While many coaches are gearing up for bowl season, it's that time of year when many other underperforming college college coaches get their walking papers. This year, some big names--including the winningest coach in Cal history and a guy who won a national title less than two years ago--headline the list of coaches who have been fired.
Two years ago, Gene Chizik was on top of the college football world. His Auburn Tigers won the BCS National Championship behind the spectacular play of their Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. Since then, the team has tumbled to rock bottom. Chizik was fired today by Auburn. He released a statement, saying...
Auburn head coach Gene Chizik thought the NCAA was finished with its investigation into his football program.
He thought wrong.
The New York Times reported that Chizik had a conversation with an NCAA enforcement official wanting to know why the organization had not announced they were finished with the investigation
Is it possible that the Bowl Championship Series could come to an end, with the members of the major conferences (ACC, Big XII, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and the SEC) setting-up their own national championship game? Tony Barnhart, of cbssports.com, thinks so. View his column, below.
