Former Raiders' coach Lane Kiffin has expressed interest in the opening at the University of Washington just hours after the school announced Tyrone Willingham will not return next season.
Kiffin, fired less than a month ago, told The Associated Press on Monday night he considered the position with the Huskies a great job in which he is sure a lot of coaches are already interested.
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U. Of Washington Coach Willingham To Step Down
University of Washington Coach Tyrone Willingham has announced that he will step down at the end of the season, according to a Yahoo.com report on Monday.
Willingham?s teak fell to 0-7 after suffering a loss to his former team Notre Dame on Saturday.
Nittany Lions Top Buckeyes, Remain Unbeaten
Penn State defeated Ohio State, 13-6, on Saturday night to remain unbeaten (9-0) this season.
The No. 3 Nittany Lions scored ten points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 6-3 deficit.
Evan Royster rushed nineteen times for 77 yards in the win, while Daryll Clark went 12-for-20 with 120 passing yards.
Fullback Dan Lawlor scored the only touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run midway through the fourth.
Terrelle Pryor went 16-for-28 with 228 passing yards and an interception, which he threw with less than a minute remaining in the game.
No. 1 Texas knocked off No. 6 Oklahoma State, while No. 2 Alabama took care of Tennessee.
Boise State Too Much For San Jose State
Kellen Moore and his Boise State teammates showed San Jose State that the 13th-ranked Broncos are still the class of the WAC.
Moore threw two touchdown passes and Ian Johnson ran for two scores to help the Broncos keep its bid alive for a berth in a BCS game by beating the Spartans 33-16 on Friday night, as reported by the Associated Press.
Tebow: McCoy Is The Heisman Front Runner
Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns are No. 1 in the country ,and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow believes McCoy is the front runner for this year's award.
"Being smart and just looking at guys who are having a good year, he obviously is someone to look at and would probably be my top guy I'd vote for right now," Tebow said. "He's playing extremely well and doing a great job leading his team and handles it with a lot of class, too."
Clemson Fires Tommy Bowden
Four days after the Clemson Tigers lost to Wake Forest and fell to 3-3, they have fired Head Coach Tommy Bowden, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
Clemson has scheduled a late-afternoon news conference.
"They just told us. It's what he deserved," said senior quarterback Cullen Harper.
Texas No.1 For First Time In Regular Season In 24 Years
Mack Brown, Colt McCoy, and the Texas Longhorns sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 in the regular season for the first time in 24 years after beating Oklahoma 45-35.
Texas' jump from No. 5 to No. 1 is the largest since Miami went from No. 6 to No. 1 on Aug. 29, 1988, after beating preseason top-ranked Florida State 31-0 to start the season.
"Being ranked No. 1 shows respect for what we've accomplished through the early part of the season, but nobody really knows who is No. 1 at this point," Texas Coach Mack Brown said Sunday.
Alabama remained No. 2, while unbeaten Penn State moved up three spots to No. 3. The Sooners dropped three spots to No. 4 after their first loss. Florida jumped six spots to No. 5 after pounding LSU 51-21 on Saturday night.
Tebow-Led Gators Rout LSU 51-21
Florida QB Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the No. 11 Gators routed the defending national champion and No. 4 LSU Tigers 51-21 at Florida Field on Saturday, reports the Associated Press.
Oklahoma State Upsets No. 3 Missouri
No. 17 Oklahoma State stopped a Missouri offense that had been scoring at will, intercepting Chase Daniel?s passes three times in the second half and upsetting the No. 3 Tigers 28-23 on Saturday night, reported the Associated Press.
Michigan Off To Worse Start In 41 Years
K.C. Lopata missed a 26-yard field goal with 4 seconds left, giving the Toledo Rockets a 13-10 win over the Michigan Wolverines, who are off to their worst start in 41 years, reported ESPN.com on Saturday.
Texas Upsets No. 1 Sooners 45-35
The No. 5 Texas Longhorns upset the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners 45-35 on Saturday in Dallas.
Terrelle Pryor Already Battling The Media
Terrelle Pryor is still a freshman, but he already has a lukewarm relationship with the media.
Statistically Looking At Heisman Candidates After Week 5
How impressive have the quarterbacks of the Big 12 been this season? Four out of the top-5 QB ratings in college football belong to Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, Chase Daniel, and Zac Robinson.