NCAA College Football

Boise State head football coach Chris Petersen announced on Monday that he has elected to remain at Boise State. Petersen was rumored to possibly head to Stanford after the University called for permission to talk to the leader.

Petersen has accumulated a 61-5 record in five seasons at the helm of the Broncos. The lone loss for the Broncos this season was to Nevada, which cost Petersen’s crew a shot at a BCS bowl game. In his career, the Boise State football team has won two BCS bowl games.

The Stanford Cardinal are looking to fill the void at head coach left by former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh left to become the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. His brother John is the head man for the Baltimore Ravens. No names have been discussed for the job after Petersen declined the offer.

The Michigan Wolverines, just days after firing embattled head coach Rich Rodriguez, have started their search for a new head coach. Reports are, the Wolverines have contracted current LSU coach Les Miles for their opening.

In six seasons as the head coach of the LSU Tigers, Miles has won 62 games; including a national championship in 2007. Miles current contract has more than $18 million left on it over the remainder.

Miles and the University allegedly met when the Wolverines had an opening following the 2007 season. The school never offered Miles the position. Other names that have been discussed in the search have been Jim Harbaugh, who took a new job as the head coach of the 49ers, Pat Fitzgerald from Northwestern and Brady Hoke, out of San Diego State.

At Legion Field, in Birmingham Alabama – the Pittsburgh Panthers won their final game of the season over the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2011 Compass Bowl. Pittsburgh was held scoreless in the first quarter, but scored in the final three quarters for the 27-10 win.

The Panthers players dedicated the win to their former coach Dave Wannstedt, who resigned following the regular season finale, citing a disappointing season as his reason. Pittsburgh’s interim coach was Phil Bennett. It was the final game for Bennett with Pittsburgh, as he was hired as the defensive coordinator at Baylor.

Dion Lewis rushed 22 times for 105 yards, and scored the game clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Panthers. Kentucky, playing without starting quarterback Mike Hartline finished the game with 315 total yards, and just one turnover, but was unable to get the ball into the end zone except for the third quarter run.

Gary Patterson, the head football coach at Texas Christian University was handsomely rewarded on Friday. The head coach and the University agreed to a contract extension that will take him through the 2018 season. The extension also will pay him nearly $3 million per season.

The Horned Frogs went unbeaten this season, including their first ever Rose Bowl win over the Wisconsin Badgers. The Horned Frogs did not get a chance to play in the national title game, despite being one of three teams unbeaten at the end of the regular season. TCU will join the Big East Conference after next season.

Patterson, who is 51 years old, has already begun preparations for the 2011 regular season. In his press conference, the head football coach wanted his team and fans to know they were 0-0.