Etc... News Archive

 

2008

 

12/31/08: Monte Kiffin was named defensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee.

12/28/08: Gus Malzahn was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn University.

12/23/08: Les Lancaster signed a three-year contract to continue as manager of the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association.

12/18/08: Bradley Dale Peveto was named head football coach at Northwestern State University.

12/15/08: Pat Rice was named pitching coach for the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League.

12/15/08: Andy Skeels was named manager of the San Jose Giants (A+) of the California League.

12/12/08: Bill Keopple was named the head football coach at Southern Arkansas University.

12/7/08: Stacy Lewis finished first at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn her 2009 LPGA Tour card.

12/3/08: Matt Erickson was named hitting coach for the Wicsonsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League.

10/28/08: Steve Atwater (safety), Jimmy Johnson (coach) and Jerry Jones (owner) were among the 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame Preliminary Nominees.

10/17/08: Corliss Williamson (basketball), R.C. Thielmann (football), Martine Bercher (football) and Jarrell Williams (football) were selected for induction into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2009.

8/22/08: Christy Smith was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Valparaiso University.

8/12/08: William Rogers was hired as head Cross Country coach at Louisiana-Monroe.

7/30/08: Lawrence Johnson was named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Clemson.

7/20/08: Tyson Gay won an ESPY for Best Track and Field Athlete.

7/17/08: Don Breaux announced his retirement from the Washington Redskins.

6/23/08: Darrell Walker was named an assistant coach for the NBA's Detroit Pistons.

6/10/08: Chris Poole was named the head volleyball coach at Florida State University.

6/9/08: Chris Poole resigned as head volleyball coach at Arkansas.

5/13/08: Frank Broyles was selected for the 2008 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.

5/7/08: Sytia Messer was promoted from assistant women's basketball coach to associate head women's basketball coach by Georgia Tech.

5/1/08: Lou Holtz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

4/21/08: Legendary University of Arkansas cross country and track and field head coach John McDonnell announced his retirement effective following the 2008 outdoor track and field season.

4/6/08: Nolan Richardson was selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2008.

4/3/08: Jay Udwadia was named the head coach of the New York Buzz (World TeamTennis League).

4/2/08: Doc Sadler agreed to a two-year contract extension with Nebraska.

3/18/08: Haas Pratt was named hitting coach for the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League.

3/11/08: Ronnie Caveness and Lou Holtz are on the 2008 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.

2/21/08: Gary Blair won his 500th career women's college basketball game.

2/19/08: Al Grushkin was named a co-interim head coach for the Arkansas State men's basketball team.

2/13/08: Joe Kines was named assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator at Texas A&M.

2/9/08: Reggie Herring was hired as linebackers coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

2/6/08: Willy Robinson was named defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Arkansas.

2/2/08: Eddie Sutton became the fifth basketball coach in NCAA Division I history to win 800 games.

2/1/08: Rick Minter was named defensive coordinator at Marshall University.

1/24/08: Jud Kindle was named head coach of the Chillicothe Mudcats in the MINK summer baseball league.

1/23/08: Ed Orgeron was named defensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints.

1/23/08: Kacy Rodgers was named defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins.

1/18/08: Andy Skeels was named the manager of the Augusta Greenjackets (A) of the South Atlantic League.

1/17/08: Tyson Gay was named the U.S. Olympic Committee's Sportsman of the Year for 2007.

1/15/08: Jo Beth Mathis resigned as an assistant volleyball coach at Arkansas State.

1/12/08: Tyson Gay was named the Kentucky Sportsman of the Year for 2007.

1/11/08: Bill Clay was named an assistant football coach at Samford University.

1/10/08: Danny Nutt, Clifton Ealy and Don Decker were added to Houston Nutt's staff at Ole Miss.

1/10/08: Theo Young was named an assistant football coach at Baylor University.

1/8/08: Joe Gibbs resigned as head coach and team president of the Washington Redskins.

1/8/08: David Lee was named quarterbacks coach for the Miami Dolphins.

1/8/08: Mike Markuson and Tracy Rocker were named assistant football coaches at Ole Miss.

1/7/08: Marcia McDermott was named the general manager of the new Women's Professional Soccer franchise in Chicago.

1/4/08: Reggie Herring was named defensive coordinator at Texas A&M University.

1/4/08: Mike Summers was named an assistant football coach at Arkansas.

1/2/08: Dave Wommack was named defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech University.

1/2/08: Tommy Burnett was selected to the 2008 Class of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

 

2007

 

12/26/07: Eddie Sutton was named interim head coach at the University of San Francisco.

12/14/07: Paul Petrino was named offensive coordinator at Arkansas.

12/12/07: Chris Vaughn was named an assistant football coach at Ole Miss.

12/11/07: Bobby Petrino was named the head football coach at Arkansas.

12/10/07: Joe Lee Dunn was named defensive coordinator at New Mexico State University.

12/5/07: Todd Day was named the head coach of the Arkansas Impact (Premier Basketball League).

12/4/07: Kim Dameron and Ron Dickerson, Jr., were hired as assistant football coaches at Ole Miss.

11/27/07: Houston Nutt was named head football coach at Ole Miss.

11/26/07: Houston Nutt resigned as head football coach at Arkansas and Reggie Herring was named interim head coach.

11/24/07: Ed Orgeron was let go from his position as head football coach at Ole Miss.

11/19/07: Les Lancaster was named the manager of the Sioux City Explorers (American Association).

11/13/07: Ron Calcagni was named head coach and general manager of the Arkansas All American Football League team.

10/30/07: Steve Atwater (safety), Jimmy Johnson (coach) and Jerry Jones (owner) were among the 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame Nominees.

10/27/07: Todd Day (basketball), Bruce James (football), Jon Richardson (football) and Tracy Webb (basketball) were selected for induction into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008.

10/25/07: John Jenkins was named head coach, general manager and offensive coordinator for the Texas franchise of the All American Football League.

10/18/07: Raymond House was named head football coach for the Arkansas War Cats of the World Football League.

10/11/07: Joe Kinnan was named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach of the Week.

10/2/07: Sidney Moncrief was named shooting coach for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

9/26/07: Corliss Williamson was named an assistant basketball coach at Arkansas Baptist College.

9/4/07: Michael Garrison was named an assistant women's track coach at the University of Hawaii.

8/28/07: Patrick Sullivan was named an assistant women's tennis coach at Southern Methodist Universtiy.

8/23/07: Carie Dever-Boaz was named the 2007 Manager of the Year for the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League.

8/21/07: Jay Udwadia was named men's associate head tennis coach at Pepperdine University.

7/23/07: John Mitchell was promoted to assistant head coach by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

7/20/07: Dave Wommack was named outside linebackers coach at Southern Mississippi.

7/19/07: Amy Wright was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University.

7/18/07: Tim Horton was named running backs coach at Arkansas.

7/12/07: Ronny Thompson resigned as head basketball coach at Ball State University.

7/10/07: Luke Weatherford was named an assistant baseball coach at Southeastern Louisiana University.

7/5/07: Bubbs Merrill was named an assistant baseball coach at McNeese State University.

6/28/07: Steve Silvey was named the head track coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

6/27/07: Tyson Gay was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week.

6/26/07: Tyson Gay was named USAToday.com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week.

6/24/07: Doyle Wilson was named an assistant baseball coach at the University of Southern California.

6/24/07: Eileen Schmidt was named the head softball coach at the University of Virginia.

6/18/07: Khadija Head was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State University.

6/15/07: Gail Striegler was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Georgia State University.

6/14/07: Jay Udwadia was selected to coach the United States Tennis Association National Team.

6/8/07: Charity Elliott was named head women's basketball coach at UC San Diego.

6/7/07: Kelley Hester was named head women's golf coach at the University of Georgia.

6/5/07: Tony Brown was named an assistant coach for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.

6/4/07: Allison Singleton was named Director of Women's Basketball Operations at SMU.

5/30/07: Mike Neighbors was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Xavier University.

5/3/07: Isaac Brown was named an assistant men's basketball coach at Arkansas.

5/3/07: Jodi Greve was named an assistant women's basketball coach at San Jose State University.

5/1/07: Oronde Taliaferro was named an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma.

4/30/07: Richard Wilson was named the head football coach at Arkansas Baptist College.

4/19/07: Rob Evans was named an assistant men's basketball coach at Arkansas.

4/17/07: Greg Collins was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Arkansas.

4/16/07: Glynn Cyprien was named an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

4/13/07: Dan Hipsher was named an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of South Florida.

4/9/07: John Pelphrey was named head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas and Tom Ostrom was named an assistant coach.

4/6/07: Zenarae Antoine was named an assistant women's basketball coach at Arkansas.

4/2/07: Stan Heath was named head men's basketball coach at the University of South Florida.

3/29/07: Tim Eatman was named associate head women's basketball coach at Arkansas.

3/26/07: Stan Heath was let go as head men's basketball coach at Arkansas.

3/23/07: Tom Collen was named head women's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas.

3/21/07: Fred Goldsmith was selected to the Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame.

3/13/07: Dr. Debbie Snell was named athletics director at Texas A&M International University.

3/6/07: Joe Kleine was named an assistant men's basketball coach at UALR.

3/5/07: Gail Striegler resigned as head women's basketball coach at the University of Central Florida.

3/2/07: Susie Gardner resigned as head women's basketball coach at Arkansas.

3/1/07: Roy Wittke was named offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois University.

2/16/07: Eddie Sutton was announced as a finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame.

2/9/07: John Bond was named offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech University.

1/26/07: Marshall Foreman was named defensive coordinator for the Corpus Christi Sharks (af2).

1/25/07: Darryl Mason was named wide receivers coach at Louisiana-Lafayette.

1/20/07: Larry Brinson was named running backs coach at the University of Kentucky.

1/18/07: George Pugh was hired as wide receivers coach for the University of Houston.

1/17/07: Kahlil Carter was named volunteer assistant coach for the Arkansas Twisters (af2).

1/17/07: David Lee was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arkansas.

1/17/07: George Stewart was hired as wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings.

1/17/07: Bill Johnson was hired as the defensive line coach for the Denver Broncos.

1/17/07: Mark Hutson was hired as the offensive line coach at Tulane University.

1/15/07: John Thompson was named defensive coordinator at Ole Miss.

1/15/07: Gus Malzahn was named assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator at the University of Tulsa.

1/10/07: Tim Horton was hired as offensive coordinator for the Air Force football team.

1/3/07: Susie Gardner was selected for the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame.

1/2/07: Steve Walters was fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

1/2/07: Larry Beightol was fired by the Detroit Lions.