NASCAR.com Where are they now? Mark Martin enjoying less competitive retirement life For nearly 40 years, Mark Martin was known as one of the toughest opponents in NASCAR. No matter if your name was Gordon, Johnson, Earnhardt, Stewart or others, if you saw Martin‘s car closing on you in your rearview mirror, you knew you were in for a battle. But since retiring following the 2013 NASCAR […] Source link
Read More »Grading UCF’s hiring of Gus Malzahn
To the coaches who’ve gone against Gus Malzahn for more than a decade during his time calling plays in the SEC, a sense of tactical arrogance always permeated from his best teams. When Gus Malzahn first coached and coordinated at Auburn, he was going to do things the way he knew how — the tempo cranked, the tendencies be damned and that predictability empowered like battering ram as opposed to a liability. You knew Gus Malzahn would only run counter to one direction and power to another…. Source link
Read More »UCF close to hiring Gus Malzahn as coach
Gus Malzahn is nearing a return to the sidelines in 2021. The former Auburn coach is close to finalizing a deal to become the next head coach at UCF, sources told Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel. An announcement could be made later Monday. Sources: UCF is close to finalizing a deal to make Gus Malzahn the next football coach. An announcement is expected as soon as today. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 15, 2021 Should the hire come to fruition, Malzahn would replace Josh Heupel, who left UCF to… Source link
Read More »Gators toss away playoff hopes, Gus Malzahn out at Auburn
The “Florida man” headlines have always held a special place in our hearts here at the Yahoo Sports College Podcast, but this past weekend brought an entirely new level of admiration. UF DB Marco Wilson’s inexplicable cleat toss essentially cost Florida a chance at the College Football Playoff. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and Pat Forde from Sports Illustrated react to LSU’s wild 34-31 win over the Gators. How does this shake up the playoff race? Minutes after wrapping the podcast, Auburn… Source link
Read More »Auburn fires Gus Malzahn after 8 seasons
MMA Weekly Kevin Holland’s brutal knockout tops UFC 256 performance bonuses The UFC closed out its 2020 pay-per-view events with a fight card that suffered from several title bouts dropping off, but which delivered when it came to action come fight time. There were numerous candidates for the UFC 256 performance bonuses, including both the Fight of the Night honors and the Performance of the Night awards, for which fighters receive a $50,000 bonus. Performance of the Night: Kevin… Source link
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