By C. MacDonald
Washington, D.C.–Everyone seemed to count out San Jose State’s chances in yesterday’s Military Bowl, except for the Spartan team and what was left of its coaching staff. It’s head coach left a practice earlier this month to become head coach at Colorado. Rumors indicated that the Spartan’s interim bowl coach and defensive coach also would be leaving to join Colorado after the game. Perhaps some other coaches might be leaving as well. Even the team’s local paper predicted they would lose to their bowl opponent, defense-juggernaut Bowling Green.
So much for distractions to the remarkable, focused San Jose athletes. (In fact, there should be a NCAA Rule that coaches should not be allowed to leave a team until after a Bowl Game. There were several other major colleges, who lost their top coaches prior to bowl appearances this year. It’s just not right for the student athletes, who put everything on the line for their coaches.) Read more…>
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