OSU taking care of its coaches in new football era
STILLWATER, Okla. – Officials at Oklahoma State University hope to stem a steady flow of assistant football coaches out of the program in recent years by using fat paychecks to anchor them under new coach Les Miles.

OSU, Texas Tech wrap up spring football
Red Raiders shine on defense, while quarterback Aso Pogi and tailback Tatum Bell shine for OSU's offense.

04/14/2001

Frogs' bounce gone after spring
FORT WORTH – TCU's first spring football workouts under new coach Gary Patterson ended with little fanfare. There was no Purple-White game with surrounding hoopla, just a final scrimmage Friday morning in front of about 60 onlookers.

College notebook

Campbell: A nip here, a tuck there won't fix BCS
Bobby Bowden has been one of the lovable legends of college football as much for his unabashed candor as for the dynasty he has built at Florida State. But his words after the Seminoles' domination by Oklahoma in last season's national championship game were more blunt than the sport's leaders might have liked. "Looking back, it probably should have been Miami" playing Oklahoma, Bowden said.

04/13/2001

Cotton Bowl Hall to add 7 members
Southwestern Bell and the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association announced the seven-member class of 2001 for induction into the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame.

Settling in with the Bear
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Despite his success at TCU, Dennis Franchione wasn't a superstar. But everything changed when Franchione took the job at Alabama.

04/12/2001

College ties give Browns an edge
Jimmy Johnson arrived in the NFL fresh off the University of Miami campus. He may not have known the pro game, but he certainly knew the players. Now that edge belongs to Butch Davis, who returns to the NFL after six years at the University of Miami. Davis was hired as head coach of the Cleveland Browns and brings with him a vault of knowledge on college players.