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...program lost its compass," Finebaum said.When it came time to hire another coach in 2006, Alabama courted Saban and Steve Spurrier. Spurrier wasn't interested and Saban had an NFL season to finish. When the Tide was turned down by Rich Rodriguez...
ASHBURN, Va. -- Steve Spurrier made his mark on the NFL even before coaching his first game or running a practice. He became the highest-paid coach in league...
...ready for the March 1 deadline. Two sources confirmed that Danny Wuerffel will be traded to Washington, rejoining Steve Spurrier, under whose guidance he won the 1996 Heisman trophy at Florida. Wuerffel, who hasn't thrown an NFL pass since...
...most the Gators have given up at home since 1970 (a 63-14 loss to Auburn). That came a full two decades before Steve Spurrier took over the program and took it to greatness. But not even Spurrier could have saved the Gators this time. They...
...to take a 30-23 lead with 4:37 left. Wuerffel, who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Washington coach Steve Spurrier at Florida, drove the Redskins 79 yards in less than three minutes to tie the score at 30. Broncos 27, Bears 3...
...tougher than playing the Dallas Cowboys, stepped into retirement and cleared the way for the Gamecocks to introduce Steve Spurrier as his replacement Tuesday. The 67-year-old Holtz goes out with 249 victories, eighth most in Division I-A...
...coach at South Carolina after the season, The Associated Press learned Thursday night, apparently paving the way for Steve Spurrier to replace him. Holtz told his team before Thursday's practice that he was retiring, according to a source close...
...embarrassments on and off the field, satisfying a growing groundswell for his ouster that began the day he replaced Steve Spurrier. Zook will finish out the season while athletic director Jeremy Foley and school president Bernie Machen search for...
...The Gators had been spurned three years ago by Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan when Steve Spurrier left for the NFL. Spurrier, who was considered an early candidate for the Florida job when Zook was fired, is the...
...also gave fired coach Ron Zook a victory in his final regular-season game. Condemned since the day he replaced Steve Spurrier, Zook finally did something Spurrier never did in his 12 glorious seasons with the Gators he won at Florida State...