New coach introduced at Kent State
KENT, Ohio (AP) — Paul Haynes is right back where he was a skinny walk-on some 25 years ago. Now, he’s in charge of the program he loves so much, and has been given the task of keeping Kent State moving forward. It won’t be easy. Haynes was formally announced as the new coach of the Golden Flashes on Tuesday, and immediately displayed a vibrancy equal of his popular predecessor, Darrell Hazell. He’s going to need it. Not only did Hazell, who left for Purdue, establish a winning culture here, he led the program to the AP poll as well as a bowl berth. ”When I got into this profession, one of my goals was to be the coach at Kent State,” said Haynes, who played here as a 168-pound defensive back in 1987-91. He was defensive coordinator at Arkansas this year after seven seasons as an assistant at Ohio State. ”I can’t believe it. It’s a dream and I haven’t landed yet…
Haynes comes home to Kent State – Kent State (Rivals)
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What if… OSU lost Fickell and Coombs
The “what if” scenarios regarding college football are a revolving door this time of year. Boston College, Temple, Auburn, Kent State, Wisconsin and Tennessee are just a few schools hit with coaching changes in the last few weeks. Those changes could have an impact not just with players on the current team, but in recruiting as well. Urban Meyer isn’t likely to go anywhere after Ohio State’s 12-0 season, but what if one of his assistant coaches left for another gig?
Purdue’s new coach sets sights on Rose Bowl
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Darrell Hazell spent most of his coaching career telling others to ”be great.” Now he’ll try to live up to that mantra in his new job at Purdue. On Friday, Boilermakers athletic director Morgan Burke hired the 48-year-old Kent State coach to lead the school dubbed as the Cradle of Quarterbacks out of mediocrity, back into national prominence and presumably back to a Rose Bowl. ”I’m extremely excited to work with the players at Purdue, and I look forward to experiencing a lot of success in the future,” Hazell said in a release issued by the school. ”It’s a wonderful opportunity.” Hazell broke the news to his players during a Wednesday morning meeting after a day of speculation about Hazell’s future. Purdue has scheduled a 7 p.m. news conference to introduce Hazell. Hazell won this season’s Mid-American Conference coach of the year award after leading Kent State to its first winning season since 2001, first bowl appearance in more than four decades and the brink of a BCS bowl game. …
Hazell a good choice for Purdue, Big Ten
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Sources: Purdue hires Hazell as coach
Kent State’s Darell Hazell has accepted the head-coaching position at Purdue, sources tell ESPN colleague Brett McMurphy. Purdue turned its attention to Hazell, a former Ohio State assistant, after interviewing Cincinnati coach Butch…
Purdue search turns to Kent State’s Hazell
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Purdue has its man – Purdue (Rivals)
Purdue’s week-and-a-half-long search for its 35th head football coach has met its end. Kent State coach Darrell Hazell, the 2012 Mid-American Conference Coach-of-the-Year, has accepted Purdue’s offer to succeed Danny Hope atop the Boilermaker program, sources confirmed to GoldandBlack.com Tuesday night.
Big Ten in the polls: Michigan returns
The latest national rankings are out, and the Michigan Wolverines are back in. Michigan returned to both the AP and coaches’ polls Sunday following its dramatic overtime win Saturday against Northwestern. The Wolverines,…
Down they go: Gators, Trojans, unbeatens fall
What a tough day to be a highly ranked team. All sorts of ambitions came crashing down in a handful of Top 25 upsets on Saturday, none more costly than No. 3 Florida’s loss to Georgia . The 12th-ranked Bulldogs stuffed the Gators, handing Florida its first loss of the season and damaging its chances of making the SEC title game, let alone the BCS title game. Southern California’s national title hopes took another hit when it was upset in the desert. New Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez got a signature win of the sort that mostly eluded him at Michigan, bumping off the Trojans 39-36 thanks to a huge day by quarterback Matt Scott . Two other unbeaten fell, too – both to teams from the Mid-American conference. No. 18 Rutgers was beaten at home by Kent State and No. 23 Ohio lost to archrival Miami of Ohio across the state in Oxford. Those games burst the bubble on promising…
