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Dorm Report: The coaching carousel goes round and round

Every offseason there is a slew of fresh faces roaming the sidelines of major universities across America, but the head coaching turnover in the Football Bowl Subdivision has been especially busy heading into the 2013 campaign.Thirty-one teams, or about one quarter of the FBS schools, will enter the upcoming season with a new head coach. Whether it be turning around a struggling program, or continuing the success of his predecessor, the following coaches are about to embark on their new adventure with the highest of expectations.BRET BIELEMA (Arkansas) - The Razorbacks had lofty goals heading into last season following an outstanding 11-2 mark in 2011, but they finished their one and only campaign under John L. Smith a disappointing 4-8. Enter Bielema, who stewarded an impressive program at Wisconsin over the last half-decade (68-24), including three straight Rose Bowl appearances from 2010-12. Leaving a rock-solid situation in the Big Ten seems like a big risk, but the potential glory...

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  1. Louisville assistant hired by UMKC

    Louisville assistant Kareem Richardson has been hired as the basketball coach at Missouri-Kansas City, where he'll try to rebuild a program heading to a new conferen...

  2. UMKC picks Louisville assistant Richardson

    The University of Missouri-Kansas City has named Kareem Richardson its new men's basketball coach.Richardson is currently an assistant at Louisville and will remain ...

  3. Huskies look for redemption in NCAA tournament

    Connecticut is looking at this NCAA tournament as a chance for redemption.The third-ranked Huskies, who lost both the Big East regular-season and tournament titles t...

  4. Majerle named men's basketball coach at Grand Canyon

    Dan Majerle was named the new head coach of Grand Canyon's men's basketball team on Monday.Majerle, 47, takes over a team that will play in the Western Athletic Conf...

  5. New Mexico State holds on to win WAC title

    Sim Bhullar had 16 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead New Mexico State to a 64-55 victory over UT Arlington on Saturday night for its second straight...

  6. UT Arlington comes up short against New Mexico St.

    Texas-Arlington's run at an NCAA berth came up short against New Mexico State and its 7-foot-5 center Sim Bhullar.Kevin Butler's 13 points and 10 rebounds wasn't eno...

  7. New Mexico State wins WAC

    Behind 16 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks from Sim Bhullar, New Mexico State earned its second straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship with ...

  8. NEW MEXICO STATE (24-10)

    62at Oregon St. 71 81 SE Louisiana 56 49 Bucknell 62 83 at Niagara 86 67N. New Mexico 37 79Louisiana-Lafayette 57 54 at UTEP 55 68Southern Miss. 60 58at South Alabam...

  9. Mavericks square off with Aggies in WAC championship game

    The Texas-Arlington Mavericks try to leave a lasting impression in their one and only season in the Western Athletic Conference, as they challenge the New Mexico Sta...

  10. Idaho women upset Seattle 67-64 to win WAC tourney

    Stacey Barr had 16 points and 11 rebounds Saturday to lead Idaho to a 67-64 upset of top-seeded Seattle in the Western Athletic Conference championship game.Trailing...

  11. Seattle loses 67-64 to Idaho in WAC final

    Seattle's dream of an automatic NCAA tournament berth kept slipping away late in the second half against Idaho in Saturday's Western Athletic Conference title game.B...

  12. Women's NCAA Automatic Bids

    Baylor, Big 12 ConferenceCal Poly, Big West ConferenceCentral Michigan, Mid-American ConferenceChattanooga, Southern ConferenceDuke, Atlantic Coast ConferenceGonzaga...

  1. Does it get any WACkier than this?

    Davidson is heading to the Atlantic 10 Conference, joining the league in time for the 2014-15 basketball campaign.The Wildcats made that announcement just last week,...

  2. Western Athletic Conference Tournament Recaps

    A jumper by Hauns Brereton in the final 70, in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at Orleans Arena.Brereton finished the afternoon with ...

  3. UTSA defeats San Jose State 67-49

    Jeromie Hill had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead UTSA to a 67-49 win over San Jose State in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday n...

  4. New Mexico State loses 64-44 to Saint Louis

    New Mexico State coach Marvin Menzies congratulated and consoled his players in the locker room following another season that included a Western Athletic Conference ...

  5. Western Athletic Conference News and Notes

    IDAHO: Trey Farquhar knocked through three field goals for the Vandals during their meeting with nationally-ranked Utah State on Saturday. Unfortunately that was the...

  6. College Basketball Preview - Western Athletic Conference

    OUTLOOK: Now down to eight teams, with the defection of Boise State to the Mountain West Conference , the Western Athletic Conference is a bit sleeker for the 2011-1...

  7. UConn women rout Idaho 105-37 in NCAA first round

    Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led six Connecticut players in double figures as the top-seeded Huskies routed Idaho 105-37 on Saturday.Mosqueda-Lewis finished with 22 points...

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