Kirby Hocutt

Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

Adam Meyer: Florida's gambling king shouldn't have bet on Nevin Shapiro

Dolphins Need John Gruden to Be Their Coach

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why the Miami Dolphins should hire John Gruden as head coach.  The only way Miami Dolphins owner Stephen ... More >>

Reader mail: "Global warming no longer exists!"

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why the Miami Dolphins should hire John Gruden as head coach.  The only way Miami Dolphins owner Stephen ... More >>

Kirby Hocutt: UM's real villain

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why the Miami Dolphins should hire John Gruden as head coach.  The only way Miami Dolphins owner Stephen ... More >>

Kirby Hocutt: The UM Scandal's Real Villain

​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wonders when the NCAA will drop the hammer on former University of Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt. Now that the NCA ... More >>

Al Golden Feels Duped by University of Miami

​When Al Golden was plucked from college football obscurity as head coach of the Temple Owls to take over the Miami Hurricanes, a storied program that needed just a bit of fine tuning to be competitive again, it seemed like -- pardon the pun -- a Golden opportunity. Now, if an NCAA investigation p ... More >>

UM Hires Wisconsin's Shawn Eichorst as Athletic Director

Yep, this is the guy. ​The University of Miami's search to replace athletic director Kirby Hocutt has come to an end. The Miami Herald reports that Shawn Eichorst, a deputy AD at the University of Wisconsin, has been hired for the job, and what a job it is. Not only will Eichorst be charged with m ... More >>

Report: Frank Martin Will Come to UMiami If They Pretend to Care About Basketball

​During former Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Frank Haith's introduction at his new gig Missouri he had cutting words for University of Miami saying, "I know I'm in a different place. I know I'm in a place where they care." We'd be more outraged though if we thought people actually really cared ... More >>

Hurricanes Basketball Coach Frank Haith's Job Probably Secure as Tony Hernandez Named Interim AD

​The University of Miami is going to take it's time to hire a replacement for recently departed Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt. In the meantime, they've promoted Tony Hernandez to the job on an interim basis, with a permanent hire coming sometime before the start of the next football season. T ... More >>

Yep, Kirby Hocutt is Leaving Miami for Texas Tech

​Well, it was all but official, but University of Miami Athletics Director Kirby Hocutt is leaving Coral Gables to take the same job at Texas Tech. Hocutt was seen as a rising star in the world of college athletics directors, and while his new job is certainly less high profile it will pay bet ... More >>

Kirby Hocutt, Hurricanes Athletics Director, May Leave for Texas Tech

​University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt has interviewed for the same position at Texas Tech, according to The Sun-Sentinel, and apparently the interest is mutual. Hocutt has only served in the position in Coral Gables since 2008, but he's reigned over an uncertain era of Hurricane spor ... More >>

Sports Updates: Shockey Passes Dolphins Physical, Hocutt Will Take Texas Tech Job

​Two big updates in two big stories about comings and going in the Miami sports world we posted this morning. It looks like Jeremy Shockey coming to the Dolphins could be in the realm of reality. Meanwhile, a reports says Kirby Hocutt is definitely leaving his post as University of Miami Athletic ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes Want to Play Game in New York Every Four Years

​Before this year's inaugural Pinstripe Bowl, the Miami Hurricanes played in the last college football bowl game held within New York City way back in the 1962 Gotham Bowl. Now with the new Yankees Stadium interested in hosting football games, it seems that the Hurricanes want to become something ... More >>

Bo Pelini Says He Won't Interview with Miami Hurricanes

I wonder if the fact Pelini is a Cleveland fan made him warry about taking his talents to "South Beach"​Bo Pelini has put the rumors that he'll be interviewing for the Miami Hurricanes' open head coaching job to rest. The Cornhuskers head coach had issued a sort of not-quite-denial before, but the ... More >>

Sudden Bo Pelini Rumors Prove Miami's Coach Search isn't Quite Hopeless

​With the Gruden myth shattered, and Dan Mullen rumors now centering on Florida, it seemed like Miami's chance of capturing a blue chip coach were quickly diminishing. Then, today, out of left field came rumors that Miami was maybe, possibly talking to Nebraska coach Bo Pelini. If anything, it pro ... More >>

With Dan Mullen Possibly Headed to Florida, Where Does That Leave Miami's Coach Search?

​Urban Meyer's resignation couldn't have come at a worse time for the Miami Hurricanes. While it's all just chitter chatter at the moment, it makes total sense that UF would be interested in Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen. Which is bad news for Miami AD Kirby Hocutt, who reportedly possibly ha ... More >>

Star Recruit Teddy Bridgewater Decommits From Miami

via InsideTheU​While the Hurricanes are still in the midst of finding their next head coach, the quality recruiting class former coach Randy Shannon had begun to put together is falling apart. Miami Northwestern QB Tedd Bridgewater, rated the second best dual threat quarterback in the country by R ... More >>

University of Minnesota Interested in Hiring Randy Shannon

Hurricanes fans are caught up in the midst of Gruden-mania right now (AD Kirby Hocutt is reportedly set to meet with Jon Gruden today in Tampa), but the other side of the puzzle resulting from Miami's newly vacant head coaching position is where former coach Randy Shannon will land. Well, accordin ... More >>

Hurricanes: No Coaching Announcement Today

According to Photoshop, this guy is the next coach of The U​Breaking news: Nothing happened in a meeting between University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt and ESPN Monday Night Football analysts Jon Gruden this morning.The Miami Herald is reporting that The U will not be making any head c ... More >>

Who Will Be The Miami Hurricanes Next Coach? Here's Every Rumored Candidate

We still have mixed emotions over the firing of Randy Shannon, but it's time to move on and start wildly speculating on who will be the next coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt has hired a firm to assist in the quest, and reportedly the 'Canes will be looking for someone wh ... More >>

Randy's Gone, But Will Donna Shalala and Kirby Hocutt Step Up?

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Uncle Luke comes to terms with the end of the Randy Shannon era.Saturday was one of the saddest days for Miami-Dade's Afri ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes Fire Randy Shannon

In a lot of ways Randy Shannon was a dream coach for the Miami Hurricanes: a native of the city, a graduate of the program, a great recruiter, and a dedicated leader who kept his players on the right track off the field. At the end of the day the thing that matters most is wins (as Jay-Z says, moral ... More >>

Hurricanes Not Hot on the Idea of Joining SEC Super Conference

It's the weird time of year where for college football fans when spring training is over and the NFL draft is in the history books, yet next season and even meaningful pre-season polls are months away. Which means they look for other things to talk and tweet and blog about, and lately that ... More >>

Hurricanes Interested in Playing Crimson Tide in 2012 Opener

Battle of the mascots that have nothing to do with the team name?​Whatever the Miami Hurricanes road map is to get back to championship contention, it certainly doesn't go through super-easy out-of-conference games (unlike, say, those Gators). The Miami Herald reports that the Canes are in di ... More >>

News Roundup: Hialeah Flooded

The family of a brain dead woman who had life support cut even though she may have been able to breath on her own is taking the case to court. [Herald]A water main break has flooded a Hialeah neighborhood, leaving a sink hole in the middle of the road and forcing evacuations. [Ju ... More >>

No One Cares That Randy Shannon Keeps Losing

The family of a brain dead woman who had life support cut even though she may have been able to breath on her own is taking the case to court. [Herald]A water main break has flooded a Hialeah neighborhood, leaving a sink hole in the middle of the road and forcing evacuations. [Ju ... More >>