VMI is expected to name Jeff Farrington as
the new defensive coordinator of its football program later this month.

Florida State defensive coordinator Mark
Stoops will become the new head football coach at Kentucky, the university
announced on Tuesday.

Coming off yet another lopsided victory,
the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide return home to play host to the Arkansas
Razorbacks in SEC West action at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Former VMI football coach Bob Thalman died at
age 89 on Tuesday in Atlanta from the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

VMI's football program will visit the
University of Virginia and play six times at home in a 12-game schedule this
year.

VMI football will visit the Naval Academy for
the first time in nine seasons and play six home games at part of a 2012
schedule announced on Tuesday.

University of Kentucky wide receiver Randall
Cobb has decided to enter the NFL Draft and forgo his final year of
eligibility.

Coastal Carolina will open the Joe Moglia era by
hosting North Carolina A&T and has four more home games as part of a 2012
football schedule announced on Wednesday.

Jacksonville State football will play five
home games and visit Southeastern Conference member Kentucky as part of its
2011 schedule.

Nick Saban doesn't just want wins, he
wants quality wins.

Depleted by conference realignment, the
Southern Conference is expected to grow by three with the addition of East
Tennessee State University, Mercer University and likely the Virginia Military
Institute for the 2014-15 school year.

The University of South Florida has hired Western
Kentucky's Willie Taggart as its new head football coach.

VMI named Jeff Farrington as the new
defensive coordinator of its football program on Friday.