigers. In a barn burner that had more twists and turns than a bayou back road, LSU came back from a 4th quarter deficit to take the lead with one minute left, winning 26-21.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282640002

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2008/09/20/lsu_auburn.html