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USM fires football coach


Posted: Nov 27, 2012 12:09 PM CST
Updated: Nov 27, 2012 12:09 PM CST


HATTIESBURG, MS (AP) - Southern Mississippi has fired football coach Ellis Johnson after one winless season.

Athletic director Jeff Hammond said in a statement Tuesday that Johnson "will not return in the future as our head football coach."

The 60-year-old Johnson is due a $2.1 million buyout over the next three seasons.

The veteran coach has been a successful defensive coordinator at several schools, including South Carolina, Mississippi State, Alabama and Clemson before coming to Hattiesburg, Miss.

That experience didn't translate into success with the Golden Eagles.

Southern Miss finished with a 0-12 record one season after a school-record 12-2 finish that included a win in the Hawaii Bowl. The Golden Eagles were the only team in the Football Bowl Subdivision not to win a game this year

Southern would do well to hire Chiz and help us offset the 7.5 mill we owe him.

Houston Nutt cometh

.....Paging Ellis Johnson to the MSU press box.....

I never thought that was a good hire to begin with. I've never been at all impressed with Johnson.

wonder if the would try to get Farve to coach if for nothing else than to get a name out there and try to recruit

MSDawg870 wrote:.....Paging Ellis Johnson to the MSU press box.....

+1

SWAG wrote:

MSDawg870 wrote:.....Paging Ellis Johnson to the MSU press box.....

+1

I guess he'd be better than Wilson, but meh...

They would be smart to REBUILD and get bowers back. They are in need of a joe paterno. Someone willing to stay for the long haul. They have to realize they are not state or ole miss and never will be. It will take years to recover from this tragedy. Hope they don't get nix. Surely favre wouldn't consider it

Long Cut wrote:wonder if the would try to get Farve to coach if for nothing else than to get a name out there and try to recruit

They need Favre to do a few more Wrangler commercials and donate the money to the football program. They are in bad financial shape right now.

bigoak wrote:

Long Cut wrote:wonder if the would try to get Farve to coach if for nothing else than to get a name out there and try to recruit

They need Favre to do a few more Wrangler commercials and donate the money to the football program. They are in bad financial shape right now.

I was trying to figure out how they bought his contrat out. I had heard they were already in the red.

davidees wrote:

SWAG wrote:

MSDawg870 wrote:.....Paging Ellis Johnson to the MSU press box.....

+1

I guess he'd be better than Wilson, but meh...

I may be outta line thinking E Johnson would be a good fit back in Starkville. Reality is, back then the defensive side of the ball was the only thing worth watching during that era or should I say error.

Not outta line at all, it's a moot point anyways though, because Wilson ain't going anywhere from what I hear.

Wilson ain't going anywhere from what I hear.

Good deal.