• And then there were three. Colorado has reportedly met with Colorado officials about the job earlier this week. Bieniemy and Embree both have longstanding ties to Colorado – both have been assistants in Boulder after their playing days – and either would be the first black head coach in school history. [Boulder Daily Camera, Tuscaloosa News]
Miami also missed a chance to chat with one of its top non-Super Bowl-winning candidates when Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen was forced to cancel a recruiting trip to South Florida because of the flu. On the bright side, 'Cane fans, Donald Trump has two words for you. [Clarion-Ledger]
• We love you this much. San Diego State athletic director Jim Sterk said Tuesday that an unnamed donor made to keep head coach Brady Hoke from bolting to Minnesota or another more prestigious job. Hoke was in Minnesota last week for what he described as "a very casual conversation," which is going to have a [San Diego Union-Tribune]
• Who's up? The next coach to come before the tribunal could be Washington State's Paul Wulff, who may be facing a dreaded "win or else" scenario in Saturday's Apple Cup showdown with Washington. Publicly, new athletic director Bill Moos says he hasn't made a decision on Wulff's future. Privately, well, Wulff is 5-31 with two Pac-10 wins in three years. [Seattle Times]
• We got your back, kid. One coach whose athletic director has his back: Rick Neuheisel. Heads could roll on Neuheisel's staff after Saturday's finale against USC, but UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero was emphatic Wednesday when asked if his head coach would be back for a fourth year in 2011: "Of course there’s never been any question of that," Guerrero said. "There's no doubt. Why would you ask that question?" Well, gee, I wonder why. [Orange County Register]
They see me bowlin'. Among Wednesday's accepted bowl invitations: Utah is going to the Las Vegas Bowl, probably to face Boise State. … Mountain West mates San Diego State, BYU and Air Force make their plans for the Poinsettia Bowl, New Mexico Bowl and Independence Bowl, respectively. … Northwestern seems bound for the inaugural TicketCity Bowl in Dallas, which will be played in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day but is definitely not the Cotton Bowl.
• Get your mock on. And finally, in non-coaching news … Behold! Florida's entry into the annals of horrible university song-and-dance routines, courtesy of UF-affiliated Shands HealthCare:
Laugh now, but see whose laughing when you're admitted following an ill-conceived staring contest with Urban Meyer. [via @bubbaprog]
Quickly… Former South Carolina receiver Kenny McKinley was deep in debt before his apparent suicide in September. … Hawaii and Utah State are lobbying the Mountain West to rescue them from the sinking ship that is the WAC. … Arkansas is the latest state considering an anti-agent bill in the legislature. … An ESPN cameraman gets ejected from Bedlam. … A pair of Californians made the harrowing nine-month trek to Alabama, and made it back to tell the tale. … Putting the finishing touches on the Georgia Dome for the SEC Championship Game. … A local elephant is set to pick the Apple Cup. … Nouveau Oregon fans are popping up everywhere. … And another empty trophy case at USC.
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