Forget Gene Chizik, Iowa State has a new football coach in town: Paul Rhoads. KCCI in Des Moines confirms that Rhoads, currently the defensive coordinator at Auburn, will take over for Chizik who left Iowa State to be the head coach of Auburn.
 

Follow that?
 

It’s a little coaching switch-a-roo.
 

KCCI reports:

[ISU Athletic Director Jamie]Pol...

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When Auburn announced last week that it was hiring Gene "5-19" Chizik to be the new head coach of its football team, reactions were intense... most were intensely angry.

Now that some time has passed the strength of those reactions haven't really seemed to die down.

Deadspin.com posted the picture above today, showing some displeasure at the...

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Tommy Tuberville supposedly resigned last week as Auburn’s football coach after a disappointing season. But could there be more to the story?

Momma Tuberville told the Opelika-Auburns News that her son was actually fired.
 

Rivals.com reports:

“He didn’t resign,” the paper quoted her as saying. “He was fired.”

Reached for comment Monday by Th...

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It’s a little sad when a dean has to beg the student body not to boo their own football team.
 

Especially when that team is undefeated and ranked number 10.
 

But, alas, that’s just the case at Auburn this week. The Dean of Students Johnny Green sent a mass-email imploring students to please “show good sportsmanship” when the team plays Louisia...

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