Sunday November 11, 2018
Division II: Last year, a five-seed and six-seed battled it out for a national title. Here's what this year's Division II playoff field looks like.
Division III: The playoff bracket has been released. Sure it has it's usual favorites, but it also has some really interesting storylines.
NAIA: The level where 11 different teams have appeared in the national title game dating back to 2009, and 7 of them are in this year's field. Here's the NAIA playoff bracket.
Jeff Brohm: Louisville addresses speculation that Purdue's Jeff Brohm is their top target.
Missouri Southern State (D-II): Garden City (CC) head coach Jeff Sims has agreed to become head coach at Missouri Southern State. Back in October we wrote that Sims was a strong candidate for the job. In four seasons at Garden City, Sims went 32-12 including winning the 2016 national championship.
Louisville:Bobby Petrino has been let go at Louisville, per report. Associate head coach / secondary coach Lorenzo Ward will be the interim head coach, per multiple outlets. 247 adds that quarterbacks coach Nick Petrino, linebackers coach Ryan Beard, defensive line coach LD Scott, and director of football operations Andy Wagner have been let go. Petrino is (of course) the son of Bobby, and Beard and Scott are both son-in-laws.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (JC - PA): Head coach Joe Wysock has announced his retirement after spending the past 11 seasons leading the program.
Jim Harbaugh: While heaping praise on Rutgers, Jim Harbaugh had a pretty significant slip of the tongue last night.
Keystone College (D-III - PA): Keystone College invites applications for the position of Assistant Football Coach/Part-time. This will be a stipend position. There will be no housing or benefits. Primary duties included: recruiting qualified student-athletes, coaching, travel, and giving appropriate direction to student-athletes as it relates to academics. Bachelor's degree required. Candidate should hold a valid driver's license. Candidates should have knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations as they pertain to coaching. TO APPLY: Please send resume, cover letter, and names, addresses & phone numbers of three professional references to humanresources@keystone.edu.
Earlham (D-III - IN): Head coach Nick Johnson is stepping down to spend more time with his family, and his wife who is has been battling serious health issues for a few years now, and will assume a new role at Earlham assisting with student athlete development. In a touching story, Johnson won the HCAC Coach of the Year honor his first season leading the program back in 2015.
Bonus Update: The following coaches earned bonuses this weekend, according to Steve Berkowitz; Nevada's Jay Norvell ($10k for bowl eligibility), Cal's Justin Wilcox ($100k for 6th win, $100k for bowl game, and an additional $10k for beating USC - if USC finishes with six wins), Clemson's Dabo Swinney ($50k for clinching ACC division title), UAB's Bill Clark ($25k for division title and $5k for team's 9th win), Cincinnati's Luke Fickell ($20k for 9th win), Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson ($125k for 6th win and set up for at least $75k for bowl appearance), Marshall's Doc Holliday ($30k for bowl eligibility), Arizona State's Herm Edwards ($50k for bowl eligibility), Troy's Neal Brown ($15k for conference win), Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher ($100k for bowl eligibility), Missouri's Barry Odom ($50k for bowl eligibility), Memphis' Mike Norvell ($35k for bowl eligibility), Eastern Michigan's Chris Creighton ($25k for bowl eligibility), and UConn's Randy Edsall ($2k for having better third down efficiency than SMU in 62-50 loss).