The season for firing head coaches is apparently here in college football:
– Sources tell ESPN.com that head coach Huston Nutt will not be back at Arkansas next year. Don’t feel too bad for Nutt though – apparently he’ll still get a buyout settlement for around $3.5 million.
– Georgia Tech fired head coach Chan Gailey after six years of service. Interesting that Gailey was fired just one season after he was mentioned as a possible candidate for an NFL head-coaching job in Pittsburgh and Miami.
– Texas A&M has decided to replace Dennis Franchione with former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman. As long as Sherman doesn’t sell a secret newsletter to boosters with information about his football program, I think he’ll do all right.
– LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini is getting a strong look at Nebraska’s head coaching job. Hiring the defensive coordinator of the third ranked defense in the country might be a good idea considering the Cornhuskers gave up nearly 40 points a game this season.
