Fast Break
College football
Ax begins to fall on coaches
Under coach Tom Osborne, Nebraska was one of the bullies of college football, a program to be feared.
Under coach Bill Callahan, the Cornhuskers were too often the ones getting pushed around.
After watching Callahan’s Huskers for five games, Osborne, in his new role as interim athletic director, decided it was time for change.
The move was expected after the Huskers finished 5-7 with Friday’s 65-51 loss at Colorado, a game in which they squandered an 11-point halftime lead by allowing 34 consecutive points.
“A dreadful final month on and off the field cost Mississippi’s Ed Orgeron his job.
Orgeron was fired Saturday, a day after the Rebels lost 17-14 to rival Mississippi State to finish 3-9 and winless in the Southeastern Conference for the first time since 1982. Off the field, Ole Miss was embarrassed by the disciplining of 20 players who stole from hotels the Rebels were staying in on Friday nights.
Orgeron finished 10-25 at Ole Miss.
“Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick said a decision on whether he will remain for a 16th season is likely in the next couple of days.
The Rams (3-9) ended a 13-game losing streak that dated to last season. They started the season 0-6.
College soccer
Gonzaga falls to SMU
The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost to Southern Methodist University in the first round of the NCAA Division I men’s soccer playoffs, 1-0, at Dallas, as the Mustangs scored on a late penalty kick.
College football
Division II foes roll up 149 points
Chadron State rallied from a 29-point fourth-quarter deficit, and quarterback Joe McLain scored on a 12-yard run in the third overtime to beat Abilene Christian 76-73 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
The 149 points were the most in Division II playoff history.
NFL
They broke some ol’ record
When the Carolina Panthers’ Vinny Testaverde threw a touchdown pass to Christian Fauria against Green Bay last week, it was the oldest touchdown-pass combination in NFL history.
Testaverde was 44 years and five days, Fauria was 36 years and 57 days.
The game also saw the oldest starting quarterback duo, with Testaverde and Brett Favre, 38. Testaverde last month at Arizona became the oldest starting quarterback to win a game.