Arkansas State defensive coordinator Keith Patterson has resigned less than two months after being hired.Coach Gus Malzahn announced the resignation in a news release Friday. Patterson had been hired as ASU defensive coordinator on Jan. 4 -- less than a month after Malzahn was hired as head coach.Malzahn said Patterson is leaving for a job at another FBS program and that a search for his... [Read More]
Incoming Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson wants his new league to expand.Benson, the longtime Western Athletic Conference commissioner, was introduced as the Sun Belt's next leader Thursday.The 60-year-old Benson will replace Wright Water, who is retiring after 12 years. He will begin working with the Sun Belt on April 1 and take over as commissioner in July."While this may be a... [Read More]
Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schnellenberger's trip to Gainesville for his final season opener was interrupted Friday by a precautionary stop at a hospital. Schnellenberger complained of severe discomfort in his surgically repaired hip during a bus ride. X-rays determined the problem wasn't serious, school officials said, and he's expected to be on the sideline for Saturday's game against the... [Read More]
A person familiar with the situation says that 77-year-old Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schnellenberger is retiring after this season. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the school has not publicly announced Schnellenberger's decision. The person says the coach is calling a news conference at the school's
A former Sebastian River High School football standout was one of two suspects in a copper wire burglary last weekend, the Indian River County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies took Cortez Ash, 19, of Boca Raton and an accused accomplice into custody Saturday when the pair returned to the same scrap yard where they allegedly stole 400 pounds of copper wire, according to their affidavits. Staff at... [Read More]
