Analysis: Ohio State needs a loss from TCU or USC to make the Playoff
in the wake of what school officials described as a “pattern of personal misconduct” that had him on the precipice of a firing. That misconduct stemmed from an investigation of phone records that revealed a call to an escort service.that ultimately saddled the school with probation, a postseason ban and that most toothless of NCAA sanctions, vacated victories.
Athletic Director John Cohen — himself a recent hire — declined to take questions about the hire at Freeze’s introductory news conference Tuesday, a truly remarkable display of a lack of leadership.The criticism over this decision is not directed at Freeze, who was 34-15 at Liberty and could have continued to make plenty of money as the Flames moved into Conference USA. One thing he can’t be blamed for is wanting a better job and the better paycheck that comes with it.
Just because someone can do something — say, hiring a charismatic coach with considerable baggage but also a couple victories in his career against Nick Saban — doesn’t mean they should. Even with its ample dysfunction, Auburn could have found an equally good coach to take its $6.5 million a year and avoided the ice-cold scrutiny that awaits it moving forward.A look at teams with a lot on the line during conference championship weekend.
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