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Mississippi State defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson is leaving the Bulldogs to take a like position for new Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino.
Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom said Monday in a prepared statement that Johnson had informed him of the decision to leave. No announcement had made by Arkansas.
Johnson joined the Mississippi State coaching staff after three seasons as the head coach at The Citadel.
"We feel that we have done everything possible to keep Ellis here, but he indicated to me that his decision was in his family's best interest," Croom said. "Ellis has been a big part of our success and we wish him well in the future, but we will move quickly to hire a replacement."
Johnson served as defensive coordinator at Alabama 1997-2000.
Western Carolina Finds Coach: Western Carolina said it has hired Dennis Wagner as its 12th head coach.
Wagner is the former offensive line coach at Nebraska and former Wayne State coach.
Western Carolina athletic director Chip Smith said the 49-year-old Wagner will be formally introduced at a news conference Friday
Wagner will take the place of Kent Briggs, who was moved to another job Nov. 12 at the university after a 1-10 season.
Oklahoma Disciplines Granger: Oklahoma defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger will miss the Fiesta Bowl after being sent home from Tempe, Ariz., following an arrest for shoplifting.
Granger, a starter, was arrested Saturday after he tried to steal a jacket from the Burlington Coat Factory inside Arizona Mills Mall, Tempe police reported.
"Mr. Granger removed an anti-theft device from a jacket and then concealed the jacket in a bag. He exited the store walking past the cash registers without paying for the jacket," Mike Horn, a spokesman for the Tempe Police Department, said in a statement.
The 21-year-old Granger admitted committing the offense and was booked into the Tempe City Jail on one count of shoplifting, Horn said. He later bonded out of jail.
A 307-pound run stuffer, Granger had recorded 35 tackles to tie for the most among the Sooners' defensive linemen. He also had 3 1/2 sacks.
Texas Tech Sends Two Home: Texas Tech coach Mike Leach sent two players home from the Gator Bowl on Sunday for unspecified team rule violations.
Leach said the disciplinary actions for running back Shannon Woods and defensive end Brandon Sharpe involved circumstances from Sunday morning, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported.
Sharpe has missed all but one game this season with an ankle injury and would not have played in today's game against Virginia in Jacksonville, Fla.
Woods had been placed on scout-team duty for the final four regular season games and bowl practices.
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Posted by threehundredbowler on January 1, 2008 at 7:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's their coaches fault.They should have had better control.Fire their neglecting arsses.
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