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07/14/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vanderbilt head football coach Bobby Johnson announced his abrupt retirement Wednesday after eight years guiding the program.
A press conference was called for Wednesday afternoon at which time Johnson cited only personal reasons for the decision. A shocked Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Athletics, David Williams II, in turn named assistant head coach Robbie Caldwell to replace Johnson on an interim basis.
"Bobby contacted me and wanted to talk to me. I assumed it was to discuss the upcoming season. He indicated he wanted to retire. I was shocked, We love Bobby Johnson. I am saddened by the fact that Bobby has made this decision, but it is our job as a staff to respect this decision. I tried to talk him out of it, (but) it's a personal decision," Williams said.
The announcement comes inside two months before the September 4 season-opener against Northwestern.
"Vanderbilt has been pretty special in my life and that's the way I want to remember it," Johnson began. "People retire. You start thinking about those things...believe me, there is not a great time for a college football coach to retire."
Johnson guided the Commodores to a lowly 2-10 record last season going without a win in eight SEC matchups. Vanderbilt was 7-6 a year earlier in 2008 and beat Boston College in the Music City Bowl. It was the best season in eight under Johnson's guidance, as the team compiled a 29-66 record over that period.
"This was hard to work out, when to do it, how to do it. Football is not life, it's a way of life. It consumes your life. You only have so many years to live. Some guys will coach with one foot in the coffin. I want to do other things with my life," said Johnson, who added he wasn't in a hurry to do anything quickly.
The 59-year-old Johnson also served as head coach at Furman for eight seasons prior to coming to Nashville, leading the Paladins to three straight Division II playoff appearances culminating with a 12-3 season in 2001 and an appearance in the championship game.
Caldwell was set to begin his ninth year as assistant head coach and offensive line coach for Vanderbilt. He has more than three decades of coaching experience in the collegiate ranks having served stints at North Carolina, NC State and Furman. This is his first head coaching assignment.
"This is a sad day, yet happy time for me, obviously. College football is losing a great man today. He's made a lot of history. We need to make sure we keep our staff intact. This is quite a shock to us," said Caldwell.
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Will Ohio State continue to run the table in College Football betting odds?
MySportsbook.com favors Buckeyes, Fighting Irish and Golden Bears in this weekend's big games.
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 21 - My Sportsbook NCAA football fans: things are beginning to get really interesting on college football's national stage. Following last weekend's "Separation Saturday", which included five teams ranked in the top 15 dropping games, the BCS Championship picture is beginning to take shape - with Ohio State leading the charge. And, according to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, the number-one-ranked Buckeyes will continue their winning ways this weekend.
Revenge will be the name of the game in Columbus this Saturday, as Ohio State looks to even the score following last season's loss to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions. Although Penn State are listed as 16.5 point underdogs, they are 11-10 all-time versus the Buckeyes. Paterno and the Lions, however, will have to shut down Heisman Trophy favorite Troy Smith who has thrown for 769 yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Speaking of revenge, Notre Dame will be out for some against Michigan State, following last year's 44 - 41 overtime loss to the Spartans in South Bend. The thirteenth-ranked Irish, listed as a 3-point favorite, will also be looking to avenge last Saturday's thrashing from the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans, meanwhile, have won seven of the last nine match-ups against Notre Dame and are coming off an impressive 38-23 victory over Pittsburgh.
Out west, 22nd-ranked Arizona State will be battling for their first victory over 21st-ranked California since 2000. Although the Golden Bears are listed as 7.5-point favorites, the Sun Devils are 3-0, lead the nation in sacks with 18 and possess the Pac-10's leading passer in sophomore quarterback Rudy Carpenter.
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NCAA Football betting lines (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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